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Yep.

Noticed that. It was against Bassey. There was definitely an opportunity to try and play the ball near the box. But decided against it and then he was the wrong side of the man and the ball. Certainly not worth giving him shit over. But I did think it was a bit odd he didn’t challenge for it when he had the pace. Side note. Bassey did really well against Isak yesterday. He looks a cart horse at times. But he’s a right unit and probably their best player after Jimenez. The service to Isak was mostly shit, mind. It was also the second home game in a row where Isak and the wide men often stayed high and not as involved. Doesn’t work at all. Especially for Isak.

Great business and certainly seems like we are trying to be pretty ruthless with moving on any sellable assets we have, if they’re not contributing much. It is a more aggressive approach and maybe more of a gamble than before. All the noise around Kelly, Almiron, Targett, Trippier, Longstaff, Dubravka. It looks like a bit of a mini-rebuild is on the way in the summer. @ponsaelius had it right. We actually have a lot of senior players. We just have a lot of, well, harsh to call them dead wood. But not far off. They’re not really viable options for the first team. I agree that I think we would be better off moving on 2-3 of the squad filler types if it means one first team starter or genuine rotation option kind of player can come in. Some of the current starters are realistically going to be more bit part moving forward if we want to be consistently competing for the top 4.

*Killer Joe. Although Fritzl would be worse and more drawn out

Is it extra time after 90 minutes if level on aggregate or still straight to pens. Arsenal 5/1 to qualify….. Worth the reverse jinx

Scummy cunts.

Aye. He’s a great actor if he’s not arsed. As he is still coaching from the sidelines and then when he is on the pitch. He carries on with his leadership role. I do think his legs have gone, mind. Which means he’s only going to be good in certain games and situations.

WTF?! He got racially abused on insta?

Why, out of interest? Do pro-athletes not get tired? Or more because people are just assuming they are?

Are we the only fans that do this? I watch Forest games when they all sing along at the start of each half or even Liverpool with the same and get a bit envious. Our chants are always like the Makina remix of the original

Brilliant first half. Outrageous from him for the first goal. Second was poor, I thought. But most the team dropped off second half. Felt he had the beating of Castagne every time down the outside. But gave him chances to get back to him with his touch or final decision. He also reverted back to cutting inside a lot. Which hasn’t had the same success this year and usually results in a blocked shot.

Obviously booing and properly abusing the players is far worse. There was no booing near me, mind. Most had left and the ones that stayed nobody seemed particularly arsed about much either way. The same as the previous 90 minutes. Not what I am saying at all about what people can and can’t do. You’re being facetious like you have been throughout this entirely pointless exchange. So I’ll duck out now. As you clearly have no issue with the crowd. I was merely pointing out various reasons as to why the atmosphere is so utterly terrible. But you got all upset and sensitive about it.

10 minutes to go yesterday. Loads went down at 35 mins. 3 mins stoppage time and all! Not sat in these seats since December 2023 and it seems to have gotten much worse since then if yesterday is anything to go by.

Why so sensitive? You’re the one having a paddy here. Aye. I was watching 100s of individuals the whole match. Although it is quite hard to watch the game when people are up and down for a piss, pint, pie every 5 minutes or just having a general chinwag along the row. Atmosphere like a morgue and nobody getting animated by much other than someone misplacing a pass or calling the ref a wanker. The usual two in front of me, lad and his son always get stuck in and seem to actually like the football, TBF.

I said to each their own? You’re being the sensitive one here getting het up about something I’ve posted. The entire thread is basically now about how shit the atmosphere is. The majority of people in the block I was in yesterday barely seemed to notice there was a game going on. It’s like it’s an afterthought or just a routine that doesn’t even interest people. As most in here keep saying. The match seems like something that is just going on in the background and not the main reason people attend.

People chatting utter shit for 90 minutes and not watching the game generates some noise, I suppose

I said the same. But I also thought Willock gave us a lot in attack. Kept popping up on the edge of the box and finding space unmarked. On another day he has a goal and an assist in his 30 minutes. But he somehow misses the ball from 5-6 yards out and Isak’s unlucky with his shot off the bar. Hard to legislate for a Premier League footballer not even connecting with the ball like that. But you could argue with how bad his cameos have been. That it is half expected and he shouldn’t be on in the first place.

Is it though? Probably paying him £200-250k a week. Unless Rashford suddenly decides he can be arsed again and puts some effort in. It seems like a bit of a waste and a big gamble. If he starts tearing it up again. You’d be worried about then paying £40m and a salary that would destroy the current wage structure. As he has so much previous form of seemingly downing tools and having a good season, followed by a terrible one. If he magically starts playing well. You’d have to question his character. Couldn’t be professional and try at his boyhood club on 350 bags of sand a week. But rocks up at Villa and decides he’s a footballer again. It’s a real shame what happened to him. Always rated him and thought he was going to be a top player.

2 weeks on that planet in Interstellar.

I mentioned this in another thread. But I can’t stand the cliche and thought process behind “you can’t change a winning team”.

Our second half performances are often a lot worse than the first. Earlier in the season perhaps not. Bournemouth we improved and the same at Wolves. Although that was a low bar! Forest was class, like you say. Sometimes we have earned that right and it is a bit of game management and a case of saving their legs, reducing risk, defending a lead etc. But when we go behind at home. We look utterly clueless and the second half showings are becoming a concern. Especially as we almost always get worse as a team after subs are made.

I thought we looked much better when he came on and we had some semblance of control and passing ability moving forward. Assuming he gave the foul away for the free kick and also looked partly to blame for Muniz getting so free. Would be all for it, TBH. As it does look like his legs have gone/he can’t be arsed defensively. But Tino has been up and down all season. Mainly down of late and whilst I appreciate we need to sell players for PSR purposes. Shifting most of our back ups in one window with no replacements seems a bit of a risk.

Entire day wiped out for me with the travel. Pretty sure I got a speeding ticket on the way home. Couldn’t sleep until 12. 8 month old awake a few times in the night. Then up at 6. Useless cunts could have made all of that not matter one bit But no. Fortress St James’ is becoming more like a sand castle after the tide has started to come in.

To each their own and all that. But why even bother going to the match. If all you want to do is have a chat with your mates and a catch up? Seems absolutely mental to me.

Also this. We’ve become expectant and a bit entitled under Howe. Feels like we turn up for these games not getting behind them from the off. Expecting something to happen and the team and the ground are flat from the get go. Feels like there’s a perceived lack of jeopardy somehow. Big games everyone is up for it from the players to the fans. Or like for all the years we were shit. We often had relegation 6 pointers. So the pressure was on and the crowd often fired up. Feels like the players can take some of the blame in games like this. We seem so much slower and leggy against so called ‘smaller’ sides and the stands are often a reflection of what you’re seeing on the pitch. But at the same time. It just doesn’t seem like we are actively helping the team much. If anything, with the negativity, anxiety or just pure silence. We’re probably helping the away team. Not hard for them to settle in when they can come to the famous SJP and quiet the crowd down inside 5-10 minutes. EDIT - *Feels like