Marching On Together

1964white wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:28 pm Does he fall over Cjay?

Yes, Villa want to turn there tandem diving team of Mcginn and Grealish into a trio

Cjay wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:34 pm Yes, Villa want to turn there tandem diving team of Mcginn and Grealish into a trio

Before Arsenal Steve Bruce basically blamed his squad and said he would finally do things his way.

Weird thing for a manager to say? Absolutely.

Even weirder given he has been there 18 months.

Is he trying to say the players have been dictating to him for 18 months? Weird Steve very weird.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... 82v3MVateo

Jean-Philippe Mateta joining Palace on a loam to buy, been in good form for Mainz in the Bundesliga, we were linked.

Manu Kone to Borussia Moenchengladbach for a fee of about €8mil, 19 year old cm, we were linked.

Fikayo Tomori joining AC Milan on a loan with an option to buy.

Jamie Redknapp thinks Lampard deserves more time ( Jamie is Lampards bloody cousin) . As if pundits arent biased enough towards Frank Sky are now letting his family do analysis.

Be his Aunt Sandra Redknapp on next week.

Cjay wrote: ↑Tue Jan 19, 2021 11:42 pm Jamie Redknapp thinks Lampard deserves more time ( Jamie is Lampards bloody cousin) . As if pundits arent biased enough towards Frank Sky are now letting his family do analysis.

Be his Aunt Sandra Redknapp on next week.

As does Karen

Just posted re Mateta on the daily thread, it’s an 18 month loan with an option to buy. Good business.

Cjay wrote: ↑Mon Jan 18, 2021 11:31 pm Before Arsenal Steve Bruce basically blamed his squad and said he would finally do things his way.

Weird thing for a manager to say? Absolutely.

Even weirder given he has been there 18 months.

Is he trying to say the players have been dictating to him for 18 months? Weird Steve very weird.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... 82v3MVateo

He's a clown. Were told we were deluded for not wanting him. Then we were told the football is identical to Benitez. Now we're told that the gloves are off.

Tell you what, if that performance against Arsenal is 'gloves off' Bruceball, I think I'd prefer him to put them back on. Losing to a team that will likely go down as the worst in PL history with a gutless whimper wasn't the final straw, it was the hale bay dumped on top of the already broken camel.

The Fish wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 9:51 am He's a clown. Were told we were deluded for not wanting him. Then we were told the football is identical to Benitez. Now we're told that the gloves are off.

Tell you what, if that performance against Arsenal is 'gloves off' Bruceball, I think I'd prefer him to put them back on. Losing to a team that will likely go down as the worst in PL history with a gutless whimper wasn't the final straw, it was the hale bay dumped on top of the already broken camel.

He is a dinosaur manager whose ideas went out of date a decade ago but is protected by his mates in the media from his years on the managerial merry-go-round. .

It isnt even like you dont have some decent players.

Wilson, Fraser, Almiron, seems like a decent front 3? Lots of pace.

Still amazed he got the job, failed to get the most expensive side in Championship history promoted (Villa) and then gets a Premier league job? Weird.

From memory his Villa side were negative as well despite all the money spent, like watching paint dry.

Cjay wrote: ↑Wed Jan 20, 2021 7:02 pm He is a dinosaur manager whose ideas went out of date a decade ago but is protected by his mates in the media from his years on the managerial merry-go-round. .

It isnt even like you dont have some decent players.

Wilson, Fraser, Almiron, seems like a decent front 3? Lots of pace.

Still amazed he got the job, failed to get the most expensive side in Championship history promoted (Villa) and then gets a Premier league job? Weird.

From memory his Villa side were negative as well despite all the money spent, like watching paint dry.

We've got a really good pair of 'keepers too. And the same personnel in the defence that had us top half in terms of goals conceded etc. We should be a counter attack side based on a solid, organised defence with pace on the counter from Wildon, Almiron, ASM, Fraser. But we're so easy to play through (as you saw last time), Shelvey is a waste of a shirt which means the other midfielder has to do the work of two men. Honestly, never seen us play as bad as this in over 30yrs.

Nobody in the PL would have given him a job, nobody.

His mates in the media can do one as well, some even having the cheek to blame it on the fans. We're not even in the f**king ground, how can we be to blame? Tell you what, if we were in the ground Bruce would realise it's not just 'keyboard warriors' that want him gone.

I’m sure not many of us would have Burnley chalked down to be the team to finally end Liverpool’s long undefeated home record.

Kevin de Bruyne probably out for four to six weeks due to a hamstring




Jamie Vardy to miss games to have hernia operation

With Liverpool struggling & today's news of injuries to De Bruyne & Vardy, has this left the door open for one of the poorest Manure teams to go on & win the Premier League

From a Leeds perspective Vardy will miss the Leeds game

Muppet the Cat wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:55 am I’m sure not many of us would have Burnley chalked down to be the team to finally end Liverpool’s long undefeated home record.

Not at all, these things come at the strangest times ...

Mbaye Diagne close to joining WBA on loan, striker we were linked with a while ago.

Martin Odegaard has joined Arsenal (great signing).

Morgan Sanson has joined Aston Villa.

West Ham sconfirm Benrahma on a permanent deal and are trying to sign Leipzig striker Wang Hee Chan.

Wolves are a dreadful team to watch.

The Mendes stuff is dodgy as hell.

Nuno is the Portuguese Big Sam.

But this is class from him

Brighton 1 up, stays like this bottom 3 are in real trouble, even if they wasn't before

gessa wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 7:43 pm Brighton 1 up, stays like this bottom 3 are in real trouble, even if they wasn't before

Long way to go yet although I suspected they would struggle a bit without Kane hence my 1-1 prediction

Burnley v Man City

TEAM NEWS

Chris Wood and Robbie Brady suffered respective hamstring and Achilles injuries at the weekend and will be assessed.

Charlie Taylor, Josh Brownhill and Ashley Barnes all face fitness tests to see if they can make their comebacks.

Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero remains unavailable following a positive coronavirus test and is several weeks away from playing.

Kevin de Bruyne and Nathan Ake remain among City's other absentees.

Spurs v Chelsea

Team News

Chelsea have two injury issues ahead of their trip to Spurs

Thomas Tuchel says defender Kurt Zouma and midfielder Kai Havertz will undergo late fitness tests, while the remainder of the squad is available.

"We have two little issues today on the training pitch," said Tuchel.

"Kurt Zouma and Kai Havertz went off the pitch with little issue but they are taking images now.

"Everybody else is available."