TheBrownBottle

I might be alone here, but I don’t get anxiety watching European games. I just thoroughly enjoy them.

Playing like he did vs Chelsea just a few games ago and then being asked to face Hakimi is a massive ask - though I think Gordon has played well.

Divvunt jinx us man

Hakimi is a sublime RB

Played a blinder first half. Hope we can keep this up. Livramento and Almiron superb - no-one is putting a foot wrong, mind. Bruno just looks so composed in games like this. HTL

Geeeeeeeeed in

Hahaha fucking hell classic Joelinton

Faaaaack sitter that for Isak. Class by Almiron

Ho’way United

He looks raw - he wasn’t much good vs Dortmund.

England took 10 points off Italy & Ukraine in qualifying and beat Denmark at the last Euros. It wouldn’t be all that bad of a group.

Then managed the incredible feat of losing the most boring European Cup Final to Steaua, somehow missing all four penalties in a shootout. Not sure if any other team in European football history missed every spot kick in a shootout

Watching other people watch things as a form of entertainment is proof that we’re a failed culture tbh

Everything about Jennings puts me in mind of Tim Lovejoy, which isn’t a good thing. Other than Taylor Parkes’ review of Lovejoy’s fucking awful book, which remains one of the greatest pieces of criticism ever committed to paper: https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/no-love-no-joy/

That’s very hard to say to fair, though the kid is very young and has looked good so far.

We did, and the noon sponsorship and a few others came in for 22/23 - and finishing 4th would significantly increase the prize money. This season, there’s Sela + CL. Next season adidas joins plus no doubt more commercial growth - and who knows, we might be in Europe again.

I’d like to see him stay for at least another season, though I’d completely respect if he wanted regular football elsewhere. The lad has been an excellent servant to the club whatever happens

Midfielder definitely is for me - I’m in a few minds about which position I’d strengthen after that. Obviously as you’ve pointed out, we have the centre forward issue (both players are first-class PL strikers, but both also appear to be made of cobwebs), but I also think we’re short at centre half and right wing. I’d be amazed if we don’t sign a right winger, centre half and a young / back up striker by the end of next summer, though.

You’re right of course re transfer fees, but 21/22 was the last year where we had all-Ashley commercials, and also we finished bottom half, so the TV & prize money was lower. Last year and this year will see considerable improvements in revenues, so once we’re into next year the final Ashley season drops off.

Yep, he’s a capable bottom half PL centre half - which is why he’s a great squad player for us at present. Excellent professional too.

Made a serious error in the first min of the second half that probably should have seen Chelsea 2-1 up

Dekka and the Magic Sponge

This is the last season where there will be serious FFP constraints you’d think. 21/22 drops off the FFP assessments next season - and that’s when we were operating the Ashley model and having to spend a huge sum in January to pull us out of the shit.

Likewise. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a couple of loanees come in - maybe one or both with a permanent move guaranteed in the summer.

That’s two of us then - he seems like a completely different character this season. Maturity kicked in.