Marmoset

Even the best managers do underwhelming jobs sometimes. There are a lot of factors involved.

Apologies if giggs but do runners up still get Europa if the winners finish 5th?

That isn't a slight on him btw, just realism. Nothing wrong with expecting good pay for a tough job.

And number 4; the pay is very good. It's a factor, not the be all and end all but it's important. He wouldn't be here for 1 mill a year.

I love Rafa but I'm pretty sure even if it wasn't the main factor, 3 million for 10 games played a part.

Ah sorry thought the opening paragraph was about nufc.

Who screamed top four/ six for you in our squad for two years then?

Online is a weird beast though, I'm certain everyone has people on here they aren't that keen on but if you met in real life you'd probably get on fine.

Players do often change their positions like, just because he started getting recognition as a dm doesn't mean that's necessarily always the best place to play him. Fuck knows what his best position is, I thought he was best suited to right wing because I didn't think he had the touch or passing for cm or the same and finishing for am, but he has had his moments there and was good the other night. It makes a refreshing change to be able to just say 'I trust the manager's judgement' and not get frustrated every time a teamsheet comes out.

I find their online presence and a lot of the media stuff cringey as anything, but 99% of their fans I've known in real life have been sound, I like their manager, their current team and the way they play. I'm still slightly bitter that it was them and not us who solidified themselves as part of the famous 'big 4' in the mid 2000s though could so easily have been us.

I think the calls for girls to be punished if a rape accusation isn't proven in court to be completely absurd tbh.

He's part of the public and I imagine clearing your name if you felt you were wrongly labelled as a rapist would be of pretty big interest to you.

They strike the ball into the net and that right?

Depends what you count as chances I suppose as those rates will include any type of shots I imagine? I wouldn't think there'd be too many strikers who get supplied with really good oppurtunites to score 3-4 times per game outside the top clubs.

How many strikers get 3-4 chances a game in this league?

Yeah a lot of excuses getting made for him still. He's still one of the more talented players in our squad, but he hasn't been even remotely effective for a long time. I can see why he's not been dropped though because ultimately you come into a new club, identify the best players, and try to get them back to showing why they were rated in the first place. With 5 games left time's running out for him to snap into form though.

He was still s***, was completely skinned at one point, fortunate not to lead to a goal. Whatever division we play in next year an upgrade for LB is sorely needed. Don't think he was s*** at all tbh - Colback at LB against the mackems was s***, Anita playing there at Southampton was s*** and who can forget Aarons against Chelsea - Dummett is just solid but unspectacular. Solid is stretching it a bit, the guy is just plain average, he's the Mike Williamson of left backs, serviceable on occasion but will never take you anywhere, we let a far better player go, with a much higher ceiling just over a year ago for practically nothing. I agree though he is a lot better than the non left backs that he's had to put back there recently. Santon a FAR better player? Haven't watched him since he left but based on his performances for us that's a bit of a stretch. Think you might be letting Santon's perceived pedigree affect your judgement on that.

Would you listen to Derek Wright?

And it is daft when people say gleefully that Ronaldo isn't as good as Messi and dismiss him because of his comparative shortcomings. You don't get the same people ecstatically putting down the likes of Zidane or Brazilian Ronaldo in comparison, but some people get a weird joy out of having a dig at Cristiano if he has a slightly worse season than Messi, arguably the greatest of all time. It's just a bit odd.

Voice of reason.

Even voting now wouldn't be great, if mahrez/kane/vardy suddenly score a goal per game and drag their team to the title then it should obviously be them. Just vote at the end of the season and present the award in the first game next year.

Pretty sure he meant not good in the air.

Nah not really bud

What gb said.