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Reckon it's swung back with Dummett to the point where he's getting undeserved criticism. He's a country mile ahead of shit like Haidara and gets on and does an unglamorous job with little fuss. I'd like him to bomb on more too but I think people are stuck in their 2015 appraisals of him and, whether through not watching him live last season or previous bias, refuse to accept how he's improved under Rafa.

Nailed on that we only bring in Kenedy on loan tomorrow after shifting out: Gouffran Hanley Lazaar Colback Gayle Riviere Thauvin Sels De Jong Murphy

Would've required me to read it tbh

Not sure about selling him, especially this late on in the window. Those reservations don't come from me thinking he's quality, it's more I think we'd be leaving it too late to get anyone and most of the options we've been linked with have already moved on. Coupled with Charnley's inability to make a deal quickly (unless he's selling someone), I think there's about an 80% chance it would leave us with Mitrovic and Joselu all season, with Perez as your de-facto 3rd choice and I'm not too sure about that.

Dummets not great but Gibbs isn't an upgrade defensively. Don't think we'll get one tbh. Rafa may have other priorities. And after the carry on of the last two months (and obviously a decade of Mike Ashley overall) anyone on here thinking or even hoping we'll get everything that's required is frankly on another planet. Twisting on like a bunch of fishwives doesn't change a thing. Have some faith in the manager, we can't beg him to stay then be full of doom when he makes a call like this. I've said for months this league is two thirds shit and Saturday proved it to an extent. Not saying it's going to be easy but let's see how things go. It's not football manager, a season is a long ride and any single one of dozens of things outside the control of NUFC can affect it.

If they get rid of Gayle and don't bring anyone in then they deserve what they get and Rafa will walk.