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I could actually see the owners backing the fee for Rice (with a year left I think it'll be about 70-80 personally) similar to how we did for Isak. However it'd also require 200k+ a week in ages which the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea would offer him and we rightly won't do at this stage IMO. Nor would he entertain moving out of London if he doesn't need to.

We're solid still but have just gone stale in attack with things that were working earlier in the season simply not anymore (Almiron's runs, Trippier's set pieces etc). I think we're desperate to mix things up a bit either in terms of system or personnel but feel Howe won't do so until we lose a game. For one when he's fit I would like to see Targett back in the team to give us a bit more width from the other side. Burn literally doesn't cross the ball and that's a frustrating weakness when the other side has stopped producing too.

Following this I think maybe a 4-2-3-1 would be worth trying. We don't have the control with the midfield three anyway without Bruno and the numbers are now in the attacking areas.

I think we need to freshen it up. Not sure what that means, but we've just been flat for a while now.

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For all the stick Maxi has got all 3 midfielders have been absolutely crap

Maxi's not been good and there's no doubt that he doesn't follow the natural rhythm and movements that other players are drilled into now. That's partly because he hasn't been playing, and partly because he probably never will do. To compensate for this you need to get the ball to him quicker and let him take players out the game. We're prosaic at times.

They've had 8 shots to 2. No doubt they've had the better of the game.

The squad doesn't have another player to play that deepest role without Bruno. We knew that and it's hurting us as the midfield is all players with energy who want to drive forward. It's allowed West Ham and Rice in particylar to exercise control on the game.

Absolutely piss poor this like.

Been coming. Got no control in midfield at all.

Sloppy atm feels like.

There's no way Ev are going down with Dyche in charge.

Love how his international career on Wiki looks like that of a Victorian footballer.

What a gimp.

Really don't get the deal with Gallagher like.

Ziyech was supposed to be out the door, yet here he is starting.

Squad number not been announced yet?

Not bad for a Championship player

Suppose you could do absolutely loads with it really if it was in the club's hands. A mixed use development of a reduced height that also includes club shop, museum etc.

The city council are undoubtedly receptive to what the owners want to do for the city and they've already been in regular contact from the outset - as you would expect. The council however doesn't own the land in question and therefore has no influence on what is done on the land beyond determining planning applications that are brought forward by a private developer. The two previous applications on the site were approved because they were entirely compliant with planning policy for the development of a city centre site. You can't refuse an application because you might want another hypothetical developer, who doesn't own the land, to maybe come forward with something else in the future. Such a decision would not only be easily won on appeal but would probably result in costs being awarded to the applicant. If the development does get built in its currently approved form then it would put a probably insurmountable barrier on developing the Gallowgate because it is to have resi units directly facing out onto Strawberry Place. So even if you could potentially build over strawberry place practically it would never be approved at such proximity. However - I personally don't think it will get built. If they think the club wants to expand the Gallowgate - then selling the land back to the club is such an easy win on a site that probably otherwise has viability issues.

I'm still not convinced that the Strawberry place development is even likely. They are doing everything they can to make it seem like they're doing it (and chasing public funding to plug viability gaps being one) and have also been making moves to ensure the planning consent doesn't lapse. But I'm sure it's just a bargaining position in selling the land. We'll see.

I rate Beto tbf. He'd be a solid option in the PL.

We're still odds on with the bookies for top four and are a kick in the arse off a final. Second half of the season we will have Isak and Gordon to provide more options. No reason we still can't finish the job - it's mainly injuries that could fuck us.

Be unreal if we could scalp them for an inflated fee for Fraser.