Surely Bowen can get some sort of injection. Even a 50% Jarrod is far and away better than any other option we've got.

I genuinely must have been watching a different player... he's been a very good signing for me. He's not elite and he won't run the game (not what he is there for... and the difference between being available for 30 million and 60 million) but he's been solid in-match and elite from set piece deliv...

Could we get 10-15m back off the Saints if they get promoted this season?

Love Antonio but he’s got zero finesse

He’s going to go to Man City and become an absolute superstar under Guardiola.

I reckon Messi would’ve struggled yesterday with the options that Paqueta had

EastleighHammer16 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 11:06 pm Phillips is out for 2 weeks i think i read. Tbh i doubt we'll see him again.

The season ends in April?

Given that Kudus and Paqueta had absolute stinkers, I'd say it's even more impressive that Antonio managed to create two really good attacks. We can't be as bad going forward next week, just praying that Bowen's fit. Stinkers in incredibly harsh considering they were both battling 3/4 players every...

NWhammer wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:32 pm We’ve put 2 past better sides

Without Paqueta?

We haven’t won without him!

Honeslty no issues my end with the game plan.

Everything that went wrong did.

Paqueta yellow
Emerson yellow
Significant defeat

The tie was over for me as soon as Paqueta lost his head in the first half

If Bowen is out of the second leg, I fear that is the tie over after the Paqueta yellow card

Whatever the period of rest , from previous times he's been injured (like that ankle injury) , it's taken him a good 3-4 weeks playing to get back his usual standard. The rest of the team and squad need to step up now to keep our season alive. The Ankle injury that caused him to miss both Seville l...

These are the sort of games where i'm far happier with a pragmatic David Moyes in charge than a De Zerbi or someone like that.

Moysey will know exactly how to set up to give us a fighting chance in that second leg, something De Zerbi failed miserably at when he took Brighton toe to toe with Roma.

Personally, id let him go and go out and sign someone better.

We don't tend to win many football games when Ben Johnson plays.

Hugh Jargon wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:34 pm He has bruised his spine. 4 weeks minimum. Usually 8.

Nothing like a bit of KUMB scaremongering.

On paper. But since Antonio has come back I think we've played a lot better. Talking about when Lucas gets subbed. It helps Kudus as well. It will be difficult, but it can be done. If our 2 Brazilians take yellows, they need to make sure they count. Nothing stupid like kicking a ball away. Stopping...

WCpete wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:31 pm I wouldn’t want either Paqueta or Emerson to hold back . If they get suspended, so be it. Can’t be tentative.

I thought the same. Until I realised our record this season with and without Paqueta.

It is vital that he plays both legs for us to stand a chance.

Champions League, Europa League & Conference League ballots are now open on the UEFA portal, closes next week 16/04.

EDIT: Apologies, just seen the above post.

Henry Winter is a liar or I can't read. I know which my money is on. Capacities are slightly reduced for UEFA finals. Our final last year was at the Eden Arena which officially holds 19,370. Believe there was around 18,000 tickets available for the final, which we recieved an allocation of 6,000ish...

Conference League final allocation is a right kick in the balls. 9k per team (3k increase on last year) in a smaller stadium! Missed out by a point, would definitely get one for that :swear: The Stadium this year in Athens has a 12,500 larger capacity over Prague, hence the increase in allocation.

36k out of 48k going to fans is pretty good to be fair, especially for a UEFA final.

Think that was the same for the final at the Aviva in 2011.