Dr Jinx

He won’t have applied for a job, approached by a broker or intermediary. A call arranged, which he’d do out of courtesy. Maybe they’ve had 2/3 conversations and he’s said he’d be looking for some assurances from his current employer before deciding anything. Impossible to know as the club do things professionally now. Howe was asked about it in an interview recently and said if they had to wait 12-18 months for the right person that’s what they would do.. that in itself was quite telling. They’re in no rush and the plans for the summer will be pretty much all but set in stone before Ashworth quit.

Need to start with the clear out. Who has kicked the last ball for us in a competitive match?

He’s pretty much universally liked here, loved maybe.. he’s not got that Keegan sentimentality that tugs at the heart strings so there’ll always be a sort of politeness/well spoken vibe with him. But as someone mentioned, you’d only swap him for a small handful of managers globally. And I’d echo that. I think though, the difference between him and that small handful of managers is the difference between doing really really well and then actually winning trophies. Am happy for him to continue and I hope he can address some of the issues that have plagued us this year. It’s a big summer coming up. I want to be proven wrong like.

Anderson serving some justice out there ?

Pope’s distribution is pure dogshit

I agree, you can tell he’s fed up.. been pissy with journos and pundits for ages now. Looks a man who needs a break. What next though. It wound certainly be a club but at what league? Italy maybe as he’s not conquered there yet?

Keep an eye on Rabiot. He’ll be talking to a number of clubs including us over the next few weeks. Another free although an expensive one.

We can’t be having that.. that’s like when Keane went to sign Robbie Savage and heard the “whatsuppppppp” voicemail.. never called him back

If Pope is on the bench then he’s not far off being match fit. Howe has that stupid loyalty thing.. “it’s Dubs place to lose now” etc.. it’s really stupid.

He’s made some howlers this season for sure but he’s also the glue that was keeping the side together. I think he’s realising that he’s not needed nearly as badly as he was before and the football player brain inside him is not happy at all about it. On current form there’s no way he’s getting in ahead of Walker or any number of young uns coming through. Whatever shit has been going on, maybe problems at home and maybe a messy divorce coming up. He’s not helped himself there. I don’t think he’s lost a step or anything, all his errors have been a lapse in concentration, things he should be so much better at.

I think they can let it be known that there’s a pre contract agreement. But he wouldn’t be able to officially sign until the day after his contract expires. *which is June 30

I think he’s under massive pressure right now. Getting Europe after all the injuries this season would have been impressive but to be in the driving seat with 3 games to go and to pick up 1 point from 6 against two teams we can and maybe should beat, it’s going to raise questions. They will stick with him but there’ll be a magnifying glass on him from the start of next season now.

True but that stadium was never built just for football. There’s also been a major disconnect between the owners and supporters there for a few years. I think if we moved there’d of course be a period where things are being figured out.. singing sections etc.. But would also be great if they designed in safe standing from the outset, I assume that’s going to continue to be brought in?

Look at Spurs last night. Widely accepted as the best ground currently in terms of a modern design but it was dead last night. No atmosphere at all. It’s the supporters who make it, or not as the case may be. So the whole thing of the stadium being our heart and soul is rubbish.. it’s the fans and it always has been. That’s why I wouldn’t be bothered at all if they moved to say the arena site. We’d bring that with us.

Hard to know but this year will obviously be much improved revenue’s over the previous, how much of that we can spend is anyone’s guess. I think we’ll need to sell, but rather than lose the Crown Jewels, it’ll be Wilson, Miggy, Murphy and maybe Longstaff and Dubravka who will move on. That’s maybe 60m+ there depending on where they go.

NUST are a lame duck now and have been pretty much since the takeover. We needed an advocate when Ashley was here, not that he listened but we were pretty much voiceless if not for them. But now, yes the club will make the odd mistake but social media has more sway in causing action than NUST do at this point. I just see all this shit as an exercise in trying to stay relevant and more certainly playing to a certain section of the support.

It’s nowhere near that stage yet. When they decided what they want to do, then it’s over to the architects and other teams to work on a design. They’re not gonna pull that out of their arse, it all takes time.

I believe we paid 4.5m to Brighton for him. Anyone thinking he goes for under that is a Brexit Jim journo shill or just deluded.

Likes a slide tackle obviously. Echo the sentiment about his highlights there. I saw a bunch of situations where he’s lunged in needlessly but that’s just the clip we’re looking at. He could well be better than that. Hard to tell if we do that last ditch defending as much as Bournemouth. I much prefer seeing clips of players just reading the game and snuffing out passes, Botmans was like that and Tosin’s too.

Southgate doesn’t like to get his hands dirty by actually making any tough decisions. Perfect for the FA because he just goes through the motions and respects the hierarchy above him. The players like him because he’s not a threat. Then if the players succeed through collective ability he’s more than happy to pick up the plaudits. He’d tick a lot of those boxes at Man Utd, a good company man.. and the players will like him because they’ll walk all over him and he’ll never let on he’s not in control. But the amount of games in a season will soon find him out. It’s a total myth that International football is the very highest level, at least tactically.

Stadium rebuilds aside, why couldn’t they just get someone up on the roof to repair a leak? Couldn’t cost that much surely. Are they worried the whole thing is about to come down or something?

He’s a right sided centre back? Does that mean Schär moves over, or are we gonna have the tallest CB pairing of all time with him and Burn? Given the injuries, I see Kelly as more of a backup if we are in for him. I’m surprised we’re in for him at all to be honest given the problems we’ve had. No doubt he’s a good player but boots on the ground n all that. Agree Tosin would likely be an immediate starter, well once Howe bloods him in. If Botman comes back like the player we knew before, then there’s going to be some selection problems. Are ACL’s as bad as they once were?

Didn’t see the match earlier but the radio mentioned that they didn’t play too badly, Arsenal maybe a bit twitchy in the last few mins? Hopefully that gives them the confidence to press the play and give us some chances to counter attack.

I’m sure he’ll have his agent in his ear presenting him with options as he should as that’s his job. But don’t think Bruno is fed up just yet. Another season without the problems we had this year and he’ll want to see how it goes.

Best thing he can do is jet back home for the summer and try and remove himself from the tabloid shite. It will be endless. Howe would not have said we’re planning for the next season with Bruno and Isak in the team, not start again etc.. and I believe him.