BBC feed has just said that the shot count at Chelsea is 12-9 - close match!

I think it's very odd (and neglectful) that he didn't give any other keeper a bit of a game in the last couple of friendlies.

Could be Peter Bonnetti in the 1970 WC all over again.

Edit: Interesting if he's considering Butland but not Joe Hart

Re; The GK situation, I read an article y'day saying that, with Pope and Sam Johnstone both out injured and Ramsdale and Trafford no longer 1st choice at their clubs, Southgate is considering the Swansea keeper, who has won the Championship GK of the season award or something like it. I think he's o...

If ,as seems likely ,we don't get Europe for next season then motes must go .the style of play is awful, when was the last yime we bossed a game. Every team has more shots etc than us . Dire foitball and not winning means one thing.bew manager required Please tell me I'm not the only one who read t...

Looking at MOTD highlights I don't think any real blame on Mav or Paqueta is warranted for the goals. Mav was stretching to stop the cross getting into a possible dangerous situation where a Fulham player could be running onto. Also , the miss by Antonio is really unacceptable at this level , unfor...

Or possibly change to a manager who won't have the defenders actually defending for 90% of the game.Our system would ruin defenders much better than the ones we have at the moment. The same could be said for strikers. Totally agree. I always think of that awful Avram Grant team that got relegated w...

Absolutely agree with all that Diogenes :newthumb: That's exactly how I saw it, but we went completely off the boil in the 2nd half and seemed to have little idea how to get past them. Maybe tiredness? The posts above saying how Paq must be fed up with the tactics may be relevant much of the time, b...

I know it's been mentioned a couple of times a bit tongue in cheek, but I think it is telling that Arsenal, Liverpool and us all lost today after playing in Europe in the week. City won 5-1 against whipping boys Luton, but even that scoreline seemed to flatter them as it was 1-0 (an o.g) for the vas...

Bubbles Fortuna wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:37 pm He's turned down Liverpool, Bayern and Real Madrid to stay at Leverkusen another year.

So, you're saying we've still got a chance, then?

Triple whammy in the last few days really - Arsenal & Spurs lose, Villa win to go 3 clear of Spurs in 4th, English clubs messing up in Europe means 5th unlikely good enough for CL place

Let's not forget that City have to play us the last game of the season. Just imagine that we could allow L'Arse or L'Pool to win the league.

Late of the Boleyn wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:03 pm Hopefully they'll still all be hungover come Thursday.

I think our plan to lull them into a false sense of security so that they can go and celebrate freely might just be working.

Advantage Blue Mancs.

Absolutely denied a clear goal scoring opportunity.

Manure gifted another point by the officials. Really not worth watching PL football when so much is decided by them

Don't think you can say that that is conclusively outside, so clear & obvious. Dreadful decision by VAR again.

Tony Harrington strikes again!

Now I just need the refereeing/VAR experts to talk me through how Gordon against us is a pen but that one against Man U is a yellow for the attacker.

That's at least twice that Hojberg has just lumped the ball straight out of play from just outside the box and he's only been on about 15 mins.

Spurs looked awful. Is it that time of the season already?

Didn't see Isak's first, but there is no way Scammacca is ever scoring that 2nd one he got. Very different type of player imo.

Bubbles Fortuna wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 1:12 pm The u18s were completely demolished by Arsenal today, 8-1.

We were top of the league but Chelsea had 4 games in hand and are now above us.

Moyes out.

Sarcasm