STM

Tielemans contract situation plays a huge part here. One of the main reasons he's being considered is because we suspect we will get him at a decent price. Whether we rate him as highly as Maddison is kind of irrelevant because we won't have to pay anywhere near the same amount. As I've said before, nothing will happen before the 20th of January IMO. It's not like last January where we were in a rush.

I can let go of the Ashley stuff, largely because there was an element of having to "get on with it", but every time he was a pundit talking about us he just seemed thick as fuck. Like, surely any sane employer would see his lack of intelligence? I'm presuming that Dan Ashworth is largely behind any decision.

Shola is fucking robbing a living.

Standard was better in Oz.

Dubravka Trippier Lascelles Botman Burn Bruno Joelinton Anderson Murphy ASM Wood

He's got three 30 year olds alongside him and a side which protects its defence diligently, it's the perfect nursery for him at 22. The tricky part will be when we have to transition the old guard out in a few years and replace them with like-minded players thankfully we have the right be people in place to do that.

Best defence in the league. I'm saying be careful that we don't break something, while fixing something.

It's almost like we play every fucker home and away. Isak is a massive + for me. Its genuinely like we have just spent 60m on a front man. We need a CM to keep quality in there, should Bruno miss a few games but apart from that we are cooking on gas.

I think some are seriously underestimating the job Dan Burn has been doing. It's a massive assumption that we could just play another flying full back at left back without seriously hurting the balance of our team.

I suggested Kyle Walker-Peters, as he can play on both sides but... Ultimately, the club are going to take their time and sign players who are going to take us to the next level. I suspect there is some regret on signing Targett permenantly. I cant see them signing in-between players, who can fill in (like I suggested above), they would see that as a waste of time and money, when they could just sign someone young with maximum potential.

In reality, we have no CMs on the subs bench.

The best thing about this game is that we have 2 cup games following this and a nice chance to reset should we lose. By the time our next PL game comes around, Maxi will have laid down a marker, Isak will be close to PL return and we will be half way through the transfer window, which should start heating things up.

Fuck sake. Lass has no luck.

Lush. Chelsea, Spurs and Liverpool all look significantly worse than us right now. Man United look about the same. Would snap your hands off for 4th, even if it means Man United 3rd.

Must have been a quiet press conference. All the journos having a day off or something?

Shocked that Tielemans is only 25.

Man United fans are cunts like aren't they? Almost have to admire their dedication to the cause.

Two players who we have been linked with recently, have the same agent as Wood and Trippier, that's Maddison and Jorginho. The likelihood is that it's agents putting their clients out there but one name also on that list who entirely fits the profile of player we are looking at is Eze of Crystal Palace. https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/caa-base-ltd/beraterfirma/berater/674 Edit: Another player on their list which would fit our profile is Kyle Walker-Peters, who can play right back and left back.

I'd be more than happy with Dubravka and Pope next season, allowing Dubravka some European games.

Howe would turn Gallagher into some player.

I think the stick is fair. Reading between the lines he wanted to pull on the Manchester United jersey just so that he can say he has played for them. If he'd handed in a transfer request once he'd realised he was no longer our number one and asked to leave to play as a number one elsewhere, then I'd have nothing but respect. He went their KNOWING he wasn't going to be number one for them. Therefore he chose to sit on their bench instead of ours, whilst risking his relationship with the fans. Just to be clear, I don't dislike him but I won't have the sympathy I might have had at him sitting on our bench. He's an idiot.

Can't see Spurs getting CL now. Man Utd and Liverpool on the march.

Always liked Villa

I was thinking more along the lines of a 20m wonder kid from South America, who would be ready to be Pope's number 2.