The Fish

I was cockahoop when I discovered you can format text in whatsapp.

Few places reporting that West Ham have given up on Defoe. Now's the time for him to submit a transfer request.

If Defoe wants to leave, I don't think there's much Sunderland can do; They need him to play every game They need him to put in the kinds of performances he has been They can't drop him if his application dwindles and expect to survive They can't afford to buy someone to challenge his starting place They can't afford to let him see out his contract and leave for nothing If he's denied a move his form will naturally decline, maybe he takes longer to get over an injury than he would if he was eager to play for them. Right now, if I were his representatives, I'd be telling him that he's a highly regarded, in form, industrious Premier League striker, but if he sees out his contract, he'll likely be a recently relegated out of contract 35yr old, Striker training with a Championship club. And should he get injured while busting his arse for a club that's odds-on to go down, that's the ballgame. Nobody is going to risk paying the £100k pw they're offering now, when there'll be plenty of options in the summer market. If he wants to go all Sunderland can do is try and get as much as possible from West Ham, sell a couple of their other players like Kone (£15m), Khazri(£6m-£9m), maybe Pickford(£20m) and with the monies recouped from those sales(£55m), they could build a side that might stay up, but would be very well suited to win the Championship at the first time of asking if they don't.

If West Ham are happy to offer more than Sunderland in wages, and Defoe doesn't believe Short is going to invest, he'll hand in a transfer request, I'm sure of it.

I don't actually argue with the masses on twitter.

Ahhh, Yeah, I forgot about the spun sugar boy

Malcolm is decent on mine, but works best from the flanks. so that's probably of no use. you're welcome. Kuki?

If the "loads of time" doesn't work I just promise to talk at the end of the season, source their replacement, and bin the whiny cunts off.

I am wicket smaht

They're dumb as fuck, but if enough clever people take the time to explain things to them, who knows what changes could be made.

Partly the tears he shed in response to the ovation they gave him, the effort he's put in on the pitch, the vociferous celebrations. It could be nowt, but I just get the feeling he's not just happy to pick up a cheque. Compare him to, say, Kone or Khazri.

I try to get the captain to talk to them and if that doesn't work it's normally the "there's plenty time on your contract" shtick.

spectacularly petty.

Jesus and Gamez?

I do think Defoe has an affection for Sunderland, but like you say; Last chance of a big move, moving close to home, moving back to a boyhood club, moving to a better team...

If more intelligent people engaged with the average person we wouldn't have Brexit or Trump in the Whitehouse.

Aye it's the twitter bellends, declaring that if we don't sign a host of players we'll not go up. 2nd Para is spot on as well.

Taking nothing for granted, but the collective panicking is ludicrous. We were never going to walk the league, so while every loss is disappointing we shouldn't piss our pants.

We're 2nd, not 8th No team has more wins No team has scored more We've the best Goal Difference We remain 5th in the form table despite our little wobble We have the appeal to attract Premier League players to the 2nd tier We have the funds to afford those players in January We have the right manager to identify and convince those players We have the best manager in the league We are still odds-on to win the title, let alone get promoted.

Ahhh Motsonisms.

I'll save them the bother "Does Mitrovic feature in your plans?" "Yes, absolutely, he's a very good player for this cloob. I have a good squad and some will play now and some will play another time."

Aye it's bullshit, Felipe Vizeu has been stalked by bigger clubs since I bought him and it's cost me wages and promises to keep him. Despite him being a top striker, he doesn't feel there's enough quality up front so I signed Gabriel Barbosa for £32m. Not good enough, Vizeu still wants the strike force strengthened. I've the best attack in the league, he's the league's top goal scorer, There's strength in depth all over the pitch. How can I make him happy? Oh aye, here's another £20k a week and a signing on bonus that it more than some clubs spend on a player.

Is he? I was thrown by the "to the good". Plus it's pretty fucking early so I'm not up to my normal awesome speed yet. Oh Christ it's actually not that early, I'm just still half asleep. Honestly thought it was 7:20 ish

Imagine Defoe is convinced to stay, the window shuts, and his ankle goes. No Defoe, no replacement, no hope.

It means you have to put $200 to receive $300 back including your $200 stake. If you put £12 on you'd get £18 back. If it were 2-1 you would only need to put $100 on to receive $300 back including your $100 stake. If you put £12 on you'd get £24 back.