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Looks bad, also as someone else has said it is his left knee which is the same knee. Hopefully it isn't.

Livramento LB

Just said he misses Palace next rather than cup specific

It is hard in this day and age, but generally someone who seems to go under the radar - a bit like James Bunce. These might come across as automatic, but: Someone who understands the football side of things, but has links to executive or business operations. If the goal is to be the best club, then it might be the Director looks at selling Isak at £130m with a view to how to operationalises the business part of the club, but then influences the sporting remit i.e. future recruitment or the playing style. Essentially the person driving the vision from the football operations side with the Performance Director, Head Coach, Technical Director and other key roles like recruitment so club is moving in same direction. The person that can make good short term decisions with a long term goal in mind. Eddie Howe clearly has an ability to develop and improve players which likely influences the recruitment strategy. What is apparent is our summer recruitment we went for players that might have just been out of reach for us at the current moment which you could argue set us back to revert to the likes of Thiaw, Ramsey, Woltemade etc. There is the underlying factor with bringing in players like Minteh previously who could be sold for a profit or become part of the first team - where ultimately Jack Ross will have to report into the new Sporting Director. Simply - is the first team performing well? Does the academy produce players talented enough for the first team? How has the recruitment been including player sales? Are we technically sound i.e. medicine/physio and sport science or data? If you think most of these are positive then I'd say the Sporting Director is doing well.

We seem to be a bit rusty at the start of the season, but can see him being eased in. With four games coming up in next few weeks can see him getting more minutes in a couple of them to get him up to speed and reach quality he had before the injury.

That moment where he then accelerated away from Evanilson was class. Hopefully can utilise him across this season as has missed serious amount of games in recent times. I thought he was great today.

Ramsdale, Krafth, Lascelles, Botman, Hall, Bruno, Miley, Willock, Elanga, Osula, Gordon A few players to get some minutes into their legs, but I'd imagine a couple of youth on the bench too.

Brief look over what Bournemouth fans think about this one. Home win or draw most likely outcome. A few 'banker' shouts with a 3+ goal win. We're a dirty team with dark arts. If they beat us Eddie will be in bother due to Toon fans not being happy with summer and start of the season. I'd like a draw, could see this being close and we might get edged out. There will be changes to the team, would like Elanga on the left to test their RB and bring Murphy in.

With Pope, Ruddy, Gillespie, Thompson and Ramsdale all set to depart under current contracts next summer we must but looking for another GK or two? I could see Thompson getting an extension with Harris having another loan spell. This does seem a pressing position to strengthen hence the Trafford links. We've also got Trippier, Schar, Lascelles, Targett and Krafth all out of contract too. We either have Shahar step up to cover RB or go out and get a replacement with a younger CB to come in to act as cover to Burn, Botman and Thiaw. I really hope club are working in advance of the next couple of windows as the turnover is going to be quite big.

I'd imagine Schar will miss Bournemouth so he might get his first start.

Superb interception in the second half to prevent them on the counter attack, one of those you have to time well or you clatter the player. If he missed it they were in on goal.

Single tickets for Wolves popping up every few minutes now online.

Likely due to the Staveley interview, but watching this in hindsight now you'd think the decision was Isak will go from Howe based on non-negotiable number 3 and it was all bluster in the last few weeks of the window.

It seems like he isn't going to be fit enough for Liverpool for a few games yet - match fit anyway so first game could be Merseyside derby. I'd imagine they'll have him on the bench, but this self imposed strike hasn't went well from a professional perspective - he got his move, but I wonder at what cost.

As a club we should go back and look at the £20m we had to reduce from Sela due to FMV over the last two seasons. I'm fairly sure it was raised this summer that essentially a training ground sponsor was not attractive with them looking to move in the future which had reduced the desire to pursue this currently. We should be looking at a training kit sponsor though as a way to generate income.

"Woltemade isn't worth the €90m fee. That only happened because of the money flowing from Saudi Arabia." Bayern's Uli Hoeneß.

Imagine Eddie Rutherford (facilities manager) reading this (the guy on crutches in the interview) and people thought he was a really sick Darren Eales.

Managed 4 games last season - 0/5 so far.

Would love to get Liverpool at home in one of the cups now. Even the quotes from him upon signing for them just come across out of touch. He imposed his own exile from work yet says he is looking forward to getting back. Arsehole.

Initially annoyed by this earlier, but now relieved that is done. He clearly had no intention of playing for us again and while I thought we should hold out for £150m I'd prefer players that wanted to play for us. I don't condone the Wissa behaviour as well - generally you've got players making demands so would expect him looking for a big pay day to Saudi in a few seasons at 31/32. He is a world class striker, on the whole a great finisher, it is disappointing because he didn't seem that character but I'd much rather keep players like Hall, Livramento, Burn, Gordon, Bruno G and others that seem more team focused than individual. Things I think will happen: - Isak has signed a 6 year contract trebling his weekly salary, but in 3 years you will get bigger clubs than Liverpool in for him i.e. Barca, Real Madrid and he will agitate to leave. The Scousers will call him all sorts and forget how he behaved to leave us. It isn't real world either - he is essentially rewarded for poor morals and behaviour so can see this pattern repeating. You'll probably see a shift in media narrative when this happens to LFC. - Ekitike and Isak will start well together, but behind the scenes will be a fall out as they're similar playing styles. Isak will be paid more than Ekitike which will probably cause him to ask for a pay rise should continue his fine form. Just wait for the big games when one of them gets dropped. - I think he will do well initially, but X will be raving about him when he goes on his 7-10 game scoring streaks. The rest of the games where he was off it will not be mentioned, but they'll know. He is usually a player for the big occasions, such as the cup final, but when we needed him he wasn't always there - Arsenal (A), Liverpool (A). In a TikTok culture his clips will get lapped up such as the 'assist' v Everton, but those that attend a 90 minute match will get true representation of his game. - Wissa and Woltemade will be compared to Isak for foreseeable future. It is human nature to do this, but really hoping they hit 30 goals + between them and we are more cohesive as a team. Often we would be shown graphics of NUFC with and without Isak suggesting we were a one man team.

PSG A

Barca at H

I thought we had agreed a fee, but Man City triggered a buy back clause within an hour of the deadline? I'm sure it was Hope who also reported that.

This desperate ploy will also likely prevent him from being sold - he has went public, if we have interest in a striker the selling club would know we're now desperate which means we're unlikely to do a deal. What a PR disaster!

Released before we play Liverpool on Monday - double whammy trying to create a distraction. Could imagine Yasir losing it and doubling down now. I don't actually want him to play for the club again with this attitude, but we've not had an offer anywhere near our valuation so why should be accept.