29 Aug 2026 20:40:59
19th in the league? Even Southampton who had -4 points are above us already
This is Bs.
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29 Aug 2026 20:28:48
Sacked in the morning chants already speaks volumes how the fans are feeling.
2 points from 3 games, not good.
Whether it be Nuno, the players, formation or whatever it may be, this can't carry on for much longer for sure.
3 very winnable games where we daydream through games. Bowen is shadow of his former self. Taty doesn't care and the defence simply can't defend.
Question is, how long will the board let this continue?
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29 Aug 2026 21:32:12
I would say it is almost obviously the manager and coach. But some of the players are looking suspect. I saw the keeper got lobbed again whilst being literally on his goal-line. He can't keep playing him.
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29 Aug 2026 21:40:51
We also have the proof of how bad the first result against Burnley was. Rather than being one of the division's top teams, they are actually behind us in the league.
The board won't do anything until it's too late.
He's probably been given the Sullivan 3 match lifeline. It was Daniel Kretinsky's masterstroke to give Nuno a massive vote of confidence, whilst ending last season so disastrously. So I think he is almost as much to blame as Nuno.
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29 Aug 2026 16:52:32
When is Nuno going to learn that playing us is a cup final for these teams ffs!!
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29 Aug 2026 17:28:15
Phill, I said about 2 months ago we will face low blocks week after week in this division and need creativity, and so it is playing out. Having said that, we were better today than we were last week. It would be nice at some point if we played the wingers and whipped some balls into the box.
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29 Aug 2026 18:07:45
Yeah, no width to pull teams apart. Veltman, awesome. Bowen, not so good.
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29 Aug 2026 18:16:23
Ajala must count himself unlucky to not get on after scoring twice midweek.
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29 Aug 2026 18:29:38
I don't get why he changes a winning formula all the time.
Wolves will beat us and be 8 points clear.
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29 Aug 2026 14:16:06
Orford should be starting ahead of Engels and Kante. Neither, I think, are very good at getting the ball from the defence and dictating play the way Orford can.
Harsh but at least he's started Mukasa.
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29 Aug 2026 15:54:22
Orford should be on. Not a great first half.
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29 Aug 2026 15:57:35
Yep, Orford miles better than Kante on the ball. He can read the game like Rice did for us.
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29 Aug 2026 16:55:24
Too slow, no urgency, floating balls into the box. Think it'll be bread and butter for Championship teams.
Looked better when we pressed high and forced mistakes, but it didn't happen enough.
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29 Aug 2026 18:08:42
Nuno has had his time and is not learning.
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29 Aug 2026 21:29:14
He'd had his time when he failed to save us from relegation. Bloody useless.
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29 Aug 2026 14:10:44
The line up looks good today. Although I said this last week. The only difference I would have done is play Orford instead of Kante.
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29 Aug 2026 07:55:55
Morning all. Is it a bit too early to describe today’s game as pivotal? Whilst I have been very vocal in calling for Nuno to pack his bags, the Southampton performance and result does give hope.
Will he have the sense to see that this is the way forward and pick 3 or 4 of that team and employ similar tactics or will he just revert to the tried and tested and failed Nuno-ball low block system?
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29 Aug 2026 11:52:31
He needs to stick with the formation and stop going back to 4-4-2.
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29 Aug 2026 11:52:34
Agreed, if we don’t win, the wheels could really come off with Bowen, as his promo bono would be at risk.
We have to hope and pray the share ownership gets resolved. Like all companies, especially football clubs, trouble and instability at the top means the whole firm doesn’t perform.
Sulli is still pulling strings, so let’s get a clear owner in charge, as the K-Man still only has his c. 30% and nothing has actually changed since the board room clear out, apart from the fact we are now good at selling players for decent fees.
COYI. ⚒️ ⚒️ ⚒️
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29 Aug 2026 12:31:10
I'm not keen on DK, but another decent thing that has happened since he has taken a more prominent figurehead role is that our targets or actual purchases are not highlighted and announced to the world before they arrive. Other than that, nothing new.
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29 Aug 2026 14:26:34
Orford and Piroe dropped.
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29 Aug 2026 15:43:14
Oh yeah, I didn't notice Piroe. Orford should be playing, possibly Piroe too.
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29 Aug 2026 15:55:30
Again, Nuno doesn't know how to stick with winning formula, get rid ffs.
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29 Aug 2026 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Newcastle United v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective
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29 Aug 2026 00:31:30
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Newcastle United v Liverpool - A Quick Liverpool Perspective
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28 Aug 2026 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - DIE_4_WHUFC has posted a new article entitled, West Ham's Depth Worries Me in the Championship
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28 Aug 2026 15:30:43
Excellent article, very well written. Thank you for putting this together, and I think most of us would agree with about 90 - 95% of the players mentioned. My only difference of opinion is the badge. We need to accept, whether we like it or not, we are no longer at the Boleyn.
The castle, I am sure we all know, represents Green Street House, which was knocked down in 1955, which stood adjacent to Upton Park. Sadly, those times are gone, Upton Park has gone. I am 68 and attended games since I was a boy. Do I miss the old stadium? Yes, of course I do, but have I accepted we had to move with the times? Of course. Do I like the LS? Yes, and I also like the view from my seat. There are many things wrong with the LS, but there were also many things wrong with UP. Nowhere is perfect, and there are many teams that play at a ground with a running track who don't moan and have brilliant atmospheres.
Probably the most famous is Stade de France, followed by Stadio Olimpico, which Roma and Lazio share; both are farther away from the pitch than we are, but create a fantastic atmosphere and noise. There are many other multi purpose grounds around the world that have a running track and have a football pitch in the middle.
Hopefully someone will buy the stadium for our use for peanuts and make it into the stadium it should have been (yes, Mr Coe, we are talking about you). Until then, let's just make the best of how it is at the moment and get behind the team, and before you ask, yes I am fully for something like the current badge but without London on it.
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28 Aug 2026 16:38:29
Totally agreed with you re the stadium. A home is what the people make it.
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28 Aug 2026 16:59:00
It is not the stadium that makes the atmosphere but the players on it. The last few seasons, the football has been poor. I was at our European nights when it was rocking.
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28 Aug 2026 18:11:41
You are both right. I was also there for every European night, and the atmosphere was electric in some of them and great in others. Something we all agree is that if the football is good, so is the atmosphere. If the football is crap, so is the atmosphere.
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28 Aug 2026 23:21:01
Totally agree with those last points. It's all about the football produced. One of my mates recently went to watch Napoli V Atalanta. The stadium is probably designed even more for athletics, much further from the action than the KS, but the atmosphere was amazing.
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29 Aug 2026 07:46:28
Hammer D, you are right. I just looked at Napoli's stadium. Oh my god, and we think we are a long way from the pitch. Wth, but as you said, they still manage to create a great atmosphere.
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27 Aug 2026 19:39:03
{Ed's Note - DIE_4_WHUFC has posted a new article entitled, West Ham's Depth Worries Me in the Championship
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28 Aug 2026 09:39:32
Decent assessment Die 4. I don't know all the potential targets you put up, just the more obvious ones. I've always rated Yves B, and even though he is old, Solly March could be good. My only concern would be how many would still be viable for the prem, in which case we would need wholesale change again, otherwise we turn into a team continually going up, going down.
I don't think all the younger options out there are prohibitively expensive. Just my take on it.
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28 Aug 2026 12:56:19
Good post, Die4, and all makable deals. The free agents can also be signed after Tuesday (I believe). With JWP's wages off the bill now as well, surely most of these, and perhaps adding Harwood-Bellis into the mix, are financially viable.
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28 Aug 2026 14:23:36
Must admit that article makes a lot of common sense, and fills a lot of our needs for this season without breaking the bank.
Wonder if we should get Nuno to read it?
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27 Aug 2026 18:25:15
My brother-in-law is a Leeds season ticket holder and has this to say about Ramazani:
“I don't rate him. He is a bit of a show pony, ok to bring on when you're winning, but he doesn't track back.”
He also said we are getting an excellent player in Piroe.
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27 Aug 2026 22:43:59
Direct replacement for Diouf then.
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27 Aug 2026 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Shappy has posted a new article entitled, A Clear Assessment of United's Squad
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27 Aug 2026 07:28:12
Liverpool are willing to listen to offers for Harvey Elliot. We should be all over that.
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27 Aug 2026 08:34:17
100% Stevie, the perfect signing.
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27 Aug 2026 10:20:35
Is he match-ready?
He basically missed all last season, can't even remember him in a Villa shirt.
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27 Aug 2026 10:36:52
This is a no brainer for me.
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27 Aug 2026 11:22:03
We should be all over Harvey Elliott, but I see him going to AC Milan or Newcastle if he leaves Liverpool.
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