Ketsbaia

A sell-out doing anything but. I love it.

There's something in that surname

Caulkin's thread is both encouraging and worrying. Because it sounds like he'll stay but doubt he will beyond this season. Sounds like he's rapidly losing all passion for the club, all the things which attracted him to us in the first place.

Did they end up selling Kone?

Habit. A love of self-harming. Foolish hope.

One part of me almost wants us to go down, but then I remember that Ashley doesn't care. It won't affect him. So we may as well just stay up until someone buys him out. 8

Genuinely hope he dies.

Even after 10 years, my worst case scenario was only loaning Kenedy and getting a shitty goalkeeper. That was a pathetic disaster, so I don't know what this can be called.

If the only issue is loan length, that should get sorted out tbh.

It's so fucking obvious, like. Give Rafa another £20m and he'll get us mid-table to a guaranteed £80m - Ashley is even refusing free money. Relegation has a huge financial hit, so Ashley decides not to spend. How did this moron become a billionaire? The bloke just doesn't care, he'd gladly throw away millions just because he can. Probably in a pub right now laughing at us with 'the lads'. Y'know, thousands (maybe millions) die every day and Mike Ashley is still alive. How is that fair?

Rafa will be fuming. Only a takeover will stop him leaving next summer and we'll be lucky to get that far.

Tbh I still think we'll get SOMEONE in - Kenedy, Targett or some late loan. It just won't be enough in terms of quality or quantity.

Don't know how anyone can hate this. Firstly, he's an unwanted high-earner. Secondly, Brighton have a better goalkeeper in Mat Ryan so it's not like Krul is strengthening a relegation rival. If he was anywhere near decent we wouldn't be hoying him around like this.

We forgetting that Mat Ryan is a good keeper?

Off to be Mat Ryan's back-up? Turns out ok for us, shame that the saved wages won't end up anywhere.

Guys, last season's top scorer is staying at the club, we should be grateful.... right? RIGHT?

I've been reading CroftHewitNews for years tbf. He knows his stuff.

We want him to stay? How Lazaar. Because everytime I look around, he's on the bench.

Pretty sad when Lucas Perez is our only hope

George Caulkin‏: Colback has been told that he'll be training with the Academy if he doesn't leave. He's been offered to Safc and Boro; wants to stay in NE.

Can't believe Jota is only going to Birmingham. Some mad loans happening, although I just wish a club would make a permanent transfer. These 'loan with obligation to buy' deals are all over the place and they're horrible.

Bacon sarnies all round

Just remembered what this place is like in late August - everyone trying to out-pessimism each other.

He's blatantly negotiating some late loans with Zidane & Valverde..... No?

That's just because of his name tbh. Clasie Jordi is too good for journalists to resist.