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Thrown it away again. Out of Europe completely and out of the League Cup because of stupid mental mistakes. Masters of our own downfall, gifting teams the chance to step in and take advantage. Still soft as puppy shit and another failure to see a game out, I know they're running on fumes and tired but the same thing is happening a bit too often tbh

Christ, half time feels like it was last week ffs

You know what I'd love? Extra time

That one's for Dan Ashworth

Yet to read a single positive reaction or anecdote about this bloke from anyone Every single thing I've read or heard about him is that he's an utter twat and how he's pissed off everyone he's dealt with and failed on the park too.

Hewtee

I think they've just used football as a common theme and managed to bring together loads of horrible racist cunts from all over the country together in 1 place tbh

Agree. Can't underestimate that moving Grealish on for £100m eased a lot of their FFP concerns too. Throw in a brilliant manager and system and a board willing to back him in the market and you've got a hell of a club to try and compete with

I would but he's played like this for the last 3 or 4 years. Don't get me wrong I appreciate his effort, he runs his bollocks off and works hard.......but that's not enough any more. When you're scrambling around trying to get 40 points a season it's admirable, when you're aiming for top 6 then it's just not good enough. His purple patch last October is very much the exception to the rule

Probably the most frustrating player to watch since Shola. I love his workrate and attitude, he grafts his bollocks off but all of that, and more, is cancelled out by his complete lack of ability in the final third. He has his moments and has scored some excellent and important goals but by christ he's got me kicking the sofa across the living room watching him fuck up attack after attack after attack. It's harsh I know

Difficult to remember he's still only 17 given the way he's slotted straight into the team and squad. He's been the unexpected bonus of the injury crisis and imo he's already leapfrogged Anderson and maybe even Longstaff too. Already looks a proper player and it's scary to think where he'll be as a player in 4 or 5 years time. It's right that his minutes are managed, his individual development needs to be increased and it's right that he gets breaks so he can absorb what's happening mentally and physically. He's already mint and going to get even better

At this point in time I think it's only fair that I hold my hands up and admit I got it completely wrong about Gordon. 12 months ago when he signed I was a bit bewildered and pissed off as I'd seen nothing to warrant spending so much cash on him, he looked like a petulant, edgy and immature little cunt tbh in an Everton shirt and thought the money could and should have been spent far more wisely at the time. Fast forward to now and it's clear why Howe et al went for him. He's bright and full of energy, has fantastic pace and an eye for goal or a killer pass. He's become invaluable to us now. I never saw it at all at Everton but I'm seeing it each week now. He's fucking brilliant Always good to hold your hands up when you've got it wrong

It's like no other football 'tackle' I've ever seen since the Schumacher/Battiston challenge in 82. There's not even a benchmark for shit like that as it was such a mental challenge

Looking like an exceptional bit of business this one. Genuinely got no idea where his best position is because he just slots in anywhere and looks great and the encouraging thing is that he'll get even better and better in the next 2 or 3 years. He'll be in the England squad before long as the likes of Walker, Trippier and Chilwell will retire/get too old soonish.

Big 3 points this afternoon and sorely needed too. Thought we played quite well and Jiminez's assault made things much easier thankfully. Thought we stuck at the plan well and the goals eventually came and delighted for Miley to notch. Losing Schar and Joelinton were the big blows obviously but 3 points and a clean sheet keeps the wolf from the door and keeps us in the pack. Other clubs up there will drop points and lose players too, we just need to keep it together and get through the next 5 or 6 weeks and it should get better each week, fingers crossed

Was a tap-in too *clicks fingers*

Wouldn't want him anywhere near the club for a variety of reasons - main one being that he's utterly finished at PL level.

#announceBeale Be just the boost the fans need

These fouls are thick as fuck. Playing directly into their hands

Should have just rotated his squad earlier in the season then. Simple

More injuries were always going to be inevitable of your playing big games every 3 or 4 days for a few weeks of the bounce. The lack of options off the bench means the starting XI carry the weight until we get a few back. It's just shit timing that as soon as we get one or 2 back the ones who've run through walls for the club can't carry on and we're left in the same position. It's not Howe's fault but it's going to be like this for another couple of months and w just need to try and make the best of it. Pointing fingers and dishing the blame out is needless and pointless, they all need support as they're all clearly doing everything they can for the club. Some just want to twist on 21

No idea what he was even trying to do there. Never seen a tackle like that since Schumacher's hip-check in the 80s

You know what I mean though. The timing of it is the unlucky part Not sure what more could have been done though. Give him the rest he needs and the defence looks weak as fuck, play him constantly and he inevitably pings his hammy. Rock and a hard place

That's Schar done for a month. This is fucking unbelievable like. It's just bad luck and injuries happen but this is unlike anything I've ever known at this club. Just fuck clean off man

Sums them up perfectly, willing to go to the ends of the earth to have a pop at Newcastle but a constant, stubborn refusal to actually get behind their own team. This is the mental millstone around their scrawny necks and it's been this way for decades