comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted 1 minute ago
That 5/1 looks kinda tasty for us. I am going to have £20 on that and if it comes it drink it in celebration.
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I think the 5/1 on Chelsea is also pretty big. If they take a step forward from last season then I think they’ll be closer to City than those odds suggest.

I’d be satisfied with third, but hopefully maintaining some kind of challenge deep into the season.

comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 1 minute ago
I had my first indoor pints on Tuesday night since Christmas
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It's great isn't it. I have been eating out and all sorts.

Now I have covid.
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I saw that. The health ok?

We're only playing for second anyway. The oracle that is culer has predicted United to win it at a canter

comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted about a minute ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 1 minute ago
I had my first indoor pints on Tuesday night since Christmas
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It's great isn't it. I have been eating out and all sorts.

Now I have covid.
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As long as the vaccines hold up it will literally be like getting the flu, possibly even milder from what I’ve read.

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 7 seconds ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 1 minute ago
I had my first indoor pints on Tuesday night since Christmas
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It's great isn't it. I have been eating out and all sorts.

Now I have covid.
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I saw that. The health ok?
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I feel awful tbh and have done for about a week but it'll be okay. Bit gutted as it's my birthday week and the missus and the kids at centre parks.

They go the same time every year, I stay to "work" but actually go on a five day bender with my mates so it's pretty frustrating.

Going to do another test tomorrow, hopefully get the all clear and then get on it.

comment by Terminator1 (U1863)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted 1 minute ago
That 5/1 looks kinda tasty for us. I am going to have £20 on that and if it comes it drink it in celebration.
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I think the 5/1 on Chelsea is also pretty big. If they take a step forward from last season then I think they’ll be closer to City than those odds suggest.

I’d be satisfied with third, but hopefully maintaining some kind of challenge deep into the season.
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Yeah agree, in fact probably wise to get on the 5/1 before they make any signings.

comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted less than a minute ago
We're only playing for second anyway. The oracle that is culer has predicted United to win it at a canter
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Why’d you have to bring that feckwit into it

comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 7 seconds ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted less than a minute ago
comment by Irishred (U2539)
posted 1 minute ago
I had my first indoor pints on Tuesday night since Christmas
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It's great isn't it. I have been eating out and all sorts.

Now I have covid.
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I saw that. The health ok?
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I feel awful tbh and have done for about a week but it'll be okay. Bit gutted as it's my birthday week and the missus and the kids at centre parks.

They go the same time every year, I stay to "work" but actually go on a five day bender with my mates so it's pretty frustrating.

Going to do another test tomorrow, hopefully get the all clear and then get on it.
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I have a monster session next Friday. My brother is captain this year in his job golf society. So I get a free game of golf, a meal and copius amounts of Guinness

I expect us to win the league. Not saying we will but we should have confidence in this side. There is so much quality there and experience if getting the job done.

I would be amazed if we have to suffer such concentrated injury issues in 1 position again so see no reason why we cant expect to see the team the racked up 196 points in 2 seasons.

Ahhh man! That sounds lush, the 19th hole is always my favourite.

Can anyone tell me why Centre Parcs is like a £1000 a week btw? It's outrageous. They love it but personally I can think of far better ways to spend my money like going to the Maldives.

comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted less than a minute ago
Can anyone tell me why Centre Parcs is like a £1000 a week btw? It's outrageous. They love it but personally I can think of far better ways to spend my money like going to the Maldives.
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We’ve been twice and the prices are pretty outrageous. It’s not even a week either though, it’s four nights isn’t it?! It is a good set up though, certainly better than seaside resorts imo. Only a 40 min drive to Sherwood too….

Yeah it's nice, just not THAT nice imo. It's the cost of food and drink that I find most outrageous.

comment by Mellor, Lovely Cushioned Header, FOR GERRARD, OOOOOOHHHHHH YAAAAAAA BEEEAAAUUUTTTYYYYY!!!!!!!!! (U1859)
posted 48 minutes ago
I expect us to win the league. Not saying we will but we should have confidence in this side. There is so much quality there and experience if getting the job done.

I would be amazed if we have to suffer such concentrated injury issues in 1 position again so see no reason why we cant expect to see the team the racked up 196 points in 2 seasons.
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Bar aging forwards.

There's a mix of attitudes i see. Some really really top desire in some and its just alien to others.

Milner would play the same in the garden with his kids as he would a world cup final. Robbo too. But jota didn't want to put a foot in today, ran well but pulled out cos its a friendly.

Minamino I just dont get at all. Don't see it in him. Keita only when it suits him.

We I think need a couple more players to round out this squad.

comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted about 2 hours ago
comment by Mellor, Lovely Cushioned Header, FOR GERRARD, OOOOOOHHHHHH YAAAAAAA BEEEAAAUUUTTTYYYYY!!!!!!!!! (U1859)
posted 48 minutes ago
I expect us to win the league. Not saying we will but we should have confidence in this side. There is so much quality there and experience if getting the job done.

I would be amazed if we have to suffer such concentrated injury issues in 1 position again so see no reason why we cant expect to see the team the racked up 196 points in 2 seasons.
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Bar aging forwards.

There's a mix of attitudes i see. Some really really top desire in some and its just alien to others.

Milner would play the same in the garden with his kids as he would a world cup final. Robbo too. But jota didn't want to put a foot in today, ran well but pulled out cos its a friendly.

Minamino I just dont get at all. Don't see it in him. Keita only when it suits him.

We I think need a couple more players to round out this squad.


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Would love to see at least another 1 come in, would certainly make me feel more comfortable. If not though I still have faith in the group. I personally feel theres another 2 good years out this squad before age really will play its part. Im quite happy for others to write us off as also rans. If we fly under the radar that suits me just fine.

I said on another thread yesterday I think the top 4 should all be aiming for the title. Theres top quality in abundance through all their squads. Our manager and the experience in the squad of being able to actually got the distance with this city side stand us in good stead.

comment by Mellor, Lovely Cushioned Header, FOR GERRARD, OOOOOOHHHHHH YAAAAAAA BEEEAAAUUUTTTYYYYY!!!!!!!!! (U1859)
posted 6 hours, 15 minutes ago
comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted about 2 hours ago
comment by Mellor, Lovely Cushioned Header, FOR GERRARD, OOOOOOHHHHHH YAAAAAAA BEEEAAAUUUTTTYYYYY!!!!!!!!! (U1859)
posted 48 minutes ago
I expect us to win the league. Not saying we will but we should have confidence in this side. There is so much quality there and experience if getting the job done.

I would be amazed if we have to suffer such concentrated injury issues in 1 position again so see no reason why we cant expect to see the team the racked up 196 points in 2 seasons.
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Bar aging forwards.

There's a mix of attitudes i see. Some really really top desire in some and its just alien to others.

Milner would play the same in the garden with his kids as he would a world cup final. Robbo too. But jota didn't want to put a foot in today, ran well but pulled out cos its a friendly.

Minamino I just dont get at all. Don't see it in him. Keita only when it suits him.

We I think need a couple more players to round out this squad.


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Would love to see at least another 1 come in, would certainly make me feel more comfortable. If not though I still have faith in the group. I personally feel theres another 2 good years out this squad before age really will play its part. Im quite happy for others to write us off as also rans. If we fly under the radar that suits me just fine.

I said on another thread yesterday I think the top 4 should all be aiming for the title. Theres top quality in abundance through all their squads. Our manager and the experience in the squad of being able to actually got the distance with this city side stand us in good stead.
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The great unknown is firmino.

Last night we had a huge hole where he would normally be as minamino is not even a shadow of firmino. Imo our season hinges on what he looks like this season.

I would agree there's zero excuses for the European champions or the club spending 100s of millions (not even city lol) they have to be in a title race with city.

Our form over more than half last season was good enough despite it all. 3-3-8 record in the middle was a disaster and even if we just dont repeat that we should pick up 10-15 points so 80+ should be possible if we are right. After that who really knows.

I think fabinho henderson and thiago need to play all season though. I dont see the players behind as really competitive with other clubs.

comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted 11 hours, 26 minutes ago
comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 5 seconds ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - Legacy Fan (U6374)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 12 seconds ago
well i could look at the rest of them and they were probably playing toogerrard played 12 games in his debut season at 18?
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Right, so why wasn't he loaned out at 16/17?

Why wasn't Trent.

Honestly, loaning is not for experience in the vast majority of occasions

Bellingham was £30m
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its harder to get game time in the bigger teams thats natural but that just highlights the positives of loans again so i dont really see your point
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The point is that good players don't get loaned out. They stay training with the best players and best coaches and best managers otherwise all the best players in the history of football would have been loaned out when they were teenagers and they're simply not.
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Bit late to this but history shows the best players do get loaned out. Here's a few of them.
https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/nine-players-went-loan-pl-success-jt-rio-beckham/

That's a list of 7 players over a period of 25 years one of whom is Jack Butland.

comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted 3 hours, 20 minutes ago
comment by Mellor, Lovely Cushioned Header, FOR GERRARD, OOOOOOHHHHHH YAAAAAAA BEEEAAAUUUTTTYYYYY!!!!!!!!! (U1859)
posted 6 hours, 15 minutes ago
comment by moreinjuredthanowen (U9641)
posted about 2 hours ago
comment by Mellor, Lovely Cushioned Header, FOR GERRARD, OOOOOOHHHHHH YAAAAAAA BEEEAAAUUUTTTYYYYY!!!!!!!!! (U1859)
posted 48 minutes ago
I expect us to win the league. Not saying we will but we should have confidence in this side. There is so much quality there and experience if getting the job done.

I would be amazed if we have to suffer such concentrated injury issues in 1 position again so see no reason why we cant expect to see the team the racked up 196 points in 2 seasons.
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Bar aging forwards.

There's a mix of attitudes i see. Some really really top desire in some and its just alien to others.

Milner would play the same in the garden with his kids as he would a world cup final. Robbo too. But jota didn't want to put a foot in today, ran well but pulled out cos its a friendly.

Minamino I just dont get at all. Don't see it in him. Keita only when it suits him.

We I think need a couple more players to round out this squad.


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Would love to see at least another 1 come in, would certainly make me feel more comfortable. If not though I still have faith in the group. I personally feel theres another 2 good years out this squad before age really will play its part. Im quite happy for others to write us off as also rans. If we fly under the radar that suits me just fine.

I said on another thread yesterday I think the top 4 should all be aiming for the title. Theres top quality in abundance through all their squads. Our manager and the experience in the squad of being able to actually got the distance with this city side stand us in good stead.
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The great unknown is firmino.

Last night we had a huge hole where he would normally be as minamino is not even a shadow of firmino. Imo our season hinges on what he looks like this season.

I would agree there's zero excuses for the European champions or the club spending 100s of millions (not even city lol) they have to be in a title race with city.

Our form over more than half last season was good enough despite it all. 3-3-8 record in the middle was a disaster and even if we just dont repeat that we should pick up 10-15 points so 80+ should be possible if we are right. After that who really knows.

I think fabinho henderson and thiago need to play all season though. I dont see the players behind as really competitive with other clubs.
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If we're to win anything I completely agree.

VVD looked really rusty LOL.

thye need to get as many matches organised as possible now just to get him movving.

There was an interesting comment on the blog that linders is doing form camp about klopp faking some training so that VVD's team had to run far further than any other group just to make him run more.

realistically we is 3 or 4 months of games away form the best isn't he?

Yeah the midfield is the area id like to see 1 more brought in. People talking about keita and ox having big seasons quite frankly are kidding themselves on. Time and time and time again they break down leaving us thread bare. I have no confidence it will be any different this season.

We definitely need a bit of luck on the injury front in certain areas of the pitch but in terms of the 11 we have and maybe 5 or 6 behind that when u through in konate matip milner jota jones I honestly wouldnt swap with any of the other sides. If they stay fit we should be competitive.