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Be nice to get 3 points in this and should do really. 13 points from 15 with a title decider the following week sounds rather exciting tbh

Bet he has onion bahji to start, tikka chicken masala with boiled rice and a plain naan at the Indians

He's obviously pretty horrendous with the ball at his feet but that doesn't need to become a liability. I've got very few issues with him just putting his foot through it when he needs to, it's safety first and unlikely to directly cost us any goals over the course of the season. Taking no risks and putting it 60 yards away is far more preferable to trying to do things he's not capable of, getting caught out and giving up goals as a result. He's an excellent shot-stopper and awful footballer - stick to kicking it long and saving certain goals like today

And of course he's going for the boneless banquet, the uninspiring choice of every little beige drip, bet he even brought his own knife and fork and went for the corn instead of the gravy too. I'm disgusted quite frankly

So now he's going to have to bring Tonali on and give him 45 mins whilst chasing the game? This was soooooo obviously going to happen, it's not bad luck it's poor management tbph. I love Howe but he's got this badly wrong today, no point in pretending otherwise

I'll never agree with you on this one mate ( ) but that's fair enough too. All about opinions

It's been less than 3 games for him I think? If we're protecting players after 3 games then we may as well give up. Being scared to play your best players in the middle of September because you don't want them to get tired is insane imo. It's even worse when the gap in quality is so big. Fatigue will need to be managed better this season but not yet. Surely?

The fatigue argument would possibly make sense if we were in February or whatever but we're a handful of games into the season and he's had a year off. No one will convince me Longstaff over Tonali is the best choice for today. It's like leaving the Bentley in the garage and getting the bus to work instead

Sorry like but Longstaff over Tonali is ridiculous. The difference between the 2 of them is insane. Half a Tonali is still better than twice a Longstaff

Simply can not beat the Ev smashing the shit out of their self-destruct button these days. To lose 2 2-goal leads and end up with nothing would be delicious. Fucking inject it man

Can't help but feel that 90% of all of this storm has managed to grow so big purely because there hasn't been any football to talk about for the last 2 weeks. There's a void and this issue has seemed to replace the important stuff because a lack of clicks and engagement isn't acceptable any longer, people need to be engaged and be furious and if there isn't an actual story yhen one will be either invented or exaggerated to fill the void. I'm not saying it's nothing, I'm saying it's being blown waaaaay out of proportion in order to fulfil space on SM. It's the archetypal mountain out of a molehill and it's 100% deliberate. Stop feeding it and it dies. Let them sort it out behind closed doors ffs

That '96 West Ham (H) was the most one-sided game I think I've ever seen. 100% domination and it was relentless, bet their keeper got MotM despite conceding 3. Without any exaggeration - it could quite easily have been 11 or 12-0

Unsung heroes to man, legends

Cabaye/Cisse vs Stoke vibes

80k. I think we'd actually fill it for most games in the first few years too if it were to happen, the demand to see the team is there. I'd expect the novelty to wear off a little for some but as the team gets better the demand will grow again. It's all about balancing maximising the revenue (mainly having excellent corporate facilities) whilst still having reasonably priced seats for the next generation. If we have to leave SJP then I only want to do it once. Make it huge, make it fantastic, make it to last

Needed a green suit, a top hat and a little wooden walking stick to complete the full look

I know I'm pushing it - deliberately tbh, but I'm just throwing scenarios out there where clubs like Chelsea or anyone else tbh, could just start exchanging players, agreeing bullshit amounts based on nothing without any actual cash changing hands an just arguing about it later in courts. The rules are that badly written that any challenge to them would probably win out and clubs could just game the system. I'm taking the piss a bit but not loads. Exploiting player exchange deals will be the next loophole is my prediction, Chelsea already in pole position unsurprisingly

This is kind of what I'm getting at tbh. What if Osimhen was 'valued' at £100m, Player 1 - £5m, Player 2 - £5m and Player 3 - £90m. Where does fmv come into this? These values are all interchangeable. One is kept on the books for a year and flipped, the other is kept for 2 years then flipped and the other is loaned out for a loan fee greater than their 'value'? Who decides all of this shit and works it all out IN ADVANCE of the exchange taking place? Bet Chelsea's quants are all over this shit and that's why they're stockpiling players. They're going to be chips they're going to exchange. Tinfoil hat alert obviously

Why £80m though? Where's that come from? Who's decided that? I'm not being arsey, I'm just playing devil's advocate. Why not £70m? Is it £100m? No cash has been exchanged, only players. Why, and how, is it monetised?

Genuine question: If Chelsea wanted Osimhen and couldn't afford him 'financially', due to PSR or whatever, but Napoli accepted Chalobah, Broja, Madueke (insert whatever names you like - you get the picture) in exchange then how would that be accounted for? Literally 1 player in exchange for 3 they don't need and no actual money has been passed form one to the other. Napoli keep one, loan one out and sell the other in the following window. How would that pass through the books?

That would require the lazy fucking pig to actually turn up once in a while. Not likely

Already down to 6s on PP

This means there is a chance I might have to listen to a few seconds of him speaking to sky (until I reach the mute button). This is a new fear unlocked again, it has been delightful not having to worry about this rancid piece of fucking shit uttering another word as he'd all but disappeared off the face of the earth. Need to keep that remote closer. It'll be even worse if Klopp gets another PL job

Chips well and truly soaked. Cheers

Makes picking the weekend acca a bit easier however. Blackpool to lose every week