Coffee_Johnny

An alternative way of looking at it is can you think of any manager who has taken a group of players and improved so many of them? In his first half season he amassed 38 points with a team who had only managed 11 points in the first 19 games. Rather than subjective categories like ‘elite’ or ‘world class’ or whatever, if we want to know whether he is remarkably good at his job, we should bear that in mind.

Me too.

Maybe it is for his pops, who wishes to remain as King of Northumbria.

Ok, but it just sounds like another complicated theory built on dodgy assumptions. Not sure why the simple we are/have been massively stretched injury/availability wise and whilst we have players returning they’re evidently not up to full speed and we are particularly lacking energy and steel in the middle. Lots of words in that sentence but it’s a pretty assumption-free observation.

Well the 'over performing now regressed to the mean/norm' theory needs to take into account a season and half of over performance. From January to May 2022 we amassed 2 points per game. Incredible given we'd only picked up 11 points from the first 19 games. It obviously needs to take into account a full season leading to a 4th place finish and should somehow take in the better performances this season. Which kind of stretches the believability a little. Perhaps we're just having a bad spell and our norm, with current squad, is more top six territory.

14 possibilities (ignoring some uncertainty over which team in four of the games). Personal preference, in order is below. Any of the top 7 and I would fancy our chances of progressing. Coventry at Home Coventry Away Leicester at Home Chelsea or Leeds at Home Leicester Away Forest or Man Utd at Home Wolves or Brighton at Home Liverpool or Southampton at Home Chelsea or Leeds Away Forest or Man Utd Away Wolves or Brighton Away Man City Home Liverpool or Southampton Away Man City Away

Just a dodgy bounce, I think ?‍♂️

Wank-gull surely?

Some might have the opportunity of a rest now actually have usable players in the squad/on the bench.

Very much liked Dolan.

Longy and Murphy didn’t exactly stamp their Premier/Champions League pedigree on proceedings tonight, but fuck me Miggy loves a lower league team. MLS-familiarity flashbacks!

Shitey-nighty-righty… we won whoop-whoop!!!

Corrected.

Needs more goals against the Makems (and a penchant for Golden Delicious). Might have to wait until his 30s (not for the apples like).

We all enjoyed the result (…well most of us, at least)

Howay Dubz!!!

Howay Ant Lad!!

Dubz has been guessing right ?

Howay Ando II !

Howay Bruno

Howay Dubz!

Howay Fab!

Got a proper FA Cup game.

If this was a pub, I’d be moving to another room. Hold your nerve chaps.

Winning this one.