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The last thing you'll have seen here is people claiming Gordon would have fixed everything.

I mean most managers will go into a game with a reasonable idea of what subs they're planning to make it things are going to plan. But Eddie can make changes on the hoof if he needs to. Let's not compare him to Southgate.

That volley pass was one of the most ridiculous things I've seen in a while.

See even then I'm not convinced. I think we flattered to deceive a little bit. Apart from the goal (which was a very good goal) we didn't really create much. I'm all for looking for the positives, growing into the tournament, etc, but we go through this every time with Southgate. We look underwhelming in the groups, expect better in the knockouts, and then just lose to the first sign of decent opposition. I hope I'm wrong but I don't see why this time is going to be any different.

If you've got two players who are arguably your best players but they share a position then I think one needs to make way for the other. Especially when the alternative clearly isn't working. Southgate seems unable to make that call. And the problems with the team were obvious before kick off and it borne out pretty much exactly as we expected. I thought that was a very poor display. We barely threatened then apart from 2 chances with some of the most exciting attacking talent we've had available in a long time. I mean yes we won so how poor could it be really? But he's not been able to get the best out of these players for a while now and it doesn't bode well for the rest of the tournament.

I wanted him gone 5 or 6 years ago.

I mean the obvious issues with this team were clear to see before the game even started.

I mean based on this and the last game we have no chance of winning this tournament do we?

Back in the days of champ manager 2 you could take the England job whilst staying with your club. Does this happen anymore? Did it ever happen or was it a game thing

It could possibly have been worded better but it was pretty obvious the point @Chris_R was making like

There's something about it that just makes me want to kill myself.

Saw a picture of Palmer celebrating after his goal the other day. I no longer support England.

I think Longstaff got one which is concerning. Behind that I don't remember my dreams very well

Had a dream last night that we beat Bournemouth 9-1 on the opening day of the season so anything less than that and I'll be disappointed.

From the BBC. Definitely going to need a replacement.

GK (Pope or new) Livramento Botman New CB Hall Joelinton Bruno Tonali Gordon Isak New RW Give us a clean run in terms of injuries and that team should be around the top 4 next season I think as a minimum expectation. Especially as the other teams have Europe to deal with and changes in terms of managers.

I mean we all joke but if Man Utd win today then Froggy is perma banned from the forum yeah?

Is this what we really want the Championship to turn into though? Somewhere for managers to prove themselves by getting a team promoted and then jumping ship for a better job?

I think there's almost zero chance Howe goes anywhere if offered. He's landed on his feet here and is in the middle of building something. If his name does get linked anywhere we don't have to worry.

Can they not find a better place to take the photo? The training centre looks so shit

Expected points from understat, I know, I know, he has them 4th. Very narrowly ahead of us in 5th. In some ways the recent run of form is just dragging them closer to where they should be. Given he was basically given a group of players bought with no pattern behind it I think he's done well.

Chelsea getting rid of Poch would be utterly insane. He's surely at least met if not exceeded expectations? The days of spending money automatically meaning you're challenging for the title are long gone.

Potter had them on an upward trajectory. A nice position to join a team in.

Cf's plan to reduce how much VAR slows down the game: Instead of two halves to a match instead have four 15 minute halves with a 5 minute break after each so we can watch some adverts. During each half VAR will review the various decisions as we go along with a view to correcting them at the end of the half. Goals wrongly awarded or not are taken/added as appropriate. Any penalties that should have been given are given now. Any penalties that were wrongly given are balanced by giving a penalty to the other side. Same idea with red cards. If a player was wrongly sent off they're allowed back on and the other team have to lose a player in the same position for the same amount of time in the next half. If someone wasn't sent off when they should have been then they're sent off and also they have to lose another player for the amount of time the other player was on the pitch that shouldn't have been. If this happens in the last half then the other team can request another half to the game and this process continues until no-one has been sent off in the last half. This will be the game in 10 years time.