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Given how things evolved off the field, I highly doubt it made any difference who we hired as manager back then. No one worth their salt would have been pleased with the rug pull Clement got last summer.

My ideal appointments for years have been Don Carlo or Hansi Flick, suppose we might not be able to tempt them so former assistants the next best thing. Thanks for listening Kev and Grietar 👍

This guy is usually dead on:

Sports Direct raises stake in Umbro owner Iconix I believe Castore have acquired 'distribution rights' for Umbro?

Have genuinely not seen anyone waring Gola past 1994. Not sure anyone fondly remembers being bullied for wearing Gola. That's brilliant. Just googled it - Anyone paying 80 for Gola deserves to pay £80 for Gola. Also looks to be owned by the Jacobson group which is Ashley and SD. Same applies to Umbro tbh

Is Ebenezer any Goode ?

Interesting way many look at players values in this thread and many others. Using Cortes as an example of a waste of millions. 4 million fee, 5 year deal at 12k p/w (Illustrative costs, may not be accurate) = £7,120,000 over the duration. Now, lets look at Matondo. 2.5 million fee, 4 years at 28k p/w (Illustrative costs, may not be accurate) = £8,324,000 over the duration. Is it as bad as you first thought? Also take into account the boy is 21, not 22 until December. He could have a decent 6 months and we could easily sell at a profit. Yes it could go the other way too but life is full of risks.

A sense of entitlement commonly associated with those of Irish Republican descent. Sounds familiar tbh. Guy is a massively decorated player, has been a key part of the best side they have had in generations. Been in the first team for about 8 years. Let him go and live in Spain. Is it so hard to understand? It cant be down to money alone as Liverpool can pay well.

He is still a young guy and has something about him. We just need to get him fit(lol)

Don't like it, and don't like Umbro as a brand. A bit like wearing Gola or something.

Voted Raskin but thought Cerny, Jefte and Barron all played well. Kelly made some solid stops. Nice to see a keeper not chuck them in constantly.

The takeover has stopped things getting uglier towards the board, thats for sure.

No investor fatigue from those guys amirite

We don't really have a choice.

The grass won’t knock me back 😂

Posted a few pages back that I gave in to the inevitable emotional pull of being thoroughly entertained by the Kings XI. Do keep up old bean! As for the knock back, yes, naturally. Her indoors has house work to do anyway.

Bringing on Lawrence instead of Cortes. Brave and stunning.

Pick that ooot.

Ffs he couldn’t wait to book Dio there. David Dickinson. A real bargain c**t.

Great play by Raskin that. Superb.

Cerny visibly more central and it pays off. Great run into a ball from Raskin and he puts it away well. Great goal. Barron and Jefte have looked good so far I think.

Turns out Dessers isn’t so good at running the line and strays offside. Goal ruled out. Good to know though.

Not sure what Bajramis role is here. Would like to see him more advanced and get into the box more. In fact would like us to see more players in the opposition box in general. Dessers is isolated. Bad challenge on Bajrami by Toblerone or something. Some jobber.

Ok I caved and I am watching. Good movement from Dessers, great ball in, free header.. you know the rest.. Glad he is getting some game time so we can discover these things.

The why might not be important or known but the what definitely is.