S-Clarke

Refreshing way to do business really, nothing until the deal was pretty much done. Pretty much ticks every single box in what we look for in a player. He has always been incredibly highly rated, just read some of the comments from European fans on twitter to see what a coup this is.

Yeah, but it doesn't work like that. This is where people will become frustrated/disappointed. We won't see £60m for a couple of years I wouldn't have thought, and we also won't have the TV money straight away - it's paid in installments over the course of the year and If i was the club, that money would go into improving the infrastructure. We don't have £100m burning a hole in our pocket, probably somewhere in the region of £30m available straight away. And it's not about spending **** loads of money, surely football fans can actually understand this now?

If you heard it in your head first, probably not.

Ah right, cool.

Surprised he's taken such a drop down level wise, he is better than that league as he showed in the Euro's. I'd like to have kept him, but clearly we're not going to be able to afford £120k p/w on a player - let alone someone who is 31, that would be suicide. I guess, to have made a profit on him, is a great bit of business really - at his age. Disappointed to see him go, I don't generally see us replacing him - Charlie was his replacement in January, we were one step ahead there.

I don't blame him for wanting out of WBA tbh, dump heap of a football club.

£13-15m apparently.

It's a bit rinse and repeat for Sunderland. Appoint new manager in summer, struggle, sack manager, appoint new manager midway through season, stay up - just - appoint new manager, struggle, sack manager...etc

All he's done is list names that have been in the press, I could have wrote that and no one would have told me. I'd have just read it online. If you are 'ITK' you do not get that level of detail and information, you get little snippets. There's too much specific detail for anything he says to be genuine. His name is clearly that for a reason, he's wumming that lot a good'un

Robben never had anything on Lee Holmes. He was just a Holmes wannabe.

Another fine example of how a TEAM will trump a group of talented individuals. This year for football has been incredibly refreshing in that regard, but it really has been a **** tournament. I'm just proud of Jose though, absolute lad. Born to lead. Our captain is a European Championship winner.

This has probably one of the poorest Euro's I've ever seen, the entire month has been dross.

He was on loan at Schalke, but is a Bayern Munich player.

These threads are great to look back at in 9-10 months time! As it usually proves how wrong I've been! The title could be 1 of 3...Utd, Chelsea, City - impossible to say who until all their signings are over the line, as all 3 are kinda short at the moment. But all 3 have terrific managers. I think it's harsh to predict Leicester will fall out of any contention, I think they'll still be in and around the top 6 at least. I think Spurs missed their chance last year and they'll drift a bit, and this will possibly be Arsenal's first miss of CL football. They've got a lot of competition up there now. I think Burnley will put up a decent effort, but will ultimately go down. I have a funny feeling about Bournemouth this year as well, reckon they may well end up bottom 3. I reckon WBA will go this year as well, with Tony Pulis leaving mid-way through the season. Utd City Chelsea Spurs Liverpool Arsenal Leicester Burnley Bournemouth WBA

http://www.bayernnews.org/guardiolas-special-project-pierre-emile-hojbjerg/

Where the hell did this one come from??? He just needs playing time, but he is absolute top, top class.

Why are you not sure that we've replaced Ronald adequately? People keep saying they're underwhelmed, unhappy,, unexcited by Puel etc. But I'm yet to see a decent argument which actually backs up the point.

I don't see a bitterly divided fanbase, I say maybe 0.1% on here trying to stir and the rest totally behind the club and what we're doing - and very excited for next season. There's no fan base divide.

But, we don't.

He has such an epic ability to 'hang in the air.

Not biased, what so ever...!!!

I'm losing track, is Le Goddard the new K,billy?

lol.

I don't really like it tbh, but it's only a kit. People get too emotional over the smallest things.

If you read it you'd see what it said. But well done on being a prize ***** for a change anyway.