Optimistic Nut

Bradford goal looked way offside as well. Would be foaming if I was a Walsall fan.

Aye. You'd expect to lose away to the better sides. Losing at home to West Ham, Bournemouth, Brighton & Fulham though...even just 6 points from that bunch.

What was his body language like during their celebrations? Ecstatic or pensive because it was his last ever game for them?

Hope Vardy reaches 200 for them. What a career.

Leeds had me sweating but it rolls on for another week or so.

Think it was more the timing and the football we started playing. Thought we were going to really kick on that summer.

That Spurs away game still the greatest away performance I think I've ever seen from us. Genuinely could have scored about 12 that day.

The Play-Off sides have won 5 games out of the last 20 between them. Normally you get 1 side in shit-hot form but they've all been average to shit.

Morgan Whittaker to Boro completely passed me by in January.

Plymouth must get sick of these sort of scenes while they go down to League 1.

Some Slovenian manager who was in charge at Union Saint-Galloise when Bloom first took over looks favourite for the job. Textbook.

Farke sitting in the dugout while everyone else celebrates.

Would like to see Blackburn back up.

Going along to Dunston tomorrow.

Win the last 4 and I think we finish 2nd. Would take some effort but what a statement it'd be for next season in terms of enticing players, and showing Isak, Tonali, etc that we can give them the accolades they chase. Would likely be relying on Arsenal getting to the CL Final to take their eyes off the league though.

Win these two to make Arsenal a bit of a 6-pointer would be lovely. How serious will Arsenal take the Bournemouth game on Saturday for instance with the PSG second leg and nothing else to play for?

This was bang at the start of the Steve Bruce reign as well.

I think Man Utd & Spurs will be fodder for the sides chasing Europe as they have the Final to contend with, but Liverpool don't have that or an FA Cup Final to think about, so reckon they'll still be looking strong to the end.

Opposite side of the coin, Gary Speed v Blackburn 2-1 season. Somehow fluked looping a header in from the edge of the box from a ridiculous angle.

Newcastle-wise, Tino soaring in the air above Nadal. Aesthetically beautiful.

Yeah, he'd be getting £3m from us every few months.

Should probably make it so there's a limit of no more than 6-7 from a country in all competitions to try and stop this? So if next season for example there's 6 English teams in the Champions League, there's only 1 in the Europa League and 0 in the Conference League. Could be a bit of a shitter if you finish 12th and win the Carabao for example and not be able to qualify for Europe but I'm not sure how this doesn't keep happening pretty consistently.

Sadly just think it shows how much money is in the English game and how far the league is in general ahead of every other league. Spurs & Man U probably finish top 4 or 5 in every other league in Europe even with the managers and squads they have today.

Would prefer Spurs to win, like. Saying that though, Man Utd are always just one season away from nailing the transfer window because they're allowed to keep on spending, so maybe keeping Spurs down may be more beneficial mid-term.

What's the craic with English teams playing each other in the group stage of the Champions League? Do you still avoid each other?