GallowgatePigeon

Chelsea in the Conference League

How can we be sure this isn't just a smokescreen for Jack Butland

Seemed like there's too much smoke around Trafford to be no fire. Have Burnley priced us out perhaps?

I am choosing to trust you with my life.

If PSR was no object, I'd absolutely have Maeda, he's been lethal on the left and filled in up front when Kyogo left, he plays up front for Japan too. However, for 25-30 mil I'd want someone younger with a higher ceiling. Plus Celtic are my 2nd team and I don't want to see them significantly weakened!

Maeda is a pressing machine, I've never seen anyone with a level of fitness like his. Before anyone remarks about how shit the SPFL is, his pressing stats and top speeds in the CL are amongst the best if not, the best. The reason he's at Celtic is cause his technique leaves a lot to be desired, however, his crossing and finishing have gone up a few levels this season. He's easily been the best player in Scotland this year and Celtic would want around 30 million for him so I'd say there's better value elsewhere. Whilst we're on the topic of Celtic, I hope to rumours linking us to Kühn have gone away, he has the heart of a mouse and would get eaten alive in the PL.

Along with ASM, he was a shining star in a skip full of rotten dog shit under Cabbage Heed, I'll be forever grateful for that. He stayed one season too long, it's been infuriating watching him this season, but between Ba and Isak he was easily the best forward we've had. I really hope he does well down there.

The Europa League final is gonna be some laugh eh?

Southampton and Leicester are more reliable than two members of the "Big Six"

Fine, we'll fucking do it ourselves.

The primary Pep is proving to be quite a loathsome cunt. I'm looking forward to him getting emptied next season!

Mason Mount is epitome of a 'nothing player'. He always used to drive me up the wall for England, I have never understood what it is he's supposed to be good at except being the grey man. He's better st hide and seek than fucking Bin Laden

It takes a truly henious loathsome bunch of cunts to make me root for Man Utd in a fixture, but my oh my Spurs have done just that. Their flagrant disregard for their fans who pay to watch those jokers by forfeiting the league is nothing short of despicable, it makes a mockery of the PL and the Europa League.

I'm no sports psychologist believe it or not, but it surely can't be good for morale and self belief if your manager has chucked it, you'regetting skelped every week and the whole football world is ripping the piss out of how pathetic you are. I imagine that momentum and form count for a lot when you're heading into a big game. They can get away with bringing players out from the cold against BodoGlimt, I doubt that'll work against Man Utd

That's just who they are mate

I forgot these shitebags were playing. Imagine my pleasant surprise when I saw Spurs were 0-0 at HT. Imagine my despair when I remember that it's fucking Spurs we're talking about here.

Prior to the window "slamming open", can we all sort the most prominent journos into reliability tiers? For example: Tier 1 (Take it as gospel): Ornstien Tier 2 (Rarely misses): Romano Tier 3 (Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit): Hope, Waugh Tier 4 (Don't get your hopes up): Edwards Tier 5 (Burnsie): Burnsie Tier 6 (WUM, still more reliable than Burnsie): Frank Chippa

Fuck it, you've convinced me. Bring me Sportings head on a fucking platter. We'd pump them rotten as well, they've been playing shite since Amorim jumped ship, they're only still top of the league cause Benfica are bigger bottle jobs than them, plus they're losing Gyokeres this summer.

I read that a league with four or more clubs in the competition can play one match against another team from the same country. If not, give us Bayern instead.

I know it's the Spurs thread, but since I'm here give me: Chelsea (H) Dortmund (A) Benfica (H) Frankfurt (A) Bodo/Glimt (H) Slavia (A) Celtic (H) USG (A) Fuck glamour ties, we had enough of them last time. You get around 2/3 million for a win in the CL so lets dish out some pumpings and top up the transfer kitty.

There is absolutley no danger of Man Utd or Spurs doing us any favours, they effectivley forfeited the league in Feb/Mar. The good news is that since Eddie's come in, we've become better at getting ourselves over the line when we need to, this season especially. It'd be nice for one of those useless fucks to help us out tonight, but I have every faith that we'll take care of business ourselves anyway.

They get tattoos when they beat Coventry, Sunderland's a massive club.

I can't decide if the "Mag at work" & "*opposition fan* in peyce" characters they make up are hilarious or tragic. They are so desperate to be relevant and respected.

Dan Ballard played a blinder for us in the cup tie. He was directly responsbile for 2 of our goals. I think I'd leave at that though.