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A 40 minute kick about. Rather watch Shearer and Sutton play heads and V's against Tim Flowers.

I am not so bothered by this personally. The tournaments are only every 4 years each so having quite a big tournament where there is a fun group stage for a couple of weeks and then it gets serious in the knockouts is fine my me. Agree max that should get out of a group of four is two though. The 24 euros was fine. There were still a lot of fun games in the euros group. I think it should be similar at the 48 team world cup. In an ideal world as others have said there should just be a nations league over two year seasons that also covers the qualification for the major tournaments. No separate qualifiers, very few friendlies. You'd end up with the same amount of games, but many more played against higher quality opposition, and with something at stake.

Questioning why we need 3 number 10s then advocating 4. I would suggest that Foden is more comfortable as a deeper midfielder out of the 2 although you wouldnt start either there.

I would take Rogers as he plays as the 8 plus 10. Eze can play wide left and number 10.. I would take both and left Foden at home. Just like I would TAA. Its 27 man squad

Did Paulo Pezzolano after 10 games with 3 wins. 3 draws and 4 lost? new head coach in a new league. Maybe need time to adapt to it bring Coyle into this debate is clueless and pointless argument. Borderline ridiculous to be frank

Then surely Eze and Rogers are also left at home? You take 26 players, I think if you have 3 players of that quality, you take them for sure.

You're talking about a bygone time, may as well talk about Crompton et al for the relevance it has to our current situation. For the avoidance of doubt, Watford are a far better run club than ours and are far more likely to taste success (by any metric you choose) than we are under the current regime.

But do we need a third number 10 after Palmer and Bellingham in the squad? I dont think so.

Backing a manager blindly for a random and definitive period of time doesnt automatically lead to success. Maybe we should have given Coyle a season or 2?

Foden wouldnt necessarily start but anything like in form, hes a level or 2 up from Eze/Rogers/MGW.

No.

If someone like TAA or Foden are left out then so be it. TAA wouldn't be first two choices at right back. Is Foden better than a Bellingham, Palmer or Eze? We shouldn't shoehorn players in for the sake of it but we need to take a balance squad and players playing in their proper position. Something we should have learned from previous tournaments

Watford sack managers too often, but at least they do it as they’re chasing success. We’re chasing fuck all.

Nowhere hear what we did tho. King Kenny did here taking us to PL and then winning the league. Souness got us promotion and League cup winner.. Hughes got us top 10 finishes and regular European football. Not bad for town club in North West is it? 😁 Watford might achieve something like playoffs if they actually back a head coach for a couple of season. Sacking their head coach in 11th place seriously.a good move after 2 wins and 1 draw in their last 3 games?.

Are you attending a football game this afternoon like arbitro is and I would probably have this afternoon? Not interested in another round going around in over the EFL TV deal with yourself AGAIN

At least they have a proactive (very active) approach to their club, can question their patience, but at least they care. Comprare and contrast to whatever our ‘custodians’ are supposed to be.

I'll have to think about that. There's the Cherry Tree, Byatts Brewhouse (Lythalls Lane) and the Wheatsheaf but I'm not sure away fans are allowed in. I haven't lived in that area for years. Apparently the Longford Engine on Longford Road is open to away fans. Longford Road has a few pubs on it but some might be a bit ropey.

Starts this weekend for O'Riordan - lost 4-0 - played the full game Edmondson - won 1-0 - subbed off on 83 minutes whilst 1-0 up Wood - won 4-3 - played the full game & scored the 3rd On the bench Olson - score/update - kick off 5:30pm - live on Sky Sports + Barrett - lost 2-0 - remained on the bench throughout Pratt - score/update - came on at half time with Chorley 2-0 down Farkas - drew 1-1 - remained on the bench throughout Not involved in matchday squad O'Grady-Macken - score/update No game this weekend Duru

By contrast we've given managers bucket loads of time - Bowyer got 2 years+, Mowbray 5 years +, JDT and Eustace would have had as long as they wanted if they had been willing to stick around and put up with it. And we've got nowhere. They've been to the PL, stayed there and got to the FA Cup final. Not bad for a small club. 'Strange and weird' may well be a fair description for their owners. Still it beats disgraceful, lying, club wrecking which we've got here yet you seem content not to criticise.

I'll have to draw the line at some point Waggy 😉

I'd say we Spain and France have the best depth. But they don't have any decent forwards. I'd say we're slightly better depth wise than them

Ultimately, if Tuchel wins the thing without picking his best players, then sound. If not, why on earth would you have taken that risk?

Youve got a combination of poorer groups, and even with them, when 2/3 of the teams qualify, youve got to do well not to qualify anyway. Id even prefer a 32 team euro and 64 team world cup compared to the sham we have now. But it should be 16 and 32.

Foden is better than Rogers though. And the latter hasnt even been in good club form.

I wish we had their owners. Much better than ours.