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Disappointing if it was, say, Slattery. In his couple of outings for the first team it was noticeable that he only had two speeds: walking and jogging. Against Burnley (I think) their players ran past him with ease time and again with the ball and he barely seemed to even try and keep up. I wasn't sure if he was lazy, chronically slow or incredibly unfit, but it left a negative impression of a young player once tipped as a real prospect. Let's hope whoever has been slacking learns a hard lesson and gets their act together pronto. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Nice to see Klarer get some time with the first team - unless he's just there to act as a tour guide... Most obvious thing: holy smokes we're short in midfield. With Lemina headed out and Armstrong a combination of often injured and or crap, we need some more quality there stat. Don't think Slattery is anything special at all. And the only interest in Smallbone is seeing him face off against Longstaff to prove once and for all whether size matters. For me, we're a CB, RB, CM light - at least. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Can't warm to anyone that is happy to milk big wages from the club but can't be arsed to get himself properly fit in return. It's a sad spectacle when a 29 year old "athlete" in the prime of his career isn't able to run around for much more than half an hour. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Tyrone Mings to Villa for £20m! Game's gone... Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

He'd be a huge talent for us, but at Chelsea he's just a good talent. Their current CB options: Luiz, Rudiger, Christensen, Zouma, Ampadu, Tomori, Clarke-Salter, Guehi (and more). Five internationals, two u21 internationals and an u17 World Cup winner. I'm sure Lampard will think highly of him, but realistically, how does he get in their team? Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Marseille have got a 22 year old, 6' 4" centre back who has decent acceleration - Duje Caleta-Car. Croatian international, signed from RB Salzburg last year for around £17m. Just throwing it out there baselessly: we need an affordable, quality CB, they need to balance their books but still bring in recruitments, and they're apparently interested in Boufal. Maybe we can come to some kind of arrangement... ? Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Best days are over, injury prone, getting mugged off by the victims - yep, it ticks all the boxes. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

The three RBs we've most credibly been linked with in the last 12 months: Maehle (most ambitious), Bartolec, Elabdellaoui (cheap cover). Bartolec has just joined Copenhagen, so that's not happening. Can't even guess at who the CB target is. Pace is essential. 24 or younger is supposedly the transfer policy. Has to improve the first XI but also come in at around £15m in a market where Harry Maguire is being touted for £100m. Yep, good luck with that, recruitment team! I like Tomori at Chelsea and think he's possibly attainable at a sensible price, but he's not the finished article by a long way and wouldn't necessarily walk into the side yet. He's bloody quick, though. Don't see a 10 being a serious priority. Boufal is a 10. Redmond has become more of a second striker/10. Ings has been dropping deeper and deeper into a link up role as his pace has dwindled. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

You'd think West Ham will pony up the full price now, after Arnautovic doing them dirty. They're desperately short up front. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Looks as though Maxi Gomez is joining Valencia for €15m plus two players, so Celta aren't going to be as flush with pocket money as you'd hope. Still, it's never unfunny when West Ham miss out on a signing... Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Absolutely insane team. Two centre backs who can't run, "protected" by headless chicken Hojbjerg and wee Jimmy Prowsey who hasn't made a tackle since youth football. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

It's the treatment room he'll need to know the way to. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Have we announced this year's scholars yet? Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Are you serious? Slattery has shown nothing so far to suggest he can play men's football. Armstrong is not a Premier League player. And we should be looking to upgrade Romeu to someone whose legs move. Aside from that, midfield looks amazing... Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

He could cross a decent ball from an almost stationary position, but every time he tried to cross on the run he seemed to scuff it weakly all along the ground to the near post. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Didn't the manager want a fitness coach? What happened to him (or her)? Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Personally think he's got a lot to offer us, but wouldn't be surprised if Hasenhuttl didn't view him as essential - he's barely been available in all the time the manager's been here. Has to be replaced if sold, though. Our midfield stocks aren't deep with quality. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Amazing to think we've cleared £30m with Targett and Chambers, two guys who belong in the Championship. Even when our Academy is off its game, as it has been for quite a while, it still brings in a few quid along the way. Good luck to Targett. Nice kid, handy left peg. If he could run he'd be dangerous. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Would be a good move for the kid. He'll easily displace Neil Taylor, who is absolute mince. I've got a vague recollection Taylor was one of our rumoured targets to replace Shaw way back when. Safe to say we got that one right by plumping for Bertrand instead. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Are we back for pre season training next week? Looks like we'll only have one new signing (who won't even be there for another month) by then. It's not exactly panic stations yet, and not uncommon for us to drag out the transfer window, but I thought the manager was extremely keen to have his new squad settled early doors so he could integrate everyone into the regime asap. Still - at least - a striker, CB and RB shy of the bare minimum business we need to do. Although Hasenhuttl said he wanted five in that recent interview - which position the fifth target fills is anyone's guess. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

They'll have much more to spend once Maxi Gomez is sold. I reckon we could possibly squeeze around £12m out of them. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Finally ascended to the Sammy Lee role as chief cone putter outer. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

He made the same post, give or take, about us having an offer accepted, a week ago. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

GCSE needlework: "Using random scraps of material found in a skip, design something no-one would ever wear." Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk

Aidy Boothroyd has no business even been employed in football, let alone taking charge of England's youth. In the previous game he made the most mental substitutions I've ever seen. 1-0 up, but down to 10 men, he took off both wingers and replaced then with two centre forwards. And then played them out of position on the wing, where their lack of positional know how left their full backs exposed. Unsurprisingly, this insane approach to game management ended in inevitable defeat. He than inexplicably hung Wan-Bissaka out to dry in public after the game, suggesting that his unfortunate late own goal was somehow because his head had been turned by transfer speculation. A stupid person might think the manager of an age group team's job is to create a supportive, nurturing environment where players feel freed up to express themselves, but not this clown. He's throwing them under the bus like he's Mourinho. And then today, in a must win game, he drops the most coveted right back in the Premier League for Everton's third choice full back, drops Foden - their goalscorer and best player in the previous game - and continues to leave 26 goal Abraham on the bench, until 20 minutes from the end, during which time he scored once, hit the bar and forced a great save. I've no idea how this chancer has failed upwards into such a plum job. But now uncle Les Reed is his boss, I expect he's here to stay. Sent from my F3311 using Tapatalk