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It is bizarre we persist in letting him take them. Never ever confident he will score.

It's a rare day when you lose your stream at half time, can't get it back and are glad you can't get it back.

I'd take no points and a nun.

Tfft. Nathan's done well tonight.

Jesus christ

Ffs Long is SO BAD at finishing it defies belief

"We must try to create some interesting possibilities/opportunities lads"

Back to cack. Boring cack.

I voted out but now I'm worried we're heading down the wrong frog and toad.

Hmmm, fed up with watching this bunch of mercenaries but miss Mane, Pelle and Morgan who all left to go and earn fortunes more than we are able to pay.

Genuine agenda free enquiry - do you realise his name is Caceres and therefore do you deliberately keep calling him Careces?

Evans scored 4 goals. 2 against Forest in a crucial relegation 6 pointer we won 3-1 (at Forest), one against West Ham (which he sort of chested in before colliding with the post) and another one I simply cannot remember. You are right about him having an impact but he was basically shyte as evidenced by his goalless following season and rapid sale. If Gabbiadini turns out to be the new Evans I will be surprised and disappointed.

All about the breakaway from Rugby I guess. Would be interesting to see the results if, just for one season, full on spear tackling was allowed in the prem and they announced this just before kick off on the first day.

Is he wearing a hat or does he just have an overgrown friar tuck hairdo? Regardless, 52 year old man looks for and finds trouble on a train on the way to football match.

Whitey, where do the official laws stand on "the fair shoulder barge"? When I first started playing I recall this "law" being referenced as an excuse for robust challenges that made no attempt to win the ball but just knocked the player in possession out of his stride and usually on his arse with no foul being given.

Agree. Boufal has magic in his boots, supremely gifted quick and skillful but needs to be coached into appreciating when to pass and where to. Dusan has better all round awareness as his assist stats from last season prove. Boufal is potentially the better player and no. 10 IMO.

Stephens definitely isn't ready. I think he may make it but probably not as a centre back.

Did that shot get deflected? I thought it must have done on first viewing but the replays on my (admittedly not that clear stream) seemed to suggest not. Good win anyway, a bit lucky considering the poor defending but tbh who cares, just take the 3 points and enjoy the win.

Me too. It's SO ****ING FRUSTRATING playing well, losing, and knowing we probably won't get another chance for another decade minimum.

Hmmm black North Face jackets. The hardest of all terrace fashion statements.

He was tired.

Percy fella, sadly the reason is Forster is a dreadful goalkeeper. Even given his poor positioning he still should have saved that. If Ibrahimovic had taken maximum advantage and stuck it just inside the post then maybe not, but it was 2 foot inside the post.

3 really.

I agree with most of your scores but would put Forster on 3, JWP on 8 Tadic on 4. The last sentence says it all. You can play magnificently and still lose because of occasional lapses in concentration. Even more likely to happen against a team so experienced in winning trophies that they take the chances those lapses create.

Great effort today, absolutely superb. My god it's painful watching those ****as collecting their 45th (?) major trophy when we've just undeservedly missed out on our 2nd. Have to say though, Forster terrible for the free kick and we just gave them far too much space for the 2nd.