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Fuck me, I’m not even this optimistic now

We may as well have kept Rondon!!! Forest want him too and this won’t be resolved until tomorrow with him being on a free.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11694375/Everton-open-discussions-free-agent-Andre-Ayew-Goodison-Park.html This seems the most likely deal to me and it wouldn’t surprise me if Ayew was brought on a short term deal to help him settle and provide cheap and very short term cover (6 months max!)

Burnley have signed 3 strikers in the last week or so - Barnes and Rodriguez are coming here aren’t they?!?!

He’s literally the perfect midfielder for ‘the Dyche system’ - a Jeff Hendrick hybrid! Don’t think we’ll be seeing him here though.

He’ll want 4 strikers so DCL, Maupay and 2 more. Think he’ll keep Simms if can only get 1 but I’m convinced we’ll be seeing one of his old boys in there

I can still see Simms going back to Sunderland before Tuesday - they’ve just had Gelhardt off Leeds but their main striker got injured again and they were short anyway. They’ve got a very good chance of being in the play-off mix so don’t think they’ll want to be short on attackers. I hope we bring this lad from Coventry in (Gyorkes) but think Dyche will go for Barnes or Rodriguez as a short ‘fix’ option… Burnley have just signed a striker Chris Wood would have 100% been part of the Gordon deal if Dyche had been in earlier!

I still think we should have kept him until he was at least 26 to help us win the Premier reserve league then maybe let him go to Fleetwood… this approach Thelwell seems to be adopting is strange!!!

He can only play for Everton or Sunderland this season.

My personal feeling on this… You can't always get what you want,You can't always get what you want,You can't always get what you want,But if you try sometimes, well, you might find…You get what you need.

Just checked - boooo! Missed both! Walsall/Burton possible next season then if Dunc survives.

Fantastic - I’m hoping they haven’t been to Burton or Derby yet as will pop along… may even give up my EFC ticket if either clash.

Quality player but seems to be injured a lot.

We were pretty much best (if not the best) in the league when defending set-pieces with Ancelotti in charge and that came from Davide. Was also in charge of coaching defensive shape supposedly.

This is an appointment that I’d get fully behind - is now the right time? Probably not… but at least it’s a ‘project manager’. The way I see it is Bielsa would start a project and give us an opportunity to build an identity that the fans would get behind but we’d probably be looking to replace him in the next year or 2 with his age - there’s plenty who have adopted his blueprint so they’d be continuity. Coberan (WBA) would probably be someone we keep an eye on because of this. Davide Ancelotti is an excellent coach and it would take time and support but I think he’d be great - he’s got decent links in the game too… he could be our ‘Arteta type’ appointment. He’ll already have relationships with some of the players too. Dyche, as much as I think he’d keep us up, seems very short-term. 1 step forward, 2 steps back again. Marcelino - I don’t know a lot about him but sometimes the unknown is much more exciting and it would seem very much like a Thelwell appointment - if so, you’d think there’s a long term plan. Moyes, Allardyce, Dyche and Hassenhutl just stink of the mistakes we’ve been making since Moshiri’s been here - many would put Bielsa in the same group but I just think the man’s an incredible character who would shake things up (needed) while giving us an identity (needed) which the fans can get behind.

Was one of Bielsa’s assistants and has adopted his philosophy.

30 in March - not known for his pace - £25m - class player but if this is who we’re targeting then we deserve all the misery coming our way. This is probably just paper talk but will we ever learn?!?!

100% behind this

Rumours that Coady gave him a slap in the changing room the other day - RUMOURS… anyone heard anything?

Aren’t PSG’s owners looking for an English Premier League project? They can’t own 2 teams in the same competition (Champions League) - I’d happily be their English feeder club and no I don’t have any morals!

Fuck me, is Lady Gaga part of his support staff to do a little half-time show?!

I wouldn’t put it past them…

Spot on Marcelo - us fans can see it - it’s so so obvious but hasn’t been addressed window after window. Pace and energy in this squad would transform it - I’m not talking a whole squad overhaul, just 3-4 players in key positions for now as something to build on - Danjuma will be a good start.