MagMal

We had loads of the ball but no outlet, without a striker we are overloaded with midfields and wingers that are always looking for someone in the box, but we don't have that so everything slows down and they all end up scratching their heads, he should have chucked big Will on for 20 minutes to see what difference that would make. It is going to be the story of last season with the squad been lopsided when we have key players injured. Another point on the road but not what we need with other clubs starting well.

Ffs anthony, I blame that shit hair cut

Get big Will on for murphy

7.5 out of 10 for the half, but we really miss having a natural central striker

Nedd to see a few yellows for these orcs, just pulling players down all over.

I fucking hate Everton, horrible hoof ball club, there is only one team trying to play, got to beat these tramps.

I would imagine the new build price would include ripping down st james and turning it into parkland if the did decide to go for the greenland option. Also if they are looking at events then a stadium in the city would have far more draw than something on the outskirts or some retail park.

The KY Jelly is on bulk order the way we have been playing so far.

Is his misses still fit?

8 fucking minutes is a joke

Yeah he starts going forward

Schar you beautiful man (should be captain so Bruno can get him mojo back)

It's the hope that kills, dreaming of 2nd or 3rd in the table before the game, now desperate for a draw and for someone to wake this club up as the start to the season feels all wrong.

Good start, keep this up and we should get a couple today

I could see us going back in January for around that price, if we are in or around the top 4 I could still see him signing for us.

I actually think whatever has gone on behind the sences with trips has had a big impact on our season. There is no way he goes from been captain to a sub without pissing Eddie off. The result of this is that Bruno is now captain but the team don't know how to respond to that as both Bruno and Tripps are very popular and no-one looks to want to look like they are taking sides. I miss crazy cheerleading, fist pumping Bruno, he did a great job walking the yellow card tightrope last season and matured as a player and now he needs to get his head around been captain, he will get there but I get the impression he is playing within himself as a result. I'm rambling a bit but the summary for me is tripps has fucked up and it has had an impact on the team unity.

Intensity is AWOL

I do!, I have finally shrugged off the Ashley era dread of playing mid table teams and hoping for a draw or a lucky win, I look at the fixtures and am positive about most of the games, apart from a couple of course! but we have proved we can cause problems for the Cartel clubs. No European football, a good set of fixtures at the start of the season, if we can get our finger out we can have some confidence and momentum going into the middle part of the season, Sven will be back then, we can try again in the January window to both unload and sign players, what's not to like.

Fucked over by the Cartel financial rules and the remaining Ashley dross on the books, the 5 year project is extended over the horizon. But we all thought the squad was good enough for top 6 before additions, with a bit of luck we can push for that and more. We just need to come to life a bit on the pitch as we seem to be playing within ourselves. 5/10 with matters beyond our control the biggest problems.

Under £30m and I would be quite happy with this

Who said that?

Never been so glad to leave my glasses at work, I can only make out half the stuff posted in here and it is all blurry

So have we signed him yet?

He has no really choice, rock and a hard place for him, he has still got to go to work there for another year, what's he going to do sit on the sidelines and refuse to play.

Go back in a year for half price, I can't see the player been happy as if reported he wants the move signing a new contract. Try and get next year's centre half target who is probably a young un somewhere, give him an extra year with out squad and splash out on a winger and Trafford. Easy this transfer lark.