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If we could get him for a decent price, how would people feel about Scott McTominay?

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just hope he can catch-up to the rest of the squad, could be a saucy option in the middle if he develops quickly

Thought I was the only one. Feels empty somehow, especially when you're a team that plays in a single solid colour.

Would love a big lump up front, gerrimin

I cannot fathom this, what the actual ****

Kind of like it as a minimal alternative for the occasional away kit or something. Like that the fox is vaguely L shaped.

Price just went down I reckon

Could be very important. Set pieces are very valuable assets for a team trying to nick a point here and there (moreso than a team who will dominate games from the get go)

Time to back him regardless of how you feel about it.

Positive is I'll be getting a LOT of mileage out of one of my favourite memes

We need a total cleanout, from Top to bottom. Nothing to do with them picking Cooper, but just everything about the way the club has been ran for 5+ years has been a disasterclass in throwing away something which took years to build.

Gotta back him and hope he knows what he's doing. I'm okay with this choice. Between this and the Pistons firing Monty Williams, it's been an interesting morning for manager drama for the teams I support.

Went and read some Benfica comments about him - lots of negativity, lots of comparisons to Seferovic. Seen him described as a high energy, smart player who makes a lot of runs and presses hard, but who is technically lacking and misses a lot of open chances.

No chance we can afford this, although he really looks like some player. Angel di Maria 2.0

What a ****ing disaster of a signing this would be. All I hear about him from Newcastle fans is how they can't wait to be rid of him.

Honestly, depending on who we get in as a manager, wouldn't be the worst sale. He's a very good keeper, but there are better keepers available if we just want a wall at the back rather than somebody to play with the ball at their feet. I saw we were linked with Cooper from Plymouth who is a player I really rate - not sure if he'd be able to make the jump to the prem yet, mind.

I get where you're coming from, but if we do take a gamble on somebody who turns out to be the second coming of Pep, we won't be able to keep a hold of them with the way we're ran and then we're back to square one. I mean hell, Maresca is a slightly above-average Pep impersonator and he's getting poached after one good season. I'd take 2 or 3 years of stability under Moyes at this point in the hope that we can get a clear-out behind the scenes and work to build from there. We hit the lotto once and we didn't/couldn't capitalise on it for long-term growth, I think we need a different approach.

Completely disagree on the lowest high. He won a European trophy for West Ham, I don't think any other manager with a major trophy would even look at us at this point. Boring football by all accounts, and I understand not wanting to subject ourselves to that.

Given that we've been scouting Mikautadze, I'd be surprised of Camara wasn't also somebody we've looked at. Speaking of Mikautadze, I'm not sure what happens to him now that Metz are relegated - they had a 10m EUR buy option, but that could be a lot. If they don't activate it, I suspect Ajax will ask for more.

Is there a world in which we get a new manager announcment directly after Chelsea announces Maresca (probably) tomorrow?

I have no particular love for BVB but I'm ****ing sick and tired of Real Madrid winning everything

Might end up with Big Sam playing 4-4-2 with Soutts up front at this rate, don't want to be make any big calls.

Doubt he'd come here with everything hanging over the club atm, and doubt we could even afford him if he would. Still, he'd probably be our starting striker if he did come and I wouldn't be opposed.

Which by extension, means a manager who won't jump ship when we (almost certainly) get relegated again.