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Which is basically an Allison/Ederson? That's a needle in a haystack. I'm not disagreeing mind.

See above. Why on earth would Brentford loan on out their keeper?

Doesn't work like that though. There was no sense in us loaning Dubravka to Man Utd but it happened. There's a school of thought that football clubs shouldn't deny transfers of players who aren't getting game time and if a club refuses to allow a player to leave for more football, it can damage that clubs reputation. If Ramsdale were to go to Edu and say, "I'd like to play for Newcastle", it's very hard for a club to at least not hear a player out, when they aren't first choice. They might say, "wait until the summer" or something but it puts massive pressure on the club. Ramsdales Arsenal days are numbered, we all know that.

I'm leaning towards a move for Ramsdale in January. Just to be clear, I don't think there's a massive amount between Ramsdale and Pope. I think Pope is probably better aerially and has more experience but what Ramsdale has on his side is youth. Was Pope as good as Ramsdale at 25? Hes a baby in goalkeeping terms and I'd be keen to see what our coaching would do for him. If and it's a big if, we could get Ramsdale on loan from Arsenal, we could see whether he's worth a long term move. At worst, he's a better keeper than Dubravka and it would be a good short term fix.

25th minute mark for you content whores.

25th minute mark, they get onto Popes injury and Ramsdale etc. I thought this was outstanding.

I have it fairly clear from here on out.... 1st, 2nd and 3rd City, Liverpool and Arsenal in any order. 4th 5th and 6th Us, Villa and Spurs in any order.

Got this feeling Isak has another barnstorming game against them. Reckon they will be shit scared of him.

Absolutely mint. We will tear them to shreds.

Battered them. Just get a goal.

Just coz I've seen it mentioned a few times... Howe will always say he wants to keep a player, unless it's obvious that he's nowhere near the first team Firstly, he wants all his players to feel valued and flogging them at the first opportunity could make him look fake in front of the rest of the players. Secondly, if you make it known that you want to sell a player, your player immediately becomes cheaper and you lose out. That said, I've no doubt that Howe was absolutely on board with getting the likes of Shelvey and Wood off the books, both players would have been on higher wages than Gordon and Longstaff for example. It's an absolute no brainer. If someone offers 20m+ for Murphy, we will 100% want the money, but we will go about it in the right way, I.e giving the Murphy the option to stay and making him feel comfortable about the choice.

I just don't see Murphy agreeing to leave.

Yeah I was way more fuming about Liverpool. I'm just so proud of the lads with regards to Paris. 5-2 on aggregate against PSG is class.

@Froggyexpected line up?

I'd have taken Isak off for Hall and moved Gordon up front. But in reality, fuck knows if it would have made a difference. I absolutely adore this manager.

Quite an incredible performance from a 17 year old in his CL debut. Just wait until he grows pubes. He's ready.

My biggest fear is the mental state of our players for the Man U game. Fitness wise, we can recover but to draw in the last minute must be a sickner.

Just beat Milan. I will take Europa.

Jesus.

Gordon was dead on his feet. Agree. 15 minutes and stick Hall to protect or even Richie.

Just so fucking proud man.

He plays in the Dutch league, unless he's absolutely tearing it up, it counts for very little. He's got potential, thats it.

Also, Froggy, love you babe.

Villa look a waaaay better side than Man Utd. I look at Man Utds top 4 push the same way I looked at the Spurs title push. They've had a few good results but ultimately they just aren't at that level. Man Us performances have been awful for ages and performances absolutely do count. They are the indicator for what to expect in the future. Out of Villa, Newcastle and Man U, which do you think are more likely to win home games against other top 6 sides? I'd back us and Villa any day over Man U.

If you asked me who I thought suited us perfectly and just feels like exactly who we'd go for, I'd say Bowen..... he'd be unreal under Howe. However he just signed a new deal. I wonder if he has a release clause.