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I think you make some really strong assessments here. I also disagree with some. Common sense would surely tell you that if you sign Europe's greatest creator, and the Serie A midfielder of the year, both highly technical international footballers, that they will be able to adapt to the system...

I find it a little weird myself, preferring to support players while they are here and moving on when they're not. I wish him well, and Everton too. He seems a great bloke and they're a decent club.

Of course it is, but development isn't linear. Porro had three years of loans, I think, before he might be at a suitable level. Spurs haven't been anywhere near title-winning either so the demands are different. If we think of all of the names we have released, there really aren't many who would...

It will be hard to meet the needs of a more aggressive, speedy attack with Pep's game. The coaches we have brought in are not 'Pep's men' - he hasn't worked with them before. These are transitional times, for everyone.

There are a crop coming through who are among the best we have had: Mukasa, Mfuni, McAidoo, Gorman, the Heskeys, and then, younger, the Samba brothers, Headley, et al. I suspect that the club know this and know that the time for integration is now. As for the names mentioned, it happens...

You may be unhappy with things at the moment, (we all are) but don't let it cloud your view. Cherki, Reijnders, Gonzalez, and Marmoush are straight into playing time. Khusanov is now getting playing time. Bah and Reis are teenagers - there aren't any playing top-level PL centre-back roles. I...

We spent £90m net in the summer window. Ahead of 10 other PL clubs. We know we spent more than anyone in January. The inference that we are not spending money is false. 10. Man City: £89.9m 11. West Ham United: £76.3m 12. Burnley: £66.7m 13. Fulham: £26.4m 14. Aston Villa: -£15m 15...

Yes. We have a number of players who will do well in that role, IMO. Cherki, Bobb, Foden, Marmoush, to name but 4.

Plenty, but we also lose a few. Viana has said that a priority is to integrate the academy with the first team. In Lewis, Foden, Bobb, and O'Reilly, we are en-route to that. I heard whispers that McAidoo was going to be in the first-team squad soon, as well as Mukasa.

Players we valued were paid as such. We no longer want them, so their wages are deemed too high. It is just the passage of time and a new direction.

It is very clear that our leadership will not be standing still. Donna/Trafford, Gvardiol, Khusanov, Reis, Bah, Echeverri, Foden, Cherki, Doku, Savinho, Nypan, Mukasa, Heskey, Mfuni, McAidoo. That is a crop of young talent among the very best in the world. We are planning for now and the...

And more than some others. Strange post.

I could not agree with you more. Music - it isn't as good as our day. Crime - you could leave your door open. Sociability - everyone knew each other, you could speak to anyone. Communication - everyone's on their phones these days. Driving - there's no manners any more. Back in the day, those...

I used to work in bingo. There was always a group of older people who spent their lives in the bingo while complaining about how bad it was, how it was fixed, it wasn't like it was, the prizes were shite, the heating wasn't warm enough, it was too hot, the machines didn't pay out like they used...

We are very used to winning. For some, it is all they have known since childhood. In the social media age, people pour their grief and anger out in the public domain. Some are stirred, some rebel, some explain, some get on with it, and some seek attention from it. All of us fit in to one of...

Any news? Lots of new posts. Does that just reflect the end of the window?

We haven't possessed the personnel. We do now. We forget that much of the judgement on these players and system was made during a period decimated by injuries. Combinations - Lewis and Khus, Nunes and Stones - pace and versatility. Physicality in central midfield. Aggressive pressing up front...

Have you been watching him in Nice? It is definitely hard to believe he is only 19. He reminds me a lot of Vinnie in his playing style.

How Liverpool's American owners saw off the Gulf juggernauts of Man City and Newcastle: IAN HERBERT on the 'smart, efficient' club now breaking transfer records The state of this.

I don't think it does. The problem has been that we have been playing it with little pace in the back line and with a lack of physical presence in the centre. We cannot have full-backs playing attacking midfield and expecting them to defend in the transition. The centre-back needs to cover the...