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I reckon they totally want a new stadium, but they're being sure to be seen to make every effort to try and keep/develop the original first.

Just dig out under the existing stadium and lower it enough that we can raise the smaller stands without destroying people's light. Also jacuzzis dammit. Jacuzzis filled with sea-horses for OCK.

Perhaps with it being Grealish the ref thought he'd just throw himself to the floor to try and win a freekick anyway, by which time the game might have been over, so the original free kick gave them the best chance.

Hey David, we can't pay you 375k per week, but we can give you a free opportunity to cuck ten Hag out of the Champions League places this year.

That's what I'm talking about. We should have that. In fact, we should only have that. Jacuzzis for everyone!

Arent't there stadia in America with jacuzzis and fish tanks in? They have some fancy stuff over there. NFL games will usually be over 3 hours though. There are literally operas that are shorter than that, so not suprised some people might want a bit more comfort.

I assume the issue is that being dead isn't grounds to get a blue badge. Ravel keeps sketchy company.

BTW, how does one acces the super secret parsnipped section of the form? I wanna see floof doggos!

Perhaps Pope will spend the entire rehab period playing keepy uppy and teq ball and he'll come back like a fucking goalkeeping Messi.

Oh bugger, hadn't thought of that.

I would expect nothing less than jumping, screaming, punching the air, kissing the badge and sticking a toffee up his arse and farting a massive bubble through it until it pops.

It's going to be nice for them to get to see our boys in person finally.

Plus any money we spend on loans/short term deals now is money we can't spend buying more lovely lovely footballers permanently. That said, if there's a significant upgrade to be had it could be well worth it. A couple of points dropped here and there could be the difference between Champions League or not. I can't image there's a ton of top class keepers going at a reasonable rate midseason though. For now, we've got 7 games before the January transfer window, so should be time for Dubs to get up to speed and show his level. He was a good keeper before & I imagine giving your reserves a fair crack when they get an opportunity is important to keep them motivated. Even if we're happy with Dubs' performance though you'd still expect us to do due dilligence on what other options are available.

With our luck this year he'll sign a new contract and then his leg will immediately fall off. Perhaps we're just trying to stall sod's law until Botman's back.

If Bruno's picked he's going to go so radge I'm not convinced he'll make it to kick off without getting himself sent off.

2 weeks tomorrow we'll have a Tottenham and a second Chelsea and AC Milan to add to the list!

I think the more concussions he gets the better he seems to become. Should probably start him on boxing training.

Possibly a length of contract thing. He'll be 32 in December so often clubs want shorter term deals at this age and players want a bit more longer term security. He could also be wondering if there's plans to bring in his successor in the summer to partner Botman. Or maybe he's just too busy being handsome to get round to signing anything yet.

Think Pope is a top-quality keeper & this is a big blow. Lots of teams have spend a ton of money and got significantly worse than him. Kicking aside, he's a great shot stopper, proactive under the high ball, great at one-on-ones and very quick off his line to sweep up, which has allowed us to play high up with relatively slow defenders. Dubs is a perfectly good backup though so hopefully he steps up.

Dola, also, first yellow (stopping the counter attack) definitely should have been give. No idea why he wasn't booked then. That challenge, probably not for me, but they do get given sometimes. One that looks worse in slow motion, but he's just trying to play the ball in a normal way and Fernandes nips in a split second before.

No-one seems to mention how dangerous it was for Fernandes to put his foot right under where Schar was stepping. Schar could have done his ankle there. Thought Bruno F was lucky not to be imprisoned and deported for that.

Yeah Villa have been going at Champions leagues pace for over a year now.

Yeah that's the one, December '21. I'd say perhaps the Norwich game was his first big midfield game for us, but that Man U one was definitely the first 'right I'm completely taking over and there's absolutely nothing you can fucking do about it' game.

Even so, there's not giving a fuck, obviously not giving a fuck, clearly not caring that you're obviously not giving a fuck, and actively trying to demonstrate you're clearly not caring that you're obviously not giving a fuck. Surprised to see him in that last group.

I'm guessing he wasn't always like that. What's changed do you think?