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They turned up and sat in almost complete silence.

Not there yet tactically obviously but hopefully we'll see some improvement in the next few weeks as the team gels. It's a fixture you could realistically expect to lose / draw but the complete absence of any threat to their goal was troubling. If you're not scoring because you're missing chances it's one thing, not scoring because you're not making the chances in the first place is another. Tough first 10 games, let's see how we get on in the next few weeks.

Not sure i've ever heard SJP so quiet during a game.

HTL

He's the dead one

I watched that too. He was definitely fucking joking man. Smiling the whole time he says it. It’s just a bit of shit banter with the interviewer. Nothing more. Nothing less. Overreactions are one of the foundations of this forum though. Horseshit Perfect example. Get tae fuck is it. I hope you die.

I think it's a half measure tbh and I hate the stopping of the game all the time. We have the technology to automate offside calls and goal line decisions so they should be out of the referees hands. The rest just leave up to the referee imo. Get rid of VAR and implement a player and ball tracking system which needs no unnecessary stoppages, instant decision and accurate.

Bit of a battle between heart and head for me. My heart wants us to win, just like I want us to win every game. My head says the only way we might get rid of Ashley is a prolonged spell in the lower divisions which obviously requires us to lose quite a lot. Still torn over it. I know that while i'm watching the game i'll be willing us to win and cheering our goals but outside of the 90 minutes i'll probably be hoping we're solidly in the bottom three heading for the championship. edit: Or basically exactly what Bimpy said two posts up

Andy Carroll is Andy Carroll as a football player is Andy Carroll is Andy Carroll as a mentor. Obvs.

Organising a boycott of the match thread It's different I suppose Reckon it'll be a high scoring game, that new Arsenal attack is looking pretty good. On the other hand their defence is still shit, i'll go 4-2 to Arsenal. Almiron and Joelinton for us.

Not sure this is a good sign, like

His nose seems to be some independent stacks of flesh somehow kerballed between his eyes.

Carroll at 7 is a weird one.

Leaving one of them out for Jack Colback would have been absolutely fucking stupid. So he had a choice if he was happy to look absolutely fucking stupid.

Some genuinely good news from this cluib. Bet the little cockend went swanning back in after Rafa left assuming he'd be back in the boys club with Bruce. Well, you rancid little ginger ringpiece, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Now get your stuff and fuck off.

Most cases?

If he can stay fit ( ) it does give us a nice range of options in attack.

Two l's in Francillette

I think Polic speaks for us all.

Get rid of Shelvey and put Hayden in with Longstaff.

Server doesn't like nested spoilers?

Maybe Steve* has seen something in him? *not that Steve **not that Steve either, the other Steve ***Steve Nickson ffs

Well, tbf, we've had Schar and Dubs in that range. Pretty sure HBA was only £5m and Cabaye wasn't far off. Lascelles was in that region too.