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So, who is out of contract in the summer?, some i have noticed: Mario Hermoso (28) - Atletico - CB/LB (some links to him already?) Guido Rodriguez (29) - Betis - DM (some links to him already?) Daichi Kamada (27) - Lazio - AM (he must have signed a short contract, he wasnt our of contract that long ago for his previous club?) Felipe Anderson (30) - Lazio - RW (werent we linked with him in the summer last year?) Gabriel Barbosa (27) - Flamengo - ST (is this the same Barbosa that was an FM wonderkid many years ago?) Vladimir Coufal (31) - West Ham - RB Ben Johnson (24) - West Ham - RB Joel Matip (32) - Liverpool - CB Also, for interest, some players with only a year left on their contract this summer (could get some good value from short contract players?): Warren Zaire-Emery (18) - PSG - CM Jonathan David (24) - Lille - ST (been linked with him before) Mikel Merino (27) - Real Sociedad - DM/CM (been linked with him before) Frederico Chiesa (26) - Juventus - LW/ST Khepheren Thuram (23) - Nice - CM Frank Anguissa (28) - Napoli - DM/CM Denzel Dumfries (27) - Inter - RB Rayan Cherki (20) - Lyon - AM/ST Unai Simon (26) - Athletic - GK Lo Celso (27) - Spurs - AM Illing Junior (20) - Juventus - LW

a total of 20 mins played for Udinese in Seria A this season, and also missed their last game, so injured again i assume?

ye he wasnt a happy bunny, was giving Grealish a right dressing down.

so who are they missing long term now? Tonali (banned), Joelinton, lascelles, Botman, Wilson, and the other player you mentioned?

ye, if we had sustained our pre Sheff utd form, we would have genuinely been in the title challenge, tbh, we prob would have won the league with that form, or at least clearly top 3, maybe top 2. pre Sheff utd we averaged 2.2/2.3 PPG, which would have been 87 points. post sheff utd we are at about 1.7 PPG. this is the rolling data im referring to:

tbh, if you look at the data, it was the Sheff utd draw where our form has dropped off slightly since then, so the last 12 ish games or so. its not a huge drop off, but it is defo a noticeable drop off. In reality tho, you could argue the pre Sheff Utd form was far, far above what we could have reasnably expected, so maybe the post Sheff Utd form is more....realistic?, and the pre Sheff Utd form was operating at above our sustainable/expected level.

a bit of a wacky quote (the quote you linked - talking about cutting edge step advertising), you just need to go to a train station and see how they have adverts on every step up and down from concourses, to see how you can monetise steps. surprised it isnt common place in football tbh.

Last 12 PL games. Won 0, Drawn 5, Lost 7 0.4 PPG in those 12 games, they are lucky that the teams below them are terrible, or they would be in real trouble. Havent won in the PL since 16th December, 3 and a half months without a PL win. I wonder where it has gone wrong, because their first 17 games was 8 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses, they even won 4 in a row in early Dec, just before it went to pot. Gonna be interesting, as they still have Burnely, Luton, Sheff utd & Forest to play

Unprofessional imo, basically touting yourself out saying "i have a contract here, but its not a problem" etc etc. Not saying he isnt allowed to want to move clubs, anyone is ofc, but to basically say you are open to leave etc, in an interview, is poor form. Also goes on to say he isnt likely to sign a new contract, etc etc. Looks like he is totally sold on his own hype, Brighton are the ones who gave him the chance to showcase his talents as a manager, and this is how he repays them.....nice. If i was a club owner listening tot his, thinking about recruiting him, it would put me right off tbh.

thankyou! stating a player isnt playing well, isnt performing or that they wouldnt buy them based on performances, that isnt being a "hater", its just stating an opinion. Now, that opinion could be wrong or right, but its an opinion, as long as it isnt a personal attack or such like, its a valid opinion. all this "hater" blah blah is so childish, society today is so polarised and extreme, only black and white, no grey, and we are worse for it.

superb. needs to learn when to release the ball though, but im sure he will learn under Emery.

he looks like a proper rough diamond to me. If Emery can knock off the rough edges, he will be a proper player for us. He already shows moments of genuine quality that just cant be taught, he just needs some Emery tactical/system love over the next 6-12 months and it looks like he will be a top player. fingers crossed.

ye it is crazy, the stats do confirm that we are very good mentality wise this season. I guess im just saying that that one game, was like a throwback to the poor mentality and buckling, that we hadnt/havent seen this season much, or at all.

without being a Debbie Downer, the clubs above us have two games in hand. It doesnt take away from the fact that Emery is the King tho.

mentality.

didnt know he was a Muslim. cool.

blimey, was that actually his first minutes for the senior team?!

Emery talking in his post match about developing Konsa's abilities as the right sided CB of the 3 x CBs (ie: right back tucking in). I wonder if he see's Konsa's future mainly in that role going forward, as in we have the attacking left back, and the Pau/Carlos/Konsa back 3 when we go forward, or whatever variation of players in that 3.

so he hasnt scored yet in the PL....... £20 bet nailed on then!?

Chiwome makes his PL debut, is a striker, hasnt scored in the PL yet. £20 to get a goal i guess?

blimey. dial attack up to 11.

how psycho is Moyes gonna be in post match interviews from 1 to 11?

Ironically, if Spam win today, they will be on the exact same points after 30 games, that we were on last season. (30 games - 47 points)

i really dont find her attractive at all tbh, but each to their own i guess.