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Bench definitely an issue. It should have been our major advantage today from 60 mins on. The one bloke they had to bring on who is not a child had more impact.

Spanish managers never defeating the allegations like, how have they been running around like madmen for 90 mins with no bench

Looking forward to the huge overreaction to this as if we were going to continue winning every single game

Jesus how lucky

We look knackered

Second one definitely. Easy to forget that he's really not a very good goalkeeper anymore.

I did think I'd take a draw today. Bournemouth are really good but even aside from that I felt we're a bad matchup. Their physicality in midfield is capable of matching ours while the pace in attack is a nightmare for our slow backline. Even our quickest defender in Tino can't keep with Semenyo. The ref has allowed some really robust challenges away from Adams in particular which has helped them suffocate us. Second half he should not be able to do as much being on a yellow, and they don't really have any replacements on the bench. Like I say our best hope is they tire second half like they did against Chelsea.

I'd get Joelinton off half time. He's going to get sent off. Honestly the ref has allowed that to build up over the course of the game.

Totally deserved. Only hope is they tire significantly second half.

Could dee with Semenyo ganning off

I agree it's not fair to say that DCL is injury prone but he did have one pretty bad knee injury - and he's a player whose game was based entirely around a physical profile. Good leap, an aerial presence in and around the box and pretty quick. Not a technically accomplished player - indeed rarely seems to strike the ball cleanly. Don't think he's ever looked quite the same since the injury. He'd be a rebuilding job and not sure that's worth the hassle. Getting a player in whose happy to be back up CF to a guaranteed starter is difficult admittedly.

Obviously Trafford has issues that need iron out but he's clearly got loads of ability.

Just one regular day of Ebac Northern League, that's all I ask for

I wouldn't worry, you can't be that much of a nerd if you're taking a photo of your screen rather than a screenshot or sharing the spreadsheet

Well it's 18 months not two years and I'm not even sure it'll be a drop in wages. He'll be getting a big DP contract.

It does show that sometimes teams do business for the sake of it, rather than trying to maximise their existing squad and waiting for the right deals. Liverpool have basically done nowt (Chiesa punt aside) for 18 months too and they're the best team in Europe this season. It really did look like we'd gone stale earlier in the season but Howe seems to have got us clicking again with what he has. But we do have to start recycling the squad and freshening things up IMO.

I'm glad we're doing well on the pitch and don't want to sound like a spoilt brat but I'm absolutely desperate to see us do something in the market like. We've basically had nothing happen for three windows now.

I'm not bothered either way here mind. I don't want Southampton getting any head of steam

Need Dibbers at The Cathedral. Eddie would work wonders with him.

My main reason I'd go for Mbeumo is I that I think he'd also be striker cover sorted. Would justify extra cost.

Actually think it'll be quite a low points total for the title this year as I do think Arsenal and Liverpool will falter. Can see low 80s being enough ultimately. Obviously it's an absurd suggestion regardless.

Fair. I imagine his book value must be pretty low by now now though?

I'm not a financial expert but given he's been here well beyond his original contract terms has his original fee been fully amortised? And this fee would effectively be all profit?

TBF we seen open to doing the same thing with Lloyd Kelly

Guedes might be the biggest fanny ever