Brighton, Home, 17:30KO. Chris Hughton's Ma.

[aRdja]

I'm sure the rumours were he was meant to be a bit of a drinker at Everton at the arse end of his career.

He’d have gone on his own though and not sat at the bar.

[TheHowieLama]

I think our midfield looks better with Hendo in it. 

I know Gini has played well but he shackles the midfield a bit with shorter passing.

 

Disagree -- Wiji moves it on much faster than Henderson -- he was very good yesterday -- misplaced a single pass all game -- offers more on the turn and has more patience in defense. Hendo overruns pursuit all the time and ends up wrong sided alot because he is too eager to make a big play when all is needed is to slow it down and let us regain shape.

 

Talk in the pub yesterday was when Fabinho gets up to speed Hendo is going to struggle for minutes.

[moof]

I can’t see a him having a laugh with his mates over a pint of ale.

I can’t see him having many mates tbf. I like him, though. I’ll be his mate

[Hades]

Hate to bag on Hendo but it is truly laughable having him as captain now that we have proper footballers and leaders at the club. Van Dijk is the most obvious choice since Gerrard. It would be like the Mancs having Ashley Young as skipper.

[aRdja]

I can’t see him having many mates tbf. I like him, though. I’ll be his mate

So do I. He seems like a genuine bloke. BT certainly has a ‘diverse’ panel; on one hand you have Macca who looks like he’s having a laugh all the time... and you have Keown.

[aRdja]

Hate to bag on Hendo but it is truly laughable having him as captain now that we have proper footballers and leaders at the club. Van Dijk is the most obvious choice since Gerrard. It would be like the Mancs having Ashley Young as skipper.

France had Deschamps as their captain when they won the World Cup 20 years ago. That team had several GOAT contenders, and Deschamps was probably about the same level as Henderson as a footballer. I don’t think captaincy matters as much as you make it out to be.

[TheHowieLama]

Deschamps was on the field every minute of every game

[Hades]

France had Deschamps as their captain when they won the World Cup 20 years ago. That team had several GOAT contenders, and Deschamps was probably about the same level as Henderson as a footballer. I don’t think captaincy matters as much as you make it out to be.

 

Somehow I don't see Hendo becoming a World Cup Winning manager. Have you heard him speak? There's barely a shred of intelligence or charisma there.

[aRdja]

Deschamps was on the field every minute of every game

He was a pretty average player though from memory.

[moof]

So do I. He seems like a genuine bloke. BT certainly has a ‘diverse’ panel; on one hand you have Macca who looks like he’s having a laugh all the time... and you have Keown.

I quite like BTs post game stuff a lot of the time. The Owen talk last night was interesting, and quite sad

[TheHowieLama]

He was a pretty average player though from memory.

 

A little better than average mate.

[cloggypop]

Hate to bag on Hendo but it is truly laughable having him as captain now that we have proper footballers and leaders at the club. Van Dijk is the most obvious choice since Gerrard. It would be like the Mancs having Ashley Young as skipper.

They have Valencia.

[Numero Veinticinco]

He was a pretty average player though from memory.

From memory, maybe. From reality... nope.

[Pidge]

Deschamps was a class player.  

 

Henderson's pretty good too.  Improved us when he came on yesterday.  Fabinho probably would've too.

[El Rojo]

Bringing on Matip just before they took a corner frightened the life out of me. Odd timing.

[sir roger]

I thought ' Oh oh , the old three at the back , what could possibly go wrong ' when I saw him on the sidelines , but to be fair it just basically swapped a 6ft 4 guy for a 6 foot guy for the corner.

[Arnaud]

He was a pretty average player though from memory.

Your memory is having fun. Deschamps was outstanding, for team and country, as a player and as a leader.

[Lee909]

Yeah you don't play that long and regularly for Marseilles and Juve in the 90s if you are shit

[Daisy]

We need Firmino to get back on it asap

[Captain]

Gomez stays in the team. He's part of the only defense in the league that hasn't conceded yet.

[Aventus]

Gomez stays in the team. He's part of the only defense in the league that hasn't conceded yet.

Just imagine how much better we could be with Lovren playing instead though.

[ZonkoVille77]

I hope Brighton do well this season. I like Hughton. He has an honesty about him that's admirable when you have deluded giblets like the Owl and Shitcoat to compare against.

[Fugitive]

He was a pretty average player though from memory.

He was a superb player. Are you taking drugs?

 

Between this and you taste in trabs, I’m worried about you.

[Mark M]

I hope Brighton do well this season. I like Hughton. He has an honesty about him that's admirable when you have deluded giblets like the Owl and Shitcoat to compare against.

yep agree with this. It’s easy to like teams that want to play the right way. I like Bournemouth and Eddie Howe as well.

[KMD7]

I can’t see a him having a laugh with his mates over a pint of ale.

I worked with his aunt years ago. Looked a lot like him.