thomas

Literally need All The Positions. Taking a solemn vow not to nerd out about the perceived "priority" when it's so dire everywhere across the pitch. Minimum 4 in.

well there was jonjo's one sprint of the night out of the way. still felt like it took 3 minutes for him to run half the pitch not trying to be negative he's just so slow even at full sprint

I feel like it's all things we suspect or believe anyway but phrased like it's a revelation.

honestly I'd skip it unless you're already in the gimp suit and strapped in to the saltire cross.

me thinking about that non-call for the next week

did you happen to catch the defending for the first goal?

there's no way. there's absolutely no fucking way.

sounds like it all went to shit once he wasn't a consultant so i think the key here is to keep him on as only a consultant and we'll be laughing

get the bodies through the door get the bodies through the door get the bodies through the door get the bodies through the .... DOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRR

always said the real test was january like

well this sucks

fucking bullshit I'm sat here having to say "i agree with souness and pardew" absolutely worst part of that decision

so many penalties today what the fuck is wrong with the world

aye he's probably just using the convenient excuse of "there's still a global pandemic raging that has a new highly infectious variant" to come down harsh on the lads.

That's a withering 5 games in a row coming up absolute motherfuck of a December.

At least theoretically we can go after the top tier journeymen seeking one last payday near the end of their careers instead of the bargain bin ones we're used to. I'm extremely happy with shortermism to ensure survival given our position.

Charming Portuguese agent in a hat standing at the back of a board meeting. "You know, a club with money's a little like the mule with the spinning wheel; no one knows how he got it and danged if he knows how to use it."

ultimate shithouse goal but i'll take it

I want to be clear that I wasn't directly comparing their circumstances in career, just the twin qualities of this situation and ones Mourinho found himself in towards the end - 1. Results consistently under par + comments about decreased managerial ability / dressing room / "outdated" tactics etc 2. A defense being offered that it's actually just the players fault for not going along with grand plans I also wasn't saying he's necessarily already in that zone just that he's on the precipice.

I'll always love him for his time here and I think the Everton fan's reaction early in the season was all a bit OTT. But at some point [narrator: "here thomas wraps up the win for Worst Poster 2021"] we may have to consider he's entered The Mourinho Zone - where once top managers are unable to replicate success and the line of saying it's all the players' fault wears thin.

I can almost empathize with the panicked logic behind a decision like that in the heat of the moment - he's probably thinking we're bottom, we don't win when we're behind, i fuckedup ohgodohgodgottadosomething. Not an excuse, for the slowbrains out there thinking this is apologia. Just a shred of empathy for a shit player. Absolutely fuck him

I didn't comment in the match thread at the time but there was a moment, somewhere around 65-70 minutes I believe, where we're camped out in their half, pressing and trying to pin them down near their own 18 yard box, even as the side down a man. And I remember thinking there was absolutely 0 chance of seeing something like that even with a full side under Bruce. I reckon he'll get it right. Absolutely sabotaged by Clark today. But improvement is plain to see.

eat the entirety of my dick, Clark

me catching up on the game