Pilko

Was one point he was getting fouled and despite being halfway hauled down to the ground still managed to belt an inch perfect 50 yard whipped pass over to the wing. Gutted the bicey didn't go in.

Dubravka Yedlin Lascelles Clark Dummett Diame Shelvey Murphy Kenedy Ritchie Perez

I want to see Murphy and this lad start every game til the end of the season - Ritchie the "slow the game down/hold on" sub and Atsu the "if we're desperate" sub. They'll create a shitload for Slimani IMO.

Someone hasnt Jamie Sterry's move to Crewe well. :lol: deffo good enough for a bottom end League 1 side, raging.

A proud day for the club to get this waster out the door, if only temporarily.

Thank fuck for that.

Seriously though, why would a striker who is chronically shoet of goals, short of confidence and has shown he can only score scuffed goals take a penalty? Surely Merino should have been taking it? Either way, pathetic pen and even worse chance missed towards the end. Yes, he's here cos Ashley won't spend real money but I don't understand how praising him for being so shit is going to suddenly give him any talent.

Absolutely garbage tonight. Murphy should be starting weekly.

Pathetic bug eyed cunt. Fuck off.

MOTM. Class.

Video on his insta story of him boarding a private jet

Telegraph saying Slimani on loan for 2m fee. Jason Burt?

Hoo fucking ray.

Yep. I think it'll be like the Watford game... over in half an hour and a sound beating by three.

Actually think we'll see a Ferreyra/Doumbia sort rock up about 4pm tomorrow, who'll amass virtually no game time due to being unfit and crap. Either that or we'll have a late bid for some shite Championship striker like Gestede or Nouha Dicko knocked back as "derisory" at about 10.15pm.

Never really given a chance, seems like a good pro. Best of luck to him and well done for getting out of our awful club.

:lol: perfect reference.

When are tomorrow's false hope stories out? 11ish?

Darlow; Yedlin, Lascelles, Clark, Dummett; Shelvey, Diame; Atsu, Perez, Murphy; Joselu It'll be this IMO.

Kenedy won't start like. Not a chance he does.

Yep, agree. Burnley are our latest bogey team.

Basically a 2010/11 vintage of Lovenkrands. An absolute non-event of a player at this level.

Chelsea have been in first gear all game and still given us a pasting. We're luckless, gutless and clueless and I'm so fucking bored of it. FYI I'm not blaming Rafa, this is 100% Ashley's fault.

Bangs in a hatty today and adds a few million to his price tag.

And so the sarcophagus opens...