bowlingcrofty

Think if we’d had a full pre season under Howe we’d have probably won the Leeds, Southampton and Watford games, plus it’s not beyond the realms of possibility that we’d have picked up points against Wolves, West Ham etc

At home vs the lowest rank team in the competition please

If we can get someone of the calibre of Dean Henderson on a 6 month loan with an obligation to buy if we stay up then it’s a no brainier.

They still do one and give a new one to every fan each game. 700,000 clappers a year must be class for the environment

Was he injured yesterday?

That dinked ball in to Wilson reminded me of Bellamy’s first in the 3-0 over Villa in 01/02. Superb. Other than that, it was a pretty frustrating game from him.

It’s also a great reminder about the time he posted a photo of himself getting a haircut during lockdown

Reading their match thread on us and it seems they’ve turned on Dyche. If Cornet is out for a significant period of time it’s pretty crap news for them.

He’s had a poor year but I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. A consistent run of games under Howe and I think he’ll thrive.

Only changes I would consider would be Hayden and Fernandez in for Willock and Lascelles, but would be more than happy if he went same team. Can’t see him dropping the skipper anyway.

Could do with a tactical yellow in the next game. If he’s going to miss one, it may as well be Liverpool or Man City

People turning their noses up at Lingard? Unbelievable.

Nice to see they’ve got a couple of ice baths in there

Massive fan of people now saying that they had gripes with Rafa when he is literally the sole reason we came back up, and was a major player in the initial workings of the takeover. Backstabbing bastards

Fuck it, I’d go Dubravka Manquillo Schar Fernandez Lewis Joelinton Shelvey Fraser Miggy ASM Wilson

Yeah it makes little different really, as they only need a 2/3rds majority to get stuff through

Is it not just the paperwork behind the £305m purchase fee and the £38.5m additional they put in?

Played well yesterday, but worth mentioning he was up against Josh Sargent, who is one of the worst PL players of all time.

Genuinely think his best position may be a defensive midfielder

Just. Fucking. Win.

Pay him off and get rid.

Seem to remember in the 0-1 that Gayle missed a pretty good chance in the last couple of mins too (diving header?). I don’t see how anyone could question the tactics Rafa used in those games. It was clear that Man City were a significantly better footballing side and therefore the only option was to stay in the game as long as possible and hope for a mistake. The 2-1 the following season being the classic example.

Throw an absolute bucket full of cash at Lamptey please.

He’s a bit like a poor Kevin Nolan. Decent at finishing chances but a pretty limited all round game.

Ritchie is a walking red card here like