jackyboy

I sometimes wonder if he has some sort mental problem regarding injuries, a bit like like Dwight Gayle. He apparently felt injuries which the medical people didn't think existed and that was during Rafa's time here

He played better after he broke his nose. Before that,apart from the goal, I thought he was like a cart horse

He will get better and better once he settles in to the pace of the PL

I remember during the cabbage days, we were due to play Man City away. Bruce told them what a great team City were and that it was an honour for our players to be on the same pitch as them

Be quite happy with a good strong performance, maybe a draw or lose by the odd goal

I thought that the team did well and got the job done. In the past we'd have rolled over and this group of players don't do that. Brighton could well be the surprise of the season and have been working on their system for 3 years

Why does Burn go up for corners? All he does is head the ball into the air

Feel sorry for the guy, he's made such an effort since Eddie came in

You sometimes see this at first with Trippier. It seems like he's having some weaknesses exposed then before you know it he he has adjusted his game and is world class

Apparently Lascelles makes a big contribution in the changing room helping with togetherness and moral etc

Another good solid signing.

If the stories are true it would seem like he's more interested in how much money he can get rather than playing for the shirt. If he was as good as he thinks he is that would be another matter

Last night it looked like a team managed by Steve Bruce. Pick 11 players then let them get on with it. No plan, no tactics, no idea.

I doubt if it will be more than 3 and I'd be happy with that. Players take time to gel and you can't just throw in 6 new players at once

We had the best two full backs in the country then, Nattress and Kennedy

Football is constantly changing and I get he impression that Howe tries to keep abreast of those changes and tries to implement them onto his team's. It was interesting what he said when asked if he might play Wood and Wilson together. He said it was highly unlikely because playing with 2 strikers leaves too big a gap behind. It's not that long since everyone played with twin strikers in one form or another. This is my concern with ASM, I'm not convinced that he fits into the modern day top teams. He's a hell of a talent but the days when you could afford to have someone stuck up on the wing just waiting for the ball are long gone. Playing Bruces system suited him to perfection, no responsibility just wait for the ball then off you go.

I wonder if he practices giving it the thumbs up in training

Him and Barnes worked well together in the way that Burnley have always played. He has a different role here and often isolated up front. Credit to the lad, he stuck at and always gave 100%. At the time we had a choice of him or nothing and if we'd gone for the latter we may not have avoided relegation.

I don't know how people can say that he's not good enough for a top 4 team. That could be said of a lot of players if you take them in isolation but put them in a good team and they perform fine. Phil Neville wasn't the best full back I've ever seen but performed well in the Man U team. Beckham had a lot of weaknesses but his strengths complimented the team. If we'd had Messi last season under the Bruce regime it would have made no bloody difference to the side.

What amazes me is how Ashley could fail to see the potential of this football club and persist in putting the team in the hands of the likes of Bruce.

I think that he is a really solid full back and seems like a real genuine guy. His attacking play is limited partly because of ASM being in front of him. A couple of times on Monday he was trying to get Maxi in position but it fell on deaf ears so must be frustrating for him. At the moment they don't really compliment each other but once Eddie gets Maxi sorted out it will be fine. As far as people keep saying he's good but we could do better, you could apply that crazy logic to everyone in the team. It takes time to rebuild a team regardless of how much money you have. We aren't going to replace everyone overnight and I'm more than happy to watch these owners build it brick by brick over a period of time. I think we will bring in a couple of new players maybe 3.

That picture of Amanda and Bruno is just fantastic. I can imagine her saying to him "I told you what it would be like"

I fancy us winning our last 2 games

I think that at Burnley, Wood played in a sort of twin battering rams type strikers with Barnes. With us he has been on his own, totally isolated, tasked with just trying to hold the ball up and be a general nuisance. He's worked his socks off but isn't good enough as the lone striker

His contribution has helped us avoid relegation so worth the 25mill. We spent 96 mill in total and those players have been instrumental in keeping us up. Bruno is probably worth 50% more now than what we paid, Taggart is a steal. Good business all round and a start to the rebuild which will probably take 5 years