Kanji

Took the loan out that likely most clubs do with unimpressive commercial revenues. It’s a faciitly through Barclay who do this for the PL clubs. The PL tv money comes in tranches and spread over the season. I read it as an advanced on future tv money. I’m assuming other clubs ask for that or all of it up front (ie Wolves etc) and really leverage it all by getting it up front via the loans and then they will assume they stay up it’s paid back directly.

Absolutely. The thing is it’s looked even better because of the intelligence and ball playing of Lejeune and ball playing of Schar. IMO you need a both for this to work at its best.

Agreed. Darlow or Elliot got pelters for lesser mistakes. Still our best keeper by a distance They get pelters because they’re shit AND make errors. Dubravka is a good goalkeeper who’s made a couple of mistakes. Soft hands Karl and can’t dive low Rob made mistakes or simply didn’t save the stuff Dubvraka does 95 out a 100 times.

Cardiff crowd after. Wow.

Longstaff had some lovely moments today in which he'd turn under pressure into space, retain ball and distribute it out wide or forward. Really pleasing to see versus a swarming press.

He’s going to be a good player

Not mad at him. Wished he saved it. But shit happens.

Because he’s judging the bounce which evaded him.

Fucking annoyed right now

Longstaff is class man

Almiron in the atsu role today and lord we’d be doing much better

We gotta be getting that on target

We really need to win the second ball more often

That Ayoze counter was fucking brilliant. My god.

Atsu isn't particularly as quick as he used to be IMO, a player who seemed much faster before his injuries.

Genuinely crazy what happened to Swansea after what looked like so much promise. Feel for you Groo.

Probably what I'd go for as well. Really nice for us having the selection headache. Will have an even bigger one for Wolves. Would either drop Ritchie back to LWB and just throw Almiron in or have Ritchie drop to the bench and so on. I think we've been through this couple times now. Almiron isnt playing. Didnt get the work permit in time. Was referring to the Wolves match (re Miggy)

Probably what I'd go for as well. Really nice for us having the selection headache. Will have an even bigger one for Wolves. Would either drop Ritchie back to LWB and just throw Almiron in or have Ritchie drop to the bench and so on.

Lejeune in that lineup over Fernandez and that's how I'd line up. Reward Ritchie for his hard work at LWB by playing him further up field and Atsu drops out.

^ this

faaaa, i love this bloke.

I'd much prefer not wasting my brain power and emotion on hating MA and wishing for all this shit to burn down for 2-3 seasons to get rid of him, to then build it back up for 2-3 seasons. Just want to carry on talking actual football tactics, players, rumors etc. with you lot, having some hope we could win something and/or build something under Rafa and be in the PL.

If he gets iron clad assurances that he can sign more Almiron type priced players, he will stay IMO. As much as I have my burn it all to get rid of MA feeling, if they finally made Rafa happy I'd say long may it continue in the top flight.

Feel like if Almiron settles the way we hope, it’ll really be great to see how Muto and Ayoze get on playing in a side with him - even if they end up playing the sole striker role to spell Or rest Rondon. Almiron is big on playing a ball into a striker and taking a lay-off and sprinting through midfield and defensive lines at pace

Shit that’s a good point