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Thought he was better today. End product wasn’t great but he was at least carrying the ball a bit more effectively than West Ham.

Does feel like it’s becoming a bit of a millstone. Might give the lads a kick up the arse.

Absolutely dog shit today like. Probably the worst we’ve played this season. Not sure whether it’s fatigue or players just losing a bit of confidence in each other. We’re increasingly ponderous around the box and teams know they can just dig in and crowd us out because everyone’s looking for a six yard sideways pass that is going to unlock something. It’s not working so we’re making mistakes and teams aren’t as frightened of us as they were before Christmas. We’re a team in transition so it’s not surprising that performances have dipped. We are overly reliant on a few genuinely class players to pull everyone up a level or two, and that’s worn off a bit.

Thanks for bumping it and making us all think there was tragic news.

Applied. If I get tickets I think I’ll pass out.

Rare Mike Ashley W.

Pushing for UEFA to punish them when they were up against it last time? Literally the only way the inclusion of Burnley makes sense.

Just flatten everything north of Central Station and build a 500,000 seat sports dome. Only solution.

There’s no way we get 67k on enough of a regular basis to justify that. There’s a balance between maximising gate receipts and availability of tickets. An extended Gallowgate taking us to 60k is the sweet spot. Remember we’re in the honeymoon phase. Every expectation we have is being bested. We’re all in love with the club again. Life is sweet. Once this becomes the norm I don’t see us being able to pack another 15,000 into SJP every other week, let alone for cup and European fixtures.

Half the fucking East Stand can’t stand man.

I don’t really think this has any major implications for us, unless it ends up with FFP being torpedoed.

Could be a bit of a win-win for us. Either Man City get the book thrown at them or the Prem get their arses handed to them.

I want to be annoyed but then I remember we’re 16 unbeaten and it kind of dissipates. First ten minutes we were great, then we let Rice take the piss, and the the last 30 we were the better team. Who knows how things would’ve panned out had Bruno and Isak been available, but at the end of the day we’re on an absolutely ridiculous run given where we were twelve months ago. Biggest disappointment for me is that ASM didn’t take his chance. Potential game winner and he was dog shit.

Bigger fan of Murphy than some but if ASM can’t get a game today, when we’re going to be crying out for an alternative attacking threat in the absence of Bruno, then we might has well have flogged him in January.

A bit presumptuous they’ll even be playing us any time soon, isn’t it? Love the idea of an LGBT+ flag for the 700 page inquest it’ll no doubt provoke on RTG. Starting a civil war to try and own us by doing something our fans have done on several occasions since the takeover.

Speaking as someone who has to fire up every device within a quarter mile radius to even have a sniff of getting a ticket when they go on member sale, I don’t really have an issue with ST holders or the club’s approach. You pay for an ST you’re at the front of the queue. It’s always been the case. I don’t think they’re getting overly preferential treatment (only quibble I’d have is pots 5 and 6). Shit that people who want to go will miss out but that’s just life.

It must be said, even getting an email about cup final ticket allocations has thrown me for a loop Feel like I live in a parallel universe right now.

I think having bought a ticket to a cup game is fine a minimum eligibility criteria tbf. Appreciate that this won’t be popular with ST holders that can’t/wouldn’t go but I wouldn’t say it’s really harsh.

In period six, so little to no chance but a man can dream. I think the club have got it pretty much spot on here for what it’s worth.

It’s not like they’re very visible when 52,000 arses are parked on them.

Town will be absolute carnage if we win. I understand why people might want to go to London but if you don’t have a ticket the atmosphere just won’t be the same.

This is essentially what happened during the first Championship season. Getting tickets, let alone ones close to each another, wasn’t a fucking ordeal then though.

I think L7 is a bigger issue than the atmosphere more generally. I was in the Gallowgate last night and the first 25 mins it was really pretty good. People understandably got nervous when they scored but there was still a sizeable contingent trying to sing throughout. L7 during the Leicester game was a fucking morgue.

At the time I genuinely just assumed we were shithousing so we weren’t down to 9 men at the corner kick.

If we lose tonight and don’t sign anyone the ratings will stray into minus figures.