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Come on Gordon. Lamptey is 150cm. Just maul him in the air.

Brilliant goal. Credit to Hall, Gordon, Anderson & Longstaff.

Good opening start to get the crowd going.

5 hours ago, andycap said:

They've got Varane martinez maguire lindelof that young lad I forget his name, Johnny evans so that's six already. 

Varanes contract is up and Man Utd aren't giving him a new one. Lindelof is apparently transfer listed. Johnny Evans is 52 and a half years old. They desperately need to strengthen that position in the summer.

1 hour ago, Beth said:

Well if they don't like it they can always fuck off and find another job WFH. They won't by the way.

Didn't know you could win young player of the year at 23. That's crazy. 

1 minute ago, Miggys First Goal said:

They’ve got fucking Arsenal next, man. 
 

Hopefully ETH stays in the job and gets a boring, unspectacular draw or something against them so he's still in a job for our game.

1 minute ago, Leemond said:

Hopefully that @Froggy cunt won't be around for a while after tonight. 

Rich coming from some random cunt who's barely been here for a month. 

2 hours ago, captainhaircut said:

He’s 32 and falling apart. He has 1 year left on his deal and we aren’t going to give him a new one at 33. 
 

If the club and Wilson have any sense, he’ll go to Saudi on a fat 2 year deal where we can make 10-15m while he still has value. 
 

ideally you’d keep him as a squad player but Wilson is unlikely to want that given it will impact his ability to negotiate a good deal a year later. We’re also not in a position with FFP to let him go for a free next year and then have to replace him. Far better to sell him this summer and use the money towards replacement. 

He might think he can get a fat last pay day as a free agent next year. He's on a fairly new improved deal here and probably not in a rush to move.

Agree if an unexpected good offer comes in the summer we should do everything in our power to sell. Don't see one coming though.

3 minutes ago, mosstef said:

 

Seriously, what's up with your NT? Add Sørloth, Ryerson etc. to that and you have a fantastic team on paper. So why are you so shit in real life?

9 hours ago, Toon1892 said:

I’ve said I wouldn’t play Burn at left back?

 

I just think it would be a risk playing with two small full backs. 
 

The top managers and top teams no longer do it.

 

Yes play Hall 100% but we’ll need to select the games and rotate.

 

Arteta and Guardiola have spent the last 5 years building teams of giants and they’re so far ahead of the rest of the league. Arsenal at set pieces this season have been scary. We couldn’t compete against them at their place in the air.

 

Most fans won’t like it but height is becoming more and more important.

 

I think you should tell Pep and Arteta it’s a mental take playing three cb’s in a back 4. Sounds like you know more than them? Hilarious you think it’s a mental take. Have you not watched the top teams over the last three years lol?

 

We’ve conceded 5 times as many goals from set pieces as Man City this season and almost double as many goals as arsenal have conceded from set pieces.

 

We have scored 6 goals less than arsenal this season. Although we have scored 7 less times from sept pieces. We need to bridge that gap eventually. Yes it will take time but playing Trippier and Hall together every match may not be the answer.

 

Jumping in cold without looked at the discussion previously, but how many set-piece goals have we conceeded with Hall in the side, and how many with Burn at left back?

If I remember correctly, we are one of the tallest sides in the league, up there with Arsenal and Man City.

5 hours ago, High Five o said:

And to add to that, it’s insane to imagine Norways attack with:

 

          Haaland

Nusa Ødegaard Bobb

 

Just watch us fail to qualify for anything😂

13 hours ago, 54 said:

Its a shame Szmodics is 28, as if he was 5 years younger he'd be worth a punt as a third choice striker for around £10m/£15m 

I have a lot of time for Blackburn so would like to see him stay, but if he's hell bent on moving we could do a lot worse as a stop gap rotation/cover for Isak and Wilson. Perfect for Howeball with his relentless pressing.

1 hour ago, Adam said:

 

Spurs 98th minute equaliser after being 3-0 down at HT would be ideal.

Come on!!

We know Howe is very conservative when it comes to giving time to youngsters, and conservative about rotations even when we have a full squad available of fit players.

Did it take a bit longer for Hall to be given an extended period of time to show what he can do than what most would have liked? Yes.

Does it matter in the bigger picture now that he has the chance to impress at LB for the remainder of the season, and seems to be taking his chance? No.

I think this will be a thing that will be discussed when it comes to our young talents for as long as Howe is here. I love managers that aren't afraid to give time to youngsters, but I wouldn't swap Howe for anyone regardless.

Very conflicted about this. Would be absolutely hilarious if Spurs beat Liverpool today, however it's Spurs, and it's not like Liverpool has a chance of winning the league anyway if they win. Then again it's not like we have a realistic chance of taking 5th off Spurs either.

What is the optimal course of events to inflict max misery on both sets of teams?

20 minutes ago, Scoot said:

Switched the Chelsea vs West Ham game off. West Ham were pissing me off.

It's a classic Moyes performance. 2-2 against Liverpool last game. Now this

6 hours ago, Aiston said:

 

Forgot.

 

6 good games > 6 shit seasons

 

More than happy for him to continue like yesterday mind

 

He's had two decent seasons in a row now but do keep making a fool out of yourself after single below-par performances.  

On 24/04/2024 at 22:48, Aiston said:

Middle-Championship level at best, he is fucking awful.

46 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

An absolute breeze once we went 1 up. Only disappointment is Isak not going to the top of the scoring charts in a match where we could have hit 5 or 6 more. In a non-Sheff United season this lot are bottom like, they're so bad.

 

Dubravka: 6

Livramento: 7.5

Krafth: 7

Burn: 9

Hall: 8

Murphy: 7.5

Bruno: 8.5

Longstaff: 7.5

Wilson: 8

Isak: 8

Gordon: 7.5

Weird rating for Dubs. What did he do wrong today to warrant being a full point worse than any other player on the field today?

Excellent away win.

Can someone please kung fu kick this cunt of a ref in the stomach 

An Anderson goal would be the icing on the cake today. 

Just now, Away Toon said:

I've been trying to enjoy the journey since I started going regularly in 1970, for fuck's sake we just need to win something.