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Definitely our "achilles heal"

Preparation H that'll ease it

I suppose it's just a guessing game at the moment we'll have a better idea on Sunday as I've said before I hope we take the game to teams rather than sit back

Instead of worrying about whether Aarons can do a job I'm more concerned about the fact that McClaren seems to like the pairing of Taylor & Williamson. I've just been reading over on The Mag the time played by these two. Sacramento... Taylor 45 minutes Williamson 90 minutes Sheffield Utd... Taylor 69 minutes Williamson 90 minutes Monchengladbach...Taylor 90 minutes Williamson 90 minutes I just hope Mbemba can get up to speed pretty quickly & at least keep one of these out the team.

Can't see Colo playing mate but that's the attacking formation i wouldn't mind seeing Sissoko & Aarons whipping the ball in from the wings we have to play attacking football.

Because we are obviously short of defensive players we are going to have to play an attacking game. If we sit back and let the opposition bring the game to us we will be punished

Our first 4 games... Southampton (h) Swansea (a) Man Utd (a) Arsenal (h)

0-1 FT

Oh dear

We seem to be having plenty of possession but no end product.

I thought we may have seen something close to next weeks starting 11 if this is it dog help us

I hope your right no sign of Tiote or Colo

Subs: Darlow, Bigirimana, Ferguson, Lascelles, Mbemba, Aarons, Abeid, de Jong, Gouffran, Kemen, Mitrović, Perez.

Krul ©, Janmaat, Williamson, Taylor, Haïdara, Anita, Colback, Sissoko, Obertan, Wijnaldum, Cissé. Apparently that's the starting 11

3-0 full time

Any update on season ticket sales since we've signed some players HF

I agree mate but he's been wanting to get away for a while maybe ' the club may see this as a good deal getting £2.5 mil for him when he's only got a year left on his contract.

tbh I think we've seen the best of him

Coloccini linked to Olympiacos for £2.5 million ? wonder if this is why he has a niggle.

Not good enough though is it mate.

Well at least we've been consistent in pre season

https://mobile.twitter.com/Holidaywankers/status/626470251526516736/photo/1 Wouldn't mind this shirt.

Is this is what we have to look forward to

We play Southampton in11 days we should be up to speed by now

I know it's only a friendly but 2-0 down after 20 minutes against these