Ashley17

I think that would be a logistical nightmare. I can’t be bothered to explain further but get a pen and paper and put Team A playing on Thursday and Team B playing Wednesday 6 days later and try and fit in a league game and a league cup game in between without breaking minimum rest rules.

The issue isn’t necessarily two CL clubs drawing each other. It would be if a Europa League team drew a CL team as they are scheduled on opposite weeks this season. So yes, you could ask UEFA to do us a solid and move a Europa game for example but I imagine there would be rights issues and they aren’t going to do it for the fucking Carabao Cup.

Worked hard and pressed well. Thought they were worse for him going off but didn’t really have an impact going forward

I think you know as well as I do that isn’t going to happen. Your second sentence makes no sense, it is drawing each other in the League Cup that would be the problem. Most countries don’t have two domestic cup competitions, obviously the new CL format is stupid and the cause of this nonsense.

It’s every fucking week mate, it’s CL then Europa (plus an International break) for about 6 straight weeks. There would be no week to play it if they drew each other

The CL and Europa League take place in opposite weeks this season so if they drew each other there would be no week to play the game.

This game last season was an absolute decimation. We were lucky to get nil. Granted there were injuries in the extreme but I hope Eddie and pals have learned from it. Hopefully a decent time to play them whilst they adapt to life without Solanke

No doubt it’s frustrating but I think it’s worth remembering we cannot flog most of the shite we have accumulated, I don’t think it’s for lack of trying. With PSR obviously being tight we can’t afford to stockpile anymore players wages

Scored a ridiculous volley in Brugge. My memory is basically every game Pardew having to swap him to right back and putting Perch in centre midfield so we had some physicality in there

This would be an excellent signing, the cost is basically double Thiaw though which makes it odd we're going for it with our alleged budget. The Gordon to Liverpool stuff won't go away and it worries me a little. What if we're now willing to spend more on a centre back because we're going to have a much bigger budget? Hypothetically, if Gordon leaves you've got Barnes with Osula (plus Joelinton/Willock) as back up and then you can focus all attention on the right sided player.

I remember that stat during Covidball he had made something like 8 mistakes leading to goals, that was after throwing in an equaliser for Villa at SJP. He needed replacing then, Howe figured it out fairly quickly.

New contract for this lad is a great start to the summer.

Big club maybe but nowhere near the level of Bayern or Liverpool in my opinion

De Zerbi has taken Brighton from 6th to 12th all because they played 8 European matches and went out in the first knockout round. His style of play can be fantastic to watch but his CV makes interesting reading. Sacked after 3 months Relegated from Serie A 8th twice Admittedly, a promising start at Shakhtar curtailed by the war. Brighton 6th then down to 12th. There is no way one of the elite European clubs were going to take a punt on him just because he plays nice football.

They are a bit of an enigma, feel like they have most parts of the puzzle but have spent all season trying to get them in the right order. I don’t really get Enzo and think they look loads better without him