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not allowed nice things.

if we sign Thomas Muller.

I'm glad we are moving for this guy instead of Coutinho. We are making moves like the big boys do.

He only said he hadn't heard it had been accepted.

Mentioned him a few weeks ago as a player that would fit the bill. Experienced/Knows the league Would play for us if relegated Local lad, won't need to settle Coming from a passing team Aerial threat Low cost (which keeps our powder dry for other areas or even another centre half) In all seriousness, we could end up with Burn and Phillips for what it would have cost to sign Carlos. From a building a squad point of view it might be a smarter move. If we stay up, we will be in a much stronger position to sign Botman/Carlos.

I've seen nothing to suggest romano is reliable. He's never first to the news and never says specifics.

this window going mint.

Another one bites the dust. We really aren't allowed nice things.

They will cash in, they are just being cunts and trying to squeeze as much as possible put of him.

We will sign players.

And terrifying.

We are either incredibly impressive poker players, or we are taking a massive risk. I'd be pressing that big red panic button around about now.

I don't think Bakker was ever on.

Trippier?

I just think there are quite a few "deals" which were either bollocks or not as close as the media led us to believe. Zapata, Gosens, Bakker, Ekitike etc. We are clearly keen on Carlos and Botman before him. I'd wager that we have at least talked to Alli and Lingard. My prediction is more PL based signings. More signings that will seem underwhelming on the face of it but will turn out decent. Don't rule out Tarkowski IMO. Did anyone see the way Dyche reacted to the question?

Could be, and I know this is radical, but the club wants people who they can trust. Perhaps Howe has suggested someone he is familiar with and perhaps the board look at it as a smart move, in short term at least. I'd like to think they had interviewed him, in his own merit and that anyone he's working with will have given it the green light. It's not exactly a senior role at the club either, in fact its a role that certainly didn't exist under the previous owner. Fancy the idea of a recruitment team, consisting of people who know and trust each other. If you think other clubs hire people purely on merit, you haven't been paying attention.

Back then they did home kits away and away kits at home. I have no idea why.

We could get both TBH. Neither player is out of our reach. We only need one of them to "work", to survive. One signing to hit a purple patch, like Willock did, will be transformative

He's someone who looks as though he could handle the pressure of SJP. He believes in his ability, plays passes, takes shots on etc. That's not to say I think he's a great player but he's very very good IMO.

Not blaming the new owners either way but: 1 more = Poor Window 2 more = Average/minimum for what we need 3 more= Good Window 4+= Very good Window. Also that scale represents my hope in staying up too. If we get 2 more, I reckon its a toss of a coin on whether we survive, 3 and we tip things in our favour.

Reckon if we'd had Alli or Lingard yesterday we would have finished Leeds off on the counter.

Imagine Delli Alli picking up from Joelintons hard work and having space to manoeuvre in CM/AM. He's a fox in the box too. Seems to turn up in the right place. I'm not interested in if he's good enough for Spurs trying to get top 4. I'm interested in if he can add another string to our bow in a relegation fight.

No issue with any of that. I just don't agree that there is any major issue with recruitment. Its difficult.

I've seen no evidence of choas or a lack of strategy. Another football manager expert thinking transfer windows are easy to navigate. Edwards is a WUM.

Has anyone been linked with Christensen from Chelsea? Out of contract? We should be all over that.