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He's literally the only player in our team who can control a ball and beat a player. Midfielders and forwards are always more important than keepers and defenders.

Without Pickford we'd have been on relegated 3 different seasons mate, without Branthwaite we'd have gone the season before last imo. Love the lad but he's nowhere near as important as those two

You're looking for an argument where it doesn't exist. I am not advocating to upgrade our third-best player this summer. I'm just not as horrified at the thought of him moving position to accommodate a more accomplished player as you appear to be.

The difference, of course, is that United and Liverpool could put out a side of genuine legends. If we did that, we'd have to provide knee and hip replacement surgery as part of the deal.

I'd fully expect one showboat signing with these new owners. In fact, I'm almost surprised it hasn't happened yet. The difference this time is that while such a signing - if it doesn't work out - would cripple a Kenwright or Moshiri, these...

Pickford and Branthwaite.

He's very good. I'd have two ahead of him because they've done it more consistently.

Yes, I agree. But I'm holding back on the adulation until he does it consistently. Hopefully he shows us what he's capable of when he has better players around him (such as, potentially, Grealish).

Our bar is very low. Being our most creative player means being the tallest midget. I wouldn't seek to upgrade him this summer - but I wouldn't hesitate to move him if it means getting a better player into his current position.

Ndiaye has an almost non-existent assist contribution to his name. He's been a bright light in a very dark time, but he's no world-beater. We're going to need plenty better than him to move up. Not that I'm sold on tight shorts-tight calves...

God bless, it must be so much worse for you, at least I can say I don't understand it.

Oh, neither do I.

I have a degree in economics and used to enjoy football as an escape from expectations-augmented aggregate demand, hysteresis, and the Laffer curve. Now, I see economic theory as an escape from football finances, hysteria and laughable cu&*ery.

You just mentioned them in the same sentence.

I'm less concerned by signing somebody like Grealish now we have financially competent owners than I would have been under the oligarch's accountant and the corner shop impressario. I doubt Grealish failing here will ruin us.