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68% possession and almost twice as many passes as Brighton.

We are totally dominant but no shots on target. 2 up front second half. It has to be.

1-0 down at HT. About what I expected. But not what I had hoped for.

Could just give our latest one a chance?

That's our season summed up. Hoj's deflection off the cross bar instead of in.

A number of decent balls into the box have fallen to no-one. Isn't Carillo famed for his headed goals? WHY IS HE IN THE BENCH?!?!?!

What was the point signing Carillo and not playing him today?! I just don't get it.

Brighton looking the more likely. Something is very very wrong at the club. Riches of players sat on the bench. Team looks disjointed and not up for the fight at all.

1-0 Brighton then. Couldn't be much worse to be fair.

Certainly on the back foot.

Can't get my head around how Carillo, Gabi, Boufal and Lemina are all on the bench these days. Surely we can form a team with them in it??

I see Carillo our record signing is not considered a starter...

I think the sentiment of my post was fairly obvious even if you don't agree with the numbers.

Not expecting anything now. We'll probably never see the £55m surplus ever again..

It's not about that anymore. They are saying there is no time for a replacement.

If he is training with them today it seems highly improbable he will be signing. Now we must hope there was a backup plan.

Is it February already?

Quick! Someone call Les Reed!

Hence my "if they stay with us" Would be typical.

Excellent. If there is ever a good time to get relegated.. well at least have some decent options in the youth team to fall back on if they stay with us. Gallagher, Sims etc.

If we do not. Then Pellegrino must go, and we have to hope we can pull off a Swansea-esque run and beat Liverpool and Arsenal. I am not convinced the squad is good enough even under the right manager however.

Swansea have rode their luck but still willing to break up the field in numbers on the counter. We tend to just sit back and hope to hang on to the 1-1 or whatever.

3-1 Swansea. That confirms that then.

Doesn't look likely at the moment. Sideways sideways .. time running out. Must be infuriating being an Arsenal fan in recent years.

To be fair, he should have left years ago. He's overseen the decline of Arsenal and really there is no-one to blame except himself.