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Actually looking at it, the first 10 fixtures are set up pretty decent. After the tough 4 games the next 6 are all very winnable, plus we're arguably playing the best 2 teams in the league at the best time.

The Liverpool home game with be on TV on the August Bank Holiday weekend, I only hope it's not the Saturday early kick off.

Half 5 Kick off on the Saturday for the Villa game, ideal. We're away after our first 4 Champions League group games.

The 5 after our tough start are very decent though.

Yeah it's good that he's included in the squad but ideally he would've been able to have a full preseason with us, it would've been very beneficial. I just hope he doesn't end up having to play catch up again.

Just some shit on Twitter. I'm not sure why some people get concerned a hard start to the season means at other times there's more favorable run of games. Injuries & suspensions are probably less likely at the beginning of the season so we could be going into those 3 'difficult' fixtures at full strength.

Villa (H), Man City (A) & Liverpool (H) apparently 6 points for the first 9 available isn't bad

Some home games after our Champions League games would be nice.

Karius' superb bird is pregnant so he's after an Italian club apparently. I can see us trying to just carry the same 4 senior keepers as last season.

Yep, probably between £5k - £10k per week, what a time that bloke is having.

Mark Gillespie living his absolute best life.

That's from January.

Robin Koch at Leeds who I think we've been linked with at times can leave Leeds on a free this summer after they've been relegated according to Bild.

Only home socks on sale are black, interesting.

Exactly.

The nufc store 20% off everything ends at 3pm today, make of that what you will.

Not saying in terms of natural talent that Bellingham isn't noticeably better but I do think there's more to Rice than he's been able to show in a pretty average & back foot playing West Ham team.

Aye I know, be lush if we did though.

I do think we would be willing to pay the fee for Rice but the wages and the London pull will probably make us short on what he wants. He's the next England captain, I think for that reason we/PIF would find a way to get the fee sorted within FFP, it would be massive for PIF to have the England captain playing for a team they own.

I mean in reality the great thing is that none of us have really got a fucking clue what's going on.

I mean it's not like we're being linked to Che Adams & Daniel Amartey just yet. Lavia, Maddison & Barnes would definitely improve us.

Sorry like but until we actually start winning things regularly a league cup win should be on the same level as a league title for us.

But he was never going to be offered £100m here, he's only being offered that because it's Saudi Arabia and it's the only reason they can get these ageing stars.

Good job it's top 5.

I thought they still needed more sales for FFP? They've known Nkunku was away for ages. They're also signing Baumgartner from Hoffenheim for about 25m as well according to the same bloke who's been on about the Szobo links.