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Prepare to be amazed then 😂

We'll be cashing in on Salisu come the summer anyways as he wont be signing a new deal at this stage. Stay up and we bring in a quality CB to compete with ABK and DCC (if he hasnt had enough of Jones by that stage). Go down and we'll be likely be losing Salisu, ABK and possibly DCC too. Can already see the club statement welcoming 'Jacky S' back to the club 😂

I would have DCC ahead of Janny B. At least DCC makes a point of trying to play forward and between the lines. Janny B takes zero risk on the ball and about 75% of his passes are sidewards to the full backs or back to the keeper, even under little pressure. His forward thinking is a 5 yard ball to Lavia or Diallo just in front of him. Its infuriating to watch but maybe thats what Jones wants 🤦🏽‍♂️

In between the last two options for me. It wont be a shockingly low points total (reckon we'll hit the 30 mark), and although we'll fight to the end, relegation will likely be confirmed with 2 or 3 games to go sadly

With a back 4 of Tete, Ream, Diop and Robinson. Three of whom were regulars in that dismal relegation season for Fulham and Diop who was surplus to requirements at West Ham. You could easily make the case for us having a better back 4 with KWP, ABK, DCC or Salisu and Perraud. But just shows what good coaching and organisation is doing for Fulham

Sometimes players go to a club and it just doesnt work out. Marseille signed him months after they played against him/Salzburg in the EL semi final. He was excellent for Salzburg, albeit in a less competitive league. I think he's done well for us when called upon. Jones also talks about the need for height/physicality/aggression. Well hes the tallest CB we have and arguably the one who is the most physical (in a controlled manner unlike Lyanco the loose cannon). The red card was taking one for the team, when nobody else felt the need to stop ASM

Shields will have had nothing to do with Chelsea's recent recruitment. Also going forward hes a small cog in a big machine. They've a 5 man recruitment team with the likes of Paul Winstanley, Christopher Vivell and Kyle Macaulay alongside him. Also noticed a certain Simon Gillett is a scout at Chelsea

We had a chance to bring in Marco Silva at one point didnt we?

I've supported Jones for the most part, but if he starts Lyanco in a back 5 tomorrow then I'm done There can be no justification for starting him, even with DCC and ABK playing for the B team earlier. He is simply not a good defender. And the players clearly dont understand whats required of them in a 5-3-2. I think the best we can hope for with the B team selection and KWPs hamstring niggle is; McCarthy (unlikely) Bree Bednarek Salisu Perraud Lavia Alcaraz Elyounoussi JWP Edozie Adams This team fills me with zero confidence, but at least for future games we should have KWP, DCC/ABK, Sulemama Orsic and Onuachu in the starting lineup......if (a big IF) Jones selects them

Boehly paid a million for it to be fast tracked 😂

When has that ever happened though? By halftime tomorrow he'll have played 90 mins in 24 hours and be expected to play another 45. I'm sure the sports science team would be delighted

You predicted we wouldnt bring a striker in. Lets hope your latest prediction is just as good

Cant be worse than the disgrace of a performance we put in at Brentford last season.....can it?

I did warn people that the punditry and build up would be hard to stomach, especially after the biased coverage they got in their QF. Hence why I didnt watch a minute beyond the actual match. On the plus side we had Ally in commentary, could have been the female commentator on the game tonight - people are up in arms about how bad it was 😂😂

It wont come next season. Maybe James will be in the starting lineup, but the likes of Mount, Chalobah, Loftus-Cheek, Broja etc will be phased out to the periphery of the squad (to keep within the homegrown rule). Scary to think what they might spend this summer

Interesting to note about the signings is that if do we get relegated, I think they'll all remain with us in the Championship. I wonder if that played a part in who we targeted i.e. our ability to retain them next season. Yes it'll be gutting for them not to be playing in the best league in the world, but for Onuachu (Belgian league), Orsic (Croatian league), Bree (already Championship) and Alcaraz (Argentinian league), they'll still be playing in a better or comparitive league in the Championship. Sulemana will be playing at a lower level, but he had limited game time towards the end of his Rennes career. There may be release clauses in play for some (not all) of them, but they will attract decent fees if so. If we had've signed Dembele, Beto etc, they would've been gone the instant we get relegated.

Like this team alot, although I would seriously consider McCarthy (whens he back?) or Willy in nets. Bazunu's shot stopping and presence has been questionable to say the least, and his distribution which we're told is his strong point, hasnt been overly noticeable. Any keepers on the free agency market?

Very good window, but I wonder if those doing the recruitment feel it could've been even better. To me, it appeared we were pursuing both Vitinha and Onuachu at the same time. Yes, if Vitinha had've agreed to sign we could have dropped our interest in Onuachu, but it didnt look that way

If we regroup and come back stronger the same way Fulham have there wont be any complaints. Also we'll have a nice change of scenery for a season, instead of playing Palace 4 times 😂

Who is advising this kid? If he had've moved to City or United or Arsenal, I could genuinely understand this as there is currently a pathway to the first team if your good enough. But Chelsea? They've spent 600m since Boehly came in and god knows what they'll spent in the next few windows. That pathway has all but disappeared. You just need to look at Broja, broke into the first team squad then gets his injury. When he returns in the summer he'll be behind Nkunku, Madueke, Havertz, Mudryk and Fofana - before they even splash another 200m on forwards.

If Lavia doesnt start games, we will be relegated. If he starts most of the remaining games, we might just have a slim chance of survival. Hes that good and makes that much of a difference. Silly levels of composure for a kid

We're definitely done with Sulemama and Onuachu. Couldnt imagine the club keeping another deal secret in this day and age with social media leaks

Tbf I dont think hes had many supporters on here, regardless of the fist pumping. His flaws were obvious from day 1, and we were warned by Torino fans too

Lavia makes such a difference, didnt give that wee gimp Bruno and Longstaff a sniff. For as much improved as the second half was, Pope was barely troubled. Yes the 1 on 1 which AA has to go round him and Edozie should find Che with the cut back. But the result was never in doubt after a car crash of a first 20 minutes. 5 at the back just doesnt work for us, especially in a game.where we need some attacking threat. Some tough questions need directed at Jones but I doubt that'll happen

Think thats the issue. Its a massive game to throw somebody into on their debut, after training with the team for a couple of days. It hasnt worked and the manager needs to own that