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I wouldn't go that far but it's been some drop off. Major rebuild and improvement in a number of areas if you want to be dominant again. The killer question is will you get the transfers right and not slip into wasting money.

That was a poor Derby, I will take it but I don't think I've ever seen a side decline as fast as this city side. We were sitting ducks in that game and there was so little effort from them. Yet before the game I looked at their eleven and thought we are in trouble here.

Talking about Palmer, belting story for you. So obviously you know a few of the lads who work for the same company as me are childhood friends with his dad. Anyway when England played Greece recently at Wembley a few of them were working away on a site in London, they hit up his dad in the hope of some tickets the night before knowing they'd be down there. Only gets them tickets in an hospitality area with free food stations etc... So the lads are doing a concrete pour and as is with concrete it's unpredictable what time you will finish due to traffic and deliveries etc... so it gets to about 2 hours before the match and they now know to go they couldn't go back to the hotel to get changed. So they chance it in their work gear, trainers and work jackets. Only let them in didnt they, there were photos doing the rounds on WhatsApp of all these suits etc.. looking over at our lads wondering what the fuck was going on whilst they smiled for photos with a table full of pints dressed in full PPE and looking like they'd done a day down the mines haha!!!

Nobody knew the player Palmer was because it was being hidden so much in the rigid Pep system. What's clear is he must have been soaking up training with Kevin De Bruyne because every time he gets the ball his first instinct is how to damage a team with a killer pass. It's crazy to think you had his perfect replacement sat on the bench watching frustrated. Chelsea didn't know they were getting that either, they just struck gold, they thought they were picking up a useful squad player.

Then why didn't Forest do that then? The same Forest that beat us. We're terrible, the worst constructed United side in my life time. I'd be amazed if we take anything from the game.

Just stopped posting on forums for a while.

Savinho I don't know about but you can't teach a player like Doku correct decision making. He either hangs on to the ball too long or over hits a cross or shot. You will always get great games out of him but replacing Mahrez with him was a marked downgrade. As is selling a top class striker and assuming Haaland can go a season with no back up. Literally zero plan B whenever I see you play.

Doubt it, as bad as you've been you will still have enough to beat us on Sunday. I admire and respect the new coach for sticking with his principles and formation but we simply don't have the players to play it. We need to clear at least 10 players out of this squad that's been built by ETH. That includes players bought this season as well.

Thought Mazraoui had a fantastic debut to be fair. De Ligt got about 10 minutes so it was hard to judge but Maz was fantastic.

He will fit right in then. I'm looking forward to seeing how both players adapt to the Premier league.

Could be thrown straight in on Friday. @Viva la FCB am I right in saying he can operate on both sides of the pitch?

Time to ship him and find a replacement.

Into the transfer market they will go. Wonder who they will go for as I'd imagine they'd have accounted for Bobb covering the loss of Alvarez.

What a goalkeeping display that was.

Sorry, I read it wrong. Yeah, I thought you said I can't believe it.

That miss was absolutely insane, it will live with him forever. Great save but Sesko has to score that.

Explain how he's played 4 games then. His last manager lost his job for making the big call to drop him.

He knows his career ie coming to an end. Its not just the penalty its his inability to get on the end of crosses. Its one thing scoring in Saudi, this level is so different. He won't take him off though, I'm convinced Martinez is instructed to not take him off.

It was a penalty, his leg took him down without contact with the ball. Doesn't matter now.

Knew he was going to miss it. Crazy this, why won't Martinez give anyone else a go.

You have to question this situation, Ronaldo has played every game so far. I don't think Martinez has got control of this side anymore. He's got younger more mobile strikers available. If he was scoring goals fair enough but he's not even scoring goals.

To be fair I think you may have read my post and assumed I'm being arsy when I wasnt . It was simply a response to two of your posts that were in response to mine, the first you said give the lad time due to his age and then the second was a reference to his fee and him not setting it. Maybe you wasn't saying I shouldn't have an opinion but both responses suggested I have to factor them into my thinking. I stand by opinion of having doubts on him, I also agree he needs to be given time. I've had doubts about young players before and they've proven me wrong so hopefully that's the case with Hojlund.

Are you asking me to not have my own opinion on a player? Like yourself I've watched football long enough to be able to make my own judgement. I'd like more for my money regardless of the fee. I don't think he's ever going to be a 20 to 30 goal a season striker. That's what we need.

The post you quoted, it said he's always got time to prove me wrong. I wrote that, so I'm giving him time to prove me wrong. Not seeing a striker that's going to be anything amazing though. He doesn't look like he has any composure. Top strikers have that straight from the youth team. Would you have said he's 70 million pounds of player from what you've seen?

He's not a natural finisher and his all round play isn't that great. He's always got a chance to prove me wrong but I'm not seeing a striker I feel will hugely improve. The problem like Antony is his fee defines the opinion. He's not a 70 million pound player, if we'd signed him for 20 to 30 million I'd be inclined to give him more time.