Kid Icarus

Also worth mentioning that PIF aren't this slick, professional outfit with an immaculate record too. This only represents ~5% of their investments/projects, but this is still the same organisation that thought the original plans for Neom, Quiddiya, a sports city, and their e-sports investments were realistic/savvy. Anyone correctly raising concerns that their ambitions were pure fantasy were replaced or told to make it happen, with those ambitions slowly but surely scaled back to the point where the original plan was unrecognisable or cancelled altogether.

Honestly the press can circle and say what they want, if you read that interview with Mitchell and thought aye, all of this is a simple interview, all totally normal, I dunno what to tell you. Whether the press are responding to the interview itself or the response to it is immaterial to the view that the interview itself was fucking weird.

Classic KaKa, I didn't say 'NONE' of it was rumoured, I said you have theories that haven't even been rumoured let alone reported. These bits in bold are your theories

You now have theories about what's happening that haven't even been rumoured let alone reported? What have you done with the real KaKa? Respond with 2 lol emojis if you're in trouble.

Niki Lauda would be a better comparison saying as he himself was a racing engineer.

Ashworth snaked off to Man United, that was hardly Howe's fault, and even then our signings were very good. What if Nickson became DoF and essentially moulded our scouting around the playing style that Howe and him have already established?

I mean it was only a matter of days ago you were laughing at anyone suggesting there was any issue at all. Now, if there is an issue you're choosing Mitchell over Howe? Genuine question, if Howe had the gravitas of Pep, Klopp, even Emery or Arteta, is that still your answer? At what point does Howe prove himself as being more important than this specific DoF?

I'm pretty confident that if it did come down to it, you and whoever else who would prefer to opt for Mitchell over Howe would be in an extreme minority.

Genuinely just burst out laughing

What was it you said again? Something along the lines of 'I see you've stopped criticising Mike Ashley now that you're on his payroll?'

This one sounds like it's going well. Compare and contrast...

I should point out that the opportunity I'm on about would still involve me approaching him as a stranger

Easy. This, by a mile.

Southampton 1-2 Man United Brighton 3-1 Ipswich Palace 1-0 Leicester Fulham 2-1 West Ham Liverpool 3-0 Forest Man City 3-1 Brentford Villa 2-1 Everton Bournemouth 1-1 Chelsea Spurs 0-2 Arsenal Wolves 1-1 Newcastle

Was fannying about with a few stats for my fpl team and although it's only been a few games, Barnes has one of the highest expected goal involvements (goals and assists) per 90. Again only a few games, but it being per 90 suggests consistency over the total, which can be skewed by one match. Weirdly the player who's right at the top after the obvious one is Garnacho, but ETH keeps not playing him or taking him off.

I'll not say why but I have the opportunity to speak to Hope a few times a week if anyone wants me to ask/throw anything.

Immediately wondering how this is part of their getting away with moydah plan.

I mean Trippier's expectation. Personally I think it's fair, I wouldn't expect him to be not involved to the extent that the captaincy needs to change hands. I think people have forgotten just how good he still is.

Well it would be a bit weird if this is still your expectation yeah.

Well you would think so considering Arsenal are an elite team.

He was captain on the pitch and captain in all but name, just as Bruno is now. No point in getting into pedantics imo. Having the captaincy taken off you is strange like, especially considering how good a leader Trippier has been.

Yep. It's just being professional and not doing anything to cause reputational damage. Howe understands that...

It's unbelievably simple, but I'm passed caring tbh.

Like talking to a wall

I mean the only thing that's comical is the concept of people lying being far-fetched tbh. Again though, still irrelevant when the reason for people believing there's a problem is the things Mitchell said in his interview. I've repeated that a few times now like.