Gemmill

Microphones for the journalists. Finally!

Funny, but not as funny as they way they say Waluigi.

Don't forget about North Gosforth, formerly Wideopen.

Aye, I don't think you can keep carefully-carefullying your way to becoming a fixture in the top 4. It was completely necessary early on that we managed windows in that way - we'd be PSR busto now if we'd done what the press expected us to do and gone crazy on big stars early on. And the ownership did a fucking brilliant job with it, particularly that first window. But we've got to start stepping on the gas a bit and taking some risks, especially when everyone around us is doing exactly that. Backwards steps won't be acceptable to the ownership or the fans.

This is what I keep coming back to. This lad could still be our first choice centre half 8 years from now. I assume this is also what's in the mind of those at the club pushing for the deal.

Honestly mate, I'm not trying to understand the accountancy stuff around football. They change the rules every five minutes anyway. I want us to spend big money on players to get better, and I don't want to have to think about the PSR implications of it anymore. It's boring and it's not the job of the fan to worry about it. If three years down the line, this means we have to panic sell some youngster, so be it. Not my concern, and it's 3 years away anyway - we might win a trophy during that time. The job of the fan is to want the club to go wild in the aisles every time a transfer window opens. Eales's job is to be Rachel Reeves and make sure it's done responsibly.

The lengths we're going to to sign this bloke, I think it's safe to say that Howe and Mitchell REALLY want him and we are prepared to meet or at least get very close to Palace's valuation to make it happen. Which is why I want us to get him. The idea that we know better is canny mental tbh. PSR is Eales's problem. We need to stop worrying about it as fans and let the club manage it.

You can get fuck all for £15m these days. We just spent £20m to sign King Poseidon in nets.

YEAH BABY! In your FACE, Dr Fiscally Responsible!

"Mammy, what's happened to Uncle Grimace?!"

If you sign him on a 5 year deal, the PSR difference between £50m and £65m is basically nothing.

I think they fully expected a bidding war and probably can't believe that there's still only one interested party.

Cannavaro only cost Juventus 10m euros. We should sign him instead.

Harris now has a 3 point lead in the fivethirtyeight poll average tracker.

Looks a bit like the journalist Iain Macintosh that used to write about us and playing FM.

You're only getting a laugh for the first time you posted that btw.

Well it wasn't through buying centre halves.

Warren Barton was once the most expensive defender in England. WHAT OF IT.

I'd love to believe that you've been sat taking selfies all afternoon with your balls hanging out the bottom of a dressing gown, but I can't bring myself to do it. Which means I have to believe the alternative - that you've gone out in a white terry towelling coat.

Could be the ghost of Rodney Bewes, I suppose.

no fucking way this is true. Have you got your massive pig's trotters stuffed into a pair of those free slipper/flip flop things they give you too?

He looks a bit like Nick Hancock 20 years ago.