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Bruce Springsteen and Pink concerts over the summer - they couldn’t guarantee the new pitch would be ready.

I doubt it. I think there is more chance he'll play Cash there and shift Pau Torres out to the left (Moreno is out). He did that in the last US friendly.

Yes. He's our only right back at the moment.

Emery did some experimenting with Pau Torres as a sort of LB / Leftmost CB in the US too.

Lucas DIgne rumoured to be off to Saudi. Don't think Emery rates him hugely (prefers Moreno) so wouldn't surprise me.

Football really is beyond redemption.

What is encouraging is we played slightly differently against you, as Emery had identified a different approach that would do the job against the opposition of the day. And that is the difference between him and the likes of Gerrard, changes line up and system to suit the match in hand.

He says, sat there in his 1982 European Cup winning vintage shirt. You’re fooling nobody. See you in the away end first day of the season.

Nah, only some rumours, but he'd be what we need.

He's fucking useless. Terrible keeper, and he scares the shit out of the whole defence when he plays. Ironically, our new transfer supremo, Monchi, also signed him when he was at Roma. And Emery seems to rate him too. Confusing.

Be a good signing for us. Him, Kyle Walker-Peters and possibly an option up front (and ideally a new second choice keeper), and we're in an exceptionally good place.

Genuinely the only player not to improve under Emery.

Here's one Saudi move I hope happens.

Ooh, good shout. I for one will not miss Midlandsboro.

Luton, Sheffield United and Everton to go down. Free money for you, right there.

I'd tell them to fuck off, he's got so much potential, more than his older brother, so word has it.

Newcastle are an absolutely insignificant investment for them in financial terms. On top of that they’ve clearly realised the limits of what they can do in an established league with ffp. So they have created their own set up where they can spend as much as they want. it’s all pretty distasteful tbh and absolutely no threat long term unless you see yourselves spending hundreds of hours online talking about Al-Nassr or whoever. Maybe it’ll be good and we’ll have a more humble, competitive premier league as a result. I had plenty of years getting huge amounts of pleasure from English football before Sky hijacked it.

My main thought watching that Bruce video was “who the fuck says ‘The Spurs’?”

They have literally endless money, and as a result they know the price of everything and the value of nothing. it’s just fluff, change down the back of the sofa for them.

"You'll never sing that you'll never sing that Champions of the 2023 Premier League Summer Series brought to you with Cleveland Clinic! You'll never sing that"

I feel it is totally appropriate.

Philogene is the big win from this pre-season so far for us, I think. He's looked transformed under Emery.

Chelsea seem to buy a midfielder every other day.

To be fair to Carpethead, he apparently put a lot of work into signing Boubacar Kamara, who is an excellent player.

How long did he have left on his contract? Not paid much attention to this thread but £23m seems insanely cheap.