Jack

Who do you need when you need to get on the front foot against a team low on confidence and desperate for a win? Ryan fucking Manning, that’s who

England aren’t exactly blessed with quality CBs these days and I think this reflects that. But as others have said, hopefully it’ll be a confidence boost for him and some good experience

Maybe the extra half a million quid can go towards paying Russ’s contact up

Yeah I think that’s steep considering it was half the price in the last round, and both sides will be making changes you’d think. If it had been Palace in this round I’m sure the prices wouldn’t have been as high. Big cash grab from the club

It’s not my own work, saw it on the group chat and it made me laugh. The home crowd were right on the backs of the players and manager at the weekend, we need to start well for more of the same. They’ve got some quality players though and I’m surprised they’re struggling as much as they are. Need a big result ahead of a tough run

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We’d still be in the shit and nailed on for relegation, as we are now

I think he’s been largely poor, lots of terrible crosses, thrashed shots and offside a lot when he’s looking across the line. Well taken goal on Saturday after some good movement but I think we’re fortunate it was against a keeper with particularly short arms

Why is Ryan Manning on the pitch? Why do we always turn to go back to the CBs when there’s a break on? Martin out

10 passes between the back 4 then straight to an unmarked Everton player 😂 Fuck me Russball is dull

Fucking Armstrong with these hip height crosses absolutely nowhere near the runners, every time

Or the other two thirds

Honestly what’s this cunt’s obsession with Ryan Manning? Armstrong has been dreadful this season too, that’s far from our strongest XI IMO

They’re going to pump a lot of balls into our box, and I imagine it’ll be relatively successful. Meanwhile, we’ll have a lot of the ball in our own half and rarely penetrate. We may even score first, before shooting ourselves in the ball bag and failing to win.

Including 16 conceded in our 7 games against Cardiff, Brentford, Everton, Ipswich, Bournemouth, Leicester and Stoke. 2.3 per game against that shite

25 in 12 games

Absolute donkey isn’t he

Shame we’ve won this really. A confidence boosting win would’ve been fine, this just papers over more of Russball’s colossal cracks. Shocking

I’d honestly drag Armstrong off at HT, get Sam Amo some minutes. He’s been absolute trash

Or stay onside. All the fucking time

Feel this game would suit Tall Paul far more than Archer. They’re giving us unlimited space down the wings but nobody to get on the end of crosses. Fraser and Armstrong pretty poor tonight

Garbage

Armstrong might be useful out on that side if he could pass or cross. Or shoot for that matter

Or look for the ball behind, or anything other than backwards and sideways. Another thrash at it from Armstrong, so poor at this level

Not a single player picking up the 3 city players on the edge of our box from their free kick. Has he not learned a single thing from throwing away those points against Ipswich and Leicester? He has to go for that ridiculous naivety if nothing else. Absolute clown.