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We are a Bruno injury away from basically having to rejig the entire team to carry any sort of threat like. Shelvey would’ve been the most obvious like for like replacement.

Be preferable to get a centre mid in, but I think we’re coming out of the window in much better shape that we were going in so can’t complain too much.

It’s almost like they had £40m (plus £5m in add ons) burning a hole in their pocket.

Thought they telegraphed their intentions when Howe said they might not necessarily be after a like-for-like replacement for Wood.

Oh, you have no idea You’d think we’d have learned from the Mackems crowing about their trips to ‘Wembo’ and then pantsing themselves before they got there.

This is doing my tits in. The sheer amount of my mates I’m having to correct when they talk about the final as a done deal. We’re absolutely getting turned over tomorrow.

Too many below par performances and moments of petulance for me. I don’t dislike him by any stretch but he could’ve done so much more here had he applied himself consistently.

I think it’s a good deal (replacement permitting). I just think people are being a bit churlish by saying he’s done.

I think it’s a good deal (replacement permitting). I just think people are being a bit churlish by saying he’s done.

You might be right but you can’t really judge him off the back of one game after a long injury lay off. Wilson, Isak, Maxi etc all got a much longer grace period from folks on here.

We can pretend he’s shot, but he would absolutely have been in the starting XI had he not got injured during preseason.

Good deal, providing we can get a replacement.

I’m in bits la

Eddie Howe’s Jesmond wine bar Mags

It’s a very silly opinion. Put your copy of FM in the bin and enter the real world.

At least he’s getting stuck in

What the fuck are you talking about? Trim the squad? We’re always about two injuries away from being absolutely fucked I’m not debating the quality of these players but please, a little perspective. We need more than a match day 18. Players get injured, tired, whatever. Lascelles and Ritchie are not the calibre I’d really want us to have as backup but we’re in transition. Replacing them with players of equivalent quality let alone someone better will have a greater cost than keeping them when you factor in transfer fees, signing on bonuses, agents etc. If another club comes in and makes a good offer they’ll be on their way. Evidently that’s not forthcoming, and the club aren’t going to flog them under market value because Gawalls from the internet thinks they should.

We’re evidently not a charity though are we? Wood was a big positive presence around the club by all accounts, but when it made financial sense to do so we moved him on. If someone comes in and offers enough cold, hard cash for our squad players they’ll be on their way. But as the wording implies we do need a squad. If we sell Lascelles or Ritchie they’ll need to be replaced and often that’s a greater financial burden than retaining an existing player.

Ritchie is a huge presence around the club and in the dressing room. When you get down to Ritchie vs Fraser you’re arguing over who is getting the last spot on the bench, so you’re probably looking at other attributes too.

Aren’t Sheff United under transfer embargo? Might need a fee to get out of it.

I don’t rate Edwards as a journalist - his defence of Bruce which was entirely predicated on access, and the absolute pantshitting stupidity of hitching your wagon to a Henry Mauriss takeover are massive blots on his copybook - but some of our fans need to lighten up. The man has admitted to deliberately trying to wind our supporters up and yet people still fall for his shit. He’s getting paid to tweet like a bellend, we’re not. Ignore him.

Really weird deal this. It doesn’t sound like he’s pulled up trees at West Ham, but the club have been trying to get this deal done for a year now. They must rate him, but it’s a bit odd we’ve had a clear run at signing him. £3m is fuck all in the grand scheme of things.

He’d have loved Metroland.

Wait until 11pm on Tuesday.

It’s going to be mint when this doesn’t happen and people lose their minds over something they’ve tried to wish into existence.