David Kelly

TBF I wouldn't expect a mackem to able to type much more than that.

Away strip isn't it? Comfortably the worst strip for a while.

Well he only played 8 games in the relegation season. Maybe he should have played more.

He's got more potential than Gouffran that's for sure but he's 25 and never managed to hold down a regular starting place anywhere. He didn't start most of the time ahead of Gouffran mainly because he didn't perform well enough (although I do think Gouffran's efforts defensively in front of Dummett were also a consideration). I hope you're right but I doubt he'll play much more of a part this coming season than he did last.

Pace is a big thing for any striker who is going to play up front on his own and unfortunately Mitro doesn't have it. He's not clinical enough enough either like. We've been linked with Slimani from Leicester in the Mirror today. Not sure how pacey he is but he's a big guy like Mitro. His strike rate is only slightly better in the premier league though for a better team.

Aye we couldn't have got much further really could we

Aye that's fair enough. I don't disagree at all about the point about counter attacking and pace. I was just making the point that Atsu was here last season and he wasn't particularly good.

Great form, fuck off. He couldn't keep Gouffran (a player who no one on here could believe we offered a new contract to) out of the team most of the season. He did to a bit better towards the end with a couple of goals but he only started 15 games all season. We were much weaker on the left side of the team throughout.

We've not added Atsu, he was here last season and his pace didn't get us very far then. I was hoping he'd improve with better players around him but it's not looking he's going to have that luxury as things stand.

That's probably the same site that values Murphy at £750k. Those sites are complete tosh when it comes to player valuations. I can't understand why anyone gives them any credence. Also why on earth would Vardy (the player who knocked back Arsenal last summer) want to come and play for us at the moment? It's absolute pie in the sky stuff. We should have been in for Iheanacho and Hernandez for me. Others might have gone in for them also and they might not have chosen us, but they were both posibilities. I'd definitely be asking Chelsea for Batshuayi on loan but I doubt they'll let him move until later in the window. Remy must surely be worth a punt too.

The latter by the sounds of it.

He won't be for the next test as he's out with a broken finger. Good news for us I think. Not sure who the options would be to replace him. Typically this has fell in the middle of a spell of no red ball cricket being played. I'd go with Stoneman opening and move Jennings to 3. I still think we need another batsman in instead of Dawson unless they think it will spin again at the Oval. Maybe Butler in as wicket keeper and Bairstow just batting.

There's a reason most players look shit for them.

No, utter shite.

Aye that could be a game changer.

Aye the number of better players we've and still won nothing is staggering.

I don't really think Mitro can play as the one striker and I don't think Rafa trusts him, so I do think we need another striker but we might be able to get away with someone who wouldn't walk straight into the team if Gayle can do well. It's a gamble but we are in a position where we do have to gamble a bit. So I'd say we need the other three you mention but I suspect Rafa quite rates Dummett so I don't think we'll be replacing him which I said at least two rather than a definite three.

Just goes to show you should never get a mackem to talk about football.

It might be actually worse than what we've done previously. In the past we signed players who had played quite a bit of top flight football in a decent league (mainly France). Cabaye, Debuchy, Sissoko, Remy, Cisse, Ba, they were all internationals before they got here with at least a couple of years top flight experience. The three signings so far have just over 60 top flight (in a decent league so I'm discounting portugal) between them. I don't want to knock any of them, particularly the two we've not yet seen, but it's a massive risk. I think we still need at least another two that we know will go straight into the team and have the experience to do that.

That is a horrendous side. Waddle is the only one who would get near our best team and by the time he went there he was finished and played less than ten games for them. He has Rose down as a legend despite him only spending one season on loan there before he'd really developed as a player. Just shows what shite they've had to watch over the years.

Gamez has looked a lot better than Manquillo every time I've seen him. Apparently Manquillo did quite well at Marseilles mind.

Aye he's not being given the proper chance. What's the point in playing him out of position and fucking him up. It's like Pardew is running the England team.

I suspect the Yorkshire connection with Root was a big factor in his latest comeback. He has been in superb form for Yorkshire this season mind.