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We are the Champions? It always works.

His contract expires on 30 June 2022. I'm not sure if we have any callback options on him, or if we have already written him off or not.

No, because he's after Palace.

Why don't we have a home crest and an away crest? I'd also see the tactical point of a dual crest. While Pukki would involve the opposition keeper in a spot-the-difference game, Norman could score from the halfway line.

Dear Dean, feel free to ban ketchup or any other sauce you find unreliable, but not Colman's mustard. Oh, and once you're at it please turn Cantwell into Grealish. Overnight.

We need to set out to win it, believe in it, and see what happens.

Plus Chelsea was ready to pay around 8 mil. for him.

My favourite Pukki goal ever.

At last, someone takes this issue seriously. Another aspect of football that cries for regulation.

And I thought no one else would vote for Pukki.

Oooh, Cameron Jeroooome!

Yes, but what is your point?

We've been playing a game of ketchup since Day 1.

I must admit, my first preferences would have been Ted Lasso, coach Beard and Roy Kent, but now that I realize that they are fictitious characters, I fully back the new staff.

"Please, please, please let me get what I want" would also be fitting.

He's playing games, I guess. (Ambiguous reference to the dog and/or himself). I think it's clever.

I would be Puskas and point out that there's no such thing as IF in football.

Reading some of the Villa fans insider views, I'm warming up to this.

Webber and Smith agreed weeks ago, Smith began to lose games to make himself available by the international break. Simple as. 😀

😁 Farke ticked that box, didn't he? How about Serhiy Rebrov then? His name was associated with the Tottenham job earlier. Great cup runs (EL, CL) and league titles with Dynamo Kyiv and Ferencváros. Tied to a UAE side, so he would need to be bought out of his contract.

I think one of the reasons we sacked Farke was that even in case of relegation we wouldn't want to stick with him for a couple of reasons. 1) Relegation (if it happens) will be very different this time than it was last time. There will be turmoil, sales, reorganisation. A new team will be built, which will probably not bounce back instantly even with Farke, who needed a season himself to put a Championship winning team together. And then, if we return, say after two seasons, would we want Farke to manage us in the Prem after two relegations, or would we sack him after a promotion? 2) There's a difference between relegation and relegation. Another 21 pointer (or worse) would probably be highly detrimental to morale as well as player values. We'd want to avoid getting stuck with expensive players, who may not want/be fit to play in the Champs, so I think we'd need at least 35 points and a fighting chance until the end to avoid that.

And the question is "How many coaches will turn us down?"

Talking about Germans no one has heard of, there's a guy called Berndt Storck. After a good spell with Hungary U20s, he took Hungary to the top 16 at the Euros in 2016, and later saved two Belgian sides Mouscron and Cercle Brugge from relegation in two consecutive seasons. Mouscron had no points after six games, Brugge had a 9 points deficit when he took over and guided them to midtable security, establishing himself as the "Tony Pulis of the Jupiler League". Ticks many boxes: good with youth, experience in managing underdogs and relegation bound teams, ex-Dortmund player (!), available, highly underrated.