Barkley will go to a prem team or celtic / rangers. He ain't coming here for whatever loose change waggot has in his back pocket

I'd want him too but I vaguely remember him being linked with some lower PL teams on loan earlier in the window so I wonder whether he'd come to us. Playing both full backs is ideal though.

How have we signed him it's not 9-5 Monday - Friday?

Richarlison showboating and then getting floored by a Forest play is my favourite thing I've seen today.

Seems like you could save yourself some blood pressure by not hanging around a transfer speculation thread

Depends if they'd got us to premier league or not

His ego is loaded onto the part of the server where the footballing insight should be.

Sounds like we're in for Hyam, two vans and caulker. Obviously not getting them all but it's encouraging that they're hedging their bets and getting a few lined up for if another falls through.

I'd read he was having a medical today

What's acceptable terminology for being willing to give people a chance and not expect instant overnight results? Clearly 'project' and 'journey' are triggering to people on here

I'm hoping JDT saying there will be 3 means there's 3 that are near enough dead certs but there's a 4th / 5th bonus one that may or may not come off. I think we need CB - Hyam RB cover Striker An absolute bastard - probably most effective as a CM

Blimey your glass is half empty isn't it?

So which is it? The squad has been decimated with 12 outgoings or there is a solid foundation? Both seem contradictory to me If you can list magloire and Davenport as an outgoing I can have Markanday as an incoming. How is that not a factor to be considered? Last seasons squad didn't have Dack or Marakanday available. This seasons squad does.

12 out 3 in is misleading. We lost: JP Van Hecke Ryan Nyambe Darragh Lenihan Ryan Giles Zeefuik Brad Johnson Joe Rothwell Reda Khadra That's 8 players These players left Jacob Davenport - never played even when the squad was stretched beyond beleif Ian Poveda - injured all season Harry Chapman - never played Tyler Magloire - never played and I've seen people say they'd rather play with 10 James Brown - one game in a dead rubber match That's 5 players that have left with no negative impact on squad strength imo We've brought in, or now have as options Brittan Smod Morton Carter Phillips Wharton Garret Vale Markanday That's more like 8 out 8 / 9 in. 3 or 4 quality additions over the next week and I'd say we've plugged the gaps. I didn't expect much more from the window there was a lot to do to make this a JDT squad. When he arrived the squad had loads of gaps to fill, I think it was a big ask to fill those gaps AND upgrade the players we did have to the high pressing high energy type player. Too much to do in one window especially when we've got a new structure starting from a standing start several weeks behind the other clubs. I know we'd all like it done in one window but maybe it might take more than one window? TM and Co have poisoned words such as 'project' and 'journey' and I'm not advocating another 5 year build to nothing but there's surely some middle ground between that and expecting an instant overhaul and promotion within 12 months. TM left the squad in a state, I was resigned (but not happy about) us having a midtable finish. Anything else would be a bonus.

Why does everyone seem to think Poveda is a player that needs replaced?

This is the bit that doesn't tally up for me with all the consoiracy theories that fly around. Venkys as far as I'm concerned are incompetent and irresponsible. None of it is deliberate, they're not trying to run the club like a shit show, they just can't run a football club. Quite what they'd get out of deliberately mismanaging the club I didn't know especially as it costs them 10s of millions each year

Exactly. Players dismissed before a ball is even kicked. I remember the bitching and moaning last year when we signed van hecke...

"The good news is I can't see any issues with your prostate. The bad news is I'm the janitor"

When the prostate exam comes make sure you can't see both hands...

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Odds on the links only thread making it to 2 pages?

Simon Jordan said if £60m is the offer for Gordon then drive him to Chelsea now before someone wakes up and realises what's happening

Sorry just finished them, it'll be about 1030 tomorrow morning before I can get pics

5 MINIUTE WARNING... ...till my sausage rolls are ready for lunch. Any transfer gossip today?

I would wet myself laughing if united didn't take 3 points here.