Dr Venkman

We do a lot of our transfer business based on opportunity rather than short-term need.

Tend to live my life by that rule TBH.

Was he visibly upset today? I haven’t seen anything. I said a while ago I feel sorry for him like. He clearly has a lot going on that he turns to drink/lasses to attempt to forget about.

Everyone forgetting that EH teams always start slowly? That’s the beauty of the easier fixtures this time.

Maybe next time someone questions you, don't immediately employ 'you're too stupid to understand my argument'? Just a thought.

Suggesting that a broader point 'goes over my head' is an insinuation that I don't understand your argument, that's not polite, so you've not really thought that through. I think I do understand your argument, but the way you've presented it doesn't stand up to scrutiny. You don't appreciate the scrutiny and therefore you've chosen to suggest I'm not capable of understanding your argument. You seem to be suggesting that a 'blanket statement gets used for every out of form or poorer player', and the blanket statement is that Eddie can improve them? Leaving aside your lack of evidence (feel free to supply some) you've chosen two pathetic examples, which is why I pressed you. ASM and Ryan Fraser are both limited players, at best, who either don't fit Howe's philosophy or don't get on with him. Sterling is a legitimately quality player (albeit past his absolute best) and suggesting that Howe could get him back to the player he was a couple of years ago isn't daft, it's Howe's speciality. Do you want to try and make the broader point again?

Is he on a quota like?

Everything I was told was the same as Lovejoy's info, which came (to me) via KT's ex-wife.

Aye, but Sterling’s a really good player already

And the fact that he obviously wanted to go to KSA anyway for one last payday.

With respect, the priority should be whether or not the club get (what they perceive as) value for money on the transfer. Everything else is noise.

Surely we did?

I like him. Let’s have some more of him.

Take your point, but the move in to Leazes is very, very close, it's barely even a move.

Bath is 3/4 full.

Bath is half full.

We're opportunistic with our buying, look at Barnes. Players available at certain prices who we rate, we will go for.

Get the bath on!

Bath takes fucking ages to run mate.

Also. A bit of perspective. Most of us were delighted when news of this broke as, I think it's fair to say, we weren't expecting a CD signing this good.

I'll get the bath on.