GeordieDazzler

I get there is an English Premium but without trying to sound too Brexity there is nothing like having a good core of English players in the team. Even better if a few of them are local and fans. It’s a prestige thing and I do think it helps with the connection to the fans. I would hate to end up like Wolves with like only 2 first team squad players. Plus it allows me to be more invested in England games.

I think momentum is a funny thing, we are like a runaway freight train over recent games but the Bruno red, Pope Red, the West Ham and Bournemouth draws completely took the wind out of our sails.

Scholesy is the most uninspiring pundit going like

Sven on the Rice Hype

I hope that includes Crypto shite as I can see that filling the void otherwise.

Is it not more that he’s just sick of barely playing at all?

My main memory is Almiron beasting him off the ball just before his howitzer in the home game this season. That said my Everton neighbour rates him.

Loan with option but no obligation to buy at the terms we’d previously agreed. I’d take that if the club rates him so highly. Failing at the most toxic superclub outside of Chelsea doesn’t mean you are crap.

Gallagher and Mount to Liverpool could be like when they let go Salah and De Bruyne, I don’t think they’ll be at the same elite level but they could both be very good under the right manager. Shades of PSG selling their young local talent to bring in exorbitantly expensive mercenaries. Yeah PSG are a super club now but is anyone there really happy with where the project is?

It’s part of the reason Messi and co get booed. The local fans are sick of seeing top Parisian talent leave and prosper elsewhere like Nkunku and Diaby.

Wasn’t he signed on a weird loan with obligation to buy? So they are going to sign him and straight away sell at a loss. Funny how the we want to build a team of French players project has lasted less than one season. Joke club.

made comments about not being confident in the footballing project iirc

I was at Villa Park when we went down so I carry tiny bit of resentment towards Villa after that day although that was mainly exorcised with the 6 goals we put past them at SJP after we came back up. Other than that no beef with them at all, historic club doing well, hopefully we can both really put the squeeze on Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool over the next few seasons.

Just a rehash of the Chronicle quotes no?

Yeah that seems poor in retrospect I think they just assumed the quality in the squad would keep them above water, also didn’t they have a run of three/four wins on the bounce just before the WC? Probably stayed their hand at that point.

Found this write up elsewhere. Basically the news is that there is no news. Click bait Romano.

Like with players the churn of managers is only speeding up but unlike players the talent pool is much much smaller. How long until someone goes for Will Still?

I think he’s a good appointment with an eye to possible relegation. Most of their bigger players will clearly leave in the summer and he could be left with a young mouldable squad. He’s always done better with young players he can mentor and teach who can see that he is improving their career and prospects. It’s when he’s given a team of established stars they don’t take kindly to someone trying to tell them they are doing the basics wrong. They have a lot of players who’s deals expire in the summer and many more with one year left. May be a bit like Burnley where the fire sale can be used to build a more dynamic young squad with some loan signings on top. As shit as they have been they still have quite a few saleable assets.

Cowardly second half from Arsenal.

Another game of Liverpool trying to intimidate referees

Audio guy having a mare again

14 mins in.

I quite like the Dan Ashworth/Isak chant the fans are singing at the end of Adam P’s match day vlog

Fucking hell that Wolves goal was mint