Well boys i'm back i'm bronzed white bits who knows:-) and apart from mr Fornals i see we are dragging our feet a bit over the striker situation so what are we going to do? well what we can only do and thats wait and see although a certain Diego Costa wants back to the prem takers anyone?

Anybody got any links for the friendly today against Rheindorf Altach at16.30 I saw that Facebook have one but you can't watch that on tele. Understand youtube might try and put something out but at the moment everything is a bit unreliable

£36million bid apparently been accepted by Eintracht Frankfurt....Lots of talk about this and also the source that broke it has a very good record when it comes to major transfers...reading about the player i have to say he sounds more like the player we need than Gomez....two good feet good in the air strong can hold up the ball well and a very good scoring record...so lets see how long this drags on for!

What most supporters seemed to have missed is that we are playing Citeh before the Prem fixture in the Asia Trophy the 17th July Wed 13.30BST its on Sky Sports Prem. I dont expect it to have all the 1st team squad but you never know

If any of you have any club cash owing to you make sure you use it by May 20th or you lose it

After the events of the past week and the amazing turn arounds that our great game can produce, one thing that stands out for me does not seem to have been mentioned by the media while eulogising over the victories of two English clubs.
Firstly I do not subscribe to the belief that defeat of English clubs is of paramount importance to most of the posters on this site. I can't stand the Spuds or any of their so called fans however the succes of Premiership clubs in Europe means that all eyes are on us at the moment and may possibly lead to player and prospective investors interest. Success breads success and our great club may benefit from the increased attractiveness that four clubs in major Europeen finals could bring. That brings me to my main point, the support that was given to Ajax in Amsterdam by their fans was magnificent and spine tingling, the passion and noise generated in the stadium was amazing and spectacular and I suddenly realised that apart from the dreaded scousers our game has lost this passion. The majority of games now, including the London Stadium (I hate that title) when things are not going our way are soulless and sad. Why has the passion seemingly vanished from our game, is it due to the nature of the so called modern stadiums, look at Palace, with their smaller ground they generate superb passion, which if the owners get permission will be destroyed if a new ground is built. I worry about our game, I accept that the game must adapt and that times change but being a corporate jolly does and will not generate the passion delivered at clubs such as Ajax, Borrussia Dortmond, Atletico Madrid, and Real Betis to name a few. Anybody have any ideas?

Whoops,sorry forgot for a moment!!it's Barmy Britain in 2019,oh well back to the stop trump & climate change protests....

Shearer, Murphy, curbishley? Who gets the prize

I'm referring to Hazard. His side lost to one of their rivals, was he bothered? Apparently not. There he was laughing and joking, patting Liverpool players on the back.

Is it me or is this a sign of the times?

Your star player couldn't care less if you win or lose. I know the whistle gone, but what happened to players who would pound the turf, kick the ball into the stands in anger after such a loss?

seems after every rubbish loss we take to the channels to say we need a wholesale clearout. personally, I don't think so. I think there's potential in this squad. for me the problem is the players aren't asserting their ability in the 'lesser' matches.

is this a managerial problem? is Pelle failing to motivate these players?

this being Pelle's first season, I'm inclined to give him more credit. I think overall hes done a decent Job in signings and style. we are afterall not in a relegation fight.

I personally think the likes of Fabianski, Balbuena, Diop, Zabaletta, Anderson, Yarmalenko, Rice, Antonio, Hernandez, Lanzini, Noble, Cresswell, Wiltshire, Carroll and Arnautovic form a pretty good squad and the likes of Snodgrass, Diangara, Obiang, Ogbonna, Fredericks, Massuaku, Nasri are decent squad players.

Bearing in mind that Pelle has had Yarmolenko (who looked mustard) out, Balbuena out, Lanzini out - the team is not as strong as it could have been.

For me the one biggest issue this season has to be Arnautovic. Before Chinagate he was one of the top strikers in the league. So basically Pelle has lost him too. bottom line here is he has to go and we have to replace him with someone good and once that is done, we will look a good side again.

Its been up and down this season. good performances like against Liverpool and Arsenal matched with utter sh** against burnley and Everton.

But I don't think our squad is as bad as some make out. I think with a few tweaks, Pelle will get it stronger in the summer.