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Didn't really see the point of signing Todd Cantwell, but if he's seen as a shred long term alternative to Ramsey I could get behind that.

Just seen Vieira getting all coy when asked about Ramsey going to Palace, so from that it would seem he's going there. Not too arsed about that, never really thought he was what we needed, we need energy and aggression in the middle,not someone who can't get on the pitch most weeks for one reason or another.

Poor stuff this like, if I see a player with his own thread I am expecting he is on his way.

Well that would be nice if we actually have thrown our hats in the ring.

It's just a matter of negotiating the fee now, but feels like it's done. Will just be a matter of a few mill here or there.

I still have a sneaking feeling that Aubameyang might be a late signing. He's getting terrible press at the moment, he's out of favour at Arsenal, and he might fancy coming here to prove a point. Can't see any of the big clubs in the PL going for him, and will clubs abroad meet his wages? I wouldn't want him long term, but a 6 month deal would suit all parties.

Good point. He seems very much leadership material anyway if you watched his interview, felt like he was itching to get out there for his first game. If you could design the perfect NUFC player it would be him.

Is there actually any reliable reports linking us with Digne? For all we know, he might not even be Howe's type of player, and we are just assuming because Everton have a spare LB, we must be in there.

We all knew it would come to this.

Dunno about Colback, but he definitely got rid of Mitro because he refused to buy into his methods. That's one thing I'll always respect about Rafa, he's very clear in what he wants from his players, and his own methods, whether other people like them or not.

It's the same with Vlahovic. These sort of signings would be more believable a year down the line maybe, once we've hit the top 10, but The Monkees wrote that song, and it became a classic down the ages for a reason.

What's most disappointing about his little jibe is that you know he's more pissed off about his favourite teams being challenged by a powerful Newcastle than he is about Khashoggi, otherwise he wouldn't be making light of it. That's without even considering his hypocritical stance on Joshua and Hearn.

I might be wrong but isn't Oliver Holt an anagram of shitface?

Trippier pretty glowing in his praise about Howe, mentioned a couple of times how he enjoyed working with him, and how they'd kept in touch. Also said something about the training sessions being very thorough or words to that effect. From a lesser player it might not mean that much, but when you are talking about one of the world's best right backs, it carries a lot more weight.

I really hope we don't try and make do with Lewis, he has done well under Howe, but there's a lot of pressure in a relegation scrap, we need every defender to be 100% reliable. We need a top class LB.

Tell you what, you won't get refs taking the piss without getting the hairdryer treatment, you can tell that already. Looks like he'd chase them the full 90yds if they gave a dodgy pen.

Tbf I thought he was a decent manager, but he seems unhinged so am reassessing my opinion, so now I'm thinking he won't see this season out.

Think Ralph will be getting sacked before the end of the season, he seems pretty clueless.

The Swedes seem to understand the value of a sandwich which has gone relatively under the radar in the rest of Europe. Food for thought.

Which is why they need to sell him now for the sake of their fans.

I think so. We don't seem to be showing much confidence about this one even with Rafa keen on Longstaff, so it seems Digne is trying to force a move to London being the fanny that he is.

I mean that's quite a smart strategy in itself. You only have to look at the doylems who surround themselves with pie eating chumps called Steve to see how low standards can drop.

It was reported he was waiting to see if a CL club came in, but since Milan dropped out he seems to be more focused on us.

Aye, Liverpool twat or not, if he turns out to be a good manager, fair play to him. He seems to know what he's about from what I've seen so far.