Whitey Grandad

Watch it again tonight and you'll see a lot between Long and the goal.

Watch it again tonight and you'll see a lot between Long and the goal.

Yes, when it mattered, especially in their penalty area . I felt he was waiting for the ball to come to him or standing back (I.e. chickening out) whenever there was a sight of the ball.

Yes, when it mattered, especially in their penalty area . I felt he was waiting for the ball to come to him or standing back (I.e. chickening out) whenever there was a sight of the ball.

Did you mean awful or awesome? Actually he's neither.

Did you mean awful or awesome? Actually he's neither.

Yes, let's hope so. We didn't dominate our penalty area.

Yes, let's hope so. We didn't dominate our penalty area.

Yeah, he wants too much time and was nearly always second to the ball. And I really hate Liverpool and all they stand for. Did I mention that I hate Liverpool?

Yeah, he wants too much time and was nearly always second to the ball. And I really hate Liverpool and all they stand for. Did I mention that I hate Liverpool?

Yep. All going to plan lead them into a false sense of security and then pick them apart

Yep. All going to plan lead them into a false sense of security and then pick them apart

It depends who you believe, and loan fees are never mentioned.

It depends who you believe, and loan fees are never mentioned.

Ok, fairy muff

Ok, fairy muff

I'm pleased to have helped, if I have Sometimes you have to have a clear out and bring in a fresh lot in order to make progress. For what it's worth, whilst we did ok last year I feel that we were still a few players away from ever improving.

I'm pleased to have helped, if I have Sometimes you have to have a clear out and bring in a fresh lot in order to make progress. For what it's worth, whilst we did ok last year I feel that we were still a few players away from ever improving.

According to that logic every player in the Premier League is 'dross'.

According to that logic every player in the Premier League is 'dross'.

I certainly don't think it was ever planned out this way and I suspect that things got out of control for a while but I don't think the circumstances helped. Cortese skulked off, then Pochettino, then the World Cup turned up and got in the way. Not much could be done until the new manager was sorted but by then Liverpool in the form of Gerrard had already turned players' heads. Hence the grand clear-out and refurbishment.

My compliments, sir!

Well, we all kept pretty quiet about him at the time.

Buy before you sell and you could end up with too many players to fit in the dressing room. Tap up your targets, sorry, that should read 'identify and sound out your targets through the proper channels' and be fairly confident of securing them and I'd agree with you. Of course, we knew that Liverhampton had sold Suarez for Monopoly money so we could squeeze the maximum juice out of them too.

Good idea. Sometimes I'm convinced none of us is speaking (writing) the same language. People's interpretation of what they read is moulded by their own preconceptions. It's a good thing we're all different