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Also Lampard seems to have a degree of empathy and humility towards the fans he manages. There were times last season when he looked genuinely gutted by the situation. Which is bad in the sense that he's not in full control of his emotions but at least he probably cares enough to learn how to fix a problem. Gerrard always comes across as "I know better", after all, what could Gerrard possibly have to learn about the game of football. He is, after all, stevie G.

Tell you what mind, I absolutely fucking love @brummie . Comes in here bashes Bruce, bashes Gerrard. Proper football fan, who knows his stuff and doesn't suffer PFM fools. I don't want Villa to do well but I hope they sack Gerrard so that our Brummie doesn't have to go through this misery.

I think we will be reluctant to do business in January unless a deal really works. I just can't see Leicester budging on the Maddison situation. I understand his contract is running down but it didn't stop them from keeping a hold of Tielemans. Also, given how utterly shite they are, can they really afford to lose Maddison in January? They'd almost certainly get relegated IMO. Diaby is a different one. I suspect Leverkusen are much more accepting to the fact they have to keep selling to keep finances coming in. In Germany, only Bayern can afford not to sell. I'm still not convinced we will sign either of them in January. Its much more probable that we will look to South America or even go back in for Joao Pedro. Next summer we will certainly go big on 3/4 Botman/Isak types.

I can't see anything other than a good performance from us, even if we get beaten. My prediction is 2-1 or 1-2. We will score first.

If any of our players get disgruntled because Bruno earns more than them they want a serious look in the mirror. Let's see how far a policy of paying players 100k a week takes us. It takes us to losing our best players, that's where. We will CERTAINLY lose Bruno if we refuse to give him more money within the next 18 months. It's not about players being greedy either, it's about players wanting paid their worth. How can we call Bruno the best midfielder on the planet and then pay him a quarter of the going rate?

Roy Keane was saying positive things but his eyes were showing him screaming inside.

I don't know if its been said yet but the Bruno situation will be one helluva test for our new owners. If we end up selling him for 100m, do we reinvest like Spurs did after Bale or Liverpool did after Coutinho? We've seen how little money 100m actually is, in reality. I'd be putting a new contract on the table very soon. Double his salary and add a year to his deal.

Totally disagree. We are a better football side with Shelvey in the side over someone like Longstaff. Willock is edging himself ahead in the pecking order but that's because he has dynamic running which noone else in our squad has. Shelvey is going to be crucial when we have European football and we need to rotate the squad.

Craig Hope trying to sell him, I see.

DCL will blatantly start against us mind.

4 points from the next 2 would be nice IMO.

Will be deeply disappointed if we don't take 3 points off this Everton side.

We have the equal best defence in the league, along with City and Brighton. That stat has blown my mind.

And a rapist.

Haydn was just having a laugh and where humour is concerned, nothing is off the table. It might not be funny, but he's well within his rights to joke about whatever he wishes. The idea that he has an obsession with rape is nonsense and just a jibe designed to put him down at the first hurdle and it failed. I like KaKa and Froggy but both are basically offended because it's their guy that's being talked about. When Adam Johnson gets mentioned, the morality police are nowhere to be seen. Ultimately, we all need to stop taking what we read on the Internet so seriously. The world isn't full of sunshine and roses and never will be. I'm learning everyday that if you keep getting worked up every day by things that annoy you and you don't agree with, it weighs you down. I'd much rather yous had just called Haydn a cunt than tried to take the moral high ground.

He played a number 6 in both games. We just dominated the ball so much that he was playing in the opposition half.

Has to be this: Pope Trippier Schar Botman Targett Bruno Joelinton Willock Miggy ASM Wilson Howe might play Lascelles with Burn/Botman.

On a target of 1.5 points per game, which would see us with the average points haul for a side aiming to finish 7th. We are currently on 1.55, which is encouraging. Plenty of highs an lows to go but we are currently on for 7th place.

Big test of character for Arsenal.

@HeronI was just wondering if it might be possible to somehow have a 3D flag display. It would have to be coming out of the east stand (facing the cameras). I like the idea of a Magpie seemingly coming out of the stand onto the pitch. I don't even know if its physically possible or not but it would be amazing to see.

Actual God would have got a 4. Bruno does that against Man Utd he gets 10.

Ref got both decisions correct.

Just think we need to go our own way. Sign the players Howe and Co want. It hasn't gone bad so far.

Has anyone actually got the footage of Darren Lewis waxing lyrical?

Late ratings: Pope 6 Was lucky their goal was ruled offside Trippier 8 Assist, bossed it. Schar 6 Same as pope. Botman 7 Some lush balls Burn 5 Probably his weakest performance for us. Willock 8 Bossed it for large periods. Desperate for a goal. Bruno 9 Two Goals, he's God basically. Longstaff 6 Lost the ball a couple of times but played well other wise. Miggy 8 A thorn all day, in fine form. Murphy 7 Another positive game. Wilson 7 Will be annoyed with himself for not scoring.