Armchair Pundit

Gordon is one of three untouchable players, surely.

Striker replacement for Wilson?

Just don't see how this is a viable tactic, with having no left side outlet: ... especially when you add in a complete lack of press

Fucking hell, Gary Neville having a wankfest over Mainoo. Swapping him in still doesn't resolve playing Foden out of position or having no natural positioned players down the left hand side. Urgh.

£35m for Anderson, meh, he was average most of the time anyways. If it means we keep hold of some of our better players then so be it, we have cover in his position of an equal or better standard I guess.

For £33m, I wonder if that's low enough to expect a sell-on clause. It's a shame and one completely brought about by an unfair, rigging of the system, but I guess it's for a player who we've never had play for us, so hopefully we'll never miss what we've never had. Still a bag of wank that we had to sell him though.

Just sickened by the whole PSR/FFP nonsense, it just feels completely unfair and rigged.

Has Southgate been giving the Italians tips?

With Tonali back, I can understand Anderson being an option to leave. Not that they're the same position as such, but Anderson is average really, so we could just drop Longstaff in if we keep him or one of the academy lads. Think I'd rather lose Anderson than Minteh, just because we will need options on the right if Miggy goes, especially with Ritchie having gone as well (again, not that he was that much of an option, but he was cover if needed).

Yeah, I hear you! The latest I've read is Tripps not being fit, so bringing in Eze at left back instead. That's right, Eze, an attacking midfielder at left back... How is Southgate capable of playing so many players out of position and think that's okay?! Just seeing Gordon come on in the last match for the last few minutes showed what we're missing on the left, why the fuck are we playing a central midfielder on the left?! I just can't fathom why Southgate feels the need to play both Foden and Bellingham, just pick one and put him in his natural position, at a push put Bellingham next to Rice, but sort the fucker out! You wouldn't play two fucking goalkeepers. So frustrating.

Incidentally, seeing as points are only influential within the league standings (and we're not winning the league anytime soon), we could take the points hit, reinforce to a better level and concentrate on cups, seeing as they automatically get into Europe as well. The only problem I foresee with that would be obvious loss in funds from final league position. I'd think the players at the club, even the top ones, aren't daft enough to think we'll win the league in the next season, they just want progress I'd hope. (Edit): Mind you, it's pipedreams really, we all know the league would find some way of punishing us more than anyone else, they're just looking for an excuse. I say break out the world's most expensive legal teams, we can certainly afford that.

Fuck them, take the hit then bring the lawyers in to make a full scale attack on how wrong the rules are. Maybe sitting back and letting the others do it isn't worth it, especially when we're now seeing so many examples of these stupid rules being anti-competitive, hypocritical and complicit in holding teams to ransom and forcing them to sell their players for less than they're worth just to hit the spreadsheet target. It stifles progression and doesn't allow for teams with owners that can afford to spend, even if they add in provision to contracts or holding money in trust to cover potential fees. And that's all before you even get to the unfairness of those teams that are already established prior to rule implementation having a massive advantage over everyone else.

PSR sucks sweaty donkey balls

Would prefer him not to be sold to another team in the Prem, especially seeing as how we've not had chance to see him play for us first. Then again, I only ever want to sell dross or past-it players to our league counterparts.

If we do sell Minteh, I wonder if we'll add in a first refusal clause on a future sale or percentage of next sale.

Fucking Faroe Islands would be a tough game for us, according to Southgate!

Good lord, I don't think anyone should die over a game of footy. Though I also don't think all England fans should be tarred with that same brush though, I seen much, much worse from some of the South American teams.

Hang on... is that sarcasm?

Southgate's 'tactics' and setup are the definition of madness - doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different outcome. It's clear as fucking crystal where the issues lie and which players shouldn't be on the pitch, yet Southgate just keeps doing the same shit. I don't think I've seen an England team with so much wasted potential or such utterly ridiculous play than Southgate's England. Total wank football.

Seems more bothered about his questionable fashion choices than playing football, no thanks.

He's also a top Kier Starmer backer isn't he?

Hasn't he already though? Just the email exchange over him being tapped up is enough. You say he couldn't do his job, but it's experience and observation that are his key roles, he could pass any information garnered via an intermediary easily enough.

I still reckon Ashworth is working for Man Utd on the sly already. Even if it's scouting or whatever, there's no way of proving he isn't and him and Man Utd clearly don't give that much of a fuck about getting caught out after his tapping up emails earlier in the year.