Box of Tricks

I think most of us would have experienced a range of emotions yesterday, but bringing that kind of experience off the bench was a huge positive. We've got goals in us and I like that. Never want to go back to that team who conceded first and then stood no chance of coming back.

Agree with a lot of the above posts. In my case, it feels like I've been waiting for Pochettino to pass a certain threshold (which is more based on capability than points achieved, etc) and I now feel he's kind of there, whereas before I was doubtful to say the least. That's not to say we're not going to have further bumps in the road, but I can now look at him and think he actually does know what he's doing. The players like him, we score goals, we've shown bouncebackability and somewhere amongst that, there's the makings of defensive solidity. If that can be improved on and we could add a couple of experienced reinforcements, then I think we can fare better next season than most clubs around us - and that might even mean top four (when I look at the mess United and Spurs are in, and how Liverpool may fall into decline post Klopp). So I'd definitely stick rather than twist, especially when I see the options we're linked to. I would hate to give this team to a Mourinho or a Hansi Flick and watch them rip up the good parts and have us start again.

Enjoying his demise. Can't wait to see him at Everton in a couple of years time, desperately trying to "run it back".

Enjoyed that. Really good week. What we're doing at the moment is working, so credit to Pochettino for finding a formula (even if it did take a while). Sheffield Utd and Burnley were bad moments, and Arsenal was the lowest of the low, but we didn't slink off to the beach and I struggle to find fault with anything that's happened since. Onwards and upwards (hopefully).

That was good all round. Really can't fault anyone out there tonight for us. Also, without resorting to say we've turned a corner, I do kind of feel that we might finally be onto something.

Great player, wonderful man. I just wish we could have signed off with the FA Cup, but I hope he has just enough left in his career to squeeze in a Copa Libertadores. Will be doing a separate tribute for Belle Silva later...

Spirited point. That was a good second half by us. VAR and the current offside system need scrapping because these officials are imbeciles.

Dropping Chalobah and Silva was bad enough, but I also thought Gallagher and Caicedo looked very good in the middle together against Everton - and then that was ripped apart the very next game too. When Conte made that three at the back change against Arsenal in early 16/17, he knew straight away that he'd found a formula. Whereas not only is Pochettino unable to do it by design, he's now shown himself to be incapable of recognising when he's stumbled on something good. That's a bad, bad combination.

This whole project has descended into one of those "who's responsible for the failure of this task?" situations from The Apprentice. Pochettino, Stewart and Winstanley should all be brought back into the boardroom and a triple firing is the only rightful outcome. Magic up another hotel to sell if you have to cover the costs, but just get them gone today. They are three incompetent conmen and if they stay into next season, then this club is screwed.

I've turned it off. I really hope this is about the boyband.

Absolute joke.

We have to take points off Arsenal because Tottenham will give them all three, before beating City and Liverpool just to confirm their uselessness. That injury list is depressing. If Palmer is out (😞) then Chukwuemeka needs to start, or maybe Mudryk in the middle. I'm sick of the sight of Jackson though. I still think on balance he's a decent signing, but my god I wish we didn't have to stick him up front every week.

Exactly this. Nobody's hands are tied to the extent that they can't do any of this.

Ultimately, they're not the football people. It's down to him to point that sort of stuff out.

All I'll say is that a manager worth his salt would have persuaded the board that Nicolas Jackson up front was not enough.