HayDen Traces

Performance was better overall but our finishing and decision making in the final 3rd sweet jesus

Are most of you entering the ballot for single seats? I've not had a membership the last couple of years for fear I'll not get in, I'd have to buy 2 memberships and apply for 2 seats which means I'm even less likely to win.

Looks more a natural cb than lb for sure. Too static to play lb in a Howe system for me.

I hate Goodison, we always seem to come unstuck there. Just want us to show quality and intensity and not go there and bend over like we did last year

Really cant judge him based on 15 seconds of action yesterday. There was reasonable technical ability shown but no evidence of shot stopping. Wimbledon players seemed allergic of the half way line.

Decent 3rd choice striker who can improve and help do some heavy lifting chasing down long balls when we need fresh legs

It certainly would be interesting to see some artist impressions of a st james redevelopment. I bet it would be unrecognisable (inside and out) from what we know now.

I'd be very surprised if we dont go for the brand new option now.

If you're spending a billion on "revamping" the current ground. Surely makes sense to spend more and start fresh. Turn St James as is into a fan walkway that we walk across to the new stadium as a memorial.

We know its not Eddie's style to throw Osula in so how about big Joe as a target man then midfield 3 of Tonali, Bruno, Willock.

Really hope we play with a focal point up top tomorrow. Just someone who can hold up play. Assuming Isak cant play.

Hopefully Eales recovers and this pulls Mitchell and Howe together.

Awful for him and his family. Wishing him all the best.

Prefer that to our home shirt.

The Daily Fail should be banned from all grounds. Its a right wing fascist peddler of hate filled bile and anyone with 2 brain cells should wipe their ass with it. Hope is part of that circus and until he finds new employers with a more respectful rhetoric he shouldn't be allowed near the club.

I wish Chelsea's "rule bending" was investigated. Its staggering what they've gotten away with and seem to fly under the radar in the media.

Club needs to rally behind Howe. Eales and Mitchell need to support the man who is driving this club forwards.

If its a straight up choice between the two (which it shouldn't but we need the two in these roles to be rowing in the same direction) then Mitchell has to be the expendable one. Good managers, that fit a club and command respect of the players are harder to find than a competent sporting director. Just my opinion.

I agree with what you say. I do hope Eales isn't too proud to admit his appointment isn't working and can make a change before we lose our best manager in decades. If that is what is needed to calm the situation.

Ever since Mitchell came in the mood at the club has changed. We felt together with Amanda. That togetherness seems to have gone.

He reminds me so much of Vernon Anita in stature. Good player though.

He looked good again vs Bournemouth. I hope he can help himself by helping us into Europe this season. Having that goal might help him these next few months.

We need a lift.

Just plain awful. Eales sounds like a huge problem for us according to Hope's article & a return to Ashley's dictatorship, penny pinching style. Its awful it sounds as though Eales stabbed them in the back and got PIF to force them out. Amanda and Mehrdad certainly got shit done and they worked so well together. Its not been the same club since they left. It will be interesting to see how this unfolds but a bad result and performance vs Spurs could see further cracks start to appear. Gutted the way this summer has gone.

Not this summer at least.