You didn't mention Okafor in your lead who seems an obvious choice (and Gnonto) as there are no wingers in the current 5-3-2 formation

So you're not posting as often because of the Farke debate & stopped doing the competitions a while ago, Andrew. Sadly, it seems like you have fallen out of love with the MOT forum. :( Yeah. It's kind of getting a bit boring. A while ago there was a post about why so much is done by so few. And why ...

Part of the reason I've stopped participating of late (almost tempted to ask for a refund on my site contribution) Too much "who's going to replace Farke" talk. Like let's just stir stuff up so we have something to talk about I'll just stick to watching the games and following actual happenings for ...

And the Meslier report would represent another tremendous loss. That situation should have been managed a whole lot better for better financial reward. As mentioned above, someone is going to make a huge profit off that deal, and it's not LUFC

Bornauw is a bit of a dilemma. We need that 4th CB even if he doesn't make a full strength bench. An injury to one CB and he'll be getting plenty of game time. I guess it points to lack of flexibility among our current defenders. We have 4 CB's and 4 FB's. And none of them cross over. The other ...

Not sure there is a truly measurable prime for managers - other than age and the onset of age related issues. I just think he does not have the same hunger, drive and motivation. Creating a new multi faceted structure within a club to make a team competitive, which I suspect involves tireless ...

Not keen on Rodgers. Likely past his prime. I think managers are just human beings. They're great, inspired, for a while. Then they get tired and lose their mojo. A few have maintained high levels their whole careers. But the majority only have brief moments of magic. Tiredness, burn out, life. It ...

Surprised there's still a strong connection to Summerville

Darlow was looking great for a while. Then had a couple of weak goals conceded - granted deflections didn't help, but he looked a little slow to react.

Perri has been slow to settle but he's the better quality. I'd go back to him.

Emi Martinez an obvious choice for me

I understand a lot of players on the list. But as a fan of England, I still appreciate them. I recognize Pickford as a twat for Everton. But he's been brilliant so many times for England that I actually like him.

McGinn - nasty at times and we lost a year of Archie because of him. Fernandes - as a player he’s good but for his personality while on the pitch, he’d be my default for the Twat of the Week thread. Both at the top of my list. And Mings for that twattery with Bamford (before Bamford scored the hat t ...

Yes, it is a bit of a concern! Healthier life balance. Gym, working in sobriety, reading, and work. I try not to get too enmeshed in the day to day drama like I used to. I check in daily to glance through the updates. Then turn off and do something more productive. My head feels a lot better for it.

AcrossThePondAsh wrote: ↑Fri Oct 03, 2025 11:54 pm

With injuries to James and Gnonto, Rhys Chadwick makes sense. From what I've seen he's the next best prospect after Gray. Better than Chambers who was more advanced last season.

Rodon
Ampadu
Aaronson
Okafor
Longstaff
Bogle

Darlow 5
Bogle 6
Gudmundsson 5
Rodon 7
Struijk 5
Longstaff 6
Stach 5
Ampadu 7
Aaronson 6
Okafor 6
Calvert-Lewin 5

Harrison 4
Tanaka 5

Not enough attacking options on the bench. With Gnonto0 and James out, should have Harry in as an extra option. Not much use having 3 defenders.

Gudmundson this time making a mess of things

Sweeet

Irish Ian wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 11:56 am Unlucky to be behind but they have more quality

Not really

We started well. But Spuds looked dangerous over last 10 minutes