Dr Gloom

i don’t think Eddie confirmed that in the pre-match press conference. He might be on the bench tonight

pure profit, as the accountants put it? tbf, we’re covered at LB with Hall, Tino and Targett and at LCB with Botman and Burn. Lascelles coming back gives us three options at RCB with Schar and Kraft. Defence is the area where we actually have decent depth, albeit RCB could be upgraded. If selling Kelly helps finance a move for a striker or RW, it’s a no brainer

Lloyd Kelly linked with a £10m move to Turkey

I can’t believe this is the same Mat Sels who played for us like

Got shades of the Leicester season about it - love to see it as a neutral. Another big fuck you to the “big six”

I’d be happy with a confidence-sapping loss for Bournemouth ahead of their visit to SJP at the weekend. Happy to see forest win too. It would be absolutely glorious if the wheels fell off at Liverpool. The media meltdown would be delicious. Keeps our title dreams alive too 😎

it’s fucking hilarious that fans of the legacy clubs gan on like Mike Ashley is still running the show. The game is up, bitches. You can slow us down with this psr shite but the days of us rolling over and giving you our best players are over

Lol. Laterz

a lot of people who don't watch us every week would agree. i know next to nowt about the other teams in the PL tbh, because our games are the only ones i watch week in, week out

that's the missing piece. howe has struggled at times with the transition this season from a counter-attacking side to a possession-based one that can control games and unlock the low block. howe's deicsion to move tonali deeper and bruno further up has changed everything in that sense. good analysis here from one of gemmill's crushes

Yeah man, Friday nights on Channel 4 during my teenage years were class: Cheers, Roseanne, WLIIA, then Eurotrash and The Word for late night titillation. all went south after TFI Friday but I was out on the piss by then and less bothered.

That’s sad. He was class on Whose line is it anyway?

What the farken is this farken craic all about then?

it’s a mentality thing too, which is why the recent wins at old Trafford, the emirates and white heart lane were so important. This group of players are getting used to the idea that we can go to any ground, even the “big six” clubs where we have struggled, and compete. Beating Liverpool is another monkey to get off our back. I’d love a victory at anfield more than any other win this season. We’re long overdue beating them. Remember we finished above them the season we finished fourth. VVD, Trent and Salah might be about to leave - who knows what they look like next season?

i think it could be if the recruitment is clever which is why mitchell was brought in - his thing is unearthing players with potential that don't cost the earth. finishing top four this season will also accelerate things. if we get champions league next season, we won't be under pressure to sell isak or bruno to finance more player investment.

he is such an intelligent bloke. always speaks so well, even when confronted with a wine-guzzling, chicken-munching WUM

there must be things they could do. the board and PIF must have had these sort of conversations but for whatever reason, they have decided against taking any risks. they are doing everything above board. the only thing that sailed close to the wind so far was the anderson/vlachodimos exchange. i'm not saying it's the wrong decision but i am surprised. saudis aren't known for backing down when they want something. look at how they disrupted golf and boxing. they steamrolled into both sports with their billions and changed the game. they've shown surprising restraint with us so far.

It’s just squad depth that we lack. Our first eleven when everyone is fit is competitive. We have the right manager in place. I think the squad is 3-4 quality additions away from being able to compete for the title. Whether those players come from Mitchell unearthing gems or more academy players coming through or being recruited with Miley’s potential remains to be seen. I think the days of us splashing 60m on a single player are behind us due to the financial regulations. It’s also about retaining the blue chip players and building the squad by attracting players similar in class/potential to Isak/Bruno/Gordon. That’s why qualifying for champions league this season feels so important, given the psr constraints. It will allow us to build from a position of strength instead of maybe going backwards to go forwards.

Miggy’s pace and work rate + Harvey’s finishing = the ultimate Eddie Howe player

i just deleted my post to SAVE YOUR FACE ingrate