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It wouldn't surprise me if both go but I think the club are more committed to not retaining Cork.

Come off it, the club have been stringing this out for months and months, yet have no trouble in agreeing deals for Harrison Reed, Sam McQueen etc. I'm becoming more convinced that he'll be off.

Know very little about him to be honest. It does feel a bit like we are getting him just to be rid of Osvaldo. I just can't see we need another industrious central midfielder, unless we are getting rid of Morgan and Cork.

Ooh announcement any time now then.

Blackmailing them to join us?

I'll drink two

Morgan hands in transfer request.

It's the morale, sense of togetherness and understanding of each other games that we have lost. That is far more important than people seem to think.

Surely now people can see there is something horribly wrong inside the club!! Players do NOT react in this desperate way just because they wanted to move. There is another window in 6 months time so could quite simply have held out until then yet they can't bare the thought of staying.

I'm literally lost for words. Surely he can't have been stupid enough to announce it without talking to him first!?

I spoke a minute too soon!

Oh sh!t!

Just listened to this. Firstly very well done by Adam, asked all the questions we wanted to be asked. The main points where Ralph struggled though was Fonte/Cork contracts and when answering whether Morgan and JayRod were happy to be staying. It was pretty obvious to me that both wanted to move but we have put our foot down and said like it or lump it. I can only hope they are professional about it and help us to rebuild and integrate the new squad members.

I would be utterly ecstatic at Depay, but that simply won't happen. He is linked with far far bigger clubs than us.

It did feel like the whole Jayrod/Morgan comment is as a result of an urgent meeting of some kind; 'we have decided that they are part of the core we will retain'. That would fit in with all the reports that stated the deals were almost done. If that is the case, it will be interesting to see the reaction of Morgan and Jayrod.

They're so used to saying players are leaving they've got confused. Ralph categorically stated they would NOT be leaving.

The minimum positive you can take Alps is that if either of them are now sold then his position is entirely untenable. So every cloud....

In fairness they are the ones the interviewer asked him about.

As said on another thread, that was pretty unequivocal, they simply can't sell them now otherwise his position is untenable.

He's definitely created a rod for his own back with that assurance. Lets see if he keeps it.

Maybe so, at least they've managed to keep him this season after a pretty decent world cup showing.

Where have you got £120k from?? He is on £50k pw.

Barkley signs new long term deal with Everton - see, they can do it.

No they haven't!

Lets all make him feel extra loved... Jay Rodriguez ‏@JayRodriguez9 1m Thanks for all the Birthday messages! Been working hard in the gym again today. ? #thanks