Colos Short and Curlies

Don't see why, Botman has played himself into form and the position is his. Maybe harsh on Burn as it was injury that put him out but you can't now drop the replacement when he is in form (assuming and hoping today is a rest). Rotation for the rest of the season

René Meulensteens daughter no less

Bruce's lunch box?

Taking Rogers with him

Tell you what we have a whale of time on here with these puns

I've said this previously in the Wolt thread but I do think 3 at the back is the way forward for us. We can do the 3-6-1 like today but also mix it up to a 3-4-3 when the opposition attack is weaker or a 3-5-1-1 when a link man makes a difference. It also allows the squad to be used more and gives Miley/Hall/Tino opportunity to work more advanced

Have Amazon showed any of our games this season or have they all been on TNT?

He is too stubborn with the 4-3-3 or a really weak 5-4-1. But then see what he can do when he shakes it up a little, and also that the players can fit the formation well. Anyway, got it more than spot on tonight. More than matched the champions in a game they needed to win.

Did I see Frimpong go off tonight?

Pretty sure we saw him try a rocket from outside the box just before he went off. Hit the defender of course, but baby steps!

On the contrary I think we are over coached. It's very deliberate and systemic the way we play, players are playing for the system and not to their strengths most of the time

Here's our big problem, Howe is the type of manager who values systems over individual input (he's a Pep lite) and therefore signs players who are system players. A DoF will want to implement a general ethos of playing that allows a manger to be plug and play. This may (probably will) clash with Howe's systemic approach if he can't control who comes in. A good number of managers are going to have to get used to being part of a team managing players, systems and tactics. I can see the Chelsea model being the one followed by most of the PL in 3 years time.

Quite often it looks like our wide players get into the final third one on one or attacking the box then they remember that they have to attack in a certain way, turn back and set up a passing move slightly inside or back to allow the full back to overlap and be the primary attacker

We were being linked with Wissa very early on, as the second striker he was definitely not far down the list

Europa is 6th unless the FA cup drops another place into the league (assuming 5 CL places)

We ain't getting Europe unless it's through the cups. Top 6 will be the current top 6 so we're relying on a cup win or the places to fall into the league. Conf league is likely to be 7th place if we don't win the Carabao again I guess

Leave Rondon out of that like, he was more than decent

Just do your fucking jobs tomorrow boys. Let Arse take care of ManU and Palace spoil Chelsea's day. Although a ManU draw and Chelsea won with us getting 3 points and Liverpool down in 6th would also be very funny

That's a good thing isn't it 🤣

I spoiled mine by getting Maric on the back. Can still remember picking it up from Gregg's Sports in Hexham on release day

I've said before that our 'punts' are on the likes of Bruno at £35m rather than £15m unknowns. So basically players just under the immediate radar of the top tier teams. Our £15m gambles are the likes Minteh who are bought to go on loan to build value

Wasn't that for Trips giving the armband to Miley?

He should just declare for Scotland, deserves a world cup campaign

I wonder if he's carrying a little something that's restricting his minutes a little. It's a little odd that Barnes is getting 90 every game, especially when we're 3 up and he has his goal already.

One of my favourite displays there tonight