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Shadow directors?

Same guy who originated the rumour has admitted to just making stuff up as well.

Also don't they need to be on reasonably good terms with the PL if they do end up running the club? Really struggle to see PIF wanting to get involved even.

YESS

Bielsa used him in midfield too. Bizarre he's not been tried at all especially when they're playing Championship shite like Morrel and Allen?

McTominay and Hanley very good. Scotland probably would've won if they had a functioning striker. Southgate shit as ever.

I do wonder if the backlash will affect their decision (maybe taking a leaf out of BoJo's book and using leaks to gauge public reaction?)

At least talk of Allegri etc only comes up in fantasy terms in relation to this neverending takeover - Everton fans genuinely thought they'd be a catch for Poch or Conte

Agree with this. Easy to see why he likes the idea of living in Liverpool again but their fans absolutely hate him - will be vicious when it inevitably goes wrong like you say. Only club fans' forums I've seen this summer who actually wanted Rafa were Crystal Palace - wonder if that could still be a goer?

Unless Shaw has a knock I really don't get that. He was great last season for Man Utd and obviously overlapping/naturally same footed full backs are vital in the modern game/in a 4-3-3.

Really tho? 31, spent the last two years in the Championship and on loan in Turkey where he scored five goals.

Absolutely horrible appointment.

It would be absolutely ideal for him given his family base in the Wirral. Hard not to imagine he really fancies it.

72 points that season, some feat.

Midfield is just a void lol

The 2014 WC under Hodgson was awful too. To my mind he was a decent appointment on short notice in 2012 and did ok with a makeshift England team that summer (lots of players in their 30s like Terry, Gerrard, Parker, others who just weren't very good compared to England squads before/since eg Lescott, Johnson, Young) but obviously wasn't the best choice to develop a new style of play. He left at the right time really.

Totally agree. But I think we all know it'll be Andros Townsend on a free who comes in instead...

He'd cost about £40m at this rate lol, absolutely no chance. Another loan is the only way really.

ASM is far too good for us

Well I did say I predicted a drubbing...

Never any doubt with Willock through on goal there.

Words cannot express how bad of an idea it is to put Krafth in the back three let alone directly up against Vardy who's left of the two. Can see a 5 or 6-0 drubbing.

Will get mauled. Vardy and Iheanacho's movement around Fernandez, Clark and Dummett will be brutal. Then Madison and Perez finding pockets around Shelvey...

PSG are an absolutely vile club

He's always been like this but used to have moments of quality that made up for it. None of that this season though. He's now on a par with the likes of Geremi, Amady Faye and Alan Smith at their worst.