Aiston

Our easiest start to the season in a very long time and we are languishing in 12th with a poor goal difference and we've played well maybe 3 games. With literally nothing looking like things will change.

Goal and an assist !!!! Should have had an assist for us with that peach of a ball to Murphy really though.

Another loss when he starts.

Dreadful from the moment he came on today, offered nothing.

The players gave up and Howe just couldn't motivate them or change the system. Almiron was shit and will get a lot of flack for it...yet no fucker was given him or Trippier any help at all in those last 10 minutes...no options at all for them to get rid of the ball other than themselves.

Absolutely fucking awful from Howe today. He cannot seem to motivate the players any more for anyone outside of the top 4-5 teams in the league. Yet again, completely reactive subs and 60th minute....at least give the subs a chance instead of dropping them right in it. BE PROACTIVE. Still hasn't solved our defence, massive midfield gaps and how easy it is to attack us and it's been a good year or so now.

Pope that is fucking awful.

Have we created 1 chance this half?

The team is literally only motivated for the top 4-5 sides. It's on Howe not motivating them.

Absolutely fucking awful from Howe today.

No one making themselves open for the pass, leaving people isolated with no out ball.

Gordon got involved !

Bit of quality from Isak there.

Every single time, you just know this team gets up against the likes of Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal but don't get the same motivation for the likes of Brentford, West Ham, Everton etc.

Why Bruno on set pieces? He isn't good at them

We don't even want any possession to try and build attacks, just hoof it for Wilson/ Isak and hope.

They are battering us right now

You'd think we are defending a 3-2 lead. We've been completely dominated by Brentford the last 15 minutes.

Such a good ball through to Longstaff who then plays a shit ball out wide.

It's a match thread where people are more reactive to what is going on live(...mostly live ) to be fair, will be more extreme comments either way.

Which side is looking for the next goal? Pinned in our half.

60th minute reactive subs !

That's why you only give 1 or 2 years and not 3 or 4 or 5 as we've tended to do

Pope

He's clearly good enough for another year or two as backup mind