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The only thing I'd say about Sesko is that he's struggled to make himself first choice at Leipzig, which is one of the reasons he might be moving on. Would being second choice to Isak be any more favourable to him? I know he'd get plenty of game time but I think he probably will want to be nailed on first choice somewhere. We need another forward, but getting the right profile is vital. Somebody who is adaptable/versatile is optimal.

Kelly didn't start for Bournemouth because they know he's out the door and not a long term option. Injury prone I think is fair criticism, but he'd still be a good squad signing. To be honest I think he'd go straight in to start for us at LB.

I think the probably 50/50 split on how people pronounce his name is the reason no chant has ever formed/stuck

That's got to be one of the luckiest penalty wins I've ever seen. Most disputable fouls or handballs have at least involved some play on behalf of the attacker to engineer the situation. That's pure pinball fluke and the rules should be changed to make that not a pen.

He doesn't have the running power and pace with the ball that Barkley had when he came through but definitely agree that his build and gait are similar.

I think MGW could play RW very effectively for us as well.

They only need one more win really but they're 3 very tough home games left and playing every 2 days is brutal.

Gateshead fucking it up. Fixture pile up is absolutely doing them.

Been such a weird season. I'm looking at stats. The ones I'm looking at have us making the most clear cut chances in the whole league. 2nd most clean sheets in the league after Arsenal. Suggests we've been doing a lot right at both ends. And yet for large stretches of the season we looked really poor and flimsy. But you've got to say we have had extreme extenuating circumstances with injuries. I'd say the biggest introspection needed for Howe is whether he has contributed to exacerbating the injury crisis. Be that on the training ground, through selections, through tactics etc. I know at Bournemouth they had similar injury crises.

10 goals and 8 assists in the league? Absurd numbers considering everything else he offers.

Must admit I can't believe people still rate Timo Werner. He is so bad.

That back four

QF 4th Vs 7th QF 5th Vs 6th SF 2nd Vs QF winner SF 3rd Vs QF winner Final - highest ranked at home

At Milan, doesn't play all that often.

Noble was quality even just a few years ago in the National League for Hartlepool. Surprised he's dropped down as far as 8th tier.

Last time it happened: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006–07_Serie_B

If it was Serie B then it would be very close to being 3 up and no play offs. If 3rd is ahead of 4th by 10 points or more. That said I don't have huge sympathy for the 3 that have come down. They have enormous financial advantages over rest of the league, which they have leveraged further.

They've only got 3 teams left and England have 5, and are only marginally ahead. Current odds would have England about a 70% chance of getting it, Germany 30%.

Old Firm games are always so fun. Just wish they still had the away ends.

Yeah it was perhaps the season before, when they had White and Dunk. White had gone by then and Cucurella was at left back. But he has certainly played more or less both positions equally at Brighton. The idea it's some crazy idea to play him there is a nonsense (even though I also prefer him centrally).

Burn played pretty much half his football at Brighton as a left back, even sometimes left wing back. I mean he was their starting left back when we actually signed him. It is not a wild experiment to play him there.

Why would he risk bringing Dummett on again

Lovely flick Anderson

I find top level football so much duller than I did 5 years ago. It's absolute rubbish.

Yeah I think Alnwick are the only ones up there that have the facilities for promotion. Shame as would be fun to see Wallington into the NL.