Think this sicknote bollocks has to stop. Professional footballers want to play every game. Sheaf and EMC want to get out there and do it. Unfortunately, some players are more susceptible to injury particularly when they get older..
Bale, one of the great modern players who was predicted to have...
Depends what league we are in. Odds would say the Championship. First look would be free transfers. Second who do we want from Swansea our feeder club? Think we will have more loans, dare I say from Chelsea. Will look if any players from relegated teams are worth a punt? A couple of left-field...
Agree, teams on great runs sometimes lose to the most unlikely opponents. Liverpool went forever not losing at home. Think they put 8 past Palace in a cup match then lost their home record to them later in the season.
There will always be players that are singled out (often unfairly) for excessive criticism. When we were promoted to the top division going 25 matches unbeaten, Mick Kearns received dreadful abuse. Greg Downs (for not being Stuart Pearce) until we won the Cup. Loads more. Doesn't matter how well...
I remember going on the Sheff Utd board two seasons ago and they were laughing that we expected to beat them at their place. We were never really in it.
In the Prem, against Liverpool, Man U, Villa, Wolves, Chelsea, Man City, Forest, Newcastle, Spurs and even Leicester if they were still there (very unlikely) demand would exceed supply. This assumes we can offer away fans high numbers.