The fact that cantwell was pretty much a done deal yesterday but hasn't been announced today makes me feel like history is repeating itself.

Well yes if they had any decency about them or respect for the fan base they would come out and explain what the plans are and what the impact on the football club is. However, that's not how this club works. If they have enough money to get by for now with the Wharton, SS and Raya money they will keep coasting along and deal with whatever the auditors going concern requirements in Feb/ March and hope that something changes in the meantime. Maybe the Novemer hearing will resolve everything. They're chancers who are just getting by till the next milestone. Can they get by till the November court date? probably so they won't say Jack shit about it till atleast then.

12 months from the date of signing the accounts rather than the end of the financial year might make it a touch tighter but will probably be OK but not scope for signings really!

If I'm correct, does it not become an issue till the auditors next have to sign the accounts and confirm it is a going concern? A lot can happen between now and when the accounts need to be filed in March.

But apart from that a good manager

Something along the lines of we're working on a few deals, some more difficult than others. Nothing happening immediately but could be tomorrow.

How long before the answer is Pears?

Its Hay fever OK!!

Have we used all our goals up for the season?

Concern about our depth and ability to do this over a full season but my word it's been a relief to have these two games to start the season. I thought it was going to be a going from the off, far from it.

I could put my house on the market for £1million, doesn't make it worth it Price and value are different. The seller sets the price and the buyers decide whether it is reasonable based on its value. If you go to the shop and see a packet of crisps for sale for £10 youd say "that's not worth it". Value ultimately differs between parties as well.

Two positive signings but ones that in any well run club would be the punt signings to support the 2 or 3 flagship signings needed rather than being the flagship signings themselves. Under pressure to perform from the off rather than coming into the fringes and being able to do their stuff pressure free. Unproven at this level so will reserve judgement till they play.

A signing?? WE ARE GOING UP!

Apart from Sam Gallaghers boots which have lead in them.

Big Southgate fan and happy with everything he has done for England. I was fairly sure before the tournament that id want this to be his last tournament win or lose and I do think it's time for a change. It's got to be the right appointment though cos we could easily get it wrong and we could be back to the decade pre-gareth longing for some turgid football to get us somewhere in a tournament. When gareth got the job we were defensively fragile and his pragmatic brand was maybe what we needed. I think in stones and guehi we've got a good platform and we've got the shoots of a good midfield coming through, rice, mainoo and Wharton. Maybe its time for someone with more attacking prowes to build on the platform built by Gareth. Going forward two things need solved for me. Right back will become a problem with walker and tripper getting on a bit, taa not being a decent defender and James being injured all the time. The simple answer is a new manager might get Ben white to play again, or we play 3 at the back with taa as wing back. Striker, we need a plan for if Kane isn't fit, he's not pivitol to the team now and there are others who can carry and lead the team so if he's not fit dont play him.

Euros over now we get another season of Rovers. Fan-fucking-tastic

Guehi our player of the tournament for me

Same as all the other managers bar Alf. Gareth got us in the mix twice which is more than anyone else has

Totally agree, I prefer all the other managers who got us to a final.

The only thing I'd change about that game is starting kane. He's been immense for England but he's not been fit for this tournament and we were playing with 10 men for 60 minutes. He didn't jump, he didn't run, he didn't press. I've been a big supporter of Southgate but his commitment to Kane cost him against Croatia in 2018 and cost him in this game. We gave Spain a good game, well done lads.

That aged well

Rodri off is a massive plus for us.

I'd take kane off now but realistically it'll be 60mins. He can't run and can't jump. Made a decent defensive block but that's not why he is in the team. Draw the right result at half time. Spain the better of the two without having a clearcut chance. Neither team deserves to be ahead so far.

At the start of the tournament our potential route to the final was Spain / Italy in the quarters and France in the Semis. It's opened up very nicely for us and I don tgive a damn. If you win the final no one cares who you played in the last 16

The striker position is the big question mark for me ahead of the final. I think it would take an absolutely gigantic pair of bollocks not to start Kane and imagine being the opposition and seeing one of Europe's best strikers sitting on the bench. But we scored the winner because our striker was the furthest player forward and making a run into the box. Had Kane still been on the pitch our striker would have been ambling past the half way line. Bellingham and Foden can occupy the space that Kane likes to drop into and one of Toney or Watkins can stick up top and get into the box. Also, kane is clearly not fit.