Optimistic Nut

If Wissa & Woltemade can get 25 league goals between them then it's been a success. That's what Isak & Wilson managed.

Chris Marsden would have shoved Wilson off the ball and scored.

He'd have been on our bench anyway since Pope is irreplaceable. Least he's had a few league starts.

So is he hinting that Howe wanted him to stay? I doubt it.

Les Ferdinand was £6m at 28/29 at a time that was a monster fee. Probably similar to £50-60m in today's money.

£5-10m overpriced but think he'll be brilliant.

Have we even made an "out of the blue l" deadline day signing since Sibierski? Think if we sign someone it'll be Larsen or Wissa and that's it.

It does feel we dropped the ball at some point. Whether it was Staveley, Mitchell, Howe, it seems clear Isak's been told something and it's not happened. The way he's went on has been abysmal but we might have at least got a few games out of him and a few goals/points before he left. Mitchell is the easy one to blame and it's probably him, with him losing his job as a result of it. If it was Mitchell though and we've acted by sacking him, Isak could have given the squad and Howe the courtesy of showing up until we fixed things, whether it be a contract or selling on the right terms.

Has Pete Graves been relegated? He's been on the road recently for Sky Sports rather than presenting.

It's not like we'd be taking on a no-hoper and just praying. We'd be signing someone who has over 1 in 3 in La Liga & the Premier League over the last 3 seasons. I don't think it'd take much time under Howe to get that nearer 1 in 2.5 or 1 in 2 with the way we play.

I bet Bayern will hate us if that happened.

If Jackson is back on the table I'd take it. Think of everyone realistic, he has the highest ceiling. Think Howe could do wonders with him.

Some of this thread has been pathetic the last 12 hours or so like.

Okay, take NUFC out of the equation. It's like Shearer kicking up a fuss to get a £10m move to Man Utd..

This would be like Shearer striking after Euro 96 and a Blackburn fan being buzzing at receiving a £10m British record for him. I'm not happy at all with the fee, or even selling at all. Just get a striker in and crack on but I can't see any good in it.

They really need to ramp it up with some stadium updates and CEO appointments shortly.

Now I've slept on it, get a striker in and we'll be fine. We'll just not kick on to break into that top 4 group but can still have another excellent season. . No striker though and this is inexcusable.

I know it's "just Luke", but the way his tune has changed the last day or so after being adamant we weren't selling, makes me think he's been told something.

Shocking from us if that's the case.

I wish we'd make a bid tomorrow just to force Liverpool's hand to spend £30m that they didn't want. If we got him then lovely.

This is exactly how the club and fans should see him if he stays imo. Will celebrate when he scores but that hero worship has gone.

68 points but had McAtee sub 1 instead of Dewsbury-Hall which cost me 11 points.

Robinho the biggest I can think of.

Going to look a thing of beauty seeing him as the link between the Bruno & Tonali midfield two, and Isak shortly.

At Newcastle when he realises Liverpool are a horrible bunch of twats.