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Behond Murphy? ;-)

I mean Botman, Hall, Tino, Schar, Burn have reasonable claim of matching that 5, without including Trippier. Not sure that’s the best example of their strength versus us, when we will also most likely bring another top draw CB in too.

Would rather Pope than Kelleher. I want a new keeper, but not Liverpool’s cup back up

Inching? Bit harsh!

Weird comparison, but the best all round player I’ve seen play for us since Woodgate. Makes everything look easy.

Joelinton gets assists for Mancs and today yeah? Underrated - actually better assists than straight passes, dispossessing / intercepting and getting to a team mate too

The second half against Mancs and then today… jokes aside, that was all round fucking brilliant. Best I’ve seen him for us. Not a purple patch there, just confidence.

Fucking love Murphy. He’ll be doing the talk-ins for the next two decades

I’m going to reiterate my xG point and perhaps remove my argument that it indicates game direction.

I fucking hate Lerma. Hated at Bournemouth. Hate him here. Utter cunt. Snide

The angriest Isak celebration ever. Hahahaha

Question is, has Howe been holding us back?

Hmm

Literally just coming on to post this, we should be behind apparently!

Backing Isak for an old Murphy type game. Poor in general play but coming away with a couple of goal involvements

Isak doing his best Manc impression with the tumbles

The space when we break the line is absolutely crazy.

That was a fucking shot!!!!

Jesus, isak should have had a couple already

Unchanged

Particularly enjoy the ‘first caller we get and he wants academy investment and Eddie Howe’ and gets laughed off air. Shows we cannot fucking win with the trolls - we are either deluded geordies who expect to win it all or provincial know nowts. Absolutely fucking glorious the way it turned out and something I would want to show the grandkids when they follow us and we go through shitty times again. Not for a few decades yet mind!

Agree with this. If my memory isn’t failing, we signed Tonali, Hall, Tino and Barnes in the summer before Champions League. Come the back end of last season, I would not have said that was an amazing transfer window, but equally I was pretty comfortable that we had still signed 4 players all eased in to the team for a variety of different reasons (injuries, suspensions, form of others). This year, all four of those players has / is playing a massive part in our season. Now, ask me if I’d expect similar as a Manchester United fan of their players and I’d be a lot less comfortable. Most of them have been dropped in the deep end, seen changes across the club and are trying to adjust to completely different circumstances to when they arrived. This season Hoijland should have been stepping up, instead he’s going backwards. I wouldn’t bet against any of those on the list from last summer doing the same. The club just doesn’t seem in a good place right now. Things can change quickly though I guess.

Possibly. Never had it myself and can only go on reading around it and completely depends on severity and many other factors, but if he was watching the game on Sunday and sending texts after it would appear he’s lucid and aware at that point, so don’t think it’s completely crazy to think come Tuesday and Wednesday he’s on a laptop sending instructions having caught up on other action in bed.

And Eddie said he had no update on Harvey Barnes when he was in the building having a medical. I don’t think it’s stretching to suggest the club are being as limited as possible with info to avoid being dragged into an ethical debate about rehabilitation, when the man in charge is an obsessive workaholic and will likely become more agitated and less rested if he’s not allowed to get his point across.

There is absolutely no way on earth he isn’t sat there analysing each game and sending detailed instructions through for tonight and Villa. Completely get that he needs to rest up, but we all know the type of bloke he is and he will successfully argue that sitting in bed watching videos and writing out instructions is physically restful, if not mentally. it could hurt us not having him on touch line or changing room, but I would bet a lot of money they will be following his instructions on the training ground and sidelines, possibly even in real time if he’s watching the game and has a phone he can text from.