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Yep. I can't think of a premier league club who would need him. I suspect we'd have sold him ahead of Tino if we could.

You're overthinking the detail. A sale will have a fee. A loan will have a fee. It may have an option and a fee may be paid for the option. If we sell JWP and get Downes on loan, all that matters is that we get the player and the bet cash that we want.

I think it's inevitable that we'll have pissed off players if we price them out of moves. We'll then compound that by not playing them as we have a bloated squad, or playing them and pissing off other players by playing the pissed off players who didn't move. Basically, everyone's gonna be pissed off. I think.

Is a year long loan any different, in reality, to buying a decent young player who'd move on after a year anyway? I'd be happy with Downes for a season and a decent fee for JWP.

Indeed. Bree is a decent championship RB, and we are now a championship club. Tino is a class act and will want PL football, and money. I reckon we'd have preferred to sell KWP, but he's not as saleable as Tino.

Driftwood

Half 6 at the Four Horseshoes?

Thanks for the reminder of what the thread is supposed to be about!

I don't decide the answers to questions, but I can judge them. A clever chap like you should know that.

I belittled the answer cos it was a shit one worth belittling.

What a wonderful contribution that is to the discussion, especially as it relates to someone who hadn't contributed to the discussion today. Well done you.

Who's this Piggy you keep banging on about?

Russia are seemingly firing around more big explosives than Ukraine. What other conclusion is to be drawn than Russia have more in their arsenal?

Regardless of the message issued by the west, firing off 30 huge missiles in one salvo plainly suggests that they have reserves. I'm in little doubt that they can support themselves with more than the west are supplying Ukraine, and I suspect that there'll be international production and supply from foreign supporters. Iran won't give a monkeys about international sanctions, ditto North Korea, and Syria. You then have other countries who trade with Russia who may well be supplying them. On the point (not yours) about attacks being aimless. The fact that they were able to hit very specific grain storage and supply infrastructure confirms that they have the ability to be very specific, amd accurate, in their targeting if they choose to. I don't doubt that they're scattergun as well though.

Us selling him was an odd decision imo, and to a club part owned by the City Football Group. Our dealings with that lot, overseen by a guy who left us just after, still has an odd feel to it. Anyways, delighted for Romeu. Great player, great character, and a fantastic move for him.

No, Wilcox is now the director of football.

90 foot yachts and classic Ferrari's aren't getting any cheaper mate.

Station

They keep throwing missiles around. Various people were suggesting they were on their last lot. They plainly aren't.

These attacks by Russia surely dispel the myth that they're all but out of weapons.

Gardener

Was a strange signing, and despite his effort, he just wasn't up to it. I suspect RM saw enough in the 2 x friendlies to realise that he needed him gone. Good luck to the lad, and hopefully we can bring in a decent upgrade (assuming 1 or 2 more leave that is).

Saints fans giving their opinion about a saints player on a saints forum. Whatever next!?

Did you see the goal from the weekend? Is that a standard of keeping that you seriously think is good enough for us this season? We're talking about Bazunu, not Kelvin.

Bay