The Fish

I've got no leave left so I'm in every day. On the bright side there's fuck all work on so I'm chilling out 9-5, and when there were two extra mums, and four extra kids tearing around the house I was safely hiding down in the office.

They are not confident. https://www.villatalk.com/topic/26114-pre-match-thread/#comments I think this will be a tight affair. Well, I guess I mean it'll be a close game, there'll be plenty of chances for both teams, I reckon.

Think that's true of most football fans to be honest. I know Man City fans who are viewing this utterly mental collapse as just par for the course for their club. "Typical Man City".

Then what the fuck are we all doing here?

That's a very memeable image.

I didn't realise Ipswich hadn't yet won at home. They have managed to draw with Man Utd, Villa and Fulham though, which isn't to be sniffed at for a newly promoted side .

Dunno where all this gloom is coming from like

You didn't teach them fishing, you showed them a lake and told them to get on with it.

They're different, but both very good. Where Robinson is better carrying the ball (Progressive carries, successful take-ons), Hall is better passing it (Progressive Passes, Pass completion, Passes attempted). Hall may have fewer assists, but given the chances he's created for teammates (xAG), you could reasonable have expected him to have had more. Defensively they're pretty close too. I chose 3 other leftbacks to compare https://fbref.com/en/stathead/player_comparison.cgi?request=1&sum=0&dom_lg=1&player_id1=289601e6&p1yrfrom=2024-2025&player_id2=da011f18&p2yrfrom=2024-2025&player_id3=5ad50391&p3yrfrom=2024-2025&player_id4=2e4f5f03&p4yrfrom=2024-2025&player_id5=d9565625&p5yrfrom=2024-2025 and he's right up there with the likes of Gvardiol

Rashford would either need to take a paycut, or Man Utd be convinced to cover a portion. It seems every window we say that about Chelsea before they buy another 35 players. Oh, well, if you suppose...

Midtable stodge Midtable stodge but in the good box

Sure; Chelsea, PSG, Man City, Spurs, and depending on the deal there could be clubs who loan him with an obligation, while Man Utd keep paying the lion's share of his wages.

Jings Crivens help ma boab

Ixion-like

Still can't hear a fucking thing out of my right ear.

Vitinha, Zubamendi? I guess what I'm saying is

I don't think you've a strong negotiating position. Bruno would fill a position where you're clearly weak This is a season where you're doing very badly and need to turn things around with a statement signing or whatever Bruno is one of our best players (and captain if that makes any difference at all) We're having an average-to-poor season ourselves, selling Bruno would be awful optics The more protracted the negotiation is, the more desperate you would surely become? If you come in with anything other than a head turning offer of £100m, I'd hope we'd immediately bat it away.