John

I guess a deal similar to the one we did with Hull might help with FFP and would give us the buy back option. I doubt they would offer enough to make it worth it for us though, his injury came at a bad time for a sale to be made this summer, but clubs may have seen enough to make us an offer, along the lines that we have shown a willingness to consider in the past.

It must have been the smallest cup that all of them had lifted, no wonder they were laughing. The trophy itself would have fitted on Schmeichel's mantelpiece! I was still glad to win it though...

Wow what a performance! 2-0 and we hit the woodwork twice! A well deserved double over Arsenal and a fine all round team performance. Three unexpected points to compensate for points unexpectedly dropped recently. Champions League? They're not laughing any more!

I think another 7 points could give us 4th and I know Newcastle would prefer to be in our position rather than their own. You can never write off that Manchester lot, but they won't win all of their remaining games, which they would have to do, if we can somehow get those 7 points. I think that Spurs could well lose their next 3 games and Newcastle will hopefully be sobbing on the Tyne again. We just need to find it in us, to get those 7 points and the sooner the better, but I suspect that it may go to the last game.

You may well be right, or one on a good night for our defence.

Emi will be really up for the return. He loves a big game and their fans will only increase his determination by goading him. He was at his brilliant best last night. I was hoping for a minimum of a two goal advantage to take to Lille and had we got the penalty we deserved, we could have got one. It will be a tough task next week, they are a decent team, I'm worried, but I was worried going to Anderlecht in 1982 and that didn't turn out to badly. The bookies are confident enough, Coral now have us 11/8 to win the cup and Lille at 10/1. UTV!

Yes, I was often parched on the Witton End, but couldn't find a drop to drink!

I would hazard a guess, that there may have been a few St George's flags available from Euro 86 and it was a gradual process after then.

How about?

Douglas is without a doubt a crucial cog in the team that has brought us to the verge of CL qualification. He would walk into a top 4 team if he left us and is arguably our most valuable player, his presence in our side is a big part of why we were ourselves in the top 4 until yesterday.

Agreed, but every other club knows it and he would have his choice of top clubs. He's also likely to extend his contract there, if they go up given his family's history with the club. Leeds would also want big money for him, so I doubt a cheeky bid would work.

I sullied myself by having a look at KRO this morning, I've added the link below for those of you who want more later: - "People on social media are very confident about our run in. Can’t understand it. Next two home games against teams in the top half of the table. Away games against teams that are as desperate as we are. It’s not inconceivable to me that we don’t win again this season." - don't want to go into the last day of the season as this lot won't be able to cope with it." - "I honestly don't think it'll go to the last game of the season......one way or the other." - "True but if we 4 points adrift before our game weds puts a huge amount of pressure on us to win, something i dont think this bag of shit have the mentality to achieve when pressure is on tbf." - "We have flirted with relegation for far too long and if the inevitable should happen we cannot complain.We have made more escapes than Hudini. How many of the current team would you want in the trenches to fight to the end ? Two or three maybe. The majority are second rate journeymen who know their respective P45,s are being readied and don't give a "Donald Duck" if we get relegated." Who is Hudini? Link: https://wewilljourneyon.proboards.com/thread/8309/run?page=1&scrollTo=151019

I thought that they would pull safe after unexpectedly beating Preston, but Weds and Huddersfield winning have made it great fun again, haven't they?

Look at that table and weep Noses. It's squeaky bum time again, it breaks your heart don't it mate?

We can still qualify for the CL, but this game has made doing so much harder. A win would have kept us above Spurs, but now a win for them tomorrow puts them above us. A win would also have likely ended once and for all Manchester United's hopes of pipping us at the post, but we are now relying on Liverpool to beat them, to widen our gap on them. At half time I said that we needed another goal, we got it and that should really have been enough, but 9 minutes of madness left us a goal down. The point that we got back, may yet prove crucial, but it's still 2 points that we dropped. We will need to take those 2 points from our remaining games, by say winning a game, that we might otherwise have been satisfied with taking a point from. Our potential CL qualification may now not be decided until the last game, as a result of this result, so we can't take our foot off the pedal until the last kick now. That referee couldn't wait to book Douglas, although the game was by then almost done. I'm sure he knew a booking would lead to a suspension for him and he took the only opportunity he really had to show him that card. It made me wonder where he comes from and who he supports. He comes from Preston and has not disclosed who he supports. Surely referees should have to admit which team they favour, at least if he had I wouldn't be thinking Preston is rather too near to Manchester for my liking and clearly a Manchester United supporter would not be adverse to seeing Douglas suspended, although I'm not suggesting for one moment that he might be, after all he didn't add any Fergie time to the stoppage time at the end of the additional minutes did he?