OTF

This is on at the very reasonable hour of 9AM in the Aloha State so there is a chance I will find somewhere to watch this one. 🌈

It's a cracker.

I need to go overseas more often, can't keep up with all the onfield results and now the forum drama. I was going to recount a story of the amazing community spirit on here, but it seems I'm too late, plus I found out it was just a lie when this forum almost disappeared and not one cunt bothered to try to let me know.

i'm finding getting around California like this is not as successful as I anticipated in terms of meeting new people, law enforcement aside.

I'm going to need an additional source of income to facilitate that.

I go overseas and can't watch the games and we go ahead and go on an unbeaten run of clean sheets, including away at AC Milan, a record victory away from home and a cup win over Man City. You're welcome.

They're not like for like players. We should have signed all four....

I only watched the extended highlights but geez did we look nervous and all over the place defensively. From the highlights 0-0 looks a great result from us, would have been incredible if Longstaff could have nicked it with that shot on target in added time. Is that summary fair?

He'll have to dislocate his jaw to outdo this.

Certainly not mates with a hairdresser who likes him. The lad behind has surely popped over for a laugh at the state of that lot.

Alright, I need some advice from our America based posters. I can't sign up to Paramount Plus US subscription because it requires a US credit card. I tried to purchase a Paramount Plus voucher via Walmart online, the transaction went through but was cancelled due to susoected fraud (I guess because my billing address didn't match my account where I had to have a US address). Any other ways I csn watch it? I won't be able to watch it live so was hoping to have it on a service that allows me to watch it on delay. Will look into a VPN service now also, or possibly into buying a paramount plus voucher in store.

All those chicken nonces are the same.

Never argue with an old bastard about anything, much less an opinionated one. They have all the time in the world and are never going to change their position.

He's fine apparently. Sorry to disappoint you sado masochistic bastards.

There's at least 36 roles now, per position, and that's not taking into account low block audibles or mid-sector transgressors.

Definitely the case, we built on our strong defensive fortitude in the first half of the season in particular based on the consistency of oir back five. This season we've already had an injury to our most important defender and Pope has looked very shaky. We're going to concede a lot more than we did last season, and teams will set up against us in a very different way. I'm not reading too much into these games because that run of three games is by all measures incredibly difficult. The only one of them that I'm truly disappointed by (and that's putting it mildly) is the Liverpool game. If that ends differently even with the other results we're not having this conversation. No other team has had as tough of a scheduling start to the season. Whilst we have some easier league games coming up they're balanced against a super busy schedule where there will be some very tough team selections to make. We'll have to see more game time for our new players through this period, there's just no way around it, but I feel it will also mean that we'll not see Wilson and Isak start together but instead they’re be alternated up top.

Matt Targett dull?

Barnes had an impact against Aston Villa. Diaby has started well, but I wouldn't say brilliantly. Did nothing against Liverpool when for us Gordon in the same position against them was the best player on the pitch. Maddison will make hay while the sun shines but last season he showed that he can go missing when the going gets tough. We do lack that sort of creativity though, you can't deny it.

The problem I have with dropping Bruno is there is noone to come in to play the role that he's not doing now. I guess Tonali goes deeper and Willock has the legs to push forward and get back.

Yep, Isak out left Wilson up top.

The last time Targett knew our system was more than a year ago.

Botman will be back and Burn will be moved back to LB. This was a chance to give Hall a full game that has been wasted on confirming that Targett is off the pace.