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May be more about preventing a points deduction and him being one of only around 4 players who we could actually sell and we don’t want to lose Bruno, Isak or Gordon.

I’m a massive fan of Barnes

thanks - I used to be first window or two but got on board really quickly and am just enjoying the ride after so many years of Ashley etc.

I honestly don’t know what that means - my apologies if I’ve missed something obvious and wondering if I’m having a senior moment (I turned 50 last week)

And who else are people breaking our door down to buy

Must admit I was one of those people who had uproar and that signing was when I vowed not to do it again.

Probably did a lot to keep us safe that first season as I remember a lot of good defensive performances

Some people will bring up Chris wood for that but I’m in the camp of he was a good signing as he came in and did a job then moved on with minimal fuss. That’s the closest for me - perhaps the jury’s still out on Tonali

Today alone I’ve read “howes job is on the line” and “I’ve lost all faith in the club if this happens”

This place is mental sometimes innit

I wondered how long it would take before people got insane with their expectations since the takeover, it seems now is about that time. I’m genuinely gobsmacked with some things I’ve read on here last couple of days.

😅 same - this is a quote from my daily life

They just want negativity it seems - it’s reported Bruno wants to move “bastard journalists trying to get rid of our players”, it’s reported we’re trying to buy x and y “bastard club and lack of …”

I’ve also heard he’s been told he needs to start taking his own carrier bags rather than buying them every time - his job depends on it.

If I were to put my car up for sale at book price and I got no offers because no one wanted it then is it worth book price? Even if so is it a fool’s errand me trying to sell it for that when there’s clearly no one interested? This isn’t football manager - every club wants to buy cheap due to psr and the fact there’s now punishment for breaking the rules yet they haven’t lowered their own asking prices accordingly (yet). IMO something needs to give.

We can’t undervalue them that much - no fucker wants them, the only ones we can shift are the ones that’s come in under new owners.

And not his success overall? Not in the credit he probably has with the owners by dragging us off the bottom to finish just outside top ten then get us in the top four and then have everyone disappointed that we didn’t get Europe football for the second season , a season with crazy injuries. If we were to sack him because of a bad signing or two then it’s not Howe I’d be disappointed in personally m.

Inspiration costs money - we don’t have any

They’re not coming from the club - they’re coming from journalists.

His job will depend on it? I’ve told you a million times not to exaggerate

He’s only worth what teams are willing to pay - the athletic, daily mail, chronicle or NO don’t decide a a players value, I just don’t believe any team has considered buying him and it’s all nonsense journalism.

I personally don’t think anyone rates him as a £30m+ player and the whole thing is BS.

And those greatest transfers all cost £40m up - we haven’t got that kind of money this window it seems

A chunk of those? I’m struggling to think of a single game where both were available and Howe didn’t bring the other on at some point in the game- maybe one or two so what your post says to me is they are both about the same.

He’s just another Mike Ashley - used to getting his own way by bullying and jobs for mates.