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Totally understandable, but think back....how many of us were disappointed when we got Bellamy after missing Jeffers. No one rated Bellamy, but he (along with Robert)was transformative as he brought an element to the team we didn't have, and few realised he would bring given there was little evidence of it in his previous seasons. Perhaps EH/PM see something DCL would add when playing with our lot. Just a bit of optimistic spin on an underwhelming possibility

The new Haris Vukic

They've not exactly got a great record of making competent decisions since Big Jim came along

He wasn't great for us but doesn't come anywhere near the worst. He was brought in to do a job, did it and left. He's doing well now so good for him

Absolutely there is, it's just a case of actually finding it. It's not like there's a shortage of teams for kids...from where I live there's 7 clubs within a 10 minute drive, but the facilities comprise of a pitch and a few cones so no wonder most from out before being picked up by a pro club

I think we were intended as a vanity project ala Qatar/PSG originally, but the obstacles weren't expected. So either we're a slow burn profile raising exercise, or a step to make profit. They could probably get double what they paid for us by selling now, but given the lack of rumour/whispers/garbage on that it doesn't appear likely so implies that it could be seen as long term low risk investment. Kind of like the suspect financial advisors always go for....shove your pension into a high risk strategy and you could be a millionaire next week or broke the week after, compared to low risk...you might only make a tenner a month but you won't lose

It certainly is. Shows you can do whatever you want in football and just tie it up in legal for years. By the time any wrong doing is proved, it's 15 years later and no-one cares anymore. In a world of criminals, the only crime is being caught...and if you've got good lawyers it can be delayed indefinitely

Impossible to say whether it's of any use to us at all. It could be good or it could be nothing. It's not detrimental to us, but will make it harder for certain clubs. At worst it's not bad for us. At best it could mean bigger and more sponsorships. Who the f**k knows. Need to be a lawyer or accountant to understand football nowadays

An all you can eat buffet at Pizza Hut for him and his mates Chris and Stuart...know Man U are looking to cut back but reckon they could swing that

Driving anywhere in or around town is like a purgatory of bus/taxi lanes and one way systems. Gateshead have obviously been in full collusion to ensure a 15 minute detour round Gateshead for what was a 2 min journey previously. Combined with the inability to park anywhere that wont cost donating a kidney...Long term plan is clearly to have both centres car free.

To be fair Barkley looked like in every way like an expensive disaster waiting to happen. Good on him for proving everyone wrong, and congrats to Villa for getting lucky that he hasn't ended up being a permacrock.

Best idea I've heard all week

So nothing unusual. Speculation passed off as news based on rumours which others have said with some fluff around it. Must be easy to be a telegraph reporter

Let's not re-write history here...when he left almost everyone was gutted, and he did look like becoming a world beater. Obviously didn't pan out that way, but could have just as easily if booze and injuries didn't scupper him

🤣🤣🤣. My aunt could have had bollocks and she'd be my uncle...but she doesn't and isn't lol. Plus SOL has no chance of expansion till KLDs ma pops her clogs and he fancies wasting a few 100 million to give more space for a few empty packets of Walkers to blow around in

How about waiting till 38 games are done? Spurs can't be relied on for anything and Villa are no different to us last season. Probability and past statistics aren't in our favour but who knows what can happen at the end of the season? A few wobbly games for Chelsea and Marescos binned, Arteta has his traditional melt down and is banned for several games, City lose their case and are deducted 1000 points. Man U do everyone a favour and appoint Southgate...All starts to look in liverpools favour. 🤢

Been labelled a mag yet?

Well surely people go to watch the match to be entertained. Isn't that the whole point unless your life is so genuinely miserable you just go to get away from the missus or get shit faced? Given the cost IF its even possible to get a ticket I do want to be entertained. I've never been fortunate enough to be able to get a season ticket so on the rare occasions I can get in to the ground, yes I want to be entertained. Yes I will cheer every shot, chance, near miss and awesome tackle. But I will also boo borefests too

If you don't see what's funny about a reported 39k in the ground with obviously only being about half full there you'll never get one of the most amusing things about the makems

Woah woah....getting dangerously close to Kepa prices now

And there's another £10m

Right let's get it over with...what's the official attendance, then the actual one? Just for shits and giggles...

Stroke enough tit's and eventually one will come good

Underpriced since we paid £60m

Probably because camera phones weren't around in 96?