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I thought Sunderland were very much second best against us, but they've had some great results. Still expect them and Leeds to be in the relegation mix. For all our positives, we've not taken points where we should. As Spurs found out, there are no easy games. So while our fixture list has been toug...

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Many people dont appreciate how little money he had when he arrived. Remember once just 4 on the bench and several were youngsters who had not played first team football. I think he asked for a masseur at one point instead of an extra player, just to help keep the first 11 fit.He used an oxygen cha...

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Looking very much like every game I've seen against city for years so far!

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I liked him but not convinced he's premier league quality. I'd rather Anthony in that spot all day long. Wish him well though

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I've specifically booked a weekend away from the missus and kids with some pals, mostly to watch this

Cannot wait

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He's pretty much the only one in our squad around the box who could find a pass in a tight area to set up a goal. Cullen can do it, but from deeper. His assist record is phenomenal, not in the Premier league granted but at the top level in the Netherlands and Belgium. And he's shown it here in the 8...

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Not lost all hope on Broja. Clearly a player in there but he's physically just nowhere near. And mentally too doesnt look hungry or sharp. Pointless being in the prem squad atm.

Sonne is a Championship player, simple as that.

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BobSykes wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 23, 2025 9:47 pm
If Tresor was much cop we'd have won that 3-2. Granted he may just need more time but i remain to be convinced he has much to offer, and in a PL context

He gets 5-10 minutes to just pull us out the sh*t. Managed it once, and nearly did it again.

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There's not one attacking player I'd have on the bench before Tresor. Unless his illness means he can't play, getting 10 minutes in the carabao Cup is almost insulting. I wish a journalist would ask a direct question

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Worrall miles off there

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Procrastinate B wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 23, 2025 9:33 pm
It’s the oddest thing I’ve seen.

It is bizarre. Even tonight, give the lad 30 mins ffs instead of 10 to rescue the game. Pretty much every time he's had the ball in the last two years he's made a chance or goal

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Procrastinate B wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 23, 2025 9:31 pm
The Tresor conundrum.

There's no conundrum for me. Get him fit, get him in the squad.

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Mike, get ready to come on and assist 2 goals yeah. I'll give you 11 minutes this time.

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Villa have had a tough start, but Emery is a class act and they have a very good side that was brilliant last season. It’s impossible to know where our points are going to come from in this league, every game is hard. Even if we were playing Wolves away next week I wouldn't be ticking that off as 3 ...

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So from someone that was not a Parker fan initially and had massive trepidations about his set up in the Prem, I have got to say we look reasonably comfortable and also showing some great football at times. Anthony looks every inch a top class player. Florentino is a Rolls Royce. Tchaouna (sp) has ...

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You missed it! We won 3-0, Foster got a brace and Florentino scored a 40 yarder.

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Yes. VAR is just awful. There's just less variety in characters and styles of players. They're all supreme athletes, I miss players like Matt Le Tissier who couldn't run 100m in 11 seconds but was magic with a football. Chris Waddle, even players like Dennis Bergkamp are a dying breed. They're machi...

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I'm not diminishing our performance today at all, every one of them were beasts defensively and we had the perfect gameplan to attack on the counter when we could. But, you can't throw points away like we have. Obviously the last two games don't mean we'll be relegated, but neither do the performanc...

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Really feel for Parker. Got done by 9 last time out against Liverpool, and set us up perfectly.

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God I hate this game sometimes. And the premier league all the time. It's the inevitability of this crap. You could've put a grand on them getting a goal from somewhere and be certain you'd win

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First yellow wasn't even a foul

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Two awesome blocks already from florentino. Anthony is knackered. Get him off.

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No Isak. Thought the £125 M man might have been at least on the bench! He's hardly kicked a ball for a long while. Plus it's not as if Liverpool are struggling to put the ball in the net! Don't mind our side, poor Laurents going to get a bit of stick but I can see the rationale for him over Hanniba...

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It still feels likely Parker wanted to move Tresor on but there wasn't an viable option. I hope I'm wrong, but I don't imagine we'll see Tresor near a Premier league squad. I'd love to see it though

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Oxalade-Chamberlain is done at the top level I think. Eriksen I can see some merit in on a 1 year deal, but given Parkers preference for safety first and a strong physical presence, I'm not sure how much he'd play. I'd still on balance prefer Tresor just to stay rather than sign Eriksen.

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AfloatinClaret wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 02, 2025 3:01 pm
Noooooo, I'm expecting someone in the know will be here to suggest that Nathan Tella's coming back in January, before the end of this week.

Could you kindly discuss linked players only on the thread please.

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9/10 - some good calculated risks in there, potentially saleable assets that might appreciate in value, some real proven quality, more physicality than previous squads. Hard to get it absolutely perfect, but they're not a million miles off. Given our standing in the league and our (lack of) financia...

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JR1882 wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 01, 2025 9:04 pm
So just to confirm, some foreign transfer windows do remain open, but as it stands, the Tresorection is on.

While there's hope there's hope

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So we'll have some players on the books without squad numbers I guess, probably tresor and delcroix?

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It's the money they get for their rejects too. Liverpool got 219 million euros through the door, with a lot coming from unproven players at the top level

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By all accounts, Parker has been very pleased with Tresor's attitude and application. Given he was happy to say certain players didn't want to be here, I doubt he'd go to the trouble of publicly praising him if it wasn't true.

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Coming from a very bad injury and then trying to make an impact in a relegation threatened PL side isn't the best for either party. Ramsey needs game time and we need an available PL midfielder who is proven at being able to "play a killer pass in a tight area" We do now need some proven PL creativ...

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Is Ramsay the latest player to have got better and better the less he plays? There’s a talented player in there and he needs game time, but realistically is that with us? Is that a luxury we can afford? A loan deal where he’s a guaranteed starter seems eminently sensible. No offence to you specific...

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Tresor or Ramsey, not both imo

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All fair points.

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Depending on our system we obviously have different options wide and centrally. Given what we have, the combination of Anthony, Hannibal and Bruun Larsen looks a bit light in creativity. Forgetting the rest of our formation somewhat, which 3 of these players would you like to see behind the striker ...

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If we sign Luis, I think he's probably dropped for a more attacking minded 10. For me we need to get back to a 4231/4411, and he unfortunately falls between two stools. Very good at pressing, excellent energy and a tidy player technically. But neither physical enough to warrant a place deeper nor do...

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A few important souls want to keep it, I’m afraid. PL clubs voted 19 - 1 a year or so ago. Yeah sorry I meant the fans really. It's just a bit sad what it's done to the experience of a game. I think everyone saw the need for technology integration, but they've made an absolute mess of implementatio...

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If VAR was taken away today, there'd be celebrations across the country at the next round of fixtures. Hardly a soul would want to keep it. It's the worst thing that's ever happened to the game.

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Whatever is technically correct or otherwise, I absolutely hate VAR. Whether it's purposeful or not, the balance of decisions clearly go to bigger sides. And those executing it don't know their ars* from their elbow clearly. The one from the Fulham game is beyond a joke. It's absolutely killed the g...

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munkyennui wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 30, 2025 5:15 pm
Frustrating because I am not convinced we were in any danger there.

We weren't. I was feeling pretty comfortable there. The pass Diallo was running onto was running harmlessly out of play. We all but had a point, and popped it in the bin.

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Checked the rules and it is a penalty. If you start tugging a shirt outside the area and it continues in the area, it's a "continuous foul" and a penalty. To get so close and do something so stupid with VAR watching, at Old Trafford, is mind boggling.

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We were never going to be allowed to leave with a point there. Absolutely braindead from Anthony though, it wasn't even a dangerous pass.

One of those weekends where I feel like I just can't be bothered with watching us in this league. It's absolutely awful.

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I fuc*ing hate the premier league

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He was going nowhere. Why on earth did Anthony do that

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Best 0-1 of all time playing like that. Credit to Man United, but we should've been expecting them to come out fighting. It looked like we were hoping they'd fold like a deckchair, just not at it or matching their levels of energy.

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It appears we have had some smelling salts. Come on boys, let's equalise before HT. Would absolutely kill them

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Today would be a marvelous day for Foster to notch. Really unlucky not to have his goal last week.

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Expecting a very tough game today, how we start is so important. Fingers crossed we can keep them quiet first 20 and grow into the game

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I really like the guy, but I have to say I'm suprised he's made a Brazil squad! That said Henderson has just made England's I suppose.

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