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We've been tentatively linked to a few free agent shitey goalkeepers to be number 3. This is effectively the same I'd hope, but rather than a free transfer we pay 5 million or so - but actually it's just offset against an inflated fee for Anderson.

Was watching this the other day funnily enough, for about the fourth time. Know absolutely nothing about baseball but it's probably one of my favourite films.

Can we please make some exciting signings from next month as this has been a load of shite so far mind

Between psr and var football is a bag of fucking wank

Just seen what Delaney was ruled offside for dear me

I mean it doesn't take much. I can't be arsed to check but his 14 goals/assists was probably more than any Man United player last season.

He'll probably tear it up there like.

Depressing state of affairs this mind

That's basically what is happening. None of these deals are actually swap deals as such.

Surely there's no chance they'd do that? They'd certainly value Pedro far higher.

The manager brought him on massively last season? Even if you ignore the fact Chelsea are bigger than Brighton and will offer more wages, it's obvious why he'd go there.

I used to watch every Swiss tournament game because my ex was from there. I feel like I got quite a good view into their overall national football psyche as a result. It's basically a watered down version of England with less hype. Last 16 is their equivalent of our quarter final losses, and with the same repeated penalty trauma. Like I say maybe the France game was a turning point.

Winning knockout games is not something Switzerland do though, even though they've beaten big sides in qualifying and matched big teams in group stages. I suppose they did finally get that off their backs against France - but they followed it up with that horror show against Portugal in 2022 to return to type. So while on form it seems a 50/50 game I'd still always favour the more historically larger side over them.

Both England and Italy have lucked out really being on this side of the draw given the respective performances. England have probably been marginally better but we had a very weak group IMO. Switzerland obviously a harder last 16 tie than Georgia but still feel like Spain have been essentially punished for winning the group.

This might actually be one of the most sensible things you've ever said on here.

Yeah. Early games try and grab a result to basically put you through. As it gets towards the end the opportunity for targeting tight draws open when you know how things stand.

I'm buzzing for Georgia, great country

Slovenia genuinely knocking it about better btw

Almost tempted to watch Denmark/Serbia instead, surely be more feisty.

Well the club obviously will do, because they know that not looking at both age and sell on value for the vast majority of signings is a surefire way to very quickly back yourself into a FFP corner. Until things change in terms of rules, we have far larger revenue streams, or we have an extensive catalogue of youngsters to flog - then this is how we are going to have to operate.

They didn't qualify in 2018 either, but I think failing to qualify for the current Euros is a significantly bigger failure. There's almost twice as many UEFA places available.

I suppose 'seen' is the pertinent point but I think by definition this Dutch team cannot be worse than the one that missed out on a 24 team euros in 2016.

Let them do it but then let the keeper come off his line in said cases.

Didn't Lewandowski do the exact same thing at the last World Cup? I hate that they can do that stop start shit - and then the keepers get punished for it

I still think we'll sign him. They'll bring the price right down eventually IMO - unless he agrees a new deal.