sushimonster85

That Ignacio lad from Sporting earlier. But source was a lad who is 99% BS.

Aye, in the games where we have played well we have looked like the team from last season. Just will the injuries and schedule we have only looked like that team 20% of the time if that.

Obviously take with a huge grain of salt.

To be fair they (it wasn't a PIF club, but I think it's clear the influence the PIF has on the league now) they did supposedly try to take Miggy.

Hard to see getting anything out of this. If you offered me a draw now I'd snatch your hand off.

Can't see Harrison coming straight into the squad. He hasn't even been playing U23 football for City, just U18 games.

I do think having steps in place to protect clubs from going bust. But it's pretty clear now that that isn't what these rules are about anymore. Think the backlash they're starting to feel now is because it's even effecting the 'big' clubs that used to like it as it kept everyone in their place.

Agree that ultimately nowt will happen. Think we will hear definitively on Monday that Miggy has turned down the Saudi's, and that will ultimately lead to us not getting any incomings in place.

Don't know why you're all pretending like it won't be City or Liverpool away.

I think it works well in this instance, not that Max intended it this way. Obviously not what you want ideally, but good when you have no other option and need a quick fix.

Shouldn't this really be one of those occasions where you hope you're wrong? Rather than gloating about the team you support being unable to strengthen at a crucial point in the season?

Christ, can we not start a separate FFP thread or something?

Still think he has a role to play. Him and Barnes coming back so close together could give us a real boost in the final third of the season.

Has tracking planes ever reliably tipped off one of our transfers before it happened?

This is a huge pet peeve of mine, and it happens everywhere.

Isn't the actual issue that Miggy doesn't want to go?

West Ham going all the way with trying to figure out how to stop him scoring against them all the time I see.

He isn't 60m, but he also isn't 20m like.

If Hopes update on Willock from last week holds (think it was 3 weeks then), we may be banking on him being available for the final third of the season and trying to make it through.

I'd say there's no middle ground now. He's either away in the Summer or is retiring here.

Certainly think he could do another season as the main RB, but with Tino covering more games. Could even do a season after that, but with the idea that by that point he would be cover/rest for Tino rather than the other way round.

Aye. Before this run of bad form he's actually been in fantastic form earlier this season. At least in terms of his creative output.

Don't think Trippier is going. Can't see Bayern going much past their previous bid. Already a report in Germany that they're pulling out.

That we're listening to offers for either/both does make it seem like Trippier is staying in Jan. No way Krafth and Trippier goes. Leaves us with one RB till the end of the season.

Nah, if they didn't fire Tonali then they won't be fussed by the hotel lads. Which is just whispers and rumours anyway.