Lazarus

Carlos has just wiped out a Valencia player with a shoulder charge about 2 ft off the ground.

Ive got the Sevilla match on to have a look at him. Hes an absolute unit. Get the impression hes like Ivan Drago when going in for a tackle, 'if he dies, he dies'.

Really? you sure??

Theres me looking forward to tonights insult-a-thon but the mood in here has completely changed

Filth!

And probing

Looks like its flew over and is continuing to whereever...

If we had a decent medical department then signing an injury prone player might not be so bad but as ours is still in the 14th century then its not a good idea. I hope the new owners to upgrade to magic sponges soon as it will do wonders for Wilson.

Easier said than done. Stripping Lascelles of captain might cause ructions in the squad and we dont know what, if any, promises Howe made to Lascelles about his captaincy. Last thing we need at the moment is a divided dressing room on top of all our other problems. I think Lascelles does have leadership skills, hes demonstrated them many times before, but yes, hes poor at the moment and needs to step up in terms of how he performs as a defender and as captain. I dont know, maybe Howe can persuade him to voluntarily give it to Trippier for the 'greater good'.

Theres probably an argument for Lascelles, Schar and Fede to be the partner tbh. Lascelles simply because hes captain. Schar because his ball playing ability might compliment Carlos's shithousery. Fede because hes got a bit of both. Howe will probably stick with Lascelles.

Hazard has been almost permanantly injured since moving to Spain hasnt he?

Be a huge boost to get a CD in. Huge. Question is though - who partners him.

Sounds like he'd fit right in.

If we stay up or not, and i think we will, the summer transfer window will be absolute carnage for the existing squad.

Hes a striker isnt he?

If we can bring in DM and CB (or 2) we will stay up. I think there will 3 worse teams than us. Just because weve got new owners doesnt mean we arnt the same shit club. Ashleys ownership will be felt for years yet - the club was literally rotting from top to bottom and as we all know, under Bruce there was a steady decline in the players and we knew that his luck would run out and we would go down, probably this season. Under Howe, yes weve dropped points in games we should won but weve made individual errors, weve had injuries, weve had poor starting line ups and poor options on the bench. Its all very well saying that Lascelles, Ritchie and Shelvey are crap and shouldnt be playing but who exactly is he supposed to play instead? If Howe really is the student of the game we are led to believe, he will come good.

Tallyfeeko speaking to Napoli according to BBC goss.

Think some are being harsh on Howe like. Hes working with a sub standard squad in sub standard facilities. We have injury prone players in key positions, we have an entire squad that appears to lack mental strength and/or confidence - maybe the saudi trip will help with this? While it might be argued that none of the players, except Joelinton has improved - have any of them got worse? I dont think so. What no ones mentioned yet, and for which Howe gets no credit, is that hes got the players fit. Maybe he doesnt deserve any credit for this as its such a basic part of his job. But also, while hes had 10 games, how many of those games have the players been fit enough to canny out his game plan for the full 90 mins? Maybe 6? My worry at the moment is that its taking, on average, 1 week to bring a new player in. This means we bring in 2 more, hopefully a DM and a CD. Id really like to see another CD or LB, both preferably. Sacking Howe would lead to more uncertainty in the club and in the players, then another bedding in phase with a new manager. Not to mention even more criticism from fans and press that we could do without. We always knew the key to staying up would be the transfer window - we are only half way through it.

NO to ASM ASM to NO

Early Wood goal followed by nervy 60 mins followed by 2 late goals to seal 3-0 win.

Darlow briefly

Ive noticed that about the club doc - must be about 6'6 or maybe more

Arnt players reluctant to hand in transfer reqiests as they lose their loyalty bonus?