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04 Oct 2025 07:39:02
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03 Oct 2025 23:51:11
Not very optimistic about the Palace game, we have trouble scoring against sides at the bottom of the league and Palace are a good side on a great run. However any team can win in this league so keeping my fingers crossed. I know all the arguments about keeping the Beto/ Barry combination but would like to see Moyes try something else, anything else actually. Hope that Grealish responds after being left out of the English squad by making the difference in a tight game.

04 Oct 2025 07:19:06
Not sure any team can win the league Mike. Not in this day and age of financial restrictions favouring certain clubs.

We’ve a history of ending clubs on a run and we have a good record against Palace so I’m hoping that we get all three points tomorrow. Oh for a striker who could score! We could do with a Mateta type player like Palace have. Once we get some proper scouts in instead of using the 33rd Allerton troop, we would have a half decent side. Instead, we have Beto and Barry who are still working on their scoring badges amongst others.

04 Oct 2025 08:44:58
Time to give someone else a go up front Mike can’t keep shipping points as we have been doing mate, still going for a win myself 1-2.

04 Oct 2025 11:58:03
GB do you honestly think that if we change the striker but continue with the same tactics we’ll see the striker score goals?

Personally I don’t. Persevering with a loan striker who gets little service is pointless. Moyes subbing like for like and keeping tactics the same is also pointless.

Until we set up to give our strikers some service and support it doesn’t matter who the striker is.

04 Oct 2025 11:58:36
GB going for a Palace win, that's a turn up.

04 Oct 2025 11:58:03
GB do you honestly think that if we change the striker but continue with the same tactics we’ll see the striker score goals?

Personally I don’t. Persevering with a loan striker who gets little service is pointless. Moyes subbing like for like and keeping tactics the same is also pointless.

Until we set up to give our strikers some service and support it doesn’t matter who the striker is.

04 Oct 2025 11:58:36
GB going for a Palace win, that's a turn up.

04 Oct 2025 12:36:54
We make plenty of chances and beto misses them all it's the player not tactics any hald decent striker would of scored most of the chances he's had, can't blame a manger that has little options.

04 Oct 2025 12:45:06
Sorry Bluepasty but if you actually look at the chances we create hardly any of them are for Beto.

Grealish has apparently created something like 17 chances but only 2 of them were for Beto and he scored 1.

Saying it’s Beto is nonsense, our strikers need service and chances being created for them and that’s not currently the case if you actually look at the stats closer.

04 Oct 2025 12:48:52
Agree Bluepasty he absolutely useless.

04 Oct 2025 12:51:14
Still a win for us thought we were playing away hence the score, sorry to disappoint a couple of you lol.

04 Oct 2025 13:24:49
Having watched the first half of the Leeds game, Dom would have been a 3rd striker in the squad that couldn’t hit a barn door.

04 Oct 2025 15:25:48
Beto has had plenty of chances created for him, he just isn't good enough to convert them! To blame the tactics etc is a bit of a stretch mate, we can all see it's his inability that is hampering the team.

04 Oct 2025 15:45:44
Of course bluepotato mate nonsense to say otherwise.

03 Oct 2025 23:06:38
Predictions for Sunday?

I’m going with 1-0 to us. Someone has to score out of our forwards - it’s got to happen soon.

Think we’ve really thrown away points against Villa and West Ham so hoping we make up for it against Palace.

04 Oct 2025 09:58:09
Palace haven’t lost a game this season and had a good result in Europe. Think the best we could hope for is a draw. I’m going 0-0.

04 Oct 2025 10:15:07
I think Palace will score. Obviously I’d love a win, but this is a very good side, so if we can get something out of it, rhat would be ok.

The thing is, one of our forwards has to score at sone poibt.

04 Oct 2025 12:00:44
Palace will score, we need to score more.

04 Oct 2025 11:54:23
Palace have a game plan they play high press and are very good at it when they loose the ball they work hard to get it back their midfield are quick and their centre forward can hold a ball up we'll do well to beat these.

04 Oct 2025 12:00:44
Palace will score, we need to score more.

04 Oct 2025 14:25:25
2-1 good day for the Blues.

03 Oct 2025 22:21:09
I thought this a couple of weeks back but never posted. That Hill for Bournemouth looks a quality RB. Has only just really started getting minutes for them and is by no means a starter.

Played for Fleetwood, Hearts and Blackburn previously. 23 years old. I imagine he wouldn't cost too much.

04 Oct 2025 09:59:21
If he’s that good why would Bournemouth sell him?

03 Oct 2025 17:35:42
Martin sherif looked a handful for Rotherham last night and scored.

03 Oct 2025 19:57:33
2nd best striker we got in youth after Graham imo.

02 Oct 2025 07:53:45
No K D H for our game on Sunday. who gets to play.

{Ed025's Note - Dibling i expect GB..

02 Oct 2025 09:31:07
It wouldn’t surprise me if Moyes plays McNeil.

He could also go for Alcaraz or Tim.

Can’t see Dibling starting particularly after Moyes comments the other day.

02 Oct 2025 12:59:53
Is Rohl still injured.

02 Oct 2025 15:38:17
If he starts McNeil then he needs a slap.

02 Oct 2025 16:46:21
Alcaraz for me so he will probably start Tim.

{Ed025's Note - i really hope not Ron..

02 Oct 2025 16:53:57
He’ll start Tim.

{Ed025's Note - thats a nightmare Swan..

02 Oct 2025 17:02:57
Tbf BMD McNeil should be bought in on the left as he is probably the only player that could suit our strikers needs. Crosses into the box is our only hope for them to score.

Personally I would love Grealish Charlie and Dibling with Nidaye up top.

02 Oct 2025 17:34:50
Whoever comes in should have the mentality of 'must have a blinder' to try and get in the first 11.

02 Oct 2025 18:34:44
That would do me BN mate bring it on.

02 Oct 2025 22:11:13
Skilliman in the middle dibbling on the right sorted.

03 Oct 2025 02:01:27
To be fair, BN, it's not as if the midfield and wide men haven't been supplying the team with chances. Between them, JG, KDH and IN have created 38 chances. Not all have been for the forwards but a good portion of then have been balls into the box. It's time to try something else as our forwards are killing games for us.

03 Oct 2025 08:51:18
McNeil, Alcaraz and Grealish behind Ndayie for me.

03 Oct 2025 11:27:47
Totally agree BP. Not for one second disputing our lads creative ability but our strikers don't have the ability to deal with the chances that are fashioned. My point is, maybe throwing it back a bit more old school and getting balls whipped in for headers may bring more success in terms of goals.

03 Oct 2025 13:28:02
A tanker turns quicker than McNeil. Palace the form team of the league right now so Moyes will set us up not to concede. It won’t be pretty but without a striker we are fooked. Can see Liverpool first half all over again.

03 Oct 2025 15:14:04
Dibbling to come in on the right?
Or
Ndiaye Grealish McNeil
Alcaraz.

03 Oct 2025 20:02:45
I'd go

Dibling Alcaraz Grealish

Ndiaye.

03 Oct 2025 23:46:13
McNeil has gone from being our outstanding wide player to being derided by posters here.
Yes, we have better attacking wide players now but let's not forget the contribution of McNeil over the last few seasons.

NSNO IMWT UTFT.

04 Oct 2025 08:47:59
This site turns on a player quicker than McNeil turns, he’s not the greatest by any means but has and can find a game changing moment.

04 Oct 2025 10:02:00
What contribution? Oh yea scores the odd worldy, sorry I forgot about that.

04 Oct 2025 15:27:09
I get what you mean, BN. I just don't have faith in the forwards to convert anything at this moment in time. For a big man, beto is just as shocking in the air as he is on the floor!

02 Oct 2025 07:39:03
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01 Oct 2025 07:56:53
Oh for a Richy.

01 Oct 2025 09:01:19
Apparently he's a LW GB.

01 Oct 2025 09:23:56
Plenty on here didn’t want him back, which I never understood. Crying out for his tenacity up top.

01 Oct 2025 11:37:41
Just what we are missing JB mate.

01 Oct 2025 11:50:22
Things are that bad, that I’d even settle for some hold up play.

Surely Alcaraz, Keane or even McNeil could do better as a CF.

01 Oct 2025 12:56:37
Just a shame we let him go.

01 Oct 2025 13:43:12
Always injured apparently JB. Nothing to at all to do with the mad Aussies methods and the whole squad being affected by them.

01 Oct 2025 15:23:29
Don't need hold up play, it just bounces off him (Beto) . What is needed is Moyes/ Coaches to tell him to stay in the box.

01 Oct 2025 15:25:15
One of the hardest working players we had, yet castigated as a diver in comments.

01 Oct 2025 20:01:05
Oh he dived a bit, he’s Brazilian.

01 Oct 2025 22:50:30
Villareal shifted Barry to us and got Mikautadze in to replace him at half the price. Mental.

02 Oct 2025 13:01:50
Anyone fancy Mitrovic for a season. Can score goals and is an absolute rubbishhouse up top which is what we need.

02 Oct 2025 15:40:06
Why are people still under the illusion he wanted to come back?

03 Oct 2025 08:51:53
I think people are just saying he’d improve us, don’t expect him to come back.

01 Oct 2025 07:39:03
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30 Sep 2025 19:56:31
So i'm just a little confused here. Being told we are buying players for the future, which is all well and good, and forward thinking.
But currently we need players for the present right now, it is clear what positions we are lacking in right now, and it's a bit concerning that this wasn't dealt with first.
Club need to get on top of this as soon as possible otherwise we might not have much of a future for those players.
Fantastic ground with an average team. Strengthen in two or three positions and we could become a very good side.
Maybe that is where the focus should have been, we shall see.

30 Sep 2025 20:07:25
I think we have a pretty good Team now, just need another couple of players who can go straight in and make that difference.

30 Sep 2025 21:05:34
We need a first choice right back, left back and striker.

{Ed025's Note - and you have to question why Swan, its because we have bought potential instead of the finished article which is a massive error imo, when your team is built you buy for the future...not in the building stage..

30 Sep 2025 23:03:24
That’s true but you have to look at what options are actually out there we could afford. I am a massive fan of Dibling but when a first choice right back was more important I do wonder why. In terms of left back, Mykolenko can be okay but he’s not good enough going forward. Upfront is where I think there are a huge lack of options, I know people have mentioned Vardy and Martial, which is just mind boggling, but who else was there? We wanted Delap but he wanted to warm Chelsea’s bench instead.

I think Ivan Toney would be ideal, he’s made his money, we could do with him, he’s not extremely injury prone or finished as a footballer.

01 Oct 2025 07:23:29
If we had bought someone who could score, I don’t think anyone would be questioning the other purchases as much. That’s the crux of it for me.

We are still better off in the table than we were last year. Things may continue, things may get worse or things may get better if one of our strikers learns how to find the back of the net.

01 Oct 2025 09:25:23
Agree with most, but think the comments about Myk are a little misplaced. A right back was a must. A DM as cover for Guaye should also have been a priority.

01 Oct 2025 17:38:28
When we were buying 'for the now' loads moaned we were spending on players with less or no sell on value. And were saying we need young hungry players which we can develop and if they leave, then it's for a decent fee hopefully.

Now folks moaning again and want players for the right now again, after 1 very good summer transfer window. How many experienced strikers are available? How many of them want to join us? How much will they cost? £50m +?

Yeah we still need to improve in 2-3 positions and it's very likely we will.

04 Oct 2025 10:07:18
Didn’t Beto and Barry cost a combined 50m+?
Before supporters wanted young “hungry” (still not sure what that means) players. But this club is now a different animal and the new owners will expect a lot more from the club than what has come before.
They may not be prepared to just sit and wait.

30 Sep 2025 16:09:13
What are your views on Beto and Barry? Do you think they are any good? Not really seen them mentioned on here much.

30 Sep 2025 16:30:36
Funny but I do find the Barry thing really weird, has he been great? No, but he’d barely played and people have already decided he’s a diet version of Niasse.

Start him, give him a run of games and actually see what he can do. New league and he’s being switched out and expected to win us games off the bench when everyone (including the manager) said he’s not ready. Villareal fans said he’s not ready. He’s not ready and our fans act shocked that he’s not ready.

But this is a fanbase that was calling for Jelavic to start ahead of Lukaku at points because “he’s got a bad first touch and he’s lazy and that”.

30 Sep 2025 18:09:07
Any idea when he might be ready?

30 Sep 2025 19:16:13
No, that’s for the manager to decide.

30 Sep 2025 19:23:12
Villareal fans said he was raw and we overpaid for him.

Ekitike is a few months older than him and has played the same amount of football, yet look at what he is doing. Doesn't look like he has needed time to adjust to a new league.

Nobody is asking for Barry to be scoring goals every game but he has shown absolutely zero ability in any aspect of the game.

As for the Jelavic shout, he literally played 9 games in the season that Lukaku joined us on loan and then went to Hull. Lukaku's all-round play may have been unpolished but nobody would deny that he was an out an out goal scorer. Comparing Barry to Lukaku is actually hilarious.

30 Sep 2025 19:53:02
Who mentioned Niasse?

30 Sep 2025 20:05:15
I’m not comparing the 2, I’m saying our fans seem to have an issue with ungainly players. Lukaku, Mina, both called garbage numerous times by our fans.

Ekiteke is better than Barry and playing in a better team. It’s also not always just age related, it can be coaching related too.