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Some footballing royalty knocking about. Zidane, Figo, Fergie, Bale, Mourinho and even that toothy cunt.

This doesn't include Kelly.

We will sign 2 quality players, the rest will be based on sales or needs of the moment or opportunity IMO.

Yeah I'm with you. Something around that mark. I definitely feel that we might be a bit braver with regards to taking risk. Things like loans with obligations. We can have a long term transfer strategy whilst also being a bit cute. Could we loan a decent number 2 keeper for example? Would save the club forking out in this window.

I dunno, at this stage, I'm not sure which way we will go... in fact I'm not entirely sure the club does. I suppose the club will just have to be reactive.

Whitley mag will be fuming. Sean Casey in the mud...... again.

Can someone find last years equivalent to the above map/chart?

He's followed by Kennedy and Downie and has 110k followers, for whatever that's worth.

"Failing that a quick wriggle would do".

You know what you sound like?

Who's that then?

He's been injured. Now hes just injury prone? He's not average, he's good. If you are trying to get a foothold in this league, he's a good player. He'd be worth every bit of 5m, provided he can prove his fitness.

Why is noone paying a fee? I'd rather keep him as a sub than loan him out.

It shouldn't be underestimated what impact losing Dummett, Hendrick, Richie and Karius from our wage bill can have on our summer window. If we lose another 3, we could end up with 500k a week wriggle room from our wage bill and that doesn't take into account the extra we may have been prepared to pay to begin with. In fact, it's possible that Kelly/Tosin deals will move off the back of us releasing these players.

On Bruno as Captain. 100% I would make him captain. He's the heartbeat of our side. Leaders come in different shapes and sizes.

I've watched football for 30 years now, since I went to my first game, I've not once seen a 21 year old keeper look ready to be a number 1. My point is that people have made their judgement on a 21 year old and basically labelled him shite and that's that. Personally, I'd ask serious questions of Vincent Kompany for playing such a naive brand of football, leading to conceding so many chances and exposing a 21 year old goalkeeper. Burnley switched to Muric, who despite what people say, wasn't a good keeper, he made two of the worst howlers you are ever likely to see. Moreover, obviously someone somewhere rates Trafford, after all he's the U21s England keeper and given the standard of player we are now producing, that's not to be sniffed at. He also came through at City, again, someone rates him. Then there's the point about needing to spend money on a keeper. We've got two choices: 1. Sign a cheap backup in the mould of a Fraser Forster and hope Pope stays fit. 2. Sign a quality goalkeeper to compete with Pope, whether number 1 or number 2. This costs. We can spend 10m or so on Trafford, 20m or so on Ramsdale or 30m or so Marmadashvilli. The quality goes up with the price, but so does our FFP restriction.

He's 21 FFS. Why are people so weird.

Basically when MA took over, he nose dived us commercially, where as Spurs, who were comparable at the time, had aspirations to grow. There's only MA to blame. Also worth noting that while Spurs are "big six" financially, they aren't "big six" in terms of success but then we start the "big club" debate, which is tedious at best. The good news is that we have the best in the business, working behind the scenes to bridge the gap... and we will bridge that gap.

Funny isn't it.. associated with beheadings, fine... peados and rapists people go mental. You can fiddle with kids, provided they don't have heads.

Mate, we are owned by Saudi Arabia. I think morality was fucked off in football a long time ago.

Chelsea have a zillion CBs. If he joins them, can we have Colwill?

What's worst is that people have liked this post.