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It does make you feel somewhat pissed off at just how obssessed with compliance the club as been. You have the likes of Chelsea finding loopholes left, right and center whereas City are the ones taking on the league legally. We've just sat back and been goody two shoes about the whole thing. This expectation many of us had that the weight of PIFs resources will be brought down to deal with PSR hasn't materialized at all, whether it's legal challenges or finding ways around it. For a while I put it down to a slow and steady methodical approach that might bear dividends in the future; I'm not sure anymore with the upheavel this summer. Not quite the well oiled machine we thought it was.

1 - 35 Barnes for us. 15 Palmer goals, 10 own goals each from Bruno and Isak.

I do agree that him, Bruno and Joe don't seem to be working well together. The midfield doesn't seem balanced. Then again, it's difficult to make sense of anything with the team these days. So many of the things we expected to have an impact have had next to none. Tonali coming back - average at best, although of course he was out for so long Willock - been shite Isak - Unfit/inconsistent Bruno - been shite Joe- inconsistent, one of our better players in patches with moments of wtf was he doing there sparsed in between Barnes - shite except inside the box Gordon - inconsistent, half arsed at times Defence - all shite, except maybe Hall who's looked good at times Trippier - no idea what to put here Miggy/Murphy/Longstaff - less said the better Osula/Kelly - what have we signed these for exactly???? Difficult to judge individual players when so much seems to be wrong. Is it just many players being out of form at the same time? Or is it something with the system that's causing them to be shite? Who the feck knows.

Great just great. Ten Hag was going to be the prime source of football entertainment now that Nufc are painful to watch again. This week just keeps getting better.

Maybe Sven Botman was the key to it all

Bruno is the biggest concern for me. Previously even when he wasn't playing well he would at least get into people's faces, be tenacious and lift those around him. Now it all just seems half arsed blended with Longstaff level passing. And he got the arm band ffs. Did it come with a morphine drip?

Yes but much of the way we played depended on limited players performing well above their level. Declining players. And we haven't replaced them.

Well it was fun liking football again for 2 odd years

I really don't know how we've become so poor. And we have been for much of 2024. The lack of investment a big factor of course but dear me the state of the players on the pitch. One's who've done so well past two years, Bruno Isak etc. And ones who were playing above their levels, the Longstaffs Murphy's and Willocks have not only reverted but seem to be unable to string 5 yard passes together. Feel terrible for Howe honestly. He has to pull some magic out of the hat to fix this. I don't see any hope of trophies or European football this season and he may not be backed in January again.

There it is. Another pathetic performance all around.

Pope. Shambles all around

Fair play to VAR but it won't make a difference

That's so soft ffs. But it doesn't matter really

Look at Bruno there now. Wow I mean it's schoolboy stuff at times

Murphy done the same thing. You can point anywhere on the pitch and pick a player who's not doing enough or playing close to his ability

I don't think Chelsea have been anything special at all. We're just horseshite

Longstaff. Wow we really are just shite

Ffs man ffs

Isak should do better there, great chance

We're playing no where near as well as we can though. There's just something off and it's been evident for some time. The likes of Bruno, Tonali, Isak, Joe are miles better than they have been.

Schar hits this into the stands I think

Barnes there, ridiculous

Losing most second balls too. Heads just don't see right. Again

Granted match thread piss taking is on but it's galling how badly this project has stalled. And it's showing on the pitch

Now Joe losing the ball and standing still throwing a tantrum. Attitude is definitely missing from our lot this year.