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So weird. Maybe they’ve identified Burnley as the most likely to go down so have taken their only striker. I’d imagine Burnley will have a championship player lined up to replace him.
Exactly this. IMO a very smart move by the barcodes.

Reminds me of years ago when Blackburn, heavily funded by Jack Walker, were struggling to get promoted to the EPL. So they just bought the best strikers from their rivals. I cant remember who it was but they didnt get too much game time at Newcastle, but it stopped the rivals dead in their tracks.

And like it or not but Wood is a consistent EPL goalscorer, so a win-win for fast Eddie.
 


They might stay up, but honestly, ifnthe recruitment over the past 4 months is anything to go by, they are years off ever getting to the top 6.

Er, yeah? Obviously? lol We may never get there. Happy to be at least trying again, though. S'all we've ever asked for.

Jury's out on the manager; don't think he's a world beater but he's got a good philosophy and he's arrived at a dumpster fire. Hammond's a short-term appointment to get us through the window in the absence of literally any corporate footballing structure whatsoever after years of Ashley neglect. Ashworth would be a fantastic acquisition if it comes off. Trippier's objectively a great signing. Wood, at £25million, is pushing the panic button (with some justification; we haven't got any strikers).

The Mbappe stuff was always a cringe. Wood's a decent recruit; physical, reliable in front of goal, weakens a rival.
 

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