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Isak being out still is a blow. Would have been a great option off the bench. Think our chances depend massively on Bruno being available too.

Most of them will be Championship like.

86 in 391 appearances too . It's just Shola-esque longevity really.

Definitely PL only. Not even in top 10 all time.

Think that video is just mirrored He's a left footed right winger primarily.

Napoli had 13 last season

Yeah Inter are through so long as they beat Plzen at home next. Or even just match Barca's result at home to Bayern.

Barca Vs Inter was madness

Those two league cup wins at Chelsea in 2010 and City in 2014 underline the chaos factor of that competition and how eminently winnable it is. Our line ups in both are hilarious.

Must say, on a personal level I honestly don't hate Bruce at all. I had basically checked out of supporting the club for most of his time here particularly during COVIDball. It is no judge on how bad a manager he was it's just I was completely disconnected to even care. The last and only manager I really had the energy to hate was Pardew.

Yeah but I would say tugging on a shoulder is by definition not making an attempt to play the ball. It's not a tackle - just a clear foul on the player. If I'm ref in that situation I just wouldn't give the penalty unless the foul was far more clear. Because the double jeopardy is far too harsh a punishment but can't be avoided by the letter IMO.

Yeah that's the problem with it but once it is judged as a tug of the shoulder to warrant a foul it basically has to be a red because by definition he hasn't tried to play the ball. It basically has to be either no foul at all or pen+red.

Ridiculously soft pen IMO but by the letter once it's a pen it also has to be a red.

Not even convinced it hit his hand

Exactly. I've made this point so many times but it's true. The same goes for the less glamorous European games once we've had our fill for a few years. When you're playing 50+ games a season every year it is hard to fill 65k no matter how great the team is. Man City are the case in point here. We're at the absolute sweetspot for actual local demand right now because it is so exciting and there is momentum. Somewhere between 60-65k would be more than enough long term. In terms of space, comfort, facilities, food, drink etc in the ground I'm not arsed in the slightest. I'd rather the pubs and bars in the city continued to benefit rather than trying to get people in two hours before and two hours after like at Tottenham. Improve the corporate offering sure but the rest is not what matchday is about for me.

I actually don't mind Ando now that we're good

It's great to see him doing well. It shows the benefit of a good manager - but also playing with better players (Bruno makes everybody look better). A run of form will restore value and make it more likely we will get interest from upper championship or even PL clubs like Bournemouth. It's at that point that you have to be ruthless and upgrade.

Wolves have scored 3 goals in 9 games. Still aghast at that greasy creep Neves having the cheek to jip our style of play.

We were good but Brentford handed 2-3 goals on a plate which exaggerated the score. That said our press and intensity does force teams into mistakes.

Ridiculous player

Record crowd at the new ground of course. They used to get crowds of 5000+ on the regular as a football league team in the 1920s and their previous record attendance was over 13000 for an FA Cup tie against Rochdale in the 50s!

Agree tbh but many of these clubs that are brought into the fold don't actually have that much history of success or have recent catastrophic ownership. Palermo are pretty well supported but are generally a downtrodden southern club who have spent most of their history in the lower divisions rather than Serie A. Their spell in the early 2000s was a high point really - and they recently went bust. The takeover in Palermo was I believe generally well received by fans because for better or worse it spells stability and probably investment compared to the current situation - and likely a route back to the top flight. It's not really much different to the way we have welcomed Saudi ownership after Ashley. In terms of Udinese there is no doubt that the Pozzo ownership has been good for the club. They've been stable in the top flight, punched above their weight getting into Europe and are one of the few clubs who own their own modern stadium in Italy. They do seem to flick the switch back and forth between which club is the priority but I'd say that overall they've been good owners for Watford too. 6 years in the PL and an FA Cup final is undoubtedly good for Watford who are historically a lower division club. The model works because more often than not it improved the lot of the club who is bought - even if you're playing second fiddle within the 'family'.

Dunno when you're there but Frosinone at home to SPAL on the Saturday too in Serie B if like me you're a saddo. Train is about an hour from Roma Termini and the ground is right near the station. One of the more English style stadia in Italy.

There is obviously no doubt Grealish is a better footballer. But his comments last season were that of a shithouse with no respect for a fellow professional. Particularly as he had contributed so little to their title win. I would take wry joy out of Almiron outperforming him this season (which he has done so far).