Tonight’s Matches

[wcorkcanary 4,832]

12 hours ago, Drazen Muzinic said:

I'm still hacked off Spurs lost to them and then went to Citeh and thrashed them.

I wanted no Binner wins until at least Christmas.

2025. 

They'll  win one or two back in the Champs. 

[BigFish 2,330]

10 hours ago, repman said:

To be fair their squad lacked any potential PL players last season (bar Hutchinson on loan) and even then a lot of them I wouldn't even class as top end champs players. In the summer they signed a lot of those players that they lacked, and did it from championship sides. Delap will definitely leave, Hutchinson likely will but the rest will end up sticking around.

I do think you can definitely question whether they got value for money, they made 11 signings from teams in this country. They'll probably make the money back on the 2 mentioned but they spent a good 20 million+ on wingers like Clarke, Szmodics and Ogbene. They're all older than Sainz who we got on a free. 

Their recruitment strategy is basically the complete opposite to ours, where we sign players from just about wherever they like to stay closer to home, maybe that's deliberate in that they don't want to put up with the time a player may take to bed in but that means you'll have to be willing to spend more.

Not really so far from our strategy, although with a bigger budget. Largely young players with a possibility of value add. The point on English based players is well made though, obviously they needed to be ready this season. Result is they probably overpaid and won't get the cash back on a lot of them in the short term but the EPL money and parachute payments will cover that. They are a better side than the one that went up, but are just not good enough. Shows the gap.

[Thumbbass 367]

12 hours ago, Hairy Canary said:

A draw puts Everton on 12 points. Three points ahead?

It's true, I thought they were on 10. I'm a wallys. Muchos apologos. 

[Satriales 1,044]

Fair few goals already in tonight's EPL games. Everton. 2 up. 

[daz 159]

22 hours ago, Hairy Canary said:

Everton v Wolves tomorrow. Whatever the result they’ll be 3 points from safety. 

Everton 2 up... O' neill looks in trouble... Actually think he's a decent manager tbf. 

[daz 159]

Now 3...plenty t of goals tonight except the arsenal v man u game lol

[cambridgeshire canary 7,912]

Everton the unflushable turd yet again pulling off wins out of nowhere to keep themselves out of the bottom three

[Coneys Knee 1,062]

Who’s going first out of Martin, o’Neil and binny McKenna?

[Satriales 1,044]

15 minutes ago, Coneys Knee said:

Who’s going first out of Martin, o’Neil and binny McKenna?

Martin and O'Neil could both be out pretty sharpish. I doubt it for the bin man. 

[Satriales 1,044]

Tippy tappy stuff gone wrong. Saints fans not happy with Russ

https://x.com/FootballReprt/status/1864396559103742145?s=19

 

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 4,726]

29 minutes ago, Coneys Knee said:

Who’s going first out of Martin, o’Neil and binny McKenna?

Lopetegui is the one challenging Martin and O'Neil in the sack race. McKenna still has loads of credit in the bank.

[Google Bot 3,993]

Mad to think that we sacked Farke a month earlier than this, really.

[Carrow89 262]

26 minutes ago, Satriales said:

Tippy tappy stuff gone wrong. Saints fans not happy with Russ

https://x.com/FootballReprt/status/1864396559103742145?s=19

 

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[daz 159]

Midweek motd tonight in 15 mins 🙌😁

[Nuff Said 6,033]

9 hours ago, Google Bot said:

Mad to think that we sacked Farke a month earlier than this, really.

If you ignore the fact we’d already been through one PL relegation with him, yes.

[Google Bot 3,993]

1 hour ago, Nuff Said said:

If you ignore the fact we’d already been through one PL relegation with him, yes.

Hey, I felt it was time for him to go at the time so I appreciate why, of course.  But that was through despair after the excitement/expectation that had built following our Champs campaign.

But looking at Wolves/Ipswich/Saints from an external perspective i'm sat here today thinking even now it's early for those managers to get the boot, and then it hit me how mad it was that we dismissed Farke a month before this point. 

So yes, I get that the previous relegation plays into that decision, but I would also like to add that the relegation wasn't just 'him'.  Webber's declared it a 'bonus' season, not to mention the affect lockdown/restart had.  Even then we clocked up a win against Man City and beat Spurs to make quarter finals of FA Cup.

Then second season he wasn't able to keep the squad he built, and progress it.  Instead, he lost his greatest asset, never got a replacement for Skipp, and was having to rebuild with young or unknown players.

Edited December 5, 2024 by Google Bot

[BigFish 2,330]

11 hours ago, Google Bot said:

Mad to think that we sacked Farke a month earlier than this, really.

Its different, it was Farke's second attempt at survival. Though with hindsight it was not a good precedent for changing your manager.

[Capt. Pants 5,145]

Depending on how much money has been invested, the plans of the owners and fan pressure, then there's a case for all of the bottom three's managers to be sacked. 

Moyes reportedly turned down the Leicester job, so he may not be keen on any of those.

[CANARYKING 715]

Why do women commentators gabble on and on and ………..

[All the Germans 1,244]

12 hours ago, Nuff Said said:

If you ignore the fact we’d already been through one PL relegation with him, yes.

It was still mad. Changing things is only worthwhile if you can improve it. We didn't with either of the next two subsequent Managers (current one looks promising). 

[CANARYKING 715]

21 minutes ago, CANARYKING said:

Why do women commentators gabble on and on and ………..

Switched her off, now watching Bournemouth v Spuds , and there’s a bloody drum 

[Capt. Pants 5,145]

U21s on YouTube

 

[All the Germans 1,244]

I've watched it from the start. Defence all look comfortable and decent with the ball. Schwartau looked a cut above when he was on, Aboh useful running but poor with the ball and Gordon looks a million miles away from being useful in our first team.

[Capt. Pants 5,145]

2 minutes ago, All the Germans said:

I've watched it from the start. Defence all look comfortable and decent with the ball. Schwartau looked a cut above when he was on, Aboh useful running but poor with the ball and Gordon looks a million miles away from being useful in our first team.

Neither Aboh or Gordon look a threat up top. We're certainly not scared to play out from the back!

[Capt. Pants 5,145]

1 minute ago, Capt. Pants said:

Neither Aboh or Gordon look a threat up top. We're certainly not scared to play out from the back!

An as I type that Aboh with a scissor kick to put us ahead!

[All the Germans 1,244]

(Ignoring the goal), I think Aboh looks a threat, until he actually gets the ball. Good movement, dangerous runs, but then... nothing. In the first half Schwartau stole the ball, pushed forward, laid it off to Aboh, who should have pushed forward and got a shot, but completely wasted it and was lucky to get a corner.

 

Edit, Gordon, nothing. Really nothing.

Edited December 5, 2024 by All the Germans

[daz 159]

Bournemouth beating spurs at half time.. 

 

Hopefully don't tire themselves too much before ip shet on sunday

[daz 159]

Look who was watching tonight, Gordon showing him how bad he is. 

[overthebordercanary 166]

Can we send Gordon back in January or was it a season long loan?

[GenerationA47 868]

1 hour ago, Capt. Pants said:

. We're certainly not scared to play out from the back!

Not to knock the youngsters willynilly but wouldn’t blame them for being scared, the way they were executing it at times… it would typically be knocked dicily between defenders, then straight out of play or given to an opponent, so no improvement on a long ball from keeps. However, we do know why they’re insisting on it at this level to prepare for 

Well done Aboh and Ogwuru and assistants!

Also well done the small but vocal set of youngsters in the stands who kept their support up throughout!