Turnbull2000

Don't think those are unreasonable questions. As hard as it is to accept, to rules that are essentially designed to stifle growing clubs will likely leave us on the fringes of Europa League season after season, not Champions League. Maybe the owners heave realised that too - thus infrastructure (ground, training) spending has been suspended.

Can't say I'm reassured. If his thigh muscle can almost pop after only a couple of sprints, his body isn't really cut out for the top level game.

I'm comparing relative to the same point in the season last year.

In reality we're weakened in defence, with no Botman or his backup, Lascelles.

8 game just to progress to last 16? Jesus. Sounds like the bigger clubs are going to earn an extra £20-30m each as well.

We've just lost Willock again for what's likely to be many weeks, Miley picked up a freak injury prior to the season even starting and is still some way off returning, our two CBs remain long-term wounded, and then there's Wilson... We're arguably already experiencing a minor injury crisis. Just takes one or two more to drop and we'll have big problems.

Can we rename this thread NUFC Transfer Farce?

Could possibly add Lascelles and Willock to that as well

Could possibly add Lascelles and Willock to that as well

Let's just see what January brings eh

At worst they'll probably get the Juventus treatment - wait till they fail to qualify for the Champions League, then ban them from a competition (Europa League) they probably don't want to be in anyway. If Chelsea finish top 4 this season, expect a suspended suspension

Only joint leaders rather than breaking away at the top so far https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php Didn't realise Lewis Miley was out for so long

Don't quite have the momentum to put six or seven past them. So just the four this time. 4-1.

8 weeks it is then. Can't say it's surprising.

There's absolutely no excuse to allow them to avoid each other, only schedule the calender to avoid clashing with expanded CL. I can only think the cup sponsors want to keep the cartel clubs sweet, and the more of them in the semi finals onwards the better. They'll hardly want a West Ham or even us in the final.

Nope. Champions League money has increased 25% this year as well. Cartel clubs just keep getting cosseted from every direction.

Fuck me that pisses me off.

Gonna be properly deflated to get knocked out of this. One of the few competitions I'm hopeful for.

Get knocked out of this, can look forward to the battle for 9th place. That looks about our level right now.

Fuck me we're bad. Was hoping we'd start showing some momentum tonight as well.

and there we have it.

Lots of sloppiness on display tonight. Spurs will murder us on Sunday if we continue like this.

Retire him.

Like Botman and Lascelles, we need to discount Willock from any squad planning for the season tbh