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What are the rules on loans? Is it two domestic, two foreign? I'm sure Fulham had about 4 loanees last season.

Such a West Ham move to give Kurt fucking Zouma £120k/week!

Looks unusually two-footed for a LB!

Can't imagine that would work or we'd just get him to sign a new contract immediately. Zaha can't sign a new contract that invalidates United's sell-on clause, they will be different agreements.

I've had a quick flick through this thread, and I'm surprised at the number of posters complaining that we're cheaping out on the Vestergaard replacement. He's not a Vestergaard replacement, we already bought him in last summer in Salisu. This fella is the Salisu/Bednarek replacement. And that's fine.

Last chance to put the fringe players in the shop window. Expect to see Valery, Moi, Long, Obafemi feature.

Must have some pennies left over after this then for a LB or a goalie surely? We've sold Gunn, Lemina, Jankewitz, Ings and Vestergaard for ~£55m and spent ~£32m if this new guy is £6m. New contract for JWP sure but we still must have reduced the wage bill by a significant chunk too.

Yes, I think we were all fearing the worst after the game last season but he's done well so far.

Villa 2-0 down to promoted Watford...

Everything seems to be falling to Walcott at the moment and he's not having a good time. Would much rather Sarmstrong out there.

Richarlison will get sent off this game. Prick!

Bednarek has just had a kid right? Probably not been training much. Stephens will do a good job winding up Richarlison at least. Concerned about McCarthy but looks a good team otherwise, and chuffed JWP is fit to start.

Sergio Romero's move to Granada has collapsed 👀

Don't forget rYan Bertrand!

Not sure we'll be doing any loan deals with United after the Williams fiasco.

I think option-to-buy is an issue for the end of the season. If he bangs some goals in and subsequently prices us out of a permanent move for him, then it's still a win.

Hope we win and see Everton booed off the pitch, turning the fans even more against Rafa and putting them into a downward spiral that ends with relegation...

I'm not, obscene money for an average player that hit a purple patch in a team that couldn't score for toffee. He will find himself in the Championship in a few years, either with Newcastle or after being sold for peanuts. (My crystal ball also shows JWP crossing it to Danny Ings to score the winner in the World Cup final if you were interested!).

Leicester have Fofana and Evans out injured, we should be able to take them to the cleaners. £15m+ (ideally £20m) for Vestergaard in the last year of his deal would be outstanding. I think most of us would have driven him up there ourselves season before last.

Happy with the ins, hopefully one more loan still to come but I'd really rather it wasn't Ox! More interested now in the outs this season, we have a number of players in the squad who surely aren't going to be part of our plans - where do Obafemi, Long, Moi, Valery go?

Guess I can go ahead and get Armstrong on the back of my shirt now then - two birds one stone.

Our old friends showing, once again, that paying people what they are due is for suckers. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/employers-named-and-shamed-for-paying-less-than-minimum-wage

Absolutely gutted, think we were all expecting him to leave but for Villa? Such a sideways move and feels like a bit of a kick in the teeth. I wish him, somewhat reluctantly, good luck. He'll always be a legend to me for his goals against the Skates. £30m is big though for a player with 9 months left on his contract, though supposedly Liverpool get 20% of the profit so £2m. I wish I trusted the club to reinvest it sensibly... but I really don't..!

Aren't Villa in trouble with the EFL already and facing a fine/penalty if they go down? Seems they are playing fast and loose with the rules here too. Wouldn't it be hilarious if they spend £200m and then City decide they don't fancy Grealish after all?

Do yourself a favour fella and stick Ducky, SKD, Turkish and MLG on ignore. It has greatly improved my forum experience