Gemmill

I've only done it once this season. PSG at home. I'm potentially prepared to take another hit to the waistline this Wednesday though.

I'll have to see what the scran at the work thing is like. But suffice to say, if I come home with a pizza and a half time éclair, the points are in the bag.

Spoken like the bloke who sleeps all the way from Cheltenham, wakes up as he's crossing the Tyne Bridge, and can't understand why his disabled mate in the driving seat says that travelling is tiring.

It's my work Christmas do on Wednesday afternoon. It's gonna be shite and I'm leaving anyway so I'll be leaving as soon as humanly possible and getting home for this.

I say we delete them both and pretend none of this ever happened.

Howe taking Trippier off on 86 was like when you're going out and you realise you forgot to put your phone on charge, but you still stick it on for 30 seconds while your lass puts her shoes on.

Trippier subbed on 86. Give him 4 minutes to recharge the batteries for Wednesday.

Well I know what essembee would say.

Still plenty time for someone to hobble Romero. Fuck me, give Karius the last 5 minutes ffs.

I hope Wilson kicks fuck out of him in the tunnel.

Bruno trying to get himself a 3 game rest.

That's fucking scandalous from Romero. Let's get VAR on this.

I'm surprised you aren't advocating for him still being picked.

Give Trippier 20 minutes rest ffs.

Fucking get in Joelinton.

Tbf that's probably more down to how many minutes the medical team has said these two can have.

I don't think I know better than him. I just would have put out a team that also picked up ZERO points, whilst giving some of these lads a rest.

Yeah I'm sure we're just growing into the game. Second wind incoming.

You don't seem to be accepting that we're in a desperate situation here though. Let's say we don't get anyone else back until January, do you think we should just persist with this same 11 until then? I think we have to accept the reality of the situation. Which is that our best 11 is now so fucked that it probably is going to go on an extended run of poor results if we don't give them a break. So what really is there to lose by rotating? If anything you've something to gain because you get those players back refreshed after a game off. Your approach of just flogging them every game is pure madness.

He was immense before this run of games though. And that photo was a while ago. It's the fatigue. It's not a domestic with his wife.

OK, well how do you feel it's going with our best 11 on the pitch? Cos we're 2 nil down, Spurs are fucking cruising, and they're all racking up more miles in their legs. What benefit are we seeing from not rotating the squad beyond satisfying your weird sadism?

Neville man you fucking helmet, we've lost half the squad to injury. This isn't a team that just can't cope with Europe. Little cunt. Still beat your shite club even on half legs.

I would put bairns on if that's all there is. I'm not saying you can make changes and NOT worsen the team. I'm saying you have to accept that these 10 outfield players need a rest. We're getting twatted anyway. You could have done the maths on this before the game and just taken the hit and let some of them have a rest.

Aye but you're also saying it's not fatigue. So is Trippier just suddenly shit now?

I honestly don't understand starting the same 11 today. We're just gonna get beat AND further exhaust the 10 outfield players. May as well take a few of them off at half time.