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If true then surely that refutes any idea that we are desperate for money? Turning down 45 million is audacious and unprecedented for a team in the championship.

Quite a split opinion on this one!

Our financial situation clearly is not anywhere near as dire as it has been in the past. We appear to be selling players on our terms and we don't seem to be under any financial pressure to sell. We have a lot of high value assets that everyone in the championship will kill for and clearly we are going to sell some of them. That's very different to it being a requirement that we have to sell or we will be in financial trouble. The club have said publically that we don't have financial difficulties and our actions so far have backed that up.

If we needed money then we wouldn't be turning down bids of 40 million for Lavia and risking him not being sold. We'd take the money.

I can't see us accepting a bid right at the end of the window unless he puts in a transfer request or something.

I don't think there's any evidence that we have to sell a lot of players to survive. If that were the case we wouldn't be actively turning reasonable bids down. Lavia would have gone already for a start.

I don't know. I can see the attraction but I don't see West ham as particularly likely to win anything. As an example, Mark noble stayed for West Ham when they went down and is now a local hero.

I do think jwp will leave and there is a part of me - however irrational it is- that will be a bit miffed at him. If he stays and we go up this year that just burnishes his reputation and makes him more of a legend. If he goes now he just becomes like many other players who were great. He could take a small risk this year and reap the rewards in years to come. I know what I'd do bit I'm biased!

Probably. Would still be good to have the three though as kwp can play on either flank.

I know it's unlikely but imagine full backs as Manning, kwp, Aarons and Perraud. That would be incredible.

Leicester will be contenders this year for sure. Pretty dodgy at the back but excellent attacking options.

Good goal from Leicester. Their attacking options are impressive.

Some class play from Coventry. Leicester look pants.

From what people have said, could Grimes be our championship equivalent of De Bruyne? Sounds like he has that sort of skill.

The Athletic article at the start of the summer suggested he could go on loan. Maybe we will for a loan fee and to have his wages paid.

To be fair he was bang on with Tino.

Regardless of what Martin does, I actually like the bloke whereas with Jones I disliked him so intensely that I was very close to actively wanting us to lose so he could leave quicker. It makes a huge difference to the fanbase to have a manager like Adkins and Martin who everyone seems to like and makes supporting the team a hell of a lot easier. Supporting saints has been really hard for the last few years, it feels like they can give us something to be proud of again.

Surely he will be replaced my Ameyew in time?

That stat is one of those things that we look back on at the end of the season and say we knew from the start it was going to be a good year.

If we had a prime Niemi in goal then no one could be arsed. The fact its debated in such detail speaks for itself.

Hold on could you expand on what you're saying here? Are you saying that a goalkeeper who is equally adept at other skills such as distribution, organising defence etc but worse at shot stopping will concede the same amount as another keeper who is better at it?

So is that the same the other way round too? Could someone rubbish replace Ederson and have conceded a similar amount?

So your contention is that we woukd have conceded roughly the same amount whoever was in goal and that the quality of goalkeeper makes no difference?

If we start tonight with a midfield of Lavia jwp Tella Alcaraz Is that the best midfield that's ever played in the championship? I'd like to see it just for that reason alone.

Probably ship him out on loan and pay the majority of his wages.