CB Fry

Can't wait to see how Valery and Smallbone get on, starting at Villa Park.

I've read the Q&A piece on the Athletic and for a professional journalist to put that up is pretty poor. On multiple occasions he tends to repeat the same point just with slightly different wording. Several times in the piece he makes the same point twice with only some words slightly changed. Like that. I kept thinking the scrolling on my phone wasn't working (haven't I just read that?) but no just repetition. For a piece with short answers it is a poor show. Come on Dan.

Hoddle in 98. In fairness he was past his best at that point but great hat trick vs R*ss*a B team. Unfortunately missed out to Darren Anderton and Paul Merson which I think we can all accept because those two were absolutely world class.

Also one of the greatest kits we ever had. What a season.

I was hoping for a 24-letter compound noun, ideally with one of those German letters that look like a B but sound like S. Plus an umlaut or two.

Blimey.

Sure - just needs a fancy German/Spanish name.

Keep your German pressing and false nine bollocks. This, for me, will be the ultimate footballing system. Chris Nicholl we salute you.

Why are you making out that Liverpool will definitely not play Chelsea on their way to the cup? They're as likely as we are to play them. Why do they get to play Palace but we don't? To win the cup Liverpool may have to beat City and Chelsea in the semi and final. The main reason they won't play City is if we beat them, which you are now making out as evidence of an "easy run" for Liverpool. Do you want us to lose just so Liverpool get some harder games?

Thierry Small, Ryan Chavez-Munoz and Shannon Sievwright are going to rip City a new one.

Balls

We are ball 5 1 Chelsea2 Crystal Palace3 Manchester City4 Liverpool5 Southampton6 Middlesbrough7 Nottingham Forest or Huddersfield Town8 Everton or Boreham Wood

If we lose, then that will be two whole wins in a row for Gerrard which will be plenty for an absolute barrage of "Stevie G revolution/next Liverpool manager/etc etc" bloody hogwash everywhere. Even coming out with a decent away point can stop that madness.

He Ralph had the help he needs from a proper back room staff, we would have won 6-1 last night.

Agree. If the consensus now is that last nights team was a tactical masterstroke then he could have selected them for Saturday's game against Villa because they are so good and our squad is so strong now, that there's no risk. They would win because Villa are worse than WHU. But by some amazing coincidence he just happened to chose last night to prove how strong his squad is.

I knew we'd win.

7 (seven)

Tomorrow before Everton match. ITV

Go on Prowsey

At least Forster got a well deserved rest in favour of our young up and coming keeper.

Nice subs.

Pretty decent half in the end. We gave WHU some opportunities on a plate so we still need to sharpen up second half if we want to make it through.

Oooooooof

Well, were going out of our way to concede here.

Well, I want Adam Armstrong to do well, so go on son.