The Fish

I love him, I want to watch him play football. But Season Injury from until Days Games missed 22/23 Hamstring Injury Apr 6, 2023 May 5, 2023 29 days 5 22/23 Ill Jan 6, 2023 Jan 9, 2023 3 days 1 22/23 Muscle Injury Oct 14, 2022 Oct 26, 2022 12 days 3 22/23 Hamstring Injury Aug 29, 2022 Oct 5, 2022 37 days 4 21/22 Ill Mar 7, 2022 Mar 12, 2022 5 days 1 21/22 Knock Feb 14, 2022 Mar 4, 2022 18 days 2 21/22 Calf Injury Dec 28, 2021 Jan 5, 2022 8 days - 20/21 Groin Injury Feb 28, 2021 Apr 4, 2021 35 days 4 20/21 Calf Injury Nov 22, 2020 Jan 22, 2021 61 days 11 20/21 Ankle Injury Sep 21, 2020 Oct 1, 2020 10 days 3 19/20 Hamstring Injury Dec 9, 2019 Jan 17, 2020 39 days 8 19/20 Thigh Muscle Strain Sep 22, 2019 Sep 28, 2019 6 days - 19/20 Hamstring Injury Aug 26, 2019 Sep 20, 2019 25 days 3 19/20 Hamstring Injury Aug 12, 2019 Aug 24, 2019 12 days 1

Can't say I saw much of him, but from what I've heard, you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who wasn't

Feels like this season isn't getting the credit it deserves. 19 wins is the most in the top flight since 2011/12 14 draws is the most in the top flight since 2004/05 5 losses is the fewest in the top flight, ever. Only beaten by our Championship season under Hughton in 09/10 68 goals for is the most scored since 2001/02 33 goals against is the fewest goals conceded since 1904/05, when we won the league. +35 is our best Goal difference in the top flight since 1926/27, when we won the league. 71pts is our biggest points return in the top flight since 2001/02. The difference between our pts total last season vs this is huge, 22pts! No team made a bigger improvement. Since we were promoted our ability to create and prevent chances had been pretty poor but look at it now, and we're back to conceding less and scoring more than the league average too; (dashed line is league average.

To be honest, it was Everton's 5-1 demolition of Brighton that kept them up. So, really, Brighton should be docked points for being enemies of football.

Even in the second half, when they introduced Maddison and their other more talented attacking players, we had more dangerous phases of play.

I don't think trying not to lose away at a CL chasing team was the reason they've gone down. Gifting 4pts to each of the other two teams legitimately in the Relegation fight could be one reason, letting Southampton do the double over you is another. Maddison missing a penalty against Everton at 2-1 going into the half time break, was worse than only getting a point away to Newcastle.

Whether Matty wanted to or not.

"It gets steamy in here"

Apart from a fairly standard start, Howe's Shithouse Mags never looked like repeating the kind of season we've become used to;

Not many actually had the stones to make a prediction, but those that did were actually pessimistic.

So many great games, great goals, surprising stalwarts (Murphy and Longstaff both playing way more than I think any of us expected) and some genuinely inspiring displays from Wor Flags. I don't think anyone expected Champions League to come so soon and part of me wonders if we've missed out on some fun 'progress' seasons. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't swap this bonkers season for 2 or 3 years of gradual improvement, but that's because we've had it.

You hang on my every words, sunshine.

Did you fail English?

Honestly I know he's not an elite 'keeper but I think not properly replacing Schmeichel was what really fucked them. Not just because his replacements were terrible, but his leadership wasn't replaced at all.

They've a stack of good players, to be fair. Is Watkins better than Wilson? Arguably, yeah. Martinez is a fantastic goal keeper, Luiz is a very good defensive midfielder and they've an embarrassment of riches in attacking midfield. Emery's performance this season is more like Howe's last season. But Howe's performance last season was better than Emery's performance this season because he had less to work with.

Can’t believe the lack of credit given to Lampard for keeping Everton up and Gerrard getting Villa into Europe

First amplifying an 'ITK', now back pedaling? Not a good start to the day.

Oh Gemmill, you've let yourself down here.

Still is. Would actually be a decent signing to be honest.

I think that's the dream that set Adam P off at 30,000 feet.

I think they'll all win because they're not facing anybody with anything to play for. West Ham will have eyes on their European final, and Spurs can only finish 7th if Aston Villa fail to put away an already-qualified-for-Europe Brighton.

Gullibiwyki?