studentofthegame

2 golden opportunities to start Alves wasted now Don't worry, we get the excitement of watching Decordova ****ing Reid instead

Genuinely ridiculous that this clown doesn't think to play Fatawu against a defence made up of liabilities like Young and Keane

dreadful, how can a manager set a team up with no intent of attacking but also be completely inept at defending

sliced open by a geriatric ashley young, embarrassing

Another masterclass, giving him a 3 year deal and then within a matter of weeks he can't even make the squad anymore

Was half expecting him to bring Ward on and go with 2 keepers at the end

Ayew doing an inside job here?

Yeah I'm done with him, was willing to give him a bit of a chance but the awful pre season followed by these woeful team selections each week are killing me, how can you even get up for the game knowing you are about to watch a midfield 3 of Winks, Skipp and Ndidi, only reason I won't be fast asleep by half time will be the sheer volume of chances we will give up to them

This is genuinely pathetic, we have basically one player on the pitch with the slightest bit of creativity in Mavididi, it's ****ing Palace we are playing, not prime Barca

Looking a bit adventurous, hopefully get Vestergaard on for Fatawu to shore things up a bit

How the players fit in a game against the level of opposition we will only ever face in early rounds of the cup isn't hugely beneficial though. The entire identity of the team and how we set up all season will be entirely different to tonight, we are going to be the weaker side, chasing the game, conceding possession and having to defend resolutely in pretty much every single game we play. It's like getting some revision in for your Maths A Level and just focusing on your times tables. Are you technically doing something productive? Yes. Is it actually going to have any impact on your success? not really.

What exactly have we learnt? It's not like anything we try/do today will actually be relevant when playing against players and teams of a significantly higher standard. If a cup game against a League 2 side is pivotal in Cooper figuring out his senior squad after a full pre season and 2 league games then we are in some serious trouble

I have not said at any point I am not enjoying the win. I am pointing out that a routine win in a game where anything but a routine win would be a disaster isn't a positive achievement. It is literally just the bare minimum. I enjoy not getting shit on by a bird during my walk to work each day but it doesn't mean I am fist pumping the successful journey.

Exactly, they are on now which is great, but even just an extra 10-15 minutes of game time is huge for prospects coming through, both in their development but also in showing that there is a route for progression. Right now I don't see why any youngster would be motivated to join/stay with us. We are terrible at loaning them out and getting them game time, we never seem to give opportunities in the first team, and the club socials can't even be arsed to acknowledge the existence of the u21/u18 sides most weeks

It's Tranmere at home, acting like it is an exciting and positive result shows how far expectations have fallen. There is absolutely no excuse to not have 2-3 youngsters in the lineup for a game like this. There will not be a better opportunity all season than our opening League Cup game against a League 2 side.

2-0 up at home against a League 2 side with 30 minutes left, literally the perfect situation to bring on Alves and Popov, instead we bring on another defensive midfielder, this is going to be such a depressing season that I would just love any opportunity to have something positive and exciting to enjoy

I wasn't quite as negative as most about Cooper coming in, big part of that was that I had the idea he would incorporate youth more with his background in the England youth setup Turns out that was complete fiction and I was way off

Is anyone that thinks we will stay up in the market for a bridge? Have one I can sell you

We are absolutely finishing bottom even without a points deduction

I feel like this with so many Championship/League 1 players that we just don't seem to go for Watkins, Eze, Olise, Bowen Then this season Ronnie Edwards, Jacob Greaves I will be astonished if Okoli ends up a better signing than either of those

I don't think Griezemann is world class but to say he has never had a good tournament for France is wild At the 2018 World Cup he had 4 goals 4 assists in 7 games, he scored in the RO16, Quarter Final and Final, assisted in the Quarter Final, Semi Final and Final. He was second behind Kane for the golden boot and had the most assists in the tournament.

Moder has more ligament tears than prem goals

I just don't understand how 3 years even makes it into the discussion, the second his agent suggested anything longer than 1 year security should have been called to remove him from the premises

Found pictures of Rudkin in his former job before he came here

I think we need to be lowering our expectations a bit, he's absolutely not going to walk away from Champions League football to be part of a relegation dogfight