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  1. When it suits, got to fit the narrative of the poor, mistreated, downtrodden, victimised, non-Sky 6, Corinthian, sleeping Giant, dontcha know.
  2. Interesting figures. The indication would be that, yes, they aren’t the “behemoth” they have been in previous seasons and we shouldn’t be expecting a fifteen game winning run anytime soon. Much as I’d love that to happen, there is the caveat that they now have, arguably, their two most talented players available to them again in de Bruyne and Haaland and they have started to show in recent weeks what influence they have in games. I just hope other teams start to believe that they should have a go against them, rather than pull down their kecks and bend over. Might make things more interesting.
  3. See what you’re saying Scott, but I was thinking it was the cumulative effect of playing every single game we could possibly have done that season, and then to have to keep winning every game just to stay in touch which eventually caught up. Could have been different if Villa hadn’t have folded in the last game too. The FA cup final was a stalemate won on penalties. You’re right about the Madrid game, when Courtois played well, but we just didn’t seem to able to score and they did with pretty much their one decent chance. The season became a massive mental test as much as it was physical.
  4. That type of fixture run in was what did for us season before last, too many games, too little rest time, too many injuries and those who were fit, running on fumes. Including the manager. Don’t know how we can avoid a repeat, unless the younger players/rotation policy allows the performance levels to maintain. We know the players will do their best, of course they will, but it’s a massive ask, and beating City (and everyone else come to that) is pretty much a pre-requisite. I’d settle for Carabao Cup (because we’re in the final anyway) and either the League (preferably) or Europa League. Lovely to think we could get three, dreamland to get all four.
  5. Powers that be, making them play to the rules. Bastards. It’s a conspiracy I tells yer, a conspiracy.
  6. I’ve been lucky to have seen most of the fantastic games already mentioned on here, in the flesh, but one that hasn’t been mentioned is the Chelsea semi-final in 2005. Not a runaway win, not loads of great goals scored, but for what it meant after going so long without a Champions League/European Cup final appearance, for atmosphere and just the will of the crowd helping the players against, honestly, a much better Chelsea team, and for putting them in their place with Mourinho at the helm, it was a fabulous night. Only matched for atmosphere by the Barcelona 4-0, but I wasn’t at the St Etienne game so can’t compare to that. But haven’t we been blessed compared to other clubs that can only dream of having one night to remember like the many we’ve enjoyed.
  7. Don’t like the way Oliver is buying almost every fall to the floor that the Brentford players are doing. McAllister needs to sharpen up, giving the ball away too much.
  8. Still buy it from the lad at the corner of the Kop end by the SKD gate. Never found out what his name is! Started doing it when Steve Kelly wrapped up TTWAR.
  9. Levels of expectation. For all that you’ve listed, and more, the scene should be set for success, but that could, possibly, make some think twice with that pressure on them. Between now and the end of the season there may be other jobs come up where there’s less expectation. I understand you saying anyone not wanting the job would be a loser, but anyone taking the position on would also have to be a big character to think they could equal or better what Klopp has achieved. We have a history of giving our managers time, but would that be the case with the current “want it now” generation? I’m not so sure.
  10. Regardless of what we do or don’t win this season, Klopp is going out a legend, something that won’t be lost on anyone in the frame. The more we may win, the tougher the act to follow. It could put some off taking the job,
  11. Whenever we’re in a position where it’s been in our own hands, I’ve felt we could win the league. The disappointment is the likes of the Arsenal game when it hands impetus back to City. Still, though, we win all our games, we win the league. The yardstick has been get more out of city than they get out of you, and that still holds true.
  12. He’s our best striker on current form, and it’s to his credit that, when it’s not him actually scoring, he’s often involved somewhere in another doing so, if not directly then with clever runs off the ball to create space. There’s a touch of snide about his game that causes opposition players to lose it with him, and it’s likely deliberate and designed to give him an advantage over them, which may be cynical but is also clever. His decision making, though, is excellent, he doesn’t often go for the poor percentage option, as often as others do, when there’s a player in a better position he’ll try to find them, but he’s pretty clinical as well. All in all, he’s a much better than others outside the club give him credit for, which is just as well for us because losing Firmino and Mane as we did, it’s allowed some continuity with Salah up front while Nunez, Gakpo and Diaz have been finding their feet. I only hope his injuries are fewer going forward as, with any player, they disrupt chances to build understanding within the team between players and affect form, but he’s an intelligent footballer, an astute signing, and I’m happy he’s here.
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