egg

Beat me to it!

They'll get Lingard for 2 years for about £20m all in. We paid £19m for Carillo plus wages, £15m for Armstrong plus wages, etc. Good business if he helps keep them up, which I think will happen.

I tuned in, my first match of the tournament. Some of the comments led me to believe I'd be watching great football. It wasn't. Poor touches, stray balls, just not great quality. On the upside, it was competitive, both sides (more so Spain who looked much better in the bit I watched) tried to play proper football. The first 10 mins was enough, but on the whole it was better than my perception but not as good as the sales pitch if that makes sense. Regardless, well done England and good luck for the rest of the tournament.

Sadly I agree with this.

This lad looks decent. Plenty of assists too.

Arithmetic

And watching him hide when his opinions are destroyed with actual facts.

Bless. He had 10 caps and scored 3 goals for Albania before he scored a league goal for us. Don't forget the season on the Dutch (better than Belgian!) league. It's ok to be wrong sometimes Matthew, most of us acknowledge it though.

Neither was Simeu or Small. Didn't stop them having zero impact. Tino then faded anyway of course. We need a striker who'll hit the ground running. By all means have Delap and give him time off the bench, but it's crazy to be advocating him as our main striker solution imo.

Dutch then - thanks for highlighting that he'd proved himself at an even higher level of men's football than I said. That's disingenuous about international football. He made his Albania debut almost a year before he signed for us, had 6 caps before he signed for us, and had 10 caps and 3 goals before he'd scored a league goal for us. Them is actual facts Matthew. Delap has done nothing in men's football.

Interesting, thanks. The difference for me is that Broja had played regular men's football at a decent league level, and international level. However talented Delap may be, he isn't proven in men's football at any level. I wouldn't pin our hopes on staying up on his talent.

I'm not sure why do many people are so excited by his possible signing. Sure, he looks a talented lad, but he's a reserve player who can't make the England u19 team ahead of other kids who don't play first team football either. Compare that to Broja who was playing regular top flight football in Belgium, and for his country. If we signed a first team striker as starter and Delap in a permanent to develop I'd see the point, but if it were just him and/or we got him on loan I don't see the point.

No... hysteria isn't justified and achieves nothing. If it's hot, try to stay cool and drink plenty of fluids. It ain't complicated.

Jeez, that's awful.

I would have had a face like a slapped arse playing in that team with dog shit service. The kid fed off scraps and I'd be more worried if he didn't look pissed off about it.

Bookmaker

Tie

Him and Antonio up front will be a handful for any defence.

Yep. Looks like that's the way we're going. I'd still like a Broja type up top with someone playing off and around him.

I assumed it was cos Ralph likes the wider 2 to tuck in.

We played Redmond up front. He's not a centre forward, neither is Cornet.

Cornet is a winger. Broja is a centre forward. We need a main man up front, and don't play with wingers.

Yep. He fed off scraps for ages. No support, poor service. It was a thankless role and it's no wander his head dropped. If we played to his strengths he'd have done a lot better.

If Armstrong is the benchmark for what £15m bought a year ago then Broja has to be worth a hell of a lot more. He's big, powerful, has pace, can finish and is a proven international. Personally I'd go all out to get him in - if £30m is the price, I can't think of anyone else we could realistically get who'd offer more.

Spinner