Chicane

We're so pathetic

No thanks

Pretty disappointing, seemed like he had a lot of potential ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

HAULED OFF

Could individual clubs feasibly bid for exclusive rights to show their own games live? Could imagine a club like Man Utd might have the resources and worldwide fanbase to make it work

He'll do what he did in the past - put the club up for sale, reject any offers that come in and then say, what was it? "We're stuck together"? I think that was the quote. He doesn't give a fuck.

Think in a way this is lining up perfectly for Ashley. If West Ham make Rafa an offer with guaranteed money and control, Ashley just refuses to match it and basically forces Rafa into an ultimatum - back down in his demands or go to West Ham. Either way, Mike wins. If Rafa leaves, he gets the compensation money and can bring in another yes man of his choosing that's easier for him to deal with and won't have to give as much money to to spend. If Rafa stays, and backs down, that's a pretty big shift in "power" in terms of negotations. I have no doubt Rafa wants to stay here, but he won't stick around unless he's given what he needs to move the club forward. Hence what I mean about this working out for Ashley. West Ham making a serious move for Rafa forces him to make one of those decisions.

Wilshere confirmed not in the squad

Top half finish.

goals galore.

Amazing

See, this proves we can compete without further investment. - Mike Ashley

god damn shelvey!

Joins the illustrious pantheon of legendary NUFC loanee strikers along with Chucky, Doumbia and Luuk de Jong.

Seems like most of us spend so much time despairing over the future we don't stop and actually enjoy the present when it's good. I for one am I just gonna fucking enjoy these last couple of games, knowing we're safe and Rafa is in charge.

Hate losing to fathead

I don't agree that it's a given Mitro is done here. I suspect he probably is, and it'll probably be best for all parties involved - we can (hopefully) get a good fee that Rafa can use to buy someone who will better fit in and strengthen whatever system he's looking to build. Mitro gets a move somewhere he'll play regular football. But it's not written in stone yet. I think the most you can argue right now is that Mitro should've been given more of a chance in the Prem, but there's not really been that much time to do it. Joselu was a new signing, it makes sense Rafa gave him his fair chance to bed in. And then by January, he had to act - things looked bad for us and the ONLY priority then was to keep the team up. If he was forced to juggle wages to bring in those players on loan who've had a massive impact in keeping us up, then Mitro presumably was an unfortunate sacrifice. But one that has (touch wood) unquestionably paid off and we're staying up (again, touch wood ). But I see some implication that Mitro's good form for Fulham somehow proves he's better than Joselu/Gayle - I think that he is, but that fact does not prove it whatsoever - and is being used to justify Rafa being 'wrong' about Mitro. That's silly, at best it can be used to argue he deserves more of a chance here, which again I agree with, but no more. Maybe if Fat Mike was less tight with the purse strings we could've brought in those loanees without moving Mitro out, and he'd still be here and perhaps getting more games.

This is exactly what it's about. You pick a team, not a group of 11 individuals. If Rafa feels the team is better off with someone other than Mitro in it, then so be it. It doesn't necessarily mean he thinks Mitro is "worse" than Joselu or Gayle, it means (in his best estimation), the team is better off as a whole with one of those two (presumably based on who the opposition is and countless other factors), on that particular day/game.

get the fuck in

I can never feel good until it's certain but that's two massive wins back to back, nearly there

Massive win and a great day of results (so far) all round.

Perfect set of results for us?

YEEEEEEEEEEEEES

pls don't fuck this up