David Kelly

Interesting video. I must say I've not noticed much drop off in people going to the bars I go to after the match since the Stack has been there (mainly around the Haymarket area) although I've been in Shark Bar later on (when we couldn't be arsed queuing for Stack as it happens) and that was a hell of a lot quieter than it used to be. It does give an insight into what would happen if the club decided to build a new stadium outside the city centre. You could imagine a hell of a lot of bars/restaurants/shops closing without the matchday trade. You'd expect the city council would do everything they possibly could to incentivise the club to where they are (or close to).

Tbf, I struggle to understand why you'd want to spark up an conversation with them about anything (even something they know about like incest).

I caught the last ten minutes or so of the U21's when it was all over bar the shouting. I did hear the commentators say that Park looked miles better than everyone else and was one to look out for in the future. No idea who the commentators were and whether their judgement meant anything like but they saw more of them game than me so I'll give them that.

Maybe I'm being harsh on Jimmy Lawrence saying we've never had a great keeper mind. 432 games, 3 league titles and one FA Cup is pretty impressive. But unless Noelie is around I don't suppose any of us can say whether he was actually that good.

Happy for him to stay here for the time being. Perhaps the threat of a call up for the world cup can spur him on even more as the season goes on.

Don't think we've ever had a truly great keeper. Pope doesn't make some of the exciting looking saves that Given made but I would say that he's the hardest to beat of any keeper I can remember us having (going back to Martin Thomas and Kevin Carr). But then I'm not convinced I've ever seen us have a stronger defence than we have had since Pope has been here and that certainly helps him (goes both ways tbf mind). Not sure Pope would look as good with Bramble and O'Brien in front of him.

Nah he'll be away to Australia for the Ashes shortly.

Several people I'd think looking at him.

Depends on how expensive the bar is really. Although my feeling on him are well known so I suspect I'll be kept well away.

He accepted an invitation to a wedding im going to next year a few weeks back. Blackpool are scheduled to play that day but apparently he was quite confident he'd be going. Must have been planning on having a few months off between jobs for a while then.

I don't think Odegaard would be the pick from Arsenal fans. He's never fit for a kick off and I don't think he's been in good form for them for a while (other than when he came on against us). I'd suspect Rice would be their pick and he'd certainly be up there for me. Caicedo would also have to be up there on current form.

I thought Bruno had his best game in a while on Sunday. I wonder if that had something to with it.

Well that's them scouse cunts all over isn't it.

100% this. He's our best player and has been for nearly a year now. It's at the point where it's a shock if he's not one of the best 3 players on the pitch (from either team) every week. If we're wanting to progress we can't afford to lose him.

Which would rule out 3 of Joao Pedro's goals as the CWC is bizarrely classed as last season.

I'd love to see us create a few chances for him on the deck because that penalty was one of the best I've ever seen (you'd have to be stood at that side of the goal to stop it) and if he can do that in open play it will be a joy to watch.

He's a quality player who will obviously come good for them but, I don't think their style is really set up to get the very best out of him. Salah isn't Jacob Murphy who would always be looking to set him up. Salah, whilst clearly someone who creates a lot as well as scoring, is someone who will always look to come inside and even when he's not looking for goal himself, he's going close down Isak's space. I just don't see him scoring the amount of goals for them that he could have scored here. I think Arsenal would have even been a better bet for him. Happy to see him and belatedly them, struggle a bit because they have been the luckiest team on earth for most of this season.

Yeah I can just imagine a moments silence/appreciation for Ruel Fox (random premier league era player selected because he was decent for us but achieved nothing particularly of note. Hope he's ok and I haven't jinxed him now) but then not give more respect to a bloke who served the club for over 20 years because it was pre sky. Hopefully as Gem suggests we are lining up something more for a future home game because as things stand, this leaves a bit of a bad taste in the mouth.

Dunno if this has been mentioned but I thought it was pretty shit that there wasn’t a minute’s silence/applause for McFaul today. Won the fairs cup with us, played over 290 games and managed us at time when we had jack shit. May not be Shearer or Milburn but I think he deserves a bit more than what we did for him today.

I'm not sure that's a formation we'd risk starting with but it's something that I could see us moving to within a game if we are struggling to break someone down. It's certainly something I'd hope that they would look at in training as an option.

Unless he told Bayern he was going there and he's really pissed them off, I find it unlikely that they would keep going on about him without any prompting. I mean, they clearly not happy about something with what they are saying but it might be mainly because they keep getting asked about him. Or it could be that they are now seeing first hand how good Jackson is and it's fucked them right off.

You have to consider whether they have just decided to talk about this or whether they are kept being asked about it. I often see quotes from Howe's press conferences that look like he's saying one thing, but if you know the question he was actually responding to, it's actually a very different point that he's making. I've seen the quotes from all of their guys and I've no idea where they have originally come from. If it's all Bayern press then it's probably correct to assume they have some sort of axe to grind, but if it's coming from questions in the Jorman press, then maybe it's something like there's an opinion in the country they've missed out and they fighting back from their corner. FWIW after speaking to some locals on my recent trip to Dusseldorf, there didn't seem to be much of an opinion that anyone over there had missed out on anything with him (or any great interest in him at all). And no cunt seemed to have a clue who Thiaw is, despite him being from Dusseldorf.

I hate to say it but I think you're dead right. That's not to say he will go there, if they sack Amorim and if they were to go for him. But to dismiss the possibility because they are currently a mess it stupid. They are a club that constantly bring in the money needed to keep spunking money on managers and one of these days they are likely to get it right. Top managers and players won't have the doubts that they can be the person to do it. Hopefully the club don't take things so lightly and ensure that Howe is properly incentivised to stay.

I think we seen a lot this summer to suggest decisions that we all feel would be idiotic still get made.

Fingers crossed they go for Southgate.