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[chara]

3 hours ago, Mark Kelly said:

I saw something at the weekend saying that Pochettino wants to add height to the side in January which really confirms what I've been banging on about all year , he's scared of the big boys.

And the little boys...the shadows in the corridor outside the dressing room and the cat that hangs out back there somewhere!..(.oh and the budgie in the office that advises the "trio".)

[paulw66]

4 hours ago, boratsbrother said:

Everton's 20 year old Braithwaite looks levels above any of our young CB's. 

Playing CB in a team that plays a low block is infinitely easier too. 

[CarefreeMuratcan]

I lucked (unlucked?) out on the Ticket Exchange. Matthew Harding Lower Row C for my first game of the season.

What have I done. 

[Leo]

Be our lucky charm.

Any news on Sanchez ? If he's out then I'd be licking my lips if I were Sheffield Utd.

[east lower]

54 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

I lucked (unlucked?) out on the Ticket Exchange. Matthew Harding Lower Row C for my first game of the season.

What have I done. 

If you're anywhere near 48, you'll be just behind me. That's a bonus for me as the usual fella is a right moaner.  Could do with some enthusiasm.

[CarefreeMuratcan]

1 hour ago, east lower said:

If you're anywhere near 48, you'll be just behind me. That's a bonus for me as the usual fella is a right moaner.  Could do with some enthusiasm.

Spot on, I'm seat 48 :)

[chara]

56 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

Spot on, I'm seat 48 🙂

Be a meeting of minds!....wish I had more chance of face to face with all on here.👨‍🦱🧔‍♂️👩🫂🍾🥪🍷...... (emoji ration for the week!)

[east lower]

1 hour ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

Spot on, I'm seat 48 🙂

Gate 11, down the steps and hang a right! 
 

See you there and let’s hope for a good result 🤞

Edit: Bad news is I do stand to watch the game, good news is I’m slightly taller than an oompah, loompa but just as wide.

Edited December 11, 2023 by east lower

[east lower]

28 minutes ago, chara said:

Be a meeting of minds!....wish I had more chance of face to face with all on here.👨‍🦱🧔‍♂️👩🫂🍾🥪🍷...... (emoji ration for the week!)

Chara - If you ever make it over, there’s a ticket on me waiting for you.

[Max Fowler]

Pochettino is so done. Gallagher is integral to his squad yet they are trying to sell him.

 

 

[chara]

12 minutes ago, east lower said:

Chara - If you ever make it over, there’s a ticket on me waiting for you.

Well..that is something I really appreciate.....Thanks from my💙

Edited December 11, 2023 by chara

[chara]

6 minutes ago, Max Fowler said:

Pochettino is so done. Gallagher is integral to his squad yet they are trying to sell him.

 

 

It makes financial sense to sell any of the present squad...is anyone really irreplaceable?

 

[Max Fowler]

6 minutes ago, chara said:

It makes financial sense to sell any of the present squad...is anyone really irreplaceable?

 

Poch wants to keep him. The owners want to sell him. He has no authority as they know he will go.

[paulw66]

10 minutes ago, Max Fowler said:

Poch wants to keep him. The owners want to sell him. He has no authority as they know he will go.

Heard this a few (hundred) times in the summer 

[Super Kenny Monkou]

19 minutes ago, chara said:

It makes financial sense to sell any of the present squad...is anyone really irreplaceable?

 

And that sums up exactly where we are. Long gone are the days when you dreaded a player, even several players leaving.

[Dwmh]

12 minutes ago, Max Fowler said:

Pochettino is so done. Gallagher is integral to his squad yet they are trying to sell him.

 

 

Oh dear.
Whenever anyone says something, the first question is never "given that is true what does it mean?"
The first question is why would they say that?

And that applies even more if the source is anonymous.

So ignoring the strong possibility that MailSport just made it up, why would anyone want you to think that the Club wants to sell Gallagher?
What could possibly be so disturbing to them that they need to reveal their transfer plans to the media (something the club never did under RA).

What is the real story they are desperate to kill?

[asvaberg]

9 hours ago, Dwmh said:

What is the real story they are desperate to kill?

This is important (and it comes to my mind there might be some disturbance in the player group towards Poch), but maybe it should be debated in the transfer thread.

 

[Mark Kelly]

9 hours ago, Max Fowler said:

Pochettino is so done. Gallagher is integral to his squad yet they are trying to sell him.

 

 

The big question is , "Do with award him the payer of the season award before or after we sell him"? 

[Mark Kelly]

I really , really want to win this one and win well , firstly , as a club we really need it and secondly , if you ever met a more chippy Northern Ape than the berk in charge of this club I'd call you a liar , he's eminently dislikeable .  

[Holymoly]

Relegation 6 pointer....

[McCreadie]

On 11/12/2023 at 21:54, Max Fowler said:

Pochettino is so done. Gallagher is integral to his squad yet they are trying to sell him.

Oh dear. Let me fix this post for you.

No he isn't and no they're not.

[thevelourfog]

5th Stand app sent me about 40 notifications about Nkunku today, can't wait to see him come on and go off injured 6 minutes later.

[Mark Kelly]

8 minutes ago, thevelourfog said:

5th Stand app sent me about 40 notifications about Nkunku today, can't wait to see him come on and go off injured 6 minutes later.

You're starting to sound like me now 😂

[Sciatika]

Who will we drop if Nkunku plays? I like the idea of him in behind Jackson/Broja but that would mean pushing out Palmer from the #10 role. Can Nkunku play wide or is that a waste? Maybe play three up front rotating. Can Mudryk and Sterling play as WBs? That would be an insanely attacking side.

--------------------Sanchez

--------Disasi------Badiashile-----Colwill

Sterling-----Caicedo-----Enzo----Mudryk

-----------------Palmer------

---------Jackson-----Nkunku

Maybe we just have the frontmen playing 45 minutes each.😀

Edited December 14, 2023 by Sciatika

[My Blood Is Blue]

18 hours ago, Sciatika said:

Who will we drop if Nkunku plays? I like the idea of him in behind Jackson/Broja but that would mean pushing out Palmer from the #10 role. Can Nkunku play wide or is that a waste? Maybe play three up front rotating. Can Mudryk and Sterling play as WBs? That would be an insanely attacking side.

--------------------Sanchez

--------Disasi------Badiashile-----Colwill

Sterling-----Caicedo-----Enzo----Mudryk

-----------------Palmer------

---------Jackson-----Nkunku

Maybe we just have the frontmen playing 45 minutes each.😀

At this point, the only person I wouldn't want to drop for him would be Palmer and Sterling is probably the best of the rest so I would go with:

Sanchez

Gusto* - Disasi - Badiashile - Cucurella

Enzo - Caicedo - Gallagher

Palmer - Nkunku - Sterling

I definitely wouldn't play Sterling and Mudryk as wing backs.

I'm also not getting ahead of myself with Nkunku, we have zero luck with attacking players and I can already see the headlines when he hasn't scored in his first 10 games.

 

*If Gusto isn't fit then I'd move Cucurella over to the right and start Colwill LB, but that limits us when we have to do this. We need to move on from James and Chilwell in my opinion, their inability to stay fit kills us every season.