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Dismal performance from start to finish, front to back. Every single thing that we were last season we're absolutely not this season. We've gone backwards massively over the last 4 or 5 months, it's been pigshit for ages, the sooner the season ends the better

Good finish but it's soft as puppy shit yet again. It's happening every single game

Gordon's carrying something here, no chance he plays the full 90. It's been a big heap of shit so far tbph

Good luck shifting players on fat, 8 year deals. This was always the worry for them when they were doing it, people pointed it out but they knew best and Todd had a plan. Brilliant news they're now in the fucking shit, just hope it's all true, ridiculous way to run a football club

Oh well...

No idea. But he's looked good whenever I've seen him. 6'4, good technique, can score, knocks it about nicely and can do a bit of everything from what I've seen. I'm a fan

Charles De Ketelaere (on loan at Atalanta) has impressed me when I've watched them. Milan would want a fortune though presumably

Spawny cunts man

Next Vieira if we sign him Worse than Longstaff if we don't

Oooooof BREXIT special

Villa currently in the mud, this'll be a big result for both teams

Good. Game needed that

Watkins fucked... or not

Prefer Pope tbh

They vastly overrate anything connected to their club so it's no surprise they think he's worth 25+. He's a good player but got zero pedigree in the league he's trying to get into and he's not exactly a kid either, how much better will he get? If they manage to get people offering 16ish for him they should snap arms off. An out-of-form Tripper tucked him up and totally nullified him on his own ground in their cup final. He never got a kick against a PL RB, that speaks volumes

Mental goal for Monza in Genoa. Scissor kick from 15 yards out

Announce 3 mins stoppage time...

Twas inevitable

In all fairness their financial position is just as ridiculous as ours. They have owners who want to invest but are being hamstrung by this FFP shite, it's shit for the pair of us. They should also be allowed to invest as much as their owners are prepared to put in to help them move forward and gatecrash the top 6 too, they have just as much right to have a go as we do, good on them tbh

There's being poor and out of your depth and then there's Sheffield United this season. Honestly don't know why the bothered getting promoted if this is what the reward is. They're getting humiliated every single week. The daft thing is that they finished more than 20 points ahead of Sunderland last year too... Imagine

Aye, I can see a strong end to the season. Fixtures are reasonably good and the more difficult games are still opportunities for points. Each game in winnable, not dating we'll win them all but I'll be going into each game looking to get points in every single one. Man U away looks the most difficult but we've beaten them 3 times on the bounce and knocked them out of the cup so that's a chance of a result. Spurs at home isn't easy but I'd expect at least a point. No reason why we can't aim for 6th and be in poker position if one of spurs or villa blow up. We need a run like Liverpool made at the back end of last season though

Not sure even Southgate could get away with anything other than a Bellingham/Rice CM pairing now. Kane is automatic and there's about 10 names in the picture for the other 3 forward positions in that team, Gordon is just one of them. Foden should be automatic too imo so that leaves 2. Could make arguments for Bowen, Grealish, Sterling, Rashford, Saka, Gordon, Mount is a favourite, Sancho has disappeared and I've probably forgotten a couple too. They can't all go Edit - forgot Maddison too

Almiron out and Chiesa in would be a ridiculous upgrade for us. I reckon that player movement would be worth about 10 points over the course of a season

He's been excellent and is showing me things I'd never seen when he was at Everton. More than happy to eat a bit of humble pie as I was hugely sceptical of signing him 14 months ago but he's been fucking brilliant this season. Effort and ability is 100% and he's a thankless grafter who'll play in multiple positions in the same game as and when the team needs it. Given the fact he played for the England youth team last summer I'd quite like it if he put his feet up this summer and had a rest, he's been going flat out for almost 20 months now. He's fucking class ps - the internet would be a much nicer place if people just admitted when they were wrong. I am in that position right now and I'm very glad I am too

He's got to finesse and spin it somehow though. It's 100% pigshit obviously but if he says they just played it long ball, got lucky once then just sat back he'd get slaughtered. Standard fare from a bullshit merchant like him