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Bingo. Ralph has been dealt a shit hand with the keepers. He's got a choice between crap and crap.

Choices? Unless you're saying a keeper was a priority over a replacement for Ings or Bertrand, I'm not sure what choice you mean.

I'm sure that you're sure, but I'm not sure that anyone can be sure, surely. Anyways, he's on his way and I'm far from sure that Bednarek and Salisu is good enough for what we need. We need experience to replace experience, for sure.

Do you have proof though?

I don't blame Ralph for this. He's been given 2 shit keepers to pick from, and no money for a replacement. I suspect both were put in the shop window last season but as nobody took either, I'd imagine he'll pick one and stick with him until he has a run of mares, then throws the other one in, and repeat.

Indeed. People have differences with others sometimes (you and I have), but there's lines not to be crossed. Sadly SOG will cast very serious aspersions in his desperation to make his point.

For me it was all but calling people who don't support taking the knee as racist or racism apologists. Bang out of order. Prior to that I was very tolerant of the bloke but I became very unforgiving after that.

Vestegaard is hindered by having the speed and turning circle of a cow. He's very decent despite that but that Leicester back 3 with him, Evans and Soyuncu is going to be very one paced.

This. Our defence was woeful last season and going again with the same CB's makes no sense. Re the balls from the back, no team should have to rely on a CB to be their playmaker in chief. Hopefully our midfield will step up and do midfielders should do.

I think we only have Chauke (if he's fit) and young Finnegan. Binning off Lemina was understandable, ditto Slattery to an extent if we weren't going to use him, but the whole Jankewitz thing is baffling and leaves us very short of bodies in there.

Yep, but the CB's then split and cover the wide positions and as we saw last season, they get battered for pace out there. Bednarek in particular really struggled.

Duplicate.

Yep, Argentina. They did it across a few world cups. Ossie Ardiles wore 1 or 2 I think.

I agree. When he was playing regularly he was decent. He's been out for ages though, but assuming he's injury free he wouldn't be the worst signing and would give the squad some experience and leadership.

William Gallas, a CB, wearing 10 for Arsenal was a shocker.

Wedding

Glory

I've been saying this for ages. He's slow at using the ball and slows is down massively. I think that's why he didn't make the Euro squad. If he's still here next season, it'll be the same again.

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Not sure whether this summer, January or next summer, but him leaving soon feels fairly inevitable to me. Loyalty usually only lasts so long when the big carrots get dangled.

Gotcha - apologies

Behave. The identity of the lad is irrelevant to the point that Duck makes. It's a point that's correct. Players are sounded out through agents before bids are made. It's the norm. Armstrong. The club wouldn't waste it's time pursuing a player if they don't have an inkling that he'd join. Ditto Villa and JWP. If Villa are told that he's not going there unless the wages are insane, there'll know where they stand before making a bid.

Three points. 1. Why do you feel in any position to say everything you've said about taking the knee when a black Premier league player says that players are "being used as puppets" and won't be taking the knee himself? 2. Are your seriously saying that you can't see the link between the sudden willingness of (most) Brentford players to take the knee and their promotion to the Premier league? What's more likely, that someone has had a little word, or all of a sudden they don't think that they're being used as puppets? 3. Has it occurred to you that sponsors will want clubs and players to do what it is felt is the "right thing", ie sponsors are woke and pious like you and SOG.

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Ivan Toney of Brentford said last year that his team weren't taking the knee as they were "being used as puppets". Brentford are taking the knee this year. Do you think that's because they want to and all of a sudden are happy to be "puppets" , or there's an obligation? https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11748/12221923/ivan-toney-explains-why-brentford-players-wont-take-a-knee-we-are-being-used-as-puppets