TheBrownBottle

We always were - which is the daftest thing about them. They actually have a decent size hardcore support, and should be happy with that; historically, their average gate is the 11th highest in English football - which means that they should be a solid top flight club. The problem is that their neighbour's is the 5th highest in English football - which means we're a comfortably a bigger club (the difference in aggregate attendance is massive). But that would mean admitting the obvious - so they hide their real attendances and make ridiculous excuses for themselves, despite no-one anywhere giving a shite.

Couldn't give you a write-up on his performance, but he's played there ten times for Forest, scoring 0 goals. Their form for those games was W2D2L6. He was CF for their game vs Brighton where the won 7-0 - he didn't score, though.

0 goals in his last 15 appearances at CF might be the reason that Elanga isn't being picked at CF

Hard to tell with Osula yet - we might get our money back. To date, he’s well short.

Yep - for me, any criticism this summer is about landing targets, the transfer record for actual signings post-takeover has been absolutely first class.

WTF are Liverpool doing? If true, that’s a bizarre move. I trust Isak and his cunt agent are watching with interest.

Yes, but that’s the club’s fault more than anything. We might well have the best first team coach in the business - but he can’t (and shouldn’t) be doing everything. Not hiring chancers like Mitchell would be a good start.

Darwin Nunez should be a warning from history re buying young strikers from the Portuguese top flight for mega money I’ve total faith in Howe and his team’s ability to spot a player and coach them, so if they sign him then I’ll back that

The cock never stood a chance

It is more about if the club values the player at that figure. It’s a colossal sum for an unproven young player

I haven’t - now I know what I’ll watch this afternoon

I’ve also got the feeling that it’ll be like a bear pit that night and we’ll beat Liverpool irrespective of the outcome of the Villa game

Ah, excellent - it sounds crackers but I just think he’ll thrive with everything going on.

If we’ve got a centre forward, I’m going for a 2-1 NUFC win. If we’re without one, I reckon a 1-1.

Yeah, great stuff. Can’t help but think that Howe will use the summer to create a proper siege mentality with his squad - he’ll turn the negatives to his advantage.

No.9s who score goals tend to be reasonably popular around these parts

And it’s the original rather than the inferior remix off Tical - these things are important

Champion; a good news story

Yep, I’ve always been in the ‘don’t see it’ re Ekitike. I think there’s every chance that he flops hard.

Wissa is more exciting than Ekitike to me - the lad can finish

Paying Qatar $1bn because you’ve been stealing from their TV broadcasts is hardly proof of competence, though that’s what got the NUFC purchase done. We were never the ‘heart’ of their project.

Wissa wasn’t exactly a million miles away, and playing in a weaker side

This is where I am too - standard amateur hour bragging with no follow-up; doesn’t mean that they want out, but it’s the level of competence that could have been expected.

It’s 10:30am here in Australia

Because we’re not going to be going for the title next season? A great season would be qualifying for the CL again