LeBizzier69

What I will never understand is why a manager and his team can't say "this clearly isn't working with these players - let's change the system and see how they cope with that for a few weeks". Just seems a complete lack of flexibility in formation/system. I hate seeing us sit so deep without the ball, especially being used latterly to high pressure/pressing football. Just looks so negative.

Any other blocks etc that are a good second choice?

About to book - anyone offer a quick summary as to where the noise will be??

I think we all need take a breath, have a beer and watch the rugby.

Hate to say I left on 84 minutes. Just couldn't watch the disorganised shambles any longer. Bet £10 on wham win. Sad consolation.

Worst of all, bang goes my VVD anytime scorer bet...bought me drinks at crucial times.

If Sakho keeps them up it's £100k per week well spent - even if they don't take the option to buy.

Andy Carroll is bound to score, so we'll need at least 2 to win it.

Townsend always makes things happen on the pitch.....can't understand why he can't settle anywhere. Unless he's a bit of posstot.

Ah ok, cheers for that.

Can anyone enlighten me as to where he might be used with all the attacking wide players we have already?

Over the moon. Masterclass in counter-attacking football. Amazing discipline from the lads.

Just praying that after all the excitement they don't equalise in the first 5-10 minutes....that could spell a tonking and tears all round. Need to keep it tight early doors.

Direct

Got it, thanks.

Can anyone tell me what a "wum" is? I'm not sure if i am one or not.

Won't be him, he's not a defender. Don't think he'd want to come back either...

Match day is always the best day of the week - although the ingredients are certainly there for an afternoon of thinking about how could my feet are/what's the queue like for the bogs/are the trains running on time rather than being absorbed by the attacking, free flowing football on display. Could be a yawnfest. Or maybe they'll shock us all. The beauty of the unknown.

Whatever people say, I would have liked Berahino here especially at £12m.

Based on how his stock has fallen, should this thread not the "Jose Fonte Depreciation Thread"?

If my experience of JF is anything to go by, he was a c**t long before the Euros. Right up there with Kevin Pietersen.

Can't believe his old man doesn't tell him to keep his trap shut.

But Terry is competing for a starting berth with players that only the likes of Chelsea can bring in. Not the likes of us. Terry could easily do a job for someone else, just not in the place of the best defenders money can buy.

Maybe the journo's have it all wrong - it's JWP that the scouts have been drooling over and who's being lined up for a mega money move to citeh and not VVD?!

can we swap him for Mark Noble?