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Important to keep in mind that it was reported that selling Bruno was our plan A option (release clause) the summer we had PSR struggles. Maybe the ownership/decision makers really are that disconnected from the reality of what Bruno offers - which is that he is the heartbeat of our side, on and off the pitch, as well as a talisman and symbol of what the club represents and is trying to become. If they see him purely as an asset who will soon be depreciating in value, maybe they will be looking to sell. In my opinion, he is irreplaceable and the prospect of him going to another PL side is fucking horrendous. I do think it might be enough for me to consider packing it in were it to happen.

Lee Clark in at Rotherham

CL via 5th should be the aim. Doesn't mean it will happen, or that the season is a failure without it - but it should be the aim

Burnley 1-2 Bournemouth Sunderland 2-0 Brighton Arsenal 2-0 Everton Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle West Ham 1-2 Man City Palace 1-1 Leeds Man United 2-1 Villa Forest 2-2 Fulham Liverpool 3-0 Spurs Brentford 2-0 Wolves

Not as good as the early hype suggested, in truth. Has a mistake like that in him far too often.

Source: Football Insider

Really think the injury has fucked him, tbh. Looks very little like the player he was for Brentford.

Kolo Toure quickly put back in his box there

Bournemouth 2-1 Brentford Everton 2-1 Burnley Leeds 2-1 Sunderland Wolves 1-3 Liverpool Villa 1-2 Chelsea Brighton 1-2 Arsenal Fulham 2-2 West Ham Man City 2-0 Forest Newcastle 2-2 Man United Spurs 1-1 Palace

Aye, I actually thought today was one of his best games for us. It's a low bar, admittedly, but even so.

Disallowed as well

If he is able to get back to his best levels post-injury he should be in the first XI.

What the fuck, man

Gameweek 28 Wolves 0-1 Villa Bournemouth 2-1 Sunderland Burnley 1-2 Brentford Liverpool 2-1 West Ham Newcastle 2-1 Everton Leeds 1-2 Man City Brighton 1-1 Forest Fulham 2-1 Spurs Man United 2-0 Palace Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea

There is every chance he could still turn things around. Most likely it would be next season, granted - but I'm happy to defer to the judgement of Howe/the coaching staff on that. I still wonder about the extent to which the injury may have affected him. Don't see why he needs to be written off entirely from the sidelines at this moment but the signing has certainly been a failure so far.

CL every season should be the aim. That isn't the same, though, as perceiving every season in which we don't qualify as an automatic failure, or that not qualifying reflects solely on the manager, devoid of a wider context.

Villa 2-1 Leeds Brentford 2-1 Brighton Chelsea 3-1 Burnley West Ham 2-2 Bournemouth Man City 2-1 Newcastle Palace 2-2 Wolves Forest 1-2 Liverpool Sunderland 2-1 Fulham Spurs 1-2 Arsenal Everton 1-2 Man Utd

Agree, best KO time we could have hoped for. Worth saying again how shit it is that the FA cup rights have began to shift away from terrestrial TV.

I literally think of this every single time I read his name

Me neither, if Eddie wants to evolve the style with more time on the training pitch over the summer I still think Woltemade could prove to be an exciting prospect for a new look side next year (expecting at least one of Tonali/Tino to leave) The good news is that football insider know the square root of fuck all

Chelsea 3-1 Leeds Everton 1-1 Bournemouth Spurs 1-1 Newcastle West Ham 1-2 Man Utd Villa 2-1 Brighton Palace 2-0 Burnley Man City 3-0 Fulham Forest 2-1 Wolves Sunderland 1-2 Liverpool Brentford 1-2 Arsenal Wolves 0-3 Arsenal

Debating triple captaining Gabriel today for Arsenal's double gameweek. Doesn't feel right putting it on a defender though

Feel like both of them look better with one of Schar/Burn alongside them rather than together.

Leeds 2-1 Forest Man United 3-1 Spurs Arsenal 3-0 Sunderland Bournemouth 2-2 Villa Burnley 1-2 West Ham Fulham 1-1 Everton Wolves 1-2 Chelsea Newcastle 1-1 Brentford Brighton 1-1 Palace Liverpool 2-2 Man City

Didn't realize things had gotten so bad we're having to borrow from the Mike Ashley playbook of fake last minute deadline day moves. Should have fired up the helicopter, wonder if Bryan Ruiz is available, etc etc