Baird of the land

Hopefully we can get the cb signing sorted by midweek.

Yeah i'm expecting near the 15M bracket. Even with my very rough calculations i don't see any chance of their being any more than £20M available.

This is the point Mccarthy stops coming for it and he's never going to get there. It's 100% Richarlison/Salisu.

Yeah he came and took a corker in the first half that looked like a certain goal. For me its 100% on Salisu as Mccarthy simply can't get there at the point he stops coming for it(unless he turns into a superhero like the flash) I see Stephens made a team of the week Two Arsenal players make our worst Premier League XI of the opening weekend (football365.com)

Because it would cost money and we have owners who have no money. Personally think we're being well run by Semmens and Co but unfortunately they need a guarantee of money in the bank before they can commit to spending on a replacement for JV.

I assume Armstrong didn't start because of his late pre-season. No clue what KWP did wrong. Looked good in pre-season and even scored.

Was always coming unfortunately. Very sad for those in cities losing freedoms. Shocking to see how an uncommitted army of 300k can collapse before a much smaller but fanatical force.

Think it would be suicidal to try and go that route.

Think the only rationale for signing Cahill would be as a shortterm stopgap, that enabled the club to use the funds to address the keeper situation.

I do feel the whole gun license thing is silly. Once removed surely it simply shouldn't be restored.

Just hope JWP/Romeu give Pogba a thorough going over rather than let him have free reign to do what he likes(like Leeds did)

Best team/best players, there was certainly a benefit to continuity there all the way through to Daglish. When they were no longer top dog it didn't work so well with Ronnie Moran.

No because being an assistant manager bears no correlation to being a successful manager. They are two completely different jobs.

Feels like a game that's going to make me regret the feeling 'there's nothing worse than the hope of playing well and taken the lead only to see it demolished in the second half'

If you are looking to get rid and bring in someone who has done a decent job in their first job but is available, the obvious candidate would be Steve Cooper. Did well at swansea getting to playoffs twice despite owners selling squad.

I thought last year for West Brom Semi Ajayi looked quite decent, and big and strong. Looks like he's not in their team this year. Wonder if he could be an option.

I was yelling at my screen from 60 minute mark onwards to get KWP on. Even bring him on at left back where Perraud was struggling.

I don't think we should be appointing a manager on the hunch that he'll learn to be a good manager one day. Terry needs to go to the championship or Scotland (like Lampard/Gerrard) and earn his spurs imo.

If he switches and Fraser commits an absolute howler then he will be under massive pressure to switch again which gets us nowhere. Think both are very average but that's where we are.

A small proportion pay off(the likes of Zidane massively aided by having the best players in the world to work with). You could equally at how badly Arteta is doing or any other of tonnes of ex footballers who flop trying the top job. Guardiola managed the Barcelona B team before he was thrust into Barca hotseat)

Think you need glasses. The ball is in the picture. It's the white thing between Richarlison and Slaisu.

Did very well at Villa. In what capacity making the tea! Wigley and Gray were such terrific managers

That just sets a precedent that if we concede a few to change keeper again.

No he couldn't have. Where Richarlison hits it is well in advance of where Mccarthy stopped coming forward a second before.

No it doesn't.