Coffee_Johnny

Complaining to/conversations with ref?

Is Fake Bruno at no.1?

😂 😂 😂 best laugh of the week!

Must be a canny age/post retirement now.

Can’t help thinking that in an ideal world nobody should give a fuck about his preferences or thoughts on playing style. Whether it aligns or doesn’t with Howe’s, he should be there to ensure that we can sustainably feed the beast with the right kind of players when we need them. Suspect that beneath the managerees patter this unfortunately isn’t how his role is seen. ‘Director’ roles likes to direct. The coach who works for me kind of vibe. Talentless tag alongs.

😂 how does an image of Laurent Robert in that top, with cuffs attached, add anything to this memory trawl?? 😂

Didn’t recall that. On checking think it was possibly just that season’s Northern Rock top. Images of him playing in four other designs with cuffs intact.

Must have cut the cuffs off.

Dear God… .

Damn! Was just about to hit your easy pitch.

“This new fella’s bobbins, ar kid. Says we’re not starting, shall we do one lad?” “Too right. Let’s go doughnut the ka int t’ ka park!”

My ITK contribution is that he only likes the ‘Real Stuff’ Ribstones Ale.

Starting to irritate me that this seems to be being reported as some kind of new insight and ‘Phil’ isn’t having it. Pretty certain the term was used extensively in pre Mitchell days, with same robust defence promised by Eales, Gnome fella, and Howe.

😂 He grew-up not far from Shipman’s stomping ground. Just saying… .

Me neither. We know where the leadership talent lies, as do they (I sincerely hope).

Wonder if average total match day attendance for each league would any different? Rather than average per ground per league.

I don’t imagine this would land well, at least it wouldn’t with me. Inference is: we are on a journey… and Howe may not be able to stay with us all the way (because he’s not up to it) or he may get tempted away because of his quality.

Not another one falling out with their lass! 😉

Two contenders in the one game!

Fair enough, Arsenal finished 5th (Emery), 6th and 5th (Wenger’s last two seasons) in the three years before Arteta’s first season. Manchester United finished 6th (Rangnick), 2nd and 3rd (Solskjaer). Not as different as I imagined. Ten Hag’s 3rd and 8th looks worse than Mourinho’s 2nd and 6th and possibly comparable to van Gaal’s 5th and 4th before him. It’s funny but I still think of Manchester United as a top three side but checking the facts it feels a long time since Ferguson’s side finished no lower than 3rd in the 21 seasons since he first won the PL. No wonder you have a lot of disgruntled fans given how many probably started supporting a club who won the league 13 times in that period.

Shame Barnes wasn’t red carded: Sensational Alex, Harvey banned.

Do you think Arteta and Ten Hag picked up teams who were comparable at that point? Genuine question. It is quite magnificent for ETH to win two major cup trophies in his first two seasons, all things taken into account, but he has also guided you to your lowest ever PL finish. Finishing position this season will be critical to his potential of having a 4th yet alone 5th season.

I wonder whether playing without Trippier and Schar has contributed towards this. We’ve been reliant on their out balls, and perhaps calming influence, to build our attacks and maintain possession for a couple of seasons. Are we still discovering, and thus far getting away with, a new system?

He’s nowhere near ready, mind. Could do with a season in a lower league.

So many unusual/unforced errors. Wonder if his confidence has taken a knock over the summer with England? Must have felt a million dollars when he joined after being player of tournament in U21 Euros. Perhaps the opposite has occurred. Hopefully temporarily.