Kimbo

Chelsea are in a unique meltdown. This summer I expect our spending to be pretty restricted. Anyway it’s not just about Newcastle, all teams should have the chance to compete for trophies, Newcastle are in a far more fortunate position than most and we do have a slim chance of competing regularly. I’d like to see a far more even playing field throughout the league when it comes to player spending, but I don’t know how we get there. Historically, big outside investment has been the route to the top, but in recent years this has been framed as “cheating” or “financial doping”.

‘We can spend up to a point that ensures we’re not a serious threat to the status quo’, isn’t as snappy.

We haven’t spent anywhere near Man U and Man City when wage bill is taken into account, and it should be taken into account as it’s the best indicator how how well a team will perform. Obviously a situation where clubs can spend anything they want (which was apparently fantastic up until the last few years) is far from ideal, but the current rules are designed to bake in the games inequality and kill off potential threats to the big 6.

I think it would have to be a CB unfortunately. Hermoso and Tosin on free transfers would do me.

I’ve always felt confident Arsenal would bottle it at some point.

If Man City weren’t there our situation wouldn’t change much. Maybe if the rules allowed us to compete then Man City would annoy me more.

Without Man City the league would still be unbalanced, and Arsenal et al want it that way. These clubs tried to destroy the league with big picture, remember they wanted a veto on the takeovers for the rest of the league. Man City acting as a black hole that sucks trophies away from them is the lords work as far as I’m concerned.

I’m happy for Man City to ruin the league for the rest of the big 6 in the same way that the league has been ruined for everyone else.

This Liverpool side winning the league would be a joke, they’ve not been impressive all season.

Jamie Redknapp is still calm about the game, good to know. We may as well be watching a Liverpool fan channel.

Bournemouth could finish them off this half.

My only concern is whether Ashworth not being in place will affect/delay their appointment of Southgate.

Good of him to apologise face to face for calling them silly.

Credit to the one that took his jacket off. Looking a bit scruffy is better than cosplaying as a teenage American.

He’s fine as a backup, but if we have to sell someone to create some FFP room and we get an offer (like the rumoured £15m from Leeds), then you’ve got to sell. You don’t stand still because you want to keep Longstaff.