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Hopefully nobody commited to a Premier Sports membership

I don't know. YouTube shows highlights so it will mostly be goals and probably less noticeable. You just need to watch him play matches. He misses so many chances because of simple bad technique in striking the ball. Very little finesse whatsoever - just hit it to get on target in any way. It's incredibly noticeable for somebody playing at such a high level. At Leipzig it was possibly less important because he a lot more instinctive finishes and/or he just got loads more clear chances in open space.

Yeah I was gonna say Heworth too. Good spot for parking on both rail and metro connections straight to central.

Even when Werner was in the Bundesliga it alarmed me that he kicks the ball in a very strange way. It was a red flag at the time and it has carried over to his time in England IMO. I don't agree with the comparisons to Bellamy who I think was a much better allround footballer - although probably less of a goalscorer. I like his workrate as a player but I just think it's astonishing he is on the kind of wage profile he is and that he's basically Germany's main centre forward.

It amazes me that somebody who can't kick a ball properly is on 300k a week.

Not sure there's a great deal between Krafth and Manquillo really. Manquillo can also cover left back - but we're well stocked there and with left footed CBs who could fill in. Krafth is a year younger and can also do a job of sorts at CB in an emergency or in a back 3.

No pyro no party

Surely that’s match tickets

Never a big fan of painting over stone or bricks. Looks good in the short term until it gets dirty then it looks more noticeably crap. Sets too high a standard for a finish that becomes a maintenance burden to keep up with. Would rather they just cleaned the existing materials and kept up on that. Hopefully it's just a short term thing anyway until we get a new stand...

James didn't play a single game for Everton when there was fans in the stadium. Therefore he never actually played for them.

It's the same reason why people find Spain boring. Strangling possession in a game to the point where the opposition can't even get a foothold in the match, and suffocate them to death, is dull. It's death by a thousand cuts. If you're a neutral what you like about football usually is that games have a natural to-and-fro. Yes one team may be better and will dominate but there will be transitions and weaknesses that give the other side a chance. And the better side will also hit them on the transitions too. I actually liked watching Barca under Guardiola but I realised later, particularly when watching the same players for Spain, is I actually just liked watching Messi get the ball all the time.

Definitely agents trying to drum up interest that one. Not the kind of profile we'd go for at all. Shame as he's basically wasted his career at PSG.

Would be great if we could do a loan for Broja with option/obligation to buy. Even have both - an option that turns into an obligation if certain targets are hit over the season. We've shown that is the type of deal we're happy to do with outgoings (Hayden)

There's no way any of those players are going for 25 million in the current market with the clubs not wanted to sell.

The commentator during the Mainz game called Botman 'lean as a cat'.

Far too many goals from our wide players. The club will likely keep their powder dry now.

Far too confusing, don't like it one bit. Worrying.

Don't even think the club have even actually publicised that it is happening, have they? It seems to me it'll be little more than a training ground kick about.

This is not a right winger

Saw Sinisterra went off with a hamstring injury today. Probably less likely Harrison is going anywhere.

It’s painfully quiet atm like. Just a vacuum being filled with nonsense.

https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/20296093.watford-man-gosling-ranieri-hodgson-changes-edwards/ Weirdly candid interview with Gosling here. Not very often you see a current player digging out recent teammates and managers so openly.

They won't be playing Germany in the semis. Will be one of Sweden/Belgium.

Yeah I was gonna say him as well but he probably benefitted more from the year at Blackpool.

Honestly we’ve had more success sending our academy kids to Scotland than the lower leagues. Krul, Forster and Dummett are some of the only ones who have made it and they cut their mustard with spells in the SPL. Don't think it’s a bad option - gives a variety of ability levels in terms of teams you’re up against.