Lush Vlad

Did fuck all against us most the game. Yet he got two goals and an assist. He’s just ruthless in the big moments.

Death, taxes and Pickford blaming everyone else for a goal for some reason

McCoist talking utter guff there Focusing on Branthwaite and ignoring O’Brien being about 2 yards offside

Not good. Thought this would be the right game for Botman. But not a chance we risk him if there are any doubts after so long out.

Nah. I think there are some that go way beyond that. The Old Trafford one. They were crap for ages and had spells where plenty were beating them. Yet we never did. The Emirates record was atrocious. Wasn’t it something like 41-7 from all the games there since we won 1-0 under Hughton? The City one is equally as bad. Of course you don’t expect much. But in the league it has been generally us getting dry bummed for the last however long and have we not scored there since when? 2018 did someone say?! We haven’t won there since 2000 in the league.

Aye. I do think it’s a thankless task for a ref most the time, mind. The one on Ndiaye for the goal and the one on Garner looked like blatant fouls. But there was no contact and the players chucked themselves to the ground at such a speed. They must be almost impossible to call correctly.

True. I suppose the fact they have scored first in so many games. Has meant they can execute their game plan to perfection. But them scoring first so often can’t all be down to luck. I was more referencing their performance vs their xG, anyway. Isn’t Wood massively over-performing and the team in general are, too. Not actually seen the data. I remember someone referencing it on 5 Live a while back and it sounded about right for how they usually look when they play.

Could Pickford not have dived for that instead of waving at it

Same. It does feel like Howe has exercised some demons and got rid of some shitty, unwanted records. But the City away one hasn’t looked like changing. Yet……

Sort of thing Jamie Redknapp would come out with “Michael Owen is literally a greyhound.”

I thought Krafth was great on Saturday. Just a bit weak in the air, as is Schar. Need the height and physicality of Botman or Burn.

No Burn or Botman vs Haaland would be a disaster. I think he’ll bully Schar and Krafth. That’s if City actually manage to get him involved.

Swedisb meatballs and onion Bardghji.

So is Exeter’s keeper.

If you’re into your xG stuff. As I know so many on here are…… Then they over perform at both ends of the pitch, I think. I feel like there are some similarities with our 5th place under Pardew and when Leicester won the league. Somewhere in-between. I don’t think it is sustainable long term. But I think it will work for them this season and get them top 5. They have been brilliant at what they do and they’ll give us a harder game at SJP than what they did at their place, I reckon. I get your wider point. But I’m not sure taking about 4 hours to get finally get past Exeter on pens, after Exeter played with 10 for around 45 minutes. Is over performing

What is it with keepers and lying about their height?

I can’t get over how small their keeper looked. Seemed like if the pen was on target then it’s going in.

The Exeter keeper is about 5ft 7”

That clip FFS It’s like CHANNEL 9 NEUS off The Fast Show. Antonios Gubba When life imitates art.

Available for what we paid for him 3.5 seasons ago

It’s more that once he goes to close him down and the ball is looping up. He decides to stop dead and let Peresic have a touch uncontested. I’ve seen far worse defending. But it’s lax as fuck. The sort of thing someone like Trent rightly gets pelters for all the while.

Yeah. That reminded me of how he was here. Too stand off’ish and passive a lot of the time.

I don’t mind him. Just a bit drab and inoffensive. It’s Taylor and Caulkin I can’t stand. They are absolutely dreadful.

Awful bloke, Rix. But provided us with one of the greatest chants of all time.