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Chelsea and Man City etc. can ride this sort of shit because they’ve got a fucking stable full of race horses. We’ve only got a handful and we’re just getting used to having them again. They’re precious as fuck! That game has done my nerves no good at all. For the first time ever I’m hoping we draw another PL team in the next round ?

Meeting with the medical staff pre-Wolves game is gonna be a laugh. “Right lads, who’s not fucked?” Fucking Tranmere man! Dirty fuckers! ?

£10m up front and another £20m if they stay up. Cunts!

He has the technique and confidence to play a part in our first team squad and it would do him the world of good. Let’s see if he can level up and play a part in our future. Loan him out again and we’re basically saying he’s not part of our future plans, which would be a shame. If we have to loan him out it should be to another PL team with some guarantees of first team football

He won’t hurt them too badly mate

Fair play to Lascelles for playing on with a broken schnozz. Looks sore as fuck!

I’m pleased for Wood. Hopefully that gives him some confidence and he can kick on

What the fuck kind of tackle was that?! Is it any wonder people are saying the standard of officiating is as bad as it’s ever been?! Blind cunt!

This is shite!

That’s why Murphy will never be a Premier League player. Consistently awful decision making

I expect (and hope) Trippier will still be here as a coach.

Pope Trippier Botman Bruno St Maximin Joelinton Isak There’s some serious quality with those 7 players. We’re halfway to a very talented and exciting first team.

And that's why you buy the players you're most in need of, early in the transfer window. Welcome back to the starting lineup Chris Wood.

Leeds supporting mate of mine reckon Harrison don’t really fit into Marsch’s system very well. Harrison is an out-and-out winger but Marsch plays a narrow system. That said, he did pretty well at the weekend in a narrow system so ??‍♂️

I imagine they’ve done some scouting and started agent discussions for replacements already

I can't imagine they're alone in their admiration for him

This morning Talksport said Southampton were about to break their transfer record to bring him in. They're like a blind man playing darts

We've also got to let the market tell us where we are in terms of our own stature to an extent. We are showing ambition by going after Maddison, Diaby and Isak but maybe they're not all that realistic yet. If we can't get our top targets because the prices are inflated, they only want to join teams playing European football, challenging for domestic honours or paying top wages, we either adjust our approach or don't sign anyone.

The market will open up in the final two weeks. Most teams will have completed their business and know which players they want to keep, which they're happy to get rid of and which ones are determined to leave themselves in order to get first team football. We've never been active at this end of the market so it'll be interesting to see what happens. Gordon can see Everton are sinking already, Chelsea's fringe players are getting nowhere near the first team, we're unbeaten in two - things that can potentially influence transfer activity are changing by the week

One photo and a tenuous article actually

I can potentially see us signing one Chelsea player permanently, with a favourable payment structure due to Staveley's good relationship with them, and one on loan. Two from Hudson-Odoi, Pulisic, Gallacher, Broja would be ideal

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This stuff is probably done all the time by recruiting directors/managers. Just because it's being reported now doesn't mean it's a new tactic. How do we know this isn't how Ashworth signed Cucarella from Spain?

West Ham could offer him guaranteed first team football but they're West Ham FFS! He'd likely be a rotation player at City but would get a better salary Here, he'd be part of an exciting revolution, he'd get to play alongside his best mate, play in a city he already seems to like and be adored like nowhere else. I'm not so sure he'd pick City over us

Yeah, i suspect the 'small group of targets' comment is less 'we've identified these specific players and they're the only ones we're prepared to sign' and more 'we have specific criteria for new signings and there are a limited number of players that fit those criteria'. It might even be specific criteria per position, who knows?! e.g striker under 20, playing in Europe who speaks English and doesn't demand first team football straightaway. Or right footed winger with XG of ?