06 Aug 2022 00:45:19
Remember the day when a team including Jones, Smalling, Evans, Cleverley, Anderson, Young and Welbeck - all players one might regard as not good enough for a top side - thrashed Arsenal 8-2?

If the players in our squad today play to their highest potential both individually and as a unit, there is no reason why we cannot compete for top 4. Until proven otherwise I'm going to remain optimistic.


1.) 06 Aug 2022
06 Aug 2022 04:20:44
Damn right Shawthing.

Have to say that Arsenal laid down a bit of a marker. They looked pretty slick and well balanced for an opening game of the season. Jesus could really make them, right striker right club forthetype of football they play?

ED014 is always banking on about Saliba, hadn't seen much of him but he looked very promising for his age. Could be a proper player for them.

That said, we also could get playing some nice stuff quite easily. Confidence is a funny thing. Same players can look like a pub team or world beaters just with some confidence and momentum. I suspect we might be a very inconsistent team, but hopefully we can grind a few results out on the off days.

{Ed001's Note - Saliba is a class act, he should have already had 2 years of Prem experience rather than being farmed out on loan, but Arteta is an imbecile. They would have got top 4 with him in their defence last season.}


2.) 06 Aug 2022
06 Aug 2022 09:42:58
Maybe he visited the site and heard you raving about him, Ed001.

{Ed001's Note - it wasn't him doing the drinking game listening to the podcast do you think? The one having a shot every time I mentioned the name Saliba?}


3.) 06 Aug 2022
06 Aug 2022 11:03:06
Yeah he looked good the lad from Arsenal. I now believe ed14 when he said he didn't want Martinez as he may block Salibas progress.
I think Martinez will be good for us. We need agressive proactive defenders who want to defend rather than players watching and not making tackles, which is what happened last season. Had nobody told our full backs it's there job to stop the cross.
Ed01 remember our chat about Maguire years ago when you said he's not a leader and he won't solve our defensive problems on his own. Spot on there for certain. Not so sure about your other thoughts on Lindelof though ?
All jokes aside Lindelof's positioning can be good but weak in the air and hardly ever puts a foot in. He is too busy concentrating on putting his hands behind his and so he tgen forgets to defend and move his feet.

{Ed001's Note - I agree Lindelof has not progressed, I think that is down to the coaching. If you still had Jose, I would have expected him to sort out the defensive issues, but without him coaching standards evaporated. You need players to be readymade and he certainly isn't, not for the English leagues anyway. Put him in Spain or Italy and he would be excellent, but he is too weak for this league.}


4.) 06 Aug 2022
06 Aug 2022 12:07:01
Saliba looked very good, but CP should have scored 2. The result flattered Arsenal a little.


5.) 06 Aug 2022
06 Aug 2022 13:35:34
After 20 minutes of looking like several leagues above, Arsenal didn't show much. CP could and should have scored, but their forwards weren't up to it.

{Ed014's Note - sound like your strikers mate ??


6.) 06 Aug 2022
06 Aug 2022 17:59:23
They sure do, but we weren't talking about them here :D.

{Ed014's Note - no best not to mention them at all mate ?


7.) 06 Aug 2022
06 Aug 2022 21:21:57
Nope, not untik they destroy your side! ?.

{Ed014's Note - I’m already looking forward to it mate ?


8.) 06 Aug 2022
06 Aug 2022 23:15:03
Err winning.