Sibierski

Love how Chelsea are leaking stuff to make it seem like Jackson wants out and they’re reluctantly selling, rather than Chelsea have no place for him and want him gone So shameless.

Would expect Burn / Bruno G to play 45 and start tomorrows games.

Glad Hall is playing CM. More than good enough to be a long term CM option if Howe fancies a physical LB.

Surely it’s worth doing? If we can get an option to buy too for £30m+. Means we can evaluate longer term options, or sign him if Howe works his magic. Or we sign Kane for £70m

I get the fee is overpriced and it’s a case of we get 2 years and probably then see him out of his contract or hope to get £10m-£15m from a low end prem club, and would like better if we actually done some long term planning. But we didn’t, we messed things up for past 12 months, and Wissa is probably as close to sure thing we can get which is needed in our position.

Whipping up some excitement before a home friendly

Wait till Brentford reject it and want £45m. We may want to move quickly at £35m, but anyone know if Brentford do too? Step forward Spurs (or Al-Nasar)

It just meant short term, they had to quickly move for him then prioritise Isak afterwards. Probably what led to Isak agent going mad.

They hijacked our move as they want him too though. If he was number 2 on their list after Isak, why lose out on him when they knew they’d beat us to him and still have a run at Isak?

Reality of season starts in one week finally settling in for the guys upstairs.

He’d need a substantial wage cut?

Agents. We’ve made contact to see if client is interested, agent leaks it.

AWB ready to go full no lube on Andy. £80m+ add ons.

CLOSE THREAD

Yep, could be going about his business as usual, training and playing this weekend as talks happen. One bid rejected, continue, then plays opening league game, scores in a win, Liverpool come in for £150m, Howe pulls him from squad for that game and he’s sold. Everyone would be content.

Based on this summer, modern day language for “X has handed in a transfer request”, without actually formally handing it in and giving up some funds.

How much is Fener paying Durán loan? That surely is the benchmark for FMV bollocks?

Giving the mess of this window and Isak situation, guys we were talking to for the CEO / DoF role maybe have gone cold on joining if it’s not what it was 12 months ago. Could legit be asking if PIC are invested long term, not getting that assurance, so are taking their time before committing. Owners really need to say something, because we’re only a few weeks away from ending a window where it’s two injuries away from season blowing up and we struggle to finish top half. It can easily get that bad when it spirals.

The power of having your head turned when someone is in your ear saying XYZ. I’ll happily argue back against things like players can make their own mind, because very often their careers are dictated by their agent. Isak ambition is likely to win the biggest trophies, be in contention for world awards, and joining us he believed he could get to that with his agent paying a part. Then as the seasons went on, his agent in his ear saying “Not moving at pace this, your chances are reducing”, coupled with this summer as season ended “Liverpool want you, I’d seriously consider it if you want to win the big stuff. If so, we need to do this…” and that’s it. Club blindsided, Isak led away and we don’t have the people here to pull him back, only Howe who rightly is busy sorting out the team and not selling the ‘project’.

2-1 defeat, Howe post match media duties saying he’s unsure if Isak will be available for Villa game and he hopes they can get a new signing before then, but club will continue to work hard up to deadline.

Andy Howe probably frequents this place, so if we pick a name and run with it loads, he may make an enquiry and we’ll see that club leak it to one of the journos.

I mean it just has to be Osula. Got to have the striker who’s able to rough up the CBs physically. If it’s Konsa / Mings, Gordon will do fuck all and be missing all game.

Yasir will happily rock up for that fucker.

We should’ve kept Hayden.

Buzzing for Gordon to lead the line one game and Osula the other. Friday game: Ramsdale: Trippier, Krafth, Lascelles, Targett: Joelinton, Miley, Hall: Barnes, Osula, Murphy Saturday game: Pope: Tino, Schar, Burn, Murphy: Bruno G, Tonali, Joelinton: Park, Gordon, Elanga Something like that? Near full strength start of Saturday game. Likes of Joelinton, Barnes and Trippier to play 45 only first game as they’ll play 45 of the 2nd.