Optimistic Nut

7 points from the next 4 would be a fair return to keep us in European contention. 9-10 and we're back in top 5 chase.

Has to be the next one to be upgraded after RW and CB like.

Pretty sure we knocked back the chance to sign him permanently because Bobby had a hard on for Bramble. He was wanting similar wage to Robert. Would have been a beautiful partner for Woodgate.

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Definitely in a false position, like. Were lucky up here and Bournemouth away by all accounts. I actually think Bournemouth are better than them.

Shows how mad the league is this season when we drop from 10th to 12th but it helps our top 5 chances. 3-1 to Newcastle, Isak, Gordon & Wilson.

I hate this offside rule as well. Isak must have had at least 5 goals disallowed where one of his body parts is slightly beyond the defender. He'll get 50 a season if the Wenger Law gets brought in.

"Sticking with the onfield ref's call" can be such a fucking cop out like. If the onfield ref gets those angles we get the pen. They'll only give those on VAR if the defender kicks the striker in the face or something.

I see they've started to turn on the manager a bit tonight. They're literally having their best season in about 8 years.

Actually seen the clip of his sending-off and looks like a straight red on top of his earlier yellow for deliberate handball.

Freddie Woodman sent-off for two yellows last night. Takes some doing for a keeper, that. Only other one I can think of off the top of my head was the Wimbledon keeper before Vinnie Jones went in goal.

That would have been a wake up call for Amorim, like. He'll be used to twatting the bottom clubs easily at Sporting, not going to happen here.

Jack Clarke v Amad Diallo must be their biggest highlight since 6 in a row.

4 draws in a row and haven't pulled away from the likes of Leeds, Burnley, Sheff Utd, Boro who will eventually all click.

I know they spend bucket loads but I reckon there's at least 2 recent titles they don't win if it's not for him, like.

Worraboot FFP man. Howay!

A win and into the top 6 looking at some of the games around us.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BeGuChTgc/ Says a lot about them that the clip they show to celebrate him is him nearly scoring a 40-yard epic own goal..

Love San Marino getting promoted. They'll get howked in group C but good that every couple of years they get to play competitive games against nations around their level.

Make international football semi-pros/amateur. Sort of like how the Olympics used to be. Would be brilliant seeing players from tier 7/8 of English football for example playing in the World Cup against similar level players from across the world. Might make watching a country feel unique again. Can't remember the last time it felt like watching Brazil with their flair, Italy boring their way to a tournament winning 1-0 every game, England booting it to a big man for the little man to feed off in a 4-4-2. Since nearly all countries have the same or similar sort of Academy structure at the top end these days, international tactics are nearly all identical now. This might freshen it up. Might even give footballing backwaters a chance in major competitions. I'd definitely watch that sort of Euros and World Cup over what we get now.

Mentioned it in the match thread and can't find the clip, but that moment minutes after Anderson came on where he bullied him off the ball probably secured the win. Anderson went into his shell and almost hid, while we just took them apart after that. Anderson will have always been used to being the kid around the senior players.here, he's went away and had a good start so might have been confident, but I reckon mentally he probably felt like a kid around the senior players again after that moment.

Him and Joelinton are a thing of beauty like. Nightmare to defend against and brilliant in defence.

First English club to benefit from getting a 2nd CL spot. First English club to benefit from getting a 4th CL spot. First English club to benefit from getting a 5th CL spot? (I know one or two have done it through places dropping down when an English team's won it)

Barnes will get about 12 goals this season coming in & out of the team. He's deadly.

Ouch.