McCormick

When does this start? Any team news?

As many have said, ideally we’d bring in a top class left-back and an elite right winger (on top of the Livramento and cb we’ll hopefully be signing) but that’d cost close to a 100m and possibly take our spending past the 250m mark for the window. Seems a bit greedy/ entitled to be disappointed if that doesn’t happen tbh .

Doubt we’re getting an lb and a back up centre back tbh. Reckon it’ll be one or the other in the 30-40m range.

West Ham are, apparently.

I’d love him here. Started the season slowly but started showing his class near the end. Fantastic player. I’d shift him onto the right-wing just to get him in the team.

PIF. Consider it a marketing expense.

Oh what an honourable man you are Mr. Bruce, begging to be sacked for the good of your boyhood club? Couldn’t have just walked though, saving the club 8 million, no? Didn’t think so. Charlatan.

We must be overpaying for Livramento then.

If he had any kind of maneuverability he’d be able to recover. Fucking crap.

Fuck me. Dummett.

Ref’s a bald nonce, such a softie.

This looks like it’ll be smash and grab from us.

Brighton putting out more or less their first team.

Bit harsh.

A few seem to think other PIF clubs are willing to give us superstars they’ve just bought for free, so no surprise if it goes both ways

Yeah but we absolutely do that nowadays though .

Was really excited to see what he could do this season.

20m is a good price for him tbf; always looked good for Leeds who crumbled when he got injured. I’m just getting a bit tired of workhorse players now though, give me someone exciting and creative please.

Anything north of 30 odd million is a bit ridiculous for Livramento, mind. Especially as he won’t improve our first xi in the short-term.

Few times in the match where he could have taken a turn and then looked up. Seems married to releasing the ball as quickly as possible in the direction he’s facing; need to see more from him if he’s being touted as a box-to-box option for us. Were some promising signs there as well though.

Hope no Saudi League teams give this oaf another chance to get one of his patented hit and run pay-offs. Then again, bacon is a lot harder to come by over here so that might put paid to that.

“Generational talent”, “kid will be world-class” etc. is putting a lot of hype and pressure on a young lad who’s just had some promising run-outs tbh. I hope he’s insulated from all of that as the minute he has a bad game you’ll hear “not ready”, “next Bigirimana”- which isn’t very helpful for him. He does look like he has the athleticism and poise so far to go far though. Excited for his development!

Used to be affectionately known as “Askal” , which is a bit insulting but, hey.

We’ve just become a Champions League club, man. Our deadwood have been mostly ghastly PL fodder for years; no scouts are going to be fooled by us calling Ryan Fraser a top 4 player .

Just clutched my chest hearing Eddie swear for the first time. This looks like it’s going to be amazing.