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Yep, he’s been given lots of praise online for his football recently.

Every time I’ve seen this referee this year he’s been utter tosh. PGMOL’s latest golden boy too.

@Phil Mitchell have a word

MILLLLLLLLLLLL

Danny Walker is a good shout. Think they'll go down the young upcoming assistant route a la Enzo. If not that then Fuchs.

Oh they’ve noticed. They know exactly what they are doing.

Don’t like this. Big part of me wants to see that team play again for the sake of a good cause, other half of me says this is fvcking crass 24hrs before we’re due to be relegated. Get all of them - including that communications director, who is most likely reading this, out of this club.

That pod bordered on more of a therapy session than it ever has in terms of anger and emotion. I did laugh but it all came across as a bit more than that… @Ric Flair @Halfsy I genuinely hope you’re feeling better and have had a decent start to your week fellas

What's the odds there's another media day pencilled in and invited for Weds morning like back in January. Cue Percy, Tanner, OPA etc posting articles and invterview quotes of absolute guff come Wednesday afternoon once relegation is confirmed.

I would guess Monga has African french speaking heritage, Aluko is a good shout as he's quite a well educated kid I believe. Your guess of Mavididi and Ayew is probably absolutely spot on if true.

The navy mismatch socks with a kit that was already dogshit looks fantastic

I see they've left Vieites out to avoid another Smithies situation, yet have included Wanya

Just watched Ben Fosters podcast with Les Reed (who comes across as a massively underrated individual in regards to these roles I must say) and he references our restructure as a new norm (1 hr 24 mins for those that want to look) as basically Rudkin getting a clearer path/autonomy between the owner and the "football director" (however you want to package them) which sounded about right. This isn't a restructure, it's a tidy up for it to be exactly how it already was already when Whelan was in place, if we didn't already know it - Rudkin and Top run the show, that is all.

I’m personally waiting for Percy to press the big publish button on the hit piece article he no doubt has in his drafts. I’m thinking like his one towards the end of last season containing Vestergaard and his dog but about ten times worse.

Everything about this game is annoying me. The players, obviously, the kit, the sun, the referee and the commentators pronunciations of our players.

Ironic cheers when Jakub catches a ball are pretty nauseating. Like that’s gonna help the situation. Fans are just as bad when it comes to stuff like that.

Who’s on co comms on the sky feed? Andy Reid?

Tuchel has made a total mess of this break. Too many players called up only for numerous players to walk out on the camp back to their clubs anyway, failed experiments, Trent debacle, Jude not getting minutes. Resulted in XI’s without any balance/cohesion and utterly toothless performances.

I see we’re debating how effective Patson Daka is, a couple of days into the international break, on to the next thread

Love seeing our lads in an England shirt. Makes you feel like we’re doing something right at least.

Monga and Page are probably the exception to the rest of that squad in particular though… They’ve played more first team football than any other player in those squads - Think Heskey, McAidoo (Man City) Walsh (Chelsea) and Burrowes (Villa) have a few sub appearances between them but that’s about it. Page and Monga are good enough for the U19s group but that team is absolutely stacked with talent. Dowman, Ngumoha, Moore, Rigg, Nyoni, Mukasa etc, ridiculous.

Hutchinson overlooked for England youth squads yet again, baffling. Monga drops down an age group to U18 with Page. De Lisle U17, Aluko U20, Nelson U21.

If this is true then Steele is a good pick for that role.