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Have we got a buy-back clause on Mayo? Just asking. #FeelLikeShitJustWantHimBack

I would love that but I'm not sure how appropriate it is? I don't think businesses should disclose their plans for all their competitors to see. I'd like some KPIs for fans to measure and track, though.

Like I said, I prefer our structure. There's is based on individuals. Their CEO and Manager have too much power. It will collapse when they go or get it wrong. We've got a better structure going forward. We can slot in numerous individuals if they're not performing and keep the structure unchanged. (That's not say say we we've been successful: it's just a comment on the structure itself.) I will concede their player trading plays a big part in their financial strength, but I still believe it's mainly down to easy CL money. It's a house of cards, IMO. We saw how it quickly fell apart when Lennon was appointed. (They got lucky with Ange, but as I predicted, they regressed when he left.) The boardroom failures were the managerial appointments (GvB and MB). Other failures stem from that, IMO.

We'll see what Koppen can do. I believe he's more of a recruitment specialist. (Wilson was more the operations side, which I've said before.)

I don't think it's all doom and gloom. We're making progress behind the scenes. The commercial side is improving. I much prefer our footballing structure to theirs. They're in a false position after 10 years of easy CL money, not because they're well-run per se; they've had it easy. We've got our recruitment wrong in the last few windows and haven't sold when values were high - mainly because we didn't have a DoF with more control and left it to a manager. The Beale appointment was a mistake, too. We should have won the league this year, despite poor recruitment, letting them have a head start after Beale's poor start, and a squad decimated by injuries. We've got a good opportunity this summer with a lot of high-wage players out of contract.

We definitely should be signing more young players. Watson won young player of the year. Get them signed, and loan them back for a year or two.

The stats give it to Butland. Dessers then Sterling round up the top three.

I've moved your post here as this has become an unofficial transfer thread. Until @der Berliner gets his finger out his a*** and posts the Summer Transfer Thread!!

I've said it elsewhere but I find that sort of fee (£21m) completely unrealistic for a 31-year-old 'keeper.

Rangers 3 - 1 Dundee FGS Silva

Rangers vs Dundee

Fixed that for you.

What are your thoughts, folks?

I'd take Barron, then loan him back to Aberdeen for two years. The others... Nah.

Points added.

Bayern's buy-back clause for Tillman is €35m!! Jeez...

That's a lot of assumptions about recruitment rather than being critical of Clement per se.

I must have been having a shower after seeing your Correct Result...

Fowum fwiends.

I'm struggling to see how you can be pessimistic about Clement yet you wanted to stick with Beale. C o n t r a r i a n.

I wouldn't say Clement nor Beale have worked 'miracles', but expecting miracles is unrealistic. I thought Beale was doing well last season, in terms of results, which was why I was hopeful this season. He was sacked for his appalling start to this season. If Clement starts next season the way Beale did I'll be calling for his head. I'm much more comfortable about the future under Clement than I ever was with Beale, though. That's just me, though.

It's wing-play without any wingers... Cortes and Sima were big losses.

Who has the better PPG?

Apples and apples (pre-split, bread and butter, league games compared): Matches W D L Goals Points PPG Ange (overall) 66 56 6 4 181:44 174 2.64 PC 25 19 3 3 59:18 60 2.40 Brenda (this season) 33 24 6 3 80:26 78 2.36 MB (Overall) 25 19 1 5 57:25 58 2.32 MB (this season) 7 4 0 3 10:5 12 1.71

OK (league games, pre-split): Matches W D L Goals Points PPG Ange (overall) 66 56 6 4 181:44 174 2.64 PC 25 19 3 3 59:18 60 2.40 Brenda (this season) 33 24 6 3 80:26 78 2.36 MB (Overall) 25 19 1 5 57:25 58 2.32 MB (this season) 7 4 0 3 10:5 12 1.71