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You really think that we would be better than three other teams in the league just by changing the manager? They'd have to be one hell of a player-manager to turn us around that dramatically. And you think the bloke whose last gig was taking Chelsea to the UCL quarter finals is going to fancy the job? Even better

You'll do well to point out where I've said that

RM to Sky... We’re learning about ourselves all the time. It’s been interesting, really enjoyable. We feel we’ve deserved a little bit more at times. The first goal disrupted everything. We started really well. We switch off and concede. And then in the exact same way as we did against United we don’t react. I’m so hurt by the first-half performance. I didn’t recognise my team. It’s on me. I need to give them the tools to respond to the setback. We were soft. If you don’t want to run and fight then it’s going to be a problem. I thought even after the goal, we’ll be fine, but we weren’t. It’s my problem to sort out. I didn’t like so much of it. I feel sorry for the supporters.

There's not a manager realistically available and capable of keeping us in the PL, imo - but we have been particularly naive to start the season

Bournemouth bench giving interviews during the game, like it's Soccer Aid. Taking the piss

Triple sub. Stewart, Aribo and BBD on for Fraser, Ugochukwu and Cornet

3-0

30 minutes without a shot (on or off target) now

That was very naive from Ugochukwu for the goal

Sounds like the two teams are the wrong way round, probably misquoted or muddled his words

Carabao Cup - 4th round Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday Southampton v Stoke City Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City AFC Wimbledon or Newcastle United v Chelsea Manchester United v Leicester City Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool Preston North End v Arsenal Aston Villa v Crystal Palace

Southampton v Stoke City

Left side should look much better with Fraser and Taylor providing some width rather than BBD and KWP constantly pushing the ball back inside because they can’t use their left

He is picking him. For the U21s Bloody Martin, forcing his mates into the team

Just four games after winning promotion at Wembley fuck me I hate PL football nowadays

Turkish deadline day tomorrow...

Some more Ross Stewart chat in the embargoed bit of the press conference for the written press. Could be involved against United, will be a selection decision rather than a fitness decision, but will definitely be involved against Everton at Goodison and will play up there in the cup game

Think their opening offer was €3.5m-€4m so if true, we have forced them up quite considerably too

Sounds like a fee has been agreed for Onuachu between Saints and Trabzonspor - €9m

Yeah but you need to have defensive prowess to play CM and Dibling hasn't shown that. Not at all. I appreciate people are excited about him and want to force him into the team by any means atm but a regular central midfielder alongside Downes he is most definitely not, regardless of whether he likes to run from deep

Hopefully the change of manager (Neil Critchley out; Steve Bruce in) doesn't affect him negatively...

There's a club option on the Dibling contract, so that effectively makes him a 2027 player for free agency, with pressure to sell coming in 2026