Merry Christmas to all on the chinwag 🍷👍

Happy boxing day chinwagers! Hot on this beach!

Cold, dark, rainy and freezing here Brum

Here too. Sort of. Hope everyone had a good Christmas

Serves you right Superb, you had your chance !

it's rather nice where I am too,and we don't have to wear breathing apparatus like Brummie !

Yeah all good thanks Socc

Harle . Where are are you exactly ?

I'm more or less where you used to be Superb !. Have just had a nice stroll along the beach by el Cable.

Ok Harle didn't realise you were in Andalusia. Thought you were in another part for some reason.

Come on Chels ffs !

comment by Superb (U6486)
posted about 5 hours ago
Cold, dark, rainy and freezing here Brum
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Any more remarks like that and I will be forced to shame you again

Oh ffs, that was meant for brummie, I give up

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 14 hours, 54 minutes ago
Oh ffs, that was meant for brummie, I give up
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Having a bad day Biggish!

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 16 hours, 12 minutes ago
Oh ffs, that was meant for brummie, I give up
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Was wondering. Am I expected to lie through my teeth ? Yeah lovely warm and sunny here as well Brum

In fairness Brum it is mid summer there right now so it should be baking. I've been to Melbourne in winter and it's just as cold and grey as it is here

Hudson odoi will need to pick his performances up, reasonable fans like ourselves will know about his injury and give some leeway but the way he held the club to ransom over wages and his poor performances this season are quickly diminishing the fans love for him and his “one of our own” status. A fair few groans yesterday and hardly a noise when he was subbed off compared to a huge reception for pulisic, the man replacing him.

Pulisic is our best player. Ever.

comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 10 hours, 24 minutes ago
In fairness Brum it is mid summer there right now so it should be baking. I've been to Melbourne in winter and it's just as cold and grey as it is here
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Yeah admittedly it gets cold hear in their winter. Last time I was here for it, it got as cold as 15 degrees C!

Pulisic performs.

comment by soccerlol (U7650)
posted 3 hours, 57 minutes ago
Pulisic is our best player. Ever.
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Not as good as Ossie!

Way colder than 15 degrees when I was there Brum admittedly smack bang in the middle of their winter. I had just flown there directly from tropical Queensland which probably didn't help. Anyway hope you're having a good one mate

I'm starting to wonder if Cho wasn't rushed back somewhat from his injury. He recovered from it incredibly quickly. Didn't Loftus-Cheek suffer the same injury at around the same time? If so he's been out twice as long as Cho was.

comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
I'm starting to wonder if Cho wasn't rushed back somewhat from his injury. He recovered from it incredibly quickly. Didn't Loftus-Cheek suffer the same injury at around the same time? If so he's been out twice as long as Cho was.
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Its possible, but i still think he has been way over hyped too soon and the the whole contract issue and Bayern interest has set expectations at a ridiculous level for such a young player who has really done nothing of note.

For me he really should go out on loan. Look at how Tomori, Mount and Tammy have blossomed after a loan and also Reece.

If we sign Sancho then frankly he has to go out on loan imo

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
I'm starting to wonder if Cho wasn't rushed back somewhat from his injury. He recovered from it incredibly quickly. Didn't Loftus-Cheek suffer the same injury at around the same time? If so he's been out twice as long as Cho was.
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Its possible, but i still think he has been way over hyped too soon and the the whole contract issue and Bayern interest has set expectations at a ridiculous level for such a young player who has really done nothing of note.

For me he really should go out on loan. Look at how Tomori, Mount and Tammy have blossomed after a loan and also Reece.

If we sign Sancho then frankly he has to go out on loan imo
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I'd have to disagree with that Biggish. For me the whole contract thing is a smoke screen to what people are saying about him now.

The whole Bayern thing should be null and void as far as I'm concerned and I understand why he would have wanted away when he did.

As far as I'm concerned and no one will convince me otherwise, he's the best of our academy with one exception - Reece James.

I've been watching him for roughly 3/4 years now and frankly from what I've seen of Sancho, I believe Hudson Odoi to be the better player.

If we signed Sancho and then loaned Hudson Odoi I'd be appalled.

I can't say how disappointed I'd be if we did go down that route, I've always been a champion of youth but the last thing we need st the moment is bringing another into the fold when we need older heads to guide the ones we have!

I don't begrudge Cho weighing up his options and having talks with Bayern. Especially when you look at our very poor record at bringing through and actually playing youth prior to this season. I might have done the same thing in his position.

How good Cho is remains to be seen. He's been brilliant at all levels until now in his first full season in the top flight after coming back from a bad injury over the summer. Time will tell but I'm quite certain that he's considerably better than what we've seen of him so far this season.