Andrew

Pretty much sums up my feeling on it as well. I like the mad bastard, I think hes hilarious but hes not a good enough player for me to be bothered that Rafa doesn't like him. Sell while his values up from his form at fulham and move on

We should get back in for Bas Dost

Its FM touch which is my preferred version these days regardless of the machine its on, less faffing with minutiae and more buy players, do tactics and get going like the older games. So aye I expect so.

Fuck that shit, I loved us being in europe before and I would again, its ace.

I dunno like, anything less than that particular strike and he has plenty of time to sort it. Not a dig at you ANS but I hate this sort of thinking in modern football, its never a great goal, just poor keeping or defending. bah.

Ive only ever really in two games against us and he was shite in both, is he actually decent?

I wonder if he came to us because he's fed up of the merry-go-round of top level clubs. At Madrid or Liverpool or wherever you'll always have people banging on about the identity of the club, you have to play this or that way, Cristiano has to play or Steeeeeeve geee does or whatever. If he stays here he can pretty much just build a team, a club the way he wants to whilst being close enough to his family that he can see them regularly and properly. Ashley has shown that he does not like firing managers, look how much rope he gave pards. I reckon Rafa can be here as long as he wants to overall and he might be quite happy with that.

It'd be fantastic if we were to hop above them, better goal difference and a game in hand.

Oh jesus, FM is now available on the Switch

I reckon they'll get Ancelotti back or pick up someone who does pretty well at the world cup, Sampaoli perhaps.

There are a couple more Southampton players I like, Hojbjerg and Ward-Prowse are both better players then they've shown this season and Tadic would be a shout if we're talking 10s

Not sure Rafa would like Shaqiri, talented player but believes his own hype a bit too much. I honestly don't think Rodriguez is good enough to improve us as it stands tbh but fuck knows with any player who has been under Pardew. Charlie Austin is essentially a functionining injury in human form, I've quite enjoyed shedding those sort of players over the last couple of years.

What about Pogba? hes been poor the last couple of seasons but Im sure under Rafas coaching he could be a decent player

I want Dubravaka and Kenedy for sure, not sure we've seen enough of Slimani to make a permanent signing, and a thigh injury managed to keep him out for more than a month of his time here. He's missed 27 games through injury since signing for leicester just last season which is pretty poor. I really want us to keep Merino, I think with the proper time off to sort out his back he'll be an excellent player who just hasn't been able to force his way past Shelvey and Diame (who is in the form of his life at the moment so fair enough) Mitro will go hopefully and end the obsession with someone who has admitted he can't play the way benitez wants him too but some folk are still desperate to have in the team. Jay Rodriguez has been in but hes not been the player he was since that terrible injury before the last world cup, though I would love a Burnley lad to playing for us! As for signings from elsewhere...god knows, could do with a 10 but Perez has been ace of late, a better striker for sure, someone to properly compete with/take some gametime from Ritchie and give him a rest, ideally someone quicker.

Naldo https://streamable.com/iwen5 https://www.clippituser.tv/c/zbzrzd The power and swerve on that is unreal

Aye, though if Sean Dyche manages to take Burnley to europe then it'd be hard to argue.

Aye, what do you reckon big fella, is this going to be the week when Mike Ashley can rightly say he is getting the hang of this football lark?

Diame given man of the match Would've gone for Perez with a goal and assist but it's fair enough, excellent performances across the whole team today

Murphy on for Ritchie who has looked tired in the last bit of the match, played well today

Joselu coming on for Perez

RITCHIE!!! FUCK THAT CORNER FLAG!

I like Lejeune, hes a ball playing defender who isn't afraid to just clear the ball in the right circumstances like some are

Good ball over by ritchie, looked like Gayle gave up on it just a little too soon to me

Thats such a good finish by Perez, a move worthy of a goal that. Mustafi got done at that post by Long last week, we've worked on that one I reckon.