samptime29

Suppose you can look at our current form two ways. Half full, apart from City games we're 10 points from 6 games and unbeaten. Half empty, you can say we've blown a big chance to pick up more points with "winnable" games. Could 2 wins, 6 draws (from 12 games) be enough? That gets us to 37 points (with you'd hope a better goal difference than our rivals). That looks do-able.

BTTS QPR/Barnsley Wallsall/MK Dons Derby/Brentford Rotherham/Wimbledon £2 to win £18.38.

personally think he should not get anywhere the subs bench ,has no real hunger or talent . I agree he's crap like. He can't ever start again.

We need to get the crosses in for this lad. Pace on the wings, Perez in the hole. I think he'll be motivated, want to prove a point.

I don't hate him, not his fault he's playing main striker. But he's pretty weak to start. Would probs be okay as a sub striker for 15 mins at end of game.

You're straw-manning the f*** out of this to make an argument like, there's no love in and nobody is saying Mitrovic isn't appalling infront of goal. You're just talking relentless s****. Mitrovic was s**** all in all in his first season, he shouldn't have been our main striker and his lack of cutting edge cost us points. He still looked better than Joselu. Hardly strawmanning or "talking relentless s****" (how I wish I had the skill of some of my fellow posters in this thread). Maybe I'm reacting harshly to the revisionists, and I'm certainly not including you as one of them, who've been his staunch defenders for years in this thread. This isn't the first time I've had to mention the same things I've mentioned, which you have as well, about his deficiencies in front of goal. This thread had some serious Mitro fans who most definitely were not made of straw. You're being overly harsh here DJ. Mitro didn't have a great 1st season, but shouldn't have been main striker - he has his flaws tbf. I don't mind Rafa starting with Joselu/Gayle, but it was obvious a change was needed 5-6 games ago. Mitro should have had at least a 3-4 game run recently. If Rafa isn't happy with him after that, then he leaves in window. Better way to handle it.

Good team.

I've blamed him in the past, but he was very unlucky with goal - not his fault.

Aye, canny films.

Painful tonight like. Taking out the City results, last 7 games we're 2 wins, 3 draws from the games. It's not incredible but at least we are picking up points. Going to be very tight, we need some good away wins to stay up. Goal difference could be key.

Gutted like.

Said he was shite from Day One. Really cost us this season IMO.

Pardew is such a creepy snide, but I just love that dancing GIF so much.

Fixed that for you. Fixed that for you. :lol:

Hopefully when he's fit, we can play Perez off him, with some pace on the wings. Get those crosses in!!!

It really would. Win this, and nick a point at Palace, and things are looking better.

Goodbye for now ya madheed.

FEEL THE EXCITEMENT. Howay let's get rid of Colback next.

#thisclub

Huge moment for this great club.

Early assist tonight please, settle us all down.

Reet, I've worked hard enough for last hour, time to frantically press F5 for the next 30 mins.

Worrying game no doubt. It's a big if, but if we score first, we have a really decent chance of winning.

Just saw the line-up now.

As always we have no expectations at all and they still find a way to disappoint us. Like asking for an orange for Christmas and you get burgled instead.