The Fish

No fit strikers meant he was our best option up front. Osula doesn't count because until he gets his goal against AFC Wimbledon tonight, he exists only as a concept of an idea. Honestly, I think missing Rodri for the season opens the door for Arsenal and/or Liverpool to finish above you. Of course, Man City being Man City, you could go off in January and buy the second best defensive midfielder in the world. You can make do against much of the league without Rodri, but to get the kind of juggernaut momentum yneeded for the title, you have to replace him. alreet Bruce

The only Mick's I'd want to meet.

Am I right in thinking that a decent amount of that are costs that are ignored by the PSR regulations?

For no reason I can think of, I can't stand him and get unreasonably annoyed at all the praise he's reasonably getting. #reasons

What I was saying when he'd first joined. The triangles that were created between Almiron, Trippier and Bruno were so vital when we were playing well. Tonali was bought to have that available on both sides.

I've no idea where you get the confidence in me to make that assertion.

You ask too much. These lads are human beings, with all that that entails. So sometimes they don't give 100% at work, so what? Nobody else does. Everybody else lets personal shit impact their day, even if it's just their mood.

I thin it did, but I think that's more to do with Gordon, and the rest of the team playing better in general than Isak's absence.

As there will always be in a game against Guardiola's Man City. But what we saw was way, way closer to the pressing we've seen from Howe's side previously. There was a throwaway line from his post match presser. Where he said something along the lines of the players having a full week to concentrate on a game, and it being the most they've reviewed a game (Fulham). I think having the extra time, the extra focus on each match will be huge for us this season.

3-1 thoroughly professional job. Osula opens his account, Ruddy with the other two.

He's always had a great range of passing, up there with Shelvey for me. But with the added benefit of being able to do other things on the pitch at the same time.

Truckers, pluckers and bad motherfuckers.

Tell that to your red pill mates.

Yeah, I'm not buying it. I said fuck Musk, you defended him by saying "He’s turned twitter back into a platform where idiots can say what they want and folk with some sort of intelligence can make their own minds up. Freedom of speech (even for buffoons) what an idea ay?" You're a Musk Stan

So, clear something up, we like Musk, we don't like Musk? What're we saying here?

Oh aye Musk is definitely going to be living on Mars. He's been spot on with all his other predictions for his own success.

Musk is a net negative on the world. Come at me bro.

Dougle will be along in a minute to explain how valuable it is for racists, misogynists and people traffickers to have a platform for their bile.

Careful, his legion of neckbeard cucks will get themselves all in a tizz.

Isn't that Elon in Drag? I thought he was dead against that kind of thing.

Said elsewhere that this won't be the end of this kind of rule, but it will hopefully be a loosening of the shackles. I can't imagine we'll see "Aramco @ St James' Park" for £300m, or anything. But we might get more money, for more APT deals, more quickly.