Craig

Totally agree with all of this. Anyone reasonably sound of mind will be satisfied with top 6 and delighted with top 4. If it doesn't come off then it's progression on the previous season and that needs to be seen as an achievement. The last home game of the 2003/04 season against Wolves is still etched painfully in my memory. We expected too much, viewed 5th as relative failure and the house of cards started which effectively lasted 17½ years.

I think Man City will win the league and I expect Arsenal to maintain 2nd place. 3rd and 4th are up for grabs realistically between us, Spurs, Chelsea, Man United & Liverpool. Therefore we need those four to land flat on their arse at each and every opportunity - even against the 2 teams above us. And 3 of them still need to come to SJP.

100% rooting for a Man City win. Why wouldn't you? Top 4 is our aim, not the title.

And surely after 2 rounds of American ownership, Liverpool will want to be steering well clear of a 3rd round. I can't remember the details, but wasn't the profit of Man Utd virtually wiped out overnight when the Glazers took them over? Using the clubs funds for serviceable debt?

The money is a very valid point. I thought the money being asked for Chelsea was insane and was surprised it was met. There seems to be a thought process amongst the fans of the so-called established top 6 that their positions make them more attractive to would-be purchasers. If anything I think it makes them less attractive because the expectations of the fans would be absolutely off the scale immediately. If you were an organisation looking to purchase an English football club, why on earth would you spunk stupid money on the likes of Man United or Liverpool? Surely a far more attractive proposition would be to buy someone like Villa, Everton, Forest or Leeds for a fraction of the cost and start a project. The 'entitled' mindset of the top clubs is arrogance on a ridiculous scale - hence their desire, and let's face it the ALL wanted it, to join a European Super League.

Predictably, the media are suggesting Rooney on account of how well he did at Derby. Remind me who the bright, young, ex-England international they had as manager before him? Forest, Everton and Southampton will go down for me.

Born out of pure envy IYAM. Remember the first match that Staveley was seen at and they were adamant it was a precursor to her fronting a bid to takeover Liverpool? "She's a lifelong Liverpool fan!", "Who'd be interested in shitty Newcastle, she has to be looking at LFC!", etc. Compounded because FSG are now looking to sell Liverpool, but PIF are no longer window shopping ... they've made their purchase, and they'll stick with it.

Last Season This Season

Just missing the Benny Hill theme

Van Dijk off to see a specialist. His hamstring injury appears to be worse than originally thought.

Yep current one is at 98 pages and entitled NUFC/Sportswashing - Winter 2022. Remember winter started on December 21st. A fortnight ago today!

Fucking hell

Absolutely the worst fucking accent on this planet isn't it? Imagine being born into a lifestyle where you speak loik that!

Still in the honeymoon period for me like. Gerrard was still the golden boy in their eyes at this stage too - that soon changed. Villa fans - horrible, horrible entitled cunts.

Their match thread on our game was started less than an hour before KO last night and is at 38 pages. Ours was started 4 days ago and is 23 pages long. And we're the ones obsessed?

This response though...

Donelan has advised against the sale of Channel 4. Predictably, her predecessor as Culture Secretary is going nuts on Twitter

Rather than weird I see it as them recognising their style of play has been nullified by the opposition. Both of them (Klopp in particular) are psychopaths. He's unable to accept someone has got the better of him tactically. Remember when he blamed the Fulham pitch for being 'dry'? How dare the home side set the pitch up to suit themselves / work against the opposition. Fucking prick!

Indeed. He was absolutely NOT poor last night. Saturday, I think he allowed a couple of the Leeds lads to needle him but fucking hell, a player having an iffy game once in a blue moon is not something we should be getting on their backs about. We went to the league leaders who had a 100% home record, scored in every game this season and thanks in part to Bruno nullifying one of their main threats, we held them to a 0-0 draw. If it had been against a mid-table team I might understand the criticism.

Last night it was clear he was tasked with keeping Ødegaard quiet which he largely did. He can't do that AND demonstrate the flair we've seen in other games. Rather than going missing, he's performing a different role and very effectively too.

Absolutely insane!

And moaned like fuck when it was done to him. Was it Spurs he accused of parking their team bus in the goalmouth?

Emil should interview him when they come to SJP