ExiledGeordie

?? No. listen I’m definitely not ITK either. Just reporting likely bullshit I’d heard

Haha well this is probably complete bullshit too but my pub friends’ Northern Irish mate was in the boozer yesterday and he said he is friends with Barnes Dad and Howe has already spoken with him. Make of that what you will as I said ?‍♂️

Exactly this. Pre-season training specifically under Howe will increase his fitness, performance as well as understanding tactics further. This will be on top if being involved in the under 21 euros. He’ll be a totally different player for next season I reckon and more confident with all that too.

He’s a very solid back up, no reason to move him on.

If he makes a purely monetary decision then he’s probably not the player we want. We’ll give him a solid contract and the potential to play in the champions league in a massively unified side in front of a mental home atmosphere. If that’s not enough for him, move on to next target.

Maybe as 1 of a front 3 either side, maybe in a 4231 type attacking formation at home, who knows. I’m sure if Howe wants to sign him he’ll already have an idea where he could play or how he might be able to adapt his positional options.

I reckon there’ll be a couple of deals which will we’ll get done relatively quickly.

Once this weekend is out the way the rumour mills/genuine activity is going to go into proper overdrive ? Can clubs announce deals before June 14th transfer window, how does that work, I forget?

I would take a fair bit of what he says with a pinch of salt

However much we spend I think CL qualification removes some of the haggling for top players. As in some might’ve been waiting to see if we get top four (some might come irrespective as with Bruno, Botman etc). Europe league might’ve meant a bit more convincing for some players with options in front of them. CL qualification changes the dynamic too though in that we now HAVE to bring in quality and a fair bit of it. That doesn’t mean we’ll necessarily spend 200m but we’re going to have to shell out a fair old whack to be competitive on all fronts and maintain CL status next season in the league.

We need more ruthless finishers in the team and players who can open up defences at home, that’s where the heaviest outlay will be imo. The likes of Maddison, the Hungarian attacking midfielder and a Diaby type winger. We need more potency to go to places like Anfield or Old Trafford and win not to mention the champions league.

Kudus certainly fits the bill in terms of the age and potential as does K Thuram as an no6 signing. Our summer signings will blend this type of player with the likes of Maddison, Tierney I’d say. That’s a good mix of premier league ready with exciting potential to go with the players we’ve already signed who now have some premier league experience. We’ll be able to maximise our transfer kitty too.

Lascelles is out with a calf injury

Hasn’t he erupted a few times over us recently? Proper wanker whose got his nickers in twist over Howe if I’m not mistaken

When they go into proper football analysis it’s really good imo. The forced banter is absolutely woeful though ?

Agreed, Kephren Thuram or Alvarez from Ajax are available at a fraction of the price. We definitely need more pace at the back at left back and right CB, We need more quality to break defensive set ups (low block is the fancy term ?) at home which we’ll see a lot of next season (E.g a Maddison type) and we need to be more cut throat finishing teams off in terms of attacking midfielders and wingers. People have mentioned a 3rd striking option too which makes perfect sense. Next few weeks is going to be really interesting……

Even if one of Leicesters players hit a worldly and they went 1-0 up still pretty confident of us winning. They’re awful at the back though and I think too many players have thrown in the towel already. The atmosphere and high press will probably mean we’re 1 or 2 up at halftime. Can never ever take anything for granted though and Howe will be relaying this to players all week. Play like we can and we’ll get it done. Aim to win, worse case a draw does it.

Someone replied saying Bridge Inn, Santon Bridge not that far a drive shows the football ?

Agreed

Mint thanks

Camping in the Lake District and I’m not convinced there’s a pub near Wasdale which is going to show the football ffs lol

So basically assuming we didn’t get anymore points in the last 2 games we would just have to maintain our +7 goal difference? Not that I think this will happen, I think we’ll win Monday and at least draw v Chelsea.

Fuck me nowt like looking on the positive side ? If that happens we don’t deserve to finish in the top four ffs.

1 pointed needed from final two games and we could even lose both and if Liverpool don’t overcome our +7 gf we qualify for top four. I feel very chilled.

No idea but A LOT I reckon ? Jokes aside how much is 4-5 potential starters going to cost? I suppose that'll give a ball park figure. What’s that 200m odd maybe?