Sibierski

This is why I want to keep Isak at all costs and will want to sell anyone before him.

Murphy balling.

Good half. Clinical on the mistakes for once. Start 2nd half with high tempo and kill it off with a 4th.

Been consistent with the team selection recently which I’m hoping helps us keep up this recent form as confidence grows.

Just seen the Ipswich side. Christ it looks even worse than normal, hope we smell blood and kill this off first half.

Yep, doesn’t matter who is manager, this is a squad in a poor place. Should be doing a bit better, but the drop off is shown in the squad with Rodri injury.

Man City are broken under Pep. The press was all wrong there. Just walk mate.

Cherki I’d love. There’s big question marks, but he gets you off your seat and that’s what I want. Players with personality, not to end up as a machine boring mentality that we’ve seen of Man City, where individual brilliance is reduced.

Since Nolan smashed them up in 2009 or record away at Norwich / Ipswich: Games: 8 Wins: 1 Loses: 3 Draws: 4 That win being the most recent trip there to Norwich in 2022 so hopefully the new benchmark Always felt like over the years we struggle as a side travelling to the east which is weird.

Ipswich main threat is Davis at LB, which vice versa, is their weakest point because of the space he leaves behind. Feels an ideal game for Murphy to stay high and we exploit it with direct pace in behind. Which I’d also say for his game, Longstaff RCM would be my preference for the defensive side he’d give Tino and the team on that Ipswich side.

I mean, this guy will be one of like 10-15 signings of this nature (youth signed from abroad) by end of decade and probably 1-2 will go onto being key first team players, 1-2 squad options, 2-3 saleable assets for some profit, rest just loans and gone. Probably say at the moment since 2022 we’re looking at: Kuol, Minteh, Pivas and Minteh is the success so far. So tracking at 33% rate, which probably is the rate you’d want come end of decade.

Omari to produce a performance where he scores and assists to top it off.

Always of a view, best time to buy if you back your scouts is stock at their lower point. With that in mind, Adam Wharton. Compared to summer just gone, next summer, his value could be a low lower. Didn’t light up at the start, now injured as Palace are doing better. Could be a good time to move in the summer if that continues. Long term CM and replacement within English quota.

I prefer Liverpool over Spurs (if we get job done). They’re the top side, but if they have a wobble in 2nd half of season, all pressure is on them and after a UCL 16 game (where there’s a chance it could be against a top side like Man City giving their position) they could be tired with injuries.

He’s such an easy obvious top talent. We have a clear pathway in the team for him, so I hope we make a move but probably won’t.

Got to take advantage of that 2nd leg at home. Arsenal playing Man City and us playing Fulham are different levels of output required IMO. Keep it within one goal we have a good chance, come back level it’s a superb chance.

All Rashford fault.

Owe them one for the defeat there last time where I thought the Championship title was done.

Not sure what a purple RW signing would be, that's £40m-£55m and wages of £150k ball park. Like Olise in summer is the type of purple in that ballpark that meets criteria but we were never trumping Bayern.

That's because of the new European format. Got two midweeks now in January. Final is now after L16 2nd leg, which if we're in the final for, we get a full weeks prep whilst opposition either had a tough 2nd leg (and home/away depending where they finish in league.

Rather other way round. Do not want to be playing Spurs in the final with risk of being the side that loses to them Rather play winners of tonight over two legs as they are the sides where if it's an equal shootout of you shoot, we shoot, we stand best chance. Then in final, either of Arsenal or Liverpool with pressure on them and us to learn from 2023 final.

Detest Brentford, so this is nice.

Yellow for that but not the one on Hall

Difference being giving more than once, Isak scores it.

Ref needs to dish out some yellows here.