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Leeds must be gutted it's not Ampadu

Daka, Bertrand, Soumare and Vestergaard signings.

Buonanotte - £5.3m Enciso - £9.5m Valentin Barco - £9m Baleba - £25m Mitoma - £2.5m Adingra - £6m I'm willing to stake that they will see considerable profit on every single one of those players. And that's just a select few. They've absolutely nailed their recruitment over past 4 or 5 years. They'll continue to rake in profits. The question now is can their recruitment model continue to live up to scrutiny over the next few seasons. To be honest, I don't see why it can't.

Can we get rid of a keeper on an emergency basis, and use this as 'cooperation'

The Trust haven't actively sought this recent influx of members though, hence why it's organic. They may take the money which is the membership process, but they've had more new members in the past two weeks than they've had in several years combined. Time for change. A positive one at that hopefully! And that comes from the fans that want to make that change and be part of it. We want to support the existing Trust members and setup in holding the club accountable for the mess we're in.

Definitely not!

EFL would go to town on us.

Owners but no ownership is the best way I can think of to describe the hierarchy.

It's about getting more voices heard. For the size of the fan base, the member numbers were very low. It's about holding the club accountable and making sure the Trust asks the right questions to the club when it comes to various things that affect fans. Making sure the club don't get away with the financial shitshow released today, but also other ways to positively influence the club into doing things that fans care about - ticketing, safe standing, atmosphere at the club, making sure they engage with fans properly and a whole host of other things.

It's good to know where we stand

If Top sacked Rudkin and Whelan and replaced them with recognised individuals with positive reputations, would that go some way to appeasing any fans? Just curious as to what is 'acceptable' in terms of making changes at the top. Or is it Top must go along with everyone else and that's that? I suppose there is no element of trust any more with Top because of how bad it's got, and there's no way of rescuing the situation with him at the helm...?

I can't recall a reason where all 3 have been title contenders all the way until this stage of the season. Usually it's one team clear at the top, then 2ns and 3rd battling it out, potentially 4th,.and then about 8 teams battling it out for the final playoff spots.

Not saying Everton are a model club to follow in any way, shape or form but did any of their board resign recently, or any senior members take responsibility?

An old repeated one!

The cooperation angle does seem to come up a lot of the time and favoured Everton. I reckon we get -10 for the severity and lack to cooperation.

Facebook comments aren't the barometer for your average fan though. Or at least it shouldn't be! Load of absolute neanderthals on there.

It's like the VAR people 'good process guys, well done' Not sure who or what is worse. The fact they had a review and found barely anything wrong. Or that Top lapped it all up for what they said and not actually how it was.

This argument is fvcking boring now. Not one person in support of the current regime ever mentions donuts or beer as a big plus point. It's a fake argument.

I saw this the other day and still can't get my head round it

How about how Bundesliga do it - would anyone consider potential for 3rd in Championship having a 2-leg playoff against 18th in PL? And similar further down the pyramid?

Not saying this just because we may finish 3rd and then lose out in playoffs, but have thought about this for a while - why is it not a top 3 just go straight up? Why can it not be 3 up, and 3 down from PL? Whether it's us, Leeds or Ipswich it'd be an absolute travesty if there was a 3rd place finish and then somehow still didn't get promoted. Especially considering there could be a 20pt gap between 3rd and 6th. If there was a vote for keeping playoffs or changing it to a top 3 only, which way would you go?

I wouldn't mind seeing him sold either. It's the lapses in concentration that get me. And he's still a bit rash. Which makes him unpredictable. For a defender that unsettles me too much...

You see the worst of Faes and not so worst of him in one short clip... Totally loses all focus after Ricardo wins the ball back and therefore doesn't see a pass to him. Then manages to flick the ball past their player and keep possession

We're the only side playing at home this weekend out of the top 4. Really have to make that count. I don't think we'll find a weekend where we have such a favourable home game compared to 2 tricky away games for Ipswich and Leeds on the same round of games for the rest of the season.