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Figured that out as soon as Man U put the blocks on Lingard. We lined up our shots and took them, ultimately just the wrong targets in the end, striker-wise anyway. Happy enough with the rest of our work, but ultimately that is a big hole left in the team.

Well let's hope he stinks the place out with his hostility towards the club. There must be a few unhappy players at Man U, there could be quite a clique spoiling the atmosphere, Lingard can certainly pitch in now.

6/10 Would have been a 9 if we got a striker, but that's a really big weakness which could still cost us our PL place.

We'll need a few more 1-0 wins for that tbh. There's no goals in that side.

Never took this seriously for one minute.

We don't seem to have any other options so I guess we might. Although I've got a feeling we've decided that's it, window done.

Should have moved earlier.

Can totally understand he didn't want to be rushed into a decision. I don't know what the thinking was there tbh.

You win games with goals mate. We don't have them.

I think we put too many eggs in the Ekitike basket tbh, probably thought we had that one in the bag.

I didn't account for the cunt factor at Old Trafford.

Yeah nasty piece of business for someone who's been there for so long.

He's in Barcelona to visit family.

Yep. They'll get theirs without a doubt. They should take their little victories while they can.

And Gayle. Apparently he was going on loan but we are holding him back in case we don't get a striker.

At least they didn't wait until 10pm.

Think it's going to happen one way or the other, and that will make it a decent window. Fingers crossed.

Tbf, we aren't meeting their price so there's obviously still negotiating to be done.

Aubameyang still available if we are desperate. Just putting it out there.

What...he thinks Man U should be asking for more?

Depends if they'd rather have the money or see us go down.

Well it's obviously us. They can just keep him to his contract and tell him to sit tight.

He's better than no striker, that's about it. But if we can get Lingard, I reckon Wood will look a bit better for it.

Yeah was really expecting us to make things happen, thought the new owners would have chased a Zapata type signing tbh.