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These clips coming out of Saudi are fucking killing me. Here's one of KK putting in some defensive work:

Mbappe on a multi year deal would completely transform us back into a side that regularly wins all sorts of trophies, and that absolutely everyone is shit scared of playing - well worth it imo, but we living fantasies if we think it is doable. Money involved alone makes it impossible. And he already has a sweet deal lined up where he makes a fortune from PSG and goes to Real for insane money. Had to gamble on him before PSG did in the first place if we ever wanted him here.

Yeah honestly think the club is doing an amazing job now, took them time to get the right people in place but the people doing transfers now really know what they're doing. It may take another year to get the squad at the level needed but IMO no way it will be more than that, but the direction of travel here is clear - we are going to be a team contending for the title every year again at some point soon.

As long as they keep buying players better than the players we have, we'll be back. We have to beat them at their own game. On the flip side, if you are signing a contract with Brighton, based on their current behaviour you just know you got to force a release clause in there - otherwise they can and will fuck over your career. They are in a difficult and very dangerous spot now because they are trying to transition from being the stepping stone club that know what they are about to being a club that throws its weight around at the big boys table and keeps their good players, but for that to work they have to actually hold it down, and push into top 4. Spurs managed it for a long time by forcing the like of Kane into staying and they could set themselves up for a similar run, or it could just all implode and they destroy everything they've built. Unlike Spurs they don't have a generational goal scorer carrying them so I am betting on the latter.

Money and a belief he could win the no.1 spot I guess. I'm hoping it is just talk though. Got to be better options.

So in your world you've disappeared Cucu? What's the plan? He is almost unsellable, and Poch has used him a lot in preseason. Think it is obvious he is staying?

So in an ideal world remaining business would probably be GK, DM and RW/CAM? Kepa/? Reese/Gusto - Disasi/Thiago - Colwill/Badiashille - Chilwell/Cucu ? - Enzo Madueke/? - Nkunku/Gallagher - Mudryk/Sterling Jackson + Santos, Hall, Maatsen, Broja, Casedei, Angelo all in consideration for who stays and who loans? If they all stayed that would give us 25 players, which is the very upper end of what Poch wants. This is what Poch was eluding to in terms of tough choices as all of them have a solid case to stay. Personally I'd probably keep Santos, Maatsen and Broja. Keep Angelo only if we're not buying a RW/CAM. That would give us a squad size of 22 which I think is what Poch is angling for - but a far cry from what we're used to!

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Timo is the only one from that list I wish was still with us. Cut that man and he bleeds blue, even now. Legend.

If Sterling and Chuk start against Liverpool I'm done

This time hopefully none of us can say we're making more than our signing Or drinks are on you forever whoever says otherwise

Also, this should make us stop and fucking pause about how much we really know about the Caicedo talks. Literally not a single fucking person saw either of our last signings coming, and it would not surprise me if a lot of the Caicedo talk we've been seeing is Brighton PR. It is clear that on our side we are tight as FUCK and do not let shit out anymore, running shit like fucking MI6 over here after the clear out in the club of everyone not trusted beyond any question.

Yeah Chalobah surely out now. Not sure if our scouts are some kind of specialists in recruiting from Ligue 1 or if as it is considered a 'top' league the data collection there is better than in other countries, but seems like we've been doing a lot of recruitment there this year.

Honestly looks like an amazing partner for Colwill, our ability to play out from the back with these 2 will be insane. I've never heard of him but NGL feeling a bit excited watching some clips and seeing his stats.

Definitely keeping at that price, must be Thiago competition. Looks like a ball playing CB with woeful tackling stats, bit strange for a CB, but I'll need to see him play to understand these numbers...

Man, would have loved it if they were filming an inside story scoop of Chelsea this summer - another signing out of nowhere, GOD KNOWS how little we actually know, who’s next and who did we almost do that didn’t happen and we’ve not heard a word?

Is this really out last pre-season game? If so, kinda want to see the full XI Poch has in mind for Liverpool, and to play 60 minutes as a group like that...

one less option for us to compete with Kepa. I do think we need a better backup / competition than we have atm. Assume the scouting team have their eye on someone totally not obvious tho.

It is definitely not the most charming place in the UK, but at least half of it is sort of alright on a nice summer's day.

His versatility might play in his favour at keeping him here, plus Chilwell's abysmal injury record, plus his huge fee with very little sell on value cripples us from FFP perspective. But, based on his performances, lack of redeeming qualities (if we're going to sign a not very technical guy with no brain in the future can we at least make them tall, fast and athletic as fuck please) he should definitely be out. His PEAK is a 7/10, when everything clicks perfectly for him. Also, man looks like sideshow bob and it gets on my nerves looking at him in a Chelsea shirt.

Brighton are such a nothing club I was surprised they even had a forum tbh. Funnily enough skimming through it, it is a mixture of arrogant wankers riding a short term high of a good season and now thinking they're billy big bollocks, and a bunch of people who feel bad that they are ruining Moises' career despite promises made and feel bad for him as he is clearly their best ever player and has been good to them but what has he got back? Betrayed at every turn.

Nkunku, Gusto, Nicolas Jackson, Mudryk, Enzo, and way more all bought in 2023 guys, calm down. Do you know how lucky we are with the new owners and staff they’ve got in place for us now? It’s taking time but they’re clearly getting there and we will get to a good place if we are patient and let them fucking cook. By deadline day probably we will get another two senior players is my guess. No it isn’t perfect but they’ve done a pretty cracking job in my books, when you look at the overall situation.

Bro is obsessed 🤣

I really hope you’re joking