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5 minutes ago, Pixelphish said:

Make no mistake this lot got cooked today. Might be my favourite performance of the season outside the PSG game.

I thought it was kind of similar in that PSG kept playing it out from the back even though our press kept catching them out. They never learnt and they were eventually punished. Spurs were the same.

Just now, STM said:

I'd have CB as job number one.

 

Under Howe, we score goals, we always have and always will. We need more quality in defence. Pace in particular.

Logically, I think you're right. But I am desperate for us to sign another top-class attacking player.

I must admit I sometimes search Twitter for Isak's name to laugh at Arsenal fans going on about him, as I think there is a 0% chance we'll sell him. I could see Bruno going if someone bid 100m, but I don't think there is any way we'll sell Isak. We owe too much on him from an FFP perspective and his value has not peaked. It wouldn't make any sense.

1 minute ago, Keegans Export said:

Isak is probably a better footballer than Shearer was but in terms of just sheer volume of goals of all shapes and sizes he's absolutely miles behind. Absolutely no shame in that mind.

While I get what you're saying, I hate this whole 'better footballer' because of 'technical ability'. Scoring goals is part of being a footballer and no one has done it like Shearer in the prem. There is also a tonne that Shearer was better at than Isak. 

Just now, TRC said:

I really don't think it is. For us Shearer was never the best striker in the world.

 

I feel Isak is the best striker in the world.

1) when Shearer signed for us he arguably was the best striker in the world. He was literally the world record transfer.

2) Isak is not the best striker in the world. I love him, he's brilliant. But he hasn't even bagged 20 league goals in a season in his career yet. You can't be saying he's the best striker in the world or better than Shearer 

Just now, TRC said:

Hes better than Shearer was for us. Hopefully he stays till he retires too.

I'm sorry but that's absolute nonsense.

4 minutes ago, TheBrownBottle said:

At the moment, yes.  But they’d still be subject to fair market valuations.  So you couldn’t sell Benton Park for £1bn. 

But the PIF could sell us a property at fair market value, and then sell it back to themselves at fair market value. If it only counts to FFP one way then we'd still profit from it on FFP terms.

If infrastructure spending doesn't count negatively towards ffp, but selling buildings does count positively, can the PIF sell a bunch of buildings to the club and then buy them back?

10 minutes ago, Optimistic Nut said:

 

Why wouldn't we? Burn is a centre-back where we have a shortage now, Targett will likely be sold?

 

 

 

Will Targett likely be sold? Is it not pretty much the worst time possible to sell him?

12 minutes ago, Beth said:

Even if we paid 50% of his wages there would be no fee involved. He's nearly 30 and a crock.

Disagree, but we'll see.

4 minutes ago, Beth said:

If he's on the reported £100k a week he's going nowhere.

 

 

 

We could presumably subsidies his wages. It would still mean a fee and a reduction of what we pay him.

1 minute ago, Kid Icarus said:

 

It'll be wrong but Andy Johnson immediately comes to mind. Toney too.

Just looked it up. You're right, Johnson bagged 11 penalties in one season. Palmer has a way to go.

How many penalties do Chelsea get? Palmer has 16 goals and I think 8 of them are penalties. Is there a record for most penalties scored in a single season?

17 minutes ago, Menace said:

Its a tough question. Haaland has better finishing/strength and movement in my opinion. Isak is more all rounded than him and has greater dribbiling ability, although also more prone to injury.

Isak is obviously a better footballer, but what Haaland does, is SO elite, he is still comfortably the best striker in the league.

Until Isak, or any other striker, bags 25+ league goals in the season, it's really just Haaland and then everyone else.

Did anyone else think he's got a hell of a leap in him? There was header he went for, I thought he got a mile off the ground.

1 minute ago, PauloGeordio said:

 he can bore the fuck out of me all day long! 
 

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Just now, SUPERTOON said:

It’s 8, I’m almost certain ?

I now think you're right. But it seems like a big exploit in the rules that might come up for Bruno.

Just now, Joe1984 said:

So is 1 or 3 games banned?

It's definitely 1 game banned. I'm still unsure about 8 or 9 yellows.

5 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

 

He's now said that is wrong and he was given erroneous info.

33 minutes ago, SUPERTOON said:

I think it’s a one game ban and back to 8 yellow cards.

Surely that can't be right. Would that mean that if Bruno get's a yellow against Fulham or Tottenham, he'd be better off picking up a late second yellow? It must be a one game ban and 9 yellows.

18 minutes ago, arnonel said:

Eddie confirmed they did try

 

Why don't we trust out manager/team?

Why doesn't Botman trust the advice of the manager/team? Has Eddie lost the dressing room?

If Sandro admitted to all of this to the FA back in the Autumn, why has it rumbled on until now to be charged?

4 minutes ago, Ben said:

So according to the rumours 

 

Bruno is off to Man City

Joelinton to Man Utd

Trippier and Almiron to Saudi

 

 

FFP champions 2024/25 is practically in the bag.

Am I going mad? The commentator makes this sound like we've played really well. I feel like we've been really poor. It's not like we've created loads of chances.