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Unless Liverpool see a place for him next season, Minamino will be available for transfer. We'll offer enough to beat other offers, call it £50k. Theo won't get any other offers, so we can decline to pay a fee, and the wage is already agreed at 50k. Unless we have cash available for anyone else (Abraham would be ideal, please not an overseas import as a fish out of water in EPL), then Adams it is as main striker, and Theo/Taki as 2nd striker. Any cash we have needs to go on FB positions.

Huh? "once he transitions …" ? (head spinning smiley)

We'll struggle to get much for Ings unless he can get back to his best before the end of the season, so proving he has overcome injury. My scenario is : Sell Ings for (whatever) Buy Taki Minamino-san £10M,if reasonable wages Take on Theo, avoid signing on fee, wages as agreed on joining £50k pw. Tell McAdams he is new Ings, and play either Taki or Theo alongside.

Don't they have any qualified medics in the north then? Oh well, welcome back, Josh. Get your boots on, we need you.

Getting back to the match at the weekend … lots of comments that Redmond or Tella up front as we have no-one else … what's the status of Michael Obafemi these days? He didn't get away on loan due to injury. Is he over it? Is he an option? I agree with the sentiment that if you keep playing the same players in the same way, then the same result will follow. So can we change it up?

I would prefer this link to have some basis, but appreciate it's at clickbait level now. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/southampton-signing-65k-p-w-beast-could-unleash-13-5m-rated-saints-gem-under-ralph-opinion/ar-BB1eCaWI?ocid=spartan-ntp-feeds Sell Ings, buy Abraham, pay him £65-70k pw wages. Mind you, if we continue recycling the ball backwards, we could have Haaland up front and still rarely score.

I think we've morally already agreed the deal with Walcott, haven't we? Both parties agreed the deal at £50k pw when his contract with Everton expires. We may want to offer £10M for Minamino. Depends whether Liverpool want to take that, and whether the player prefers to stay with us or return to the bench at Liverpool. Keep Elyanoussi as a squad player, unless we get a good offer. Both Minamino and Walcott can play up top with Adams next season, as can Tella. Finances dictate we need to sell Ings this summer. We have to go with what we have or can afford.

You all give up too easily. No-one expected us to get anything when Liverpool came to town. We had a game plan and took 3 points. Admittedly, their defeat on sunday will have given their heads a wobble. But maybe we can catch them again.

Can we clone Armstrong before next game, and play 11 Armstrongs?

The right side. Now play to our potential.

It's not going to be a sellers market this summer, so we'd have to sell cheap to generate any money to spend. That is Gao's mantra (sell to generate funds to buy), and unless he somehow sells the club, we are facing hitting the wall this summer. How long will Ralph sit looking at an empty wallet? He may well move on. Not trying to be pessimistic, just realistic.

Sadly your valuations and expectations of our players are overstated. We won't be able to sell Hoedt, Lemina, Ely, Oba and Long for anything like your valuations. We also need one or even two LB. Put it's a good stake in the ground.

I'd prefer a "swap it now" deal. Redmond for (any of) their wingers - Mahrez, Silva, Sterling, Foden - I'd probably swap him for a bag of crisps right now. I hate being critical, but I can't remember the last time I thought "Redders is playing well tonight".

Would Sheff U fans be offended if I called them a physical side? As such, not sure Salisu is our man for this. And, much as I love Minamino, think he may get crunched and disheartened. And Djenepo can only take so much. Can't predict a side until we know who is fit for this. Hoping Diallo and KWP are there. Will feel much more confident if they are back.

We have to mark this match, and the Sheff Utd match this weekend, as 'must win'. If we can get 2 wins, then we'll be able to breathe easily. But who will score the goals we need to win?

Has he? Just went back over last 3 games, omitted once, 2 appearances as sub, 1 goal. Are we re-defining "on fire" as "has scored a goal?" Yeah, more than we have done of late.

It was the words "..but he won't come cheap" that caused me to close the story. We need players who will come cheap.

Then play him, Ralph! He's committed to us, so now you commit to him.

Dreadful news. Has to be Janko to fill in until Diallo is ready.

I think Fulham have put the heat on the bottom half of the table. A month ago, the bottom 3 looked cast adrift. The bottom 2 still do, but Fulham are rowing the great divide. They could catch one or more, so the heat is on.

Is Costa still available? Free agent after leaving Atletico Madrid. Kicking his heels in Brazil. Palmeriros offered him a short team deal ...but I can't establish if he joined them or not. He'd make Janko seem like a mild-mannered school kid. We need bite. We need to be tougher. right?

Darren, I think MAFSA concludes by the weekend. Hope so, as my Virgin box is crammed with MAFSA. You can still watch the game live on Monday night.

Here ya go, Mr G, happy to oblige. Although you could have googled it? https://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/sevilla-name-price-they-ll-pay-for-liverpool-attacker-minamino-4359571#popup-sso And don't go all MLG and say "it's not a reputable source", it's an outlet.

Too many posts about the old days, this is supposed to be a preview of the game tonight.... I guess we're all finding it hard to predict what will happen. Have we turned a corner? Or will Leeds overpower us with their running?

Hmm, interesting. Sevilla have stated they will only offer 10M EUR, so maybe if Sevilla have a player that Liverpool want, that could come about (the player swap). Do we have a player that Liverpool might want? I'm thinking that Liverpool need a decent CB, and they usually shop with us for their CB (VVD, Lovren) then maybe they would like Wesley Hoedt. Could be a good move for them. (chuckles into sleeve)