Eddie Howe

[The Prophet]

We don't need radical change to be fair, we're not doing some of the basics.

[Heron]

Eddie I adore you but you got today wrong. Sunderland should worry about us not vice versa.

[Gottlob]

His position shouldn't be in question and we're still at that stage of the season where a few wins will push us right up the league. But there are some issues which stretch back several years. The shape of the midfield isn't right, and while we've long since relinquished our headlong press we now don't have the attack to excel in transition but our possession play if anything seems to get worse and worse.

[toon25]

8 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

We don't need radical change to be fair, we're not doing some of the basics.

 

So if we nailed the basics we'd be ok?

[Doctor Zaius]

I've no idea how he turns this around if I'm honest. The team seem to have completely lost their identity. 

 

The midfield has gone to pot, the front three is abject. One thing we always used to do under Howe was create chances, yet once we got behind that's it, just cannot break teams down. 

 

We won't have enough time on the training ground to implement much else, even with Wissa back fit. 

[Dyeyzzon]

3 minutes ago, toon25 said:

 

So if we nailed the basics we'd be ok?

Things like keeping the ball and putting balls in the box for a big striker would be welcome for starters

[huss9]

Just now, Doctor Zaius said:

I've no idea how he turns this around if I'm honest. The team seem to have completely lost their identity. 

 

The midfield has gone to pot, the front three is abject. One thing we always used to do under Howe was create chances, yet once we got behind that's it, just cannot break teams down. 

 

We won't have enough time on the training ground to implement much else, even with Wissa back fit. 

maybe he should give Emery a call and ask how he did/does it.

[The Prophet]

Just now, toon25 said:

 

So if we nailed the basics we'd be ok?

 

We're only four points of fifth Defending set pieces and game management alone probably see us jump into the European places.

 

Obviously there's more to it than that, but in spite of the systemic issues, sorting the little things would go a long way to seeing us improve.

[Weezertron]

4 4 fucking 2 

 

 

Edited December 14, 2025 by Weezertron

[et tu brute]

Just now, huss9 said:

maybe he should give Emery a call and ask how he did/does it.

[huss9]

Just now, Weezertron said:

4 4 fucking 2 

 

 

 

our midfield isnt strong/good enough

[Shays Given Tim Flowers]

I think the players aren’t doing him many favours,

not anywhere near the downed tools stage just some of the things they struggle to execute in game. Classic example today was about 20 minutes in Gordon is in acres and yet elanga plays the ball to Woltemade who then tried to play a return to Elanga. Exactly like the first half against Marseille when players struggle to play a ball through and if they’d have done so we’d have been in on goal a fair few times. Similarly you can’t legislate for your centre forward scoring that OG. 
 

The cards we have in the deck don’t give me lots of hope (save for Wissa). We have too many games for our most important players to get much of a rest and I’m not sure we’ll do much more than splutter through the league campaign as a consequence. 
 

wish our wide forwards were narrower, other than that don’t see a lot you can do with the midfield beyond personnel changes at the moment. 

[Weezertron]

Just now, huss9 said:

our midfield isnt strong/good enough

I'm just chatting shit. 

[Colos Short and Curlies]

A turnaround in consistency likely requires someone to go on a real hot streak of form to paper over some cracks whilst they are worked on. Last year we had Tonali and Isak pretty much unplayable for a spell. Is there a double act capable of this in 25/26?

 

Schar coming in for Burn whilst he recovers may provide a little more in setting up play.

 

Loads are saying it but we need to get Wissa and Wolte in the team together which will require a change up somewhere

[huss9]

Maresca anybody?

[Colos Short and Curlies]

 

Just now, huss9 said:

Maresca anybody?

 

Wrong Chelsea connection. It will be Tommy T who takes over after the summer

[toon25]

2 minutes ago, huss9 said:

Maresca anybody?

 

Absolutely fucking not

 

Fucking hell man 

 

 

[JT24]

Sebastian Hoeneß anyone?

 

[toon25]

Any players dowing tools for Eddie need shooting with pig shit and asked how fucking dare they

[Izakaya]

I did have a dream a few weeks ago where Howe walked at the end of the season and was replaced with Vincenzo Italiano. 

[Heron]

5 minutes ago, toon25 said:

Any players dowing tools for Eddie need shooting with pig shit and asked how fucking dare they

Amen.

[huss9]

6 minutes ago, toon25 said:

Any players dowing tools for Eddie need shooting with pig shit and asked how fucking dare they

the likes of gordon must think their place is safe no matter how they play.

 

 

Edited December 14, 2025 by huss9

[Mikky]

9 minutes ago, toon25 said:

Any players dowing tools for Eddie need shooting with pig shit and asked how fucking dare they

Tino - Tonali - Botman - Gordon - that’s 4 players who worry me with possibly their head being elsewhere - add Osula who could be moving - Schar thinking he might be near the end 

[huss9]

1 minute ago, Mikky said:

Tino - Tonali - Botman - Gordon - that’s 4 players who worry me with possibly their head being elsewhere - add Osula who could be moving - Schar thinking he might be near the end 

only the first three worry me.

gordon can fuck off for a decent fee.

[Miggys First Goal]

If we lose against Fulham, what then?