The Fish

JS' contract runs out June 30 2023. If he's on £80k, say, that's <£1m. Even if we were to put him out on loan and cover his wages, that's surely worth it?

There's a few that will have to drop out of the squad to be fair. By my count we have 29 players that need to be reduced to 25. But we've glaring weaknesses at AM, RW and CF. We could probably get by without 1 of those positions being significantly strengthened in this window. Of the 7 you've mentioned Bruno and Joelinton have to be included. Paqueta too, if he were signed. Does Anderson need to be registered? He's only 19, right? So, realistically you'd need to drop/sell/loan out Shelvey, Willock or Longstaff. I know that Shelvey gets a 12month extension if he plays 3 more games and I'd argue if we can buy another CM, it makes most sense to move him on before that extension is brought into play.

I have nothing original to say about the heat, it's just so fucking hot.

Sorry to hear that man.

Back from the gym, house is unbearably hot, might go to the pub. I'll take the work phone, y'know, just in case...

Sacking the rest of the work day off, going to the gym for a swim and then sit in their air-conditioned cafe.

It's only 29 here, supposed to get up to 35, which isn't ideal for a little'un. It'll be the same or a little hotter tomorrow, but fuck it he's Nursery's problem then.

We'll probably overpay but, if the striker is 'worth' £40m to the market as a whole, and we end up paying £60m, that's fine. It's not like we're paying £6m for Riviere when he's worth 60p, the £40m winger will likely be much better than whatever we've got, right?

Why does the club captain need to be on the pitch? If his leadership qualities outweigh his footballing qualities, and there are other leaders on the pitch, what's the harm? I couldn't give a toss about who the club captain is, because I'm zen as fuck.

Forget about that Rosco, how many fucking tabs have you got open man?!

Captaincy doesn't just happen on the pitch to be fair. Can't see Lascelles starting many games ahead of Botman, Burn, or Schar.

Absolutely we should criticise their mistakes and missteps, but with 6 weeks left in the window, it'd be too harsh to judge this window negatively. Especially as we've signed a good left back, an upgrade on our first choice 'keeper and one of the most exciting young CBs in Europe. There will be a little naivety, e.g. Ekitike He wasn't massively keen on the move in January, plus Reims didn't want to sell. I don't think I would have spent as much time trying to agree terms with him, I'd probably have called off the pursuit earlier. I think Ashworth and now Eales will provide better guidance because of their experience. There's 6 weeks to go, plenty of time to bring in someone we've been linked with, but also available capital to take advantage of the carnage that tends to happen at the end of the window. I fully expect us to sign 2 players who ply their trade at the business end of the pitch. It might be a winger and an attacking midfielder, or it might be a striker and another. Either way I can't imagine we're done, not by a long stretch.

I honest to God LOL-ed 1 second after clicking play. Why is he recording it from there man?! Special mention for this gem "We all need to intergrind together"

They're not too bright from Blyth. When his mate told Big Dan to give the ref the finger, he did just that. A little Yubitsume humour there.

Hey Renton?

Not any more!

"Just looking at the Boots £4.90 meal deal, probably going to go for those apple slices. So, yeah, let me know what you'd get from Boots?" Taking notes for the next podcast, this is gold.

In a choice of who to invite somewhere, my sister is never top of anyone's list. Until NASA needs to plug up a wandering black hole.

I've never had hot chocolate.

Mrs Fish would think you're all awful. Apart from Martin, she likes Martin.

She drives me mental Scott. She broke a sofa leg and punched a hole through a floorboard by sitting down then said "It mustn't be built to take much weight"... I kept all this stuff quiet when I first started dating my Mrs, I didn't want to colour her first impressions if she ever met the sister. But now? My wife fucking hates her too A direct quote from Mrs Fish "If she calls me sis again, I'll fucking leave you"

Aye, my company got me a snazzy desk, and office chair, all the rests and guards and shit. When the heatwave was predicted an email went out almost immediately saying we could expense a desk fan (up to a reasonable amount).

Oh I did. Her defence was "But I don't have COVID, so they're fine". I mean, whatever this illness is, it has you coughing, and exhausted and sweating and feeling faint. You shouldn't be passing it on to two septuagenarians with health issues, should you? You're fourty fucking two. You don't need mammy to make you hot chocolate and dab your forehead. Fuck sake.