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Longstaff. Might have been completely different if he'd not got the injury under Rafa then had Bruce walk through the door.

Jacob Murphy.

I think he can do a job for us this season as a system player but that's all he'd be. Someone you could hoy in, not do anything daft, and that's about it. If he has the confidence I think he could be an unreal talent though, and going down to someone like Boro or WBA where he'll see he's good enough to dominate games will definitely help that when he steps back up a level or two.

The "header" he went for early on summed this up. He was never in a million years going to reach it and he just clattered into their defender giving them a cheap free-kick instead of us having them still in their final third defending. Not sure if you can teach that.

I think Miley will be better than Anderson. The attributes are there, I just think he needs the confidence to do it. Being in a league where he's the best at that level doing what we know he can, would do wonders.

I don't get it. He did no more than an average PL keeper does, except for the predictable slices out of play for no reason when we're struggling enough as it is to control the game.

I've no worries at all about the England job. Arsenal, Man City or Chelsea if one of them has a stinker this season, however.

Exact opposite of how he started last season. Will still get 8-10 goals.

This. 100% this. Just get some sort of loan deal for someone in, send him to a top end Championship team and he'll grow in confidence.

5 points down from where we'd be if we had a decent striker. Hopefully after the international break we pick up.

Think he looks like a bull in a china shop. He's going to commit 2-3 fouls a game away for no reason.

DCL did more in 20 minutes than Osula in 90.

He's a bit shit.

Another Grealish assist. Think he's going to be brilliant this season..

If Liverpool don't pay up and we sign a striker, it's there or Turkey.

Boro look like they'll be right up there. Brilliant move for him as he's easily good enough for a bottom half PL side once he gets a run of games.

About 2 years now? Think Joelinton at Spurs.

He's going to be on the bench behind Waltemade all season. Lovely stuff.

Don't understand why they're going on about the ball hitting Pedro's hand. Clearly from a yard away. The Fulham one jumps in with his arms in the air above his head the numpty.

£130m plus realistic add-ons taking it to £150m is the only compromise I'd make.

If they come back after a month with an offer of only £10m more than the original offer, I hope it's rejected as quickly as the first one.

I hope there's a bit of him regretting all this. Seeing him in full flow v Barcelona at home would have been a thing of beauty.

First time I think his name appears on the forum.

Didn't think when I innocently asked this, we'd be here now.

Oh, Froggy. You'll never learn.