TK-421

FFP???

Might have missed it mentioned, but does anyone know why Idris Elba was at the match last night, or is it just as we are MASSIVE now and are attracting Hollywood stars to watch us play/train (Gerard Butler at Saudi training camp last season).

Doubt it. I believe PGMOL have already come out (after the game of course) and stated that the fabinho incident should have been a red.

:Loving this post match with Eddie and now Tripps. Benali is like, just let me fuck off!

Ah aye...

Couldn;t see Bruno in the dressing room.... he crying in the toilet? Nice touch to include Jonjo befroe he goes. If he's still going.

WOW, that second half was far more stressful than it needed to be, but we did it... we're there. Roll on 26th Feb. Tell Me Ma, Me Ma.....

Ashworth on the blower to someone now... giving them whatever they want. We could agree a deal subject to medical, etc couldn't we??!!

Cancel the shelvey transfer!!!

Other teams about Nick Pope now...

Chel$ea be like... Forest be like...

Thougth our Saudis were bigger than their Saudis?

Ahaha, remember either summer window or last january, they were all over his arse on twitter as he was breaking their signings on YT, and all crying that Sky Sports News didn't have a reporter camped there.

Good interview, speaks well for a 'young un'. Didn't know his dad was a footballer, and after googling him, not someone I'd ever heard of (Barry Ashby).

Possibly, but I dont see how having a match means the people who do the deals cant be doing that behind the scenes when the match is underway anyway. Doubt they need Howe to do the actual deal, and would be Ashworth and Eales at the 'business end' anyway.

Meh, bollocks to FFP, lets just get this done now, whatever it takes.

I think its clear that apart from an injury crisis, Shelvey wasn't gonna be used this season, and activate the auto-extenion to his contract, but the 'surprise' from the club (mentioned by EH) was probably that they didn't think anyone would come in for him, and he'd just run his contract down and leave for nothing in the summer anyway. So any 'nominal' fee is a bonus, as well as getting his wages off the bill.

Surprised there hasn;t been any talk of Teilmanns. Maybe we've enquired and been told they won't let him go this window, or the player himself doesn't want to move this window, especially if his contract is up in the summer.

Aye, wait till Moshiri trousers that £40m, ala Ashley and the Carroll money.

Jeez, just seeing this. £40m base fee + another 5 in add-ons. Surely in Madison territory at that fee. Myabe we tried for JM and were rebuffed? But, if he's a player EH wants, then gotta hope he (Gordon) does the business and repays the faith and can overcome a lot of fans, myself included.

Yeah, Ashworth said as much in the interview before the match recently. We have our valuation of players, and if a deal isn't right for us, we'll walk away and go onto other targets. No doubt, depsite what EH says to the media about FFP, etc, clubs will see us coming and try to hike prices.

Get In... nice goal. EDIT: 'kin VAR!

Whey, that didn't take long.

The World cup selection showed its a joke anyway under Southgate, with his favourites and the likes of Maguire getting picked ahead of arguably better performing (well, even just playing for their clubs) players. I know he will pick players who have 'played at that level' and have experience of such matches, but if he continues to ignore players who are performing well at club level, just becasue they've never played for England before (eg BDB), then when will they ever get the chance, especially now we don't have international friendlies anymore.