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Obviously some cunt doesn’t want to buy us or they would have. They have had 15 years to do so and Ashley won’t consider anything anyway until the cases are played out.

I have not a clue either way how it will pan out. The PL don’t have a choice if the legal cases are in our favour. Just have to wait for the legal side to play out, we’ve waited 15 years of utter shit and it will make no difference waiting a bit longer. It’s either this or nothing, as it will be another Ashley type, hedge fund group or even worse (imo) if it doesn’t go through.

Yeah understand everyone has an opinion, nobody has a real clue though how the cases will actually play out.

Nothing has changed we await the legal cases. Might not go our way or it might go our way. Nobody has a clue what is happening or how it will end.

Probably best to wait for what the judge's ruling is and if there is any appeal before saying it's getting closer.

Did the linesman give offside? I thought they just automatically checked this with any VAR penalty decision. Don't have a problem if it's checked and it's offside, however when you look at the goal given for Man Utd last week, then that's why the whole thing is a sham. Also the fact for their penalty, the referee was told to have a look at the off pitch monitor, yet wasn't last week against West Ham. Can't stand VAR, it's totally ruined the game due to the inconsistencies of the officials (not the actual equipment). Very very few actual decent referees in the Premier League.

Bruce is shit in every way, just don't think any of the defenders are very good either (either due to age or ability).

That's a joke and when you counter in the fact also that the referee was told to go check the screen this time and yet wasn't last week - that's not right.

None of those players would get into any team above midtable and none of those teams would be interested either. Rafa had good organisation and defended from the front (we don't now), however under Rafa the likes of Clark, Ritchie and Murphy were certainly on their way out of the club. Neesy states some are also getting on a bit and that's a fair point also (especially Fernandez). Just don't rate any of our defenders as more than average at best and nobody needs to tell me about the clusterfuck of a manger making things even worse. You even agreed to the point I made last week concerning if you are a player of a good quality standard then you will still see that on a football pitch no matter who the manager is. I just don't see that with any of the defenders, or most of the team either it has to be said.

That defence looks like it's going to concede with every attack. All the players in the back line are bang average (no matter who is selected) and the five at the back just doesn't work. We desperately need defenders, another central midfielder and a striker. My money is that we will get Choudary on loan (possibly) and that's it - very average player to me but the fact he will still be an improvement (aside Willock) is telling. Almiron is not a midfielder and St Max is not a forward. Bruce is an absolute joke of a manager, but I'm not 100% convinced by Jones either mind.

Bruce has a perfect excuse to use if he goes with his threat of 4 goalkeepers, meaning one less outfield place and one less incoming transfer option. Fat cunt will use it also. Why the fuck would he name 4 though.? Two are long term injuries, so get the medical opinion of which one will return first, select him for the squad and leave the other one out until January.

You're not being serious are you with your can't argue tbf - surely not?

Other clubs do it and are allowed to also, so I certainly would want this takeover. I want what is best for my club to compete and imo this takeover gives us the best chance to do so. If others don't want PIF then that's their prerogative also and I respect that.

Bullshit Keith was trying to blame Ashley's legal team the other week about leaving things too late (and publicly also), so I fully expect them to be totally cut off now (if he was ever really in the loop in the first place - I very much doubt he was), as he is full on attention blabber now. Kennedy and Wraith are totally brainwashed by that Keith now and Kennedy especially has become the monkey for the organ grinder. I'll repeat what I said a few weeks ago, ignore eveyone until the legal cases have progressed.

From Keith's big mate

This is fundamentally the reason why Ashley is still fighting like mad, he’s not only going to make his cash back and more on the sale, but he (and imho the main reason) will have things lined up in the Middle East pending the takeover being completed. He certainly wouldn’t give a shit who he was selling the club to if that was the only thing on the table, and the fact that he won’t consider any other bids I think demonstrates this

I’m always a big believer that if you are a player of a good quality standard then you will still see that on a football pitch no matter who the manager is. Yes a player will perform better at more frequent levels under a better manager, but you don’t just go to a shit level of performance over a two year period under a poor manager. You still see quality players like Wilson and St Max giving high level performances under the same poor manager. If Everton or anyone else offered 10 million, personally I would bite their hand off.

I thought everyone was now just posting in the Braindead thread for anything that balloon said. Or if people are keen to keep what he says relevant, then why don't they create a new 'Keith's Fantasy Island Plane Ride' thread.

Personally, apart from the blue training top, I think all the other stuff looks pretty shit. Don’t like either strip so far and if that green kit is our third kid, it’s absolutely hideous. Fortunately I have no interest in buying anything which puts money into Ashley’s pockets.

I was a season ticket holder for over 40 years until Rafa’s second season. The fact that Ashley continued to underfund the club even when he had a big name manager, was the final straw for me. Bothered me a bit the season after, but now it doesn’t even cross my mind. I won’t be back until new owners with the insight and ambition to invest and improve the club are in charge. Hopefully the legal cases may still see PIF/PCP/Reuben consortium take over. If not, I honestly believe that we will be owned by another Ashley/hedge fund group.

No I mentioned him losing the ball, but wasn’t laying blame. All of the best players lose the ball at some point just about every game. What I was getting at that he felt the need to come so deep today due to the total lack of ability for our defenders and midfield to give him the ball in effective areas. You can see he has no confidence in either the defence or the midfield to provide that service. Maybe that will change with his mate coming in.

The fact that he sits all just about the entire game sitting five yards in front of the defence, means that any half decent team will always dominate the midfield. Does Jones actually have any say on who plays as I can’t imagine playing Shelvey fits into his tactical plans.

The choice of Kraft and Clark in that starting 11, is just another example of the already huge list of why that fat useless cunt should be nowhere near this or any premier league level club. The fact that he is defended by a fucking balloon of a person and reporter is another to add to the reasons to hate the cunt.

Noticeable thing for me today was the amount of times he came so deep to get the ball (once which led to the goal).