Baird of the land

While his performances have improved recently he's overall been average. You think it would help regarding summer transfer activity too. You'd assume if its done that means kwp move is too and valery return is imminent.

Or maybe they just want him as cover for when bellerin is injured.

Hopefully he spends the whole time with us warming the bench because our own players stay fit and play well

Nor Valery unfortunately. JWP at right back then.

I doubt we think we've found his replacement otherwise we'd be agreeing a payment for him. Most likely he's competition for the soon fit again Valery(if its true we're going to sell Cedric)

no we don't. If(and its a big if) we sell him and bring in KWP we will still have 2 right backs.

Glad the distraction of potential Pompey game was avoided

Really ridiculous. I have zero interest in Love Island or the Bake Off, doesn't mean my colleagues shouldn't be allowed to discuss those subjects.

As long as it's not like the De Boer/Pellegrino situation where we both ended up with appalling choices.

The FA showing a complete lack of intelligence in agreeing to it. Hardly like replays are a unfathomable new occurence.

Guess short term it gives us some options Hopefully no obligation involved as buying someone with little experience, just because he's at spurs is poor logic. Aurier is a terrible right back too, which says something.

Well its about 306m in and 246m out in the last 4 years and for one of those years they must have earned a huge amount from the champions league and blown it on the likes of Slimani. They have a decent owner too unlike us.

I would hope Ralph would be here next season. I can’t see the obvious step up job currently unlike with koeman.

Shrewsbury’s midfielder Laurent looked very good.

Do we rest Ings vs Liverpool to keep him fresh for midweek game vs Spurs?

I'd prefer if we are going for the 4th choice centre back as a development project to use an academy product such as Jones or Klarer. Danso doesn't seem worth a fee to me but at the end of the day as long as its Ralph making the decision. Bednarek came in cheap and has been an excellent purchase, so maybe danso's got very deeply hidden potential other don't have.

annoyed that BBC think their pundits creaming themselves about Man City rather than an actual close cup tie is an acceptable use of license fee payers money

Not sure i see the value in loaning Vestergaard out or Walker peters loan, unless Valery and cedric prognoses are a lot worse than we've been told.

Didn’t Ralph say it was glandular fever.

Clearly bundling over defenders off the ball is now ok. Might help us score if long's able to constantly run over the top of Van Dijk in our next game.

Have no issue with boufal being frustrated at being on the bench. His post match comments suggest he’s still up for it. Interesting to see who gets the nod vs Liverpool in armstrong’s Likely absence

Very enjoyable game. Nice to see reemergence of angus Gunn. Excellent sweeping in second half and save in the first. Not sure how their goal stands. Clearly Alli fouls danso in the build up. Nice to see end product from boufal. He’s go8ng to be needed with Armstrong out. Ings Radar slightly off today. Still played well but on another day he would have bagged a couple. Danso. Don’t get why we brought him in. Hmm well hopefully Valery will be fit enough for next couple with Cedric fit by after our winter break week off.

No point to var if bundling someone over in the build up is ok

Targett had far greater experience. 61 vs 12

Agree not sure why we’d want to pay that sort of fee for a spurs youth product with little experience and who has impressed so little for them. People rightly give Bournemouth grief for forking over large fees for player’s just because they once spent a day in a Liverpool top.