splinterdream

Think we'd be top half of table, winning games but inconsistent, but without bilal and facundo it'd be a different situation altogether

If he's still here, I think we deffo see a drastic change in the first 11 and his plan, not sure it'll make any difference though, think any slim chance we have is to get a quick goal then hang on to it, so all out attack from the start, defending (or trying to) is no longer an option.

What's most annoying about this season is we've got ourselves in deeper trouble, we'd have been better off not signing anyone and taking the money

Think RVN is trying to put out so many fires, and isnt coping, i think he went with the approach of trying to play a settled organised side, but it's all fallen apart today badly. I don't want RVN in the championship, but I don't know when is the best time to pull the trigger. Play 3 - 5 - 2 ruud, have some academy players on the bench and give them a go

Bet Sky are pleased they chose this game for the tellybox

At this point, I honestly wouldn't object to us getting in big Nige

He should write this game off, bring 4 players on, change the system for 45 mins and see how it goes. It's a shame we don't have some academy players on the bench

Could that be because flights are so much more expensive now?

No, i think it's so difficult to judge a manager, when he's been dealt the hand ruud has. That was really close against Arsenal, BDCR or Ndidi convert and it might have been different, you can't help but think a couple of additions would have done us the world of good, he's trying to get blood out of a stone.

Just to point out, that looks like 99% or more of the negative comments look to be coming from people not in the UK or not from the UK

Seems I have been locked out commenting on the General news thread, even though I haven't commented on it, I'd be interested to know why if any mods read this.

Coady?

He could probably get a game for us though

Credit where credit is due, Ayew played well today, there were times though where a lay off central to bilal was on and he passed back, maybe bilal not calling for it

got to say, i don't get it. His hold up play, I'm yet to see it with a lay off, always ends in a back pass, if he turns he loses the ball, he can't take dead balls, he can't press, you could play Soumare in his role and i don't think we'd notice a difference, just seems a waste of a place to me

there must be an alternative, surely?

the way the interview cut short with Ruud was weird, did his head explode?

Right, time to concentrate on getting relegated now, onward and downward

Awful when he came on

Is dakas positioning really bad when we're attacking?

He's really getting on my nerves, might want him dropped for skipp it's that bad

What a corner from.thomas

I just wonder whether these players talk to each other on the pitch sometimes

Soumare 5 yd pass ffs

Why is daka not going down there, maguire both hand around him