Kimbo

Neither would I but I hope not. The world isn’t short of good CB’s and every season a crop of good young defenders emerge. I want us trying to get the next Saliba or Van Dijk, Guehi is good but he’ll never be that. He’s a PSR headache at the reported numbers.

He’s done us a favour not selling him to us at the numbers being thrown around, I think next summer they will regret it more than us. The frustration on my part is that we didn’t get a CB, not that we didn’t get to pay stupid money for Guehi. What he said there is pretty reasonable tbh.

It sounds like he did fuck all at Strasbourg. Why not give Chelsea a profit for him.

How is Man U’s wage bill looking compared to what Howe is working with?

I thought you were poor against Fulham as well and got away with it. Newcastle have issues, there’s a reason our wins have been getting called Man Uesque. Its early days but both clubs are showing familiar weaknesses.

Because he fired a load of admin assistants and hired some more suits for the boardroom? The team hasn’t moved forward.

So will the Glazers still get the blame when it’s Rattledcliffe fucking everything up? Doesn’t sound very fair.

Man U fans seem to think Martinez is one of the best defenders in the world from what I’ve seen. Very strange IMO.

You’re just upset we ruined your clubs long-standing strategic partnership with the Saudi’s.

I expect Man U fans are surprised that they’re playing like they did most of the time last season, instead of how they played in that one game against Man City. Bald Dutchmen will be feeling relief, Slot is pulling their reputation out of the gutter.

There’s something off about this. Is it possible he’s going to be stuffed full of contraband pre-flight?

That should’ve been a pen.

I have to say I don’t get it. He’s physically fit and looked as match fit as anyone midweek. Plus we have a 2 week break coming up so it’s not like we have anything to save him for.

That would certainly calm things down.

I don’t think the ref had a choice. You can’t kick the ball away as someone is taking a freekick.

Not good. My main concern is that I expect a summer of massive change if we fail to qualify for at least europa. So instead of continuing to build it will be the start of a rebuild. So I consider this season a big gamble. I still have PSR concerns so spending big on Guehi always looked weird, but our squad needs fleshing out a bit, I see some of our regulars as bottom 5/championship standard. We seem to be shit at finding lower priced players that can contribute and grow in value. I thought this was what scouting networks were for tbh.

Those links were ridiculous though. Bayern and Newcastle have bid for Olise. Brilliant.

An apology is unnecessary because I have no reason to think there hasn’t been genuine effort. I think it would be good to get clarification over the PSR panic and the decision making process, and if there will be any changes going forward. It would also be good to get more communication generally about the plans for the club over the next 5 years (new training ground, stadium plans etc). The club feels a bit mysterious these days.

You need to know how our structure works to say Howe has been failed. IF he gets final say on players then he’s probably as to blame as anyone.

It’s done. Disgusting.

He apparently did alright at Southampton last season and was a regular, but we can’t even give him to them for free? Surely we wouldn’t be stupid enough to ask for a fee.

I don’t blame them tbh, it suggests Allison is on his way out soonish.

I think he’s pretty much 5th choice at LB. Other clubs just don’t want him, and why would they with his injury record.

I was about to say I’m lurching between despair and thinking we’ll get a late loan for Chalobah. Despair it is. What an omnishambles.

So we’re trying to get a first team player from another premier league club late on deadline day. Shop… abroad