Missed that he went on loan to the Eredivisie. Be a good test, that. I've been to a few games and the quality isn't at all bad. Better than reserves but still quiet enough for him to get on with his development.

Regulation is not communism, it actually increases the accumulation of capital aka capitalism. Unfortunately we've internalised a political message over the last 50 years wherein the government should just get out of the way and let people get as rich and as powerful as they desire without conseque...

I think they did a very good job on the midfield. Good players at relatively good prices. The decision not to bring in a left back is bizarre. They seemingly decided that Amass is not good enough, had the entire window to bring in a player on loan if needs be and failed to do so. I fully expect Sha...

Unfortunately there's a disconnect in all fan bases between reality and the fantasy version of football we're sold (and the cheating clubs trying to make it a reality). Woodward tried to live in the fantasy world for several years, confident big deals would sort it all out. Then the fantasy turned t...

This could be our worst transfer window yet. We have had shambolic transfer windows when we bought Sancho, Antony etc but at least Ed Woodward tried do something. He was terrible at his job, terrible at contracts and transfer negotiations and he failed spectacularly but we at least tried to buy goo...

Think our transfer window closed after Baleba. We're still very guilty of fixating on one/two players and then that's it, we can't see anything else. I also think having this prem proven players policy is holding us back massively. I look at some of the sensible money deals being done and they are ...

3 forwards last summer, 3 midfielders this summer - 3 defenders next summer? I reckon that's the plan, if they can pull the deals off Maguire, Martinez and Shaw are not suited to Carrick's attacking football. It leaves them exposed to counters. We need pacey CBs that can run towards their goal. The...

nineteenninetynine wrote: ↑3 days ago Despise Deadline Day and all the nonsense that goes on with it.

Me too but I do hope we do a bit of business. Maybe some loans in and out.

Feels like we're done though.

Also the Saudis and Forest have a very similar relationship. It was pretty blatant a few years back when they were transferring second string players to each other for £40m a piece

nineteenninetynine wrote: ↑5 days ago Just the 8 Chelsea-Villa deals in the last 4 years. Nothing at all dodgy about that.

American PE have big says in both clubs. Stinks.