S-Clarke

The porno brothers strike again.

''Virgil Van Dyk has threatened Southampton that he will not play football for 12 months, and cast huge doubt over his international future, if he doesn't get his dream move.'' Southampton have responded with a strongly worded statement - ''Oh well, **** happens''.

Good for the lad, he was one of them who needed game time in the professional game. Same for Seager.

And a team which scores goals......

Not really sure what that's got to do with it, we played our best stuff and went 2-0 11 v 11. Stupid throw away, but always a deserved win.

West Ham are a bit confusing. Also close to imploding. They'll get better though.

Tadic did actually play two of the more incisive balls of the game, but was too often caught napping and closed down. Looked half asleep on the ***** at times today, similar to Bertrand. Not sure on Ryan, looked pretty miffed at most things, but then was also caught napping himself and looked half asleep. It's ok, he's got international football to look forward to so he can chat with all his mates about how it's better at a big club.

Not sure what he'd have brought to us in the two 0-0's to be honest.

Lots of talk about a number 10, but I think we actually have a presence in midfield now who could help us link together (Lemina). What we could do with, if we are going to sign anyone, is someone with a bit of pace and power who can stretch down the flanks or in behind. An upgrade on Long basically. I think we're getting up to the 3 quicker than we did last year, but once we're there we're not stretching it or getting in behind quickly enough. Will be interesting if the club think the same.

Yeah, him and Davis looked to have swapped roles - Lemina seemed to be operating in the right side of the attacking 3. Looks a real unit, a real presence. Lots to come from him I think, he looks like an instant upgrade on anything we've had in that midfield area for a good couple of years - gives us that extra physicality.

Probably the latter. If we were losing, we'd have thrown him on I'd expect. But would have been a bit mental to leave ourselves that open. Would have been a gamble.

Wouldn't say it was a lucky point at all. Lots of intensity from Huddersfield, lots of bluster, but very little quality in their point of view. Equally, not much quality from us, but we did somehow contrive to have the best two chances of the match. Once they tired and lost a bit of their bounce we managed to get to grips with our extra quality in midfield, but not enough quality from Redmond and Tadic when he was on. Certainly not lucky though.

Yes.

I did wonder if he would have been a good starter today, but having someone like him up your sleeve when a team like Huddersfield tire isn't a bad option and he took advantage of that once he came on. Right subs I think.

2nd half was better, It kinda went as I thought it would. Huddersfield tired, they weren't able to keep up their intensity. We got more of a grip on the game, but annoyingly didn't do enough. I thought we were much better with Long and that was a good sub. Huddersfield play a high line, he was stretching it after he came on and we were more of a threat. But 2nd half was better, 1st half was pants from us. A point in the third game away at a newly promoted side is a positive, but still plenty to work on and still plenty to improve with. Work in progress, but we've got ourselves some decent foundations.

Don't think you can really use the ''this season'' line yet...! Only 2 games...

Bertrand and Cedric have been the standout rubbish from the first half. Cedric looks really off the pace. Always struggling to see why teams like Barca want him. Don't get me wrong, he's a good player, but he's so far off that sort of level. Bertrand, god knows what's up with him. Attitude looks wrong, mind looks elsewhere. Shouldn't be playing. Yoshida has missed the ball a couple of times and allowed it to bounce, but he made an absolutely brilliant header which would have landed on their strikers head had it not been for that.

It's been a hard watch, Huddersfield are pressing very, very hard and not giving us any time. Our close control has been horrific though, kudus to Tadic and Redmond for failing to bring the attack into play. The only thing you have to say - can Huddersfield maintain this intensity they're playing at for 90mins? They're lacking quality themselves, but they're making up with it by working their arse off. Lucky it's 0-0, let's hope we manage to regain some sort of control in the 2nd half and actually retain the ball.

God knows what goes on at Arsenal. Oddly run club.

1-1 now. Should be a good game this....very open.

Here is the forum - http://forum.ultimatemania.rocks/ you can login with your usual UM u/n and password. I'll copy and paste a bit of their update for the weekend if your sub has expired...

I'd say I was surprised, but I'm not.

They play an incredibly high line as well, so I'm also agreeing with this notion.

I think the blonde fella is this guy - https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christoph-klarer/profil/spieler/346849 CB we signed from Austria for the academy a couple of years back.

They're probably all out on loan......