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A big ask for him to keep up the form he had shown previously though.

Miggys pace and movement giving them a hard time here

'BUT HE CANT EVEN HIT THE BALL MANN'

Yeah but Pukki won’t go anywhere and want to be a 2nd/3rd choice at this stage of his career, would also be a big wage for a player that’s on the bench most of the time.

I think the deal for Ekitike was agreed at over £33m. When you say decent PL striker you mean someone like Abraham? He wouldn’t be here for anything under £50m atm. Toney I suppose would cost less but is less of a player. My point is, we won’t be spending big on two players that play the same position this summer unless there is an exception.

Everton relegated, because Burnley next season will likely be an easier fixture than Everton and because they are Everton.

First match I can really remember watching

Hes on 110k I believe

Agree, people have said on here that Paqueta can play wide positions but his natural position defo looks like a #10 to me. We should prioritise a CM over an AM, along with RW and ST.

I think wages would prove an issue with him as he’s already on £50k a week at Lyon, if he’s happy with us doubling that then it’s possible but generally I think his agent would be haggling for more.

Yeah expected, a good servant to the club and will remember him fondly just because he was signed by Rafa and played pretty consistently in his team. He’d do well at a top end championship club I think, with a view of getting back in the prem and showing again that he can cut it in this league.

I mean that’s going to be at least an £80-100m spend on two players that play the same position, nice thought but won’t happen this summer.

He’s been as good as anyone could have expected him to be, so consistently solid. Will be invaluable for our side for the next 2/3 seasons if Villa sell.

What a shit game I’ll take it though, BRUNO

That’s pathetic from Burn

Did Wood take a knock? Didn’t notice anything like

What is this formation?? Almost back to our team vs Cambridge

Absolutely no movement for Joe then when we pushed forward, the fact we’ve managed to scrape as many goals as we have since January is surprising

Aye, we should be playing ASM up top instead right?

Why is Ayoze being booed?? Strange behaviour

A bit like Chris Wood then? Does a lot of hard work down his side, makes good runs and shows flashes of quality at times. That move early this half summed him up perfectly for me, great run and movement to get into a good position but just hits the potentially killer pass to ASM a bit behind him, he’s not consistent in the final third but that doesn’t make him useless.

He’s had a good half, lacks quality at times but he’s not a bad player at all

That should stand

I think we really miss Willock today, we miss his runs and are just lacking that energy in the press from the get go. I've said before I cant see how Bruno and Shelvey fit in the same 11.

Caught out easily there, shite