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True. We can sign players. But if a player has a choice between us or another club (as most of the good players will), then at the moment they are more than likely going to plump for the other club unless we throw ridiculous money at them. Everyone is aware of our predicament.

Bet it's wall-to-wall Simone Biles and LeBron James and very little else.

We were in for him but he didn't want to come. Not a lot you can do if they don't fancy it. "What I wanted more than anything was to stay in Italy and come to Roma.” https://www.caughtoffside.com/2024/07/31/matias-soule-roma-transfer-rejected-west-ham-leicester/

Tried his best given the circumstances...

Balls of steel from Murray and Evans again. Murray don't want to retire yet.

Only if you believed that plum Matt Baker, who made it seem as if they were a shoo-in with one routine remaining. Ended up 4th.

A lot of people on here are mistakenly thinking he's a striker. He isn't. He's a wide attacker. And his stats are very reasonable for someone playing that position. Personally, I wouldn't sign him because I think we are collecting too many 30+ players now and we already signed BDCR. And I think an true out-and-out striker should be our priority right now because I'm not sure where the goals are going to come from. But he's really not a bad player, and the hysterical overreaction to this link is incredible even by FoxesTalk standards.

Only one year left on his contract and not a big earner at Palace. He'll be cheap by PL standards.

Maybe Cooper's plan is to turn us into a MON-style team that scores a sh*t-tonne of goals from set-pieces. Because Ayew seems elite at winning free-kicks.

How's that going btw? 🤔

Sainz to Williams for 2025 https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13186156/carlos-sainz-williams-sign-outgoing-ferrari-driver-for-2025-formula-1-season-to-be-alex-albons-team-mate

West Ham are exactly the kind of mentalists that wouldn't flinch at covering his £100k per week wages. I think our days of handing out that kind of wage, especially to fringe players, are over.

Had no idea he was still involved in the game; Pleat stepping back from Tottenham scouting duties David Pleat is stepping back from his scouting duties at Tottenham after more than two decades of association with the club. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy said: “I should like to thank David for his contribution over so many years and in so many ways. "He had, and continues to have, an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game and players. I know he will continue to enjoy watching our games at all levels.” Pleat became the club’s first Director of Football in January 1998 before leaving the role in May 2004. He then returned once again in 2010 as part of the club’s scouting department. The 79-year-old said: “Football is my life and continues to be. Spurs has been a huge part of that. However the game and its methods change and it’s time for me to now step back from my scouting role. "I look forward to watching the club have great success in the coming years. I hope to continue my association with the game.”

Bit of a Speedwagon by all accounts.

Poor chap must've been dehydrated with the BBC making him cry every 5 minutes.

I blame the BBC.

Peaty daren't lose after this build-up.

Balls of steel from Murray and Evans.

Merc have accepted it. https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12526/13186145/belgian-gp-lewis-hamilton-inherits-win-as-george-russell-disqualified-for-mercedes-car-being-underweight Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff, speaking before stewards had made their decision, said Russell's unplanned one-stop strategy had been the likely cause of the issue. The fact Russell's tyres were more worn than those who had done two stops meant that by the end of the race they would have had less rubber on them, and consequently weighed less. "I think it was the one-stop… you expect lots of rubber, maybe more, but it's no excuse," Wolff said, while also admitting the incident would be a "massive blow" for Russell. Following the FIA's announcement of the disqualification, Wolff released a statement confirming Mercedes would not appeal and apologising to Russell. "We have to take our disqualification on the chin. We have clearly made a mistake and need to ensure we learn from it," he said. "We will go away, evaluate what happened and understand what went wrong. To lose a one-two is frustrating and we can only apologise to George, who drove such a strong race."

Russell is indeed DQ'd and Hamilton gets the win.

Russell's race win is under threat because the car may have been underweight. Hope they don't take it off him. Yes, it was a lucky punt but he made it work although I can understand why LH is miffed as he dominated that race.

Scored against Croydon yesterday. Gerrimin!

The thread that will not die.

Tbf Jordan Ayew is amongst the best in the PL at pressing. The bloke runs about non-stop while he's on the pitch. Still wouldn't want him here though. Not when he's nearly 33.