Shadow Puppets

He’s been here for 2 days, you moron.

General feeling around me at the ground were that we were dominant for the most part, apart from about 15 mins, and I would agree. We looked shot after about 70 mins. First half we were completely in control, but chance creation was as it has been for a while… half chances and scuffs, but good all round play, good ball retention. Great goal by ASM, but overall he was shite. Correct decision to take him off, even if Almiron was slightly at fault for ball watching. Genuinely unlucky I think. Watford were crap apart from about 3 good breaks on us.

Not that bothered if we don't have a CB in for Watford... it would be very risky to throw a brand new player into the back four for a game of this magnitude anyway (especially if they don't have PL experience). If they'd signed someone at the start of the week, fine, but can't see us buying someone today / tomorrow and disrupting any back four/five we may have been training with all week.

Not a chance in hell anyone else is in before Watford. They'd need to be registered by noon today wouldn't they?

You can say what you like about Luke's tweeting style (and his preciousness), but he is actually on the money far more often than not.

Weird take. How are we condemning ourselves to relegation? Today (providing he signs) we will have a stronger squad than yesterday, with no evidence to suggest we have finished our business by a long shot.

It is. My friend knows Luke who posted the photo. He got off at Durham station for what it’s worth.

£20m for a one in three PL striker, in our current predicament, isn’t too bad. We need a squad.

Oh look. More regurgitation ?

Who's to say we don't have an expert in that position? And also, we might be the richest owners in the world, but we're also second bottom of the league. Of course it's going to be harder to attract top quality. People seem to think this is Football Manager. Comments like "£30million + add ons should do it" are hilarious... as if anyone on this board has any idea whatsoever of what it takes to buy a player and run a club.

God I do. I hate all these wannabe in the know accounts. Don’t understand how people can’t see through it.

And there Romano goes again, regurgitating.

He does a great job of convincing people of that, absolutely. But his "news" breaks consistently a few mins or hours after other well known, genuine, journalists. He's an aggregator of news. He's not ITK.

Romano literally knows fuck all. He pops up with his tweets after pretty much everyone else has already said the same thing. He's not ITK. Just another fucking wannabe.

Could be useful for the squad though, no?

I know. I think we’ll sign one or two this week. It’s the whinging about not having 3 signings in already that does my head in. As if it’s Football Manager.

We signed Trippier 3 days ago, and have made bids for (and for all your know, could sign this week) several really good players. Give your head a shake.

Don’t have a problem with Wood if he’s not the only forward we’re bringing in. We need depth. But I wouldn’t be bringing him in as a first choice starter.

Incredible take. Some spectacularly thick people in our fanbase like.

Eh? Trippier was comfortably our best player like. No idea what you were watching. Edit: misread…sorry.

It’s been a mixed bag from him really. Performances against Man Utd, Burnley, Norwich, Brentford…even to some extent Man City first half and Liverpool, have seen very good spells. But today was poor (as was Arsenal, Leicester). I’m 100% behind him because I think most of todays issues were down to having zero fit strikers at the club, and a few players who are so drastically lacking in confidence. And I would also agree with him to an extent that we didn’t necessarily play horrendously…it was just a serious lack of cutting edge and the same old defenders making the same old mistakes (because they’re shit / lacking confidence). And then it being like a cup final for them, and a hindrance to us. More than happy to give him my full backing and reassess at the end of the season.

Publicly you can.

Boom. Fucking great signing! Onwards and upwards!!!

Is there anything to suggest we would ever pay someone that amount. Seems unlikely.

Ramsey is a massive upgrade on our CM like (apart from big Joelinton). If he can stay fit he’s a really solid signing. But that’s a decent sized if.