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Good plan! And even if people cotton on and we can't play him I bet he'd be a brilliant tea lady.

Milan were definitely keen to sell him, but then they are owned by American moneyballers now, so while selling a local fan favourite could be sus, it could also just be they thought it was a good price and moneyballers gonna moneyball. https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/ac-milan-europe-masters-moneyball-destined-to-fail/blt984a0d51702e6c9d#csf15a588fc393a646

Yeah, though it's not like it was a bargain basement fee mind. £55 million is a crap ton of money and was a record sale for an Italian. At the end of the day every player has his price.

We can spend what we want on infrastructure, training facilities, youth team, tea ladies etc. It's that we're spending hundreds of millions more on transfers and wages than we've got coming in that's the problem. And owners are only allowed to bankroll a little bit for that stuff.

Yeah he can, infrastructure spending doesn't count for FFP.

He still has lovely hair, so... there's that.

Assuming fitness I can't imagine Howe will move away for his most standard back four. I'd be very surprised if it's not: Pope Trippier Lascelles Schar Burn Longstaff Bruno Big Jow Miggy Wilson Gordon Of course Willock played well Wednesday and he is ex-arsenal so may have an extra point to prove - I think Howe does consider stuff like that - but he's only just back so I imagine he'll be on the bench. Tough game this one - they were a clear level above us last season and I think still are. But at home, I reckon fairly similar odds for all 3 outcomes. Maybe draw most likely. Hopefully Big Jow has one of his games where he harnesses the power of Grayskull. We can beat anyone when he's on one.

Nah, I am actually a new poster, this isn't an alt-account - I was on here many years ago for a bit back in the Pardew era but I can't remember what that account was even called and certainly don't want a reminder of these times to go looking for it so figured I'd start afresh.

Tough talk, but I think you're underestimating how fast I will run away.

Thanks. Ole was a great player, but as a manager he's not fit to knit Guardiola's turtleneck.

Finally! Been waiting for ages for this username to become available before signing up