Saint Billy

I wasn't being all serious but certainly 3 or 4 of them get my vote.

Not bad for a bunch of guys that have never payed together before.

Please make this the A team RM.

I must admit I do like watching Dibling dribbling.

I saw that, does that mean that I'm dyslexic as well. Can you get PIP being dyslexic?, hope so.

I also had a dream that Lallana had returned.............................oh!.

We are simply not quick enough. Every time we move up the pitch it is slow and ponderous, and then we start to recycle the ball backwards giving the opposition plenty of time to regroup. It's frustrating to watch and even worse to hope for a result from. Most of us complained about it throughout the championship season and it continues now but to a much higher level of opponent.

Agreed, I really liked the look of him. Him and Dibling stood out from what was otherwise mediocre at best.

A lot of RM slagging on here and I get it. I suppose on the other hand it's a new learning curve for him as well and hopefully he will adapt and drop the format that narrowly got us back into the prem. His system has already been easily exposed just after two games and it doesn't take a brain surgeon to know that this will continue if things don't change. High press us from the start and we are screwed. Just change the system and surprise a few teams. Replace the weak links which there are a few and just maybe we can start getting some results.

For me RM has to move away from some of the old guard. Early days I know but Dibling looks special and I was also impressed with Fernandes who looked sharp and composed unlike some of the regulars. We need a more positive approach and I cannot see the likes of Smallbone, Aribo, Stephens having it

Can I tell you at the end of the season

Aribo should kicked that ball out to kingdom come

Alcaraz must be off then

Ooh matron.

Only us oldies will get it.

That was the championship, this is the Premier League. We will regularly get destroyed with those tactics. I'm all for possession but not a couple of metres away from our own goalmouth.

RM's comments about Yuki: “He delivered a couple of really brilliant crosses but we’re playing against ten men. We wanted to bring a winger on the pitch". A bit strange considering he highlights two brilliant crosses.

Cheers 👍

I'll do a Trousers. Source?

Not as downbeat as some on here. I thought we put in a more than reasonable performance considering being the first game of the season against a fancied side. Time and time again I have seen many sides struggle against ten men so I will not gripe about that. Hopefully get a decent keeper in and a bit of time for the new faces to establish themselves and we might surprise a few sides. Only gripe is, why the hell was Yuki taken off, he was having a good game and getting some decent crosses in.

Shit, going for broke

Newcastle pressuring the tippy happy stuff at the back already

Has the Chelsea lad signed on loan yet?

Very rarely get excited about transfers now due to our restricted budget. The ultimate was Kevin Keegan. I suppose Gaston Ramirez got a little bit of juice flowing as he was a Uruguayan international with lots of hype about him but he was another amongst many that failed to deliver.

Well, many of these goals in the link would not be gifted in the prem, but he can head a ball thats for sure, plus he does display a couple of bits of skill for a tall lad. Maybe worth another chance and perhaps a bit of a longer run than he was allowed last time.