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Fuck me, you can't be complaining about the draw man.

Something that's really important to me is that the managers post game message fits with what I saw. After years of Bruce, Pardew and Souness doing everything from lying, blaming fans, blaming players... its so nice seeing a manager be honest about a performance. He knows we aren't playing well. It's going to take a bit of time for confidence to regrow.

Yeah, that wasn't really what I was saying. Let's hope for Maidstone and be done with it.

IF we sell someone, we will absolutely be trying to sign someone. I don't see a scenario where we sell a player and dont sign someone. That would be weakening our squad, during an injury crisis, and I've seen nothing from our owners to suggest that they would ever consider doing that. The only justification, would be a potential summer rebuild, where we went a signed 6/7 players and therefore the FFP benefit for selling Miggy would be worth it.

I know it won't happen, and I love that Eddie is resolved in his tactics but just to change formation once and get an opposition thinking would be kinda nice. I had something like this in mind: Dubravka Schar Botman Burn Trippier Livramento Bruno Longstaff Murphy Gordon Isak Or even Miley in for Murphy and play Gordon and Isak upfront. It doesn't pay to be predictable.

My prediction is a better performance than Fulham but a worse result.

Priority 1: Home game. Priority 2: Not Man City, Liverpool, Villa, Chelsea or Man United. I'd also like to avoid Leicester/Southampton away. More than anything, I just want to have a fuss free home game. Where we could perhaps play Krafth, Livramento, maybe even a return for Barnes, Willock etc.

Could it be.... that his appearance would trigger a permanent deal, and when that happens we have to give Chelsea a payment? The last thing we want is more FFP burden during January, just a thought. Perhaps when February arrives, the situation changes and the deal can be ratified sooner, then he gets more games.

Yet both are kind of true.

He's class but he's 17 and this isn't an ideal scenario anymore. In a normal world he gets pulled out of the starting 11 and plays a few cameos, which would aide his development.

Bet ya that it was Luke Edwards.

When is draw? Also what time is the ball warming ceremony? We absolutely DESERVE a reasonable home draw.

Here I'm as positive as the next guy but we've been terrible. Couldn't string a pass together.

Not over if we keep playing like we are.

Was a good corner mind.

Longstaff and Burn and the thread is raging.

Gordon standing up front, Miley shuffles across, huge gap, every time.

It's not good enough. Punish the players on the pitch by bringing the worst off. Burn for Hall, Livramento for Miley/Longstaff and have a shuffle.

Bruno?

Yes but when we hoof it long we just give the ball away.

We look like we are trying to keep the ball better, our confidence just looks shot.

One thing I will say, all noises are that Eddie wants a midfielder, which at least tells me that they know where the problems lie. We are a different side with Joelinton and/or Willock.

Dubravka, Gordon and Isak have done OK. That's about it.

He's wearing 39, he just hasn't turned up. Although you are right, we need another in there.

Yes but even Roberto Carlos would struggle when he's left 2 on 1. Livramento should be playing. No question.