Babylon

Brilliant

Fair point

The point is, what Lookman is now, he wasn't then... he'd been frankly pretty rubbish. People moaned about that signing.

Funny when Lookman was on loan at Fulham and played more games he scored and assisted less than this fella.

I read this in the voice of the plumber on TikTok.

We haven't for years, just blaggers trying to be.

You'll get 100% from him every time, he'll cover numerous positions. Yeah, he'll frustrate at times with some poor control or a poor miss. But fans love a grafter and we're going to need some grafters this year.

And they will want £50k a week minimum, likely to cost £10m+ if they are any good... so you end up paying far more, and they are going to be on a longer deal.

Why is it so hard to comprehend that not every player is going to do that. The squad is thin, budgets will be tight, so we need to get a few bodies in, some aiming to be starters, some as backup.

Do those other players play for nothing?

We will bring a mix in, as we always have done.

If I’m going shopping and really really really need some bog roll desperately, if I grab a bag of carrots on the way to that isle, it doesn’t change the fact the big roll was the priority. Now keep in mind I know exactly what money I have to spend and I’m not going to spend it on carrots and leave myself short of bog roll. Heck, I might even sell the carrots I’ve got left in the fridge for more than the new carrots cost.

He’s played a 3 4 1 2 and a 3 4 2 1 before. It’s not that much of a deviation.

It’s not a safe assumption, because you don’t know the fee and neither do you know how much we’ll spend total or who else we’ll sign.

3 4 3, with those two up top with the striker. I mean, did we not mostly play with a back three of sorts last season?

From what I've seen the fans critisising are all of other clubs.

A maximum of £12.7m (if we believe the reports), as it included add ons, which frankly could be anyting. And, seeing as we seem to have this every season. It does not matter what order we buy players in, they happen in the order they happen because of umpteen different things. It doesn't mean he's been prioratised over others, or others aren't a priority.

New road inn are apparently not showing the football.

All this stuff is from fans of other clubs, who all seem hurt that nobody wants to give them upto 15m Euros.

I'm not expecting him to be one of the fastest players in world football, just not a total oil tanker.

First scout report I found said he’s fast and can play a high line because of his pace

Wouldn’t bet on that. The last few managers have.

Maybe not a priority position, but a priority asset... pace at the back, which we don't have.

Not long ago, people were telling me they'd be up for decades when I said they'd get asset stripped and eventually get it wrong. Happens to everyone, there is NO escape without billions of ££££££. Even now, that doesn't help (see Newcastle).

Well you didn’t mention a wrist or a scan for a start, it’s not that deep.