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I'm changing the terms of the OP because I don't even understand it but Summer 2004... not sell Gary Speed, sign Michael Carrick instead of Nicky Butt (groomed as his successor), and bring in one game of VAR to disallow Middlesbrough's last minute handball in the 2-2 opening game of 04/05. If we got off to a winning start, negativity about player power would subside and SBR would've not been sacked, meaning no Souness.

As much as I disliked Souness. Does he not hold the record for best start as an NUFC manager? I know I’m asking the right person too True, I think - load of successive wins (helped by playing mid week in Europe) when he initially took over. Were 4th when we beat Man City 4-3 if I remember correctly which was about the peak of his honeymoon period. All went pear-shaped when he had to reinvent Sir Bobby's team after the Bellamy debacle.

Mourinho is finished.

We're 13th. What's going on, is this all an elaborate media windup?

Their defence is pretty bad.

Begovic, Defoe, letting Mings go. Lerma is rubbish too.

Probably has appearance clauses relating to starting games

Almiron

Shelvey is immense in pressure-off games like this.

Shelvey is immense in pressure-off games like this.

Eddie Howe looks like he's crying

No one ever mentions how much more money he had to spend.

ASM vs Smith is honestly unfair Bournemouth are dogshit.

Leicester gonna drop out the top four at this rate.

Dunno how anyone can want Bournemouth staying up, absolute nothing club

Fernandes is too good for Man Utd.

1-0 Bournemouth.

Good shout lol. But when Man City were slaughtering Watford in the final a few years ago Pep was actually down there telling them to stop out of embarrassment so the same might happen here if it hits 5.

At least the usual media goons can't criticise Rafa for that Man City game in 2019. This is exactly the same setup but about 100 x worse.

Ings is absolute quality.

Mad how Adama Traore just casually turned into one of the best players in the league.

Boly is the weak link for Wolves. Dreadful player.

So boring

Sarr from Watford is amazing.

I'm wary of wishing ill on West Ham just on the basis of knowing what it's like to have outrageously awful ownership doing everything they can to rot the club from the inside out.