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Nobody was asking for another CF till Conway got injured and by that time Nigel spent the 25p he was given from the Scott money in the positions we did need reinforcements eg midfield and defence. If you remember we were then told we had hit the wage limit and he couldn't sign anyone. So rather than blame Nige, if you think we were in such dire need for a striker, what's Manning done to fill that void

In the summer we were playing a different system with 3 forwards. We had Bell, Mehmeti, Weimann and Sykes as wide forwards, and Conway, Wells and Cornick as central strikers. Cornick and Weimann could also play central or wide and let's not forget Yeboah was also getting minutes. I'd say we were pretty well stocked in the forward department at the start of the season and it was only a significant run of injuries that started eating into these options. Though as I remember it I think the issues were more in defence and midfield that up top. So I'm not having Pearson being to blame for that, let's not forget Manning inherited a top 6 squad

At least with the three up top with Anis and Sykes (or Bell Weimann Cornick etc) there was a bit of excitement with us going forward.

I'm sure that's easier to enforce at a club with a waiting list on season tickets.

Not sure you can enforce a no show policy. Someone's paid for that seat for the season, it's up to them how often they go. One of our group due to personal circumstances has only been once this season and I'd be disgusted if the club tried to do something to take his ticket away. Essentially the clubs decided on the price of a seat, someone's decided to pay that price. Not the clubs business if that seat is filled on the day or not. Also, to get a kids ticket you have to show a birth certificate for that child

For a team playing possession football we seemed pretty intent on giving the ball to Leeds fairly regularly

There's no plan B. Rotates the same players in the same positions and that appears to be his attempt of changing it to impact a game

Maybe it's more cost effective to have Downsy remind us of this every game

It looks like it's been put together with clip art images. That said I've seen worse efforts - Leeds I'm looking at you. It's also better than ours

Was excellent under Pearson, was in with a shout for player of the year had he kept it up, but doesn't fit the style Manning wants to play. He might have to tweak his game a bit more or Manning might need to find new ways to use him. I'm confident he will come good

Wasn't there a stipulation that if 3 of 5 attendances at AG were over 25k the club were obliged to do something with parking? Forest Watford Bears v Bath City Women v West Ham Leeds Is this going to make that applicable?

The shop at West Ham had the old gates from Upton Park in which was a nice feature. Hopefully phase two of the redevelopment has a new shop built into the design, even over two floors. Personally I don't see how difficult it would be to swap the merchandise around based on who is playing. A couple of clothing rack on wheels, an hours worth of time , and somewhere to store it is all it would take. Keep it mixed during the week. Much more space for different variety of items, makes it feel more like a 'home' club shop.

Has made the Premier League far more entertaining over the last few years. Probably gets some credit for making Man C a better team in some way too. Without Liverpool pushing them they could have won the league without breaking sweat most years. He's made them up their game.

The Mexican stand was the best food down there and nothings got close to it since

Not sure if I'm misremembering here but when we had the physical cards weren't they loaded with cup games once a ticket was purchased?

Thought he was great for a first start after a long time out. No coincidence that Tanner had his best game for ages. Lots of good talking too.

Saw something on Twitter earlier suggesting Rovers are playing on the Monday and us the Tuesday

I got some Reebok Sidewinders from the shop in the Arcade as my first pair. Must have been about 1995? Worn by Cole, Klinnsman, Giggs. I loved those boots and wore them well after they were too small for me. Interesting someone mentioned the Adidas World Cups for narrow feet, I bought a pair of Predators when they were the big thing and they destroyed my feet every game. Only then did I learn that us wide feet footballers were not welcome at adidas! Nike or Puma ever since

Wouldn't be surprised if there was the 'second' smaller stager in the Lansdown concourse or even in the car park

Pretty sure under Klopp they've won the Prem, CL, FA Cup, League cup, club World Cup and the super cup. Not bad going really is it.

Do they though? Do Liverpool play Guardiola ball or do they have their own identity? The teams that get out of this league without parachute payments have to find their own way of playing because inevitably they don't have the best players in the league, they've been hoovered up. So they find a system that works, either for the players or they recruit to a plan

Conway just cannot play in that position. He doesn't drop deep, he doesn't run the channels, he isn't quick or skillful enough to beat a man on his own, and he isn't strong enough to hold the ball up and bring in others into play. As such he ends up relying on scraps or a hopeful punt over the top. He has to play in a two, he excels when he can play close intricate football around the box and his partnership with Wells is where he's played his best football.

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I'm going to a wedding near Frankfurt September next year and those flights were also just cancelled so the route being pulled makes sense

Boxing Day football definitely splits opinion. For some it's a tradition for others it's family time spent away from football. I fall into the second camp and just don't go home or away.