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We have been under investigation for years, yet managed to win 6 out of the last 7 league titles, the treble, and the first ever four-peat. No, the players are not affected by the alleged breaches.

Exactly. The performance threads are nuts.

I've been clear that we are on a bad run - we all know it. When that happens, and it hasn't for years, there is a tendency to start throwing players under the bus and demanding wholesale change. We are the defending league champions. 6 weeks ago (about) we were the only unbeaten team in all...

By 2026, you may well see more arrivals, of course. Doing it in January 2025 is not realistic. There is no point missed.

Of course not, but the level of injury and illness is unparalleled in Pep's tenure, and before. Two additions - full back and central midfield - is probably sufficient. Please don't think that I do not feel we need to buy, just not at the scale that some are proposing. A loss on derby day can be...

Nobody disputes that we are on a bad run. Ignoring the scale of our injuries is folly, IMO.

6 weeks ago we were top of the league, and reigning champions. The game can turn quickly.

I disagree, partly. It is certain that all of KDB, Gundogan, and Walker would have had reduced roles. Injuries to Rodri, Bobb, Kovacic, Stones, Akanji, Grealish, Foden, and Doku has meant that each has had to play more than we would wish, or has had to return too early. Bobb will return...

Current champions of England. It's hard to see this after a derby defeat and such a terrible run. It can turn. January sees the return of Bobb and the arrival of Echeverri. It will probably also see the return of Akanji and Ake. We will buy, but those thinking we need an enormous cull are...

Spot on.

Perhaps we could welcome immigration and severely punish those who pay illegal wages and house people illegally.

I have never understood what appears to be the expectation of some in the team to do far more than others. In other words, some of our players seem to get an especially hard time from the fans. I have always enjoyed watching Jack play. I think he brings a level of control to our game that is...

The emergence of academy talent is the most enjoyable aspect of watching our team, for me. If there was one change that I would make to the way we run things, it would be for greater, and more consistent use of the best academy players in the first-team.

The arrival of Echeverri and the return of Oscar Bobb will make a difference to the options available, and to the mood around the squad, IMO.

In this age group, Mukasa, Headley, Braithwaite, McAidoo, and Reigan Heskey are the ones that I have noted. I haven't seen enough of Harrison Miles, but I thought his positioning and movement today were really good. Stephen Mfuni is already with the EDS and he is definitely one to watch, IMO.

Txiki was pitchside watching the game, and he had some talent there to watch.

He looks a real talent. I imagine that he will be in the EDS team soon and training with the first team. He has vision, passing, and shooting ability.

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