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We are class like, been all over them. Gordon brilliant again

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Good start. Gordon is going to be a handful this season, looking really sharp

So Sky were full of shite, shocking.

Kane, what a bellend if this is true He must definitely have given Bayen assurances to get to this stage.

Keepers that can do fancy footwork are all the rage these days, and it's not really Ramsdale's forte.

This 3M loan plus 27M buy option for Raya Arsenal have pulled off is something we're hopefully looking to do for LB/CB options. I think some already pointed out earlier in the window deals like that help us with FFP problems. Must obviously be hard to execute compared to regular sales, and we no most clubs have zero intentions of doing us any favors. Perhaps some in Saudi down the line?

They're replacing Rice and and quite possibly Paqueta with Ward Prowse and possibly Alvarez, in addition to paying over 30M for Maguire of all people Pretty pathetic transfer window if you're a hammer, although you could say there's not much they could do about it. Alvarez might be a decent signing, though like Diaby it looks like bigger clubs took a look at him and decided against it.

Is that bed wetting I see already? We will overrun them, the gulf in class will be clear and ridiculous thoughts of Villa's rise will be put to bed. 3-1. Isak, Barnes and Joe.

I agree. I don't think many people just yet realize what he can do. The Everton assist raised a few eyebrows but it wasn't a one off. There's barely a handful of players even in this league that can suddenly explode and rip apart teams. Add to that he can play in a number of forward positions, has got great attitude, can play a pass, good in the air etc. Could very easily be a 100M+ player come the end of next season.

Okay

Good news, looks like a great prospect if he can stay fit, and he's young enough for us to have confidence that he will. As has been said, will be interesting to see where he plays and how quickly he becomes a starter. Clearly Howe likes players that can play in a few positions, and its certainly something many modern managers prefer. A similarly promising CB signing and we should be in a pretty decent shape for the new season. Maybe a loan or two as well, LW/forward.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12931160/rule-changes-for-new-football-season-officials-to-crackdown-on-dissent-be-more-lenient-on-physical-challenges-and-add-on-wasted-time "The threshold for a player to be shown a yellow card for dissent will be reduced this season. Whenever more than one player approaches the referee, at least one of those players, and potentially more, will be shown an automatic yellow card. Practically, any player that runs from a distance to approach the match officials will be booked." That should be interesting Seems like more room to hand out subjective yellows I see they focused on time wasting and dissent which is fine but no more clarity on the at times ludicrous offside, VAR decisions

ManUtd apparently chucking out 72M pounds on Hojlund. The guy scored something like 9 goals last season. I get its about potential etc etc but how much have they spent again this season? Has the whinging about the glazers died out again? I'm still harboring hope Ten Hag will be a failure. Based on his transfer activity more than anything else, the amounts he's got them to pay for the likes of Antony. Mount is far from a guaranteed success and the same can be said for Onana. Then again they just signed a $1B sponsorship deal so they could probably keep on doing this till something works out finally.

Hasn't he been that for a lot of his career though? cant argue with the goals

Will always have a soft spot for him, he was one of the very few things that could make Bruce's team anything close to watchable. Good luck Maxi, gota work extremely hard now if you want to be anywhere near as good as you think you are.

I will not.

Murphy looked good too yesterday. We shouldn't be reading too much into friendlies of course but at least there's players to be worked with. Shocking how that suddenly happens when you've got proper coaches around. Miley looks a class apart. He outshone Joelinton and Tonali yesterday.

Cucurella is shambolic LB, Eddie wouldn't touch him with a barge pole.

It's preseason but the defending has been a concern so far. Seems like teams might be looking to exploit our lack of pace at the back give they won't get much joy physically or in the air.

Miley looks like a talent, seemed so comfortable on the ball. Gordon and Isak switched positions a couple of times. Gordon did well, good play to create the goal and seems to be getting more used to the team's style. Heavy first touches on a couple of occasions but he's got the right ideas. Isak didn't get in the game much, had 3-4 great moments when he went out wide. Completely different level to anyone else on the pitch when he turns it on.

I know Lascelles played well in Philly but it will be a slightly different environment if he has to step up in Madrid or Munich. We need CB cover.