GeordieDazzler

Live Laugh Love basically

Will be fun when Hoffman gets a cushy job on the board of some gulf company

What a hit

I'd like us to sign like five fullbacks

Aye but mate we called Bruce a cabbage

Nicely done Forgot all about that hahaha

Are Villa getting Beale too? https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/michael-beale-gerrard-aston-villa-22110313

Tifo were saying his head coach does the 'tactics'

Hard to gauge the seriousness of any rumour at the moment. I think, obviously, will depend on how the table is looking in Jan. There used to be a realistic target thread didn't there? I'd quite like us to go for Hickey from Bologna, has looked great this season and wouldn't cost the world.

Beep test is part of PE over here too, at least it used to be.

Translation; it was absolutely a criticism

Depends how we go down (if we do) if the level of performance doesn't lift then a lot will be on the new owners/team. If we noticeably improve and go down fighting I think people will feel that the Ashley rot had set too deep to be fixed in November. It's hard to imagine things won't improve but less certain if that will be anywhere near enough.

Ole won't even be the second best Scandi manager at this rate

Allegeri was available for most the time Ole has been in the job, Conte too, really feel they missed the boat on that one. Zizou seems to waiting for the French job where he has a similar God like status as he had at Madrid. He's one of those one where you take him out of Madrid it's an open question how he will do elsewhere. Not really an available name now so they are stuck with Ole until further notice.

I'd hate Villa to get Potter, think he's very good. We really need some duffers appointed in these roles Think the day of the PFM may have gone, Bruce really the last remnant to be flushed in the PL. Can't see who'd be recycled next. Will be interesting to see who out the 00's players can really prove themselves or how many will fall into getting jobs of their name alone.

20m for an 18 month contract wowzers

Czech Billionaire for West Ham, hopefully be some top level pilsner available in the away end.

I must have missed the Dutch city of Utrecht relocating to Germany

Odds all over the place indicates no-one has a clue

Yep, this is an investment in the sense it's part of the dick measuring contest between the gulf nations. Qatar and UAE have prestigious football clubs, so KSA want one. I actually think this is more of a motivater than 'Sportswashing' as if anything it's brought more scrutiny on them than before. Remember that Da Vinci the Saudis bought for £400m - they only paid that much as they thought the other bidder was Qatar and didn't want to lose. This is the same, just a proxy in Rich men showing off essentially.

The old SkyBet bait and switch

Tbh most people who listen/watch this stuff aren't interested in in-depth tactical analysis and an through interrogation of the root causes. They just want a stand in for inane pub chatter.

The owners have bought us understanding that relegation is a possibility. We should have went down last season. The last few weeks where most clubs are either safe or distracted has saved us both times under Bruce.