Mattoon

It's fappening!!!

:frantic: :frantic: :frantic: :frantic:

Rafa doesn't do losing streaks, there's no way we're getting 4 on the bounce like, 1-0 Gayle again finding form.

Fucking hate Manyo, plastic team with plastic fans, fuck this shit

Can't see anything but a loss here which in isolation is expected but on the back of 2 losses in winnable games it's not a streak we want to hit. The best we can hope for is probably a shutout 0-0 with our impotent front line.

http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/276/747/bf9.gif

We badly missed Merino against Burnley so hopefully he'll be back for this one. Rafa will hopefully stop persisting with Joselu, he offers absolutely nothing, surely Mitro is worth a shot at this stage.

..and right there is why it will be!

Penis tears of joy

Is the Spanish game on Eurosport live now? Edit: nevermind it's the last match vs Iran

He owns a place in Blanchland, my favorite place, so nowt for me, I would also like to see Ashley as the owner of SAFC I think its a good fit. Ashley and Pardew, back in the premiership, happy to tread water, happy to take a spanking off us twice a season, that'll do.

Impatience has definitely started to kick in, not so much about the deal being done but the silence is deafening, just want some juicy gossip to keep me going!

He's going to win everything, get a statue and retire here

Palace, Huddersfield and West Ham for me, but you could probably switch West Ham with Swansea, it'll be close in the bottom 5 I reckon.

My feelings exactly, if we can keep in the top half until January and presuming the takeover goes through before then also then there's no reason why we can't push for Europe. I'm more than happy with a consolidation season and kick on with investment next season and I don't expect anything more but I'm not ruling out a serious push on top 8 with the right backing.

This was a great game for me, yes it was boring as fuck and we were nowhere near our best but when that goal went in I was jumping around at work like an absolute loon, I can't tell you the last time I was as passionate about a win/goal. I don't know if it's down to all the take over talk or just being on board with Rafa but it's the first time I've felt the passion come back since before the Pardew era, to this extent at least. If/once the takeover is complete it's gonna wake up a sleeping giant not just on the pitch but in the stands.

The only thing I'm disappointed in is that he scores with his head and not the thunderbastard we all expected

I would say it's going exactly as Ashley's 'people' have planned it. I'm one of Kieth Bishop's plants aren't I? I fucking knew it!

I think it's about time we uncaged Mitrovic for a game, worryingly we've struggles up top without him.

Exactly what I was thinking, if it was a Barry Moat type character I'd tend to agree but this is a whole different scenario, she brokered the deal for Man City and has had 2 attempts at buying out Liverpool. I can't see Amanda Staveley being involved in a staged bidding and if it weren't true she'd be the first out to deny it. The only way it could be a rouse is if Ashley himself is setting it up to pull the rug. To think this is anything other than genuine interest is hollow earth levels of lunacy.

I'm trying not to let the hope build up too much, it's hard though. I've still got doubt as to what Ashleys true intentions are but I guess that's what his 10 years of ownership has caused. I've already ordered my commemorative shirt with "Treble Winners 19/20" on it

No problems, I already laminated a photo of her. You're welcome

Fantastic news, what a steal!

Individual stats doesn't matter, the team does if Shelvey and Merino is our best partnership means Merino having less favourable stats who cares? I know I personally couldn't care less if he never scores as long as this level of performance keeps up. It's not about stats as such, it's about the fact that we can pretty much guarantee of the two of them Shelvey isn't ever likely to contribute a lot in terms of goals as he never has. Merino has that potential but won't fulfill it if he's playing deep. Yes, it could be that playing him deep allows the team to function better overall but I'd personally like a CM who can be a goal threat. In a team struggling for goals such as ours it would be beneficial to the team to push him up and bring his goal scoring game out. Id rather Shelvey be further back where he can find space and ping his 50/60 yard pinpoint crosses in.

What's this I hear about Merino scoring 10 goals in a 4-1 demolition of Slovakia?