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When he joined Ipswich, wasn't it pointed out that they had five or six strikers on their books? Maybe Mile (if he signs-off on loans) misjudged this one.

You sense he gets a bit defensive in pressers when he's asked about systems and formations. Apparently, being outnumbered in midfield had nothing to do with Arsenal tearing us a new one last week. Dean, you're trying to put square pegs into round holes, just admit it.

No, he doesn't. He's got the hump from the manager who will play St John McGinn, Tyrone Mings and Ollie Watkins every fookin' time regardless of form as long as they're not injured.

Blame Canada

Joel 'In'ton and Raul Mote - the best Barcode attack that a Saudi regime could hope for.

Ugh...don't fall into using that old trope that rival fans on social media bleat about....There was over half a game left when the "ghost goal" was scored. There's no way of knowing how that game would have ended-up. There were also 8/9 matches left to play after that one, ample time for us to get out of trouble. The argument that if one specific thing changed, but everything else subsequently stayed the same, is a spurious one.

How many more London away games have we got left this season? Palace...where we always lose and WHAM, off the top of me 'ead. Write those two off, and I expect us to go unbeaten on the road ex-London for the rest of the season. Seriously though, in relation to whether we are where we should be, in these situations I look at other teams with similar or less resources. I don't think our squad has less quality than West Ham's, but they work harder/smarter and are drilled into a way of playing. Bielsa has done that with Leeds since he joined and he's now having his first sticky spell but they are without key players. I see signs of Vieira at Palace implementing the foundations of a new style of play, taking them away from the Hodgson pragmatism. He's even getting a tune out of Benteke. Potter at Brighton has a team playing in his mould. Whereas with us, I feel like Jack leaving and being replaced by three wildly different attacking players has thrown Dean and our style and tactics is not consistent nor is it getting the best out of our players. And if certain players are "nailed-on starters" i.e Mings, McGinn, Watkins, I really worry for us in games where they're not at the races. He's got the squad to change things up. Being loyal to players is not a manager's main concern, getting the best results he can is.

Did he play at all for Bruges last night? Has he played much at all since going back?

Will Dean ever have the gall-balls to drop Mings? Would love to see him benched on Sunday (along with Axel). Ditch the three/five at the back. Hause to come in as LCB and not let Antonio bully him. Bailey and Bert burn the bastards on the wings.

The old Ross "if he's sulking when he's subbed, it means he cares about us" Barkley defence

He was getting into his stride, running the show at Stamford Bridge the other week. Given how we tracked him and pounced early, I'd be expecting more than fringe-player status once he gets into the team.

They're a pretty dull side to watch, in their manager's image. Similar to how he had Everton playing in the late 00's. Reliance on set-pieces and physical strength and aerial dominance (for Fellaini read Soucek/Antonio). Whether we play 5-3-2 or not, this is the game where you stick Hause on Antonio all game. He's the only one of our defenders who will gave him a battle.

The expensive players are being picked at the detriment of a system that actually works.

I know he played on the right coming in at Norwich, but from what I've seen, it's his little through-balls and finding pockets of space, to keep the ball alive in dangerous areas where he's good. Given his size and lack of pace, wouldn't he be more marginalised on the wing?

In recent pressers Dean has said we have a squad to challenge for Europe and after last night he said that we need to make sure we beat West Ham next week. I can't see either happening but I'm glad he's "fronting up". His in-game reactive mode of management is painful to watch at times. Arsenal were swamping us, clear for all to see. Why wait til half-time to change it? Half an hour was long enough. Be bold, be brave. Instead, he hoped to keep it at 1-0 and he/we deserved the kick in the bollocks that was the penalty. And if you're going to play three at the back, Hause has to be one of them. I am certain we wouldn't have conceded five set-piece goals in the last 100 minutes of play had he been playing. Granted, he's like a puppy chasing a balloon with the ball at his feet but in the air he is one of the best and it's set-pieces that rule/ruin us at the moment. So drop one of the blessed Mings, Konsa or Tuanzebe. More fool us if the latter has a "minimum starts" clause in his loan deal.

The reason they have a camera trained on the dugout at all times is to catch the managers reactions when a goal is scored/conceded (or a contentious decision), which you usually see after multiple replays of the goal has been shown from different angles.

There's a solid fanbase for Villa in Ireland. It probably peaked during the mid-90s when we had World Cup heroes like God, Stan, Townsend and Houghton playing for us. But even now after Celtic, Liverpool, ManUre and probably Arsenal, I'd say there are roughly as many Villa fans here as there are of Chelsea, Spurs, Man City and Everton.

So....how do Indian girls wipe their arses then?

The problem with wiping sitting down is when you have a big willy and it gets knocked to the side of the toilet bowl due to the movement of wiping the arse. Considering the germs that lurk in t'bog, it's not advisable to risk your snake picking up infections or 'owt.

Did anyone see that Cyrus bint on Jonathan Ross? Chuff me, anything other than her noshing on your frankfurter wouldn't be worth it as it would be the only way to shut the self-centred word removed up.

The kid's got a point. You don't come out of a footy ground with the taste of 5 day old trout in your mouth. Then again, you do if you fancy some half-time grub at Grimsby Town.

Pulp - I Scrubbed The Crabs That Killed Sheffield

Why do you hate Smally so much? Is it cos 'e iz black?

Both of them have links to the hulk.carew for his size,teves for his facial features. Hardly an image worthy of a wank.

And your love of Pulp had me believe that you had some sense...