Keggy_Keagal

Trippier being top drawer isn't new, but his reading of the game is at times supernatural. Also, someone needs to put the clip of the corner flag nutmeg moment.

McTominay is put into the Manchester United midfield to give them a physical presence , then he met Joelinton who bodied him.

HBA was always a player you had to allow free reign and in essence build a side to accommodate him. That doesn't really cut it in modern football when the likes of Messi in his pomp would still work for the side. To be fair to Hatem you did see him in games do a bit of graft but Pardew never seemed to give him a moments credit for it, a cleverer manager may well have been able to build on those moments and hopefully integrate those into his game more. He was far too often treated like our joker. Team in the shit, need to get summat out the match Pardew would send on Ben Arfa, sometimes he'd make something happen, then still be on the bench ,other times he wouldn't, so he'd still be on the bench, and often Obertan would be in ahead of him, incredibly frustrating for a tremendously gifted player. Barring that short period when it was HBA, Cisse and Ba, Pardew didn't have the first clue really on what to do with him. Which lead to Ben Arfa trying to throw a fridge at him I believe. As other said many times such a shame he never got to work with KK or Sir Bobby, you only have to look at his time at NIce to see what he could do to transform a team with a progressive coach.

Every time I see a player thread near the top of the page Iately I have to look to make sure they've not been in a bizarre gardening accident

Cracking captain , going over to defend the players. That's exactly the sort of character you want and need at the club .

Unwanted by who ? I want them .

Bit harsh on them both. If a certain player didn't have a gambling addiction Loongstaff would have been fresher or not even playing the night. Willock's still coming back from a serious injury layoff and as far as I can remember this was his first start .

Beaten by the better , more seasoned team on the night. We changed things after going a goal down, had a go and came up short. Good experience for a lot of the players and for Eddie who seems to learn from every defeat. Ref was good, just didn't quite get the luck we needed and of course hampered by lack of options due to injuries and fatigue. No shame , they gave their all. Howay the lads !!

You can have all the stats you want Joelinton was absolutely class in that game last night .

Collecting the winnings from the yellow cards spread

These players man , this team, I just love them. Every time, they leave it all out there. I know it's old news but it's so hard to believe these are some of the same men as under Bruce. What Eddie and the staff have done is incredible. What a magnificent fucking club we are. Howay The Lads !!

The doubles joes do it again !

We played poorly , away from after a tough game in the Champion's League midweek and got a point. I love our manager.

Good point that considering how poor at times we were defensively. Just seems that we wasted the opportunity to win it with having the lead twice and not addressing the dangers. Hopefully Howe rests the vast majority of the side as we look absolutely on fumes. Howay the lads .

Our injury crisis is so bad it's starting to affect the opposition now.

And then they fucking score

Lascelles reverting to his old days here , making poor decisions and some bad positioning. This commentary team are desperate for us to lose. We need legs on asap . We're completely knackered here as we're subjected to wave after wave of Wolves attacks.

Also Miggy doing his best Claude Rains impersonation the night

Eddie needs to get into these lads at half time. We've perhaps had a touch of luck to be a goal up so need to tighten it up and do the job second half. Burn badly struggling with the pace on his side. Strong argument that we should sub both him and Trippier .

Bruno's been incredible. Running the show in midfield and leading by example. Him and Longstaff are holding us together the night

Been coming we've been uncharacteristically poor at the back. Burn adn Trippier poor the night. Lascelles distribution not good enough.

Is Trippier alright ? Is this his evil Wolves loving twin ? Never seen him so slack.

Close game. Didn't get the luck with the Wilson shot or header. Injuries affected the side. Joelinton not back to his best yet, Miggy nullified and went into his shell somewhat and a few players weren't at their usual high standards (Trippier will never have so many corners and not produce an assist again in his life). Dortmund very strong tactically and great on their counters. It's an elite competition and we were found a little wanting. It's going to happen. I still think we can qualify from this group. Howay the lads !!

Not even the stunning Daphne Blake ? Also they use Doo as Scooby and Scrappy's surnames but it's hyphenated so wouldn't it be part of their first name like Anne-Marie ?