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Blimey he's keen. The game isn't until the 12th Aug!

As the report says i imagine if you are just after a club, then Newcastle would be the most obvious one to go for with fan base and stadium size. We must be a goodish option too but not a stand out one IMO.

You would also like to think that Black, Watson and Read with have also feed back to the new boss where they feel we need to buy though? We don't need many, just 3 or 4 i say. CB / DCM / ACM / CF (poss)

Do you think the reason why we haven't signed anyone for the first team yet is that we aren't prepared to pay the prices currently being banded about and are holding off to try and get better value later in the window?

The reason City are struggling to sell is due to (a) them wanting OTT prices for them to try and recap the OTT price they paid for them and (b) because their players are on silly wages and no club are willing to pay them. Nasri and Iheanacho would both be good signings at the right price and wage.

Goals 0 Assists 2 Would fit in well with our midfield but not a goalscorer or creater that we need

Confirmed now

Just buy him without letting Ryan go. They seem to be operating similar to Chelsea by adding buy backs in. Just give them first refusal on him in the future, that'll do. Let Jay Rod go and play him with Gabi just off him.

It would be great to have just 1 season (well more actually) where we kick on with the squad rather than lose 3/4 main players and have to replace them first. Keep the "top players" and let Jay Rod etc.. leave to allow us to improve the squad. With a new CB our defence is well set, another defensive centre mid to play along side Romeu and a real creative midfielder and we should be set. 2 or 3 first teamers in and Jay Rod, Claise etc.. to go to (part) fund these roles.

Ceballos from Betis along side Romeu for example... €15m release fee apparently

Hopefully MoPe can use his contacts to get some Spanish youngsters. Some serious talent in their U21 team. Must be others in La Ligue we can get too

Maybe you can share all the managers that applied for the job then so we can see how impressive the list was?

Anyone know if he has his own management team or does he change it with each job?

VVD featured afteral. Nobody else about so Berty had to model both kits lol

Odd they aren't showing a picture of it before "pre-order" which is surely just ordering?!?

Nobody said the announcement was coming tonight. Shows the club can do business in quiet... things are leaked when they want things to be in the public domain

Let's see if the rumour that VVD modelling the kit was true then

But Jeremy Wilson did an article in which he linked TT to the role....

Nothing wrong with signing some good youngsters to delvelop more ourselves. If we don't have the quality in the development squads I think it's good to bring people in instead.

Stick a sell on clause in there too and probably about right.

With both being German hopefully they will have some good knowledge of their players, and there is plenty of talent in Germany so could think of worse nations to tap into!

Wasn't Dembele brought for like €15-20M. Kinda easier to develop youngster when you spend big to bring good ones in to start with.

Buy VVD replacement, iheanacho and Sigi.

Viera is in the Man City set up which is why he is currently coaching their US team. Would be surprised if he left for them.