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10 seasons in top flight, every season they had a negative goal difference.

clearly never heard of the term. 'He doth protest too much'

I just imagine everything Rafa has said is perfectly reasonable, sensible, affordable, and realistic- and Ashley has still had to go away and think about it.

2nd round doesnt come across as a good thing to me.

I was reading somewhere a fan from one of the clubs who would have the money to buy him talk about this, he was basically telling the Mackems to get real. His point was that to spend 30 million on a keeper, he has to be the proven commodity because there a lot of other options out there for slightly older keepers who have the miles on their clock maybe they are in their mid to late 20's but if you bought one of those you would get at least 10 years or more out of them because keepers generally play longer than outfield players. Pickford has had one season in top flight football, being at the bottom club where keepers have the chance to shine with the amount of shots raining down on him. You are still very much paying for potential, no one is paying 30 million for potential, not even money stupid clubs like Man City or Chelsea. If he went to one of the "big" clubs he's probably going to have to sit on the bench, that's a lot of money to splurge on a bench warmer, why not pick up someone else for a much more reasonable price and watch Pickford develop some place else to see if he's the real deal or a one season wonder. GK is simply not a valued enough position and you can only play one at a time with a lot of adequate alternatives out there for them to get close to what that figure. Wouldn't surprise me at all to see him start the season still with that lot. That would screw up their recruitment policy which seems to be based solely around getting huge sums for players who have been playing for the worst team in the division this season. It'll make it all the more funny when they only get around £12M for him. There'll be a mackem meltdown. nah, they will post things about 6 in a row- our trophy records etc, and that makes their money go further.

I hope its significant that the meeting is happening within a couple of days- past suggest if they didnt want Rafa they would just let it all linger til they had somebody (pardew) else to come in.

glad they all got there with twats blockading roads around the area.

1993. 7-1 Leicester.

blew their beans when they gained promotion, couldn't get going again.

52k plus- looked rammed?

' Agent Moyes Mission acomplished'

The f***, that would be utterly disgusting and disgraceful Eh? Thought it was in support of sufferers? Not sure disgusting and disgraceful cap fits like What is it saying exactly? Something about cancer has no colours. United by cancer divided by leagues.

was so much hoping just a simple piss take would win the vote.

wheres the vote? It closed at 9 pm tonight.

you have to hope Ashley and Charnley are thinking after select comitees, and HMRC raids- ' This feels good'

Maybe Ashleys got the taste for silver...

Time to let the Villa hate go people.

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just turned it off, FFS

Aye hard lines to Brighton, Played well all season, great challenge, great manager.

Sean Dyche trying to clear his throat?

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finished our season top- tbh.