Tiresias

thank fuck for the awful VAR system

Looks onside to me actually

Looks could be offside

FFS awful defending

Close

Should have scored

This has been a very good half for Sean longstaff

Good kept them to 1 goal, need a lift Gordon been poor

Villa look really good in all fairness

Murphy there... What was he doing

Very poor not at races currently

If true sad but probably inevitable

I hate ryan reynolds cos i went to the cinema to see green lantern for reasons i dont understand and man it was rubbish. I also went to see him in some indie thing where he played a murderer and that was rubbish too unfortunately.

i mean with bellingham type transfers its not like transfer window opens and bang everyone fire off the bids, man city, real madrid etc will have been negotiating with agents for a year already. I doubt we are interested, and any interest may be from his agent to get bigger wage offers from either side when in reality we wouldn't offer as giant wages as real or city could

It's hard to judge anyone in that clusterfuck of a team, I did wonder if he was a bit of a ross barkley, did brilliant stuff but most the time not contributing, but that is probably really unfair and would trust howe if he wants him lol

Oh man at start of season I was really excited for what would be the last season we may have without any expectation (or fear of relegation), with no thought would do this well just a season of bedding in new signings and preparing for next season when push for europe starts proper. No nervousness because it was all a free hit. And now I'm anxious about Villa away cos i want 3 points and to try and secure 3rd place...

Genuinely seen this opinion unthinkingly repeated by loads, that Schar was hopeless pre Howe. It's almost like Bruce spent 2 years briefing friendly uncritical journos that the reason schar wasn't playing was cos he was a shit forren soft type and somehow that has filtered through.

Joelinton can bully teams in a way Willock never can, but Joelinton is a little more inaccurate with his passing. Equally Willock's form has fluctuated more, it is possible he has a higher ceiling. I doubt Willock can do as well dropped deep as well, making Joelinton probably the favourite just out of adaptability

And here i was hoping spurs sold Kane to Bayern so they could have a front line of Sane Mane and Kane (and yes you would have to change how you pronounce kane)

It's like some chelsea fan wished upon Chelsea going up for sale for an even more spend happy owner and they got well and truly monkey's pawed

Are we talking about comparing players at their peak or over the totality of career? I think it is difficult to find fault in VVD's game at his very best and absolutely would say he was as good as any centre back who has played the position. In terms of consistency of performance across career and trophies won he isn't quite there, I don't think he has been the player he was since that injury unfortunately and i don't think he is quite so intimidating to play against anymore.

The best footy we played in the whole ashley era (with maybe the debatable exception of the half season when everything Cisse touched turned to goals) was the half season before he left, good coaching was getting players to play above themselves. Best coach of the ashley era no question. I do think maybe Everton stint shows the league has left him behind tactically somewhat, but he had proved flexible with us. Honestly with his football brain and database I wonder if he should be looking for director of football posts rather than manager, he knows his stuff

Quite impressed by this photo from the grauniad of that mortal kombat dude playing for villareal

Sigh kinda hopped arsenal would see it through boring city collecting them

it likely all comes down to the arsenal man city game and i fear haaland will just turn them over. Arteta has certainly annoyed me a bunch but still would love someone other than city of lolerpool winning the damn thing