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On a serious note, subs will be key today. Timing them right and exploiting tiredness in Brighton. Murphy, who I don't rate, give them a torrid time at SJP last year with his pace. Will be useful in the final 20.

On the other hand, Willocks legs from the start might be beneficial

That's a naughty tackle from Gordon.

I don't know why but seeing Tarkowski and Coady playing together must give Everton hope that they aren't going to be walk overs. From a leadership point of view those two will weed out any bad eggs in the dressing room and give them a decent team spirit. Not sure where the goals are coming from though.

You laugh but Gerrard is wearing a shirt and tie in 30 degree heat in the year 2022. Do any other managers where shirts and ties anymore? PFM classic

Tell me someone remembers this advert. Reminds me of Brighton.

Morning guys. Football today. Buzzing.

You could go into any thread on this forum and start writing negative things, watch: Pope: No better than Dubravka Wilson: Crock Eddie Howe: Unproven at the top level Ramos: Won't happen, he's shit anyway Plane Spotting: Bunch of nerdy virgins with nowt better to do You see, it's dead easy and the bottom one is only partially true

It's some weird form of virtual signalling. What they do is predict an impending doom or worst case scenario, so that they can come back and say "I told you so", if it happens. They rarely celebrate any sort of success, in fact, when there is success they say things like "it will be harder next year". It's this false idea that the most negative person in a room is the "realist" or just "calling a spade a spade", trying to play the role of the cautious wise owl. In reality they just get a real kick from pissing on peoples chips or casting a shadow over people's positivity. This is football, half the fucking league is fantasising on when it might be "their turn". For once it might actually be ours, so for once can we assume the club is doing the right thing and that the future is bright instead of pouring cold water over peoples hopes and dreams. I don't care if the pessimism turns out to be true. Just let me bathe in this fantasy of lies just a wee while longer because it feels so glorious.

Loan rules always fuck with my head.

Can only have 2 but admire the passion.

It depends James, do you mean little green men that have visited this planet? Or do you mean some sort of life on some distant planet? The former is batshit and the latter, the science is very much still open to debate. Some say, as suggested, that statistically there has to be life on another planet but I was watching something with Brian Cox who said its possible that we were a complete fluke. Mind you, having read some opinions on here, the former might not be so batshit.

However will our beautiful Brazilians cope with the heat?.... oh aye they will love it and smash Brightons midfield.

Find one with WiFi and watch it on your phone.

Someone is going to get a bargain in Tyrone Mings. Before you all start booting off, I'm not saying he's a great player but he is a good player and I'd bet my left bollock that Gerrard is trying to get him out of the door. He will end up at Fulham or Brentford or somewhere and put in better performances than any of the other Villa defenders under Gerrard.

Defo NWOAT. Bid is the benchmark for a thread. Can't go creating threads on the back of potential interest, forum would crash.

Dubravka Krafth Lascelles Botman Dummett Longstaff Almiron Anderson Murphy Fraser Wood Something like this, IMO.

I don't know the answer to this but I imagine if we can get this lad for a cheaper price that the likes of Maddison, I imagine it will be because we are keeping some money back for a loan deal somewhere.

Fuck sake Gray is going to pull us out. Thank god madrid aren't in the draw.

Fuck sake, noone gives a toss about match analysis. Get to the draw.

Boro would add some spice.

Pete making subtle suggestions that foreign journalists are stiring up transfer stories, when it's been his channels that has ran with this nonsense for most of the day. No fucker would have batted an eyelid until they invited that Portuguese fella on.

Reet, I will take a guess....... Forest at home. Shit like that always happens.

I remember you banging on and on about Joelinton when he was absolutely rubbish, saying he needed to play deeper. Honestly I thought you were a fucking idiot. You were right and I was wrong. Never will I doubt you again.

I always find it interesting when someone has the inside track on who we aren't so interested in but rarely has the inside track on who we are interested in. A very specific set of sources.