Mattoon

You should never go full Spurs

That ship has sailed but I get your point

This, we struggled most against sides that uno reversed us with a high press.

Huge pressure on Interim to challenge at the right end of the table this season, even a team as big as Man Utd can only fail so much before it starts taking effect.

The only reason I don't want him to go now is to spite Isak and Liverpool and not set a precedent for other players. As for Isak I'm over it, starting to feel like looking back on an ex, you thought they were the most amazing thing in the world when you were together and once you gain some space and clarity you start to see their flaws, the lack of endurance, the games where he just vanished or looked uninterested, the 1v1's he'd fluff almost every time, maybe he's not all that after all?

Why are so many people so sure he goes before the deadline? You actually think we'll enter a new season with a single striker who is off for a month at Christmas when the fixtures pile up? Madness.

I don't think there's no interest, I just don't think its in the public domain, say it once, say it loud and clear, "not for sale" anything else is just noise and shows weakness to continually fight the narrative, we've got the narrative, nothing has changed. The door is open for Isak to come back that is all, the Saudis won't be dragged into some futile drama. It's a stoic silence.

I'm still holding on to hope that Wissa comes in puts his packed bags in the changing room and goes straight to the pitch to play but I'll accept having a focal point for Liverpool and a hattrick for Wissa, please and thank you.

Still my number 1 pick, I'd love Samu here, think Howe would turn him into an absolute beast.

I challenge you to think that about a lazy employee that does nothing, comes in late and heaps extra work on you in your job. There's plenty of scenarios where we back the big guy and vice versa, football or not.

I know Howe doesn't have form for throwing players straight into the starting 11 but I firmly believe with zero options he at least gets minutes at Villa and Liverpool if we get him in before the weekend. Better to have someone than no one.

What is it with journos and these emoji bullet points, what are you 12 years old?

Is that definitely over? Could be that we're still thinking of bringing him in too, I think we need to and that would set us up for years.

We definitely need another, we can't rely on Willock and Ramsey will need to prove we can rely on him after such a bad injury run too.

This is the best transfer news I've heard all window

This is what we should be doing, we have a very saleable asset that wants out, it makes zero odds if we overspend now so long as we recoup next summer by selling him anywhere but the dippers.

I think we're just reliant on Brentford now, I'm pretty sure we have something in principle and it'll be very quick once the door is opened.

Unless this gets done in the next couple of days Villa is a write off, we're toothless.

If there's any justice in the world Isak will get his move and we'll win the PL and the CL without him.

Personal terms were agreed on Sunday no doubt, these paragons of respect definitely tapped him up before going to Parish

Only this time we'll have a competent replacement in Wissa instead of a walking corpse up front.

They haven't "played a blinder" they've tried their hand on a player they want but they won't get him. The only positive they'll get out of this is he won't be scoring against them a week on Monday, hardly a blinder.

Always the contrarian, never the bride

Scorer - Alexander Isak

I don't know how many times I have to say it, we are not "settling" or "cutting our losses" or in any way accepting a bid of £130m, probably not even for the purported £150m, we're not strengthening a team we want to compete with, beyond our means and we're not throwing away an entire season in the wake of some flat pack Ikea nonce hoying his toys out the pram. I'm so immeasurably glad some folk in here aren't in charge of the club, the Saudis will not be embarrassed by a bunch of shell suit, perm and paedo mustache faux gangsters.