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First installment for Bellingham en route to BVB

Salah sot is evens on PP tomorrow. 2 sot is 2/1 on sky. Pile in

It's a complete false economy to sign the likes of McTominay. All we'd be doing is spending £30m(ish) to add another body who is no different to what we've got. He's probably a slightly better version of Longstaff on his better days and adds nothing different to the squad, he's a clone. It would also add £30m(ish) to Man U's transfer pot as they go out and buy a Bellingham (or whoever) who would significantly improve them. The cash we'd give them would be spent in helping improving the opposition we're trying to catch and overhaul in the first place, we'd be even further away from them, the logic is retarded. Not saying it'll be easy to haul them in but buying the likes of McTominay would make it even more difficult. I love Howe and what he's done but someone needs to have a word if he's seriously after McTominay and his ilk.

The only thing they've proven is that they're all bang average (at best) and have played in the League long enough for that to be inarguable. I'd even go as far as to say I'd be deliberately avoiding dealing with the Big 6 right up until the point we're able to take their best players and that is at least 5 or 6 years away yet. Not interested in them converting their dross into cash because we're asking them, fuck that. Look at the best talent on the continent and go with that. There are many Botman's, Isak's and Bruno's out there so find them and sign them. What the fuck is Scott McTominay going to add to this side man?

Money wins. Dortmund have been fucked over here

Good. Ridiculous decision ...obviously retaken

Again, he's pretty much nailed it

This won't go down well with a few but it's pretty accurate imo https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/feb/26/newcastle-not-yet-an-evil-empire-side-but-cup-final-feels-like-a-springboard

Absolutely, we've had 3 windows to try and close the gap and that's nothing in the grand scheme of things. Let's see the 2 sides in 5 or 6 window's time, it's not doom and gloom looking at the bigger picture. Sensing lots of natural disappointment in threads tonight but the big picture is largely positive

We did and we also took our chances, Almiron had the 'hot hand' but that seems to have disappeared. I'm just a bit down tbh

Had no chance with the first and was bang unlucky with the second imo. A better keeper maybe saves it but it screws up off Botman's instep and the flight/spin of the ball changes in the air a yard before it gets to him. Anyone having a pop at him for that needs to have a word with themselves, it wasn't an error, he just couldn't react in time. Everything else was fine and maybe now commentators, pundits and fans can shut the fuck up about him and let him get on with his career.

Game sums up the season for me. Plenty of effort, plenty of pressure decent moments in the final third. Half-chances created but not taken, no genuine chances where we really opened them up, shots were blocked, saved, blazed over or scuffed wide. They on the other hand went forward a few times and looked dangerous virtually each time. Good quality into the box and a free header. 3 good passes and they've opened us up and it's 2. And from then on they looked in control of the game. We tried hard but they're better than us in lots of key positions and saw the game out like we were doing in October. Fans were superb but Wembley is a place for winners and their fans will go back smiling tonight, it happens and I'll take it on the chin but I'm sick of coming up short. I'll take the praise from neutrals but I'd rather beat teams like that and win things and we're still well short. Trophies >>>>> (patronising) praise. It'll come with time and we'll be back soon

Can't think of a worse squad of players to inherit from a ego point of view than this Chelsea lot. They've always given the impression that the power the players have at that club is ridiculous going right back to Terry, Lampard and Cole et al. They give off that arrogance and I honestly think they're better than Potter and they deserve better. They're playing like they did just before Tuchel got the bullet and deciding they want someone else. Sad thing is they'll probably get what they want in the next week or so. Don't think Potter has covered himself in glory or is blameless but when your squad effectively gives up then the writing is on the wall for the manager.

Starting the underdog will suit us I think. I'd hate to go there and be expected to win by most fans including the neutrals, had we been playing Wolves or something like that then I think I'd be shitting it in all honesty. Having nothing to lose is good and the pressure being on them is also good. Neither Keegan nor Robson led us out at Wembley in a Cup Final and Howe deserves tomorrow, it's a huge acknowledgement of what he's overseen in the last 15 months or whatever it's been. He's picked us up, organised us, motivated us and got us to a Final and we've got a decent chance of winning the fucking thing too. Yes, we're the underdog but if it's still 0-0 after 65 mins and we've got Isak and ASM running t them then 1 chance, 1 goal might just be enough. But please please please just show up on the day. Give the fans something to fucking cheer, run for 95 minutes and don't leave anything behind. Put a fucking performance in. The players deserve it and the fans deserve it too, just show up, minimum respect, don't stand off them and let them feel the pressure. Get in their faces and fucking stay there all afternoon. This is more than doable, we've waited long enough. KTF

Don't want to see or hear a single word about these cunts all weekend tbh.

It's clearly already in his head and it'll now be in the head's of his players. The 0-0 we ground out in the Autumn will have been burning away quietly in the background and we need to keep it as tight as we can for as long as we can and the doubts and anger will surface Go 1 down early and we're probably fucked like

Watched the ten Hag thing earlier and he seemed more than a little rattled to me. He was consciously drawing the attention to things the officials should be taking care of and seemed to be more than a bit prickly about the thought of not winning. 6 years, for Man U, without a trophy is a long time and he'll be under huge pressure as favourites to win the game and the Cup. We, on the other hand, have zero pressure on us which I like. Love being the underdog and there is no pressure on the team nor the manager to win the thing. We can go about our business and annoy the fuck out of them from the first whistle and try to get under their skin (we already have btw) and be as cuntish as we need to be to compete and level things up. Think it'll be a lot closer than many think although it the match was to be played 100 times we'd lose far more often than we'd win. But it's just a game of football and funny things happen now and again. We'll see

Tells me 2 big things: 1. We're finally looking in the right places and at the right players. These players are diamonds and need to be discovered early. 2. some cunt needs to keep their mouth shut and not spill the beans. Not necessarily the club's fault, could be the selling club or the agent etc but we need to be sneakier to actually sign some of these players in future.

I'll give you my number and just take it from there on the night. Happy to just go with the flow like just wasn't sure if there was a plan or just wing it. Winging it is fine

Yeah this is broadly what I'm thinking. It'll be heaving pre match and tickets are absolutely necessary etc. But once it's done then it'll go back to being normal? Unless we win. Just would like to know what the general crack is for after the game tbh

I'll rephrase. I have a small window to get in and out of town for about an hour or so from about 7pm onwards. Where is the best place to head for or will the ticket thing still be in effect? Genuine question

What's the plan for post 7pm btw gents?

This is what happens when you constantly big yourself up and remind each other how fucking massive and class you are. Constant back-slapping and self praise then inevitably drop 5 points in 72 hours and fall 4 places down the league. Maybe they need to dial it back a bit on there?

Hope the bloke doesn't feel like he has to make up for anything on Sunday. He can't change the past and needs to be as calm as possible all afternoon, charging out for everything thinking he's got to make up for 4 year old mistakes would be awful. An utterly boring, uneventful and nondescript performance is what I'm after, just do your best and make sensible decisions please chap

Maybe he could just shut the fuck up a bit more and be a bit more flexible and roll with the mood of the crowd? Just a hunch