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As @Mikeput it yesterday (albeit regarding Willock), somebody should be in jail if they spend £17m on Chris Wood.

I’d love to give Brereton a go

They kind of are though aren’t they

Wood is a decent, if uninspiring, choice if he’s one of two strikers coming in. I’d really like a young and upcoming talent in though as a bit of a statement if we could. I dream of Isak or that young Balkan fella who’s name and nationality I’ve just forgotten

Here (s)he is

It’s got to be this surely.

We sure we got the right Willock back?

Two months After 14 years of enforced mediocrity

Well y’knaa

Absolutely agree with the comment about Lascelles. I’d sell him once we’ve got the new boys in.

Should make him captain and fuck Lascelles off

Its almost as if it’s the squad that’s the problem

More Shockrates than Socrates today tbh Nice header on goal at least

Not great today but still by far our best option

Yep. Hopefully they saw that Trippier was a cut above and that adding more players of his quality is the way forward.

Athletic saying Stavely, Mehrdad and Al-Rumayyan went into the dressing room to talk to the players after the match. And saw Howe and his coaching team separately. Apparently it was to show their support for the team but it does seem like there could be something more to it. Edit: I’m not alluding to any sacking or owt like that. Maybe just a reminder to all of who’s in charge and that the players need to perform

@Ando7we need you back in here to lift the mood!

Probably hoping his phone doesn’t ring and it’s MBS

You’re excused then

The club has had mediocrity drilled into it for years. It must have rubbed off on some of the players because it’s infectious. Blaming Howe for that man. He’s been here 5 mins in the grand scheme of things and has had to try to get a tune out of this lot.

I think some people are knee-jerking all over the place here. The squad is shit and have a brittle mentality that’s come from years of makeshift squad building literally to keep us in a top league on a shoestring in order to advertise that cunt’s tat emporium. The only thing that’s on Howe today is taking off Murphy and playing Longstaff for longer than 45 mins.

All this shit for Howe?? This club has been the epitome of mediocrity for 14 years or so and you blame him who’s only been here for a couple of months?

Their squad is much much better than ours

Turns out it was us they were expecting to lose or draw. I really should have known

Utterly embarrassing for all involved. I’m embarrassed at what Trippier and Al-Rumayyan must think.