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Howay Fiorentina

As a Messi disciple, this is very disappointing news. Gutted.

Chuffed that's all they've managed to get.

He better not leave. He's the only one helping to get through tough defences, the rest can get very predictable. And would never in a million years pick Anthony Gordon over him.

Surprised at the generally positive reaction to Postecoglu online. I'm proper chuffed that he's all they could find.

There's also the asterisk that Shearer scored 23 before it was named PL.

Hope they do

Irritating to see Chelsea sign good players this time. Guess we're banking on an Arsenal drop this season.

Mount has always felt a bit meh to me. Think Man Utd will overpay.

Torn between I really don't want to play next year but it's my job. Oh well

Not sure CB is fourth-choice when we're one injury away from Lascelles.

Love you, Allan

Zoboshlai yes please

It's been a class day. I imagine tomorrow, the day after and all summer will be too.

I hope we get onto some of the top free transfers because we need 5/6 players without selling and that'll cost loads. Perhaps we'll save a lot in wages by losing most of Karius, Ritchie, Dummett, Manquillo, Lewis, Fraser, Clark, Darlow, Hayden and Hendrick.... they don't count as losing depth, really. And it'd be great to raise money from selling Anthony Gordon but don't think we'll be able to flog him, sadly. Huge summer needed, as we need both quality and quantity.

I'm 8 minutes into a 10-hour YouTube loop of the Champions League anthem. Not sleeping tonight, then.

Although we have reached the Champions League (on the ultimate high), tonight was exactly the sort of thing I was fearing a week or two ago. Drawing the 'easy' games with Leeds and Leicester, with the fear that our inexperience wouldn't know how to get over the line. Thankfully, Aston Villa came along.

Want to say so many emotional things right now. I'm a mess

At the end of the day, all we have til the very end is memories. Can't wait to produce more of them. It's just ludicrous to think that we're back in the Champions League. Even typing this out is mental. Newcastle United are back in the Champions League. Fuck off, Mike Ashley. Knobhead.

Not a fan of being so confident, it doesn't normally go well So Leicester have benched Maddison and Barnes to go 5-3-2.

1-0 Dortmund. Said all along that all Dortmund needed to do for success is sell Haaland...

Brighton were unrecognisable tonight, thank fuck for that. Huge win. Would much prefer Villa to do it for us, as a lil draw v Leicester would still require something at Chelsea. Can't handle those nerves. It'd be an absolute game-changer if we get there.

Massive thanks to De Zerbi for that teamsheet, by the way. Even a pessimist like me suddenly gained confidence at that XI. Our lot played well, relentlessly hounding them for the ball. Every time Brighton were semi-promising they'd do a wayward pass. Great boost for goal difference too.

I once sat in the front of a car with him years ago and he kept bragging about recently pulling a fit colleague.

I'm petrified, like. Brighton aren't unbeatable, as we've seen, but I'm not sure tactically how we'd do it. Yet we have to.