Sandrotastico

I'd move out anyone that's not top 4. So I'd move out Longstaff, Willock and a few others. i'd take anything over. 15m, thats the going rate for a mid table midfielder that does a job but nothing more or less. We need to move to the next level, this season is ahuge chance to do that.

Does he ever catch the ball? Also, a weakness is his ball playing, granted not Pope levels but 40 is a lot for this lad? hmmmm I'm not sure.

It is? Who would you bring in?

Would not sell at any price. He's class!

Lot of cash, but I could see him and Isak linking up well as a front two with them taking turns to drop. Add Elanga and Gordon/Barnes and you have a pretty dynamic, fast and fluid 4 in front of Tonali and Bruno.

Good player, but not arsed, rather we bought in the 30-40m bracket and under 25's. Unearth a couple more Botman and Bruno's from Europe. Trust the team and process. There's so much talent that are not in the hype bracket that we should be looking at.

No top-level club these days has one person calling all the shots. I agree the manager should have the final say. But the days of a manager doing everything is well and truly gone. That's two SD gone in two years. If Howe was to leave and take the England job next year with his entire backroom staff, we're back to square one with no infrastructure of plan in place. Hard to have a view on PM but it's no coincidence that our targets always range in such extremes from unknown french and brazilians to english players like Trafford and DCL. Maybe the Wilson talk was the final straw - who knows! Interested to see what happens next, I totally trust EH on the first team, but we still need to build the club from the bottom up.

Agree, 5 at the back with Tino and Hall as attacking wingbacks. sandro, bruno and big joe. Delap and Isak just off him, as he seems to prefer.

Agree, plus a technical ball playing midfielder, that can beat a man, someone with guile and vision...And the obvioud right wing/forward and a striker.

Just in from the game - Newcastle city is jumping! Weird game, agree with Eddie, we looked to try a little too hard today, but he maybe got it wrong tactically also. But, who gives fuck! CL here we come in the best season of my life of 40 years supporting us. Thanks to Sir Eddie and the lads! Buzzing!

Manchester United have to start again, they have zero spine or culture. To build that is the most difficult thing, even if you buy buy buy. Thats the remarkable thing about Howe and the signings of Trippier and Burn. Other than Maguire I don't see much leadership, I don't see much at all but bang average players and finger pointers - they're screwed, Amorim or not.

One thing I take from this. I was completely in the Gordon over Barnes camp. But fuck that. I'd even flog Gordon if he shows this effort. The base line from his was workrate but that has gone now.

Again, Gordon. Half arsed!

Gordon, has give it away 3 times in the last 2 minutes, half arsed!

Great first halve, as we said before kickoff - Wilson, should be put down, Gordon needs to do more. Botman, Tonali and Bruno superb - should be 2-0 up.