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As annoying as it is you’ve just got to remember how shite Utd are. It’s not like they’re never going to win a game again so let them puff their chests out after a spawny win against the Southamptons of this world.

That’s right. You can actually be offside from a backwards pass if the receiving player is ahead of the ball when the pass is made.

On the BBC website there’s numerous articles about clubs signing players or agreeing fees but the best headline they can come up with for our transfer activity is simply ‘Liverpool considering move for Chiesa’. Boring.

Yes apologies. This is the second round of fund raising as the medical treatment continues. The text + link are from the initial appeal. Totally legit though. Original thread on Shrimperzone: https://www.shrimperzone.com/forums/threads/jakub-sokolik-appeal.117215/

Hi All, Copied this from a Southend United forum called Shrimperzone. It appears one of our old youth team players is in need of help. Any help of extra exposure to this would be much appreciated by all I’m sure. I know that there are lots of worthy causes out there and SZ'oners have always been generous (and some will have contributed to this appeal already) but if you are able to help I know it would be so gratefully received by Jakub and his family who I have again been in touch with this morning. This is the message I have just put out on SUEPA Facebook etc: Our former player and SUEPA member Jakub Sokolik has been in touch asking for our help in an appeal to help fund treatment for his young two year old son (Jakub Junior) who has acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (a fast developing blood cancer). Jakub was with us on loan from Liverpool back in 2014 and loved Roots Hall so much that he came back twice more, the last time in 2016 on loan from Yeovil. He subsequently played for Plymouth and Torquay. Jakub is now back home in his native Czech with his girlfriend Nicola and Jakub Junior. It has been a few months since young Jakub was diagnosed, and he has been undergoing a targeted therapy which uses drugs to attack specific cells. It has been working, but he needs another course of treatment and this treatment costs. Jakub is doing everything he can to raise money for the treatment, but it is hard. His girlfriend Nicola is eight months pregnant with their second child (a girl, due next month) and is staying in hospital to be with their son. Jakub has retrained as a barber and now has two jobs working all the hours he can, visiting his family every day – some days are good, others not, and the treatment is needed as soon as possible. So far Jakub’s appeal on GoFundme has raised just over half of the £6,000 target needed and we would dearly love to give his family a big Christmas boost by getting him all the way to that figure. Some of you will have seen the appeal elsewhere on social media already, but if not and you can spare a few pounds to help we know it would be really appreciated. Thank you. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sharedsend-to-friendsshared-online

Not sure of the rules but I read that we can’t sign someone and loan them out to a club in the PL in the same window?

Although it does seem a little odd that we are willing to sell him I do wonder whether we might include a buy back clause?! Would certainly make sense.

I’ve always rated him, he’s clearly a very talented player, however I struggled to see exactly where he fit in long term when Jurgen was manager. He’s not fast enough for a wide forward and not strong enough to play central midfield. Playing as a 10 seems like it really suits his skill set though. He still lacks a bit of pace and has too many touches sometimes but he definitely has the technical ability and eye for a pass that could see him thrive there.

Salah is one of the best players this club has ever seen. I’m sure he’d appreciate being used as a makeweight in a deal to bring in Anthony fucking Gordon.

Not sure I can get onboard with the Gordon signing if it happens. I can’t stand his rat face and back arched diving. Yuck.

Nice one!

What’s this jj33? Need a new shirt for 5 a side and my usual seller on DHGate doesn’t appear to be selling anymore.

I don’t like to do this but……… LOL.

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Yeah I’ve always liked Gomes too whenever I’ve seen him play. Only 23 so the right age for us as he’s a couple of years from his prime…..whereas Douglas Luis is 26 now. Sadly both are only 5ft 9” and I would prefer a big hard bastard a la Rodri in there. If we paired either of Gomes or Luiz in the middle with Mac Allister we wouldn’t have a very imposing midfield.