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15 Dec 2019 14:37:17
Frank Lampard planning to derail our season with £25m bid for Ben White .

15 Dec 2019 16:05:03
Red hot, we better make it this season or a total rebuild will be on the cards with all the players going next season.

15 Dec 2019 16:05:38
Brighton would be mad to let him go to Chelsea (or anyone else) in Jan for £25m. Should they decide to sell him, his value will only go up if he has the rest of the season learning from Bielsa and helps us gain promotion. And his value will be far greater for Brighton next year if he slots into their first team squad and helps them retain a place in the Prem, or regain it in the unlikely event that they go down this year.

15 Dec 2019 12:55:15
Massive game on Saturday lads need to avoid defeat for me otherwise by the time we play wendies at home in January most of the pts could be eaten away and remember Fulham caught us before when I think we were 10,11 pts clear to nick a playoff place.

15 Dec 2019 14:06:11
Last season after 23 games we were 10 points in front of Sheff Utd and we ended the season 4 points behind them. There is a very, very long way to go! 🤨.

15 Dec 2019 14:37:02
We. Outdoor again be undone by Sheffield team, lighting will strike us twice, they are look good coming up behind us .

15 Dec 2019 15:54:38
I’ll have a pint of whatever you’re having Whitman. 🥳.

15 Dec 2019 16:02:38
Animal lol think I’ve had one to many!

15 Dec 2019 16:46:10
Their points deduction is still to come too.

15 Dec 2019 11:54:19
I guess Bielsa's call on subbing Struijk for Berardi could have gone either way. I presume his thinking was that Cardiff would play for set pieces and his extra height could be the difference. As a bonus he might have nicked one at the other end. Hope it doesn't affect the lad too much - other than to make him determined to knuckle down and earn the opportunity to make amends - maybe the winning goal at a corner at home to Millwall.

15 Dec 2019 12:05:00
Thanks Ed for spotting my deliberate mistake in spelling the last word of my previous comment.

{Ed003's Note - no probs x }

15 Dec 2019 18:54:19
A decision of mixwd reasons maybe, including, just in case White leaves in Jan and the need for a CB replacement during a heavy Christmas schedule. At the same time it sends a message to the U23s that you are not being overlooked.

15 Dec 2019 09:00:04
Now I've slept on it and also maybe sometimes one of the more cautious dare I say it negative posters, I've given my head a wobble and except yesterday's result was always likely. Saying that we never lost and shows how well we are doing that we are upset at only taking a point. Yes it was bad or complacent to lose a 3-0 lead, but just maybe it can refocus the whole team, hopefully lesson learned. Tough long season still ahead with many more twists and turns but at least we are in there with a chance.
One thing I will say is please let's not expect big things in the January transfer market because we are cooling ourselves if we think the owner is going to splash the cash. I believe Radz won't spend, he is happy to sit and hope we have enough to take us up. He has put in what he has and I think he will hope we go up so he can then collect on his investment. Maybe we will move a couple of loan players on in Eddie and Clarke and bring a couple in. But we ain't likely to spend, FFP will we used again I predict. Any way Merry Christmas and MOT.

15 Dec 2019 10:03:41
I agree with your sentiment Mezzer. Yesterday was purely down to mistakes from the manager and players who switched off, nothing more. There is no systematic issue with the team, for 60+ mins we were playing the best football we have all season.

15 Dec 2019 10:04:05
I like it Mezz. All the best to you and yours too. Here’s to a six point Xmas.

15 Dec 2019 10:41:22
Pretty much spot on with those comments Mezzer. Before the game I had it down as a draw, given our history with both baadiff and harris - bitterly disappointed to have thrown it away from 3 up. I think we all relaxed at that point, and unfortunately it would seem the players did too. Hopefully as you say, it will serve to refocus for Fulham, which feels like a mustn't lose game. Just like you should never give teams like baadiff hope in a game, we can't afford to give Fulham hope they can catch us. A draw would do to maintain that 12 point gap, but if we could grab a win that could be massive.

I fear you're right on January, even though we really need Radz to commit to promotion without a view to cashing in all or part of his holding in summer. I'd be delighted if Spurs recall Clarke as taking him back on loan always seemed a waste of a loan slot, given we had enough cover for the wings without him. As I've said before I'd not mind (in fact I would prefer) if Eddie also left as we can't really afford to have someone learning his trade as our main cover for Bambam. For me, we should also make Meslier's move permanent. Those changes would leave two match day loan spots - ideally for Gayle or similar on a loan to buy deal and decent CB cover. Any other incoming would be a bonus.

15 Dec 2019 10:39:55
Mezzerv. the ( lack) of recruitment to the small squad last January cost Leeds promotion. to repeat the same mistake is foolhardy.

Bielsa is Radz best / last chance to get promoted. under his tenure as, no promotion this season Bielsa will leave. forget FFP like Villa and have others did and just get promotion done!

# Centre back, defensive centre midfield and a striker ( if Eddie is recalled) a MUST.

15 Dec 2019 11:11:49
Bazooka, not advocating not spending in january, agree with you we do need to bring in players for a promotion push. Just stating in my opinion Radz will stick and the FFP will be trotted out again as to his reason why.

15 Dec 2019 12:51:15
Agree with Mezzer 100%, I'm a betting man and will bet we don't strengthen in Jan, maybe 1 loanee if we let clarke go back, personally I would, and keep eddie, IMO.

15 Dec 2019 19:24:30
Notts why do you blame the coach? Personally I believe it was defensive mistakes which cost us and not MB.

15 Dec 2019 19:50:46
As previously discussed, the removal of Bamford disrupted our press from the front and we lost our focal point. The defence/ midfield needed saturating to reduce the space and in effect close down the game. Players made the mistakes but game management was poor. A mistake not a fundamental issue. Do you believe that Bielsa's decisions were correct from your seat in the stadium?

15 Dec 2019 07:51:57
On on on!

#LAGU.

15 Dec 2019 08:29:35
The Ed’s never sleep.

{Ed001's Note - we just wait....}

15 Dec 2019 10:06:46
On on on!

15 Dec 2019 07:39:03
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 14th December 2019

14 Dec 2019 23:01:19
Wow, explain that one. Cruising and playing some breathtaking football, results we're going our way too and thinking 14 points clear.
Hope it doesn't effect them as they have been fantastic, but must be hard to take for players, feels like a loss.
Came down to 3 individual errors, cassila has to clear ball out of area if punching or stay on line.
Costa has to close down the cross, just stood off player and allowed ball into box.
Struik flat footed and wrong side of attacker
Onto Fulham next and a busy Xmas schedule.

15 Dec 2019 10:08:10
Great assessment that Melbourne. let's hope that it’s the last of the slip ups out of the way! Still unbeaten in 11, so let’s hope we can keep this roll going!

14 Dec 2019 22:43:42
The Cardiff game was the first I've seen for a couple of months due to illness. I have to say for them first 65 minutes or so that was the best football I've seen play for many a year including all the games last season and this season. It was ironic that after conceding the fewest goals in the division we score three without really looking to concede even from set pieces we let in three in the way we did. Nevertheless we are still in the top two and if we can get to see that standard of football I think I can live with mess ups from time to time. Frustrating to drop points but that first 65 minutes was a pleasure to watch.

14 Dec 2019 23:58:26
Glad to hear your getting better Hess hope next year you get to watch us promote d in the best of health.

15 Dec 2019 07:50:56
Get well soon Hess mate.

15 Dec 2019 10:08:57
All the best Hess! Take care fella.

15 Dec 2019 11:44:40
hope you feeling better mate and all the best.