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Can't see us selling Pope unless we've got 2 quality keepers lined up.

Would be absolutely class if they couldn't get anyone in and Doddsy gets the gig

Howe must have realised that whilst Pope is clearly a very good keeper, there's nobody in the current department that will push him or challenge his place whatsoever. Dubravka is a busted flush and Karius clearly shite if he couldn't oust him during the second part of this season. Gillespie very much our 3rd pick Scott Carson goalie cheerleader which will be why he's been retained, so we need someone who will actually challenge for the gloves. If you look at some of the sides above us this season whenever their second keeper has come in they've not really been impacted (Ortega, Kelleher, Ramsdale, Petrovic). Love the idea of this signing and if he's a good keeper and as mental as Temuri was I'm all for it.

Paqueta denies any wrongdoing and any knowledge of the suspicious bets, which have been traced to Paqueta Island, off the coast of Rio de Janiero.

One of the lads I work with was out in Sunderland a few months ago, they went into The Blandford (Sunlin equivalent of Butlers or The Clock) and a lass asked them if they wanted to buy any aftershave. His pal said "what have you got?" and she said "well, tell me what you want and I'll be back in 15 minutes" This is the same pub where a student famously went in for a quick drink waiting for his bus and was promptly thumped and knocked out by one of the regulars for absolutely no reason at all.

Suppose it's the only time there'll be Glory Days at the stadium of light.

Ally just thinks everything is shoe-perb.

Wow. Great goal Lookman

That's absolutely top class like. Nice moment for Gillespie saving the pen too.

I love how Jones and Howe are having a wander round Ramsey Street when Tindall's probably fucked it off and headed straight for the local rippers.

"Well, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is Pochettino has left, and some of you will be transfer listed. I know, I know. Gutting. Gutting. You didn’t see me in there with Boehly. Ooh. On a more positive note, the good news is - I’ve been promoted! So, every cloud.... You’re still thinking about the bad news, aren't you.”

The irony that he said their IT department was a disgrace recently you've got prospective senior directors who can't even send an email properly.

Just like Brucey. Cut from the same cloth

What a tit.

Can't help but think Poch going helps us, even if they get the right man in to replace him it'll take a bit longer for them to bed in. Felt like he was just about getting it together.

A keeper who barely saves owt but who can ping a lovely ball is kind of like that old Brendan Rodgers "but we won the passing" meme.

Just looking at the squad list for this, wonder why we're bothering to take De Bolle and Diallo when they're being released? Surely we're better off taking a few more kids who might have a future here?

Could understand if he wanted to see how things play out at Palace another year since they've gotten a progressive manager, as well as his longevity and loyalty to the club. You'd like to think if they'd kept on with sweet old Turgid Roy and limped to 15th place with a succession of 0-0s it might be an easier decision for him. But, given the way Glasner has got a tune out of Mateta who looked genuinely like one of the worst PL forwards I'd seen in a while to play the amount of games that he has & the potential of Wharton, Munoz, Guehi, Olise, Eze et al he might think it's worth sticking. Suppose it also depends on what room Palace have to spend this summer and how much of that side will need to be sold if they get offers in. All that said, the building blocks of that Palace side surely go on his CV and are associated with him anyway even if he jacks it this summer. Will be interesting to see how it plays out.

£8 for a couple of kickabouts? Nae chance

Just me or does Ethan Pinnock always seem to have a shitter against us? Makes a nice change from the list of players who usually play a worldie against us.

What I'd give for Arne Slot to be an absolute pudding who signs loads of expensive crap from the Dutch league and sets those bin dipping deluded cunts back 10 years.

Barkley replacing Bruno would be like when we replaced Cabaye with Colback

Hope we cash in. Nice fella but he's an absolute load of nowt in about 80-90% games that he plays in. The purple patches aren't frequent enough, sadly. Will remember his performance at the mackems for a while, he was absolutely class. And of course the first CL goal of the new era. Played his part but hope that was his swansong today.

The save from Toney was pivotal, without that we go to 3-3 and I'm not convinced we win the game from that point. Hope he can get himself right over the summer and he comes back fit and raring to go. Begs the question why he wasn't playing at Old Trafford.

Nice touch by Howe although can't help but think he doesn't do it if we didn't have the 2 goal cushion Thanks for your efforts over the years Paul Hope he can go off and get some games elsewhere at a decent level. Nice lad but nowhere near what's required anymore and another one of the Ashley era "that'll do" lot being moved along. Hopefully Ritchie will follow and then we're only left with one more year of Jama remaining from the Championship squad that came up.