Shadow Puppets

Got a sneaky nagging feeling that we’ll go back in for him in the next hour in one last ditch attempt, probably paying closer to what Man Utd wanted.

Because they'll be holding out for our last desperate offer.

Man Utd not responding to the offer... definitely brinkmanship. I reckon this will get done in about two hours when someone blinks.

By all accounts it's nothing to do with his wants. He is open to it and is actively pushing for it. It's Man Utd holding firm.

Sets a precedent. I read the other day that Howe and the owners have set out a policy of no relegation clauses to weed out people who aren't really into the project.

I think it was Lingard or Ekitike. Going all out for Lingard now.

Your view does not surprise me, judging by your posts recently ?

Nope. Our business is already pretty stellar. Lingard would be the icing on the cake.

Fucking love deadline day when we're actually involved! ?

Hmmm... something fishy going on here. Brinksmanship.

Downie now backpedalling a bit of SSN. Saying it's going to be hard to get it done in time.

OR... Romano doesn't know.

What? He's an absolute baller man. Just mismanaged for two years.

You’ve missed the man mountain off your list.

The last genuinely exciting one was Yanga-Mbiwa, Gouffran, Sissoko and Haidara in 2013. Everything else has been trash.

Aye, those last 3 are very vague links though. I could see Lingard happening. Not so much the other two.

Come on then @Ando7... are we on track for this surprise?

I’m sure those names are in the hat, but I’d be astounded if we’re not in the mix for Lingard, Dembele or Alli tomorrow.

Are we just assuming that the lack of official announcement is down to Lyon's stock exchange issue?

5 out of 10? You think that signing and address four problem positions has only achieved half the job? ?

Where are you getting the optimism if 3 or 4 more? ? I’m at a 7/10 with the deals done so far. Anything else is a bonus now.

I think Trippier, Wood, Bruno and one of Burn/Botman/Carlos/that Monaco lad would be a 7/10 window. Happy enough with that. Any additional forward reinforcements would push it to an 8 or 9/10.