TheBrownBottle

I am one of the FFP bores, and I’m also geet excited at the prospect of signing this lad for a stupendous sum of money

Likewise - we're already fucked on that front. It feels like offering criticism for the slow pace of commercial revenue increases leads to pelters, but there is a fucking massive brick wall looming next season. We really haven't capitalised on all available streams - and the 'they're waiting on the Man City ruling' is unconvincing - we're three years in, that's three years of lost revenues on the smaller deals. There is nothing in the rule books which would have stopped us signing 1-year commercial deals. Even the adidas one feels short-sighted - it is a five-year deal, and we might have left a lot of potential money on the table during that period.

We have

It is hard not to love our human battering ram, and Joelinton is effective at what he does - but the weaknesses in his game remain. Gallagher would be a 15 goal a season midfielder playing for NUFC

It’s more like Canuck-astle online in here atm

I think he's a better footballer than Joelinton - and Tonali, unfortunately, remains an open question in terms of the PL

100% - and it is why that when we do find out the plans, then we'll know what the owners' intentions are (more than any words they can utter). A state-of-the-art super stadium would be a statement of intent

And if this was 2004 not 2024 then being AC Milan captain and an Italian international would be seriously impressive. It doesn't hold the same stock atm.

The only midfielder that we have that Gallagher wouldn't get a start ahead of is Bruno. But I doubt we'd go for him for the reasons stated by others (salary)

Bottled it I reckon

It’s got colliery mining lift wheels in the design Looks like a magic eye pattern to me

Was thinking ‘guy’ tbh

A temporary ground wouldn’t cost much less than a new one - PIF is an investment fund, they’re not going to pour a couple of hundred million down the drain so that NUFC supporters don’t grumble for a season or so

He’s not your pal, buddy

Yep - the ‘gloves off if Man City wins’ is wishful thinking; and even a Man City victory isn’t necessarily going to remove the FMV issues in any case.

Jordan has never understood how it works - he was banging on after the takeover how we could spend £800m under the rules. There’s a reason that football club ownership took the shirt off his back - you’d think the experience would have led to him being more reflective, but he’s still an arrogant know-nowt arse

I’ve been in the East Stand once in my entire life - John Anderson’s testimonial. Had STs in the Leazes and Milburn, always liked going into the Gallowgate. This also applies to pretty much every else I used to go to matches with - the East Stand is a place all of its own (And we did win vs Ando’s XI)

The league is less competitive today than ever - Man City just became the first club to win four in a row.

Aye, that’s fair enough. Genuinely wasn’t sure

They’re English football’s most successful club - and Klopp’s trophy haul with them can be counted on one hand. He’d be a legend on Tyneside - but he’s not a Ferguson or a Wenger, nor is he a Shankly or a Paisley

Genuine question - does Klopp class as a legend at Liverpool?

Yeah, the owners are definitely part of it - but if Leeds or Sheff Wed were re-established, then their support would ultimately be pushing for improvement - and any half decent owner would understand that the potential is there.

Yeah, that makes it even more unlikely. It wouldn't be close to PL standards either way - everything would need work.

Can't help but wonder if the traditional lower league clubs were replaced with traditional top flight clubs (Leeds, Derby, Sheff Wed, West Brom ... even the mackems and smoggies) whether the cartel would get their way as easily. The 'happy to be here club' are a nightmare for this stuff.

I went and bought the maroon training top for the gym - first piece of official club stuff since 1999