Lush Vlad

I kind of hear what you are saying, Pilko. But the more I think about it. The more I just think Rafa barely trusts any of the players and realises we don’t really have anyone good enough. He’s always loved his rotation and Liverpool fans I know say his subs and team selection will almost always leave you a bit baffled. First live game for me of the season last night and I can’t quite believe how bad some of our players are at this level. Forget our wage bill or what some of them cost. This squad has to be bottom three, if not the very worst in this league.

Aaron Lennon with a free header between Lascelles and Yedlin. Darlow with an awful ‘save’. Darlow then amazingly slow to get up and no defender reacts faster than Rooney. That goal kind of sums up our season. Shit defenders, shit keepers. Just all round, a complete pile of shit. We have about 2-3 players good enough to start and then a load of squad players and worse.

Unless we sign 2-3 in Jan, then we are fucked. No goals, no craft to actually break a team down and defenders and keepers who love to concede shit goals. Basically, the perfect recipe for relegation.

Richmond Great name.

He doesn’t flap at crosses. Because he is always rooted to his line. Both keepers are not up to standard. Whether it is Eliot or Darlow. We are struggling either way and both are going to throw goals in that Prem level keepers should/would be saving.

If there is a more toothless, soft as shite team than this. I am yet to see them. Going down with this squad.

Aye. Clearly the better option They are both lower league standard and just simply not good enough. It is like the choice between a cat shit roll or a dog shit sandwich.

Take me, Johnson. Dr ying fu wip wang shong.....

Why do they hate Jimmy Hill again?! “FUCK OFF YA BIG CHINNED CUNT.”

Isn't he pretty pacey? Something I think we massively lack in this squad. I'm sure he looked ok for Blackburn, but couldn't score to save his life. Then he suddenly hit a bit of form for Bournemouth and started banging them in. Just worried that is more of a purple patch and he's not really the answer to our goal scoring woes. However, he'd be the best striking option if he signed. Although that isn't necessarily a massive compliment.

When was the last time an indirect free kick in the box was actually given in the PL? There was definitely one given in one of the FA Cup games on Sunday, I saw it on the live highlights show that was on BBC. Which way was the player moving? Sideways. No foul. Play on.

Beat me to it. That sounds completely made up, TBH. Even if it isn't, I highly doubt any ref is going to apply it literally like that

Half agree on the cross one. Because I would also argue it the other way. I find players not gambling on a ball being played in is a pet hate of mine. Sometimes the guy who is crossing it doesn't have a lot of room to work with and he just flashes one across the face of goal, with nobody even attempting to get on it. Everyone hovering around for the same cut back, that isn't even on. Then they just throw their arms up in frustration, like it isn't their fault. Despite the fact there are 2-3 defenders between them and the ball. I think there was even one against Chelsea, where Murphy actually overhit a cross and we had 2 players going front post and one loitering around on the edge. It ended up dropping back post, with nobody even close to it and could have been a tap in.

Fair play to Silva. He has killed him and hasn’t even had to mention the fact that he has actually won some trophies. Fat Sam seems to value “never being relegated from the Prem” above actually winning things. Complete and utter weapon.

Such a fucking egg.

Wallsend Mag is like Rob Elliot’s knight in shining armour. Always willing to fight for his honour. Similar to how triggs used to be with Sissoko

Watching it on NBC. I never realised Lee Dixon was quite this much of an insufferable cunt.

Hate this cunt even more now. Cost me £200 off a £1.50 acca. Thought they actually looked like alright value at 7/4.

It is strange. As individually, he seems to make some terrible decisions on the ball and he falls over a lot. But when he isn’t in there, we lose that high press and slight threat of a counter attack. So I actually kind of agree with Doon.

Yep. Shows some really nice skill to get out of tight areas. But when he had the chance to be direct and take on his man with time and space. He seemed to lack confidence and kept making bad choices and cutting in. He obviously has the ability. As proven by that run near the end. He is faster than I thought.

As much as his team selections and subs, or lack of, have me a bit goosed. It isn’t like he is spoilt for choice. So many players look below the level required and players that cost a reasonable amount by our standard, are just not performing. As much as we all whinge about certain players and selections. I can’t really think of any players who have consistently played well and exceded expectations? Bar Merino and Lascelles, who have both missed some key games, meaning we have struggled even more. The fact of the matter is. This is a Championship squad, that lacks pace, power and goals. Apart from that, we’re alright The amount of goals we have conceded of late is a worry. But my opinion is unchanged. I think most other managers that we would be able to entice up here, would have us in an even worse position and we’d be getting hammered even more often.

Ritchie has been awful for weeks. Assists from set pieces masking the fact he has been awful. That sums his form up.

2-1 down is better than I expected, TBH. I just don’t think Chelsea have even played well to get to this point and we have just been shooting ourselves in the foot for most the half.

For all his classy touches and moments of looking composed. He seems to lose his man, fuck up really simple things and make basic errors on a regular basis. It’s probably just me. But his languid style and perma-confused, gormless expression. Just makes it look like he doesn’t give a shit. Some similarities to early form Colo. He looked really promising up until that Southampton fuck up. But he has been getting found out more and more of late.

Feels like Man U all over again. Bright start, early goal, look fairly comfortable. Followed by 2 shit goals conceded and playing like a pub team. They’ll score plenty more unless we change it up, or at least stop defending like a bunch of cunts.