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Wrath, anger, hate, fury we Germans got a whole bunch of flowers of emotions.

Being realistic.. although the side is a very good one on paper it may take a little while to gel to be getting the best out of them so I don't expect us to be getting into any decent form for about the first 6-10 games... Anything earlier than that will be a bonus. Given the end of last season and the start to this one with zero pre-season under our belts we have no idea who might hit the ground running and who might need a bit more time.. Players will either be a bit rusty, not fully match fit etc... but this applies to all clubs and players not just ourselves obviously... Given all the recent additions I think we will have the biggest adjustments to make compared to say Liverpool who have stayed pretty much with last seasons line up for example and players will need to get to know each others playing styles, Having said that I am hopeful that we can turn all that possession we had last season into an end product which we often failed to do previously, Hopefully Werner will continue his good form and be hitting the back of the net on a regular basis and with Harvertz, Ziyech and Pulisic we can be far more creative unlocking sides.. A top 4 finish would be realistic but we are still a way of Liverpool and City points wise so if we could be in the chase and reduce that points gap by not throwing away silly points and pick up a Trophy along the way then I would be happy with that... so talking of throwing away silly points our achilles heel last season was obviously our defensive frailty which I am also hopeful will improve, If it doesn't then it could be more rocky results ahead and a ton of extra pressure on Lampard... Although we are in the Champions League I don't know if it would be better for us to go out in the group stages but still qualify for the Europa... We stand a far better chance with a fresh squad of players in making headway in that then we are probably going to do if we get to the knockout stages of the CL especially this season.. Exciting times ahead though whatever happens...

As long as there is obvious evidence come the end of the season that we are gelling into the winning team he is building for our long term future, then all is well.

1. Finish comfortably in the Top 4. 2. Night and day improvement in killing games off. 3. Better defensive structure and defending set pieces. 4. Better in game management. 5. Win a domestic trophy.

Being honest that just sounds like the bog standard range of emotions for a female when you have pissed her off about something...

I hope Friedl will make a proper breakthrough this season and replace Moisander in the starting XI. That said, I think if Moisander has a good standing and a lot of support in the squad, then it's perfectly fine for him to keep his captain armband even if his playing time will be reduced.

This is ironic.

Thanks to @Tommy - I have had this song in my head since yesterday.

How long is a piece of string? sadly with lack of flights from Leeds after the airline went out of business it is not so easy to get an hour's lift to Dusseldorf, but I was last there twice before the lockdown this year and normally 4 or 5 visits each season - depending on the Pokal draw as it is normally easier to get tickets for those games rather than the usual sold out BL matches. When I can afford it I like to stay at the Marriott next to the stadium, but I used to stay with liverbird in Essen or friend in Herne as the ticket inclused train or bus transport to and from the game so it is cheaper to fly, stay and watch than drive (fuel and parking) and watch Man City or United as the seats are normally only 19Eu upwards.(for us old wrinklies and kids). Not sure when the next trip will be - this weekend's Pokal would have been easy, but as the place is closed I am stuck with the TV coverage on Sunday afternoon (Sky Sport 4 de) and it might be easier for you if hesgol covers it, althouth Stuttgart are also on Sky Sports De (5) at the same time. Enjoyed watching the golf with your super weather in Atlanta this week! lucky so and so!

This is what I’ve been trying to put across. Albeit, not nearly as well articulated. You get called a non-believer or a whinging bastard by voicing any concerns on here. Think there’s a few that are stuck in a red tinted bubble and refuse to see the long term picture.

Liverpool are going to be a really interesting case this season. You started to see elements of burnout just before and certainly after the lockdown kicked in last season. If you look at their last three seasons in context it's been an absolute Herculean effort winning the Champions League and the Premier League, made into an even greater emotional and psychological victory given that in both cases, they'd come so close the year before. Having banished the Godzilla of a monkey on their back by finally winning the first title in decades, it would be totally understandable for this group of players to subconsciously breathe that sigh of relief. It's not going to be easy for them to maintain the unprecedented level of intensity in every single game that's brought them this far because they've climbed the highest mountain now. At the same time, you'd be an idiot to bet against them coming back right at that top level. I do think they could do with some fresh faces though, as good as this team has been.

Last July the same conversations were had. As it turned out we didn't have to wait until May to judge because the league was won by January

I hear they’re letting Citeh fans back into the Etihad for home games as there will be less than 6 anyway.

Pacheco starts! @El Profesor

A great post i came across.. for some perspective.... Winning the league seems to have killed off hope. Do you remember when we’d sign a few players and then, regardless of whether our first XI still wasn’t the best on paper, we’d naively and optimistically go into the following season thinking, could this be the year? Could we finally do it? Gosh, I think we might you know. Year after year we’d do it to the extent it became a cliché, “this year it’s our year”. Winning the league seems to have killed that giddy, naive optimism and I’m sad about that. Why has that happened? Do you remember when we used to have a LB crisis? That went on for DECADES. Do you remember when we went years without signing a DM and we kept berating the club? Do you remember when we lamented the lack of local youngsters coming through? Do you remember when we grew frustrated that the club wasn’t improving on Anfield? Do you remember when we were in debt but still found £20m for Robbie fucking Keane? I remember. And I remember going into almost every season still with that childish optimism of, “perhaps this could be our year?”. Well it wasn’t, was it. Now we’ve got a first XI which is better than everyone else’s. It doesn’t have a single weakness. We’ve solved our LB problem so well we’ve got the best one in the world and his deputy is better than every single left back that starts for our rivals. That DM we wanted? We’ve got Fabinho. One of the best in the world. Those local youngsters we hankered after? One’s been the best RB in the world for the last two years and he’s still only 21. His deputy is also a local lad who looks brilliant as well. Jones comes in and casually sticks it in the top corner to win a Merseyside derby. Anfield? It’s grown bigger and more imposing whilst, importantly, still remaining Anfield. Our training facilities are now world class. Remember the shit pitch we used to have? Now it’s a fucking velvet carpet where we haven’t lost a league game for over three years. Now we spend world record fees on defenders and goalkeepers and STILL make a fucking profit. Why then this propensity of fans towards pessimism? That giddy euphoria we’ve been craving for 30 years, it’s here! Enjoy it. This year really was our year. Hey, what about next year, eh? I really think it could be our year, eh? Look at what we’ve got…I really think we’ve got a chance, you know. Fuck negative vibes about transfers. I can’t wait to get stuck into the new season and hopefully we’ll turn over a few sides along the way. It could be our year.

It's a decent chunk but the way Epic have been going about this is making them look like tits atm. They make a ton as is from Fortnite and all they basically want to do here is bypass the 30% (which every other developer still has to pay, including Epic themselves when they agreed the terms) so they keep it for themselves, all while making out as if they're doing it 'for the greater good', making mock videos about Apple and effectively using its fanbase (which are mainly kids) to rally against Apple, such as using #freeFortnite on Twitter. Apple are no saints by any means but the more I read about this, the more I side with Apple.

There are a few that have been moved as the stadia and surrounds of lower division teams are not Covid fit and would not have been allowed by the BL to be used. Nothing to do with money or offers of money - all to do with the virus thingy!

I am reading that the Government are going to try and enforce the Rules by bringing in 'Covid Marshalls' to ensure people are following the rules... A job for @DeadLinesman if ever I heard one...

Me trying to find proof of bad posts to get @Machado banned just like I tried with Teso once upon a time.