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4 hours ago, r0cafella said:

And bizarrely he himself admits that no rules have been broken so what exactly does he want? 

That was the weirdest part. Clearly wanted to be asked about it, then in his answer he drones on and on, before then coming out with 'but actually they haven't broken any rules'

Don't get me wrong, think Pedro is good, and has the potential to be a top 6 level player, but I think in years to come we will look back at Wilson picking up that injury in the City home game as a blessing in disguise. By all accounts we were nailed on for Pedro till that happened, had even gotten the Romano "here we go", then Wilson picks up his injury and we get the blessing from Al-Rumayyan to do something big to replace him. Isak deal is then done in 48 hours.  

Worries me that I have no pessimism at all for this game. Think it's going to be a comfortable afternoon. 3-0. 

2 minutes ago, LionOfGosforth said:

Got a nasty feeling about this one, hope i'm wrong. Need to be up for it from the start, we've started a lot of recent away games really slowly and they will be up for it without a doubt. Hope we smash them

 I know what you mean. Does worry me that in our last 2 away games (Brentford & Villa) we have produced 3 pretty rotten halves of football. Only saving grace was that second half at Brentford. 

4 minutes ago, timeEd32 said:

This may look dumb in a few hours, but I'm feeling pretty confident that we embarrassed Spurs so badly that we're going to see a positive reaction out of them in the next two games.

Same. Would be very surprised if there wasn't some sort of reaction from them tonight. Even if that means they manage to take a point, which would actually be ideal for us. 

47 minutes ago, Alberto2005 said:

Do you think? Feels like a similar week to the London week where we had 3 games in 6 days where Wilson started at West Ham.

 

I know this has an extra days rest but feels like it might be a good time to start Wilson and put Isak back in Sunday.

Will be amazed if Isak doesn't start. Think if he was going to play Wilson he'd have left Isak in for much more of the game on Sunday. 

2 minutes ago, Yaron said:

Still hurts, this one. There's another timeline where Shearer doesn't get injured and he actually gets to play off/behind Shearer as opposed to being asked to lead the line. 

7 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

I wonder with Forest winning tomorrow if Everton are a bit more front-footed tonight. Draws aren't really good enough for them at this stage.

Can't see it myself. I think Dyche knows he doesn't have the players to play like that, so will instead set them up to be really tough to break down and hope to grab something from a set piece. 

4 minutes ago, STM said:

Thank fuck we have players like Tripper, Bruno and Isak, who not only don't seem to play with pressure but also having a calming influence on those around them

Yep. Team is full of players with that winning/big game mentality now. Longstaff mentioned in that Athletic piece on him that in every pre-game huddle Trippier says 'pressure is a privilege'.

Just to clarify my position on all this. I do still make us strong favourites, I'm just terrified of Liverpool 

I actually think we may end up taking matters into our own hands. Win tonight, win on Sunday, beat Leeds, beat Brighton, beat Leicester and it doesn't matter what anyone else does. 

1 minute ago, The Prophet said:

If Brighton win all of their games they can still hit 73 points, if we're worrying about the absolute worst case scenario.

True, but they seem to be coming off the boil, as opposed to Liverpool, who seem to be getting a head of steam now. Brighton still need to go to Arsenal, and play us at St James. 

Aye, they are more than capable of winning the rest of their games. For those who haven't seen, Liverpool's remain games:

Spurs (H)

Fulham (H)

Brentford (H)

Leicester (A)

Villa (H)

Southampton (A)

4 minutes ago, arnonel said:

Right sided LB, and vice versa should be more of a thing, considering how many wingers/forwards cut in

Yep, this actually plays out for this lad as well. Had 3 goals in 28 games this season, which is decent for a FB. Imagine it's cos, like an inverted winger, when forward he will often look to cut inside and create a shooting opportunity. Flip side of that is he only has 1 assist all season. 

40 minutes ago, Chicken Dancer said:

6 points in the next 2 games should do it, like.

 

Assuming Liverpool beat Spurs it would mean that they need to be 10 points better than us in 5 games. If that happens then the 1996 lads can be forgiven as this will be a complete capitulation. We'd need 7 points from Arsenal, Leeds, Brighton, Leicester & Chelsea.

 

Saying that I'd take a draw tonight as long as we beat Southampton.

More than likely, yes. Although taken to the mathematical extreme it's 12 points we need. If Liverpool win all their remaining games they can get to 71. If Villa win all their games they can get to 69. But they play each other so they both can't take max points. 

I do fear Liverpool, the fixtures they have from now till the end of the season it isn't impossible they go on a run where they win them all. 

Transfermarkt does indeed seem to confirm he is a right footed left back. 

1 minute ago, Chicken Dancer said:

Ridiculously nervous. Was saying to the Mrs last night this is much worse than fighting relegation and I don't even know why  

Hmm, I guess I am the opposite. Not with the nerves, also really nervous for this one. But I can actually calm the nerves by thinking about how I felt at this stage in these recent seasons where these games have been all about trying to claw our way to safety. This by comparison is so much better. 

Player of the Season: Bruno. The ankle knock has curtailed him a little, but we look so much weaker when he doesn't play it's hard not to consider him our most important player. 

Flop of the Season: Targett. Feels like even now he's back form injury Eddie doesn't really fancy him. Which is a shame as Burn has need a rest since the cup final really. 

Most Improved Player: Schar. From solid PL CB who is decent with the ball to one of the best CBs in the league. 

Unsung Hero: Longstaff. Finally starting to get his recognition after the Villa game, gets through so much work. If he could add a little more composure in his finishing he'd be a £60m player. 

Signing of the Season: Isak. I thought/think Wilson is class, but this lad is a different level. First properly world class forward we've had since Shearer. 

12 hours ago, Whitley mag said:

They’ve got massive problems with Newcastle fans nowt to do with twitter. We’ve had run ins with these cunts for years off the pitch, a more cowardly and snidey bunch of fans you couldn’t wish to meet.

Aye. Call them scouse mackems for a reason. 

I feel like this is seeming more and more nailed on. Not a super exciting one but (assuming it's not a mad price) can see Eddie getting a lot out of him. 

4 minutes ago, Colos Short and Curlies said:

Wilson as the wily senior statesman

I honestly think there is a chance Wilson may want to go in the Summer. He seems like someone who wants to be playing week in, week out. If West Ham had any nous they'd chuck in £10-12m bid for him, if for nothing else than to stop him scoring. If that happens I can see the club letting him go provided we sign another younger forward. 

12 minutes ago, McCormick said:

It’s a shame though. Trippier has shown us what experience at the highest level can bring to the squad.

True, but on the flip side of that Trippier only cost us £12m and was apparently on 120k a week when we signed him. Brozovic would cost more than double, and is already on 180k a week at Inter, so would likely want 200k p/w.

3 minutes ago, Pokerprince2004 said:

Sky Sports saying we're in for Brozovic for £31m. They've got the story from The Sun mind. 

 

 

 

 

Reckon this is agent talk. Can't see us spending £30m+ a CM who turns 31 in November and would likely want a weekly wage that would make him our highest earner. 

14 minutes ago, Tsunami said:

Wouldn’t be surprised if he’s on the bench on Thursday. Everton will be aggressive and I’d rather rest him tmrw rather than be forced to miss Sunday. 

Would be gutted but not shocked if he is out for this and we're trying to keep it on the down low. He spent the last 15 mins of the first half on Sunday limping around the pitch. Was actually shocked he came back out after half time. And I know whenever Bruno is going to be out they try and keep it quiet for as long as possible. 

Gordon situation is weird. As others have said, you have to be careful when you bring him on as it's going to get the home crowd massively up and behind the side. Bring him on while the game is close and it could create a cauldron like atmosphere. I would honestly leave him on the bench and only bring him on if we need something, or we're 2/3 goals ahead.

5 hours ago, Ace said:

Like with Dembele, it’s the agent using our name to get interest 

This. You can pretty discount any Barca links as them/agents trying to drum interest in their players. Realistically any Barca player coming in this Summer would break our wage structure.