TheBrownBottle

Yep. It’s not exactly Corinthian the idea of ‘winning’ a penalty

Yeah, I agree - I think ongoing European football will be a big factor in keeping our best players

Yeah, that was great. Almost Supermac vs Burnley - just shrugged it off

Europe has to be the target, 4th is crazy talk at this point. Finishing 7th or above would be a real achievement.

Yep. And while they’d quickly plug that loophole, at present there’s nowt stopping us.

The money isn’t in the system, which is the problem. Most football clubs lose money - and the % of turnover quota should be limiting wages and agents fees

Tbf I blame you and your missus. You should’ve been trying to conceive in October / November to hit that June / July birth date.

At the moment, yes. But they’d still be subject to fair market valuations. So you couldn’t sell Benton Park for £1bn.

I had a Quick Look on there after the match - before they pull it There’s a few who genuinely seem to believe that every game we win is down to bribery. It has to be an exhausting way to live. They need to just get over it

You don’t earn as much as the CL, that’s for sure. But you would earn more than a club earns for finishing mid table in the second division …

I’d pull Krafth up a couple of points and maybe lower Barnes by one. I also don’t think an out-of-position Murphy was a six out of ten - I thought the lad did well today

Entirely different type of player for me.

Does more with it than HBA, as exceptionally talented as that lad was.

Technical ability

Yeah I know what you mean - and they being skint is why I didn’t mention them But if he was to leave in the next couple of years, that’s the level of club he’s going to - the absolute elite of world football. Watching Arsenal and Spurs supporters talking about signing him is laughable.

I think he is too like.

It’s more his valuation in the game that interests me. I think he’s almost priced out of the current market - there isn’t a centre forward in world football who does what he does and has age absolutely on his side. The links to Arsenal and Spurs of late are absolutely laughable. IF the lad leaves, it will be to a Real Madrid, not fucking Arsenal.

It would need to be a football-breaking fee to sell him for me. You’re talking getting up to the £200m mark. No-one has that kind of money, and I’m pretty confident he won’t be going anywhere just yet.

John Ceeeena; John Ceeeena can you hear me?

Horses will be put down due to an unnecessarily cruel form of entertainment

Nailed-on 1st min booking vs Palace

Superb from the manager that. A scratch back line and we nailed it

Ludicrously easy that - all credit to Howe, absolutely bossed that. All the players played well - but I thought Anderson and Krafth were outstanding (Bruno, Isak and Gordon were class as per - but Krafth in particular I thought put in a hell of a shift).

Yeeeeees

What minute do we take Bruno off and avoid the risk of a yellow?