Rich

This is glorious.

Which one of you is @brummie?

But when the pressure is so massive to win every single game and every single competition, you do basically need a squad that has maybe what? 18 players who are of a similar level? And every club bar perhaps Man City has players that can't be replaced. It still comes back to the poor spending, for me, as you probably should have a City-esque squad with the money put into it, but I'm nowhere near as clued up as you'll be on it. Unfortunately, I do think you've got a quality manager and he will probably get more flexible when he has better rotation options and a better first XI.

The injuries are a joke, but your schedule has been a joke. It's fucking madness. We'll suffer the same soon enough.

Where's Florian Lejeune when you need him?

I wouldn't be, mind, you needed a draw here. Going to be out of the top six at this rate.

Today, I am Bournemouth. Tomorrow, I am Forest.

Hopefully this is another kick up the arse in the way the final was, it's the perfect time for a reset to get us over the line at the end of the season. Howe doesn't have to show any loyalty to anyone after this.

Fair play to Villa and Emery mind, there's absolutely no way they're not legit. Heard quite a few pundits saying they can't sustain their metrics. We have been shocking tactically and defensively, mind, the back four would all be struggling to get above a 4 on their individual displays. I'm sick to death of Dan Burn, but Botman, Schär, and Trippier have been as poor here.

I'm hoping their intensity keeps dipping, we'd wrestled our way back into it by around the half hour mark but that first period had my toes curling. This is what other teams must feel like when they play us . If Howe can turn it round from here, again, it'll be monumental. But I would, of course, snatch your hand off for a point. We surely have to go 4-2-3-1 again with Wilson and Isak? And maybe persist with it from now on if both are fit?

Well that was fucking dreadful. A bedwetters dream.

Are we sure "Moyes = Gollum" isn't worthy of a thread, though?

SBBCs as far as the eye can see.

@LALASAM, this thread is made for you.

Hope to fuck Notts still go up.

Amazing game. Fair fucks to Foster. Mullin is the goat.

Wow

The drama

What is that defending!?

What a game.

Mullin could play in the Premier.

I do fucking love Paul Mullin though.

I know I’m the pettiest man alive but him turning us down months ago to then sign for these rankles a bit. He seems like a massive whopper an’ all, so I am finding it fucking hilarious.

Deserved lead, I’d say. Good decision by Foster to tell his wall not to jump.