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Yes, Yes & Yes. The only one of those that is even debatable - if you know about him - is my view of him as a footballer (which is, as with all opinions, subjective as that is the nature of opinions).

That is because Akanji is an extremely terrible footballer, and has been lucky not to cost us both the CL final (being totally unaware of Lautaro Martinez's existence) & the PL (in the 2nd to last game away at Spurs). And both times he just ambled back aimlessly afterwards. I remember him...

Not that I'm seeking to argue, but where is the Nunes shaped hole in their 1st XI ? Whilst I'd say that we arguably have as strong a squad, I think they - until we sign a decent / natural RB - have a less fallible first XI. Get a decent / natural RB - and that changes considerably. Then its...

And same goes for Stones or Akanji, who are centre backs. What we really need is someone like Livramento who can get up and down to contribute wide further up the field when necessary, as it makes our wide attacking players more effective / unpredictable.

Agreed. Nunes is a top fella, good back up & definitely better than Lewis at RB, but he isn't a RB and nothing like a solid/top class stand in for a squad that wants to compete for the PL & CL.

They were They were already in Ligue 2 for sporting reasons (relegated in May 2022) when the were retrograded to the Championnat National (June 2022).m by the DCNG for financial problems. No doubt if OL had been relegated they would have suffered the same fate.

In terms of addressing problem areas & refreshing the squad with quality players who are at the right stage of their careers / are motivated to succeed, you'd have to give it at least a 9/10, wouldn't you ??? For me, all that remains is a RB, proper DM cover (or alternatively proper striking...

CWC = CzechosloWacuumCleaner. Those who know, know.

Think he meant 'Haaland came on his balcony' which begs the question 'what part of his body does he refer to as - his balcony - ?' I bet you its his chest. (Just kiddin' SK).

I also read that Ederson (Atalanta) has a buyout clause of 40m€.

I believe its 'share-ki'.

There are some proper stalkers on this forum. But I'd be lying if I said I hadn't logged in to numerous trackings that have been posted on here over the years. Good work.

As an aside, Mahrez comes from a dump of an area, Sarcelles, in the departement (equivalent to a county) in which I live.Even though I live in a more 'well to do' area, my local kebab shop has a framed signed Mahrez City shirt. Signing players like Cherki & Ait-Nouri will really heighten our...

You know a lot more about Lyon v. Paris than I do (despite living in France for 25 years, I haven't followed Ligue 1 since Rolland & Larqué on Téléfoot), but his advisor / agent is no longer Mbappe's mam (it's Moussa Sissoko, who also manages Kolo Muani & Upemecano). I suspect that any limted...

Was speaking to a Liverpool fan in our office earlier who gave Bernardo begrudging respect, saying he doesn't care about the coffee thing, but he's a good player and always seems to play well against them. Irish, not Scouse though.

For me we were always the 'Blues' (super for about the same amount of time as I started going mid-80's). I think we may have created a rod for our own back with the schtick of 'true Mancunians support City'.

It is a bit stupid having FIFA authorise a transfer window so that clubs competing in the supposed pinnacle of club football can buy players, and then fixing international games during that period so that no-one is actually present to be able to sign or take a medical at the club's facilities...

I spoke a lot to people who follow French football at work yesterday (as previously mentioned I have lived in Paris for 25 years), and the general attitude was a bit 'meh' , but they also see him as a bargain at the price that we can get him for. Also, there was mention from the person who i...

What's the Palace RB called ? South American bloke who had a pretty good season (no idea how old he is) ?

The Angers president says (in the clip) that there's a clause in Ait-Nouri's contract which gives them 50%, limited to maximum of 11.5m€ (assuming he goes for more than 23m€) which is payable to them over 4 years.