I think playing it safe makes a lot of sense especially when the Tories are continually scoring own goals (to continue the football analogy ) and handing him the win.
However there are situations where he and the shadow cabinet could take positions that would do their popularity no harm but they still won't which I find frustrating.
I really hope he's just trying not to frighten the horses before the election and if/when he gets in he's going to be far more progressive and radical than he seems but I'm not holding my breath.
Well it was the club that rejected the offer wasn't it, not him? Also it was deadline day and we didn't have time to replace him properly.
Arsenal's final bid was £25M supposedly. Wouldn't surprise me if there was a compromise and his new deal has a £30-35M clause.
Will be interesting to see where Tielemans fits in unless the plan is to change to 4-3-3 on a more regular basis. I did see something about Moreno maybe being ahead of schedule which would be a huge boost if he is fit for the start of the season.