Maybe little expectation is a good thing. Less pressure on his shoulders. He'll be playing with better players as well as against better players. I'm not expecting much either, so if he's average, we'll get what we expect. If he's shite, we won't be surprised and haven't spent huge amounts on him. ...

I hear Mark Boogers is considering a comeback too

Well yeah that doesn't bode well for him at all....and we all know the Turkish league is nowhere near as good as the prem. Bilic rated him in Turkey and thinks he can do it in the prem so I hope that red flag just turns out to be worry rather than reality....time will tell. We've signed some great ...

redhammer wrote:

Gonzo wrote:


Yeah, I definitely feel like the ugly bird in the nightclub . . . . . . . he might join us but only if nobody else is interested.

Sometimes he ugly bird gives the best ride*


*according to Tom.

I think all teams get rid of promising youngsters from time to time. Fabregas gram Barca, Pogba from man Utd are 2 immediate examples that spring to mind. Give tore a chance to fit in and gel though. My main point though was Lanzini will be at the Olympics so if Bilic finds a winning formula while ...

Received email confirmation for season ticket last week. Hoping it arrives before the Juve game but if not, I'll just go to the ticket office on match day. Keeping the faith for now. Unfortunately I can't commit myself to the Europa game coz I'm starting a new job on the 1st. I'm gutted but work app...

I'm giving Tore the benefit of the doubt at the moment since he's only been with us for 5 minutes, but if his performance against one of his old clubs, Kazan is anything remotely to go by, Lanzini starts every time for me. I just can't shake the feeling we've believed the hype here. I really hope I...

Personally I'm not worried or bothered by net spend. Leicester proved last season you don't have to spend big to achieve things. Man city spent huge and although they got far in the champions league and won the league cup, I don't see the amount they spent as a success. If we can get the quality lik...

I think Nordtveit will be a regular bench warmer. Not because of lack of quality but because Noble and Kouyate will be 1st choice in his main position. Bilic took Noble off quite often with 20 odd minutes to go though so that's Nordveits role right there I think. You could be right about Lanzini. I'...

I try not to let any feelings get involved during pre season. It's never been the best indicator of how any team are going to do. Last season does give me great hope though. Considering we didn't play that many games with Sakho, Valencia or Carroll in the team for any extended period of time, I thi...