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Rafa's class, like. He has one year to crank the pressure on Ashley, then his words after leaving can do even more damage. Keegan would've quit about 3 times per week, if he was here.

Great start. Very small-scale today but hopefully, one day, it'll get to Ashley.

Pickford, Rui Patricio Robertson, Walker, Trippier, Young, Tomkins De Bruyne, Mane, Sigurdsson, Maddison, Pereyra Lacazette, Jesus, Mitrovic Love it, although the first two strikers are a rotation risk.

So we either need a takeover or Rafa to keep publically shaming Ashley during his long goodbye. In reality, we'll end up with Allardyce or Moyes who'll obviously get given £70-80m to spend

Dumb idea to start the earlier-closing transfer windows in a World Cup year. An even dumber idea to turn a net profit when you have the same money pot as everyone else

I suppose you could say Lascelles, Shelvey, Kenedy, Ayoze, Dubravka and Rondon is a good base - that plus Rafa should see us just about survive. But is that all we are?

Depending on numbers, maybe we can do a draft tonight?

Not a clue who this guy is. Quite a few big money signings this summer (that'd smash our record) just feel..... meh. Nothing.

Agree with everything except the last bit. Don't see how we're in trouble like unless you think Benitez is going to leave because of lack of transfers. Our only #10 is Ayoze, the defence falls apart without Lascelles and Shelvey/Diame hit a purple patch but can't keep it up for another season. Our first XI is good enough to stay up but our threadbare squad means we're close to trouble - even with Rafa.

We need so much tomorrow and - not only will we fall short - we'll get nothing. We're in so much trouble.

We tried though, to be fair.

Sooo...... are we doing this again?

Not a clue :lol:

Keith, fuck off. Seriously.

Going for Aguero plus two of Arnautovic, Zaha, Mitrovic and Josh King. Salah and Mane in midfield.

Happy to get a CM, just not Harry Arter

For some reason, I think N'Soki will be class

Surely all the money should be going into attacking players Just get a cheap 4th CB and put the money into some form of creativity.

Ashley feels threatened, then. Magic. This justifies all the campaigns, attacks, protests etc. And we've only just started!

Great reference

Same. Think he'd go out of his way to piss Ashley off tbh.

We're at fucking war, here. Rafa and the players in a very public battle with the cunts above. Really wish them the best of luck and hope they stay strong.

Currently: Ederson, Boruc Robertson, Bailly, Tomkins, Cedric, Wan-Bissaka Salah, Sanchez, Richarlison, Jota, Chalobah Aguero/Aubameyang, Arnautovic, J King ..... but keep trying to wedge Firmino, De Bruyne or Eriksen in there :lol:

Noticed a few things: 1) It's very hard to call the Man City and Man Utd defences, whilst there'll be loads of rotation at Liverpool and Spurs. I'm just starting with Ederson in goal as he should be free of rotation. 2) Some strong 5.0m cheap midfielders, like Cairney (Fulham set pieces), Costa (Wolves winger), Kenedy and Ralls (Cardiff set pieces and penalties). 3) The World Cup hangover is a real ballache because there should be quite a few big names who won't play the first match. 4) So many good 6-7m strikers that I'm thinking of starting with two of them: Arnautovic, Zaha, Tosun, Mitrovic, Josh King, Wood, Austin, Raul Jimenez.