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I think Murphy looks weak as piss. Gonna take a while before he can play

He has improved pretty much every player we have bought since the start of last season plus Lascelles and Shelvey. In terms of Focus, Consistency, Discipline, Team Ethic everything has been massively improved in 18 months compared to the utter shambles we were previously. We can actually defend and even though I would like to see more going forward it's a solid base to start from. I no longer feel a team will hammer us completely.

It'll be fine, 2-1 to us

Palace falling apart now

This game will be good to benchmark where we are at. 2 defeats by teams we came up with away don't tell us that much really and we have played pretty well in the other 4 games. I expect us to nullify as usual but think we will get at them from set pieces and crosses when we get the chance. I hope he plays Gayle from the start as we need to try and get him scoring, but that means we need Shelvey in as well alongside Merino

Greedy fuckers. They already make massive amounts of money and the league is not just about those top 6 or Europe. It's about teams being competitive and teams being capable of bringing in talent due to that funding. Every team in the league adds to the entertainment value of the brand and is what has made it so successful.

A migraine is not a headache. It sickens me how people don't know the difference. When you have a proper migraine you can't even see properly, you have the worst pain imaginable in your head which leads to vomiting and you're weak as f*** all the time. Taking pain killers does absolutely nothing unless you're in a very dark environment for a period of time and you may need to go to sleep for a while as well. Then you've pain in your head any time you move your head for about two days afterwards. I had these for years and it's genuinely no joke. Yip, used to get them horrifically as a kid, thankfully they stopped. Still get migraine like symptoms when I've had a few pints though

Hope not

It's just so fucking funny especially because of the way they went on last year [emoji23] #publeague They could actually disappear forever, would be a delightful occasion.

Would probably let him buckle me. Such a classy player, that through ball for Shelvey fuck me

Merino is just class, so composed on the ball. Ritchie again dictating our play as well. Few nervy moments but feel we are in control a bit. Could go either way second half

Imagine if we somehow managed to finish top half and they went down again ?

You just know they will somehow manage it (And hopefully lose in playoff final)

I'm not even thinking in terms of staying up at the moment. We've just won three in a row and Rafa Benitez is our manager, we should be looking at what it will take to finish top ten, and in those terms, a draw would be decent. We showed last year that we can beat them, and I wouldn't be surprised if we do. Agree and think we have one of the best defences at present. JUst realistically we need to stay up and build from there. Top 10 would be cum inducing right now.

Free hit. Looking at teams at this stage of season over the last 4 or 5, any team with more that 7 has not went down from what I can see and if we have 14 points after 10 games then mid table is likely. 2 wins in next 5 would be fine, pickup a win here and just maul Liverpool

Perez is good at the closing down space but doesn't do enough with the ball. He's a tactical player for us but we could do with some creativity and goals from there

That's what I was thinking, you get £30-50k per week but want a bonus to do your job properly [emoji16]

Fair play to the lad. Probably offered to come over to see Mike face to face upon which he quickly yielded. Quick glance made me read that he offered to come over Mikes face. :No more gay thoughts:

May be up all night reading ready to melt

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I mean to lose 4 games in a row at this level [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] scoring just 1 goal ha. They are actually going to get relegated

Hahahaha breathe breathe hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

From Pardew and Mcclaren to Rafa :-) - Those 2 tried to implement a system and talked shit / looked retarded whereas Rafa just get's to work and takes it in his stride. Actually knowing how to coach and how tactical systems can be implemented helps of course. Pardew just wanting big people to lump ball and call it front foot attacking - CUNT While I love all out attacking and beautiful play, I love how good we are defensively, well organised, compact and press as a team these days. It's quite refreshing and is developing a solid base. I wonder which fuck nugget will come in and destroy it next

Atsu looks a million times more dangerous than when he first came, hoping Murphy can develop under Rafa's coaching as well. Rafa has probably seen the raw attributes and attitude and thinks he can coach the tactical side into him. I think you are right that he needs to play a squad role but will get plenty of game time alongside Aarons I suspect (I think Rafa is easing Aarons into it to avoid recurrence of injury)

The main difference is that our centre halves are not total pussies in the air. Both Clark and Lascelles are decent in the air. Clark just seems to know his position well and more often than not makes the right decisions in terms of closing down, standing off and clearing the ball. Rafa has coached players to be consistent even if they aren't flashy / can't dribble the ball 50 yards after leaping like a salmon.