The Prophet

Don't think so. If I'm not imagining it (possible), it was later reported we'd pulled out circa two weeks earlier when the fee hit £55 million. We were allegedly bemused by the reporting from the Palace end.

To be fair, it later transpired some of that "dragging on" was fabrication.

I assume this has been given the usual Baldwards disclaimer.

It isn't.

According to Douglas, Mitchell leaving will have no impact on transfer plans, with targets identified and confirmed for a while.

It'd be like us flogging Bruno G to fund a right winger. Two steps forward, two steps back.

Think it'd be hilarious tbh. He's been carrying them for years.

Rumours Bruno F is off to Saudi.

Didn't listen to it myself, but Hope apparently said the recruitment plans will revert to Howe, Nickson and Andy. Also, the CEO appointment should make progress over the summer and the announcement of the stadium move is imminent.

The Garcia stuff is odd. I don't think it's agent noise because the main outlets, including Fab, keep pushing the Barca move. Only two sources have really reported it, one a local Espanyol journo and another chap who usually focuses on lower league transfers, but both have been really bullish about our chances. I wonder if we've lined it up as a potential back-up in case the Trafford move falls through.

He's done a full interview with the geezer that linked him to us yesterday. Fab is just cherry picking quotes.

Must have missed that. Got a link?

When did he say that?

Has there been any suffering of a rift with Hughes or Ashworth though? The fact Ashworth allegedly would be open to working with Howe again suggests the opposite.

Ashworth left because he wanted the Man United gig mind.

Yeah, but that gives you no capacity to worry.

Hang on, if it wasn't for VAR, there's a good chance they wouldn't be in the PL.

Aye

He worked with one at Bournemouth.

He did.

Give it to Nickson.

It also resulted in is surviving a certain relegation, winning a pot and twice qualifying for the Champions League.