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Merson saying that if Villa had won more games they'd be higher in the league. Really Paul, please do explain?

This is basically my stance. At least City fans were downtrodden before their success. Chelsea, Man U, Arsenal and Liverpool are soooo much more insufferable.

I think this is unfair on Arteta. He's done a very creditable job getting arsenal from a rabble of mercenaries to within a whisker of the title. However, he's a cunt, so fuck him.

Arsenal were one striker away from winning the league this year. Watkins, Toney, whoever and the title was their's IMO. Next year they might have that striker but they will absolutely have new problems.

Villa are very hard to not like under Emery. Absolutely done Arteta here. Turned Watkins into a beast. Hats off. Hope they make CL, they are twice the side Spurs are. Also @brummiehave a drink on me pal. You've earned it.

Villa seriously impressive.

I still feel like Emile Smith Rowe, despite being another right footed left winger, would be right up Eddie's Street.

make it make sense. What is the Wealdstone raider doing... with dummett and Longstaff... in a toon top. Also isn't it supposed to be Mark Gillespies stag do? So confused.

West Ham are shocking mind. No wonder their fans are sick. Constantly relying on Kudus or Paqueta to do something.

Was never an elite CB like Adams or Terry or Ferdinand. He was decent to be fair but Isak would have rinsed him.

When I heard that I was fuming. Isak would have sat Keown down too. Who was an average as fuck CB, living in Adams shadow.

On the subject of MGW, those saying he will cost 60m...I don't see it. Forest have been breaching PSR, they signed him for 40ish. They can want 60m but they will be under all kinds of pressure to sell him, especially if he makes it clear he wants the move. I'd actually go as far to say that he's worth the 60m, if that's the high end price. Given what we've done with Gordon at 45m, I'm certain the value of MGW would reflect the cost.

Aye fair enough. It was more trying to highlight squad depth in a 2 sets of 11 way.

It's like we've adopted a puppy from someone abusing it and then won all the awards at Crufts in a year.

Yes and again, the purpose of laying out two sides wasn't for what you've said above. But... we absolutely will need to rest an Isak or a Trippier or a Bruno, we need to be able to have someone who can step in, for us to do that. We need to navigate the earlier rounds with using our squad and in the later rounds benefit from having a fresher group.

Started in the CL this season.

For arguements sake, with no incomings or outgoings next year: PL: Pope Trippier Schar Botman Tino Bruno Tonali Joelinton Gordon Barnes Isak Europe: Dubravka Krafth Lascelles Burn Hall Miley Longstaff Willock Minteh Anderson Wilson Obviously I'm aware there will be players in and players out and also that you don't have to change an entirely 11 from one game to the next. But that European front 6 is decent but it highlights needing defenders.

I predict something very special next year. It will only get better. Tonali back, a couple of quality signings and of course, fewer injuries.

I'd have CB as job number one. Under Howe, we score goals, we always have and always will. We need more quality in defence. Pace in particular.

He's certainly the best since Shearer and we should enjoy watching him.

The absolute temerity of this mind. Spend the whole season desperately trying to drag others into your misery and as soon as we have a good win you play the "Mr positive" card. You and others are rightly going to be called out for being miserable, short sighted and reactionary.

Any form of Europe will do. I'm not greedy.

Shearer was like Haaland, except a better footballer and playing for worse sides and still doing it. Even people who compare Kane to Shearer don't have a clue. It's massive recency bias. Shearer was a phenomenon and there was only one better striker in world football at the time and his nickname was literally the phenomenon, R9..... and even he didn't do it as long as Shearer.

Absolutely adore him. Even post match all he could say is that he needs to do more away from home. He's a beaut.

He's class. Great engine. Great feet. An absolute beast physically. Really solid footballing brain. Perhaps not the quickest sprinter, fair, but he's as reliable as you can get in terms of application. He's playing in Joelintons position and it suits him perfectly. Got a bit of the shithouse in him too.