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I've just come down From the Isle of Skye I'm no very big and I'm awful shy And the lassies shout when I go by Pablo de la Torres Let the wind blow high Let the wind blow low Through the streets, in my kilt I'll go All the lassies say hello! Pablo de la Torres

We should buy Archie Gray from them

Always thought Bowen was too Upney himself tbh.

Yep. Agree with this.

Would Ismaïla Sarr be an option instead of Bowen? Plays wide right, pretty quick, decent goal scorer. He's not elite and is 28 years old, but we could maybe get a tune out of him for a few years?

I wonder if Virg will pack it in with his national team now? Would help us a bit.

Just seen this. The absolute worst thing that can happen.

Yes. Exactly right, imo.

They might feel his style fits what they're trying to achieve? He no longer seems to fit what we are (or were, last season) trying to achieve, so a good price that allows us to get players who do sounds sensible. Now it's possible that Iraola likes him and has a plan for him, which would be great, but as the number one left winger at the club, he seems to me to be a relatively old dog with the few tricks he's learned, that are known to all, and I just think we could do with surprises from that position and from the right wing. I'd keep him if we couldn't get £60mm plus and be happy enough, mind.

I’d take 60 ish for Gakpo. He’s just not effective enough at elite level and we should be able to get better/younger for 60. Mm, obvs.

I like the first five. The last five not as much

I dunno, Sammy. Maybe my speaking voice and my typing voice are different. I wasn’t suggesting a moratorium on anything. I wasn’t saying ‘I’m right’. I wasn’t suggesting a rule that should be followed by anyone at all. People do seem to think I’m like that, that I have always been like that and I’m genuinely absolutely not. So, I’m really confused. Again. Very quickly. Again. Genuinely didn’t think that post from me was anything other than a harmless comment like 90% of comments on here are. Or are to me at least. When I read them all. I spent a few months off here because of these reasons, and I dipped my toe back in a couple of weeks ago, because y’know, the Reds. I don’t want to wind anyone up. But I do genuinely think much of the forum almost expects that from me. Like I say. I’m confused. So. Back to the drawing board.

‘Unfinished’ is right. Still. It’s pragmatic. Fair enough.

Some commentator the other day mentioned a lad called Ndaye for Senegal I think (?) and I wondered if he was the Everton player who’s not their worst, but it wasn’t him anyway. Plays for Forest. Still. They’ll always have Bally.

It’s possible, yes, but it’s also possible he wouldn’t have broken his contract with Bournemouth back in the winter. And yes, absolutely talk about the past season, no bother. My point is more that we are where we are now so we have no real option but to move forward. I absolutely do not want to get into any arguments with anyone on any subject on here. Please.

Yeah. Time will tell on how Iraola does, but it's unlikely he'd be our manager now if we'd gotten rid of Slot much earlier than we did. Let's look forward.

Dutch playing like Koeman's blues.

De Jong with a passable Hamann crumple there

Oh. Ha ha.

He hasn’t played a single decent pass. He’s tiny. Ordinary, good lash aside.

Summerville is still crap. Grav playing well though. A bit further forward for Holland.

Reijnders doesn’t seem to know how to kick a football.

Terrible passive defending by the Dutch. Nakamura thr puck of Japan so far You’ll have to narrow this down

Interesting that Van de Ven can play a bit of left back though.

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