Theregulars

Ah man don’t ruin it

Brexit means Brexit

@LFEE the only 1 seed?!

Sigh, another dimwit at the helm. It never pays to publish uncertainty.

These are two gormless average AF fans. They know no more or less than you and I.

The idea of all the reform Neanderthals wearing t shirts saying happy and glorious is delicious

I suspect Howe is going to be in bother now, rightly or wrongly.

Sits up like the undertaker

Daylight Brobbery

Fuck off ref

I was wondering how long until the Catalan branch of the Fwends Club opened up

That can’t be real, surely?

If you see a mackem, attack’em. It is a law of nature

Absolutely. See Manchester reds

“No plan B” is another on the Howe buzzer bingo alongside “only signs PL players”, “taken us as far as he can go” and “only subs on 60 mins”. Every game has a different plan for fuck’s sake, he’s a workaholic savant you can’t seriously think he has “no plan B”? Do you have a plan B for how you do your work?

Absolutely, he’s scored 3 goals but otherwise looked lost and out of form. If we get rid at season’s end he’s certainly up there as one of the worst acquisitions (and the price makes it a serious shout for the worst, but I remember Guivarc’h, Hamilton, Marcelino, Colback etc)

In the way that he’s hoping for a positive outcome because it’s an alternate option to saying it’s the worst thing ever, and will cheer when he plays to support him (arguably inserting the “support” in supporter). He hasn’t done what was required but it’s year 1 and seemingly he had a bad injury. If he can’t play the press / execute the strategy then yes it’s ended up a colossal waste of money, you literally win some and lose some.

I think what has me feeling glum isn’t the score, it’s just how clear it was made this season how remote the possibility is of reaching the pinnacle of the game. We found a manager who suits the club and city as near perfectly as you’re likely to get, received a colossal windfall and built a squad of serious ability. We worked extremely hard for years to get to this stage - a CL berth. And then the moneyed clubs come in: they took our superstar striker, they get a better start and easier fixtures in the draw solely because they have historically been in the tournament, they are able to sign antoine semenyo and play him 5 minutes later in a semi final, they are able to spend more on their players and squads despite your owners seemingly being willing and able to try to match them; they break every “financial fair play” rule going to the extent they’re selling their speculative TV future (to sign a substitute)… this is before one introduces the conjecture about officiating and what VAR arguably facilitates. How in the name of Elanga’s colossal mic drop do you genuinely compete with that? It’s literally anti-competitive; despite being something that is innately supposed to be a competition. It’s so rigged and slanted and ladderkicktastic that I find it hard to avoid the conclusion that our ceiling may well be flogging ourselves to get to this competition to then simply lose once faced with one of the bigger brands. I think Eddie is a magician and I don’t even think he can crack this code unless suddenly we’re allowed to use the same resources. I love the romance of the underdog and the overlooked but fuck man the house really wins a lot of the time. As to the football, all round what a tremendous effort by a knackered and under-equipped squad. I will literally support you ever more

Not sure why we stopped doing what worked so well first half, unless that was Barca playing gently or legs went. Bizarre transition from adventure to idiocy

2 really twattish goals to drop in the circumstances.

According to?

I remember at the time thinking he’s mad if he actually had a choice of them or us, spot on. He’s done nowt there

Who doesn’t love a 9:30 AM gegenpress?

Trying their best to help manure out here

That clip where he rants about the huddle and the penalty show him up for what he is at this level; an amateur.