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I was a member pre-takeover but it was more like something to just show loyalty. You didn’t need it to go to games. Then Ashley made the free gifts worse and worse so I stopped buying one.

I don't understand how away crowds could be getting worse though, the same people have access to those tickets as they have for 20 years. Haven't they?

What confuses me is you're discussing this like there's any decision to be made at all.

So you're saying the people who backed Mike Ashley are really the best fans?

I'll never get the speed of the songs, it's the opposite of what would be effective. When has anything ever sounded louder or more stirring by being rushed through at 100mph? It's mental.

Got you, sorry

I like it but it’s definitely strange.

Saying he’s 7/10 every week is incredibly weird for someone who’s been considered one of the best CMs in the league. I think we need to take a breath and remember that Liverpool are absolutely mint.

I really can’t understand this idea that Dubs is clearly better. It’s like Nick Pope being out for a bit turned him into Mike Hooper or something. At very best it’s 50/50 between them depending on which strengths you prefer.

I agree with the problem in general, will be interesting to see whether Howe tries to improve our possession or doubles down on counterattacking. That said, Liverpool are absolutely brilliant off the ball and must be the hardest team to play football against.

5th would be absolutely incredible TBH, barring another unreal season it was always the highest I thought we could do. 4th would need Forest to drop off as well another team, which is a stretch. Chelsea could be the one, but more likely we come 5th.

We need a bigger ground because we can’t fit all our fans in.

Football fans always want it both ways. We complain about glory hunters but then we boast about which club has the most fans. None of it means anything.

Also fully agree. But we aren’t rating signings or achievements overall, we’re rating current player.

The 'team consisting entirely of' part of C is the hard bit to agree with, not many non-elite players could meet that definition. Schar is good and even better when the team around him is functioning, but a team consisting entirely of Schars would get relegated.

Getting into Trippier territory again I feel, can start in the PL still but can look a bit shaky if the team around him isn't right. Has also started giving the ball away with some mad passes recently. There was a point not too long ago where I'd argue he was the best CB ever to play for us though, so I'm probably underrating him a bit due to our dodgy form.

He’s very sloppy on short passing sometimes.

FWIW I'm also more excited by unknown forrins.

Villa added like 4 attackers with CL experience just in January

Is this about Trafford though, or the fact he’s English and comes from Burnley? I’ve basically never seen him play, so I don’t really know. But he is pretty highly rated.

Is he a bad fan or something?

The kid is absolutely class and I always knew he would be because I know loads about football.

Even an issue he'd normally play through would probably see him rested before the final.

In terms of points this game is neutral really, almost everyone will lose twice against Liverpool.

I felt like we actually had more good attacks than them in the first half, we just don't have the quality to reliably turn them into chances.