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Move on. We can't afford to take a 30m punt.

I liked what I saw last night. He was aggressive in the tackle and read danger quite well. I can see him doing well in the Championship.

I was a tiny bit disappointed he didn't bury that first chance, but fair play, the other chances were harder and well taken.

That fucking pass to Murphy man.

There was a report in France saying Olise has a release clause of £35m. I can see Palace biting the bullet and trying to sell him next summer just to avoid losing three of their best attackers.

I swear some of these lads invent terms to make themselves sound smarter than they are. On the plus side, that first clip is impressive. Coincidentally, I once saw a video with Michael Carrick teaching you how to do that move, which is doing nothing for that voice in my head saying he's the new Carrick

He's not looked that sharp, but preseason is also meant for shaking the rust off. He was a big player for us last season, and I'm eager to see what Howe has planned for him this season. By signing Harvey Barnes we now have another right footed left winger that will make runs in behind, which could see Joey move inside permanently. Either way, bloke is a blessing.

Ben Jacobs done incredibly well to land in Tier 3. The master of 10 tweet threads that say nothing.

I'm sure that audience will be littered with NOL members

What a stupid thing to say.

I want to choose my words carefully, but I can see him being to Howe what someone like Bernardo Silva is to Pep. Gordon lacks Silva's technical quality, but he's versatile, industrious, and direct on the ball. I've also been very impressed with his movement in preseason. He finds spaces very well and is very rarely static in the final third.

I honestly think Colback might be my least favorite signing of the Ashley era. The fact he'd milked it so much in Derbys then pitched up here on a fat wage and was a passenger for years just made him a toxic acquisition. He's the only professional I can remember seeing actively hide from the ball and move into traffic when a teammate had possession.

I know he was trailed by some claims of a bad attitude, but it's nice to hear how hard he's working. Perhaps this is the moment it clicks for him.

He's out of contract next summer. Looks like we've just loaned him out to get him off the books.

I'd doubt it. Bradley Dack tends to play as a support striker in the 10 role. I'm guessing here, but I think if Tony Mowbray is persisting with a back three system he'll have Dack play alongside Ross Stewart or the new lad Luis Semedo.

Looks some size like. I'd be dropping him out on loan to test himself.

I'm still convinced his biggest issue was his own self confidence.

He basically feels like the player the world kept pitching Sean Longstaff to be. The sample size on his performances is still so small, but there's so many small things to be excited about. I hope we can find a way to give him minutes in these first few months as I think he could surprise a few.

We've seemed to start both games slower but then grow into it. Interesting. Delighted for big Anthony Gordon. Great run and pass.

I watched Eddie's press conference and it was all fairly standard stuff. I did get a chuckle from Lee Ryder telling Eddie it would be 'a miss not to ask' rather than 'remiss not to ask'.

Did he not require groin surgery at the time though and prioritized that? I may be misremembering.

Took the words right out of my mouth and basically what the wife said. New York in particular is quite strong on it.

If it is >£2m it's a shame. At the same time, Darlow is arguably fourth choice and pulling in a reported £30k a week. That salary could easily go to one or two promising youngsters that will contribute.

Wife is a lawyer and she reckons it'll take a year to go to court but relatively quick thereafter. Chances are if found guilty he'll do some form of jail time.

I still believe Spurs need the right signings to change the culture at the club and build a winning mentality under Ange Postecoglou. Eddie Howe is proof that you can build momentum quite quickly with the right ingredients, and he did a tremendous job of keeping us up in his first season. I don't think that escape would have been possible without Kieran Trippier and Dan Burn. Both came from successful environments that placed a high demand on accountability. I think we had a group that was receptive to change before that, but sometimes you need one or two to show the way. As of right now, I don't know if their new signings fit that description. Perhaps he can drag that quality out of certain individuals, but I want to see how they react to their first setback under Ange.