Optimistic Nut

There's nothing wrong with that, though? I'm pretty confident we're going to sign some excellent players, if we're going for players the other top clubs want them we know we're doing something right.

Sunderland are about to pay £30m for someone who's just finished 7th in Ligue 1 with less than 100 league games under his belt who'll be in a relegation battle. £50-60m for the finished product who we view as being good enough to finish top 4 seems about right tbh.

Don't buy players who support other clubs? Not sure that'd work.

And all they've done is replace their best player. Who knows if he's better.

At what point do we walk away due to Man City getting their slice?

Hope he becomes this era's Shay Given, just with feet.

Isidor was rubbish after he signed a permanent contract. 4 goals in 20 games.

Let's see what another winger can do playing with Trippier/Tino, Bruno & Isak in the 3 positions around him.

Might have been a bit different if we'd managed to bring Cabaye back that summer when he was linked a bit before he went to Palace. I'm sure we went half a season with Anita & Colback as the double pivot though until Shelvey arrived.

Same. Had a decent start where we should have beaten Southampton opening day when they were in and around the top 6 at the time, and could have beaten Man Utd away the next week. Quickly became apparent that he was out of his depth though.

He's basically going to have to do in the PL what Jobe did in the Championship for them. Might end up cracking, might be shite never seen him play.

So much for France being a market to exploit on the cheap.

It's an easy win. He'll be the best 3rd choice keeper in the league, we could get shot of a couple of ours and fill one of our Academy based spots on someone we'll likely never see play anyway.

And a fun & laughter bar.

That's an annoying one if he's happy playing second fiddle. Would have been a great home grown cheat code.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16m5ec4zbW/ Thought he was forced out.

Think this is opposite to normal where it looks worse once on the players. Looks lush there, but the photo of Bruno & Gordon wearing it, the neck just doesn't look like it sits right to me.

Coleman contract renewal at Everton.

You had to go home to get a book to prove it.

We were arguably a fully-fit Isak in those last 2 games away from finishing 2nd last season. We're very close. More quality and depth and we'll be fucking brilliant. I know others are strengthening too but I think Howe gives us an edge on a lot of the Head Coaches at the top as well.

There was no competition for the place, though. He'd just had a brilliant 5 months end of the 21/22 season, did nothing wrong, and was dropped first game. No getting back from that. Was the right call, too as Pope was superb, but I don't blame Dubravka for giving it a go elsewhere. Just didn't happen for him.

Guessing it'll be the clubs & agents doing the talking? We probably already know if he's keen or not.

Disagree. It's a new season, we're likely to have a fully-fit Botman, a £50-60m right-winger, they start.