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[WES]

Fash, we have been here before. If Rice really does want Arsenal then we will have to match City's bid. If we don't do that then Rice will have to choose between staying at WH or joining City.

You know nothing, Rich. Mind you, the rest of us don't either at this point.

Perhaps Rice has an agreement with West Ham that he can move to Arsenal if we offer 100mil.

There's no reason to believe we will have to match City's offer. And this would be the City that have K Phillips, Rodri and have now signed Kovacic. Their interest in Rice would surprise me.

[Rich]

You know nothing, Rich. Mind you, the rest of us don't either at this point.

Perhaps Rice has an agreement with West Ham that he can move to Arsenal if we offer 100mil.

There's no reason to believe we will have to match City's offer. And this would be the City that have K Phillips, Rodri and have now signed Kovacic. Their interest in Rice would surprise me.

Suspect that they'd like to shift Phillips to West Ham.

And you may know what David Sullivan is like.... called Del Boy for a reason... he'll accept the highest / most favourable bid (which will be City). Will be up to Arsenal to match it or move on.

[redgunamo]

Yes, the whole point would've been to AVOID having to match their "offer"; save a few quid. Hence the early, and ongoing, PR offensive.

Technically we could have signed him up three months ago, after all

You know nothing, Rich. Mind you, the rest of us don't either at this point.

Perhaps Rice has an agreement with West Ham that he can move to Arsenal if we offer 100mil.

There's no reason to believe we will have to match City's offer. And this would be the City that have K Phillips, Rodri and have now signed Kovacic. Their interest in Rice would surprise me.

[Luis Anaconda]

Ornstien has just said that City have strong interest in Rice and will submit a bit today. Having previously said they'd only bid if he was interested in joining.

So that's that, then. Who is number two on our shopping list?

ffs Rich - no one wants your views on football What did you make of the Test?

[Rich]

ffs Rich - no one wants your views on football What did you make of the Test?

Entertaining considering the pudding that was laid out to play on. If Stokes had taken that catch / If Root had batted on for 20 more / If Bairstow hadn't missed that stumping.... well, we'll never know. Hopefully Lord's will bring a change in fortune.

What is more concerning is having to go into Lord's with Root as our frontline spinner. Though does that mean we can sandwich in Foakes? Assume that Wood or Potts comes in for one of the three seamers as per standard rotation policy.

[redgunamo]

That was my very first experience of "Bazball", albeit it was only on the radio. Nothing new under the sun and a' that?

Entertaining considering the pudding that was laid out to play on. If Stokes had taken that catch / If Root had batted on for 20 more / If Bairstow hadn't missed that stumping.... well, we'll never know. Hopefully Lord's will bring a change in fortune.

What is more concerning is having to go into Lord's with Root as our frontline spinner. Though does that mean we can sandwich in Foakes? Assume that Wood or Potts comes in for one of the three seamers as per standard rotation policy.