2 hours ago, GarnachoCheese said:

But that’s our own fault for actively trying to ship him all window and making it very clear he wasn’t wanted? People keep saying he forced a move while completely ignoring the reason for it.

Would you stay at a company that has spent the last 4 months trying to sack you, hired two replacements then just as you’re moving to a competitor say ooo sorry one of your replacements are poorly we need you to come back until January to cover for them when we’ll try to sell you again.

Fair comment, agreed.

He's still a twat though 😁

If there is good news, It looks like Palmer has shaken off the last few months and is returning to top form.

1 hour ago, bluelightening said:

If there is good news, It looks like Palmer has shaken off the last few months and is returning to top form.

Think he was complaining of some slight numbness after the Bournemouth game though...........in his arse.

He can be as numb as he likes so long as he keeps scoring and laying on goals.

Media noise in full swing. Several reports we are open to selling if the price is right. I don’t buy into any of that - just a distraction.

13 minutes ago, PhilH930 said:

Media noise in full swing. Several reports we are open to selling if the price is right. I don’t buy into any of that - just a distraction.

Of course we are.

We’re owned by a hedge fund. The goal is to make as much money as quickly as possible, sporting success doesn’t even factor into their thinking.

If we can make a ‘profit’ on Cole then he’s for sale. It is that simple.

11 minutes ago, The Boehly Babes said:

Of course we are.

We’re owned by a hedge fund. The goal is to make as much money as quickly as possible, sporting success doesn’t even factor into their thinking.

If we can make a ‘profit’ on Cole then he’s for sale. It is that simple.

Cole has also cut an unhappy figure of late. Could be noise coming from his end too.

2 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Cole has also cut an unhappy figure of late. Could be noise coming from his end too.

Looking at potentially another season without Champions League football in a squad that is further and further away from challenging domestically just as he’s coming into his prime years as part of a ‘project’ that looks like it’s restarting… AGAIN.

Colour me shocked he might want out.

14 minutes ago, The Boehly Babes said:

Looking at potentially another season without Champions League football in a squad that is further and further away from challenging domestically just as he’s coming into his prime years as part of a ‘project’ that looks like it’s restarting… AGAIN.

Colour me shocked he might want out.

Still expecting him to go to Liverpool. As soon as they ease Salah out, they can have him cutting in from the right hand side, similar to how Salah used to. Why wouldn't he want to move to a big club, rather than staying in the circus these sh*thouses have created.

1 hour ago, The Boehly Babes said:

Of course we are.

We’re owned by a hedge fund. The goal is to make as much money as quickly as possible, sporting success doesn’t even factor into their thinking.

If we can make a ‘profit’ on Cole then he’s for sale. It is that simple.

32 minutes ago, WhiteWall said:

Still expecting him to go to Liverpool. As soon as they ease Salah out, they can have him cutting in from the right hand side, similar to how Salah used to. Why wouldn't he want to move to a big club, rather than staying in the circus these sh*thouses have created.

I want my mummy 😨

2 hours ago, The Boehly Babes said:

Of course we are.

We’re owned by a hedge fund. The goal is to make as much money as quickly as possible, sporting success doesn’t even factor into their thinking.

If we can make a ‘profit’ on Cole then he’s for sale. It is that simple.

Trust the process 🤥

Are we going to discuss his form or keep insisting he should be England’s No 10 at the World Cup?

3 minutes ago, markpitts said:

Are we going to discuss his form or keep insisting he should be England’s No 10 at the World Cup?

Nowhere near the starting 11 for England just now. At risk of not making the squad just now let alone starting. Seems to be struggling to get over his injury but also rise above the drivel we are producing as a team. The latter doesn't bode well for him if he is to be considered a top class player.

1 minute ago, markpitts said:

Are we going to discuss his form or keep insisting he should be England’s No 10 at the World Cup?

5 goals and 2 assists in the PL in 2,109 minutes in the last 12 months.

The worst of Cole Palmer is basically the same ball park as apparently the best of Enzo Fernandez and Pedro Neto LOL

I'd say getting Palmer back to his best is probably joint top of Rosenior's To Do list, alongside playing his first choice defence every game and selling Fernandez.

1 minute ago, Sexyfootball said:

5 goals and 2 assists in the PL in 2,109 minutes in the last 12 months.

The worst of Cole Palmer is basically the same ball park as apparently the best of Enzo Fernandez and Pedro Neto LOL

I'd say getting Palmer back to his best is probably joint top of Rosenior's To Do list, alongside playing his first choice defence every game and selling Fernandez.

I thought he was poor for the first half tonight. But there were some encouraging signs in the second half. His link up play with Delap was evident too. He is definitely a way off the England frame at present but if he can stay fit hopefully the form will improve.

Very isolated tonight, whenever we get the ball no one shows for him. He either has to take two men on or fire a ball across field to the useless Neto who’s unmarked to run it out of play. He needs Santos on the pitch in the middle to show for him and Gusto busting a lung to get past him to open up space.

He doesn't look match fit at all, he barely broke out of a jog in the first half.

That said, it's hardly surprising he looks sh*t without his partner in crime:

37 minutes ago, GarnachoCheese said:

Very isolated tonight, whenever we get the ball no one shows for him. He either has to take two men on or fire a ball across field to the useless Neto who’s unmarked to run it out of play. He needs Santos on the pitch in the middle to show for him and Gusto busting a lung to get past him to open up space.

Before the sending off, there were so many times I saw him free on the right, but nobody played the pass, or when they did, they under hit. Playing these passes has been completely trained out of them. It will take a proper coach to bring that back.

10 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

He doesn't look match fit at all, he barely broke out of a jog in the first half.

That said, it's hardly surprising he looks sh*t without his partner in crime:

Are you sure it’s a match fitness issue? He was out for 2 months and has been back for over a month and racked up over 530 mins in 8 PL games.

7 hours ago, markpitts said:

Are you sure it’s a match fitness issue? He was out for 2 months and has been back for over a month and racked up over 530 mins in 8 PL games.

No, I'm just some idiot on the internet. (He does seem to have some sort of physical impairment, what it is I have no idea).

47 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

No, I'm just some idiot on the internet. (He does seem to have some sort of physical impairment, what it is I have no idea).

It’s the Maresca shackles. It’ll take him a few weeks to cleanse himself from the dirt.

9 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

Before the sending off, there were so many times I saw him free on the right, but nobody played the pass, or when they did, they under hit. Playing these passes has been completely trained out of them. It will take a proper coach to bring that back.

There was one point where Gusto looked straight at him as he was completely open and had acres to run into, Gusto turned and played it inside and Palmer proper lost it. I expect a lot of his attitude at the moment is down to a huge amount of frustration, its the first proper bad injury hes had (I think) so has been watching from the side and now hes got back in he just cant influence games like he used to.

Hopefully the new guy gets into his head and gets him sorted, it looks like thats the kind of thing Rosenior does well.

Still our most creative player, even when he's only at 50%.

His form is a little bit concerning and it's hard to think he has slipped down the England pecking order when he was most peoples pick after the Euro's. He has never had great pace but just used to beat opponents with skill and body movement. Now you start to wonder if they have got wise to that and worked him out a bit? Who knows how much the niggling injuries are effecting him, but very annoying that last night, just as he was starting to influence the game, they decide to take him off and bring on f**king Pedro - what a complete waste of time and substitution that was.

When he was hooked yesterday you can see the camera zoomed in on the coaching staff and you could see them saying we have to take you off we don’t have a choice which all but confirms the medical team is dictating who gets what minutes after injury.

So I believe Maresca is vindicated on that front he didn’t have a choice he was TOLD to take players off after certain minutes and to be fair it’s worked with Reece so far as he’s been fit for a while now.

7 hours ago, dkw said:

There was one point where Gusto looked straight at him as he was completely open and had acres to run into, Gusto turned and played it inside and Palmer proper lost it. I expect a lot of his attitude at the moment is down to a huge amount of frustration, its the first proper bad injury hes had (I think) so has been watching from the side and now hes got back in he just cant influence games like he used to.

Hopefully the new guy gets into his head and gets him sorted, it looks like thats the kind of thing Rosenior does well.

Our players have this awful habit of making the wrong decision when the right decision is staring at them in the face.