Optimistic Nut

Salah, Haaland, Isak & Wood are the only players with a better goals per minute this season. Lethal.

Any chance of a 12-month extension? Perfect for 20 starts in all comps next season.

Arsenal and City are the only clubs in the league that we've not finished ahead of in 3 seasons of Howe. Go get 'em.

3 purples and 2-3 frees & loans (the likes of Walker-Peters) to pad the squad out and we'll push for the title next season.

Was that another shot in the first half or a clearance?

They'll beat us some time, play Let's Get Ready To Rumble or something daft at FT. Don't see the problem.

I liked it. It's a bit of fun.

Wish he'd said in the interview it was 70% a shot, 30% a cross.

Beat Villa and we could give Arsenal a real push for 2nd. Mightn't even be a push if they start saving players for the CL. We've bought ourselves a free hit tonight, think Villa might be the one we might drop a few points but the perfect game after that to restore things.

Must absolutely despise Parish. Was a moment just before the goal which was van Dijk-like in the way he blocked off the throughball but staying close enough to Isak, Murphy scored seconds later and that was it. Would still take him if the price went down to £40m or so.

Unbelievable trolling with "Glad All Over" at Full-time. Top marks.

I think they'll beat us but we'll still finish higher.

Gullit spent the summer as a World Cup pundit criticising his performances. Two months later he was his manager. Was never getting a chance, whether he deserved one or not.

I think Birmingham will get to at least the Play-Offs. They have the backing, they spent £20m almost on a player in League 1. They clearly have ambition with the stadium plans. They'll be in there.

It's literally taken 30+ games and being able to go 3rd if we win a game in hand for us to be considered to have a good chance of getting Champions League. Baffling. Even in the periods where we had a few dips in form we've never really been any more than 5-6 points behind.

Their two biggest recent sales went to Southampton & Ipswich and flopped. Their best aren't good enough for these clubs and they flunked.

Think that's where I am. If we get 67/68 points and 5 teams finish higher than us, hats off to them.

Birmingham will be a nuisance to the promotion spots next season. You'd imagine at least 2 of the 3 going down will be at the top again. They need to get out of that league this year.

I think Krafth for one game would be fine.

Think it's also why I'm still keen on Guehi for RCB. It's high risk so having someone like Guehi who's got the recovery pace on the occasions he doesn't get there first is so important

Was going to say, thought that was a feature of him in 22/23.

300+ games for them. Absolute symbol and poster boy of what's probably the worst era in Sunderland's history. And they love him.

I think 2 draws there as long as we beat Palace, Ipswich & Everton will do it. Might even be able to afford to lose one.

I'd love the 2026/7 one to be a replica of the 1926/7 title winning one. Laces in the collar the lot.

The way shirts are out every single season, not a lot you can do with stripes, I'm not against the occasional attempt at something different like we did with the 91/3 home shirt.