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Is that because by your reckoning you can't be world class unless you're at a world class club with world class players at your disposal?

To be fair when he leaves there will rightfully be a mag meltdown. He's the sole reason why an otherwise tepid transfer window has been palatable.

It's oft joked about but given we have a new manager de Jong would actually be like a new signing if he's somehow miraculously able to stay fit. Our wide attacking options look reasonable. Last season we needed everything wide to go through Ritchie which I think burned him out. What's interesting to me is that we don't appear to have a clearcut starting 11. This may be a very Rafa thing. Shelvey is just about the only absolute outfield certainty if fit. Oh, Dummet too

Should stick Krul in goals for a farewell. Turn that 5-0 into an exciting goalless draw.

I liked him, but think it's best for both for him to move on, he stagnated here on tbe back of injury and has never been considered ahead of Dummet since. I'd imagine they're happy to get his wages off the books given he was unlikely to play.

With Colback we're waiting on him to not make a mistake.

He's one we should definitely be looking to move on. Horrible inconsistent in the championship for us, I reckon we'd find someone at that level willing to move for him based on us winning the league and his prior reputation. He's finished IMO.

I was genuinely looking forward to seeing him play. Paid a transfer for him, wages for a year and we didn't even get a glimpse.

What a joke of a signing Lazaar turned out to be. Did he ever play a meaningful minute for us? Barely cracked it for a bench spot.

Partially down to the opposition, but for an early pre-season game I thought our passing was pretty crisp and our movement much better than our normal pre-season levels.

Fractured metatarsal. Tripped on a potato.

Burkina Fasospor Delight? Totes jelly of that sweet move if it comes off, he'll be a real treat.

Trooper has sadly drowned. RIP

As a supporter you don't really gain anything from the club being prudent, and they expect anything but from you. You want them to be visionary and innovative and invest in key management, coaching and support roles that facilitate meaningful nurturing of talent and effective acquisition of players.

We'd never want a balding striker.

No idea about him, except that this had been talked about for weeks. Coming from Eibar I'd imagine low wages, so it's a low risk signing despite the reasonable fee* *- Not high by today's standards.

You're not even wearing a hat you crafty bastard.

When you're shit it's a great platform for a keeper to impress.

One thing is for sure, if anything does happen only the most ignorant "supporters" will go into a new dawn with the wide-eyed optimism that many of us had (to varying degrees) when learning of Ashley's purchase.

Have to agree. I was hoping by the end of the championship season we'd know whether he was any good for certain. We still don't, but he's not likely to be given enough time to find out. I'd say he's better suited to the prem vs the championship though. This is despite being a physical player, the championship refs let anything go, even more so for physical players.

Yeah he did, realised after I posted. That was a fantastic game.

Because of the wording I'm going to throw out: Carroll Lovelyhands Shola

Al Owen Cole Ferdinand Nolan Wijnaldum

Reported.

Horrible horrible news.