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That's what already established top teams do. You know yourself that's no longer an option for potential challengers. You can't blow £70m and move on. We'd likely have to consider selling an Isak/Bruno/Gordon in 12 months time to compensate or face a points deduction.

Can we please lock this thread so I don't have to be reminded every day that we've sold a potentially brilliant player who'd have solved our right sided weakness and more on the cheap. Howe must be incredibly frustrated if as reported he viewed Minteh as a likely starter this season. This boy could be young player of the season.

PSR has done a proper job on us here. We should have real squad depth by now with a lethal right wing to match our left. Fucking sickener.

Play like today and they'll do us over.

The Times today running quite a long piece today on Howe having a weak squad than 12 months ago, being favourite for the sack, and has lost his allies in the club. The press have been full of fucking pessimism when looking ahead to our season. That our available team today was worse than 12 months ago is pretty bleak mind.

5 minutes extra time.

Please no more than 5 minutes of extra time. Can't handle any more. Watch it be fucking 9 minutes or something

Fuckkkkkk Pope

Barnes man

christ

Head is turned, isn't it

Sounds like Hall is struggling? Disappointing after expecting so much.

If we don't snatch a second soon, an equaliser feels nailed on.

Jesus, we can't hold on like this.

That cheating c*nt is gonna score for them, isn't he

Fcking hell

Nahh, just leaning forward is likely enough, any real contact or not.

Gordon looks like he doesn't want to be here

Well this is a fucking awful start to the season Losing players already.

Probably be... Pope Trippier Schar Burn Hall Murphy Longstaff Bruno Joe Gordon Isak Think a nervy 2-1.

Absolute must win this now to keep up with Man U

'Theatre of Dreams' shoved down our throats on Sky again

Let's just see how we fare tomorrow first eh We could be a bit shit.

It's extremely risky basing our defensive play around a keeper who's popped his shoulder on more than one occasion, and will be highly susceptible to doing so again. Either bring in a keeper equivalent to Pope, or change our play. Otherwise we're looking very fragile going into this season.