Sibierski

We lose 3-1. (in hope we actually win).

Worry on top, Trippier was fucking awful too and made no case for his appearances to warrant dropping Tino for a game or two.

Can now get a maximum of 9, which is still important. Home form let us down today, but we really need that to be clean for rest of season to take some pressure off away games. There‘a that many involved, it’ll be harder to finish top 4, let alone top 6. Need a signing badly because the bench today was proper shit for game changers.

The subs bench is shit though. You turn to only Willock to change it, and he’s broken as a player.

Got to make some signings. HAVE TO.

Only good passer off? Fair enough.

Chasing a goal and Osula still can’t get minutes ffs Big dose of reality that outside of the XI it’s crap and Howe isn’t keen on them bar Barnes really.

We need to make some signings. This game says it all.

That goal before HT has killed us. Be amazed if we get a result

Great delivery. Weak goalkeeping but take it.

Isak footwork there

Really need a CM that can strike a ball when we replace Joelinton. Has so many good chances on edge of box but so bad at it. This is where we need to keep it calm and take Bournemouth on in last 30 when their energy levels are low. HUGE game for the subs bench this.

Shocking start this. Not at the races at all and look off it energy wise. Need a lucky break and get into HT level.

On another forum, someone rattled off 7 players who can all be playing in Premier League. Think the fans have forgot the impact Jack Clarke has made, who this time last season they were raving about as a £40m talent. Want them to come up just so they get smacked and a reality check. But then I don’t want them to come up and get the prem money

DCL also has a future transfer fee. 4 year deal, does well as a back up for 2 seasons, a newly promoted club would be delighted to have him for a low fee (£10m+). There’s many pros to the deal and if club are still keen, I’d assume they’re fully confident he’s a good guy who will be great for the dressing room.

GET HIM SIGNED

Gordon record was awful at Everton. Everton are literally a dog shit, defensive side where it must be pure aids to train and play for over past 4 seasons. He’s shown in the past a good skill set, and as a back up option for no fee, it’s simple business. Isak has made the striker position his own, so anyone wanting the spot we won’t get, so it needs to be a guy that’s happy for rotation and DCL at this stage in career, which may well come with UCL football would likely take that.

They've probably legit forgot Esteavo is joining in summer.

Got me going down an early morning hypothetical hole that now. Get both, Murphy insane form entices a newly promoted / bottom half side to spend £25m on him, we get KWP on a free for full back depth, roll dice on the CM collection for another season and sign a low cost CB that’s got potential. An elite attack can balance out a 7/10 defence. Don’t need all areas of team to be same elite level.

Ideal world we get both and that’s the attack sorted with Isak / Osula / Barnes / Gordon for next 3 seasons

I’d prefer Dibling over Mbeumo, really do feel Dibling is going to be proper top tier. Way he glides past people, take ball on half turn in tight spaces, making the right decisions at his young age. Such an elite talent. Mbeumo brings goals, but with Dibling, I would be confident of goals increasing from midfield because of his ability to create chances from outwide.

Considering we have possibly a cup final coming up if goes well, a chance for another cup in the FA Cup and a genuine chance for UCL, it will be a big gamble to end window without signing a RW. Be alright if Barnes was consistently fit, but if he’s picking up knocks and there’s valid questions about Willock fitness too, it is a gamble. I’m assuming the call comes down to Howe though, if he feels Osula is ready to step up for more minutes 2nd half of season the club will feel it’s a gamble worth taking. Because Isak can be rested more, Joelinton the emergency RW and Miley / Longstaff the back up CMs.

Any formation that has 2 CMs and one of them isn’t a Kante type, it won’t work consistently in Prem. Teams have too much energy and movement in the middle, so will take advantage. Bet Amorim can’t believe how competent a bottom side is in this league compared to Portugal.

Dibling been pure class. I really want him.

Just sack Amorim. He’s bringing nothing and you don’t want to back into signings for this formation.