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But most people don't know it. Every time a game moves people react as if it's like the first time it's happened. I remember reading a few comments as we slipped down the league last season that "at least we'll get 3pm kick offs back" conveniently forgetting 13/14 have us one 3pm home kick off in the final 4 months of the season. Unfortunately the FA Cup replay debacle means that there will be virtually no objections from many clubs as TV money becomes essential for extra revenue. Sky have no concerns about whether fans attend the games or not. Apart from one or two close up shots of agony on kids faces or Leeds dancing in the stands to Kaiser Chiefs, they rarely mention the crowd.

They look a lot better in the final third than we do, always seem to have options or a an extra man running into the box not just wingers cutting inside and trying a shot

It is. I've never had a problem with that attitude. If we'd beat Leeds but lost to Stoke the 3 pts would have been just the same. Leeds knuckle draggers were trying to build up the anti-Enzo thing like they did with Lampard and Derby because they love creating that rivalry. If he says it's a massive game all the talk afterwards is about us losing a massive game.

They've done what everyone else has done this season, had a decent unbeaten run and either side of it been a bit underwhelming. Leeds started poorly had their run from Jan and are struggling again, we had the two unbeaten runs early and are now struggling to get over the line. Ipswich's wobble was January, Saints had a nightmare September before their 25 match run. Could be that Leeds have peaked too early and Saints take them out on the final day.

It's not one of the best, I totally refute that idea. We've seen some total dross down here this season struggle to put two passes together. Preston played last night like they did at the KP, amazing to think they were 3rd for ages. If it wasn't for 3 relatively big ex-Prem sides in the league it'd be 20-odd tramps fighting over a bag of chips.

I thought our lot were bad. Leeds fans getting to the point of anti-depressants on socials right now, dreading that final game

I'd love a BTS video where he just screams at them like that Arsenal one with Arteta. "Faes you playing like Sideshow Foggin Bob. It's foggin unacceptable. Daka your foggin boots are shaped like foggin Toblerones"

They're fighting fires with all the loopholes IMO. Whether it's our relegation situation, Chelsea treating it like Monopoly and selling their hotels or just the tariffs they're trying to enforce. The lawyers are running rings around a billion dollar business. Whenever this regulator comes about it's just going to get worse.

Or 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Football eh? Given Ipswich don't play again til 27th and have Hull and Cov away who both need wins, it's unlikely though.

They were something like 90/1 for automatic a month ago.

My guess. Jim White asked him specifically if there could be a double points deduction and he said it was a strong possibility. And then he pushed him about that meaning the EFL and PL discussing a way to make that happen and he said yes again but like everyone is saying the club would surely fight against that for all the reasons previously in their favour. I don't think anyone "knows" but Borson was sitting there pulling out specific lines from previous judgements and account documents to back up what he was saying. His point on Chelsea was that selling a couple of hotels works for now but it doesn't help them for next season when they'll still be hundreds of millions out of line.

Norwich have Swansea and Bristol at home and Birmingham away, they aren't dropping the 8 points Preston need. Hull could get in maybe but Norwich have got one foot in the door.

Win keeps pressure on Leeds who haven't handled it well since going top for about 4 minutes. But Southampton could win their next 3 and be above us and Ipswich by the time Ipswich even play again on 27th. I hate this league.

Maybe but we can only hope it's a fair panel. Knowing our luck it will consist of Keith Stroud, Garth Crooks and the chairman of the Sky Blue Supporters Trust 😄

Our situation of being relegated sets the precedent. He was very clear the Prem have made a point of no suspended sentences for clubs so there would have to be a discussion with the EFL about imposing PL sanctions in another league going forward. I think the key word there is currently and they would try to make us the exception because we're the only club that got relegated before any punishment could be handed out and again this is why they've changed the timescales now to allow punishment within the same season. I reckon 8. Borson was saying our breaches are worse than Forest and Everton and because we're kicking the can down the road we likely won't get mitigation even with an appeal. If 10 is the benchmark for administration cases, they'll go for as high as possible.

For clubs that were open, up front and importantly co-operated (translation: bent over and asked them to be gentle)

Stefan Borson (Football Finance Expert) on Talksport saying it's completely possible that we get two lots of points deductions next season if we stay in the EFL because the PL is keen not to have suspended sentences. We'll have our 3 season breach deduction applied in the EFL as well as a deduction from the EFL for breaching this season. But if we go up only the 3 season breach would be applied. 🥴

4411 Shinji was usually deeper like the Japanese Beardsley 😊

I always wondered if he'd end up using Albrighton in that deeper midfield role, similar to how Milner did in the latter part of his career at Liverpool. Not sure he could have done the inverted role like Ricky but he might have been able to cover Winks in a few games where we've been comfortably ahead. It's the one position we don't have cover for and we're lucky he's had an injury-free season. Marc's certainly got the ability to play strikers in down the channels and keep the ball ticking over and he was never going to get much of a chance on that right side with Fatawu and Yunus on that side too.

Always makes me laugh when I see anyone suggesting 442. As dated now as when my Dad used to tell me x-player was a Wing-half or a half back. The last time we truly played 442 was under Pearson. I've only seen Rovrum play two up top this season and if the last ten years tells us anything it's that Vardy doesn't do well in a partnership (Wood, Ulloa, Slimani) needs someone playing in behind him and that's not really Cannon's game it's Nacho. Nice idea but pie in the sky

Absolutely spot on. Look at how many people just hold out their hand and take a clapper as they walk in. Then check on the way out. Hundreds haven't even used it, they're still holding on to an unfolded one tucked into their programme. Win the game, lose the game clutch that valuable piece of memorabilia as if it was your first born on a battlefield. There are no identifying features in our ground, the legends banner round the roofline was stripped off, we have no statues of players - not even Banks - no record of our honours or achievements. Our only two "special" areas honour the dead owner. It's a soul-less bowl. Everything is paint-by-numbers, the same thing season by season, comfortable and safe. Just a sterile match day experience that leads to passive supporters who see the club as a hobby not a pashun.

Us and Ipswich have been top of this league for 95% of the season and combined we have 3 players in TOTS? Ridiculous. Rutter over Armstrong isn't even questionable it's corrupt. Whittaker's decent but has he had a better season than Mavididi or even Chaplin? Summerville turns up every 4 games. How does our second best defence have zero defenders in there? Crazy.

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Aka the "another needless thread" thread

Yes. Just so on 6 months people can talk about an inexperienced manager making poor decisions and him being a "Bald Fraud" etc etc Klopp could be the next manager lose two games and our lot would be calling for his head.