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Can see Longstaff working hard all summer behind the scenes, getting himself into incredible positions in terms of clubs he can sign for. Then, with a wide open table in front of him and the chance to sign a massive long term contract at AC Milan he'll spell his name wrong or something.

Think he's quite likely at a point where his ideal role for a good PL team is as second choice RW. Will still get plenty of starts but will primarily be used as an impact sub, his pace in the last half hour of games will be devastating. Maybe he's ready to be a regular starter but by all accounts he's still raw, a few weeks ago everyone seemed to think another year on loan would be the right thing for him. Ideally I'd love to see us get rid of Miggy and bring in a top RW with Minteh the backup. It's just a case of whether the money we could get for him couple be put to better use elsewhere.

40m would allow us to do a lot in terms of incomings this summer. We're clearly pretty tight on PSR and if the rumoured price is anywhere near true it's a lot of money for a player who is still a massive unknown. Yes, there's a chance that he develops into a top class player and we'll be gutted we let him go, but if it allows us to be aggressive in the transfer market this summer then the rewards likely will be worth the small risk of that happening. Selling Minteh now for 40m doesn't give us an extra 40m to work with this summer, it gives us 100m+ when you factor in how all the amortization garbage works. With so much up in the air in terms of how PSR will work in years to come and the potential for PIF to be allowed to use their resources more freely, giving ourselves more wiggle room now seems like the way to go if it's a possibility.

Ultimately, what the Saudis have always wanted from golf is the access to corporate America that it brings. Had Augusta just given Yasir membership when he tried to get it a few years back, I doubt LIV would exist. But they didn't and here we are Golf has always been and will always be a niche sport. Tiger was a phenom that generated more casual interest than before but for the vast majority of the world it's a sport that only the wealthy have access to. Paying Jon Rahm half a billion to play golf on your tour is an investment that has no chance of being profitable in the long term from a purely sporting perspective but they did it because they want to be a big player in the sport for the access it will afford them. The "deal" they made to merge a year ago was really just a handshake agreement for the PGA and PIF to try to work together on shaping the professional game. It was mostly made because neither side wanted to be subjected to discovery in the legal battle they had coming up, but by all accounts it seemed like they were gonna try to merge. Since then, things have changed and some on the PGA board (Tiger among them) seem to be trying to go it alone with other investors and I really wish they wouldn't. LIV as a product is absolute shite but it's achieving its goal of diminishing the PGA Tour and by all accounts they have no intention of slowing down. They'll keep pouring silly money into it until the PGA has no choice but to incorporate them and give PIF a large seat at the table and all the sweet corporate perks that will bring them. The end result is that week to week golf is a pretty shitty product for fans like me to follow, but the hope is that this civil war will force the product to evolve into something better either to defeat PIF or (much more likely) by incorporating their resources into making a better product. In short, going to war with an entity with unlimited resources is not a good move

It's absolutely petty as fuck but I do really hope he doesn't get a kick at Chelsea and his career goes to shite. He'll probably have 12 million quid in the bank when he retires instead of 10 though, which is the main thing.

Terrible first post. Sort it out, mate.

I'd love to see what the alternate reality where Mudryk went to Arsenal instead of Chelsea. How do people think he would have looked there?

Give that lass with the tits the job IMO.

I've met Dokko and he's an extremely elderly and marginally handsome man from Newcastle.

Kiss my VARse.

I hope there's a legitimate injury or illness because if he's taken the huff because we're planning to replace or push him down the pecking order next season then he's a dipshit, frankly.

Jersey would be nice if there was just stripes all the way around. White patches look stupid.

Fucking mental that Joselu is the best option at Real Madridin terms of an out and out CF.

If the long term vision for Eddie is to stick with more of a CB type at left full then I suppose there is a chance that Hall could be moved on but I don't think it makes a lot of sense this summer. Even if Eddie doesn't really fancy him, surely it would make more sense to send him out on loan for a year to a team that plays with a very attacking LB, let him showcase his talents more than he has this season.

Mbappe should have scored there like.

Olise is class. His injuries this year and the likely price tag do make me a bit hesitant but if we can save money by getting the likes of Tosin and Kelly for free then it would be a hell of an addition.

Well I for one think Beth's point was excellent and made a lot of sense.

Guler on a permanent deal seems like pie in the sky but a season long loan may make sense. He's at an age where playing regularly seems important, they might think a season in the Premier League would be good for his development rather than coming off the bench all season. Might make a lot of sense for us if we're tight for funds and need to spend elsewhere. Would allow us to send Minteh out on loan for another year too if we think that's what is needed.

I mean, I'm very much fine with that. I don't demand a club that wins, I just want a club that's allowed to try.

Having a sneaking suspicion that if he'd gone to Arsenal instead of Chelsea he'd have been quality.

The Spurs fans in the corner absolutely screaming abuse at Rice in the lead up to the corner and him turning to them and giving it back the second the ball hit the net was class. Had to be so fucking satisfying

Just had a look and I was surprised by how much of an obvious foul I thought it was, given the debate it's causing Very clearly cynically shoves Carlos in the back to move him out of position. Wasn't a clash in an attempt to challenge for the ball, he blatantly plays the man. I'd be all up for removing VAR mind, it's such shite even if I do think the right decision has ultimately been reached in this instance.

Seems like the kind of lad who if an offer was accepted from Man City might go and talk to them about a contract solely so he could post the DiCaprio "I'm not fucking leaving!" clip on social media