Shadow Puppets

1. Isn’t true. We made bids for Thiaw earlier in the summer. 2. We did… but we’d been speaking with Forest back and forth over him since May. Don’t know for sure if there were other bids made in that time, but there was a lot of dialogue between the clubs.

Just so you know, Barnes picked up a very minor knock in training last week, hence him not starting today.

Barnes took a minor knock in training last week.

Agreed on Bruno and Isak, but I thought Big Jo was really good.

Weird one that one. Felt like we were completely in control for the vast majority of the game, with 3 or 4 really good chances… somehow managed to miss them all. Brighton had 1 (or maybe two) moments all game, and win. Really frustrating but we played pretty well I thought.

Excellent performance. Should be at least 1 up. Need to make it count in the second half.

And as of August that was true. They were still living together and at the Southampton game they both seemed very much together. Obviously that’s now moved on.

I mean… I told you that months ago 😜

I thought we were outstanding from start to finish today, barring 10 mins after City’s goal where we lost composure. Great performance all round.

Dreadful news. Wishing him all the best, and wishing a full recovery. Puts everything into perspective a bit.

Massively disagree that injuries papered over the cracks. We had some good to excellent performances last season, with injuries too, amongst the painful performances across December / January. From memory we played well to excellent in decent chunks of all of these games… - Villa at home - much of Liverpool at home before and awful final 20 - City at home in LC - Sheffield Utd away - Burnley home - Palace home - Paris home and away - Man Utd away LC - Arsenal home - Chelsea home - Man Utd home - Fulham home - City home (despite eventually losing) - Sunderland away - Villa away - Wolves home - Everton home (then enter Paul Dummett) - West Ham home second half - Fulham away - Spurs home - Sheffield Utd home - Burnley away - Brentford away This season something different is happening… either we’re just not up to speed yet (which is a common Howe start to the season) or something just hasn’t worked in training / something has changed in training. Bunce’s influence perhaps leading to less intensity?

City were absolutely pish in that second half like. Didn’t deserve anything.

City are fucking boring to watch like.

Onside 👍🏻

Great run by Murphy. Great finish by Barnes.