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It’ll be performance related. They all took contracts when Mancs were in the CL. When they drop out they will lose the %age of pay related to that. It’s like having a bad year at work and the team not getting commissions or bonuses

Agree with this, but I’ve not seen that Barnes is being used much differently than us than with Leicester. It can also be a lot to do with the players around him and the quality of them. Which ironically takes us back to ASM and the dross he had around him when with us. Not just the poor finishing, but the movement and the ability of those around him likely made it harder to register xA, not just actual assists

Sadly we all knew with Almiron there would be a reversion to mean from October 2022 and it’s likely the same with this data on Barnes. It’s the nature of football that players go through streaks and I think claiming all prior data on Barnes is null and void after the stop start and limited season he’s had here is set up to disappoint.

I’m still holding out the small forlorn hope that we can catch Villa and/or Spurs. Both out of form with tough fixtures. Also, prefer Arsenal to the scousers, however much of a prick Arteta is

Can now!!! Yes!!!!

Can’t celebrate yet

I think we do have some options from the bench if Hall and Tino can last 30 mins. If Anderson has 90 mins in him he can move to accommodate Hall and likely cover most the midfield and forward positions bar Isak. Tino for Krafth and that side of the pitch may be too attacking but would scare the shit out of spurs.

What the fuck are BT playing at

3-0

May explain why he wasn’t on it today. Pretty hard to focus after something like that I’d imagine

Looks like it may be disallowed.

Bruno

Var screen. No goal incoming

I can guarantee the club has no interest in increasing the number of fans making noise or adding to atmosphere. Sad state of affairs but they actively want a sterile tourist atmosphere and it will continue to be seen anecdotally over the months and years to come, and statistically as soon as a broader shift has had the time or capacity to implement.

Wins at home against Luton, Forest and now Bournemouth and we would be right in it. Hindsight a bitch, but still feels like a missed opportunity. Not won at SJP this year

He’s still there and was being linked with Liverpool a fortnight back

Arsenal have Trossard before getting to Martinelli and Havertz. Wouldn’t agree it was Havertz best position but Arteta has played him there with several others fit so definitely views as more than capable. So they do have some pretty strong options and relative experience against us. Spurs also have Son, Richarlison and still brought in Werner. I would not say we need a clear number 9, but someone who can play across a front three and primarily as a 9 when we have as many injuries to Wilson and Isak as we do isn’t exactly outlandish.

Who defines ‘dangerous’? A football club may be a private company but it’s also a community entity. If you have a police force saying that no crime has been committed but punishments being enforced based on other interpretations of what constitutes ‘hate’ or ‘danger’ you rapidly descend into allowing an individual’s personal takes on controversial matters impacting broader society, which I don’t think is a good place to go. With that said we are already way too far down the path with the politics of those managing social and traditional media outlets defining the views that are promoted within them, this just shows a further permeation through society as a whole opting to ban rather than engage with a voice it disagrees with.

Isn’t Dewsbury-Hall being touted for around that? The best player at the team streets ahead at the top of the league… not sure I’d agree with Romano’s valuation there.

Only small negative is we will now never get to beat him and see his gnashing rage breakdown. Other than that, fuck him, no other manager I’m happier to see back of

This was 22-23, with champions league and Sela I imagine it will jump again for 23-24, then the Adidas deal and more commercials should see us tick up again in 24-25 despite lack of CL footie next season. It’s going to take time to pull ourselves up with revenue streams but going in right direction.

Was hoping for Moggy Almiron

Big Beautiful Women?

So Liverpool were an average team last season when in a similar position after a similar number of games? If so, then hopefully we can be one of the best in the league next season, as we were for a lot of last season. We are going through a shit time, with a threadbare squad. There’s plenty to criticise but your argument is so basic. League position = quality with no mitigation, nuance or context.

Yes and no. Potentially be playing 9 men, definitely 10 you’d hope, with VAR