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It's frankly embarrassing. Can only put it down to people not controlling their emotions or just not understanding football whatsoever.

Aye, that's what we did. Not that we were pinned back in our own half by a superior team or owt. Fuck me some nonsense in here. The lads where dead on their feet.

Another game we would have got at least a point with subs.

Don't be too hard on them. Christ they've tried.

Yeah I said this a few pages back. I'm just pleased we've responded. Tough ask to keep the lead.

I'd rather miss him from the odd suspension than take away that nasty streak. Feel like he's better when he's aggressive.

Disagree there mind. Around the PSG game he was fantastic.

We could have easily have been 3 or 4-1 at half time. Let's hope the crowd is straight back up for the second half.

Also importantly Miggy and Gordon seem to have their zip back. The looked sluggish for weeks but they look back to normal. Longstaff is miles off it IMO. We need him back up to speed. 2 week break after this is crucial.

We were as awful at 1-0 down as I've seen... We were as good from 1-1 as I've seen.. Mental. They are dangerous but I feel they are a soft touch when it gets physical.

Me included.

Don't care now. We've showed the character I was after. They might win but we've picked ourselves off the canvas.

Fuck me. 2 unreal passes.

Who's making those decisions? Put a fucking normal corner in.

Fuming at this. Trippier, Bruno can't fucking pass. Wheres the leadership?

Burn? Where the fuck was Gordon?

What's the point having a DM if you ask them to press 20 yards ahead of our back four?

It's an absolute tactical mistake from us to have our middle centre mid pressing the ball. Protect the fucking defence man.

What I'm seeing is alot of politics and posturing. Don't be fooled. We will sign someone. There's been nothing to say we won't sign someone, that we aren't trying to sign someone and that the coffers are empty. There's a helluva lot of value in letting it be known that we haven't got a lot of money. I'm not saying it's a lie buts it's also a great bargaining tool. Whatever we DO have left, we will use to get Eddie the player he needs.

He's in such a hurry not to leave that he asked his agent to put a release clause in his contract. Let's hope he doesn't... but he might.

How's that any difference? The likelihood is that we won't have regular champions league football, the sharks are going to circle on him. Who can afford him? Man United, Man City, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona (they'd find the fucking money). Make no mistake, Pep would take Bruno in a heartbeat and he'd be outrageous for them. If someone puts in 100m, clause or not, we'd sell and don't be fooled Bruno is no different to any other footballer, they all want the biggest wages and the chance of trophies. It's not a case of being Mr Negative. Just don't convince yourself it won't happen because it's a lot more likely than you might think.

Craig Hope is a journalist, a daily mail journalist, no less. It's literally his job to get people to read his stuff. Its sensationalist, sure, but hasnt it always been? If you watch his YouTube videos, normally pre and post match, I generally agree with most of the stuff he says.

I love Bruno but if it means, by selling him, the club get to move forward by reinvestment into 4/5 quality signings, then so be it. Liverpool did it with Coutinho (end up winning the league), Spurs did it with Bale (and ended up cocking it up), West Ham have done it with Rice (I'd argue they are a better squad now). We aren't above selling players, in fact, it's an inevitability. The question is, do you trust our owners to: a) reinvest as much as possibly of the proceeds of a sale back into the playing squad? b) make good use of the funds? Personally, I'm 100% sure on A and fairly confident on B.