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I'd love CHO, he's fast, direct and really strong on the ball, has some good levels of passing to him also, still quite a raw talent but think Howe could really develop him here. Wouldn't want to loan without an option to buy though. He's played both wings for Chelsea so an option for left also when ASM takes his winter break.

Perennial bottlers

Nick Pope our motm that says it all, one to forget

All the names banded about last Christmas, big names too and Howe was sat in the small print, nobody can say he was their first choice, for me it was an underwhelming appointment. Hindsight is 20/20 and I wouldn't take a single name on that list ahead of him, not just for the fact of what he has already done and continues to do but that he just gets it, he's our glass slipper. He still has much to prove in the long term, but he keeps coming out on top, he has struck the balance perfectly so far, the fitness, the tactics, the defence, he's not let us down once. He thoroughly deserves this and I hope he gets the benefit of the doubt if the going gets tough at any time for us.

Liverpool could afford to overpay for the right players they had just sold Coutinho for £121.5m different financial clout all together. I'm sure if we had money to burn we would push the boat out a bit further but we're working under difficult constraints. Eddie will get what he needs, it might not be first choice but I don't think we'll "settle" either.

Doesn't even have to be that convoluted, our press only know how to play snap

FFP now /= FFP next year or the year following, there are bound to be numerous sponsorship/partnership deals in the pipeline, commercial revenue has not been explored for over 14 years, we can bring in a decent sum in the next 24 months to offset any additional expenditure surely?

How tf he score from that angle running away from goal?

You beautiful bastard!

So glad I put Mitro in my fantasy football team

Top 10 finish Decent cup run or two A couple of Sky Sports 6 scalps along the way.

There's no denying we have a decent midfield when fit but Maddison sat in front of our 2 Brazilians will take us to the next level, no one in the side is capable of producing that many goal contributions and we're not replacing Wilson, we need a deputy to step in if (when) he's injured. There's no denying it's imperative we get a bench striker or someone on the right that can play forward but Maddison is a no brainer if we can strike a deal. I still think this deal has legs.

The journos have probably been briefed something about £40m but is that the actual pot or is that to temper expectations both of supporters and selling clubs? There could be a number of reasons they've been briefed that or it could be black and white and any additional players will have to be loans, there's only a hand full of people that truly know and we won't know until (a) we spend more than that or (b) the window shuts in September us having spent a maximum of £40m. Let's see how the season starts and where that leaves the owners resolve, also who becomes available as the window gets closer to shutting and clubs settle on their teams and who is surplus to requirements.

How to confuse and rile up the new posters in one post

Not to mention Rogers is a 3 season wonder and always fizzles out quickly after his initial impact, he won't be there next season.

Clearly no one knows anything other than 2 bids have gone in either side of the weekend, £35m, £40m, £45m, £50m with add-ons, including add-ons. It's all speculation at this point, the only consensus is that two bids have been made, the first one was rejected instantly and the second has been sat on the table for 24hrs.

We're close, I think once a price is agreed the rest will snowball pretty quickly. There's no chance Eddie plays him for Forrest, we know he likes his players with a good understanding of how he wants them to play before he'll field them but it'll be a boost for the game for the other players.

I stand by my prediction, this gets done before Forrest.

Absolute HAVE to keep hold of Sarina, she's managed this team superbly.

Absolutely brilliant, great game management at the end.

Germans look rattled

Geeeeeet innnnn!!!!

Need to make the most of this spell on top

Expectation should be survival and hopefully midtable, however if they aren't already in the playoffs come Christmas they'll be screaming for the Managers head