17 Aug 2024 19:28:47
Well he picked the wrong starting 11. Too much of last season in that display. Now for the new blood. But best team won.

1.) 18 Aug 2024
17 Aug 2024 22:52:16
The first half up to the equaliser wasn’t great. Areola should have done better on their first goal, he should have dealt with it before the header. After the penalty we were much much better. Kudus was amazing, Summerville refreshing and Kilman looked solid. Mavrapanos also looked much more assured. I agree that moving forward Coufal and Antonio will be bench warmers as neither 100% suit the new style of higher and more intense press. Todibo looked good. Early days and can’t be judged on 1 game but we definitely need another forward as Fulkrug may need time to settle. All in all although the result was disappointing it was much more entertaining and I think we’ll have a good season

2.) 18 Aug 2024
18 Aug 2024 06:45:46
I must admit I was disappointed when I saw the starting line-up. However, JLop must have had his reasons for those selections. As said, it’s early days, but it’s obvious Antonio is finished, Soucek is a headless chicken with no passing ability, Coufal is at best a back up player, and JWP contributes nothing. I still have faith that JLop will come good, but we still need a decent second striker and a creative midfielder for depth in the squad. Yesterday, both Paqueta and Bowen had ‘off days’.

3.) 18 Aug 2024
18 Aug 2024 16:12:25
By all accounts, the Duran deal is still there to be had. If so, we should get it done. Sullivan’s habit of reverting to his used car salesman persona has cost him and the club the opportunity to get an obviously talented young player. If there is the slightest chance that we can still get him, then IMO we should. Apparently, some are saying Ings is the problem. I say to the hierarchy, ‘please get shot of Ings and pull out every stop to get Duran. There’s an obvious reason why he was our top target.’ Ings, Soucek, Antonio, JWP - we should be pushing them towards the exit - if we haven’t already.

4.) 19 Aug 2024
19 Aug 2024 02:08:44
JWP played well when he came on and Ings was our best forward of the 3 who played. We can’t get rid of too many. Zouma is the one we need to lose.

5.) 19 Aug 2024
19 Aug 2024 03:14:48
JWP contributed absolutely nothing as usual, Ings is a wages black hole, Soucek is a headless chicken who can’t pass a ball, and Antonio is obviously past it. Zouma is already halfway through the door. Surely you’re not suggesting we should keep these and not go for players of Duran’s ability?

6.) 19 Aug 2024
19 Aug 2024 11:41:51
Unfortunately it doesn't really matter whether we want to keep them or not we have been trying to shift players all summer but due to ridiculous contracts no one wants them

7.) 19 Aug 2024
19 Aug 2024 20:00:37
Then that’s called negotiation. Any contract terms can be negotiated.

8.) 20 Aug 2024
20 Aug 2024 11:23:29
Well yeah the contracts are a big problem but the real crux of the problem is the players we're trying to offload, let's face it, ain't actually very good.