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We cant loan players out to cricket franchises... or is that outside FIFA rules and this is a brilliant financial decision by the w**ker in charge?

He's being asked to perform a role that is alien to him and is really the job of a defensive midfielder. Nothing wrong with him bar some inconsistent performances under Poch last term. Another example of Maresca employing a system that doesn't fit with the squad makeup.

Honestly, felix got little to no game time, no problem with that as he didnt set the pitch on fire when he was on it. If he turns it around and demolishes Serie A then brilliant. Fingers crossed for him, I really hope he proves us all wrong and becomes the superstar he is in his and some of our fans heads. I dont see it and wish him nothing but the best. Thanks for choosing us Joao... Sory the club is in the state it is. Good luck finding a home for your talent and performing consistently. (he'll be back in four months)

I definitely prefer to stand in horse sh*t.... Makes me feel like countryside gentry what what what...

Hello, Welcome to the forum, dont be a c**t

If its a game of opinions, I'd say give KDH half the game time Enzo has had and we would look a far more compact and useful midfield unit. He's not Connor, but in my eyes he's better than Enzo and knits the play together through midfield, guy also isnt afraid to track back. I'd have him and Caicedo as my first pairing when Lavia is crocked.

@Sexyfootball Can I politely tell you. "F- Off" posting this stuff.... article from 2020. its now 2025, and that's 30 years ago.. and you made me feel old.... 🤯 but I can still feel the excitement of those days and seeing Gullet play was pretty cool, even if he was a sweeper/midfield/ striker. Hoddle wasnt bad for us either. fun times. Ive still got that Coors shirt, dont drink coors though

if that's the case, he wouldnt have signed for a club with our ownership

Jose is working with also rans in an also ran division. He's not even at the best club in Istanbul. He was great for us, both times, but his next move should probably be international football.

Big shout to the fans singing on top their lungs at the fetish club last night. thought it would be difficult, it was, we made Brighton look like a top-four side. What was served up was unforgivably turgid football. Maresca is here until the summer, then he can collect his P45. There is no point in keeping a manager who refuses to adapt his tactics to the players at his disposal. Its going to cost him his job, the club top 4, and we are regressing faster than progressing with him in charge. To those who thought Poch was too spursy - I point to our run of games since december and can conclude that under Maresca we've bottled top four and the domestic cups and Poch was a better fit for this squad than Maresca. Maresca is a Spurs manager. the season is over, Even if we get top four, Maresca can jog on because the game and tactics will change and he cant. He has proven he is incapable of managing or developing players.

Reckon we'll be well off the boil. Reckon this lot have prioritised finishing top 4! 🤣

I'd love to be confident about today. Im not... but its the FA cup. Will be dissapointed to be knocked out today.

I judge players on what they do on a pitch than the commercial value of their contract. It is also fair to say, sadly, both Felix and KDH shuld probably never have been signed by us in the first place. It was obvious after his loan he wasnt what we needed, the same for KDH. Both Chelsea players and I hope they both find their feet, but Its bad business by the owners.

18 months ago... I'd put down those bright performances as being a new player to the league and having some zest at a new club. Fair to say since then, teams have worked out his game and tactics and can keep him quiet. A shame because this side needs a talisman.

three managers and two years later, not a single manager has got the best out of Fernandez or played/plays him in his "best position" to get the best out of him. Funny that.

Santos will have clubs after him in the summer. a tempting 40 million bid would have see him never play for us.

Yeah, he has lost a bit of pace. I was thinking about the period after going behind. Literally everything for about ten min went down the right and through James... I just really enjoyed seeing that. he still has it. He was roasted for pace but he is an intelligent enough player to probably learn and not get done by staying a yard off. that hamstring is going to plague him for a while until he has enough sprints under his belt. I was wincing in the first half when he went over....

no problem for me with cucurella doing what normal full backs do.

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Honestly think Nkunku on a left works better than Sancho who has been hit and miss so far this season. he has to get some games

Mate, I just dont get the club right now. But I know I dont want players who have failed at clubs like United coming to us to fail. If you want a goal scorer or winger, I'd have pulled in Rashford who genuinely has a top tier needing unlocking, yet we're linked with Garnacho who is a seriously limited player. You look at the players across the leagues and I think what are our scouts thinking, especially when you look at say, Forrest who have their biz together and for a fraction of what we have spent sit above us on merit in the league. If we can all see the errors of the ways before they happen, isnt that a good thing?

If this guy takes his chances, he'd be up there with the top scorers in the league. I like him and what he can bring to the side but it just doesnt happen often enough. I cant get my head off the fact that he stole another player's goal and had the nerve to say its what he's in the side to do, this alongside his attitude to penalties, I wont miss him when he moves on in the summer. It just appears he struggles with the team dynamic, im sure he would look awesome at a team like Palace as Olise/ Zaha used to. Id have both those players over Noni at the minute and after two years im unconvinced he's improved.

Not really sure folk need perspective - he's an awful footballer and really highlights the "quality" signings the club are now in for. Im delighted we have avoided this particular cart horse of a player. Imagine if he had signed for us given what we know about Felix, KDH, and others we've signed who have struggled, most signings actually, but the club have dodged a massive bullet here and everyone should be happy.

If there is a better manager available in the summer I would go for it all day long. Between Maresca ball nad poch ball, I want poch ball. I want Chaos ball, I want Palmer marauding down the flanks I want excitement. Maresca has until the summer to get some entertaining wins against our direct rivals.

This guy is elite in how he can affect a game. He had a ten-minute spell tonight where he bossed it and it looked like he was back to his old self. Please stay fit.