Eddie Howe's Stumbling Sausages visit [checks notes] Rob Edwards' Harried Hatters

[aimaad22 4690]

I do bloody miss last season, this was not how we hoped this year would go

[Gemmill 49975]

16 minutes ago, Kid Dynamite said:

Did you miss the Bournemouth and Everton games?

 

No but there was some mitigation for those. Firstly, both are better sides than Luton, and secondly we were right in the middle of our 11 fit players phase of the season.

 

I know some of you think that exhaustion is not an acceptable reason to lose some games but I don't agree.

[ewerk 33226]

21 minutes ago, MrBass said:

On the plus side, no howlers from Tripps. So there's progress. 

I didn’t see the match but Perry Groves on Talksport was blaming him for losing Townsend for their goal.

[RobElliott 1807]

I have full faith in Eddie but it's going to be a tough January for us. Hope the bedwetters / media don't get too vocal to try to force him out.

 

He has a lot of credit in the bank with me after last season.

[Gemmill 49975]

1 minute ago, ewerk said:

I didn’t see the match but Perry Groves on Talksport was blaming him for losing Townsend for their goal.

 

Miley's man, I think.

[Renton 23685]

Just now, RobElliott said:

I have full faith in Eddie but it's going to be a tough January for us. Hope the bedwetters / media don't get too vocal to try to force him out.

 

He has a lot of credit in the bank with me after last season.

 

I don't know a single person who isn't 100% supportive of him. I'm not bothered with social media bollocks. The mere suggestion he is sacked is ludicrous. 

[Gemmill 49975]

There's 20 PL games and the FA Cup to play yet. Plus a transfer window and 4 or 5 players to come back from injury.

 

Calling the season a "write-off" is ridiculously defeatist.

[trophyshy 7332]

19 minutes ago, Alex said:

Went to watch Heaton Stannington and they beat  Penrith 3-2. Got kicked out though after demanding  fine wine and cake. Anyone know how Newcastle got on? 

We licked ten percent of their arses.  

[john 81]

1 hour ago, Howay said:

Almiron is absolutely fucking painful to watch. Decided to cover the back pass rather than get goal side of his player, who then dribbled down the whole pitch and won a corner which they scored from, misses chance after chance - not by a small margin either, and never wins the fucking ball. Can we just buy a fucking right winger? 

stick liveramento there, anything is an upgrade on almiron, if almiron has to play, then its on the left or not at all, preferably the latter!

[Dr Gloom 23642]

56 minutes ago, Renton said:

Never mind the injury crisis, we're running out of thread starters now. 

[Renton 23685]

14 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

There's 20 PL games and the FA Cup to play yet. Plus a transfer window and 4 or 5 players to come back from injury.

 

Calling the season a "write-off" is ridiculously defeatist.

 

It's not like. We're miles off the pace. Seven points behind the top 4 is a huge gap to make up considering our frankly abysmal away form. We've won once on the road to the bottom team. You might think it is ridiculous to believe a turn around isn't on the cards but I call it realistic. Mind, I'm not the one thinking top 4 is the be all and end all. I'll be delighted for us to play in the EL. 

[PaddockLad 19013]

14 days before we play the mackems there’s only one cunt who turned up wearing a red and white hat

 

 

[Gemmill 49975]

Just now, Renton said:

 

It's not like. We're miles off the pace. Seven points behind the top 4 is a huge gap to make up considering our frankly abysmal away form. We've won once on the road to the bottom team. You might think it is ridiculous to believe a turn around isn't on the cards but I call it realistic. Mind, I'm not the one thinking top 4 is the be all and end all. I'll be delighted for us to play in the EL. 

 

One of the three domestic competitions hasn't even started, and the second isn't even halfway through, and the season is a "write-off"? Weird take.

 

We did as well as we did last season because we didn't have Europe to contend with whilst other clubs did. It was great to get back in the CL, but it's completely fucked our season because we still don't have a squad that can cope. Ploughing ahead with the Europa League matches would only have made matters worse.

 

There's still fucking loads to be played for this season. The FA Cup for a start, and 20 league games to try and win. Get some players back and strengthen in the January and we can hope to do both.

[Gemmill 49975]

1 minute ago, PaddockLad said:

14 days before we play the mackems there’s only one cunt who turned up wearing a red and white hat

 

 

 

The true spirit of Christmas.

[Dr Gloom 23642]

We should have finished 6th last season. Then we wouldn’t be gutted for not finishing 4th again this season, which, let’s by honest, was always going to tough to achieve two seasons on the bounce when we’re less than three years into the project. 
 

We still could finish 4th. But if we end up 6th or 7th it isn’t the end of the world. 

[Renton 23685]

10 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

 

One of the three domestic competitions hasn't even started, and the second isn't even halfway through, and the season is a "write-off"? Weird take.

 

We did as well as we did last season because we didn't have Europe to contend with whilst other clubs did. It was great to get back in the CL, but it's completely fucked our season because we still don't have a squad that can cope. Ploughing ahead with the Europa League matches would only have made matters worse.

 

There's still fucking loads to be played for this season. The FA Cup for a start, and 20 league games to try and win. Get some players back and strengthen in the January and we can hope to do both.

 

Sobdobyoubwabt to qualify for Europa or not? Win the FA cup by some miracle, and guess what? 

 

[Renton 23685]

1 minute ago, Dr Gloom said:

We should have finished 6th last season.

 

 

Hold on, are you saying we didn't deserve 4th last year (which is insane) or you didn't want us to finished 4th (which is insaner)? 

[Gemmill 49975]

2 minutes ago, Renton said:

 

Sobdobyoubwabt to qualify for Europa or not? Win the FA cup by some miracle, and guess what? 

 

 

Don't speak with your mouth full.

 

And yes, I'd like to qualify for any European competition this season. And I'd like (and back) us to be better equipped to cope with it next season.

[MrBass 3045]

1 minute ago, Renton said:

 

 

Hold on, are you saying we didn't deserve 4th last year (which is insane) or you didn't want us to finished 4th (which is insaner)? 

 

I think he's alluding to the misconception that we'd be better off now had we of finished 6th last season.

[Monkeys Fist 45157]

Missed this entirely as we went out for steaks this afternoon on a whim. 
 

Wandered round the Christmas market (shite), looked at Fenwicks window ( shite) , came home and saw the result (shite). 
 

Very nice steak though- Bar+Block on St. Andrew’s St. 

[MrBass 3045]

Any naked arses in Fenwicks window?

[Monkeys Fist 45157]

18 minutes ago, PaddockLad said:

14 days before we play the mackems there’s only one cunt who turned up wearing a red and white hat

 

 

Judging by the look on AP’s face, one of these lads has gone past the first knuckle. 

[Holden McGroin 7625]

1 hour ago, thebrokendoll said:

fucking pathetic. 

cricket score at anfield.

knocked out the cup by the mackems.

 

nailed on. 

I called this a little while back and was shot down. Mackems defeat wouldn’t be good news.

[Gemmill 49975]

5 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

We should have finished 6th last season. Then we wouldn’t be gutted for not finishing 4th again this season, which, let’s by honest, was always going to tough to achieve two seasons on the bounce when we’re less than three years into the project. 
 

We still could finish 4th. But if we end up 6th or 7th it isn’t the end of the world. 

 

Aye. We all said at the end of last season that getting into the CL was class but it was likely to fuck our chances of doing it again this season. We literally had the season we had last year because we had a game a week for most of the season.

 

If knobs on twitter think Howe should be sacked for not getting CL next season, they can fuck off.

 

 

[Dr Gloom 23642]

7 minutes ago, Renton said:

 

 

Hold on, are you saying we didn't deserve 4th last year (which is insane) or you didn't want us to finished 4th (which is insaner)? 

no, I’m saying we over achieved last season. We’re not under-achieving this season. We’re just where we ought to be at this stage of the process. I’m obviously glad we finished 4th last season but it’s also annoying that it’s elevated everyone’s expectations so much. Repeating last season’s triumph was always going to be a big ask. That’s before we get into the ridiculously bad luck with injuries.