Unbelievable

Diame to the rescue

No

WTF Lascelles

Ah, their chant wasn't directed at the players I see

Probably wasn't easy finding 11 buggers willing to wea that abomination of a home shirt tbf

Shit. Who else have we got that can stand in at left back?

Absolutely this. He's also gone on record saying his plan was always to invest 20m a year and only two years ago "to continue to invest", both of which haven't happened unsurprisingly. He has taken money out though (a repayment for part of the debt).

At least wor Jack's still here. Will far outstay Rafa by the looks of it.

Ah shit

Still a few minutes left #wait

Can't we just call this one the "Transfers thread" and our one the "Rumours thread"?

Probably correct. I still can't quite get my head around how a man who's made his fortune selling sports shirts and gear can have this little passion for competition in sports? I understand fully well why he bought the club from a business perspective, but did he not give a moment's thought to the fact that buying a football club means you're toying with an object that many, many people hold very dearly? The coldhearted egoism is frankly beyond staggering and infuriating, especially when you consider what he gets from that Sky interview the other day for example?

Twitter who?

I seriously dread to think what level of manager will want to be associated with these once Rafa's gone like. It was nothing short of a miracle that Rafa came and then stayed, but we're on the verge of Keegangate II here.

I don't believe Rafa will stay out of respect for the fans. There's only so much s*** anyone can take from their "bosses" and he can walk off to a much better paid and more enjoyable experience at the flick of a finger, with the respect from the fans and the outside football world. I understand he would want to stay close to his family and he's football mad, but surely he's not short on cash and would be happier not having to deal with this s***? In any case, he'll be back in a PL job in no time if he walks.

Could you get on with it please?

Good article, although Ashley has in my opinion done far worse and got away scot-free.

Aye, he'll be waiting for a club to get him the hell out of this madhouse and will be regretting ever signing up for this so-called "project". He never stood a chance.

Who will our final hour token bid for? The suspense is killing me...

Aye, Sweden lost. Need three wins apparently. Not going to happen, probably for the best.

Ah well, glad that's over. Same with the transfer window. Small mercies I know

He's hardly our biggest problem like. Our forwards are running on fumes and there's nothing behind them. He'd be fine in the side if it was as good as previous sides as a complementary player but when there's nothing good around him he looks terrible Aye, but we've never had 11 world class players. Put a prime Robben, Van Persie and Sneijder and 8 solid plodders on the pitch and you've got something. Well past their sell by date they're nothing. Anyway, France was here a while ago and rejuvenated. We might be back in a decade or so. 4-0

He's hardly our biggest problem like. Our forwards are running on fumes and there's nothing behind them.