Coffee_Johnny

Yep, we’re on the lower end of being on track. Charting it this way will help once we’re more games in. Even by end of October and we’ll be able to see if we are going to need a miraculous against the odds run in again.

I like Miggy’s industry/effort and no doubt Howe massively rates it too, but even having someone who is able to cross the ball, or cut it back from the right would in itself be an improvement. Create more doubt in opponents. We must be so easy to plan for down that wing.

Both of them? In what period of time?

Anderson wasn’t on the bench. Unfortunately, as it could have been a game for him to impose himself/make the difference.

Seems it was a Wigan fan and it was adopted/make famous when he was playing for Northern Ireland in Euros 2016. https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11682/10294085/will-griggs-on-fire-fan-reveals-inspiration-behind-chant

I rate Fulham, at very least, as the best of the promoted sides. Can’t help thinking their style of play will suit us better than the others though, particularly at their place. Don’t think we have the creative flair (out wide mainly, particularly on the right) to break teams down and create genuine ‘harder to miss’ type opportunities. Far too reliant on Maxi when fit. Even when we absolutely dominated Forest we only scored twice. Three quarters of the possession and twenty shots against Bournemouth and no goal from open play. Fulham will have more of the ball and really take us on. Can see us getting a couple of breakaway goals/nailed on opportunities. If we can restrain our once loved mad bastard, really fancy a victory myself.

Really don’t think we were mind. Was it not an NI World Cup (?) song?

It was more the fact he must have been retired for 25 years, than Sunderland link (think he was with us longer than with them btw) and with all due respect to his ‘aerial prowess’, there have been many better than him since. Though if you’d said Wyn Davies then fair enough! ?

Wish I had access to that database! What an unexpected stat to be able to pull out.

Nominating you for a weirdest choice of players to compare award (I know there’s not one… but there frigging should be, Clive!)

Based on strength of opposition, plus home and away variation, in June I calculated how a top-ten kind of season would be likely to progress. I have corrected for the postponed game in September. On this estimate, we are two points below where we ‘should be’, at end of September, on the way to the estimated 54 points required. (10th had 51 points last year; 59 in 2020-21 and 54 2019-20).

Just came to ask the same.

We know we’re missing quality in a couple of positions, and depth in a couple as well. No surprises or drama to see. Even add an average ASM performance and I think we win this game. Unfortunate, but that is where we are at. We are not going to win all the winnable games.

? not for public argument, just for use of word obsequious—had to look it up—and juxtaposition (…not competing—am a bit ?) with berk!

Heard this before. It was/seemed a good atmosphere where I was. Where were you? Often sounds/seems a bit meh if you’re in the Milburn for example.

Sounds an exciting prospect. Might turn out to be incredibly slow though — if he goes to another team.

Every cloud… guess your location is the silver lining!

? Let’s call the whole thing off… ?

Basil and tomato for supplementary questions.

Fab ? don’t hesitate to let me know me if I can do something for you ?

Thank you. I’ll try and find a freebie and inform the pilot to fuel the engines accordingly—which would obviously (…and stuff), in reality be the least cost effective way of watching a Toon match ever!

Spoilsport ?

Just thinking about hiring a private plane about 10 minutes before kick-off but need to know best destination ?‍♂️ (I know how to live…).