Meslier and Gnonto will be gone unless we start climbing this league

Outclassed but kept fighting

Cheers Highland once again

Decent performance in the end against a formidable opponent. We're good enough to stay up, I think.

Cheers Highland, Cheers All

Cheers Lads and lasses - kept it under 4 , fight there but gulf in quality so evident.

Need some serious repairs in Jan. Lots of endeavour but next to no quality at all across the pitch. Meslier and Gnonto the only 2 shining lights from tonight. Need a CF, CB who can defend and a natural LB.

Cheers High

The difference between top 4 and the rest of the league is massive. A 3-1 defeat against these is no disgrace. I am more worried about how we perform against the bottom half sides. Our points need to come from those games.

Grateful we kept it to a 2-goal defeat but we were so poor up front. We refuse every chance to cross it when on the edge of the area - inexplicable as it’s the only chance we have of scoring. Instead we try to walk it in against a team that are twice as gifted on the ball.

Pretty much what most of us expected especially without Adams so it really was a damage limitation exercise.
City were a class above but at least our goal difference hasn't taken a battering and we can hopefully nick a result on Saturday with Summerville and TA back.

Just looking at all the smiles and laughs at the end, like we won the fcuking game. Poor game management from Jesse with no subs until it was done and dusted, and as usual, a couple of extremely soft goals.
Mes and Gnonto looked like they were up for it, but we just couldn’t keep hold of the ball long enough to offer a threat.

Did you guys see Pep kicked a water bottle at the Leeds dugout/bench?

Hands to head "What have I done?" Lol

comment by Macca: Emily Bronte's lovechild (U8194)
posted 6 minutes ago
Pretty much what most of us expected especially without Adams so it really was a damage limitation exercise.
City were a class above but at least our goal difference hasn't taken a battering and we can hopefully nick a result on Saturday with Summerville and TA back.

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Even with TA and Jimmy back, Macca, we haven’t got a defence. Coops and Struik were poor today. Without Rasmus, it would have been five or six.
One year on, does anyone know what our best eleven looks like?

comment by My favorite Marschian (U19827)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Macca: Emily Bronte's lovechild (U8194)
posted 6 minutes ago
Pretty much what most of us expected especially without Adams so it really was a damage limitation exercise.
City were a class above but at least our goal difference hasn't taken a battering and we can hopefully nick a result on Saturday with Summerville and TA back.

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Even with TA and Jimmy back, Macca, we haven’t got a defence. Coops and Struik were poor today. Without Rasmus, it would have been five or six.
One year on, does anyone know what our best eleven looks like?
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Coops is always an accident waiting to happen and once again he gifted the opposition a goal. Sadly, we haven’t got anyone better and won’t have till at least summer.

Yes defensively we regularly look quite fragile and Cooper was shown up a couple of times even before his error for the 2nd goal so not one of his best days, but hey the opposition tonight was exceptional and this result will not define our season nor our following fixture iether but West Ham Villa Forest and Brentford needs to be where we pick up 8 points.

Hopefully a new defender will give us the fans less heart stopping moments when the opposition pressurises us and Adams calmness and leadership in the middle and Gnonto and Summerville up front I think will be enough... just, to keep us up for a third season.

There seems to be some credence to the rumours of Radz selling up so if we do get The 49ers in total charge probably starting next season then let's hope they will be able to raise the bar a little higher investment wise and ensure our dalliance with the lower reaches of the EPL, last season and this, is a thing of the past.

comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by My favorite Marschian (U19827)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Macca: Emily Bronte's lovechild (U8194)
posted 6 minutes ago
Pretty much what most of us expected especially without Adams so it really was a damage limitation exercise.
City were a class above but at least our goal difference hasn't taken a battering and we can hopefully nick a result on Saturday with Summerville and TA back.

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Even with TA and Jimmy back, Macca, we haven’t got a defence. Coops and Struik were poor today. Without Rasmus, it would have been five or six.
One year on, does anyone know what our best eleven looks like?
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Coops is always an accident waiting to happen and once again he gifted the opposition a goal. Sadly, we haven’t got anyone better and won’t have till at least summer.
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He didn’t gift it . Koch did. Many on here have it in for Cooper so even where it’s not his error, he get blamed.
Yes, he needs to be replaced with better defenders. But also Koch and Llorente (and Ayling too). And a left back, although for a young kid Struijk out of his natural position is doing as well as might be expected. firpo ain’t got it, so there’s another. Rasmussen ain’t good enough either.
So before we even start talking about the midfield and attack, we need to spend £200-300m we ain’t got ….yet.
Our challenge is to try and stay in the EPL over the next 5 years, cos that’s how long we need to even start that type of transition.
I’ve said it many times … there so many on here who have expectations beyond reality, unless the 49ers get outbid by an oil shiek when AR sells up

comment by salonika73 (U4688)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by My favorite Marschian (U19827)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Macca: Emily Bronte's lovechild (U8194)
posted 6 minutes ago
Pretty much what most of us expected especially without Adams so it really was a damage limitation exercise.
City were a class above but at least our goal difference hasn't taken a battering and we can hopefully nick a result on Saturday with Summerville and TA back.

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Even with TA and Jimmy back, Macca, we haven’t got a defence. Coops and Struik were poor today. Without Rasmus, it would have been five or six.
One year on, does anyone know what our best eleven looks like?
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Coops is always an accident waiting to happen and once again he gifted the opposition a goal. Sadly, we haven’t got anyone better and won’t have till at least summer.
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He didn’t gift it . Koch did. Many on here have it in for Cooper so even where it’s not his error, he get blamed.
Yes, he needs to be replaced with better defenders. But also Koch and Llorente (and Ayling too). And a left back, although for a young kid Struijk out of his natural position is doing as well as might be expected. firpo ain’t got it, so there’s another. Rasmussen ain’t good enough either.
So before we even start talking about the midfield and attack, we need to spend £200-300m we ain’t got ….yet.
Our challenge is to try and stay in the EPL over the next 5 years, cos that’s how long we need to even start that type of transition.
I’ve said it many times … there so many on here who have expectations beyond reality, unless the 49ers get outbid by an oil shiek when AR sells up
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Sure, Koch was caught ball watching but a mindless decision to attempt a weak pass to the last man, who was also heavily marked. Legend he may be but this has got to be Cooper’s last season for us.

comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted about 2 hours ago
comment by salonika73 (U4688)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Lorralorimer (U18994)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by My favorite Marschian (U19827)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Macca: Emily Bronte's lovechild (U8194)
posted 6 minutes ago
Pretty much what most of us expected especially without Adams so it really was a damage limitation exercise.
City were a class above but at least our goal difference hasn't taken a battering and we can hopefully nick a result on Saturday with Summerville and TA back.

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Even with TA and Jimmy back, Macca, we haven’t got a defence. Coops and Struik were poor today. Without Rasmus, it would have been five or six.
One year on, does anyone know what our best eleven looks like?
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Coops is always an accident waiting to happen and once again he gifted the opposition a goal. Sadly, we haven’t got anyone better and won’t have till at least summer.
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He didn’t gift it . Koch did. Many on here have it in for Cooper so even where it’s not his error, he get blamed.
Yes, he needs to be replaced with better defenders. But also Koch and Llorente (and Ayling too). And a left back, although for a young kid Struijk out of his natural position is doing as well as might be expected. firpo ain’t got it, so there’s another. Rasmussen ain’t good enough either.
So before we even start talking about the midfield and attack, we need to spend £200-300m we ain’t got ….yet.
Our challenge is to try and stay in the EPL over the next 5 years, cos that’s how long we need to even start that type of transition.
I’ve said it many times … there so many on here who have expectations beyond reality, unless the 49ers get outbid by an oil shiek when AR sells up
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Sure, Koch was caught ball watching but a mindless decision to attempt a weak pass to the last man, who was also heavily marked. Legend he may be but this has got to be Cooper’s last season for us.
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But you look at the replay and it bleed in’ obvious it wasn’t a weak pass at all….

Another ‘it’s cooper, it’s his fault” comment’ ….

…. Why do so many on this forum spout meaningless carp ?
It’s like they’re 13 years old 🤷‍♂️

Strange

comment by salonika73 (U4688)
posted 3 hours, 20 minutes ago

Coops is always an accident waiting to happen and once again he gifted the opposition a goal. Sadly, we haven’t got anyone better and won’t have till at least summer.
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He didn’t gift it . Koch did. Many on here have it in for Cooper so even where it’s not his error, he get blamed.
Yes, he needs to be replaced with better defenders. But also Koch and Llorente (and Ayling too). And a left back, although for a young kid Struijk out of his natural position is doing as well as might be expected. firpo ain’t got it, so there’s another. Rasmussen ain’t good enough either.
So before we even start talking about the midfield and attack, we need to spend £200-300m we ain’t got ….yet.
Our challenge is to try and stay in the EPL over the next 5 years, cos that’s how long we need to even start that type of transition.
I’ve said it many times … there so many on here who have expectations beyond reality, unless the 49ers get outbid by an oil shiek when AR sells up
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Sure, Koch was caught ball watching but a mindless decision to attempt a weak pass to the last man, who was also heavily marked. Legend he may be but this has got to be Cooper’s last season for us.
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But you look at the replay and it bleed in’ obvious it wasn’t a weak pass at all….

Another ‘it’s cooper, it’s his fault” comment’ ….

…. Why do so many on this forum spout meaningless carp ?
It’s like they’re 13 years old 🤷‍♂️

Strange
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Watching it live on television, I thought to myself that this was a 65/35 blame ratio - Cooper should never have tried it but Koch waited for it flat-footed!

I think Johnny sums up the culpability for the second goal to a Tee and I wasn't personally trying to slag off Cooper for the sake of it as we have conceded less with him at the back than Lorente but we still look weak in that area.

I watched Man U easily dismantle Forest the night before last with Luke Shaw playing a composed and assured role in the centre of defence and I thought he looked better their than his usual left back position.

All this got me thinking of Firpo and could he be employed in the centre of defence? If not then he surely must be moved on ASAP.

If this new defender we're supposedly on the verge of getting slots in at Left back then Struiyk will surely revert to his preferred position alongside Koch and then Cooper and Lorente in reserve with Cresswell and Hjelda being their potential replacements.

Sort the defence out and we're not a bad side!