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This. It’s pretty obvious he won’t be coming back.

I would be very surprised if Ukraine had anything to do with this. Their whole war effort relies heavily on the support of the West so why take the risk with this sort of terrorist act? Doesn’t make sense or fit with how they have acted so far.

I thought the useless cunt was supposed to be retired? This is like an ending to a shit horror film.

Yet this senile old codger still wiped the floor with your hero.

I think we will go big but it will probably go down to deadline day. The guys we seem to target tend to be one the big clubs have their eye on but don't take a chance on, thus anyone we are after will probably hold out until the last minute in the hope they get that big move.

Agree. Unfortunately the playground bullies on here have nothing better to do.

I expect once the media started raving about him his agent got a few calls and that was job done.

To be fair, I think being able to make 5 subs means a lot of managers will be doing more tactical switches this season. We looked much better with a back 4 but maybe some of that was to do with the change itself and the opposition's lack of ability to respond?

I took that as just managing expectations. We’ve got a very young squad, if they banged on about aiming for the Champions League all it does is dump a load of extra pressure on the players. The new signings are not just young but also pretty much all making a big step up, they need the added pressure of fans’ lofty expectations like a hole in the head. The players will have their own expectations, what the that is and what they say in public will probably be totally different. Every professional footballer will aim to win every single game so it’s all bollocks anyway.

True, either way, nothing is ruining football for me.

This. We looked a different team as soon as we changed to a back 4. You don’t need three centre backs when you have JWP and Lavia holding in the middle.

If someone tweeting something gets you upset don’t go on twitter. Problem solved.

I have no idea, whoever organises that sort of shit at the club I suppose, or whoever attended the meeting.

Considering during our current spell in the top flight we’ve seen teams like Villa, Leeds, Sunderland, Sheffield Weds, Norwich, Derby, Forest, Ipswich etc etc in the league below I think it’s fair to say staying in the league is a decent achievement. The way finances are going it’s going to get harder and harder to stay up without a rich owner willing to splash the cash. The league is different now to 10 years ago let alone 50. I remember Chelsea being in the league below us, now they are spending £60mill on a reserve full back. Teams like Newcastle, Man City and West Ham were traditionally shite when I was a kid now they are spending on a completely different level.

We're not lucky to be in this league but a for a club our size, staying up is an achievement. The lower leagues are littered with clubs our size or bigger who haven't been in the Prem for years. Unless we have an owner who wants to throw hundreds of millions at the club we will always be one bad season, or bad manager away from going down.

Pretty much the first line of that Wilson article is: “Premier League captains decided to reduce the anti-racism gesture after consulting with players.“ Weird they can make that decision themselves if they are being ordered around by the PL.

That's a no then.

Where did he say the players were forced to do it by the PL?

Sky, the clubs, the players, they all say the same thing. Do you actually have any proof that it was anything other than a player led initiative? I have worked with sports marketing departments for years, forcing the players to take the knee against their wishes would be an absolute PR disaster for the FA.

It's clearly a player led initiative supported by the PL, not the nasty PL forcing players to do what they don't want like you suggest. Why do you need everything explaining to you? Unless it's drawn with crayons in primary colours you never seem to get it.

From Sky; Players and staff have been taking a knee prior to kick-off in games since June 2020 to show their support for the movement for racial equality. The decision is "wholeheartedly supported" by the Premier League, with players and match officials wearing 'No Room For Racism' badges on their shirts. "Following our club captains' meeting, that collective commitment was reaffirmed and the Premier League will continue to support the players' strong voice on this important issue.

You're a bellend for getting all upset over a harmless well-meaning gesture. It has always been a player-led initiative. You have been way off over this since day one - I remember you saying that there is no way they will take the knee when fans are back in the stadiums - spot on there.

Except they didn't all take the knee so it was obviously not compulsory. From what I have read, the team's captains got together at the start of the season and agreed to do it as a collective, it obviously wasn't a spontaneous gesture made by everyone with no organisation - no one has suggested it was. Can't believe you are still crying over this!

It works for players of any age. Van Dijk and Mane were already great players before they came to Saints, we just showed how good they can perform at Prem level. The club's policy is sound, they just shouldn't be dogmatic in their signings. We need a goalscorer otherwise we will probably go down, if a 30 something is available who can do the job we should sign him.