Gonzo79

I know guys who have bought the home and away top and the quality, sizing and location of manufacture is different on them.

It's concerning that we've spent big on Hagi and Kent but I'm still worried that we'll struggle to break teams down with Aribo missing. Central defence isn't a worry at all - we have four good, fit players for those positions.

From what I've read, Castore have had the shirts made in Turkey and China and the sizing and quality is different (the Chinese ones are better quality). They have now released a statement, which looks to be a bit of a fib about what has gone on. If you have received a Turkish top and aren't happy with it, I'd suggest asking for a refund or a Chinese replacement. This all makes me glad I don't wear football garments. £60 for a nylon t-shirt seems bonkers to me.

Once an EPL club comes knocking, the player's head is turned. No point holding on to someone who wants to be elsewhere.

Hopefully they trial this with the Green Brigade in the standing section at the Piggery. ?

Sounds like our transfer strategy is a bit stupid.

Why did Gerrard sign Jones, Middleton and Murphy?

I'm of the opinion that we paid far too much for Kent. Any kind of profit would be good. Gerrard doesn't like wingers, so get £10m for one and then spend it on the midfield, where we desperately need alternatives.

A £4m profit in twelve months wouldn't be a bad thing.

That's the most frustrating thing - we are capable and have shown it numerous times...so why are these lazy performances so common?

I suspect you'd be unpleasantly surprised then. Liverpool are due £5m off Barcelona if Bayern Munich win the CL (they stuck in a non-club specific clause into Coutino's sell-on). Liverpool's legal team are unbelievably astute (unlike ours).

We would have until 5th October (over six weeks, at the current date) to replace anyone we sell.

If we could recover the fee paid for Kent, I'd be glad to get it. Surely there are other players we can bring in who can occasionally beat a man and provide assists more often than Kent.

I doubt SG agrees.

Aribo is good with the one-twos. So are Hagi, Morelos and Kent, when the mood takes them. With Aribo out, Kent reverting to type (beating a man then not doing much) and Hagi and Morelos off form...we're at a bit of a loss. People say we should play it wide but with 8 or 9 defenders in the box and just Morelos and one other in the box, I don't see that being much more successful. What we need is more desire, more effort and more urgency.

I wonder what would happen if Nottingham Forest tapped up Steven Gerrard.

Julian Nagelsmann may be a good manager but his dress sense is bloody awful, judging by his outfit this evening.

I always like the idea of a midfield diamond. A DM (Jack), two wider CMs (Aribo and Kent) and a No.10 (Hagi), with the FBs getting forward constantly. But I'm not the brightest when it comes to tactics.

Four against one seems a bit overly cautious, particularly when you consider how much we spent on Helander and Goldson. I sometimes think Gerrard thinks he's managing Liverpool already.

I think our chances of winning anything will be more down to Celtc's failings than our own excellence. We have players and coaching staff who don't seem bothered about dropping points.

McCrorie has a very good attitude and suitable physicality for the Scottish game. Unfortunately, his footballing ability isn't up to the same standard, which is why we're letting him go. I wish him well but hope he never wins against us or wins any trophies whilst he's up there.

A few long balls once in a while wouldn't hurt.

I'm not surprised by that. I still can't believe we spent that much on him. With Aribo missing and Hagi not living up to expectations, Kent was our best creative player. As usual, there were flashes but more often than not there's no end product.

We're a bit too predictable. Teams that are happy to play for a point know how to set up against us. Gerrard should have changed things sooner yesterday. We never looked like doing anything until the final fifteen minutes.

Three of the four boys have killed one of the girls twice? Or one of the boys twice? Scary stuff.