Holmesy

There's a staleness about the way we're playing, and the lack of new bodies will be a major contributing factor. We're nothing new to most of the teams we play week-in, week-out. It's still Eddie's job to motivate the players we do have but he has been royally fucked over by the board two transfer windows running. Complete lack of forward planning by the top brass that has predictably started to bite us in the arse.

Nailed on

Replace Bellingham with Mainoo and that looks strong. One of Foden or Bellingham will have to be benched. It's shit for them but it's a great problem to have. We just need a manager with a pair of balls who is prepared to make the tough decisions. Southgate certainly wasn't it and it looks like Carsley is just as wet. I like his attacking intent but he's coming across a bit Steve Bruce at the moment.

It’s like watching toddlers defend.

I was just about to post the same thing. Tottenham's stadium cost around £1bn, and it's in fecking London. Costs will definitely have gone up since then but not by 4 times. Dickheads!

That’s a really poor penalty. I reckon he’ll score from open play now though 💪🏻

I imagine not - a few M&S sausage rolls thrown in either direction early doors but then it'll all settle down.

If PSR was designed to be fair, and truly create a sustainable, competitive league, they'd have capped the top 6 in terms of spending until the rest of the league had chance to catch up in terms of commercial revenue. But any talk of imposing limitations on the red cartel and pals is laughable. The PL are shit scared they'll lose them to some breakaway league where their financial status is never threatened. Unfortunately, we'll keep seeing new rules brought in to protect them, and the powers that be will keep moving the goalposts to keep their golden boys happy. It's a closed shop

That's the big conundrum. On current form, alongside Isak instead of Gordon

He spoke absolute sense about Southgate the other day as well. Nailed it! I might have to stop disliking the self-obsessed prick if he keeps this up

Maybe you're right, it could just be circumstance and history that makes it feel that way. I think it's fair to say he sees himself as a LW though, and not many players are happy playing what they consider to be 'out of position'. Who knows?! Whichever configuration works to get them into the team together, just get it done.

I'd argue the same but i think there's an element of trying to keep Gordon happy. He clearly sees himself as a LW, he's bloody brilliant there and he wants to nail down that England spot. He also has high-profile admirers elsewhere who would play him in his favoured position.

I think that's the main crux of the discussion really. It doesn't look like it, but he does have a decent left peg. We'd lose a lot of his cutting in potency for sure, but would he be more consistent and dangerous on the right than Murphy and Almiron? Probably

He simply needs to find a way to make it work. We could have one of the most potent front threes in the league in Gordon, Isak and Barnes. I'm sure both wingers would rather play on the left, but i'm also sure Barnes would rather play on the right than be benched.

The current players we have at our disposal would probably suit a 5-3-2 better than 4-3-3. Replace our crap RWs with Tripps down that side. Negate Hall's 1-1 weakness by having Kelly there as support Gordon playing up top nearer to Isak, breaking the lines with his pace

I think Almiron got found out very quickly after that one standout season on the right with Trippier. He's just too easy to defend against now. Murphy is crap but at least he has a bit of unpredictability about him. The club seem to want Almiron out, so the best way to encourage him to move is show him he won't be getting game time here.

It's not that surprising the media jump on any story these days. The PL is pretty sterile in general (outside of transfer windows) and most clubs are savvy enough to keep their dirty laundry in-house. We've been a basket case for years, and given them plenty of cannon fodder. Our civil war, ownership disagreements at Chelsea and the Man City court case are literally the only things to talk about right now. Chelsea are London-based and Man City are PL darlings, so we get the focus. It'll die down soon.

Have you all been at the glue? He’s been our MOTM in 3 of our games so far this season

First time here? 😀

Tonali looked mint when he came on. He must be baffled watching Longstaff from the bench

Yes! But thankfully we’re really lucky and have some class individuals, so 👍🏻

Barnes’ technique is world class from that range. So many players just blaze those high and wide on the reg.

Not signing a RW is looking more and more damaging by the week. We’re absolutely gutless down that side. Fucking ridiculous!

All fart, more fart

I can’t figure out what we’re trying to do in an attacking sense. The whole team is taking far fewer risks in the final third and the ball keeps coming backwards. Are we trying to drag them out so there’s more room in behind? It’s all very slow