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So much for new season and making St Marys a fortress again 😂💩

Perhaps start him next league game 🤷🏼‍♂️

Dont see how we can start with AA when he was completely ineffective last week, especially with Che getting the winner too. Charles for JWP would the only other change I would make

Our last game against them was a 2-0 win at home during 21/22. Battered them live on tv and could/should have been 5 or 6. Che/Romeu on the scoresheet. Take a similar performance tomorrow

Any players Chelsea could offload to us on loan to sweeten the Lavia deal?

He has given some good snippets this summer, but anybody could conclude that about Lavia

The guy who has never been injured. Hes passed the medical so well that we should ask for an extra few mill 😂

Any funny snippets from Liverpool forums? Im sure its a hoot on there right now 😂😂

TSS is in the know at Chelsea

Crucial that we set the tone for home games for the rest of the season. St Marys has been a gift for opposing teams for way too long and the atmosphere has been dreadful (not the fans fault). If we have any chance for auto promotion this season, then it needs to be a fortress the way it was during our last Championship season. Hopefully a sell out, or close to it, and a dominating performance to match. Team picks itself (although Stu is pushing for a start) Baz KWP Stephens Bednarek Manning Charles Smallbone Tella Alcaraz Edozie Adams

Think the same was said the summer they bought Brooks, Ibe Solanke, Mepham etc. All good young players on paper but didnt do it at PL level and eventually resulted in relegation

Wheres the quotes for this? Was Aarons one of those supposed players?

I think 30m is a fair deal. We maybe could have held out for 35m on deadline day, but we were never getting 40m for a 29yo just relegated. I think there is a bit of leeway with JWP in terms of us wanting to max our return from sales, as opposed to say Lavia. JWP has given us great service and if a deal comes up that is just short of what we want, then I'm sure the powers that be were happy to accept. In needs reinvested now. I see that Swansea are about to sign Charlie Patino on loan from Arsenal so I'm wondering if that will prompt any sales from them. Bringing in Downes and Grimes (and Charles) would be a sufficient return in letting JWP and Lavia leave. Badly need a striker or two - I dont think Adams will be here come September and I'm definitely not convinced Mara has 20+goals in him this season

The only melt here is you. Its quite simple, hes been at the club for 20 years so obviously he would like it to end on the pitch at home. That obviously wont be happening, but hes hardly wanting to portray himself as some financial saviour 🤪

Not very often you see a team lose its best player to a fellow promoted team. Things seem really bad at Sheff United who will almost certainly be coming back down

Lol at Leeds. It seems we had an interest in Aarons, but as long as KWP is still here then a move was unlikely

Still laugh when people insist that Lyanco should stick around because hes committed and wears his heart on his sleeve. What a horrible footballer. Callum Davenport and Vegard Forren would look good beside this clown

Could be worse, another promotion candidate is losing 4-0 at home to the mastermind that is Ruben Selles

Grimsby home, Wolves home, Forest home, Brentford home.....I could go on. You can change the way we play, but if you're asking awful players to implement it, then it could unravel quickly. The team that played on Friday were obviously able to pull it off in a matter of weeks, those tonight obviously cant. Further evidence that they shouldnt be anywhere near a squad pushing to return to the PL next year

They may not have been earth shattering but they currently rely on Clinton Morrison, Michael Dawson, Lee Hendrie etc to provide the 'punditry'. It needs put out of its misery like Soccer AM. Tragic

I see another player has failed their medical at Bournemouth. Maybe they need a new club doctor as Jackson failed his too, yet seems to be doing ok for Chelsea

Nathan, are you still on here?

Dont know the pass count but it was apparently 95% possession in injury time 😂

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Thought Smallbone did well tonight, although there was alot of times where he presented in space and instead of taking it on the turn and advancing, it was just passed back to Bednarek or Stephens. That may be on purpose and what RM is asking, but he needs to show more bravery, Lavia certainly would. Charles will be pushing for that spot also