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Gabby just goes on to wind up Arsenal, and Leeds fans. They call in, engage with social media content and station makes money. His rating go up, he's on more. Leeds are a big fan base to wind up. About villa he's generally completely clueless. Danny Mills does the same with us. Just a way to keep themselves on the radio.

Agreed. "PPV's" are glorified versions of Raw now. Nothing major needs to happen as it's not a one off purchase anymore. Peacock is another TV / sports streaming services in the US. Incidentally with a UK>USA VPN in the last lockdown (when they didn't show every game on UKTV) every premier league game was available for around £11 per month.

If the aim is Europe and Champions League, then there's no room for sentiment. If a reasonable offer comes in for a player who is unlikely to be CL ready / potential then I expect us to accept it.. Targett (need a replacement lined up), Nakamba, (need replacement) El Ghazi, Trez, Wesley, Davis are the obvious ones. Youngsters get a bit of slack, but they need to be proving themselves by 21,22 or the same applies.

Genuinely I think for various reasons, who finishes where from "the chasing pack" will come down to a bit luck, form and injuries, Not much to choose between Us, Leicester, Everton, Spurs, Arsenal, West Ham. Top 4 are in the distance. Leicester been brought down by Europe, missing Fofana and Evans continually struggling with Injury. Arsenal will Arsenal. Spurs have players who don't want to be there and I don't think Nuno's style will appease the masses. Everton and West Ham similar to us, West Ham probably a slightly better first team, but have Europe and a weaker squad. Brighton could sneak into the top half. If we keep the likes of Martinez, Mings, Konsa, Mcginn fit then we have every chance of "being there or there abouts" in 5th - 7th. 2/3 key injuries (like all teams) and we will be mid table again.

Someone Saturday was saying the Bailey goal vs Everton (Throw in - Ings ball) was down to Macphee as well. They have an NFL style "play book" from certain situations tailored against the opposition, which I guess includes throw ins from the half way line as well!

My only concern with Dougie is burnout. He's improved so much, but basically had no rest since lockdown 1. He definitely looks like he's maturing physically as well as mentally. (Easy to forget he's a young man). From his social media, looks like he's left some sort of plush City centre apartment and now living in a proper house, garden, driveway etc so he's clearly settling down here. Definitely needs to be tied down now to a longer term contract as the big boys will start sniffing around next summer if its not signed.

Such a remarkable talismanic player, we correctly built the team around him. We had to, he was so good. Now he's gone, our team in particular look so much more well rounded. Mcginn and Ramsey unleashed and causing absolute havoc. Ings dropping deep working hard, Watkins being Watkins and harassing CBs. And just to top things off we have Bailey, Buendia, Traore and El Ghazi so we can revert to a 4.3.3 or a very attacking 3-5-1 As @Olof82Mellberg4 said, this has worked out well for all parties. We are a much better outfit this season. Brand JG10 gets a few extra followers, he will win things at a soulless city and obviously will now start every game for England.

Definitely got a whiff of Sheffield United about them. Been worked out a little bit tactically, they look a few percent off since last season, and as long as you match them physically then most PL teams have better players.

Good start for Steve Cooper. Off the bottom of the table already.

Who is going to buy Derby? 50-80million in debt, they don't own their ground and about to go to league 1. Talking 200-250million just to get started. They aren't a massive club, potential suitors would look at Sunderland, Portsmouth, Ipswich etc first. Going to have to be a tough few years for them.

Fair point. But Man United are an organically big club. Man City are a manufactured club who are now outrunning organically big clubs. They snuck in the door just before the whole ecosystem was closed by Uefa. I believe the superleague was in part to stop these state clubs, as there was wage caps and restrictions on buying each others players. I'll ignore the Grealish comment for the sake of this thread .

Haaland is a spectacular player but he and his agent have all the signs of being an absolute nightmare to work with. Sign him on 500k per week (some reports were 900k), pay the agent 40 millions, Absolutely guarantee after year 2 his agent will be touting him to PSG, City for 1 million per week and a 50 million agents fee. Bayern will correctly steer well clear and he will end up at Madrid, City or PSG. When he goes that will weaken Dortmund sufficiently for Bayern to walk the league for another 2 seasons.

Need to remember the point of Man City and PSG. They are effectively brought by investment funds to promote their region, businesses and despite corruption, deaths, human rights etc paint their place in a positive yet powerful light. It's no coincidence after a bit of bad press around the Super League they've gone for Jack Grealish (new media sensation) and Harry Kane who was the super squeaky clean England pin up boy.

JLR's shift pattern include Saturdays. Sometimes get arrested for beating up Villa fans daring to drink in town. 15k fans missing just there. Mate.

The fact they can bang 100million on the table for a player: -They didn't really need -Who was everything to the selling club, poster boy, captain, boyhood fan, best player. -To the casual fans probably overpay by around 30million. Pre engineer the move with agents, contracts resulting in the player basically forced himself out of the club he "loves and supports", despite Villa not needing the money. This is further proof that "super clubs", brand, oil money, FFP, media and CL finances are destroying any chance of another team joining the elite, or your club holding onto an elite player. Fans are irrelevant, "size of club" is irrelevant. Its all pushed from a new circular economy. If Grealish can force a move from us; then Rice will leave West Ham, ASM will leave a newcastle, Maddison will leave Leicester, DCL Everton, Philips will leave Leeds when a Man City really go in. Its just a matter of time and every fan now knows that.

Literally no point bringing a player who he's not going to bring on anyway. Everton fans were moaning on Talksport he never brought on this young striker they have who was banging in goals for Blackpool last season. If he'd rather play Andre Gomes up front then play an academy player, there's no point in them wasting the journey.

Bielsa will walk. Bruce will be the first to get sacked to appease the fans. They'll get some sort of saviour in (Andy Carol? Lol) and get relegated anyway.

It's worse than that. If Chelsea don't qualify for the CL, they will still earn through a 10 year coefficient share. The share pot amount is the same as the fixed rewards. In short, the chances are Chelsea would earn similar than West Ham, villa etc if they qualified (and went out in the group stage) and Chelsea didn't even qualify at all! Uefa pdf

When attendances are anticipated low, they literally give tickets away to students, local groups etc. A colleagues son and friends who are fresher students at Manc, were given tickets to go to the Leipzig game. Which explains the extraordinary quiet atmosphere. Also agree, selling a season in advance and cheap means fans might not turn up. Seen it before with arsenal declaring sellouts when the stadium is clearly 10k down.

Getting desperate now.

Lukaku will win Chelsea games they don't deserve to win. They don't concede goals, he will score them. Man City will draw games they deserve to win by not having a striker. Chelsea the team to beat for me.

100%. He knows exactly what he's doing, to almost save face (by blaming the club and players), but keep the media/reporters sweet. He knows they'll go down this season, so he will stoke discontent (player fallouts), make weird on pitch decisions (4 right backs), rile the fans and make his job untenable (blame the fans so they throw cabbages) so the club have to sack him (and he gets millions in payoffs).

Hate Liverpool more than ever. The complete incessant "anfield atmosphere", special nights and all the rubbish from Sky Sports, BT Sport and now Talksport is unbearable. Souness, Caragher, Redknapp, mcmanamon, Owen, and now Durham almost eroticising themselves talking about special atmospheres, when the reality its almost as quiet as the Etihad with 50 year old stockbrokers from the Cotswolds wearing their YNWA scarfs wondering why Suarez isn't playing. Admittedly there's been some special atmospheres, but coming from 3:0 down to win 4:3 against Barcelona would cause a spontenous eruption at any other ground. For me Old Trafford has always been louder, more authentic and more intimidating.