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We aren't paying 17m for Chris Wood man. The journos rarely get the fee accurate.

Don't turn your nose up at Wood. He'd contribute alot to our play and would be a threat in the air. Let's remember it's an alternative, while Wilson is injured, not a long term solution. Give Trippier something to aim at. Give their defenders something to think about.

I've said all along that we need players in every position. If they have the finance, and a good player becomes available, sign them. It doesn't matter what position they are.

The only criticism of Howe yesterday were his changes. I felt he should have stuck with his original line up, rather than changing strikers about 3 times. It didn't work and we looked worse. Murphy missed a couple of chances but actually looked dangerous at times. I'm not going to hammer him because he didn't have a recognised striker or because our defenders keep making individual errors. He's not going to start playing defensively to accommodate individuals, nor should he. We need new players. I'd like to see him show no loyalty to these players. Aside ASM and Wilson, any bid should be accepted for any player. We don't need money but we do need squad places. We also need a new mentality, which means chopping off the head of the snake and allowing the players to go through the storming, norming, performing process. Right now the leadership of the squad is Lascelles, Ritchie, Clark, Shelvey etc. All of of which are failing on the pitch. You can't have a winning mentality if your leadership core are failing. Get rid of as many as possible, replace as many as possible and create a new leadership, starting with Trippier, Joelinton etc.

3 signings next week. You watch.

If you are in here to slag off Howe you are a complete wanker BTW. It's not that he's above criticism, at all, it's that it would be like giving the chemotherapist shit for you having cancer.

Willock was a fucking disgrace when he came on and has been all season.

Does make wonder if we have this money knocking about why we don't go big on someone like JWP.

Big Sam, nailed on. MA loves him now.

Yes, being bought by MA is marginally preferable to being liquidated. Although at times under MA I Would have happily seen the club liquidated.

My initial thought was... we have to do everything we can to assist Derby County fans against MA. Then I visited their football forum and saw how pathetic they all were and how willing they were to label us as deluded and liars and how MA actually saved us. I left there hoping he does indeed by their club and I hope we draw them in the cup and we smash them to pieces.

Na na na na na na na na...... Botmaaaan.

Look at his photo man. Floppy hair, loose tie, big smirk in his boat. Proper cunt. File him alongside Martin Samuel for being one of those ex Sunday supplement goons who feel disjointed by a new era of football media. These guys are the Steve Bruce of journalism. In fact, they are much worse. They know fine well what they are doing and saying. I'd rather watch a teen football podcast with some kid giving his opinion on football, than listen to the opinion of a self indulgent little spunk monkey like him.

All signs are pointing to this happening. We are, at the very least, quite close on the fee, the player is giving us bedroom eyes and we have the drive to get a deal done. The only way this doesn't happen now is if Lille flat out refuse to sell but 30m quid or there abouts is massive money in France. They could get 4 new players with that. I reckon a fee will be agreed by Sunday. Signed by next week.

Schar has value and is running out of contract. They could all leave leave TBH. I'd take the risk on Botman, Carlos, Lascelles, Dummett and Krafth as CB options like.

Just can't wrap my head around it. It's great but it's Man City/Chelsea levels of investment, which I've been telling myself won't happen.

Yeah, if we get Diop Schar leaving makes a lot of sense. Lascelles won't leave because he's captain and we won't want to rock the boat.

My point.

I think we might get two but more, 1 big money and 1 smaller money.

Tripper Carlos Botman Ritchie Sounds legit.

Yeah but, in one January.... here, I'm not complaining.

We wouldn't go and sign two 30m defenders would we? Absolutely mental if that happens.

If we sign both, I think we are talking a different level of ambition from our new owners.

What's clear is that we are signing a new centre back, we just don't know which one yet. I think we are just seeing which one we can get a better deal on.