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That’s not a better defensive unit. That’s a natural byproduct of using two defenders as full backs rather than two wingers. We’ve looked calamitous every time the opposition comes into our third.

It wasn’t a penalty. It doesn’t matter if it was in the 94th minute at 0-0. It was a good tackle. Hayden ‘head injury’ wasn’t a reason to stop the game. Again, it doesn’t matter when it occurred. Hayden didn’t get a warning because he slid in five seconds late and completely cleared out the man. That’s always been a yellow. Even if we got a penalty today and got it back to 2-1, Man City would’ve stepped it up a gear. We had no gears left. Again, even if Maddison didn’t get that penalty, our team collapsed i. the second half despite it only being 1-0 and didn’t even look close to scoring. Even if it was 0-0, what difference would it have made?

Sissoko was finished about three years ago. He’s been minging for Watford this season. Che Adams, Wood and Maupay are better than Wilson? I’m not sure they’d be better than Wilson if you combined the three of them together.

Sissoko? Lallana? Maupay? Che Adams? Wood? I assume you’re joking at this point. Wilson, ASM, Big Jow, Fernandez would probably walk into all of those teams too… that sort of thing proves nothing. As I said, we’re all shite and in the bottom half for a reason - we’re no better than them, but they’re certainly no better than us.

I’m not convinced we have improved as an attacking threat. We look very disjointed and playing as individuals. So many opportunities to pass or shoot are not taken up and we end up losing the ball, or playing it too late, or playing it into open space in the wrong direction. The last three games, other than a one-off thump from Jonjo, we haven’t looked like scoring at all. Even taking into account the Brentford game, six goals in seven games isn’t going to get many points.

There is no conspiracy, we get the same shit decisions other teams get. Every forum on Earth claims there is a conspiracy against them. The Fraser/Trent one wasn’t a pen, was a good tackle. The head injury wasn’t a reason to stop the game. The Rodri thing today, VAR can’t give second yellows. Atkinson was also clear he gave him the benefit of the doubt for the first, which is why he booked him for the second. Also disagree, other than Maddison, that the others were game changing decisions. We’d still have got pumped vs Liverpool and Man City. Probably the same at Leicester too.

How have Leeds, Burnley, Norwich, Southampton, Brighton and Watford strengthened? They’ve got the same shit they’ve had too. We’re no worse than any of them.

Same squad has comfortably stayed us last two seasons, with a worse manager in charge. This squad is no worse than anyone in the bottom half bar Everton.

Not sure how anyone could manage us for 7 games and still pick Clark. Big Jow about the only player to improve under him so far, which is quite disappointing. People can blame individual errors, but most of those are only happening because Howe keeps picking the players creating those problems. A big few weeks coming up. I’m hopeful he’ll start to get it right, but it’s been pretty poor so far.

If we nick the next goal I reckon we’ve got a great chance of going on to lose 4-1.

As long as their team mate runs off with the ball, apparently so.

Why do none of our players seem to pass or shoot? They hold onto the ball far too long, sometimes even in the middle of the pitch.

Compare that to the penalty given against us for Maddison…

Not sure how beneficial it’ll be to throw them on when we’re 8-0 down.

Fucking hell, Eddie.

Find it incredibly hard to believe anyone wants to shag that ginger minger

Thick off the pitch as well as on it.

I’ll tell you after work.

Yet people post other paywalled articles on here on the daily? Don’t particularly disagree with you, but it should be all paywalled articles rather than just The Athletic.

At least we have someone.

Dean isn’t offside though, tbf.

Absolutely nowt to fear with them at home, especially at the minute. Would fancy our chances against them at home any time.

Thought we were okay last night. Still in touch with 17th. One more difficult game before a favourable run of games.

If you hate on Big Jow your da sells Avon.

You’re susceptible to making more errors if you spend 90% of games under the cosh. This style of football puts us under pressure, the players aren’t good enough to play out from the back, we put ourselves under pressure and make more errors. We need to make some signings immediately in January or Howe needs to reassess what these players can actually do.