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You can make most people support anything with persistent propaganda. The only question is at what point the price paid by ordinary people becomes more persuasive. In any case, the sanctions on Russian oil and gas are only hurting Europe. It has been an absolutely disastrous policy. Many...

There are some obvious things that can be done through international diplomacy to significantly lower the price of oil & gas and to consequently lower inflation. The problem is that the Government, and more importantly the US Government, which actually calls the shots, would rather play...

With the state of the squad, there will be a few more games like this to come.

If we bring in a top quality winger and a decent left-back then I think we can afford to lose Bernardo. We should be a stronger side than last season anyway. Just make sure Barcelona pay a heavy price. Liverpool would be demanding Coutinho-region figures.

Whilst I’m all in favour of nationalising the energy companies, I think it’s more than a bit disingenuous to dump all the blame on them. Prices are high because the commodity prices are high. This has been in large part self inflicted by the imposition of sanctions against Russia and Iran...

Lucas Digne was available for £25m in January. We should have been all over that.

This window had so much promise, but it’s not looking good as things stand. The squad is far too thin in a WC year to be challenging for multiple trophies. We’re going to be one or two injuries away from our season falling apart. It’s very clear now that the club made a serious error with...

Great post! Another attacker is an absolute necessity. Someone with a bit of pace and that can play right across the front line would be ideal. If we can bring in an attacker and a decent left-back then it’ll have been an excellent window. As things stand, I think it’ll only take an injury or...

Looks odd from the outside looking in. You’d expect the squad to grow considering the new five subs rule. I think increasing the quality of the best 11 players is important for progression in the Champions League, but I’m hoping that it doesn’t come at the cost of reduced depth. That would...

Fair fee given that he only had a year left on his contract. He has proven to be an excellent acquisition over the years and I only wish him the best. I really hope that we replace him though as a matter of urgency. We’re going to be seriously lacking pace up front if we don’t. Finances should...

If we can’t reach an agreement to extend then it’s the right decision to sell at the kinds of numbers mentioned. He has been a brilliant player for us, and the threat he offered us with his pace to get in behind will need replacing. However, with only a year left on his contract, we can at least...

Jesus this thread is grim. Easy to understand now how Japanese internment camps existed.

I wouldn’t even consider selling Ake unless an offer well over £75m arrived and he wanted to leave. He’s going to be one of the best defenders in the world. Has absolutely everything necessary. He started to show what he’s capable of this season and he’s only going to improve. James is a good...

I think Alvarez is Jesus' replacement. I know that he was signed to replace Ferran Torres, but Torres was really only ever a bit part player. If Sterling leaves then it is absolutely critical to replace him. I cannot fathom how anyone can think that we should go into next season with fewer...

Didn’t we start the transfer window with the expectation that we’d be increasing the size of the squad?! I’d certainly expect a replacement for Sterling. You could argue that Jesus has already been replaced, since Ferran Torres was a fringe player. We certainly would need to bring in a quick...

Don’t think it’s really a sticking point any more. But highly unlikely anyway due to age and general behaviour/work rate.

It’s all relative and it’s all opinions. The club makes a judgment and so can everyone else. I don’t know what sparked this thread and so this is not a response to anything in particular other than the fact that it is entirely reasonable to question transfer fees.

It is absolutely legitimate to question transfer fees. The club operates as a business, and has all the usual operating and financing issues of any business. We might not be shareholders in the business, but as supporters we are stakeholders. There is not an infinite source of capital. Investing...

Hope Ake stays. He’s a player with enormous future potential.

Their website claims that the company serves 3.8 million homes and businesses. They generated £1.16B in pretax profits. So that works out at about £305 per customer for the year. Their TTM gross margins are 50% and their net margins are 30%. From 2012 to 2018 their gross margins were about 10%...