Greg

We could have had 2 or 3 players on the bench tomorrow ready for a massively important game. The clubs hands should be no longer tied. Let’s see how long it takes to sign someone and how important they will be. This window will be another Ashley window, which won’t be enough and we will be down. No we couldn't. The transfer window is currently closed and New Years Day is a bank holiday so the very earliest a player could be registered is in time to play in our FA Cup game against Luton. Fair enough. Think we will have anyone in by Luton? No, but possibly by Swansea, but still not confident. Halfway through the window. You expect quality, with no deal yet being agreed? I'm not confident at all. The January transfer window is a difficult time to buy and Mike Ashley is our owner. If that club adopts the same attitude it did in the summer - unwilling to pay the going rates for wages or agents - we are screwed.

Really! What did they say last season when we played 53 games in total (often 2 per week)? We had a bigger and better (comparative to the league) squad so we were able to rotate quite a lot. We don't have the squad to do that in this division.

We could have had 2 or 3 players on the bench tomorrow ready for a massively important game. The clubs hands should be no longer tied. Let’s see how long it takes to sign someone and how important they will be. This window will be another Ashley window, which won’t be enough and we will be down. No we couldn't. The transfer window is currently closed and New Years Day is a bank holiday so the very earliest a player could be registered is in time to play in our FA Cup game against Luton. Fair enough. Think we will have anyone in by Luton? No, but possibly by Swansea, but still not confident.

He distributed the ball quickly a few times in the last 10 minutes which makes me think it is perhaps on instructions.

We could have had 2 or 3 players on the bench tomorrow ready for a massively important game. The clubs hands should be no longer tied. Let’s see how long it takes to sign someone and how important they will be. This window will be another Ashley window, which won’t be enough and we will be down. No we couldn't. The transfer window is currently closed and New Years Day is a bank holiday so the very earliest a player could be registered is in time to play in our FA Cup game against Luton.

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You are posting weapons grade horseshit.

Yep, both Merino and Hayden sat deep. Really not on at home to Brighton but presume that is also on instruction from Rafa.

It's nothing new.

He really wasn't - he was awful.

Gayle's hold up play today was as bad as anything I've seen in a black and white shirt.

Not to be signed in the first place for a start And play with 10 men instead? Murphy had rightfully been sold as he can't play at this level anymore, then Rafa was messed around by Ashley, Charnley and Barnes. He was a last resort. Ten men you have Gayle and Mitrovic for a start and for you get in Joselu is certainly no worse that what Murphy would offer. What makes it worse is that the plank has more game time than just about anyone else. Gayle not capable of playing up top on his own at this level and Murphy doesn't have the legs to play at this level. Rafa doesn't trust Mitrovic to play his tactics. Mitrovic seems to have turned into one hell of a player by virtue of not being in the side. Therefore we needed a new striker, Ashley f***ed Rafa about and we ended up with this. Both are far better than Joselu and if you can’t see that I feel sorry for you. Ashley did f*** Rafa up we know that but to then keep playing a donkey who offers nothing is not the answer. And as for Joselu holding the ball up give over man will you. But I'm not sure they are in Rafa's system and the way Rafa wants to play. This donkey that offers nothing was key to our win a week ago today.

Recent?

Not to be signed in the first place for a start And play with 10 men instead? Murphy had rightfully been sold as he can't play at this level anymore, then Rafa was messed around by Ashley, Charnley and Barnes. He was a last resort. Ten men you have Gayle and Mitrovic for a start and for you get in Joselu is certainly no worse that what Murphy would offer. What makes it worse is that the plank has more game time than just about anyone else. Gayle not capable of playing up top on his own at this level and Murphy doesn't have the legs to play at this level. Rafa doesn't trust Mitrovic to play his tactics. Mitrovic seems to have turned into one hell of a player by virtue of not being in the side. Therefore we needed a new striker, Ashley fucked Rafa about and we ended up with this.

Not to be signed in the first place for a start And play with 10 men instead? Murphy had rightfully been sold as he can't play at this level anymore, then Rafa was messed around by Ashley, Charnley and Barnes. He was a last resort.

Someone being yourself?

Yep. He was terrible.

We do need more out of him but he needs people up and around him to help out. Need more link ups like his assist at West Ham.

Whatever that said has gone now but MA's chopper has flown from the Liverpool area to Newcastle and back today, as it did before and after the Man City game. I presume ferrying Rafa about so he can spend time with family over the festive period.

It's like last week didn't happen. He was poor today, looked like he was shattered and blowing out of his second half.