Nick

Finally, a team selection that's not bonkers. I might have to stop using Coward as Coopers christian name.

I still think that we should use JJ on the left and Ricardo on the right. I know it’s not JJ’s preferred position but he can play there at this level.

And mine.

I'm not gonna lie, I thought this thread was great and the original post made me laugh as it was so out of context... but then I just looked in and re-read it. I firstly read Massive Spanner and saw the image but then thought it read 'Sony Walkman for sale'... I just checked in on the thread and realised the walkman was 'for scale'. I have to be honest, I prefer my original take on the thread as I thought it was quite an ingenious way of attracting peoples attention to a sale item through a clickbait approach.

I keep getting corrected/interrupted by people when speaking about 'other European countries' to be told "We are not European, we left Europe." Unbelievable Jeff.

This may sound a bit ridiculous but I wrote him off following the pre-season team selections. He's won 13 out of 60 odd Premier League games and he might fluke another win against Southampton but he's not the right fit in my opinion. Nice guy but when the players don't believe in what they are doing (unlike with Maresca) it never works long-term and I don't believe they do. He's already done here in my opinion it's just a waiting game for the board to see it and act which I doubt will be anytime soon but hey ho. And I couldn't care less that he managed Forest. Love for him to prove me wrong.

I read all the books so have a soft spot for indulging this on Apple TV.

I struggled to get into the first episode and turned it off three quarters of the way through. It felt slow, like we knew what happens in the end and all the characters were unlikeable... I just couldn't bring myself to invest time in it.

But I've just put him in my fantasy team for the next three games. Can I upgrade him to business class or anything?

Or Puel

Get him gone, please Top.

I had a dream a few years ago that I was being attacked by spiders and bitten... strange as I'm not really too bothered about them. When I woke up I had around six or seven decent sized spiders squashed on my chest which I'd done with my hands when I looked at my palms. Sleep tight peeps.

Has Cooper's daughter been mentioned at all?

This reminds of Puel. **** him off soon before I go full Puel again.

Yeah it’s frustrating if that is the team. Like you I can absorb Ayew starting but for the love of the baby Jesus drop one of the three central DCM’s for Buonanotte.

I can’t be arsed to look up how to spell his name either.

I think he may have been joking...

In the last few days he's been offered to Man U and Villa and Southampton apparently in the mix for him too...

Ha! I see your point but I'd rather drop Ndidi for him if you know what I mean!

Wrong appointment. We panicked probably understandably given the circumstances and our situation. I looked at that lineup today and it reminded me of Dean Smith away to Newcastle. Absolutely dogshit.

I had my time of loathing for Claude Puel - I've not invested anything in this manager emotionally - there's no feeling of hope and hasn't been since the announcement whereupon I felt like driving into a lake.

We are the home side and we have 8 ATB and an isolated front three. We'll be two down by half time unless he just decides to have a go now the game plan is over. At least just sub N'didi for Buon or Bilal. get a 10 of some description on the field.