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Yet it has been all over the general media this week so it seems to be an issue to some. Yes, it isn’t new, but the point is what is going to be done about it. It is still too easy for people to hide behind the anonymity of of PC keyboard. Make people more accountable for their actions and perhaps it will help get rid of internet trolls.

This thread is about racism in football. 3 players this week have missed penalties and have received a flood of racists abuse on social media. Not worth commenting on? Oh and Batman, I know that you are not the sharpest knife in the draw, but there has been widespread discussion about how casual racism by major politicians could be encouraging closet racists to speak up. I know you don’t have a problem with racists and probably think that this isn’t an issue.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet, but it seems that missing a penalty now means that bigoted keyboard warriors think it is okay to hurl racist abuse at the perpetrators. Still, guess when you see two of the most powerful figures on the planet casually using racist language and comments I guess the knuckle draggers think that it is ok to do likewise.

Just as well he isn't the manager/coach then. So looking to the positives. According to TalkSport this morning we are 1000-1 to win the league. Burnley are 2500-1.

Whatever you think of the new kit (and I don’t mind it) it is not as bad as Leicester’s away kit. I have nothing against pink, but that is just wrong.

I think I read somewhere that he let his contract run down and left on a free.

That’s the trouble though. It isn’t. He honestly believes the tripe he writes.

As are your constant digs at the club Kermit. Perhaps try to be a bit more balanced in your views? The constant nit-picking and apparent need to find fault is beyond tiresome.

Was there a problem last year? The issue this year appears to be with the logo, not the shirt. Perhaps you should find out who is responsible for that instead of launching a pointless attack on UA.

I didn’t hear that. I heard that he wanted the club to get itself straight first.

QUOTE=ALWAYS_SFC;2753667]And we had some who wrote of Pelle as a statue you beat me to it!

Yes, apart from those games.

Those who made the decision to buy him, I assume, have seen him play. The point is that some people here just seem to want the worst to happen. Remember how Mane was slagged off when he first started?

He clearly thinks that Stephens is a better option than Yoshida and to be fair, skills wise there is not much between them. I would say that Yoshi has the better mental attitude but neither are Premiership quality. Hoedt and Vestergaard are both internationals too remember. When we bought these players we clearly thought that they would be good enough. Some players just don’t seem cut out for Premiership football. There are also decent players who do well in the Premiership and then lose form. Torres is a major example. In our case, Ings can play but seems to have lost it after injury. Lovren was great for us but lost it at Liverpool. Any manager would struggle with the CBs we have.

He kept us up. No mean feat given how poor we were under Hughes.

Perhaps it is. But here’s a thought. Perhaps watch him play before you write him off?

"Men are just a bit better at getting things done." Why am I not surprised that this sexist generalisation came from hypo?

I meant to add, our problem wasn't getting rid of Fonte, it was not replacing him with a player of similar, if not better, quality.

Despite people telling us on here that this is happening, Hoedt has not been involved in any games so far. If that was the case I am sure we would have seen him in a friendly. I think we can safely assume he is on his way.

I dont know. He was slowing up and was often a penalty waiting to happen. He was dreadful at West Ham and has probably found his level in French football. It really doesnt matter now as he is long gone and would probably not be a starter if he was still here. He was offered a new contract which he turned down and made it clear he wanted out. Time to move on.

Fair enough.

Have I missed something? When was the last time we finished in the bottom three of the Prem? Not for many years if my failing memory is anything to go by. A lower half of the Prem club would be more accurate. I don’t usually agree with Alan Brazil but this morning he said that all teams from 11 down will be in a relegation fight this season. We are an average side and we have to make sure that we get more points than the other average sides, something we are very capable of doing despite our obvious weaknesses.

Do you think that Ralph showed that he was a decent manager for us last season?

You said we are a poor side with a manager who flatters to deceive. You don’t sound like someone is remotely optimistic about the club to me. It is easy to support a team who is flying but perhaps teams who are struggling to find some form could do with a bit more support? They don’t play badly on purpose.