Both are performing badly and my first love of football comes with Blackburn I just happen to be half French...Hell we just sacked our manager Peter Bozs and hired Laurent and haven't won a trophy in 10 years. As I said I know frustration and I understand it...

Trust me mate I am a Lyon supporter as well as Blackburn I know frustrating times 😂 it was all in good humour maybe French humour. I didn’t aim it at anyone whatsoever or else I would have quoted Someone. I understand the frustration I see the faults i see the bad football. I have said time again I think patience goes a long way with a young team

and you know me happy to give time to solve I think I will start to be more critical after feb i just want to see where we are from there. Maybe because I have a french misses i have learnt patience 🤣🤣😂😂 or tried too hahahaha

150% agree with you. I just don’t think the squad is good enough especially my main negative is the midfield. I see no one leading that area they just seem happy to watch and pass sideways

So I am not hurting? Just because I try to have a different outlook? Must honest take is i personally thought given the changes, given the signing, given the squad we have we won’t be anywhere near challenging this year but I would accept a mid table finish to build and push on the following. I don’t expect absolutely anything this year.

Well we lost time to start the usual: Venkys Out JDT has no idea what he doing. Where's Gregg? Transfers were awful No Clue Appalling to watch

For me the same problem remains which is the midfield area just the midfield is not on form. I think it is a frustrating period but I am willing to give JDT the benefit of the doubt that the team needs to learn to buy into his tactics and strategy. The problem is too many key players are not on form being Smozdic, Buckley, Travis, which is the main issue. Pickering has surprisingly improved a little so good times. Agreed Dack is better than Smozdic, and he does need game time. I don't think Smozdic is the worst player in the world he had a good end of season last year so he needs to find his feet as well. Hirst the jury is still out but last night would not have helped him. He must be scrapping at the bottom of the barrel to find something of his old self. Personally, the team still has teething issues and this passing system and keeping the ball will keep causing issues until the team truly understands it. VS Rotherham i would line up... -----------------------------Kaminski-------------------------- Brittain------Hyam---Ayala-------Wharton-----Pickering ----------Morton-----------Travis------------------------ ------------------Dack------------------------------------- Hedges----------------------Diaz-------------------------

I KNEW IT! JESUS HIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hirst to take it oh god leave it to DACK!

On the positive at least we are consistently inconsistent so there is some consistency in that.

Guys we are not in the relegation zone keep calm...............

I guess that is a no

Has Dack won us the game yet?

Dack is on! feel free to like the comment...

This aged well 🤣

Out of interest what would be our best team?

Brittain just came back from Injury may not be 100% let's get all the answers after the game. Or maybe tactical and he spotted something he believes Dolan can exploit ahead of Brittain?

I think at the end of the day Southgate knows his team, the issue of loyalty is good and bad i think people forget he does make the tough decision when he need too, as i see Maguire situation very similar to Dier situation at the last tournament. Dier has played his way back into the team. I actually feel we look stronger as a squad than the last tournament. Personally the chat of Tomori is pre-mature everyone is raving about him but i am sure few have seen him play. I would like to see the following line up against Iran. As for AA i like but out of form and James defends better the last think we need in a leaky defence is someone who doesn't defend. -----------------Pickford---------------- James--Dier--Stones--Shaw --------Rice----Bellingham-------- Saka----------Foden-----Sterling --------------Kane------------- Edit: it is what i wish we do but i know Southgate will probably do 523 but I think Foden is better down the middle

Yes but you just said they were in form for their club? Based off what you just wrote here you are saying that they are not in form. So which is it are they or are they not in form? Figures and stats show the later

How Mount no goals or assist, Chilwell doesn't even play, Grealish done nothing this season and he openly admited he hasn't performed, Dier agreed

Walker and Sterling shouldn’t start at allowing though at all!

Problem with that are the under performing players: mount chillwell grealish dier should he is only good in a back 3

For me Southgate is the right man for this tournament but he needs to ditch old alliances. Currently the line up needs to be. ————————Pickford—————————- James—Tomori—Stones—Trippier ——————Rice——————Bellingham AA——————Foden—————Sancho ————————Kane————————

Would rather a Bowyer Shirt with "Right Good Go" written on the back. 😛 Mate I understand the frustration, and yes to me mid table would still represent an okay season nothing exceptional. We have lost way too many players for a squad reform and finds its balance. I personally believe next season is the chance to really have a strong go, we have the foundations to build something special. The young players will have 30+ game under their belts, Travis, Bucko, Wharton will develop further and I would far more confidence in the team. I appreciate you taking the time writing everything back and I will admit you did make me chuckle on some of the answer (I mean that in a positive way, not taking the piss way) I would argue they are serious about promotion because we did get promoted in the last 10 years and we kept the squad together to take a financial hit to get back up, so they have proved under the right environment money does flow in. Not necessarily the amount we would like but it does come in. I Personally do believe in projects and long terms visions and having a philosophy which you can build upon and bring the right players in across several windows is vital to be able to do that. I never said you can't use the word promotion, I just believe the expectation of promotion this year is totally unrealistic. Having a fan where people pull together is important and yes you are entitled to your own opinion as do I it is what makes football so entertaining hell you and I are writing chaptered answers to one another which i am enjoying! To summarise: with regards to point 1 I never said you were entitled I just believe the expectation is too high given the quality of the squad we have. Point 2) Is taking out of context 1 sentence as a summary of my whole response. Point 3) Agreed, so far the squad hasn't learned how to react to those situation but they tend to show they rebound well, but I agree with you this is something they need to develop but like anything in development it needs time. Part 4) i would argue to early to discuss quality of the signings some have barely played so i can't comment on how great of a signing Hirst until half the season once again needs time to evaluate. Part 5) answered above Part 6) Always an easy thing to throw in the 90's!

Would like to see a different line up of: ------------------Kaminski-------------- Carter---Hyam---Ayala--Wharton--Pickering -----------Travis----Morton---Buckley Hedges--------------Diaz. Got carried away 😛