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Problem is that anyone you buy there will be doubts over but at least with Broja you have a better idea of what you're getting. Form definitely did drop off but then so did the whole team and it happens with younger players - there's lots of reasons to think he would be better next season. Big thing I think is that the price bracket we're looking at probably means signing a younger player from another league. You don't know whether they'll adjust to the premier league, and all the other variables. In that regard Broja is a less risky option. Whether we could get him? Who knows. Not sure we have the money. Newcastle and West Ham both have other targets so possibly see Broja as a fall back if they don't come off. Everton might have a bit more pull but having spent a season here could possibly sway it.

Recognition at last, cheers mush. For info I have a football for a brain, a wand of a left foot and a hammer of a right foot. I'm one for the future and come with bags of experience.

I agree they come across as fairly capable. I'd add Tobias Ellwood into that list as well. Whoever gets the job will have a huge job on their hands and circumstances aren't helping. A fresh face is all well and good but they'll still have to deal with the legacy of the last 12 years and that's a tough sell.

I think it's great Boris is going to get to spend more time with his families and children.

That's complete bollocks.

He'd be a sasakalafragistidjzic signing.

Delap is under contract till 2026 so city are under no pressure to sell. He does need to be playing or involved in first team football though so would expect loan is the most attractive option for them.

Orstein in May and Bild in june. Pretty sure there was another link a couple of weeks ago from an Austrian source claiming we were hoping to do a quick deal and SK was open to working with Ralph. Probably find it if you trawl back through the transfer thread.

I bet they're having another fucking party at number 10.

Aribo had 17 for both Charlton and Rangers so if he wants it again then that frees up S Armstrong for the 7 shirt which given Scottish, Dalgliesh, Celtic etc you’d think he’d probably be up for.

Nah, he’d be my choice as well.

I bet Liz Truss is racing to get her resignation letter in before Boris goes.

Hopefully we get Rees-Mogg in as Chancellor and Dorries in as Health Secretary. That'll teach this pinko country! Bloody remainers, cake, what about etc etc..........

Not sure pace in itself is the answer in the ten position (although it doesn't do any harm). Stuart Armstrong is our best player in the position but I wouldn't say he was that quick. Problem with Moi is that he's slow and also not really able to beat any players with skill. Plus, half the time we compress the play so much that there's no space for anyone to run into even if they did have any pace. Not really sure what the answer is. I liked the look of Christoph Baumgartner - he looked perfect for the role but aside from an Athletic article suggesting we should sign him there hasn't been any serious links. I reckon we're looking at people that haven't been mentioned yet - the Aribo one smacks of agent trying to get his name out there so everyone knows he's available.

All the business we've done so far has been relatively simple in that selling club hasn't been reliant on the player and needing a replacement (except Bella-Kotchap) so in that regard it's been fairly easy. Bigger deals are going to need everyone involved in the chain getting their ducks in a row. Imagine Chelsea won't sell or loan Broja until they've sorted out their attack with Lukaku now off. Same with Colwill - won't sell him until they get a couple of CBs in first.

Nah, looks naff as all hell. Obviously a subjective opinion so fair play anyone that does like it but willing to hazard a guess there's more that don't.

I think the Tino buy back clause gets complicated by the fact that there's also a sell on percentage owed to Chelsea. So what happens is that Chelsea have a buy back of, say 50M, but they're also owed 20% of the profit which in this case would be 9M. So although technically they've bought the player for 50M they actually only ended up paying 41M. I don't know the exact numbers so those above are just an example.

Pot, kettle, black: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62025541

Yeah, I guess it's luck of the draw but majority have been well aware of things outside the US. I've not travelled to quite so many states but done a fair number. I'm also pretty fucking clever and I guess some of that is bound to rub off a bit 😎

Yeah, Gabriel Sterling came out with some interesting stuff at the recent hearings. He's republican deputy head of state for Georgia and had to investigate all the claims of voter fraud. He said that in conversations with fellow republicans, friends and family, he could counter and disprove every claim made and at the end they would say that they just knew in their hearts that the election had been stolen. How do you argue against that? It's impossible when people simply refuse to listen to facts and rely on an emotional gut feeling that has nothing to back it up except empty rhetoric. On a side note I was in Florida in May for a couple of weeks and pretty much everyone I spoke with was well balanced and pretty clued up on events both within the US and outside it. I know we all have this idea that Americans are largely clueless but in my experience the majority are pretty knowledgeable, unfailingly polite and well grounded. Obviously not all of them but I love America, I think it's amazing, and it's a shame that the obvious nutters tend to give us a skewed idea of what it's like out there.

Yeah, definitely got that vibe. I think it's a bit too Hawaiian for my liking -the kind of thing Alfie Moon would wear on a stag do in Portsmouth.

Just goes to show we all have different tastes. I completely hate that, it's messy and looks tacky.

Sorry but I don't recall him being really bad. Functional and a bit one dimensional most of the time maybe but I can't really remember him being much of a target for the crowd. To be honest if it wasn't for the price tag then he'd be one of those you barely remember (at least for me). Ripley, Kenton, McCann and Ferndandes all seemed to have more detractors than fans (although I really rated Fernandes). Delap was a bit meh but that's just my recollection.

Why is MLG having a break for tea and biscuits. What evidence do you have for this? Why? Why? Why?