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Tricky to gauge too isn't it. If fans matter that much then surely they matter to every team? So some of the games Man United have won away this season they would have lost if the home teams had their fans there? Obviously some fans are better than others (using Man United as an example here is hilarious though) so you'll see teams like West Ham doing better because they're in empty stadiums.

So the relaxing of FFP, is that only this year? Assume it's going to come back in some form ready for next season? You'd think our potential buyers would certainly want the takeover to go through before too much changes with that, no?

We’re always only 5 away tbf

Wait rather than taking some form of action against Ashley?

I do agree, but my life would be a tiny bit better knowing Bruce wasn’t anything to do with the club. I wouldn’t expect us to compete, but I could forget about his existence.

The squad is useless, the first 11 are probably capable of 12th. Our striking options after Wilson are joelinton, Gayle and Carroll. Our central midfielders after willock and shelvey are Longstaff, Hayden and Hendrick. We have no decent fullbacks. Take ASM and almiron out and you end up with an unfit Fraser, Murphy and Ritchie. Our squad depth is appalling. We rely on 4 or 5 really good players to drag the others through.

I really don’t believe that is the case. People just don’t believe it’s going to happen. Surely you can see there are gonna be people on the forum from both opinions shouting “told you so” whichever way it goes? It just happens that you’re on the positive side, but that doesn’t mean people who oppose your view are just doing it to prove you wrong?

I get that. I mean our manager is the one who got rid of one of the players (lejuene) I mentioned. He also brought in krafth. It’s all on him.

May as well lock the entire forum then

I’d argue that a few of them are. Murphy, Krafth, shelvey, dummett - none of them good enough regardless of who the manager is.

Amazing the difference Lejuene and lascelles could make to this defence though. Look shocking without those two. Completely clueless at the back these days.

Murphy’s been pish

We need new fullbacks, Quickly

Shelvey at centre back yeah?

Gayle. Dwight Gayle. In the 88th minute. Masterful.

Right, someone explain the subs to me as I can’t work out the formation now

It’s literally a different sport when they get going. This is without their best players.

Joelinton proper blowing now

Doubt we’ll touch the ball in their half again now

Completely, that’s the annoying thing

Defenders ball watching again

So shit at the back. Just all ball watching, especially willock

Murphy is really struggling tonight.

Especially when willock is involved. Bruce dropped him