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Hilariously long range goal just scored by Coritiba in Brazil's Serie B, at least 60 yards

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Some people just love to see the negative in everything, fecking miserable shits.

I suppose it depends how you see it. I think the stat is we had the equal best defensive record, or one of the best up to the point Pope got injured. I think that matters more than whether Pope can ping passes around, or even have better ability with his feet than he has now. We do indeed need to upgrade. However, my opinion in the short term is, it's not that something we need to address right now. And the pressing issue imo, was more us not having the squad to play how we wanted to, due to the injuries we had. We had no option to rotate or rest, and even try different things. Be interesting to see what happens next season on how we approach new signings, especially with all the things we've been highlighting and have differing opinions on. I think it's going to fascinating actually, to see what positions we address in the next couple of months.

Fair points. I guess the financial gymnastics we need to do comes down the judgement calls on what positions. And as you say, £30m now rather than £50m is better. If it does happen, it'll show a ruthlessness in Eddie, i'm not sure we all see.

Yeah, that part is fair enough. Not overly worried about that at the moment myself. Imo we could spend the money in other areas, for now.

Where's the evidence for that (if this guys sign, exhibit number one ) ? Pope's injury aside, he's done nowt wrong, and i don't see the need with our financial restraints for an expensive new number one GK. However, if Eddie thinks it, then I'm onboard.

Why would we need to upgrade Nick Pope ? That's the part that makes no sense to me. I just can't see us bringing in a GK at over £30m alongside Pope. And i can't see Pope leaving, just don't see that as happening, but you never know. And you're right, it's a good shock if true with his ability.

With our spending limited, I just can't see us laying out £30m plus on a GK. Just doesn't make any sense really.

I'm with you Grumpy, think this bollocks myself. I'm defo onboard the miserable express

Love that

Yeah and if he doesn't get into the top 4 inside 5 games or so, they'll sack him You'd be mad to go to Chelsea, you couldn't build anything there. I suppose the pay off will be nice though.

handball, surely VAR will sort it out

Bayern should be all over Poch now imo. Chelsea deserve all the shit they get, pathetic club.

Well done Supertoon And thank you so much for doing it again Magpie, absolute star you, like

Christ my first impressions of him were completely wrong, what an absolute and utterly fantastic human being he is. If you can't love such a great lad you'll never love anything.

Well i would say Joe or Joe would come in alongside them two. Fitness permitting we might have the chance to properly rotate next season. so you can chuck in Anderson, Miley as well as Longstaff. Lots of option IF they stay fit in numbers.

I thought we did in Tonali, we've just not seen him play. Be it alongside Bruno, to rest Bruno, not as good but similar enough imo. We don't need a back up Bruno imo, we're stocked with decenty quality in CM, it's just the injuries killed us in there.

Fantastic game again, mint player this lad like.

Thank feck for that

Aye, the domination in midfield because of having Joe back. And how much more confident do we look at the back with Pope back in.

Amazing what having big Joe and Pope back in the team has done.

What a lovely first half so far.

Including us if we don't get 7th, you can imagine the bullshit headlines. 'The Saudi's Want Howe's Head' for missing out on Europe. Just endless complete bollocks.

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