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Look at Krafths...

Hope he has a better time of it next season if he's still here. Hate to be so brutal but have seen Jack shit that suggests he has owt about him presently. Looks out his depth somewhat.

I think he is to folk on the basis that we spent is much on Elanga who has admittedly been worse than Gordon this year. Neither have proven their price tags this year for me.

Clearly a very talented footballer. Has had a tough ride this season but he'll pull through. Loveable character I reckon. Really embraced the walk around and kinda endeared himself to the fans further. Howe has tinkered to try and get what suits Nick and the team best and it hasn't quite came off yet. It will though - I reckon... in time.

Agree on most of this but he absolutely, categorically has not been a consistently good player for us overall. He's had good moments and bad. He's been effective and ineffective.

I don't think it had owt to do with anyone picking a side and moreso with the fact Bruno was taking the subsequent corner. Feel like it's all something of nowt and folk wanting there to be something where there was nowt tbh. Bruno wants the ball but it isn't a glaringly obvious pass and the moment fast went by and Willock subsequently shot. Meh...so what. They both give their all, all the time. So I'm not too concerned.

I always think of footballers as being very mercenary (as many do) but having watched those videos and with consideration to his time here, it was really refreshing to see the emotion around his departure. Part of our cup winning squad, model professional, no issues, no noise, presumably training hard and stepping in wherever required to give it his all. Deserves a good send off today.

Aye what's he on aboot. Atmosphere has been flat as a fart for 55mins. Stadium half empty too.

"Starting to hot up" 60 mins in...

Hate the commentator saying remarks about the atmosphere like it's intense and loud and passionate when it clearly isn't. It's an absolute snoozefest of both sets of fans singing "Your support is fucking shit" or whatever iteration of that.

Find that sad that, that tradition has been reduced to an empty, silent stadium.

Micah Richards shoes depict this football match.

My God this cup final has been shite. Seems like the most tepid FA Cup final I've ever watched. Two filthy rich clubs who've bought their success, won everything and now days like today are nothing but a day out. Both sets of fans just singing "Your support is fucking shit" and similar iterations. Bland as fuck.

He's fucking mint He does nowt daft Emil, Emil Krafth

Italian who's banged his skull?

City and Palace?

Lens & PSG?

Hearts/Falkirk or Lazio/Inter?

I'll be there, singing and waving a flag. Call that what you want. I call it support.

Apologies, in the context in which you'd written I'd assumed predictable was used negatively. Perhaps, I was wrong. When we're talking technical players, we're generally talking passing, shooting, crossing, dribbling and tackling for outfield players. Of those 5 Gordon is best of our wingers for probably one - dribbling. Barnes is best for shooting and Murphy best for crossing. Passing - as in short passes, etc. They're all very much similar same, for me.

Gordon is our best at getting balls in the box? Nope. I'll happily be proven wrong like. He's our best at ball retention. Nope. It is a wingers job to get balls in the box and to score goals. So the latter part of your statement about being predictable is a weird way of framing bad wing play to me.

Gordon has consistently wasted goal scoring opportunities (despite scoring more) and has put in worse crosses and hit worse shots all season. His ability is his acceleration. He's effective but not technical or indeed skilful. He beats most men over the first 10 yards and even then doesn't make the most of what he has gained. Give the ball to Murphy on his right or left and he can cross. Give him a shooting opportunity and he'll generally hit the target. Barnes is similar/same. That is their ability. Gordon is equal to these play in effectiveness but not technical ability, for me. None of the above had had particularly good seasons though, irrespective - Gordon to be fair has the best stats and is therefore worth the most. So selling him to become a more technical side makes sense.

Gordon is alongside Elanga in being our technically worst winger. Despite being as effective as (if not better than) Barnes and Murphy.