SecretPro

True, but potentially its our best 3 players scrapping it out for a place in a team with very little creativity.

Pre-season was pure jokes when it came to team selection. Genuinely believe Cooper had never watched us play before heading into pre-season.

So now we're dropping Fatawu? I just cant win

That's a shame. Bueno is already one of our best players, seems a waste to replace him already.

How do we fit Bueno and Bilal in the same 11?

This being shown anywhere then?

That NEEDS to be the song. Love a bit of bloodhound gang.

Oh, it's Jakub back to collecting wingers again

WTF do we need this for?

I've watched about 40 or so games. Well, clips from 40 or so games. OK, I've watched a 6 minute YouTube video.

After not being able to run (and sometimes climb the stairs) since the 11th thanks to all sorts of knee pain (mainly inner knee) I manage to get up and do 3.5k this morning at easy pace. God it felt good. Sure, I was full of NSAIDs and had knee sleeves on but still....

Top or Susan then?

Would never happen under Cooper. Where are BDCR and Ayew for starters?

Genuinely really really hope Everton go down this year. Its been on the cards for so, so long.

Great analysis of our performance on MOTD

May I present

Ooo look, its almost like you're exaggerating like I was to express your point? Crazy.

God I hate Dyche. Just moans day-in day-out about not having any money. Stop taking jobs at shit clubs then you ****ing gravel ****.

No, no don't be daft, he's great. Definitely ahead of one of last seasons stand-out players, honestly, it would be weird to suggest otherwise. He's great. Really really great.

He's great though apparently. Should be starting ahead of Mavidid (as he is and like he has for the last 7 games) and just needs time.

Basically comes down to this: Why has he come in as a starter ahead of one of last seasons stand-out players? What's he shown Cooper for that to be such an easy decision? What are we missing. BDCR as a squad player, sure. As a starter in THAT position? Nah.

I've given him pre-season, and a starting place ahead of one of our stand-out players from last season for the two opening games of the season in which we should he setting out a marker. I've also seen Mavididi come on and instantly play on the front foot and make us look more agressive. It's not that difficult babs. When we got him in, he was a 'squad player', certainly don't think ANYBODY had him down as a starting winger, and if they say that did they are lying, and if they say thats what they want, they are lying. I know you like to argue for the sake of being weird and petty and arguing, but christ, if you think this is what the starting line-up should look like then I struggle to understand. Also, I'll mention again, when we had a clear style, a clear plan, some fantastic tactics and a winning mentality last season you cried off and stopped posting because you were 'bored of the club and the football', now you're back and and arguing with everyone when seemingly we don't have a style, a clear plan, some awful tactics and a losing mentality. I think you get more excitement from the jeopardy of being a club in the shit and playing awfully than you do from actually winning and having ambition. All very odd.

Massively lacks composure and awareness. Can't pass a ball short for the life of him but can seemingly whip in the odd low cross. Such a strange player.

This worries me a lot. I can only assume from this that Cooper hasn't done his homework or even watched any of our games from last season.

Oh I certainly will, especially with the likes of Ayew, but BDCR played the entirety of pre-season and he looks absolutely no better now. Slow, first touch is disgusting, lightweight in the tackle, not seen anything to make me think he can cross a ball or strike a ball. He's thoroughly, thoroughly dogshit. Worse than that though, he's clearly keeping better players out of the team.