He’s unlikely to start anytime soon with his lack of match fitness but can’t see him coming to us if he’s not going to get meaningful minutes.

John in Louisiana wrote: ↑Thu Jan 15, 2026 4:11 pm Perhaps move Aaronson?

We all have a past. I think he improves our side.

Welcome, Facundo.

I’d reckon DF will play him in the middle & leave Aaronson on the right, our left side is looking weak with Okafor & the possibility of Harrison going, maybe use Gnonto on the left ?

Where will he play & who does he replace if starting ? Plays either central midfield or on the right, I’d have preferred an upgrade on the left for Okafor especially if Harrison is def leaving.

Man Utd 1-2 Man City
Chelsea 2-1 Brentford
Liverpool 2-0 Burnley
Sunderland 1-1 Crystal Palace
Spurs 3-1 West Ham
Nottingham Forest 0-3 Arsenal

Orange Box wrote: ↑Thu Jan 15, 2026 10:41 am Cheers. Looking forward to this weekend, hopefully I’ll see 64 and BB in the Kop, then going to watch Cas whup the Whinos on Sunday. It’s been decades since I did both together. 2 wins will do nicely.

Enjoy your weekend OB, drink a beer for me

An interesting look on what XG predicts for the rest of the season, good news for us.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... ke7223vp4o

Tip for Saturday racing - GG, running in the 3pm Premier Survival Stakes at Elland Rd jockeyed by our very own member Orange Box.
Swannie will understand this if no-one else does.

1964white wrote: ↑Wed Jan 14, 2026 12:44 pm Would have preferred a home draw as I'm on the cup-scheme for a ticket.

Wouldn't have minded who we drew, outside the top six or the so-called big teams.

I’d probably have preferred a top 6 team at home than Birmingham away, hopefully they’d have gotten over confident and fielded a reserve team.

ShaunL wrote: ↑Wed Jan 14, 2026 7:09 am IMG_0551.png

7 day forecast for Marble Bar a little too hot.

That sounds horrendous Shaun, give me the Northern Irish rain any day.

Home draw, away to Birmingham has a lot of pitfalls.

Orange Box wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 1:23 pm I was only 1791 in the queue for Arsenal, but instantly received the dreaded 'no vacancies' message. Got the same on my other devices with later queue numbers. Guess that will be a popular game. Ah, well ...

You’d only end up missing your sidekick and having a stih day.

Cjay wrote: ↑Tue Jan 13, 2026 11:18 am Jack to Fiorentina is done apparently

Loan deal with an £8.5mil buy clause (no clue if its obligation or option)

Have they no tv’s in Florentina ?

It’s a winnable game and it’s a losable game and it could be a draw. Anyone know how to get fence splinters out of your a**e ? Have to target a win, two form teams but we’ve got home advantage which has been massive for us, teams rightly fear coming to ER again and a Sat 3pm KO is perfect. It’s a yes ...

BlackHillsPaul wrote: ↑Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:11 pm I understand what you are saying. In Piroe's case he has a LOT of attacking qualities. BUT, his work rate is NOT Premier League level. Which makes him a luxury player. And right now, we can't really afford to have a luxury player in our side. That's just the cold, hard truth!

Okafor ??

Jammy 07 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:05 pm At least it's an away draw with a decent chance of going through.

That's if you want us to go through.

Birmingham 1 place below Derby, def want to win it.

Last team out of the draw.

Away to Birmingham

I feel we could have a bit of a run this year but the draw needs to be kind and that means avoiding the likes of Arsenal, City and Liverpool and hoping they draw each other. Mind you, if we draw of one of those at home, we have a chance. I’m a big fan of the FA Cup and would love another trip to W ...

Chilli D wrote: ↑Mon Jan 12, 2026 12:35 pm It will be Arsenal away, you can bet your life on it

I’d rather play Arsenal than another Championship side Chilli, go big or go home.