Holden McGroin

I'd go with something like this: --------Dubravka\Darlow Manquillo-Lascelles-Botman-Burn Anderson-Longstaff-Joelinton Fraser-----------------Maxi ------------Wood

That could be the other thing. 🙂

I thought I was the only person that did this !

I don't think there should ever be a case where you air your dirty laundry. But thats just me and I assume he needs an income.

I think you are right but we have a few injury problems and when you start putting in 3rd choice players then it could get tricky. If we didn't play Trippier it would be Manquillo, Botman would mean Burn shuffles over and Lewis comes in. I'd like to see E. Anderson and Maxi start. Id certainly leave Bruno and Trippier on bench.

Yeah, I get that and its working at the moment so I would be hesitant to change the personnel and system too much. However, somewhere down the line we will start trading blood and guts for more ball retention and technical ability.

Pickford is the shortest player in the 6 yard box on a corner. That includes Lisandro Martinez. I bet his Tinder profile says 6 foot though.

Dummett and S. Longstaff did okay. Probably a long list of failures though (M. Longstaff, The 5 that joined Rangers one season etc etc)

3-0 tonking coming our way starting with an Saka goal after an odegaard miscue.

Dubravka is on his way back. Like a new signing.

https://www.themag.co.uk/2022/12/big-blow-as-kieran-trippier-ruled-out-of-arsenal-match-after-newcastle-0-leeds-0-newcastle-united/

Isn't he suspended?

Didn't realise Trippier was out. Ouch. Ive always fancied Schar to be decent at filling in at full back but it would be a risk to play break up his partnership with Botman. Manquillo will need to have the game of his life.

If Maddison was involved in that squad yesterday we would have won. I'd seriously spunk a load of cash on him now (providing he fits in with intensity of this team). Tielemans would be good too but think he is seeing his contract out.

Aye. Very underrated. Wand of a left foot but lacked a bit pace.

I'll have whatever Craig has been sniffing.

Aye, Owen played well in that little pocket. On Goalies. I think the standard of goalkeeping has come on so much these days. If you look back at PL years (eg) 92/93 a big percentage of goals conceded are GK howlers or shots that current GKs would have saved easily these days.

Ive just put him in my fantasy football squad so no doubt he'll do something bad now.

Not sure Jorginho has the mobility to play in our midfield. Good on the ball of course though. Id rather buy Maddison or Tielmans.

Are any second choice GKs top notch though? They'd be playing in week-in, week-out if they were. Im happy with Darlow as number 2. Plus we haven't seen him enough on the pitch since Howe came in so his game will naturally go up 25%.

I enjoyed it. Nicely shot and was never bored. Agree on the finale but that just sets a second series up on a different path. It had elements of The OA/Lost/Dark so if you're into them then I say jump aboard (pun intended) !

Such a suck-up.

Sounds a bit like South Africa. I think there were 8 construction deaths for Brazil 2014 and 37 for Qatar 2022 - although that is disputed by their Gov (which of course they would). I'm not sure we'll ever know the real number. I think they may gave got away huge numbers visiting the country as well due to fans being put off (for whatever reason).

In all honesty I haven't read too much into it and I totally get the human rights issues, the move to a Winter WC and the clear corruption involved in getting it in the first place.....but haven't they organised it quite well ?

94 was one of my fav world cups. It was nice just watching without England.