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Very bad body language here with the substitutions. Looks very confused.

Swiss score. Entirely predictable.

We need at least one player as an outball and need it fast. Watkins, Gordon, Toney, any of them will do.

Harry Kane does something, unfortunately its as a DM.

I'll write this to curse myself, but this is bollocks. Saka promising but getting double up. No help from Walker. No one passing to Trippier on the left, probably understandably. Kane AWOL even when delivery goes in. This is not how you create goalscoring opportunities.

International commentary saying this is a "good watch" as a nil nil. What absolute bollocks!

England corner results in backpass to Pickford.

Swiss not going down their right despite early joy. England with seemingly no desire to give it to Trippier despite advanced position and hugging touchline.

Brilliant from Saka but no-one there.

They don't have to go. Our new sponsor Saudi Airlines can get them there whenever they want to go. Tell him to go for 18 months and then let him go back to MLS on a free.

Maybe John Ruddy has a right winger mate on a free. Hopefully not Ryan Fraser.

The least worst outcome. Now lets get some boots up some arses and raise the commercial revenue so it doesn't happen again, next time with young Alfie from Man City. Howay the training kit sponsor!

For selling a purple to any particular club, we have strength in that we have three in-demand players and could sell a different "purple" to a different club. Its only batshit FFP that any of them are "available", but probably that's all they are. They would normally not be for sale at all. If Liverpool want Gordon, they pay full price, or we bite the bullet and sell Bruno to Man City instead. A weak position would be having one sellable asset and only one team he will go to. Hopefully we simply sell Minteh and that's that. Possibly Eliot Anderson too if Minteh doesn't bring in enough. The promoted clubs are staring at relegation if they do not strengthen. There are buyers out there. fwiw, I think Bruno leaving is a matter of time, so if forced to, he'd be the purple I'd sell.

Must be UK record transfer if true. Not that I'm happy about it, but he's worth more than Caicedo or Grealish was. 70M or less for Gordon would be taking the piss.

Elanga and Eliot Anderson both use the same mega-agent. They have many players on their books, including Nick Pope. https://www.transfermarkt.com/caa-stellar/beraterfirma/berater/190

Ferk. That's that plan screwed then. Was that interest in Olise genuine? Very weird to be talking of near-record signings if you are days off being forced into a fire sale.

Maybe wishful thinking, but I'd expect them to have a nuclear option of Miggy and/or Wilson to Saudi for just enough money as a fallback option of avoiding a points deduction. fwiw, some reports have claimed Jordan Henderson didn't actually receive any of that huge salary he was offered in Saudi. He deferred it for tax, and then left before he started receiving it. Football in Saudi is like some Twilight Zone way beyond my comprehension.

Minteh played 200 minutes in CL and 100 in the Europa against Roma (CL level opposition). I didn't watch them but they may be a better yardstick than Eredivise. If he's not going for big bucks and simply for the accounting shenanigans, I hope there is a sell on or buyback.

If Southgate is only capable of operating with a DM, move Stones into midfield. He plays in that part of the pitch for Man City. I note that the closest England came to a second was LW Foden attacking the inside right channel. Denmark's goal came from a failed attempt by Harry Kane to help out on the non-functioning left side. So having a DM would still leave plenty of other problems.

Haha, great entertainment. Look forward to see the xG on this one. Sometimes it just feels like results are fated to happen (aka "Football? Bloody Hell!")

Not Dubs, but the defending that left Lukaku completely free just by waiting at the penalty spot was extremely suspect.

Fingers crossed Dubs doesn't do a howler at the Euros and put everyone off. I remember him getting slated for a high profile error at a tournament when he was doing well for us and we were bigging him up.

I suppose it is apt for us to end a season with many kicks in the teeth without a reprieve. It was in our hands to finish sixth, so we should own this setback more than the others. If Ten Hag is sacked then that's two managers out of three in the other European competitions who lost their jobs. A bit batty really. Also two trophies and CL and Europa qualification for Ten Hag in these two seasons would mean more than Klopp no? Minus goal difference or no minus goal difference.

Revising an old favourite We've got Mamardashvili He's not from Benton or Killy He's from Georgia He's wunderbar!

Frank Chippa should start tweeting that Klopp has signed for Chelsea.