Andrew

Given how much they pissed away in summer in other no. 10s that is some shite business by them.

Nice! Have you got the Jag back yet? I've not been playing a lot lately but I'm getting back into "gear" mood. PRS have made some left handed SEs (the first ones ever iirc) its going to be NAMM soon which is always a lovely time and I really want to put a part-caster together since I've given up on finding the Strat for me just from a factory.

Serie As title race is really good this season but the football on show there has been really enjoyable for a few years now, a far cry from the stereotype of italian football of years past. They've got far more *ahem* "characters" as well, mostly incredibly racist, sexist lunatic owners who like to get involved with the press which, when not horrifying, is hilarious. You'd never get an owner over here coming out against a player like De Laurentiis (napoli chairman) has against Higuain since he left them, its great.

Good question, it's fairly common knowledge that their finances are absolutely fucked isn't it? Especially without the premier league TV money rolling in.

Shop window? You've no option but to use what depth you have over the late december period tbf, once this run of games is over (pretty much as of this weekend) they might let him go out.

Yep, could've been alright if he wasn't a total bellend.

Aye, talked about them not being hard enough and then thought he could strangle joe allen and not get a ban for it. Also, he's crap, two goals this season which is fewer than Joselu, also hes 29.

Aw I hate troy deeney, hes a right pillock

You're not wrong, no one is saying there are no problems or that Rafa is going to get backed etc. But there is no way this is a shock to him, he's been here nearly two years now and he knows who he is dealing with and what he'll have to work with. Whether or not hes been given a budget is unknown, its pragmatic to say he has no idea what he has to spend publicly or other clubs will hold out for more money which is a shit when you're trying to maximise its use. Whens the last time you heard a manager anywhere go out and say "yeah I've got a X million pound budget" at a press conference?

Troops man, you have got to relax, you're going to give yourself a heart attack at this rate. There is no reason at all to think he doesn't want Rafa here because Rafa wouldn't be here if Ashley wanted rid, he doesn't back him because he doesn't back anyone usually, the last manager he backed wasted his money (cheers steve). Rafa is a smart bloke who does his research and knew who he was signing up to work for, he puts it on in public to pressure for budget or players in because thats the way to do it. You talk about the way Ashley treats Rafa like hes an abusive spouse. The reality is, Rafa is a manager working on a limited budget for his department, this happens in workplaces the world over and hes doing a fine job. Ashley isn't going to invest because he doesn't see value in doing so and because if he is wanting to turn the club over to a new owner he wont see a major return on investment for any long term purchases, we're going to see some loans and maybe one permanent signing if a couple of players leave (mitro and colback particularly). More to the point, whilst we are indeed on a discussion board, you're melting down about this on a daily basis but you can't actually affect any sort of change so just sit back a little and calm down, its only the 4th.

As great as that deal would've been for us it makes no sense for Ashley to accept it. If he does then hes bound to one of two things, paying them back the money if the sale doesn't go through or definitely selling to them on a deal that isn't fully agreed yet. Both of those take away Ashleys control over a thing he owns that hes looking to get the maximum value for.

He was, hes spent ages injured and not playing though. Slimani would be the more attractive option to me tbh, seems more of a Rafa style front man

Troops, so far Huddersfield, Liverpool and West Brom have signed 1 player each. That's it for the entire league, calm down.

It is indeed, I say this every time it comes up but I absolutely love it, all digital all the time!

Aye there is no reason to think digital stuff won't cut it anymore, hope you enjoy it!

David Silva has released a statement saying that his new son, Mateo, was born severely pre-term and is fighting for his life. So that's why he didn't play against us and has been in Spain. Sounds like a hard time.

Batshuayi. Kenedy so far has played 3 games this season, all in the league cup. "we need someone in" my arse

But her emails...

Wenger was right this last week when he was complaining about refs, we're one of very few countries who have fully professional refereeing but we've got none going to the World Cup which is a sad indictment of the quality we've managed to put into those roles.

Played a bunch of 3 and 4 man squad games with some friends last night. What a properly fun game this is!

No drop in position for us after tonights games, which is nice.

That's always what hes thinking, position doesn't come into it. There's nothing to be done but wait. Deep breaths. It'll be ok.

I'm not saying you're wrong that we need people in but its 10am on the first working day of the year, chill out.

Hes a talker, he gives them easy stuff to write about.

So...is playing rocket league actually fun? I'm not with you on this one rayvin, when you reduce any shooter down to "point and click" and nothing more you're being silly. There is a massive tactical element to PUBG that makes it different to many others, the scale of the map, the number of players, when to drop, where to go, where and when to move as the play area changes, when to engage someone and when to let them go, playing alone or in squads etc. Oh, and PUBG does have a ranking/stat tracking screen.