RobsonsWonderland

Which team does Johnstone play for... Oh its Crystal Palace. I mentioned it before but he does like to pick from his old team.

Obviously they are better then our aging players... But it does move the challenge of inflated fees for future purchases. Say Miggy was to move next year we could easily ask for 50 million plus, as their market is not the going rate across Europe

Would Wilson have scored them...

I feel like this applies to us last year... We beat at lot of teams with our hard work and high press. I'm not saying they did not work hard but against Brighton we needed everyone at 100% fitness.. not sure if any of our midfield three are quite there yet be it fitness, injury or getting used to the pace of the game. We are then relying on other less talented players to play above themselves.. and sadly we know that didn't happen

To be fair they pulled west ham apart and lost by counter attacks. Not sure if they learnt from that or we just didn't have the ability to breakaway

A couple of dogs shagging with roller skates on lol

Is this not the same as Bruno, Botman, Gordon etc As Howes plan seems to be to introduce new players into the first team gradually, be it for fitness, tactics or just allowing them time to settle. We don't know but if Tonale would have started if both Willock and Longstaff had been fit? Also the new players have not been bought just for the first four weeks of the season. There time will come and it's up to them to hold their place

I think my hatred of Drury is tied to England getting knocked out of competitions... And his little pre written quips as we kick off. No way Rice Rice baby and the angel Gabriel was made up on the spot lol

God I miss John Motson and the like... Rather have a top commentator then an ex footballer and a Muppet

Does he though? The last one to do it as regular as this was Kevin Nolan... Both him and Odergaard have the knack of standing still to find space whilst everyone else is running back towards goal.

He looks better in an aggressive press, winning balls, tracking back, being a nuisance. He hasn't done that against three strong teams but then I thinka that's back to the team being more passive in their play. If Joe had been running around like he does there would have been holes in our play

Game for game we are only three points down on the same fixtures... So there is hope. And it's about what Howe learns from today that's important.

I'm positive we always have a nightmare game after the transfer window closes... It's normally with injuries but this feels just as bad !

I don't even know who he was trying to pass the ball to? Even Miggy had two players around him. Gutted as when it goes wrong it really goes wrong for him

We are to passive in our play... Similar to last week. We need to remember that we were at our best on the front door and aggressive in our play

Can we challenge, their challenge about maxi's fee being inflated... I mean he is a different level but not 200 million better ?

Outside of maxi, wood and shelves I can't remember a player we have sold for any real fee. Perez 2019…???

I was thinking he maybe watched Foden struggle to nail game time over the past few years and thought he would leave to be a first team starter. Wonder which of the new signings will get bumped down to the bench for him!

Think uefa would dictate what day we play and it would then be their game that would need to be switched?

And I'm so hyped for my lads as I can still remember those games today... The Juve win is overlooked but that goal and celebrations were electric. And my god if we have another last minute winner to qualify in the group!

Hope the chairman is at all six games and wants it even more....

We get to play the highest seed available...

Three new teams we have never played before. Looking back through rose tinted glasses anything is possible !

Absolutely chuffed for my two sons... They get to see teams they only dreamed of watching and also get used to the football gods hating us.