Beren

I can't believe Diame is on our books let alone near the first team. The man can't run. Going to be a horrific season.

Diame is proper trash like

Obvious sentiment is obvious and all that, but really hope we stuff these today. Some of the pre-match commentary is blood-boiling should be above the ignorant pundit patter after several decades but 'kin hell man...

cracking, that top is a keeper

Sordell. Gosh. I remember when he was going to be the next big deal.

How has Messi been playing?

Ramos?

Not by today's standards IMO.

I genuinely did not notice that until you pointed it out . Since I missed the draft I just presumed that a twelfth team had joined late. Edged out team Average 43 to 39

Think it will be enough? Probably. Nothing more than that though. Basically we've rejoined the gravy train and all that matters is that we stay on it and collect the money, like most of the clubs in the league. There's clearly no ambition to do any more than the bare minimum for the smallest cost possible. Which I guess we already knew, but suppose I hoped things might be different this time. They're not very good at guessing what the minimal cost is to stay on board.

I was disproportionately fond of him during his time here tbf - would be delighted if what you said were so!

No trades ffs what's the fucking point, no need to revisit it until the end of the season really

Tbf, it's not like it's off the back of one massive rick/error in judgement. People had reservations about him throughout last season too. It's not? I'm pretty sure that's exactly what it is, like. Not without justification either, mind. As usual it's exaggerated bollocks from the same people. Claim that he's one of our best, or more important players and you see posts about how people supposedly think he's Cantona level important. It's no wonder Ashley gets away with the 'cant compete with Man City' bollocks when we've got people who use the same stupid arguments in our own support. You don't have to think he's the bee's knees, just realise that within the scale of NUFC players, he's one of the better players, and that selling him won't bring in a better player either. I don't know what the missing verb is in your original post (10:49:21), so I focused on the second bit and I think it's fair to criticise Shelvey for not being that good. If specific individuals were waxing lyrical about him last season and have turned on him after yesterday, fine, but a fair few people remained unconvinced of him last season (myself included). He may be a step above Colback, and of course it's all relative but I have never felt confident about him being part of the team's spine. I won't personally give him a free pass because he's the lesser of two devils (neither being actual devils of course). I'd like to see them both replaced in CM. I wouldn't advocate selling him, but I'm not confident about the season with him as a starter. More pressing is getting a striker IMO, but we'll likely get neither.

Tbf, it's not like it's off the back of one massive rick/error in judgement. People had reservations about him throughout last season too.

I'm facing average the mighty Average this week. Hope you Group A dudes have averaged under 41 points.

Was a Kane FGS away from £722. Slow-starting bastid.

Missed the game: synopsis please?

That's fair enough but I think the point with Wright is, the basic underlying foundation of knowledge which ought to underpin his analysis is absent. Shearer wasn't great to begin with but you get the impression he works hard at it and he's improved a lot IMO. Wright is phoning it in.

Guess which Burnley player I released to the waiver wire to get Perez

That Wijnaldum chance earlier

Hahah

Ugh

Didn't realise I "won" Perez on the waiver wire. Forgot to put him in the team. Ah well.

Wasted a £15 free bet on Firmino after I changed my mind last minute from putting it on the 10/1 Okaka.