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How did you not go “Gordon’s Alive!”? Unless you’re young and I’m way too old.

Quite. Just hoping to get to February without too much damage done.

Everyone got injured We’re knackered, and you can’t do Angeball when you’re knackered. Then you factor in all the injuries (with Davies off injured that’s three of our four CBs, the keeper etc) which exacerbates it. Bit like you guys last year - you can only do it for so long before it takes its toll. I’m just looking forward to next season and hopefully a bolstered squad.

Paul McGrath, though I’m guessing the PL came late in his career.

I was a pediatric nurse in an ICU. If there is a God, then based on what I have seen - in just one job, in just one place - he/she/it is an evil, vindictive cunt. No dissertation involved, just watching children die in unbearable agony. And if you believe the Bible then (predictably, but it still holds) talk me through Leviticus. Edit: sorry, this isn’t the place, sure there’s a thread somewhere.

Your last four have been Bromley, Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday and Cambridge

Appreciate the support, lads.

Some of the young players they’ve got rid of have been insane decisions. Presumably driven by the need to generate money?

Side effects of asthma.

Jesus, completely fucked it

This is mainly loads of players missing and the ones who aren’t being knackered tbf. We desperately need a CF to work hard and be a focus, and if both Solanke and Richarlison are missing it makes a massive difference. We’re going to struggle until February.

The perfect goalkeeper humiliation : Guy who scored is one of our kids. Another one of our kids is the keeper who scored for Orient.

It takes time. It seemed like you picked up a lot of players from lower division academies around the country and, y’know, they’re kids. Apart from adapting to new coaching and teammates, they’re adapting to new houses, new areas etc etc. Let them bed in. I don’t know all that much about your current youth facilities and staff but my impression is that you had quite a lot of work to do on that as well. Then you factor in the quirks between age groups. Our U21s were incredible last year but they’re all on loan or in the first team squad now and the new batch are significantly younger. They’ve lost a ton of games. That’s just what happens. In a couple of years time, if all your age groups are underperforming then I’d be asking questions. Until then you just have to be patient, unless there are people who know behind-the-scenes stuff and have concerns.

All these Arsenal players going down, have they misread the calendar? There isn’t an international break for a while.

Dunno KI, you all seemed pretty happy when you beat us

Honestly, how the fuck do we never get penalties in the PL? They’re being given out like confetti at the moment. Even the one we got in midweek in Europe was an absolute stonewaller that the ref completely ignored before VAR called him and said “what the fuck man, of course that’s a penalty.”

Lots of red cards now please.

They’ve scored more penalties in this one game than we’ve been even awarded in the entirety of the last two seasons.

Speaking of Watford, just watching highlights of the midweek games. Bristol City in cream shirts and maroon shirts, against Watford in yellow shirts and red shorts. Not sure how that got through.

Yeah, always had a soft spot for him after the entire Arsenal team were allowed to fight him with complete impunity after that penalty.

Not paid any attention, is there anyone in there who might give them a game? Every matchup of theirs I’ve seen so far has been a bit of a joke.

Not having been to Anfield for decades I can only comment on what I hear on TV and it sounds better than any ground anywhere ever so I can only assume what you are saying is just jealousy. Or is there another possibility?

“Real Madrid are the OGs of the dark arts” says Paul from Ipswich. I guess if you just say “Real Madrid have always been a cheating pack of cunts” yiu probably don’t get on the BBC live text.

No, we’ll have 12, you’re missing the third round of the FA Cup for us. Not the point though, it’s just too much for everyone.

I just checked - even last year’s pile-up wasn’t as bad. You had eight games in December and five in January (two FA Cup games - rounds 3 and 4). We currently have nine in December and seven in January. Sixteen games, and that’s only because the 4th round of the FA Cup is now in February. The whole thing is insane and unsustainable.