Geordie Ahmed

I agree, in that scenario getting 3 prospects is better but that poster was suggesting he wouldn't be too fussed if we went with the squad as it is, which suggests no further signings, that's ludicrous

I'm relaxed about the situation and our squad is better now than it was 12 months ago but not improving the squad further would be ludicrous and unacceptable Standing still is effectively going backwards, moreso considering we still have a lot of improving to do Look at City, won the league yet have already signed Haaland/Alvarez and being linked with others (Cucurella/Phillips)

I know it's what Moshiri is asking for, not necessarily the value but £500m for them is ridiculous, unless I'm missing something

City apparently going to try and sign Phillips

Their reaction when PIF had withdrawn in July 2020 was quite telling They were over the moon, laughing at us, delighted that we missed out on such a takeover.

Targett is a sensible and solid signing. Whilst the appeal of Lodi or a more attacking LB is obvious, sticking to a solid option for a reasonable fee means you can spend bigger elsewhere on the pitch, where we definitely need to improve.

That article looks at the more recent seasons but the work Howe did in keeping them in League 2 and then getting them promoted is THE achievement and he did it by spending next to nothing Maybe they spent more in The Championship but to downplay the overall achievement seems a bit daft imo

I don't know much about Bournemouth's financial situation but Howe himself had next to nothing to spend is what I understood was the case, are you saying otherwise?

I thought he kept them up and then got them promoted to League by spending next to nothing?

So far Messi and Ronaldo have managed 7 goals between them tonight

His last goal was a well struck shot from outside the box

Selling ASM would be ridiculous imo Logic dictates you strengthen your weakest areas first and he is not that

I thought Badiashile was a LCB?

Only if we don't make any other attacking signings Signing him first doesn't mean we aren't going to sign other attackers

Us getting into the CL in the next 3-4 years is not a guarantee so it would be totally understandable that he picks Milan They are very much likely to be in the CL for the next set of years and he's young enough to join us later if our project achieves what it sets out to achieve

At the time I'm sure it was said (might have been reports rather than anything official) that it's based on similar level clubs, quite how that is worked out is anyones guess

It's crazy how they've gotten away with claiming double the losses of any other club

That too and also we'll now do things "our way"

Everton have apparently worked with them as they suffered Covid losses (for which the numbers seem ludicrous) but yeah they could hit us with points deductions and fines Though if we took the matter to the courts there's no chance it holds up I think the club are going with the less confrontational approach to begin with, if the PL continue to play silly buggers then it might be a case of "rolling our sleeves up"

Outside of the "big six" the highest is Leicester (Reportedly £12m), then West Ham and Everton (£10m) So based on the rules we can get away with an amount close to that

Yes, the league will pause for the World Cup "The Premier League 2022/23 season dates have been confirmed. The season has been adjusted to accommodate the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, which will take place in the middle of the domestic calendar. The Premier League season will start on 6 August 2022. Match round 16 will be the last set of matches played over the weekend of 12-13 November ahead of the call-up period for the tournament beginning on Monday 14 November. The League will resume on Boxing Day following the FIFA World Cup Final, which takes place on Sunday 18 December 2022. The final match round of the campaign will be played on 28 May 2023, when all games will kick off simultaneously as usual. The Premier League fixture schedule for Season 2022/23 will be released on Thursday 16 June 2022 from 09:00 BST."

Aye Bruce was already ahead for me but fair play to Pardew

Haven't bought one in ages due to the sponsor but always original for Newcastle, would happily wear fakes for foreign tops

Was posted in a WhatsApp group so unsure how reliable it is. It would seem odd for it to be fun88 considering the "Saudi" kit that is supposedly being released

Not sure how legit it is but this suggests fun88 is still on