Coffee_Johnny

Subs on 60, Tonali for Bruno, Barnes for Gordon, and at 75 mins (hopefully as it would mean job done/protecting a lead) Osula for Isak.

I’ve got Watkins (captain) Haaland and Isak. So expecting a hat trick of braces. Yes, please, and thank you, very much.

Haven’t seen his recent lapses, and tbf hadn’t really noticed him pre Euros, but do wonder whether it is about change of partnerships rather than upset at not leaving the tiny fuckwitarama that is Glass Hovel. Sometimes it looks like Player A has made a mistake/does make a mistake but it is because he has been covering for what Player B used to do and Player C doesn’t (regardless of whether Player C is worse, better, or pretty much the same overall quality of the former partner).

Can’t find it on app or website. Might be me, but it’s not the most intuitive design.

Can’t wait to turn on Sky tomorrow before the North London derby and hear all about our game.

Very high. Doesn’t always tell whole story. I think PSG had over 30 shots against us (not that many on target) and scrapped a dubious 1-1 with ‘that’ penalty.

Couldn’t find them, but they did have a man sent off at 32 minutes (Potts).

Need a soft feminine element amongst all those competitive and striving 40 something men.

Second best in PL era and ticking ever closer to best ever (top flight points per game wise).

Depends on your role and level of autonomy. See mine about once a month.

I think it is probably a case of fanning embers to create smoke and fire. I’m hopeful that the people involved know what is really going on and aren’t paranoid about there being ‘real’ issues they were previously unaware of. Best case scenario is that external threat creates a stronger bond and increased awareness of the desirability of not letting such noise divide; effective leadership structures needs to be tight, shouldn’t be able to get a cigarette paper between them.

Bloody hell. You’ve changed your tune. It’s not two minutes since you were ridiculing people for believing Hope’s patter. That reads like you’ve swallowed the bait, line, rod, fisherman, jetty, and small coastal town in one gargantuan bite. The number of assumptions, man. 1. Howe’s ‘side’ are feeding Hope. 2. Howe is a control freak who can’t handle devolved responsibility/working in a team. 3. This will get us relegated. 4. PIF really wanted Emery. 5. They’d have a better chance of getting a similar profile manager now. 6. We should get rid of Howe (as all the above speculation is accepted as valid). You’d no doubt feel better if you retained some semblance of your original skeptical frame of mind about this. Remember Hope’s modus operandi, this is what he does. He’s a shit stirrer. A modern example of a classic embittered hackneyed red-top journalist. Such people live off creating drama with no regard to the worry and disharmony it creates.

Very nearly 😉

Not sure. In my mind he was early thirties and recently recovered (not fully) from injury (? Knees). Just checked and he was 28 and went on to play for another four seasons or so at the top level. He stopped playing for Portugal not long after leaving us, so maybe he was limited physically in comparison to how he was before.

In an attacking sense we’ve been (overly) reliant on his, and Trippier’s, out balls. Great to have him back but we’re still in transition possession/attacking wise.

Everyone could do with a Beardsley! But the thought of having someone even nearly as good to link with Isak is tantalising.

Not that other fans taking the piss should be an indicator of quality, but the standing joke of his Man Utd years was the the reason Cantona wore his collar up was he had a dirty neck from carrying Cole. He was better for us (an absolute phenomenon) than for them, but undoubtedly still a top class striker. Different kind of a player, but personally I wouldn’t say he was class above Isak.

Charlie Gordon, well known coke dealer, has a mate called Gordon Bennett. Charlie Bennett is a drugged-up, random enunciator, fusion of the two.

😂 good job, for cardiac arrest prevention, that he stays away from online opinions! Really made me laugh the whole only 900 here bit. He probably could have a ‘cup of tea’ with the vocal minority.

He would have played in same side as Botman, I think? Haven’t seen him other than recent England game and didn’t really see what others (who no doubt know better) were raving about. p.s. he did. Plus HBA and Cabella

How familiar are you with what such omens usually mean for us? 🤔

Surprises me to hear of Vickery being unduly critical of Bruno. Heard him say very positive things in the past. Including when he was first signed and we knew little of him.

Maybe a tad harsh with worst, but I recall extreme cringing and hiding my face on more than one occasion witnessing the joys of Des Hamilton in the past. In terms of a particular game, for some (probably alcohol related) reason I had massively talked-up Billy Askew before the disastrous 0-2 promotion play-off defeat to Sunderland in 1990. It seemed to me, amongst the general despair, that everything he touched turned to shite.

And that shag pile carpet didn’t shag… .

Led to the need for extensive surgery post-Baywatch for Pamela Anderson.