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Is it possible the buyers are holding off until it’s known whether the clubs will have to pay back part of the TV revenue if the season is not restarted? Just speculation on my part. Maybe Mashley is trapped in a contract that didn’t foresee this and so he can’t back out either. Might account for the complete confidence the buyers apparently have. Maybe they know it’s all done and dusted but they’re the ones procrastinating so as not to incur that debt if it happens when they are the owners. Let Piggy pay it back.

Tonali looks like she could turn into a very very good player.

I presume you've already smashed the bottle with the picture of Ashley on it. How the f**k is Karl Marx sharing a pic with those 2??

You might have always said it but you're way off the mark like Nah Bale is an amazing talent carries Wales the same way as Ronaldo does Portugal insane player, Just him alone with our defence under a better manager will drive us forward Portugal won the Euro Champs without Ronaldo. He went off very early in the game and they instantly started playing better.

Dortmund all the way for me.

STM

I understand how people feel Rafa would build the club. How he would pay attention to the finest details, revamp or just plain scrap and start again with all things football. The training facilities, the medical centre, the youth team, nutrition, the lot. That’s a lot to do though. I wouldn’t be surprised if the new owners want to bring in a top DoR to take care of all that and leave the 1st team manager/ coach to concentrate on just the 1st team, like.

I think the Dortmund job will be open for next season (Favre has not been good enough) and I reckon there’s a strong chance Poch will be a name they’d be very interested in.

I’ve heard one of the stands will be renamed the Almushaniqa. Will be a special box built there too.....

Doesn't the tone of Caulkin's reply make people think the PL have already approved the sale and now it's just down to the money changing hands? He's so certain of it going through, maybe because that side of it already has? Just a thought....

Did not do well at Sporting. 3 years of not doing well.

Would like Upamecano from RB Leipzig, reportedly looking for a move to the Prem and Moussa Diaby or Leon Bailey from Bayer Levekusen. Think Havertz will go to a much more established club.

Kinda what i meant.

Probably 1st time Bruce has showed up to training tbh.

Steve Bunce I keep mixing this nob up with Steve Bunce in my head.

The issue for me, like many here, is that the Toon is not a sporting club under Ashley's ownership. It has no sporting ambition, in fact, sporting ambition is a detriment to his vision. Its just a billboard, nothing more and nothing less. Every other club wans to finish as high up the league as possible and make their decisions on that basis. But not Ashley FC.

I'd be very surprised if he makes it in the PL based on the highlights video. It's not a forgiving competition if you're small, slow and weak. You'd have to be total technical genius with composure to match and he doesn't look that either.

I mean I’m all for boycotting and forcing Ashley out via protest. But i’ll never ever ever understand this mindset. The “wanting us to fail” mindset. It’s tiresome as f***. It isn't "us" anymore man. Of course it is. No. It’s not. Ok It's an advertising vehicle for a budget sportswear outlet. It's not a sporting venture in any sense or purpose. You're paying (if you are..) to sit and cheer for a billboard and any thoughts otherwise are, in fact, delusional.

I'd like to see him takeover at Dortmund. As my 2nd choice, obvs....

Never a penalty

Wod just like to say that Haller is quite immobile from what I've seen. Strong and a good touch but not a guy to get about the pitch.

This lad has looked a good player. Would amazed if he ended up at Newcastle.

You and I obviously mix in very different social circles..

Maybe he's had no assurances over Rafa's future so has decided to leg it.

Best case scenario is Fulham go up and give us a shed load for him.