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So basically Grimes is JWP, without the free kicks… great.

Incredible irony when you’re getting angry over a light hearted joke about a video game, really…

At least we’ve routed out all of MLG’s burner accounts…

This aint Tinder, pal.

So you clearly post thousands of times on an internet forum and play computer games. Jheeze, there really is no hope for you.

sounds like you need to get a life then

a loan, with subsidised wages would make the most sense.

Not really. Anyone over the age of 18 that has the time to invest in a computer simulation game, clearly doesn't have much of a social life.

would be a really good appointment for them - knows the league and has done a decent job with the clubs hes been at in the league, knows Leeds.

got his priorities right then

He must have an idea of the players he does / doesn't want and I'd be amazed if he's not been briefed on the players that are / aren't leaving. Obviously we don't know what is going on behind closed doors, but i'd like to think he's working with the club to form a plan for the coming season and transfer window (talking with players, agents, etc.) Even if he's down here looking for places to live - it gives him / his family a month to settle into the area before the start of the season. I'm sure he's working behind the scenes, even if it hasn't been announced yet.

Its like choosing between Herpes and Chlamydia. You don't want either and if you're sensible in the way you approach things, both are avoidable.

I think they'll spend and I think they'll get a decent manager in. Wouldn't be surprised if they got Rodgers.

Brilliant - There is a whole EFL player (ifollow i think its called) which streams every single game from your club throughout the football league.

Preston, Blackburn and Rotherham are the new ones for me, although I'll certainly be doing a lot more than I did last season. Really looking forward to it, a lot of 'proper clubs' in there which will make for some great away days - Plymouth, Sheff Weds & a couple of trips to the north east (Stay in Newcastle) are the ones I'm specifically looking forward to. Tough league to call. The relegated sides (3 pretty big, former established PL sides) will have the money to be very strong. But there are sides like Millwall, blackburn, Sunderland, Middlesbrough who done well last season, so you'd expect to be up there and the likes of WBA & Norwich who underperformed last season and you'd expect to be stronger. I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if we finish anywhere between 1st - 10th. Certainly wont piss the league. My gut says, Leicester (champions), Leeds and WBA to go up. Cardiff, Plymouth and Rotherham to drop, imo.

I think the appointment of Jones just reinforces the point that 'stats' should supplement scouting, not dictate it. Based on spreadsheets alone, Jones probably stood out as a solid candidate, despite his failure at Stoke, he came back to be Championship manager of the season and done a great job over performing with Luton. But anyone who watches football could tell you that it was a recipe for disaster. Whilst his luton side may have provided the 'metrics' we were looking for, it was clear that we didn't have the squad to replicate that. I know they're now a PL side, but in reality, they're a group of L1/L2 players who play at a tight non league style ground and play a non league style of football. Backs against the walls, winning first and second knock type stuff. We're starting to see more of these academic nerds, who seem to think they're some kind of football genius, because they have an interest in looking at opta stats. We've had a few idiots on here who were the same, who time and time again get proven to be fools - Adam Armstong being better than Broja and all that shite.

Didn't a west ham director come out and say that he tries to avoid signing african players, because they're bad eggs and cause problems when they're not in the squad (or something to that nature) a few seasons back..? Clearly incredibly ill advised and a narrow minded, but maybe not all that untrue...

I know there has been discussions and a desire for a deal to happen from both sides. It was on the cards, but that was a month or 2 ago now, so I don't know if us officially going down has had any impact... That being said, its been obvious that we're going down for months. I'd not at all be surprised if we see JWP end up there and Targett back here - maybe on loan to start with.

That’s a shame. I was hoping that it had been hijacked.

The only man that can save us at this point is Maya Yoshida. Ready to rip up his playing contract to come bring us back.

How would everyone feel about Matt target coming back?

It’s really incredible that we could lose 10-12 regular first team players / starters this summer and come out with a squad that is no weaker. Amazing really when we spent 3-4 years battling a bloated squad of shite, to finally reduce the size, then just end up with another bloated squad of shite.

Pretty sure it was reported that they would get the sell on fee, which would mean they can affectively buy him back for £35m

Oh no, what a shame. Id have hoped we’d have told them we want them out, rather than them dictating to us. Incredible how some of these below average players think they’re better than the championship… That being said, I think Mara could develop into a half decent striker if he spent a season in the championship.

I keep scanning the title of this thread and keep thinking it says Ruben Selles is off to Liverpool.. Its like 2014 all over again. Then I remember we're absolutely dog shit.