benjii

**** you Liverpool.

Waddya think, Batman?

If 8th and 7th aren't mid-table what are they?

It's a simple lack of quality. Who in our squad is a clear, no questions, top-half quality player? Who would the bigger clubs potentially be interested in? Bertrand Lemina on top form .... that's it. Maybe Ings if he wasn't always injured. Maybe Gunn and Valery one day.

They’ve always been staring at our shadow from some distance away. They would love to be in our shadow. I’ve always liked the plucky Cherries.

If you mug fans off consistently you won't sell out. #gaoaway

Come off it. Yoshida, Vestergaard and Bednarek as three CBs competing for a place and a new signing as first choice is what we need. Dunk is no better than those three.

Or Tadic, if you're a football historian.

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Dean was good last night. One of the better refereeing performances of the season. He was pretty consistent in allowing defenders to get stuck in and didn’t give them their penalty appeal. I think he got most yellow card calls correct. I thought Bednarek’s was harsh and the challenge on Redmond near the end was probably a sort of 60/40 decision where he maybe should have given it but I can understand him not giving it.

We’ve been asking for that. We just don’t do enough with the ball. Should have put the game to bed on several occasions.

Yeah. Maybe Stephens too.

Lemina for Romeu please. Mike Dean's gonna whip the red out at some point.

Our lack of quality remains alarming but the coaching, organisation and effort is spot on.

We're a mess at the back again.

Hopefully something funny happens. Like he bones a horrid local, or something.

Good point, I forgot he was fragile. Yeah, start Long.

Gunn Bednarek Yoshida Vestergaard Valery Hojbjerg Lemina Bertrand Armstrong Redmond Ings If Vestergaard isn't fit then play Bertrand in his position and bring Targett in.

That disallowed goal really winds me up still, given some of the goals that have been allowed since for much clearer offside situations.

Or they could give it the Mullet Mow (long down the sides and short up top) or the Brazilian (tightly cropped flanks with growth up the middle). Some people say you shouldn’t try to guess the grass before a match but it’s those 1%s that make the difference.

Exactly.

The interesting question is whether the ref would give it if he didn't fall over. He should but often they don't.