Jackie Broon

No, we desperately need a new LB and a defensive CM, they are arguably more important than getting new CBs.

Not suggesting it's actually going to happen.

I haven't seen anything to indicate that, all of the talk was that Emery was PIF's first choice.

It seems like it wasn't an entirely unanimous decision and Emery was PIF's first choice, and Staveley was probably instrumental in the processes/failure to persuade him take the job. If Howe does fail to keep us up I could see Staveley taking the responsibility for that.

She said herself that she would get the boot if she doesn't deliver in one of her first interviews after the takeover. (I'm not saying there's any prospect of that happening right now)

Whilst yes, we need to judge him when we have more new players in, it is worrying how little the results and performances have improved under him. Motivating players to get the most out of what you have is the definition of good management, you see it all the time in football where a team can look spineless under one manager then committed and organised under another.

Hardly difficult to make a fool of Keith, he does a very good job of that on his own. It was obvious that the main driver of behind the hold-up was piracy but the actual hold up was a dispute about whether the KSA would have control over the club.

I'm not convinced he even had that during our takeover saga, his posts were basically that same profile then too. He seems to have struggled for work ever since the BBC radio sabotage thing, judging by the limited examples of his experience on his eponymous promotional website, and is probably just using us as an opportunity to get some exposure.

Not just after, we must be very confident of getting.

Also, judging by the Trippier deal, it probably won't be a €35M lump sum that we've offered, it'll probably be much lower than that up front.

Agree we need a forward, I just meant if we don't have one in for Watford.

I wonder if Willock could be an option up front.

Massive statement of intent, it will definitely help to attract other players to the project that might otherwise have been hesitant. Also puts to bed any worries of the people running the club being naïve to the workings of football, what a fucking bargain!

It'll be a new record low this season I think, there are three teams competing for the championship, hoovering up points and the bottom 4 are cut adrift. Watford are on course to get 27 points, low 30s will possibly be enough to stay up.

Yes, he'll obviously be looking to get paid as much as he can, but a lot of players would refuse to play in that situation.

If it were just about cash and he were a mercenary he wouldn't have been playing tonight.

Howe's appointment was reportedly delayed by negotiations over Tindall's wage. We might have a lot of money behind us but our owners clearly aren't going to be pushovers.

We'd be daft to bid the release clause amount straight away.

I think the first one is more of a pronounciation (sic) thing.

It's spelt with an 'h'. (and 'h' is actually pronounced 'aitch' for those that think 'h-aitch' is correct)

I was recently in a webinar with a barrister, a QC no less, who said "mute point". A fucking QC!

Doesn't even come in the top 30: 1. To be pacific (instead of to be specific) 2. An escape goat (instead of a scapegoat) 3. Damp squid (instead of damp squib) 4. Nipped it in the butt (instead of nipped in the bud) 5. On tender hooks (instead of on tenterhooks) 6. Cold slaw (instead of coleslaw) 7. A doggie-dog world (instead of dog-eat-dog world) 8. Circus-sized (instead of circumcised) 9. Lack toast and tolerant (instead of lactose intolerant) 10. Got off scotch free (instead of got off scot-free) 11. To all intensive purposes (instead of to all intents and purposes) 12. Boo to a ghost (instead of boo to a goose) 13. Card shark (instead of card sharp) 14. Butt naked (instead of buck naked) 15. Hunger pains (instead of hunger pangs) 16. Tongue and cheek (instead of tongue-in-cheek) 17. It’s a mute point (instead of moot point) 18. Pass mustard (instead of pass muster) 19. Just deserves (instead of just deserts) 20. Foe par (instead of faux pas) 21. Social leopard (instead of social leper) 22. Biting my time (instead of biding my time) 23. Curled up in the feeble position (instead of curled up in the foetal position) 24. Curve your enthusiasm (instead of curb your enthusiasm) 25. Heimlich remover (instead of Heimlich manoeuvre) 26. Ex-patriot (instead of expatriate) 27. Extract revenge (instead of exact revenge) 28. Self -depreciating (instead of self-deprecating) 29. As dust fell (instead of as dusk fell) 30. Last stitch effort (instead of last ditch effort) Although I'm surprised not to see 'off your own back' (rather than bat) and 'glitters like gold' (rather than glisters) in there, I see / hear those loads.

Apparently they do, it's the 7th most common eggcorn according to google. The top 3 are: To be pacific (instead of to be specific) An escape goat (instead of a scapegoat) Damp squid (instead of damp squib)

Someone's got to ballance out the Whitley Mag / Mannorpark positivity tag team.