Mazzy

*missed call from Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Fuck knows what happens next season with him and Burn. I suppose Botman is going to take pretty much all of preseason to get back to full fitness but the first game of the season will be interesting to see who starts.

I think you're right. Although I've got a feeling the same team will start. I genuinely would be fine to see Tripps play Palace and Krafth play Villa. Whatever happens in these next two, we need 3 points as an absolute minimum, two draws would be crap and two losses would be horrific. So personally just think we should go all out for whatever game is next and that's Palace. Then go from there.

Well that's not good. Hopefully he'll be alright in a week or so. But I wouldn't be shocked if he wasn't feeling 100% until mid May even.

Fatigue will get the better of us in one of the next two. What we don't want is to go all out in the Palace game and get nothing from it, only to have zero left in the tank for Villa. If we're properly going for it on Wednesday, full press, high intensity etc, then we really need to win it to set us up for the weekend.

Fulham win I'm hoping. Puts the pressure on Villa and Chelsea. I'm still holding out hope someone overtakes one of them before end of season.

That West Ham draw would suggest different. I think they both have the ability to create something from nothing it's just two different ways of doing it.

I think most of us thought Lloyd Kelly was a sensible accusation. KWP is an upgrade on Matt Targett, that's the way I'd look at it. With him and Tino able cover both fullbacks positions, we'd only need to sign another RB as cover if Tripps leaves. Rather than having to bring in a LB and RB this summer.

But ones like Hendrick were when we were very poor and barely surviving in the league. No decent free transfers were ever going to be done because those players didn't want to come here to be paid fuck all (relatively) and fight relegation every year. We've got a much better chance now of picking up the one or two very good players who come available for free every summer. Liverpool/Madrid/Man City have done it for years. They pick up the best out of contract players because they can pay the wages and those players want to go there

Absolutely true. We really need Villa to miss out. Chelsea are screwed either way because of what they've going in financially, I don't think it'll matter if they get UCL as they could well get banned anyway and they're going to spend money whether they have it or not. But Villa getting it for two seasons in a row really sets them up for the next season and we don't want that. It's a shame Fulham and Brighton have fallen away a little because that would be the ideal scenario, if one or both of them could finish above one or both of Chelsea and Villa.

KWP would definitely improve us. Especially if Tripps leaves and tbh even if he doesn't. We don't have the funds to replace Trippier, Wilson, Lascelles, Dubs, Vlach, Targett, Longstaff with young up and coming players. We NEED some freebies in there to allow us to get starting XI quality in at RW, CB, GK and a second choice ST. There is always upsides and downsides to every transfer, even free ones. But just look at Kelly, he was free, coat a good chunk of wages but he'll be gone in the summer and that free transfer was 100% worth it and he contributed almost nothing to the team.

Maddison has played quite a few more games than Barnes and he's also got more G/A. Different positions and Barnes was out for a while. Don't think there's enough to say either way really.

That injury against Sheffield United really fucked up his career with us. Not only did it keep him out for a while it clearly affected him when he came back. Feels like he's back to his full potential now and it's perfectly timed. Moved to the right when Gordon came on. Not sure I understand that really. Personally I think Gordon should be there instead whilst Barnes is doing so well.

Thinking about 2nd does seem ludicrous. Will seem less so if we neat Palace. It would be hugely gratifying for us to do it though. Everyone in the media talking about the UCL spots a few weeks ago and barley giving us a mention. Really don't want to get ahead of myself though, these next two games for us could change the table dramatically.

This will be harder then the Man Utd game. If not only because the players only have 2/3 full days to recover. Same goes for Villa after as well. If we can get 4 points from the next two I feel like that's a minor miracle. 6 points would be insane.

Fuck yeah!! Isak sick as as dog that that didn't fall to him though.

Let's see some changes now. 5/6 players blowing out their arse

Let's have Gordon and Miley on now. Krafth for Tripps as well.

Couple more goals please, need to get this GD above Forrest and Chelsea before end of the season just in case.

Let's fucking go Barnes!!

Must be coming up to Gordon time.

I know none of those three that ManUtd have just brought on are all that exciting but they are atleast Premier League quality. Hope it doesn't make too much of a difference.

Høijlund is another, who like Garnacho can't finish for shit so let's see how this goes......

Get in!!!! Another Murphy assist.

Suits them much more if this game goes end to end. They aren't pushing forward at all really.