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Sky Sports say it was a knock, not a heart problem, which caused the hold-up in ABK's exit. They say it's still expected to go through.

They are going to be over a barrel in these last two weeks.

Instant impact to be fair

Leeds 🤣 I will fucking love it if they don't go up, bonus points if it's another playoff final loss

I've reached the point of apathy to be honest. Not about the new season, I'm looking forward to seeing what we're like on the pitch, but this transfer shit is boring and almost always plays out the same way.

Agreed, he's very understated on and off the pitch. He could've just chucked it in and collected a wage when he fell out of favour but he's worked hard to make himself important again.

I'm watching Elijah Adebayo closely tonight, no links but I think he could do a decent job if we want to spend all our magic beans on an attacking midfielder. Didn't see too much of him last season but what I did see, I liked. Good technique and obviously good physically. 10 goals in the PL is nothing to be sniffed at (no pens).

I think if Blackmore actually had a poke around that one, Martin would take his head clean off

It sounds like we're flat broke in PSR terms

Learned his lesson from last year's Bazunu stinker

Strange how we've seemed to accept that Stephens will be a starter for us this season (myself included). I'm not too pleased that we've signed two centre-backs and not improved our options at CB at all.

MOTM as well, always felt he was an ok player (going forward at least) and Championship is probably his level

Yan Valery starts for Wednesday, will be interesting (if you're as sad as me) to see how he does

I've said it before but why can't we go out and get two or three more like him? 24-26 so plenty of upside, comes from a middling league but has experience in Europe, decent fee... it just makes sense. Is it me or has scouting gone backwards? It's not just us, all PL clubs just seem to be tossing about the same pool of players ad infinitum.

It's just beyond ridiculous now. All this money and talent under someone who almost fucked up the Championship title with it's best-ever side last season as well, I just don't get it.

Chelsea after Pedro Neto - do Boehly et al have some kind of brain damage?

Hope so, both are nowhere near the level

Yes please to Guiu. He's looked pretty shit hot for Chelsea in pre-season and if we've no money, then that's probably as good as it gets

Hopefully we can be clever at get at least one from abroad on a loan plus obligation if we stay up, in addition to the two PL loans

I really haven't because three of those four were brought in for the Premier League, were nowhere near being ready and we were relegated. Charles wasn't even trusted to play in the Championship and it will be no different in the Prem. I understand they are young and can't be written off, but if they aren't trusted to play - then what was the point of signing them?

More like for every Lavia, there's a Bazunu, Larios, Edozie and Charles. Sorry, but I'm not impressed.

SR really are shit at transfers aren't they

If Mijovski allows us to put more eggs into the O'Riley and Carvalho baskets then go for it. Those three, another DM and a goalkeeper would do very nicely (would likely mean Alcaraz, Tall Paul, KWP all go though)

Seems a decent calibre of player, decent price

This is fucking boring