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So sack the manager and the players if they actually win the cup?

Again though, you can make the argument about the state of our squad that Howe inherited if it was about closing the gap with the likes of City, Arsenal and Liverpool, but it doesn’t stack up when we consider the clubs we are battling with, considering 2 of them were in the Championship. Forest Championship squad https://www.espn.co.uk/football/team/squad/_/id/393/league/ENG.2/season/2021 Bournemouth Championship squad https://www.espn.co.uk/football/team/squad/_/id/349/league/ENG.2/season/2021

I think we'll see far more ruthlessness if the quality additions arrive.

There won't be a single supporter sat in Wembley who truly, honestly believes we can beat these... And unfortunately I reckon the team thinks this too.

I think you got the ban because you didn't realise how serious Traitors is on here. It's a cult as strong as MAGA at this point. Had a terrible weekend but appreciate your good thoughts.

There’s nothing fair in this world. How can I get a perma-ban for calling you traitor and yet you get off scot-free for having the audacity to compare Hoijlund to Isak? Anyway. Yesterday’s result aside I hope you had a nice weekend.

You've just made the list.

Some context is needed though. Net spend is always iffy using us. Seeing as we barely had any saleable assets and we needed a total overhaul. Which we’re still not close to achieving. Brighton’s scouting network is the envy of basically the whole world. They have sold players for eye watering profits. Forest took a points deduction after spending beyond their means. So were always going to tighten up a bit. It has finally clicked this season. Is what they’re doing and how they play sustainable? I have my doubts. Bournemouth is a fair one. Again, much smarter recruitment than us and they have a superb manager. Who is being tipped for one of the top clubs. Again, are they going to do it consistently and over multiple seasons? They did also get £60-70m for Solanke. As someone else said. The new owners inherited a shell of a club. No youth development, coaching staff, players that we could sell for decent money, loads of ageing players who aren’t good enough on bloated contracts etc. We still should have been a bit more aggressive and ruthless with our selling, mind. I don’t think that’s being smart after the event in hindsight, either. Plenty were saying it.

I’ve decided it was genuine.

Players get sent off when squaring up and leaning in slightly or a light push to the face. This is far more forceful than that and whether he meant to hit him in the head or not is irrelevant. He did and so here we are. It’s a red all day long in the modern game and no way is it getting overturned. If they still do the extra game for the frivolous appeal. Then this would be a candidate.

We can blame PSR for not being able to compete with City, Liverpool and Arsenal, but we have the 5th highest net spend over the last 5 years and have massively outspent the likes of Forest, Bournemouth and Brighton. 5) Newcastle: £-350.18m 24/25: £17.73m 23/24: £-85.79m (7th) 22/23: £-141.69m (4th) 21/22: £-108.17m (11th) 20/21: £-31.47m (12th) 9) Nottingham Forest: £-217.62m 24/25: £-15.58m 23/24: £-37.2m (17th) 22/23: £-160.27m (16th) 21/22: £-5.07m (4th in Championship) 20/21: £500,000 (17th in Championship) 12) Bournemouth: £-135.96m 24/25: £-49.67m 23/24: £-104.27m (12th) 22/23: £-68.88m (15th) 21/22: £10.08m (2nd in Championship) 20/21: £76.96m (6th in Championship) 16) Brighton: £-75.75m 24/25: £-191.58m 23/24: £69.1m (11th) 22/23: £70.82m (6th) 21/22: £3.25m (9th) 20/21: £-29.6m (16th)

The club could could make low cost straightforward changes to fix the atmosphere Massive swathes of safe standing in Gallowgate and Leazes, designate them singing areas Standing & singing section in L7 next to away fans Break the family section down into smaller sections and spread it around the ground Have cheaper tickets for 18-25 year olds and make it easy to go as a group Make it easy for ST’s to move if they want to get in / out of a new standing area Do massive comms around the changes, so people know that matchgoing fans are being given the tools to make more noise, but it’s up to them to deliver It’s embarrassing that it’s needed but do some comms about getting involved, turning up with a positive attitude, learning songs & chants, keeping phones in pockets etc Make it very clear that all of this is for the greater good. We need to be United through the changes And if that doesn’t work then we are completely fucked

Looking at the quarter final draw for the FA cup, is PSR working ?

Also, the evolution and improvement of teams like Forest, Bournemouth, Fulham etc. has made it hyper competitive very quickly.

The problem is if he's not scoring goals he literally does nothing else , he doesn't even bother tracking back , I wouldn't trust him one bit to start in that final.

Yep, he was basically playing on one leg for all of extra time. We tried to hide him by just putting him in at right sided centre back between Schär and Murphy and it ended up costing us with him not getting out for the goal. Hard to blame him too much for it though, he was done by that point

I can only presume you haven’t seen the replay angle where he lines the guy up and strikes him. Genuinely nonplussed at this take.

Still massively back and believe in Howe, but PSR has massively hindered us from elevating squad depth and replacing deadwood. I can pick faults in his lack of a plan B, but when his plan A is in form we can beat anyone. His ability to get better performances from poorer players has been excellent. Tactically he does adjust but it's generally smaller details than overall shape. Arsenal 2nd leg is only real one I can point to that was specifically different all game. I just think we are seeing the real desired outcome of PSR in effect. Our inability to invest quickly enough to ensure we have a squad that means we have game changing quality on the bench. We are one injury to Isak away from being a team that isn't top 8, let alone top 4. Bruno seems like he's finally hitting a slump in form, but he's been an ever present warrior since the start and never had a proper cover or chance to rotate and rest. Tonali is great and now can give that relief, but seems to come at a time where Willock is regressing fast and Joelinton blows hot and cold. Hopefully Miley is the answer, but we are missing a real pacey atheletic and natural number 6. I will never raise a doubt about Howe again after start of season like I did, as he not only fixed it, the streak he went on was incredible to turn us back to top 4 contenders. Still a chance for a cup win and European finish - we ain't at our best but trust Eddie to give it a great shot. It is squeaky bum time. Will the likes of Isak and Bruno want to go again if we can't improve the squad again for next year enough? It all hinges on if we make Europe. All I see is more and more ageing first team players which will cost a fortune to replace, let alone sorting out the depth issues. PSR forces you to either take a long term youth route which is no guarantees, or spend your wad on the key positions that you need to strengthen. We can't raise capital fast enough to do it unless our scouting is on point and we shop extremely well. It's frustrating as hell watching our own youth purchase score against us yesterday because of PSR when he and Murphy could have been rotating and competition for that spot.

Least we deserve is a new stadium if they enable this.

Zero chance they’re doing anything to create Scouse anguish and conspiracy claims after David Coote earlier this season. No chance this gets rescinded.

I have a horrible feeling Nunez and Salah go to Saudi and they get both Gordon and Isak

It’ll go down as violent conduct so an automatic three game ban

Nottingham Forest beat these fuckers with 30% possession, and they couldn't field Anthony Gordon either. It can be done

Can one appeal the three game ban and get it down to one? Or is a straight red automatically three games? 🤔