sushimonster85

It would be cheaper to just buy a membership and go game by game surely?

Aye, as someone already mentioned. Don't be too disheartned if you're give a high (over 1000) number. Should thin out a little before it gets to you. That being said, if I have a number up over 20,000 it's probably curtains.

Anything under 500 and I will need the kleenex.

Nice. So assuming it is 1000 tickets should be pretty obviously immediately how much of a chance you have. Anything up past 1200 and it's not likely. Worse case scenario is any number close to 1000. Relying on people missing their slot, having a last minute change of heart, or just being there for the shit show.

It's really pointless being sat in a queue/at a black screen now when they will randomly assign a queue number to people at 10. You could be say there for 3 hours and someone could hop on 9:59 and get a space ahead of you.

I'm actually glad they're using this random queue system. At least means I'll know straight away from my queue number just how fucked I am.

Think it's safe to go have tea. If it hasn't been announced by now I don't think it will be done till tomorrow morning.

Happy Botman day lads & lasses, thought this might never happen.

Now Ashworth is here I actually think its a much tighter ship in terms of stuff getting out. The Botman and Ekitike stuff precedes him. After you had Pope, who there was an initial rumour about a week or so before he signed, then nothing till it was pretty much a done deal and he was up for a medical. I would keep you eye on someone like (Thorgan) Hazard. Small rumour he was on a list last week. Wouldn't be shocked if there was very little else then suddenly he is on his way over for a medical.

Likely already got that agreed with his agent.

There's still over 2 months left till the window closes....

I have lost all track on if its £37m they're wanting, or 37m euros. If it's 37m euros, surely 36 would get it done.

Yeah, don't know for sure but you'd have to imagine one of the criteria for the plan b's is 'can be done quickly'.

I imagine he stays at Brentford, believe he it's been mentioned he would ideally like to stay in London.

Also, it's not like France have a shortage of wide pacey forwards who fancy a dribble.

Sounds like one of those 'updates' where they just say the same thing that's been out there for a few days now, just in a slightly different way.

Think the issue with Ndicka will be as soon as one team activates the clause, a bunch of them will. I imagine we (and several others) have already enquired as to if he would want to come here, as realistically he is going to have his choice of a fair few clubs.

Now, I would always argue the case that the 'Dubz is way better than Henderson' take was our collective bias towards Dubravka being a legend. Don't feel the same way about Pope. Very little between Dubravka and Pope.

Haha just the extra odd 20m.

Aye, if you take a look on the main West Ham forum they all seem to take his word as gospel.

This Aguerd talk is start to pick up steam with West Ham ITK accounts as well. Likely they're about as informed as Burnsie/Casey is, but does at least seem to be something going on.

See some Spanish outlets linking us to Kounde through the night. Feels like a link based purely on 'Newcastle clearly want a CB and can afford him.'

I think that position isn't seen as the giant priority others (striker, RW, CB) are. Therefore they'd be happy to bring Eriksen in on a free, but don't want to commit the huge chunk of budget it would cost for Paqueta just yet.

Didn't fancy her anyway....

I actually think in terms of sources inside the consortium it's actually Caulkin who has the best links. Problem being he likely doesn't want to lose those sources, so tends to only tweet on transfer stuff when its all but done. Or passes stuff along to Waugh.