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Think Celtic included a sell on clause in the Frimpong sale as well. If Jota goes and Frimpong moves that’s a huge financial advantage to hold. Celtic seem to be clever in the transfer market so can only see them investing well. Not got any allegiances to any of the teams but would like to have...

Hasn't the biggest change come from the change in rules around the amount of time youth players are allowed to play football and train at academy level. Forget the exact changes but between certain ages within the UK players were losing out on thousands of hours training in comparison to...

If true and we have decided to move on then fair enough. We will have a maximum in mind and if that's below what West Ham will accept then better to know early and move on. Next move depends on what we had in mind for Rice , if rotation with Stones and Rodri would look at Valverde - can play...

One from Arsenal and a late bid from Eni Aluko on behalf of Aston Villa ladies.

Fair enough but it makes zero sense. Would suggest the exact opposite as a strategy makes more sense, let Arsenal think we won’t go that high and get the deal done before they can up their offer. Bottom line I think both clubs know what West Ham want and they can sit back and wait if Rice is...

But the downside would be setting a higher bar in the market we still need to buy in. There is zero chance we share our negotiating strategy with a journalist to reveal to those who we will be negotiating with. Zero. We may have been interested in Rice but already walked away based on price or...

Have heard old time blues insist Edwards’s was destined to be the best player of his generation. Same with Peter Doherty being City’s best ever player. Difficult to judge fairly across generations and so many players lost prime years like Doherty and Matthews. Best I have seen would be between...

Must admit I was keen/am keen on Rice as a replacement for Phillips, in essence to provide rotation with Rodri and Stones in his hybrid midfielder/centre half role. Not convinced he will ever be a great attacking threat in a box to box type role or what's convinced anyone he could do this...

Think that’s why Pep is building a new one. A treble , 3 in a row on top of the 100ponts , domestic treble and all the other trophies may have satiated the desire of some players but not Pep. He will replace anyone not hungry for more or not able to contribute or willing to work their way back...

Very difficult to assess a player from a handful of games watched on TV. Had seen Koulibally a few times on TV where he looked fantastic and watched more often when we were interested and in those he looked terrible. At 21 he will not be the best left sided centre half yet but may well have the...

Cloning players - its the way forward. Bernardo could be the new Bernardo.

If they can pull off the Chiesa signing alongside Chiesa then they massively improve as a team. Obviously the players will need to adapt but they are both top class. Good ages for the 2 of them as well.

I remember Denis Tueart's jaunt to New York cosmos. Think he was about the same age , peak of his powers and we were a top side still. Set him up for a comfortable retirement and think he has mentioned how he went from the English league run by local businessman like swales to work for multi...

Don’t think we need to worry about a fee if Bernardo decides to go to Saudi league.Would ask for minimum the £80m or cost of replacement if more expensive. However if it was financial security he was after he has probably turned down lucrative offers to extend with us ( not on the same scale I...

The English Donny van de Beek

Fingers crossed Cancelo likes sand, sun and headscarves.

I work with a Southampton fan, both his sons blues (12 & 9) and also a non football fan but both his boys want Haaland city tops (both below 10). Playing as De Bruyne , Haaland & Grealish in the playground far more attractive than Maguire or playing full scale as Martinez.

Sponsorship value is surely driven by the level of exposure a club is going to get/getting and also driven by the particular market you are getting exposure in being attractive to those who are looking to sponsor you. Hard core fan base numbers less important. The rag survey on "fan numbers" was...

Decent first signing. As it stands we are now stronger than we were last year assuming Gundogan has not yet signed for Barca. £30m ok for 29 year old from in theory top 4 side. Gvardiol next please.

It was a very strange one with Vuoso as he did actually appear on the scoresheet for the reserves. Just never appeared in first team. Did not follow his career in Mexico. Macken was a signing we did not need ( think he was a Blackley lad as worked with people who knew his family). Don’t think it...