Sifu

Feeling confident for this like (though this may be based on how excited I am for the match, sitting in the Gallowgate, howay!)

Can see this going the same way as Allardyce's and Pardew's time at West Brom: unsurprising failure.

Zapata link pretty much dismissed on Sky.

My mate's having a right meltdown about Lewis' impending omission...to the point that he now has a massive hatred of Targett.

Was an absolute glorious header.

OMFG

Absolutely glorious own goal.

Outstanding goal from Bolton.

This is brilliant

I'm at the Bolton-Mackems match (mate is a Bolton fan and invited me down), the mackems have been awful. Bolton have been well worth their lead.

It does in a literal sense. I've had a read of the article and the context is more in line with us being the most interested/serious out of all the clubs linked.

Based on this and the Lyon fans' pessimism of it all, I'm feeling pretty chilled at the moment and quite confident that the move will go through.

He's been dealt an absolute shit hand. We have ageing players from the 2016/17 Championship season still being in the first team squad who have clearly regressed and devoid of confidence and we have continental clubs taking the piss out of us with transfer fees thus far this month. Howe appears to have identified our defence being a weak point, which probably explains our eagerness to get two new CBs in - I'd like to believe that's something in Howe's favour. Howe needs the right sort of players to play in his system for it to be effective but we have too many dickheads/incapatible players for it to work. Personally, still have faith in Howe but, admittedly, what needs to be said is he needs to work on the front 3 movement - need the likes of ASM and Fraser to get closer to the main striker. What happened with Wood today has been happening with Wilson for a while.

Think Rafa will get until the end of the season. You don't sanction signings and outgoings only to get rid of the manager who wanted them a week later. Regarding our match with Everton in a few weeks, have a horrible feeling that because Rafa has a bit of knowledge of the weaknesses of our (current) starting CBs and LBs (because it's not really changed in 2/3 years) that he'll be able to exploit it and get a win.

Not online or on TV, nope. Be a matter of going to a game at Druid Park in Woolsington.

I'm all in on this (based on nothing but probably desperation).

Delighted with this. An excellent signing indeed! Can't wait to see him lining up 25/35 yard free kick at goal (last time we had anyone like that was Cabaye, someone you would be confident of scoring from that situation).

And about the game, such an unlucky result; we definitely deserved the win! Man U were awful and their fans were as shit as ever...still singing about Shearer man

Absolutely loved what the Leazes Corner were singing at Ronaldo - "you're just a shit Joelinton!"

St James' looks so glorious there

As nice as a thought this is, I imagine his appetite for the game (in respect of the operations side at least) is long gone now.

My plans for tonight have gone out the window (Book of Mormon just got cancelled) so I suppose I could watch this now...

Couldn't resist

The Chronicle having a bit of a 'mare here.

Maybe Manquillo instead of Fraser but at LB, when your other option is Ritchie, I'd rather have Lewis.