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Good start...

Must have felt like a lone ranger for most of that innings!

Word games. Chess!

Norris has absolutely smashed the rest of the drivers out the park there. Ferrari done well too but knowing them they'll both crash into each other on turn 1 tomorrow

1-0 lead. Collapse 2nd half. Concede sloppy goal because someone didn't track a runner. Draw 1-1. Rightly bemoan tactics, mentality, quality, ability, attitude, manager, fans, Top and Rudkin.

He's already scored in the EFL Cup

If its after this weekend to Bonfire night I'd doubt they're linked to Diwali. That was Monday just gone, so that's last weekend and this weekend. Be weird if anyone is setting any off this week and next weekend. Unless people start doing it for Halloween

Liverpool need a game against us to get their season back on track. Thankfully, the earliest that can happen is January...

Surely that's a red?

Cos they don't put in enough effort to over-exert themselves.

Soumare probably can't believe his luck

We've become the team like we were in the PL. Always concede. So we have to score 2 every single time at a minimum. Never sustainable. Not conducive to a team that needs to win games and try and get promoted. Defence is fvcking shite.

Ball prize task was superb

That Leeds player just walking off

Presumably (albeit sadly) they'll have a hefty points deduction? Sad it's come to this but now it'll be a fresh start with hopefully some wiser and more sensible owners that actually care, if there is such a thing...

Why you're trusting me I have no idea but I'd go for Bournemouth, despite the Dyche new manager bounce. Not keen on Leeds even though West Ham are doggo.

Nope!

I don't think they will. Villa beat Spurs (who are in the Champions League) so it's hard to base it one just one game.

We're so awfully predictable in most aspects of our game. Mentality, set-up, build-up, mistakes, chance creation (minimal), individual player traits (Fatawu). Makes us very easy to play against and defend against. The only bright sparks are Ramsey and James but they can't seem to complete 90s together (granted one of them coming back from injury). Surround them with quality or players that receive the ball in space that we can create for them and we'll flourish. But we don't do that. The build-up is slow, it means opposition can get back into shape and double-up on wingers, and we miss out on opportunities to exploit weaknesses or gaps in defences. And on the occasions that we do, we're not clinical enough. It's good that the midfield/wingers contribute to goals, but without a proper striker that actually carries a physical threat or finishing, it makes defences play with confidence and ease. There's always chances for opposition if they want it. Given how we've played so far, we've been fortunate to see games out where we've got 3 points. We have a habit of making things difficult when they don't need to be. Too many players don't actually have the motivation or concentration to play out a full 90 at their best. Too many passengers so other players who do play well have to work extra hard which becomes a detriment. If Marti has learnt anything from Tuesday, it's that Ayew, Daka, Soumare and Faes should never form part of a starting line up again. The other predictable thing - Ivanovic is bound to score!

Potentially Roma, Lyon, Freiburg, maybe Villa...?

I'd get more sense out of a tree than I would him to be fair.

Didn't expect West Brom to lose tonight. New manager bounce @Super_horns?

Be nice if we saw just one or two of them getting more minutes alongside Monga. If Cifuentes is going to talk about it, he needs to put it into action.. If I remember correctly RVN did similar. Alongside this though some of the senior professionals need to pull their fingers out. I

Thankfully for us, Soumare and Daka contracts are up in summer. There's absolutely no chance they get renewed. I'd like to think there'd be huge uproar if they were. Sadly Faes is contracted to us until 2027. But there's always rumours of transfers each window so maybe he might go before then. Ayew should go in summer too. On the flip side, Skipp and Kristiansen are with us til 2029 and 2028 respectively!!