Coffee_Johnny

Yep, I am just saying that there are better/more valid stats than highest league position. Way more ‘noise’ in that than a comparison of how many points (or cup games) a team has won under a particular manager, taking into account, obvs, the number of games.

Well the facts, as in points return and cup progression, will tell you he is at least our second best performing manager of the modern era. Clearly our best in terms of cup performances/results. This isn’t taking account of the fact that he actually managed to win a major trophy. Maybe the latter, and his nice guy persona, sways some to say he is the best we have had.

Robson left over a year after Bowyer joined, so if the article is evidence of him being hounded out, it must have took a while .

I think Bayern fans should be expecting a style of player, and person, they are familiar with. Gordon to my mind is a slightly worse version of Leroy Sané. Five years younger, following a similar, slightly lower level, career path, leaving a similar whiff of underachievement (relevant to their apparent attributes/personal potential) in their wake. I also think that the pair of them in developing a thick enough skin to deal with the inevitable hot and cold fan reactions to their style of play, have lost a bit of their true selves along the way, their self-protective ego creating a callousness and distance which makes them seem, and probably feel, unauthentic.

Preseason and friendlies are the times to experiment. We are fighting for every point possible and they will pick the players they think have the best chance of achieving that.

He created quite a stir in the City academy. Next Foden vibes. I believe (at least I think it was him) he came and played in a training match, with a couple of other ‘older’ kids (from his own age group), against my son’s group (young players on cusp of academy proper) and they couldn’t get near him. I guess early promise doesn’t guarantee anything.

He won’t be very mobile, if you fancy hoying the heed in to the beak of the Geordie-phobe. (Lyö häntä nenään otsallasi 😉)

Aye, but I often end up spending threpence, when I could have got away with a penny.

Gameweek 33 Brentford 2-2 Fulham Leeds 3-1 Wolves Newcastle 2-1 Bournemouth Spurs 0-2 Brighton Chelsea 1-1 Man United Villa 2-0 Sunderland Everton 2-1 Liverpool Forest 2-2 Burnley Man City 2-0 Arsenal Palace 1-1 West Ham Brighton 3-1 Chelsea Bournemouth 1-1 Leeds Burnley 1-5 Man City

That extra T puts the Toon in Ever—ton

Fair enough. First statement reminded me of multiple teenage girlfriends.

Did we though? I know hindsight can make things such things seem blindingly obvious, but on paper, at the time, were they obviously shit appointments? Dalglish was seemingly right out of the top drawer with 4 ‘Premier League’ wins, 2 FA Cups and a League Cup. Souness had 3 Scottish League wins, 4 Scottish League Cups, an FA Cup, a League Cup and a Turkish Cup. Bruce had 4 Championship and Cup runner up positions… ok you may have a point there.

You’re saying it like it is a bad thing 🤷‍♂️

Worse than Brentford offloading Mbeumo, Wissa and Norgaard?

Gameweek 32 West Ham 2-1 Wolves Arsenal 2-1 Bournemouth Brentford 1-2 Everton Burnley 0-1 Brighton Liverpool 2-1 Fulham Palace 0-2 Newcastle Forest 1-1 Villa Sunderland 1-2 Spurs Chelsea 2-2 Man City Man United 2-1 Leeds

Great game. Happy to see Barca fans looking a little less smug.

And some people have a fusiform gyrus the size of a midge’s chuff.

I think he’s great, but then again I probably would given I have the same predilections. (Mine not his…at least not his farts).

Take your point, but combination of World Cup, recent ‘transfer trauma’ and its consequences, people actually being in post to concentrate on such things during the season, amount of early rumblings, and likely costly outgoings, makes me think we might just do it for a change.

There have been some exciting links, which is to some extent reassuring, but many a slip twix cup and lip.

Oof! Fuck-ing-hell-man. Great balance at speed, hip swerve to demoralise Shakin Stevens (one for the young uns…), two great feet, absolutely love that kind of deception when dribbling: feign stopping then drop a gear and go, novel step overs (makes R7 look like a puppet). Can finish. What’s not to like? 🤤

Well, I am going to watch it now!

We played quite well first half. Go two up and it would have ended quite differently and the mood in this break would have been very different. Goals change games. We are short of a real predator as a striker. A point not worth going into, or re-iterating all the patter spouted about that issue (if it was ‘watter’ we’d all be ‘drooned’ as my mam was fond of saying—yes usually about me 😂)

Beginning to think we have acquired another self-important knobhead.

I do think it will be a low average season in terms of points totals for the ‘missed the podium’ also rans. 14 points from the last seven games, which isn’t outrageous/undoable, might just sneak us into Europe.