Matthew Le God

I don't see how it being against Villa is relevant. They would have scouted him against multiple opponents.

He missed the Cardiff game for the same reason. Which came before the Villa bid. He is still at the training camping South Wales and went to the Cardiff match.

If they don't end up signing Ward-Prowse... how is a 'PR exercise' of bidding £25m and failing appeasing their fans?

No it isn't.

Toe dipping the bath water shouldn't go that low. Villa have barely put a toenail in, let alone a whole toe!

I misread it, but in any case it is being reported as £100m not £90m. Plus I've never claimed to be infallible and not make mistakes. It is bizarre you and @Turkish think I have!

It is apparently £100m for Grealish, not £90m

£100m for Grealish

Played 23 league games, scored 2 goals and was voted by Hoffenheim's fans as player of the month in November (not bad for a 20 year old in the Bundesliga).

Caption competition...

Why have you focused on that photo? 🤔 - Stephens (not Stevens) is 4th choice centre back - Long is behind Ings, Adams, Tella, Obafemi, Redmond and Walcott in the pecking order for a striker spot and I think there is a reasonable chance he'll be loaned out again before the close of the window. - Obafemi is not a starting striker, he is backup to first choice pairing Ings and Adams, along with Tella, Redmond and Walcott

'Financially' covers a vast area of different things. So again you are being vague. Why is it 'financially unsustainable'? That is not an unreasonable question and doesn't make someone a 'prick' for asking. 🙄

Sustainable in regard to what? It's recycling policy? You are being extremely vague!

It is not an unreasonable question. Just claiming a league is unsustainable is extremely vague.

Nope, that is far too vague. What about it is unsustainable and why do you think it is unsustainable?

What exactly do you mean by that?

Tella absolutely has, he is a big asset to the squad. I also think Djenepo is also worth persisting with.

He is terrible at throw ins which is often the fullbacks job. He gives away foul throws, which is a really basic error.

There was a bad spell of recruitment after 2016 but things have started to turn around in recent windows. It has been a lot better under Crocker. Is Ings not an upgrade on Austin? Is Walker-Peters not an upgrade on Cedric? Are Vestergaard and Salisu not upgrades on Hoedt? Is Adams not an upgrade on Carrillo? Is Armstrong not an upgrade...? etc etc

How do you know they aren't a long term couple trying for a baby?

@mack rill identity revealed!

I hope he makes a tit of himself when we play them.

Sure the owner is unable to invest. It would be nice if he could, but that doesn't make the club a shambles.

The caveat is the use of the word apparently. That doesn't make it a contradiction.