Lush Vlad

Was that not against Leicester 4-5 days later? We needed a point and only just got it. Pope saved us late on. My memory is a little hazy. I watched both in Ibiza

Never a pen. But who cares.

Fletch is borderline obsessed with Declan Rice. Feel like we’re not far off him professing his love for him live on air.

I was about to say. The most interesting thing that has happened so far. Watching him prep and eat sandwiches for 45 minutes would be more entertaining

Looks like an SS Officer.

Such a noncey celebration. This is going to be even worse to watch now.

Brain dead.

Arsenal really are the worst good team to watch. Had a couple of chances to counter. But in typical modern football fashion. They cut back and go backwards. So they can then have more slow, meaningless possession.

I was going to say the same. Always think PSG seem vulnerable and a bit open at the back. But they’re so efficient in attack. They looked spent and hadn’t done much for 10-15 minutes near the end there. Then they carved Bayern open with two passes and hit the woodwork. Being 5-2 up and then letting it slip to 5-4 and finishing on the back foot probably isn’t ideal, mind. What a game.

Low bar. But I thought we looked better with him and then Woltemade on. He has been dreadful bar one game and one cameo this season, mind.

Wasn’t sure where to put this. But sort of related to the Howe discussion. How many sets of fans do you think are actually happy with their manager this season? I was having the discussion the other day and it seems like hardly any have been pleased with their manager or their replacement(s). sunderland (despite RTG often calling for RLB’s head), Bournemouth, Brentford, Fulham (another meh season, mind), Arsenal assuming they win the Prem or CL, Villa. Who else? Everton maybe? But their home form has been very hit and miss. Just noticed Brighton are 6th. But Hurzeler has been getting flak all season. Leeds have turned it around. But I don’t think Farke was well liked until the turn of the year? Just seems a really odd league. PSR has killed it in lots of ways. Modern football across the board is just a bit crap to watch. The likes of Eze and Cherki the last of a dying breed in the Prem. Their managers don’t even want them playing their natural game, either! Everyone this season has seemed to try and emulate Arsenal’s set pieces along with plenty trying that horseshoe of doom passing shape. That leads to the most boring, slow and easy to defend against side to side passing for hours on end.

It goes back further, for me. We have barely looked good in the league all season, bar a handful of games. It was always offset by how well we were doing and often playing in cups. It was easy to see past it, TBH. Like you say, we’re now back to one game a week. Yet we look far worse. No discernible gameplan or ways we build attacks (story of the season regarding the attacking). We have numerous players out of form or that have never had a chance to play themselves into form. A lot of chopping and changing that hasn’t really worked. And whilst I know you can rotate depending on the game/opposition. I have no idea what our best XI even looks like now. Osula is somehow our best striker. Whilst simultaneously playing like a Springer Spaniel chasing after a ball. I’ll never call for Howe to be sacked. But the longer this goes on. The less faith I have that he will adapt and turn it around. The performances aren’t really a recent thing TBH. Although the players looking half arsed and/or a bit clueless. Certainly is recent.

It has to be why Pope started, too. That and because we surely can’t be thinking of buying Ramsdale and he has been shite. Not that we looked any better set up with Pope and Burn in.

Joelinton out and wanted some extra height on for set pieces. Howe has mentioned similar before.

The way we defend and leave defenders covering a lot of space, man to man, one v one etc. Really does not suit him now. He turns like the Costa Concordia since all the injuries.

Another nothing, meh performance. Barely looked like scoring and they’ve done their typical, boring as fuck Arsenal routine of shutting up shop. Still no idea what our style and ‘identity’ is this season. Haven’t a clue what our best XI is or even our best players anymore.

They’ll get their customary 4-6 points against us. Our setup against them in both games was war crime stuff.

Made in sunderland. It ripped. They then lost 5-0. The jokes write themselves.

5-0 loss at home and two ex-MAGS on the score sheet. Good start to the weekend. Now just to pretend NUFC aren’t playing tomorrow….

The missus’ Grandad used to call Hugo Rodallega “Rod-ah-day-go” and mackems pronouncing footballers names has had me howling ever since

That name in a mackem voice Forest fans will be enjoying their night out in Newcastle later.

How did these cunts do the double over us FFS. Had their two cup finals and now they’ve downed tools.

Racist, snide, annoying cunt of a bloke. Looks like Millhouse without his glasses.

I wonder what LinkedIn Rosenior’s pay off at Chelsea is? Must be a clause in that 8 year contract and not the full amount?!