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Going forward players generally shouldn't be finishing their careers with us. There might be one or two exceptions but most players will have a couple of years at the end of their careers where they can play at a lower level but are no longer good enough for the level we want to be at. Trippier has reached that point. He'd be good backup for Livramento but i'd rather we got someone younger in to fill that role and cash in while we can. He gets to go with his head held high. He's been one of the clubs most important signings ever.

It's been said before but just to say it again for those saying "VAR isn't the problem - it's the people running it"... VAR is the people running it.

How fast is this automated offside tech?

And this to me is one of the fundamental issues. As a fan it's a lot easier to forgive missing something in real time - it's basically just part of the game. But it's much harder to forgive when they are re-refereeing it and still getting it wrong.

Assuming we don't lose 10-0 or something on the last day

Comfortable 4-1 win for us.

NUFC should be challenging for the CL next season, and assuming we beat them tomorrow MUFC probably won't even be in Europe. MUFC could be looking at a long time outside the top 4 places. The league has got much more competitive in the top positions. We've just about broken our way in and you have Villa knocking at the door too (let's see how their sophomore year goes). Spending money obviously helps, and they can spend a lot of it, but it's not the guarantee of success it once was. And of course their track record in this regard is awful. In short I agree with you. If as a player you are motivated by improving yourself and winning things you'll be more likely to get that with us than with Man Utd. If you'd rather take the silly wages they'll give you then I can't really argue against that either.

Murphy goes through cycles of putting a few decent performances in making you think there's a player there before then reminding you he isn't at this level. See also Almiron.

A sensor attached to each players crotch. That's basically the centre of gravity and defines your position on the pitch.

I still reckon make offside based on where the feet are. None of this checking if a player is leaning forwards (of course they are - they're attacking) or if their armpit or arse is offside nonsense. As for last night assuming they operate to the same play on rule as we do in the PL it was an awful call. Was really tight in the first place and was really high up the pitch with a goal scoring chance. Reminded me of Isak vs Liverpool.

I remember that clip of a pub that fell silent when we got Benitez in and he was speaking on the TV.

The age of social media needs to die a death like.

Keep Isak/Bruno. Get Tonali back. Livramento/Hall with a full season/pre-season under their belt. No demands of CL. No Injury crisis. Just that alone would give me great confidence for the new season before we even get into addressing the other positions we need to fill.

Be great if we make him wait until 2026 and the new spending cap stuff means they're starting from miles behind us and a part of him wishes he'd stuck with us.

Try again And I don't just mean because of the 4th

Not a foul imo. But I'll take it.

Oh fuck off

Can someone just do these like so many should have already have done them this season.

Good block there.

Rarely bother with this thread or how Sunderland are doing in general but weren't they fighting for the playoffs at one point earlier this season?

They're only best if the rest though via a bit of a false position. Same with Man Utd.

The thing that gives me confidence with regards to our away record is that in 24 it's not been that bad. Won 4/7 with losses to Arsenal, Palace, and painfully now Chelsea. We've just been and battered a team away from home and I suspect the players will be well up for the Man Utd game.

It's that sort of thing that makes me think he's not going to be leaving. He clearly loves it here.