Chewie

Have we just never been interested in Èze?

Agree with this. But also agree with some of the replies on X that this seems like a dispute between Isak and Newcastle and we've got caught in the middle of it by putting a bid in for the player. I'd rather we didn't get caught up in their internal mess

Mmmm.... Not sure at all that this is good. If, as some have mused, this is all being stage managed and behind the scenes common sense is prevailing that will see the deal get done, then none of this is needed. The subtext of this to my mind says we are very far from getting this over the line

The BBC report on this highlights how we've sold players for 85 million this summer with a combined cost to us of 650k. (Doak the only player that cost us anything out of him, Trent, Phillips, Morton, Kelleher, Quansah) Basically all total profit and creating major PSR headroom.

Ha ha.. If only there was an actual thread fully detailing this that I could have asked the question in rather than the transfer thread

@Gethinto the thread.. If we do get Isak and guehi how does that leave us with homegrown etc for both PL and CL? Non HG Ali, Virg, Konate, Robbo, Kerkez, marmadashvilli, new no. 3 Gk Grav, Endo, Mac, Dom, Wirtz Mo, ekitike, Isak, Gakpo, Chiesa Is that the 17 or have I missed anyone? This presumes kostas goes. (seems a waste to not have a HG 3rd goalie)

100%..its been totally clear that we're not ready and the toll on the squad by grief has impacted physically. Last night was cathartic I reckon

Ya know there was a whole range of thoughts about what really would matter for these lads and this season, and tonight I think we do see just how much emotional energy was on the lads this summer. They don't look up to speed and it's totally understandable why. It's gonna be a few weeks or more before they get that back. Big to all of them.

Not this again

Kinda ironic that the etymology of giovanni Leoni reveals the name to mean 'jolly laughs'

You'd also have to think we are 100% confident of getting at least one extra player for the forward line if Doak leaves

when you see that fire symbol on the thread and check in to find out that for once it's actually, genuinely sh!thot...

Who the heck are Bournemouth gonna start tomorrow evening.. they've sold 3 of their back 4 and have now sold their striker so we can get Isak?!

Isakly

Palace will be pragmatic and the closer it gets to the end of the window they will know that his value is falling to 10-15 million in January. Our problem is that Chelsea are panicking and so may come in with a bigger fee to get the deal done

So the game didn't matter and the boss needed to get game time into the legs that will matter... And he chose Elliott over Rio or even Nyoni with Dom moving forward. That doesn't say Harvey's got a future here. It just says the boss is not yet going to trust those two lads in games that aren't already won. It also tells us Chiesa is not part of the plan Which in turn says we are light in terms of numbers that the boss will rely on to turn losses into draws and draws into wins. We are at least one central defender light. He has 6 midfielders he trusts inc Wirtz He has 4 forwards he trusts inc Wirtz We need reinforcements or Harvey is going nowhere, and yet the boss doesn't truly trust him.

Virg can't hide Those Bobby eyes And that smile Don't tell a lie Seeing Slot be a sly Kind a guy There ain't no way To hide those Bobby eyes

Right... That should help with making it absolutely clear there is no room for complacency

Ah well.. We lost that game over a period of 25 minutes or so in the second half

Bring on kweeve for the pens?

Get that la croix lad in instead

So... It's not related to today (Mo does look a bit off the pace).. But I've a hunch that Mo will go the same way as Henderson and will go to the Saudi league (or MLS but most likely Saudi) next summer.

Lad still got more love than 66

Even if it is hurting us at present

It really sounds like there's more to this than meets the eye, and they know for some reason they're over a barrel