DJ Barry Hammond

The guys not even trying. It’s quite clear with Ndidi and Soumare in midfield we lack a good, progressive passer. So why not bring Winks in - possibly for Daka, because he’s been pretty useless as a front line defender - and play 3 in midfield? This could have a further benefit because an extra man in the middle of the park might do something to combat the fact we have continuously looked light weight in that area when we’ve played with two (or two and a 10).

I assume Ruud’s now pulling a Brendan Rodgers style “pay me off or I’ll keep picking this shit” negotiation.

Hands up who enjoyed us not playing football’s for the last couple of weeks 🙋🏻‍♂️ Hands up who’s feeling an inevitable gloom about our return to football’s this evening 🙋🏻‍♂️ Hands up who hoped for a starting lineup that wasn’t the same as the dross we’ve tried and failed with before? 🙋🏻‍♂️ 4-0 win incoming then!

You give Kingy a go, potentially until the end of the season.

I’m not sure how he hasn’t resigned before now… but surely that has to be the first thing he does at the final whistle here.

Amateur - should have done it to nil.

Something’s going to happen for us soon - given the stream has just cut out.

He’s a bit close to the pitch for that - plus he might be properly injured. The question I have is where is Collier’s shin pads?

We have absolutely no plan when we get the ball.

United are pretty awful aren’t they.

No… sadly they’ll string us along for at least 30 minutes.

Did the club just post ‘all square at the break’ before the halftime whistle? I was wondering how far my stream was behind???

Yeah, that was woeful.

That can’t be a penalty surely. Wasn’t there a move towards ‘significant contact?’

Looking for first win at Stamford Bridge since 2018 huh… now the commentator has said that, it couldn’t happen, could it?

I suppose having a free week to “work” on the formation could be a factor. But I’m not sure it addresses our biggest issue though - a lack of presence in midfield.

Is Vestagaard dog sitting? Not in the squad?

It’s different, I’ll give Ruud that.

So JD Vance edits have been appearing at an impressive pace for a couple of days now. Good job he’s fine with Freedom of Speech!

He’s been rightly getting pelters all over social media for this - with the case against too strong to double down, so a row back was required.

Hmmm? Probably as close as anyone is going to get to an apology for a crass and very ill-advised comment. This is the problem with softball interviews though - with no challenge, you can let your guard down.

I’ve been on this planet long enough to recall Russia having an excuse for everything they do… if they admit to doing it. Whatever they claim are the reasons, you can be sure the actions were something they wanted to do regardless. In the context of Ukraine, Crimea is strategically important due to its warm water port - Russia didn’t have one under its previous borders. The land now under occupation in Ukraine performs a firm land bridge from Russia to Crimea - making this Russian incursion strategically useful. So whilst yes, NATO expanding East bad; invading your closest neighbour is not exactly the best way to complain against that.

That’s a big ‘IF’ by the looks of it - Trump’s managed to tank it inside a month!

We will see. If Russia gets to keep territory (which it seems it might), there could be enough of a deal here for both sides to claim victory. Putin might not like the idea of European troops on the doorstep, but maybe the need for a tactical pause is of greater importance - especially if continued support of Ukraine by Europe of defensive weapons makes further incursion futile or at least very difficult. Trump was at pains to question what victory would look like for Ukraine, but to be frank, it’s not clear what victory would look like for Russia either - I certainly don’t think they’d be allowed to steamroll all of Ukraine right now, even if they could. So whilst they may publicly posture on how this would be unacceptable… the Russian’s may have to cede ground on an EU led backstop force - and if nothing else, it would give Putin cause to claim further ‘provocation’ from The West further down the line.

If you haven’t come across this guy yet… I’m happy to provide you with the Japanese Ambassador enjoying St David’s Day.