Lush Vlad

Sounds like Burn might play. Botman will be March based on that and Howe’s usual doublespeak. A shame if Botman misses the next 3. Just the sort of defender we needed in these games. Forest and Liverpool in particular with the pace they have going forward.

No issue with Jones getting stuck into Doucore. If that was a mackem/anyone running to our away end to give it large and cup their ear. I’d imagine quite a few of ours would go flying in. Joelinton would probably get a 10 game ban Quality scenes at the end. Enjoyed seeing all the carnage from the goal onwards.

He proper grabbed his hand all aggressive like and pulled him in. Like the Tuchel-Conte one Probably moaning about the time added on or the foul on Konate. Don’t think he has too much of a case with either.

Slot doing himself no favours here. Could derail their season a result like this and he’s just made it worse reacting like that.

Wow. What a way to end it.

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.