Golac's Cunning Stunts

they had more than their fair share of draws early doors to be fair

not sure how ipswich get 5th place either

Agreed. It's like watching England teams of old trying to play the "continental" way - keep possession of the ball etc. In reality that just meant pass it sideways and backwards with all us fans thinking jeez just boot it before you lose it 🙂

I know preseason friendlies don't mean too much but has anybody seen Bristol City scoring goals for fun? Managed by Nigel Pearson so good luck to him

Piroe seems an absolute no brainer to me. Proven goalscorer at this level and probably worth overpaying for

I think the Scousers are in a hurry with this one in case Chelsea join the chase. Might do well to take our time over this

Think we can do better, but probably need to get over the bad taste in my mouth that selling to the scousers causes Had a quick look > Maddison. Barnes, Bellingham, Ake, Watkins, Sissoko, Pedro all went for >£30m

It's 42.5 million. 7.5 million less than we apparently want. We'll see what happens, but no need to get overly dramatic. Just pointing out we can push the price up further. They obviously want him. They'll pay more.

Agreed - we need to sell him, not disputing that. Doesn't need to be for the amount being offered and doesn't even need to be this year (but obviously will) I'm hoping Chelsea will be spurred into some action.

Couldn't care less whether he is a great fit for the bin dippers or not. If we value him at £50m, then £42.5m with addons later doesn't seem a reasonable deal to me. He has 4 years on his contract I believe. We hold all the cards here. No need to bend over and let them call the shots like they have in the past

not even sure what this is supposed to mean

not in my experience.

No it isn't. Their attitude goes beyond what their football team has won. It permeates their whole society, as can be seen the numerous times they have caused issues at grounds over the years (eg Heysel), but it is never their fault. They are always victims, always owed something by somebody

Why? No evidence of it so far for sure

Been on the sherry this afternoon Grandad?

The England cricket team get Baz Ball and we get Baz’s Balls ups

To be fair even Coventry players don’t come to the party on a wet night in Coventry in mid December

How reliable is Talk Sport? They are saying the Livra deal is not done The Magpies are believed to have offered £30million for the right-back, who has made five appearances for the England U21s. However, this is way below Southampton’s valuation, with the Championship newcomers wanting £50million. https://talksport.com/football/1508055/ Edit: I see it's Alex Crook

I got mine displayed in the living room cabinet

Interestingly enough, I believe he is represented by Wasserman, the same agency who represent Eddie Howe

Chelsea will have a hefty sell on percentage for sure. At one stage it was rumoured they were in for him. They have a £25m buy back clause as well - would be funny if they came in and gazumped newcastle, although I'm not sure how all that works to be honest I'm sure the deal with newcastle will be dependent on games played given his history of injuries

The bit I am disputing is that many people considered him the best RB in the league last year…

Not sure if that’s true? Did he get in the championship team of the year? Can’t be bothered to look it up… Either way, he is clearly not Tino or kwp quality

Agreed and there really aren't that many are there?

they are both shit IMHO, hence why we are playing in the championship