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Arsenal want to throw Jenkinson in as part of the deal to keep the price down. Its a farce Arsenal only have around 40m to spend. Meanwhile Spurs about to sign Tanguy Ndombele from Lyon for a club-record £60m.

We need one of Der berliners posts where he puts the full squad in each position.

Yup pretty much this for me although Id tweak some positions. Havent seen Ojo so it would be Kent in if he resigns. And no issues with Defoe starting ahead of Morelos if needed. Defoe will score for fun with the potential service.

Im sorry but I cant work him out...

For info I had 5k posts wiped last year when the switch over....(Sunglasses) but no need to adjust if its a hassle.

Ashley shooting himself in the foot. Not taking Rafa onboard - Newcastle will go down unless they get a proper manager and thats Newcastle value down again. Good question on Talksport - do you feel sorry for the Toon Army. My answer is no. Nobody felt for for Rangers except us Bears.

Aussies started well but its a 50/50 target... I think I will back England to catch it.

He has a free shot with no transfers but has it got our Super Ally written over it? (i.e super player disaster manager). I think other good managers in the league will enjoy picking him off tactically next season. Frank is a clever guy and played under a lot of good managers but he isnt ready for champions league...

Getting Charlton promoted via Sunderland play offs (although last minute) was the first credible thing Bowyer has in his career. He played in an outstanding leeds team but showed his true colours fighting Dyer in a Newcastle shirt. Im all for second chances but he needs to wrap up here...Aribo is playing for a club on the rising and in Europe and one of the biggest clubs in Europe. How is Bowyer not seeing that.

Premier League or European league?? ? ? Might be a case of right man wrong time. I rate Bilic and was disappointed West Ham let him go due to a bad start which was hampered by the stadium. Previously had West Ham on the verge of Champions League. But not sure if he is prepared for the Championship. But I hope he does well.

55million is the rumored price. Arsenal are screaming for an attacking winger, yet need a centre half also. They should get Robben for a year - free from Bayern. Emery may walk IMO, he cant possibly get a team into top 6 with 50 million. West Ham have spent that already on two good players (although Maxi Gomes still to be confirmed).

Its really an era / age debate to have. I know there was great players in the 50s-70s like Eusebio, Pele, Cruyff, Best and others but I always say it should be judged on who you actually saw. For me my top 10: 1) Maradona 2) Messi 3) Zidane 4) The Real Ronaldo 5) Ronaldo 6) Bobby Baggio 7) Henry 8 ) Rivaldo 9) Hagi 10) B Laudrup (just pips Gascoigne)

Can only see players following Edmundson' in choosing Gerrard and Rangers over others. The Gerrard appointment has certainly helped pull players in due to his stature. If this Max Lowe is on the cards the guy has got to decide Gerrard or Lennon? Bit of a no brainer.

Managerial moves also included. Frank Lampard to Chelsea probably imminent? Rafa Benitez leaving Newcastle at the end of the month. Cant blame him.

Probably good to have a transfer thread for Premier League plus the European leagues. A lot of gossip so far but not much movement at the moment. Only really Real Madrid been very active in signing Hazard, Mendy and Jovic. It throws Erikksen from Spurs move there in doubt and who is now linked with Man Utd. Bale will probably be on the move. Harry McGuire 80m going to Man City. Insane price.

Its short as I wouldnt be backing that. Liverpool will give City a run. PSG could collapse if they lose Mbappe and Neymar (although the latter is a liability), Dortmund will be stronger this year. I dont rate Sarri but the talent Juve have will be enough. I expect Real M to be closer this season. The Championship is interesting. How will Leeds react? I fancy Sheff Wed and Steve Bruce to be up there.

PS if Celtic are quoting Arsenal 25 million for Tierney then Morelos cant possibly leave for a cent less than 30 million. If thats what we are gauging on.

Dorrans has been unlucky with injuries but Arfield came in and did what he was supposed to do. Aribo signing - that makes things upfront looking pretty good.

Looking forward to seeing this although annoyed its not in the cinemas in Dubai. Maradona without doubt the greatest ever footballer. The debate is about who is second best. I cant imagine Messi going to say Villarreal and winning them the title twice and a european trophy while being kicked all over the park and playing on farm pitches. Imagine how good Maradona would have been playing on bowling greens with Xavi and Iniesta behind him!!

Pretty unnoticeable TBH. Why do clubs want to make such statements? The world is going way to PC.

I just looked at that and Aberdeen are away to Hamilton at the same time where as the rest of the fixtures are travel friendly. Surely we should have been playing Hamilton and Ross C v Aberdeen that night.

Im impressed with the depth of squad and fair play to the board for backing Gerrard. I think a lot will have been learned from last year, we were impressive but hit a brick wall at a stage in the season which could have been due to the amount of games and how early we started. But with the size of the squad now we should hit the ground running. Its good to finally think that Id take Rangers squad over Celtics again - been a good few years since we could think that. Id probably only take Tierney from their team at the moment. Edmundson is an interesting one. It gives us the option of playing 3 centre halves. Katic and Goldson were always the best duo for me last season, the one thing I didnt agree with SG was Worrall playing.

Chelsea must be rubbing their hands at this, had they sacked him it would have cost them, instead they are getting rid plus 5m in the their pockets. They might have wanted him to stay for a year because of the transfer embargo but thats about it. Too soon for Lampard, he could ruin his manager career by going their and failing. He should stay at Derby for another year at least or try his luck with a team like Southampton if it became available, but he can do that with Derby by bringing them up.

The screens were a massive mistake at the time, I dont get why we would close the corners just to have screens and some suites. An Additional 6000 seats would have brought far more income and atmosphere.

I remember sitting watching teletext waiting on the news if Laudrup was staying and I recall the one year extension and had a bounce around the living room. Yes you are about right summer 1997. I think there was massive underlaying talks from Advocaat as soon as he was coming as to who he wanted to stay. Bizarre he wouldnt have wanted Laudrup. Advocaat was always outspoken, I remember he practically talked Amato out of the team as Mols was coming. Amato was amazing too, had he gotten the right manager and an extra yard of pace he would be a world beater.