UniFox21

Tbf initially we had Ndidi and Casadei as our stronger more physical players. Then KDH and Yunus as more lightweight, technical players. With Winks holding between the two. Understand why we brought him in, he has all the attributes to be successful. It's just not working for him. In hindsight we'd have used the Yunus loan fee for a more physical player.

It's appalling how the linesman, with the best position generally just wait for the ref to make a decision. The 4th official also makes a lot of decisions from what I've gathered from numerous football podcasts.

Isn't exactly getting high ratings in his prem game either

You're spot on, if they're concerned about these things why go on? Money and publicity are the reasons I can think of. Dickov for instance, his only real pulls are Man City and us, and I think he's on Man City channels a lot. Assume that's his main pay day

In this era, everything is clipped and that small clip removes all context from the situation. They're all conscious anything they say will be clipped, spread and then their job chances with those teams are rapidly decreasing

Didn't think you were allowed to officiate a game that would impact the team you/your family are supporters of

That's what I mean; Iwobi, Wilson etc aren't anything special at all. Yet Fulham are always mid table.

Unsure what I think on this one, he's come in late and not got the ball, but unsure if it's enough for a pen. Stupid thing is elsewhere on the pitch thats a foul

Fulham are a bizarre team, full of just eh players really.

Really enjoying the Furies on Netflix currently

Tbf he was given that game as soon as Tierney was dropped Sunday evening. Clearly they weren't going to alter that with all the press I'd had got.

I think you're right, he doesn't have a sole natural position anymore. He has the ability to play the box to box, it's whether he applies it

Our Ref from Tuesday signing autographs at HT of his prem debut is a weird one. Watching the official let tackles go that he was calling back on Tuesday is painful

Half makes sense. His role in this side is to progress the ball and combine with his midfield partner. With Hamza replacing Ricardo, we lack so much technical ability and that knack of finding gaps. Then remove Ndidi who is still a big outlet for Yunus who stays relatively forward and you've removed 2 of Winks combinations.

Never really listen to what players say in interviews, everything is now publicity trained out of any personality. It's sad, he has the technical ability and the engine to be a proper box to box player. Shame he's given up half of that

He's started modelling himself on Maddison and being the "flair" player rather than being the grafter

For sure, you don't leave a decent job as peps assistant if you aren't hugely ambitious. However, as we saw with Kompany, staying in a challenge in a club that hasn't got a chance in hell of staying up can hugely dent their value. I think if we're as ****ed financially as we seem, he'll look and chance himself with getting another role

I think he'll go abroad personally.

Feel like he'll be off in the summer

Wait the same one who has now bottled two sending offs for sides against us

Do we think they all thought it was sewn up, and took their eye off the ball. Now we're back in a fight and everyone's trying to refind their a game

Is this level of officiating just accepted now? I don't hear anything in the press about the level, it's just VarVarVar.

Last league game without Ricardo. We'll be full strength after the break finally.

We've gone from utilising our squad brilliantly, to barely using the bench

They've either downed tools, really low on confidence or something else is happening