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Mitrovic and Perez need at least an hour. I'd start Sels and Shelvey too.

http://brutalistfootball.tumblr.com/ Fill your boots lads. Some absolute belters in here.

How much is it? 325. Right, would you take 324?

43,515 there today.

Taking the boy to this, middle of the Gallowgate. Better fucking win.

Birtles is incandescent.

Seville 2-3 Espanyol and not even ht. Ridiculous.

He's a finisher, needed a goal to get him going but he's up and running now. If we continue to provide him chances then he'll get at least 25 barring injury. Once Mitrovic is available again I'd expect him to drop into the 3 behind him and have a bit more time and space, look for knock-downs and flick-ons and we'll look better as a team imo.

They're going to win the league by at least ten points and you can quote me on that. They've bought really well, spent a load but you've still got to buy well and they have. The entire spine of the team is stronger and I'd expect them to challenge at the top all season. Not sure they'll walk the league but they'll be there in May.

Bet he wants an extra 20k a week tomorrow morning during his contract negotiations.

Kaboul to Watford it seems.

Just need to be more aggressive and loose rather than disciplined and tight. Keeping the shape is excellent if you're under pressure and soaking it up but when you're making the running against teams happy to sit then you need bodies in the final third, movement, pace and a bit of invention. Benitez needs to cut the shackles a bit and let our good players play with a bit of freedom. Lascelles and Mbemba shouldn't need 2 sitting in front of them protecting them, get after teams and cause them problems. We had 4 shots on target at home to Huddersfield. Its got to change, teams are happy to sit and wait and take advantage of our inevitable mistake.

He'll get it right I'm confident of that, but I think he needs to fundamentally change the way he approaches games and sets his team up. I know he's used 4-2-3-1 throughout his career but I'm not sure if this cautious, slow approach to negating the opposition is going to work. Needs horses for courses and that means playing higher, quicker with 2 up top, width and getting after teams from the first whistle. I trust him but something needs to change.

Stroke of half time AGAIN.

"So if I need to stay,...." Just covering his bases but there's obviously something substantial happening.

How many SJP matches have there been, two? Not sure mate, asking the wrong person tbh.

Not too sure who it is.

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The bin has magical properties. It's been reconstructed and remains very much alive...

Oh for god sake. There's a bin!? Of course there is.

Just checked the bin. Fuck me.

Me? 11 is the extreme obviously but I'd be quite happy to have 3, maybe 4, over the course of the season to improve the first XI.

Clearly didn't see the game on Friday then We're desperate for a LB. He was so poor that his direct opponent felt safe and confident enough to use his back to control the ball and rinse Dummett. He's not the answer and I can't see him any use to us this season or if we get promoted. He's a back-up CB when we're desperate and no more.

Instant upgrade on Dummett and money well spent imo. All for it.

That mentality is the invisible millstone around their neck. It's been there for years and until it changes they'll circle the drain until the inevitable happens.