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Great money for us. Think he'll do continue to do well at Villa, and if he can be a big part of a defence that keeps them up, then it's easily worth it. Good luck to him.

And this is exactly why I'm not a big believer in selling players after a single season if they haven't performed.

I'd keep him on board for another season I think. For me, he doesn't work at all as a LB, but has some moments at WB as long as the left sided CB is confident. He's got a great cross on him, and with Callum's movement in the box it could be a real asset if he can get a bit of form. If in another...

From the highlight video (and I stress that I have only seen him in that highlight reel) Kelly looks strong, quick and calm on the ball, which will suit our defense as we seem to prefer playing out of danger rather than clearing. Even from that video, I have some worries about him diving in, but...

I get the sense these young players understand what is happening at the club and see what the plan is, and that's a big part of the reason they join in the first place, along with Eddie's influence. There are plenty of clubs with bigger stadiums and richer top flight history that he could have...

Feels great to be out of what has been quite a rough period. Watching Brooks is something truly special.

We can only dream...

You're quite right, I'm sure it's a lot more complex than pay x amount, get y back. But it's not unheard of as a concept. Kovacic is on loan at Chelsea as part of the Courtois deal for example, granted I don't know whether Chelsea will have paid/be paying anything towards that separately but...

This is an interesting point. I think there are a number of steps between where we are now and becoming a sustainable Top 7 club. We're coming out of the fighting relegation phase, although we still need to have it firmly in mind currently, in the future we can be looking at a consistent top...

Clyne's just a loan, his contract doesn't finish with Liverpool until next Summer. But supposedly he's got a £90k weekly wage and then usually there's a loan fee as well. I just suspect/hope that all of those expenses are tied into the £19m instead of being on top.

Has there been any suggestion that we got Clyne as part of the £19m and not as a separate deal? The swiftness of the two deals, the fee and the whole Cardiff situation gives me a sense it's all linked. Although to be fair, between us and Cardiff it's a pretty easy choice I'd have said without...

I can see Solanke maybe having some different qualities to Wilson, King and Mousset. Perhaps could work in a two or allow for more rotation and different tactical approaches between them? 19 million scares me and so does the thought that we're willing to pay that much because Wilson is off...

I definitely agree. Unless clubs are trying to get rid of players to make way for news ones (which is always risky getting involved in), you generally get a bum deal. Summer is the right time to clean up the squad and make some smart additions.

There's still a long way to go in the season still, but I also know there will be plenty of seasons when we don't challenge for 7th place (I'm assuming that it's highly likely that both EFL and FA cups are won by top 5 teams). But as long as we stay in the Premier League, which I am confident we...

I honestly didn't hear either of those chants, they seemed that quiet to me.

I think it's tricky to say we were unlucky, because as most have pointed out, Chelsea were the better team overall. But I thought we looked very strong on the counter and on another night could have snatched a goal for sure. It's a big compliment that they had to bring on one of the best players...

I absolutely agree. I believe it was worth signing him at the time because if he had made that step up he could have been great and his value could have doubled or more in the current transfer market. It's tricky to know when to cut the losses really. He either needs to play him and hope...

Thought Francis was really really solid against Zaha, I'm not getting carried away, but it's positive to know he's still got it in him when we need him. Very excited about Brooks, if he can hit form we'll have some serious creative danger up the flanks. Wilson does some great work, but he's not...

I'm yet to make my mind up about Rico. He looks exciting at times, especially with his link up play and delivery, but when he has to defend it just makes me a little nervous. I know that the game is moving on from defensive fullbacks, but even so. I would definitely keep playing him, especially...