Tonalis Bookie

good move, cant see Pope wanting to be a number 2 and we need to upgrade on him. Keep Dubs, bring in somebody younger like Trafford and solidify that back 4 for years to come

Probably time to cash in

interesting performance, should definitely be considered as the second option on the right currently.

driving down morning of the game from Manchester way. Park at the stadium and go straight in

fly down

this deserved far more respect than it got

If all our transfer budget was spent on retaining Isak (singing on fee, salary etc etc) .... what would you think?

great decision by schar, nothing he cant do

yeh im in!

Don't tell Eddie....

No Ugarte to break up attacks, their main attacking threat is also out. Either of Casemiro or Eriksen doesnt have the pace to handle a 3 of tonali, Joe & bruno. The back 3 lacks pace and is easy to run at. I can't see how we dont win with that midfield 2 against our 3. I get to see them live a lot and after the next 2 games theyll be in a relegation battle

comfortable 3-0 win in this one

The stadium is an issue in my opinion. it's a depressing place to be with poor food options and a lack of drink options. It really is only about the football and there is no pre match atmosphere in the concourse as most people arent there I think if fans were excited to enter the stadium and spent more time in there it automatically leads to a better feeling around, more chants and more atmosphere building. Right now it's still not an option to go in an hour early. You have to go out beforehand, rush over to the stadium and then the fight to the seats. Hopefully with a better pre-match in stadium experience this would improve automatically.

Re Muprhy - If you put a bull in a china shop and everything is broken, do you blame the bull or the man who put it there?

it fits a narrative to discredit his influence on many

the guy who spent 15m on Ibe in 2016 and 13m on lloyd kelly in 2019 and wanted to spend over 30m on calvert lewin in the summer shouldnt be anywhere near the transfer room

jesus

so my hope of an Ashworth / Jose dream team remains, Your thrones await my lords

None of the above, will come out soon im sure

We are the richest club in the world......

last night, Amorim....

last year in the 'injury crisis' we had fit players that meant we could comfortably play stronger teams by adapting formation. We explicitly chose not to do this, instead we put round pegs in square holes. We sent Anthony Gordon out to play on more than one occasion when he was either injured or utterly exhausted. We kept players desperate for a rest on the pitch when we were 3 goals up with 10 mins to play. The manager had options and warnings and he ignored them and the evidence was there for everyone to see. Some didnt want to see it. I will always bang on about it but the fact he put his ego with his tactics before having the players fly to Milan, train on the pitch and have that days rest is unacceptable. Not only was it poor for players but the club wasnt shown in the best light, on our return to Europe we weren't there for any press or any exposure, we were training behind closed doors. Wolves (a) was clear we were desperate for fresh legs as we were getting overrun and hammered all over the park, we didnt and we saw how it ended. Chelsea (a) AG was injured in the first half and couldnt move, was sent out unable to run for another 5 - 7 minuted after half time with the same injury. Liverpool (h) we were tiring after dominating and we didnt switch it up or recognise that Darwins pace would roast us. I acknowledge when Eddie gets it right, which is about 60% of the time IMO. However to overlook glaring issues and deficiencies because of what he did in the first 18 months isnt the way forward. The demands for Lloyd Kelly and DCL in summer were a huge warning sign of what we may be looking into and the inability to find a midfield that works with 2 elite midfielders remains a concern. Add to the fact his assistant is a meme and his nephew is a buffer in the club it makes us an embarrassment. Imagine getting in Klopp, Conte et al and them wanting a family member in recruitment. Eddie will do what he does, he will get us top 10 comfortably and we will have very impressive performance and wins against teams who are bigger than us, we may even go on a crazy run again into the top 6, but I dont see how the worrying factors can be overlooked. I'd love for him to adapt and grow as the team does but the last 12 months haven't shown that, they showed the opposite. I will always want an NUFC manager to succeed, but I wont ever overlook what is blatant due to credit in the bank. I just dont see us getting where we want under him sadly

poor Sandro

Why is he? because a bigger club, closer to home with more resources offered him a job and he decided to embark on a new career move? Happens everyday in business, football is a business. Really don't get the hate whatsoever

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