Spudulike

Audio only in the UK, I should think.

I was out on the road yesterday and lost a day somehow. Just ignore me. I'll be OK later

Is there a Press thing today ?

The point is the club could gamble on a 32 year old back in the O'Neil era as there would be no potential penalties imposed by the league administrators. I'm sure that our accountants have it all under control

And we didn't have to contend with P&SR or even FFP in those days.

But we didn't pay a stupid fee for Cottee. That's the issue. Bertrand vibes.

Even then it was only a 15/20 period in the second half until the injury stoppage and subs killed the momentum. Energy levels need to raise but confidence must be much higher now. Worryingly, Coopers away record is appalling.

Richard Stearman

The Spurs fans sounded a bit rattled during the injury stoppage. I was down the other end but it sounded like a lot of W stuff aimed at L1. Also something about the slag in green?

Took me 4 hours to get there last night and then got delayed by the queuing fiasco at the turnstiles. Was only just walking up the steps during the Shakey tribute, really wanted to be in position for that Floated home on a wave of optimism. Hate Monday night matches.

I thought that our defending corners and fee kicks into our box was much improved. They had plenty of practice in that first half! Perhaps the new set piece coach is already having an affect. No idea why Soumare got brought on other than putting him the shop window. The game was made for Hamza at that point.

Have we ever had a signing on the pitch? Used to be a thing in the olden days.

Obviously Skipp needs to go somewhere to give him a chance to add to his gloriously won Aldi Cup medal.

I'm more up for it after watching Serge's poem. Warm night, shirt sleeves, down the City. Make some noise and we might get lucky.

I'm a sucker for this sort of stuff. C'mon yer bastids. Let's have it.

The likes of Skippy, Bobby Reid, even Ayew are all Pearson type signings. All underwhelming but do a job that forms a strong core.

Suspect we are just being used by an agent to get his price up so that he can move to a club that he really wants to play for like Fulham, Palace or Bournemouth.

Not in the Watford squad today

Any darts involved?

All of the top brass should be there to pay tribute to Shakey.

It's deja vu. Still scarred from our last Premier League pre-season. Most fans could see what was happening as the club and players arrogantly slept walked to relegation. Has nothing been learned? It's happening again. Wake the fook up. I've paid a lot of money for a season ticket and deserve better.

It's going to be a sombre atmosphere even before kick off with the Shakey tribute

For fear of paranoia, what is making us so unattractive to potential players? Why does it seem that other rival clubs (eg. Ipswich, Southampton) are managing to sign the type of players that we can't? Is it just the threat of points deduction or is something else going on? We've always had a reputation for giving top contract packages and, as far as we're told, have agreed transfer fees with parent clubs. It can't simply be those at the club negotiating poorly. Perhaps the club really is in a panic about PS&R. Even with blue tinted glasses, we must have a higher status and prestige than most of our rivals given our history. I'm at a loss.

Probably just being used to get the transfer he really wants. Seems we are seen as a good smokescreen. We have our uses.

Or that Mads doesn't rate Cooper.