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Merseyside derby, Chelsea v Arsenal, Sheff Utd v Man Utd, Man City v Brighton, even Villa v West Ham all look like more likely fixtures for TV than us v Palace. Palace at SJP is always a really grim spectacle.

Premier League Panel is probably the best of those tactics Twitter accounts; fully understood us under Benitez and in the early Howe days. Last season as well tbf. But is utterly obsessed with us signing a CDM to push Bruno forward and didn't get the Tonali signing.

Rodri is probably the best CDM in the world, like. But I do agree it's our best chance for years. Should've had something last season. Our strikers are on it this time though, both of them.

If we have ≥10 points come the first international break we'll be getting talked up as title contenders. Our run of fixtures interspersed by the CL up to November after the first break are great. Can't see us genuinely challenging for the league though. Can't believe I've just typed that sentence seriously, but you need 85-95 points to stand a serious chance and I can't see us getting that many. I can see us improving on last season's total of 71 though.

Emirati, Chinese and Russian money is okay though. Horrific fucking rag. Should've been liquidated in 1989.

Messaged Man City mate of mine, is just thinking about the Super Cup atm but expects a tough game and Alvarez to play the KDB role.

Well you'll just have to make do with the post match session in town.

Aye, another stonewaller but we were awful that night and deserved to lose. Wolves should've won this which will sting them even more.

That's genuinely a disgrace. I'd be spitting feathers if we didn't get that. Mental.

They do well between both boxes and create chances but just don't finish them. Been the case for a while and Jimenez is gone who hasn't been prolific since that horrible head injury anyway but they haven't replaced him. Neves would chip in with 5 or so and he's gone as well. It's why I think they'll really struggle. Threw a tenner on them, Luton and Sheff Utd going down as soon as Lopetegui left.

Think they've been saying that for a while now, from 2020-21 to now they've not had a player score more than 6 goals in a season.

Went from Sion to Leipzig to Hertha to Atleti then to Wolves after leaving Brazil. Is he even a striker? He's never been prolific even in the Bundesliga.

Incredible.

Did think a CB that we want in a similar mould to Botman but right footed would take a big fee and they'll postpone that until next summer. Hall or Tierney would round off a really good window.

Licha "The Butcher" Martinez HAULED off by Erik Ten Hairs ?

Could be 0-2.

Well, based on the incredibly small sample size of this opening 20 minutes and the game yesterday, Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd aren't exactly teams to fear.

Likely knew he had to hurry it along as they're short for time after spending too long talking about the Battle of Mid on Sunday.

Libpewl Convinced Chelsea are just trolling them at this point.

I despise this fixture; for my entire life it's been nothing but total misery. We're on a run of 14 consecutive losses in the league here and haven't scored for 5 years (turns out Yedlin got our last goal in this fixture), seem to always concede an early goal (last 5 games we've conceded first on the 16th, 19th, 14th, 10th and 8th minutes) and never seem to get the rub of the green. However... I feel this is the best chance we've had in years of getting a positive result, which is a point in my eyes, against a Guardiola managed Man City. Last season we deserved something from the game, should've scored at least twice and the game was played immediately after the League Cup final when Wilson was having that period of playing like he had lead in his boots. De Bruyne out for them, them over in Greece playing the Wednesday before, our lads full of confidence after battering a side who some backed in pre season to finish above us, Tonali superb on his debut, Isak firing on all cylinders. Aye, still would rip your arm off for a point as Newcastle United just don't ever do well at Man City away even when we're good and they're shit. 1 win in 23 visits, man. But I feel we have a hell of a chance this time.

Should've won 7 or 8-1 regardless like. Agree though. Genuinely think we could do someone 7, 8 or 9-0 this season at SJP.

My dad saw him play a few times, convinced he would've been the best player we've ever had and talked about alongside the likes of Best from that era. Second half of 71/72 he was apparently unbelievable. See highlights of our win at Old Trafford that season for a glimpse of him. (which was our only win at Old Trafford for years until Cabaye hit one in the bottom corner). Got crocked away at Palace, another reason to loathe the boring feckers. Anyway to answer your original question I'd go Willock when he was on loan or Townsend. Probably had the best run of form of his career in those 5 months. Without his goals that season we would've been knackered but we were 6 points off top at the close of play on Boxing Day that season. Selling Cabaye and not replacing him despite knowing for months he was leaving is what spawned the abomination that was the second half of that season.

Already shitting me kegs regarding that.

I'm on the Everton away match cam from last season looking as gormless as ever.