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Think it shows how well we've signed players, too. Possibly one "miss" in 3 years despite operating in a market with clubs who are less restricted by PSR.

So if that was the word, why wasn't he saying it given others were saying otherwise?

Probably end up here next year in some sort of Isak swap.

Wonder if "getting our business done early" included getting our bids in for our first choices to force the clubs with more money's hands (Man U/Cunha, Chelsea/Pedro, Liverpool/Ekitike)? Frustrating but still leaves plenty of time and we'll no doubt have great options lined up.

Would have been happy with Anguissa here on a Free.

He had title challenges, played in Champions League Finals, the lot tbf. If we'd lost the Final we wouldn't be saying Isak shouldn't be here and move on.

Ormstein, Romano, etc can get in the bin, like. This is tedious.

Just for the laughs we should get Guehi instead since it seems clear they think they can just pick him up for nowt next summer.

Would be a massive fucking statement if we could somehow start that Liverpool game with Isak & Ekitike in attack.

Dara O'Briain struggling for work.

Xhaka would be a quality signing. Probably like Medel when he was at Cardiff. Still going down.

Could you just imagine the first Yasir knows of it is a Romano "Here we go" ? Of course he'd be fully aware of Liverpool making a bid or shown an interest if it's happened.

I'm chilled with it. If he goes, I think it'd be more like Cole leaving and Ferdinand coming in, with 2-3 other quality players as well (Scalvini? Gallagher?)

Given that our camp seem to be saying we want Ekitike & Isak, I'm guessing we'd try to sign another striker still if Isak left & Ekitike arrived?

If Ekitike's the Ferdinand and Isak is the Cole, then is that a bad thing?

If other clubs are willing to pay more, why haven't they?

I remember when we signed Luque, wanting him to score from a Boumsong "towering at the back post knockdown" after an N'Zogbia corner, just for the "Hot Zog, Jumping Frog, Albert Luque!" headline. It never came.

To Oh Yeah that's in Ferris Bueller, just simply: Oh, oh...Ekitike Oh, oh, Ekitike Etc

Where's the fun in winning a club's 21st title when you could help a club win their first in 100 years? Wish more players had this mentality man, you don't get title winners and European cup winners for what they've historically achieved.

It's not a trick, is it? Knowledge. Education.

If it's who I think he is, he used to be on the panel of the Champions League Goal Rush show on BT Sport with James Richardson.

Plucky underdogs at it again with their spending. Hope they finish 3rd or lower

Thought I'd see if Figo was any good at that time, his numbers thankfully improved after the 92/3 season.

Were you at the Newcastle 3-5 Sporting Lisbon that pre-season? Bobby in the dugout and Figo with an assist for the 5th..

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