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Surely you’re able to grasp the difference in expectations, can take into account how much money has been spent, and you know that you can compare performances with that of games in more recent times. McFaul ffs.

Anyone else gives up like he did for the Jackson goal and they’d be getting pelters.

Sick of hearing ‘it’s getting better’ and it’s all going to click. Click to what? Are we going to get the solid defence of two years ago? The free scoring team of last season? The team who were smashing teams from the off? We look dodgy as fuck at the back. The midfield three don’t look like they know their roles. The set pieces are as bad as I’ve ever seen. And we must be the tamest team in the first 20/25mins of games in the league. I don’t want him to go, but I find myself just hoping for an improvement without any confidence of it coming or any idea what is going to change. We don’t seem to be especially good at anything at the moment.

A lot more controlled towards half time. Set pieces still terrible.

He was doing it last week too.

It’s absolutely shite this. Flat midfield three and Burn chasing people about until he actually needed to be on Jackson.

Do what you like. I don’t think your opinion is a ‘grass is green’ one. I saw him introduced and the form of the team go from relegation form to top half form. There were other reasons, don’t get me wrong, but in my opinion there’s too too much, you’re either class or you’re shit.

He did exactly what we needed of him. We went from relegation form to top half form with him in the team. I thought he was important to the way we played and it was obvious as early as Leeds away.

No he didn’t.

I don’t blame him, but we’re going to have to start selling a player or two at some point to progress overall, and not just the shite.

That’s what was happening in injury time on Saturday to be fair. Mind, ‘Eddie Howes Black and White Army’ seems to be the go to song when the atmosphere is struggling.

Where’s that from? ‘with how it directly led to…’ 😂 No it didn’t. Their panicked reaction to it did.

Na, we weren’t. We got exactly what we deserved. One of our weaknesses is breaking teams who sit back down. Brighton played us perfectly. The last 10 minutes or so were a mess.

He ran out of ideas today and that’s worrying. It ended up a bit of a disjointed mess.

Bizarre decision to take him off. He’s been back going on 2 months and it wasn’t even an injury. Gets his 90s for Italy and we seem to have to restrict his minutes.

Park there sometimes and get the Metro in. Get stuck in post match traffic at the moment over an hour after it.

I’m three rows from the back right in the middle and haven’t sat in my seat for months. Maybe Forest on Boxing Day when it was over anyway. The odd moaning cunt picking on their chosen hated players, but it’s pretty good around me.

Fair enough. I suppose it’s what you’re used to. I’d hate that site too tbh. I’m travelling from Edinburgh every other week.

For what reason out of interest? The ballache of having to travel that far?

You really think the tick box FAB are going to have any influence over a billion pound decision? 😂

There were loads of cup games pre-Ashley without an atmosphere or any kind of noise. Against that Arab Israeli team for example. We got destroyed 1-5 off Birmingham in one game and I remember sitting in three of the stands at different points in the game.

I’ll admit, I’m no expert in stadium costs. The big American ones do seem to be well more than a billion though.

I’d be amazed if they redeveloped SJP for £800m - £1bn when they could build a new stadium. Especially given the disruption.

Not sure it does us any good Villa getting Champions League money and profile 2 seasons in a row.

Probably doesn’t mean too much, but I find it a bit strange how few social media followers we have compared to some. Sure we’re behind even West Ham.