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We're not allowed to mention mistakes that are repeated, cos apparently they never happen according to some

Not sure how the expiry of this clause is a good thing. Just means that if any offers come in they'll be total pisstakes rather than starting at a minimum of 100. Wouldn't be remotely surprised to see Arsenal coming in with an offer of 30m and thinking we have to accept if for pissing stupid rules

Rushing players back from injury only to have them out for longer Persisting with Burn at LB when obvious better options were available

Not really relevant...I can count on one hand how many semi successful attackers we've brought through in my lifetime, and not a single one which could be seen as prolific Ameobi - hit and miss at best Armstrong - nothing for us and only looked decent in the Championship Carroll - a half season purple patch and a donkey since then

Could be a delightful new record for incompetence to compliment their record low points finishes

Well if they do, why are they persisting with players they know aren't good enough?

How's the air up on that massive horse? I didn't say there was no interest in the youth set up at all, just that there must be an attacker in there somewhere that has some degree of promise. Fully aware I'm no football manager in the slightest, but I can like the majority on here can see when mistakes are being made, and continuously repeated. EH is amazing at the job, but he does have some obvious blindspots which have and will in future cost us points

Not fair...he's not even been appointed and they already want him out

No one immediately springs to mind, but we must have someone in one of the U-x teams that has glimmer of talent. If not why are they there at all?

That's a decent point, but there's virtually no guarantees he'll actually be any good in the pl. We've had several players come from the Eredivise who tore it up over there and were worse than useless here.

I said this before and was shot down. Totally agree. Just smells so inevitable that if we do sign him, he'll rupture his achillies in his first 5 mins on the pitch. Would rather take a chance on an unknown quantity, or heaven forbid, actually promote a reserve

He's going to have the best garden since the Gateshead Garden Festival. Maybe he could reboot it for a year or so. Don't think that would violate his contract terms and would certainly distract him from making yet another schoolboy error in terms of football

It's exactly this. We've never been in a position where we can sell an untested player for a large sum, and the fact that the money being touted is making people afraid that we're basically giving away the next Messi/Ronaldo/Mbappe. If we keep him and he turns out garbage in the PL the same lot will be kicking off that we didn't cash in when we had the chance. If we keep him and he ends up awesome great...everyone's happy. If we sell and he's great, then we haven't really missed out on something we never really had, but have a healthier financial position. If we sell and he's rubbish, it'll be the best decision since bringing Howe in.

Only Sewpa Kev or Bally would get them excited. Personally it's Catts for me

Everything we've seen this season suggests they are not the best at sports medicine. I know nothing about it, but having several hundred days of injuries more than anyone else really doesn't say we've got the best

No. If you did you clearly misunderstood the post. Rivere was a gamble that no one actually knew would work or not. Obviously it didn't. DCL is a clear and obvious accident waiting to happen for us. A not particularly great player with a terrible injury record joing the team with the worst history of injuries in recent history

Maybe their not, but that doesn't mean we should just bend over and take it

This is nothing to do with expectations. There is literally nothing to suggest this guy would improve us in any way shape or form. If you can see something you should be working in the scouting team

Some of us need to get in to 2024. We can't be looking to sell decent players for pennies and spending millions to replace them.

I have no trust if any of these rumours are true. They are as grim as it comes and totally cement us as a 7-9 team

Finally someone who gets it here. Most seem stuck 20 years behind. Yes we might not have the best academy but it's not terrible, so we should be looking for a few mill for guys we're not looking to keep....just going on some of the dross we've spent money on over the years

Very difficult to see the logic in this. Any truth in it suggests a lack of focus on where we need to be looking.... To coin a phrase... Worrying

Oh my lord...each and everyone of us on here knows more than Edwards

He was one we made look like prime Messi, but you could say the same about half of the one goal wonders from the PL era

No it's not...but when we're buying a 1.2 fiesta it's not unrealistic to expect a bit more when selling a 2.0 ST