2025/26 Season

[ric.williams]

Still too early to look at the table really, but we're closer to Everton in 11th than arsenal in 1st. Now of course, that can all change very quickly, but it can change in both directions too. Both ourselves and arsenal lost 4 league games last season; we've now lost 3 and we're still in October. This could run away from us very quickly if we don't find a major turn around in form very soon.

its all on City now to stop Set Piece FC

[Buzzo]

Tough game next with Brentford away. Hate those away games in the evening. Crowd will be right up for it.

We’ve got to win. 3 defeats on the bounce in the league is brutal.

[Kenneth]

Still too early to look at the table really, but we're closer to Everton in 11th than arsenal in 1st. Now of course, that can all change very quickly, but it can change in both directions too. Both ourselves and arsenal lost 4 league games last season; we've now lost 3 and we're still in October. This could run away from us very quickly if we don't find a major turn around in form very soon.

[Buzzo]

True. Someone who, on paper should be a huge upgrade on Kostas and current Robbo. I think he did okay today tbh.

Shakey first 20 mins but decent enough after that.

[ric.williams]

I think most of us can agree that the first step is to ditch Salah from the starting 11.

and i think we can all agree it wont happen? (i agree)

[Kenneth]

I think most of us can agree that the first step is to ditch Salah from the starting 11.

[Kenneth]

Kerkez?

True. Someone who, on paper should be a huge upgrade on Kostas and current Robbo. I think he did okay today tbh.

[ric.williams]

It’s not going to happen but I’d give this front 3 a go

Wirtz - Ekitike - Chiesa

Can’t be worse than what’s been served up so far…

100% never gonna happen

I think Ekitike should start imo

Chiesa, one of the few positives this season, on merit deserves a go..but wont.

Wirtz i always wondered where he'd play for us. we appear to be shoehorning him in atm. he was good when he came on today

[danperkins]

He has to do something, the same **** over and over and over isn't working and the players look so uncomfortable across the board. We have some really difficult games coming up and there is a clear and obvious blue print to be effective against us and with the money we have spent, that should not be the case. We have some serious issues, it's very worrying.

[Rich]

It’s not going to happen but I’d give this front 3 a go

Wirtz - Ekitike - Chiesa

Can’t be worse than what’s been served up so far…

[kemm1]

i'd love a count of how many overlaps has he done this season and been ignored by Gakpo this season

Gakpo should be a bench player for us. We need an upgrade on both flanks.

[kemm1]

The volume of changes is a huge issue. The shirt looks heavy on some of the players and then some of the players who carried us last season are way out of form. My biggest worry in the summer wasn’t the quality of signings - it was the volume of them. Looking for that many players to anrrive and bed in instantly is a massive ask. It’s an ask when it is one or two but when it’s six or seven it’s a problem. The challenges come thick and fast so we are going to have to resolve this pretty quickly and some huge decisions have to be made.

The team is not balanced and we have no Mane and Salah from 4 years ago. We also don't have a Diaz from last seasons to create space.

The season is over, top 4 is the objective.

[ric.williams]

I agree, our pre-season was difficult for everyone, but Jota's death aside, Mac was struggling with injury, Isak didn't have a pre-season and we're changing five positions in the starting XI. Of course we're going to be disjointed. Keep at it and I'm sure it'll come. Although I did find Kerkez' comments about Liverpool not playing to his strengths concerning.

i'd love a count of how many overlaps has he done this season and been ignored by Gakpo this season

[Rich]

Kerkez?

[Kenneth]

I agree, our pre-season was difficult for everyone, but Jota's death aside, Mac was struggling with injury, Isak didn't have a pre-season and we're changing five positions in the starting XI. Of course we're going to be disjointed. Keep at it and I'm sure it'll come. Although I did find Kerkez' comments about Liverpool not playing to his strengths concerning.

we had two new players today and one was a goalkeeper, the other was a striker with 23 league goals last season. The performance should not look like that.