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https://x.com/stove1892/status/1998049276669378794?s=46&t=OQLMckSuatbpqWF13Al4mQ

Worst away trip in the PL.

Or for their relegation fight:

On the plus side, shouldn’t be too difficult to get a ticket if you want one. Three home games in a week in early January, plus be surprised if Bournemouth brought more than 1k.

Not great for us, but an absolute stinker for Bournemouth.

MK Dons away would be a canny one to get a decent allocation.

The problem is, if you effectively tell a player that they can fuck off as soon as a ‘bigger’ club comes calling, you’re giving the player an excuse to pull out the ‘promises were made’ spiel right from the start. Even if we know what the current reality is, especially around wages, get them onboard thinking they can achieve everything they want with us.

That sounds like the opposite of the message Eddie wants to give to any new signings tbh.

Another possibility. But going off his interview, he’s clearly still got a very high opinion of his capabilities. Would he be prepared to go into semi-retirement there and effectively sack off playing at elite level?

Unless they sack Slot (a possibility obviously), they might end up having to let him leave for nowt, or at least just a small fee. You can’t have someone on £400k+ p/w contributing next to fuck all.

But, ironically, Ten Hag was also right about Ronaldo.

By who?

“Small injury” apparently. Sounds like he’ll probably play.

Liverpool (H)

Much better pen yesterday IMO. Pretty much un-saveable , even if the keeper guesses right and goes early.

I realise Walker is well past his sell by date, and obviously his speed has dropped off, but every time there was a foot race between them, Gordon absolutely rinsed him. Don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone do that to him so comprehensively (mind I imagine if I kept watching Burnley, I probably would see it again).

Nobody at Liverpool wanted to give Salah his new contract. They were pretty much forced into it by their fanbase. Should have stuck to their guns.

Saw this on Twitter from a mackem ahead of their game at Man City tomorrow. Seems a far more sensible way of going about implementing checks compared to the turnstile roulette we employ.

I’ve been in the queue for SJP bogs longer.

He said he played 30 mins in a practice game of Wednesday and came through OK. To me it felt like he was saying ‘as long as he goes ok in training today, he’s on the bench’.

Eddie was non-committal about in his presser (obviously) but it felt like he was saying he was probably ready to go, albeit for probably only 20 mins max if he got on.

He’s only on 3 in the league. No one can be suspended for the derby unless they get sent off tomorrow. *or get found out to be gambling on matches they shouldn’t be