TheBrownBottle

That was my understanding- that every decision needs sign-off in Riyadh and takes some time to do so. It’s magnificently inefficient way of running a football club - you’d think that a permanent delegate at the club would make more sense. But it’s clear that Staveley and Reuben aren’t running the show.

1) it’s about £10m - the CL was worth £30m. It’s hardly light years away 2) CL payments are based upon coefficients - so if the only time you qualify for Europe is for the CL, then you’re going to get less money 3) it’s Europe 4) It’s a chance of a trophy 5) modern football has turned football fans into accountants, it’s true - but the ‘don’t want to be in Europe because it doesn’t pay enough’ just makes me want to give up. It’s a shite attitude

Barnes has the same number of goals as ASM this season despite missing most of it and not playing in a pub league

Also, for all the talk of ruthlessness, it’s not the board who need to be ruthless with Howe, it’s Howe and his team who need to be ruthless with the playing staff. I felt last summer we’d missed a big chance to cash in on average players who Howe had coached beyond their mean ability. We have to be ruthless this summer and try and get some of the Ashley-era players out if we can.

No shame on losing 3-2 at OT - even against this Man Utd team Away form has been really poor this season, though, and would have been considered poor at any time in my lifetime. There are mitigating circumstances, but hopefully Howe has the solution next season

Europe is still in our hands (barring a monumental calamity in the cup final). There were bright spots in our team but it’s obvious how much work there still is to do - have to start being ruthless this summer and getting some of the Ashley-era players out

We’ve been that way a couple of times this season in a similar position. Had five mins to play after the goal and just lost our heads

That’s some fucking hit Bonny lad

Yes! Ho’way time yet

These cunts are still obsessed with Shearer

He was absolutely culpable for the third

We don’t need to win at Brentford. We could lose and finish 7th

Starting Dubravka has been like starting a goal or two down for some time

Dubravka flat footing himself

Baaaaaaals

He definitely would - I get you’re frustrated but Longstaff walks into at least one third of PL midfields.

There’s long enough left for us to win it!

He’s a really good technical player. The ones we have really stand out

Longstaff isn’t a top PL midfielder, but he’s hardly a Division Four player. He’s a mediocre top flight midfielder

He’s not like

Fuck shit arse So close

Longstaff follows up with the best ‘closed-eyes’ header I’ve seen yet

Big Jo making a difference here

Longstaff ffs

We’re 2-1 down at OT with half an hour left. We’re not 8-0 down at Burton