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Previous years I used to get frustrated because we never linked to anyone good. This year I'm frustrated that the good players we're linked with get snapped up by Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal .

I wouldn't pay more than 20 mil for Gordon, but it's also worth remembering that he's only 20 this year. Get him in as a bench player, coach him on focus, concentration and finishing, demand that he cut out the moaning, diving and general cuntishness, bring him in later on in matches, and he'd be a useful replacement for Fraser.

Chances are that Chelsea has a bunch of "liaison officers" just waiting in Heathrow lounges to sweep away other clubs' prospective signings before they can make the connecting flights.

Is this the kid who is a big fan of Bruno? I recall reading that somewhere about one of the Brazilians linked with us.

How many wingers do Chelsea fucking need? Utterly ridiculous now.

Came in here to post this Look at that amazing inverse of the W-D-L column. One more goal scored this year and it'd be supernatural.

I was quite certain that Diaby was one of the targets that we would've been prepared to play the long game for, like Botman. We can forget about it now, and thank god for the resurgence of Miggy.

A gentle push by Pope

Another thing I like about these match cams is how some players' personalities are so obvious when they show up for "work". Callum Wilson and that confident, jovial swagger; Schar being Swiss, flinty and steely; Bruno being super extroverted and genial; Almiron really just happy to be here.

Watched the video with a grin on my face. Such a lovely guy and such a lovely family. I cannot imagine how proud his dad is that Bruno is such a cult hero.

I'd know where I could fit a Maddison, Tielemans or a Milinkovic-Savic. I would not know how I'd play a Depay in our set up. And he sure as hell won't be moving to sit on our bench.

Don't know why, but I proper chortled at that.

Yep a 4-4-1-1 or a 4-2-3-1, Joelinton and Longstaff sitting much deeper, ASM and Murphy on the wings, and Isak in a very free role in the final third behind Wilson. In the last ten minutes Isak was practically everywhere from the centre circle up to the Fulham penalty box.

Well, that's impetus to push the boat out for Milinkovic-Savic at least. Hope that plane hasn't left Rome!

Such an elegant player, his touch is sublime.

Fuck 'em - Ivan Toney started and scored for Brentford yesterday despite being on two hundred and fifty two charges of betting on matches, something that is directly relevant to the sport, ffs.

Ivan Toney played and scored, despite being on 252 charges. Thomas Frank has backed him all the way as well. I'd rather the club make Joelinton do hundreds of hours of club-based community service than drop him from games, if he's mentally up to starting.

Doesn't get booked. Wins Player of the Match.

Burn's goal: https://dubz.co/v/y2azsv Joelinton's: https://dubz.co/v/dv0785 Both from the left, slotted into the same corner. Super interplay for the first.

In addition to that, King Power is all about airport duty-free shops, and therefore took a financial beating in the past two years of travel restrictions. Owning a football club is above all else a luxury, even with European football. When your main business is taking a hammering, it becomes very clear how much these playthings cost.

Putting that Joelinton "rumour" into context again - the content of that article is merely Didi Hammann saying "That Joelinton from Newcastle is mint. Liverpool should sign him." Nothing else to it. Zero. Nada. Zilch.

Imagine the CRonic standing on the edge of the opposition penalty box, hands on hips, a scowl on his face whilst all of his teammates are doing gegenhoweball We'd plummet down the table overnight just due to squad harmony issues, man.

If Tielemans wants 200k per week, then he'd better stop playing like a 45K per week player.

Oh great, another young French player to reject us to not play for PSG at the end of the transfer window.