Howardshands

I think anything less than 6th in the league will be a massive disappointment given our lack of spending but I expect a disappointment. Should reach a cup final and lose and I see a 9th place finish behind the usual suspects + Swansea and Palace.

Since Newty posted each club's total spending over the previous five years, I thought I would correlate with final league position. (I made adjustments for relegation and left out Watford and Bournemouth.) The results are quite revealing - and surprising. The first number shows total spend and the second is a rating based on average league position. The third shows just how much teams are punching above or below their weight.
 
Man City 473(1) 455(1) -
Chelsea 462(2) 428(2) -
Man Utd 413(3) 428(3) -
Liverpool 349(4) 365(6) -2
Arsenal 254(5) 414(4) +1
Spurs 254(6) 383(5) +1
Soton 164(7) 167(14) -7
N'castle 136(8) 234(9) -1
Villa 122(9) 171(13) -4
S'land 108(10) 180(12) -2
W'Ham 107(11) 149(15) -4
Everton 92(12) 333(7) +5
Swansea 80(13) 216(11) +2
Palace 75(14) 104(17) -3
WBA 75(15) 230(10) +5
Stoke 70(16) 234(8) +8
Norwich 63(17) 113(16) +1
Leicester 55(18) 36(18) -
 
So, here's the league table in terms of best bang for the buck.
 
1. Stoke
2. Everton
3. WBA
4. Swansea
5. Arsenal
6. Norwich
7. Spurs
8. Chelsea
9. Leicester
10. Man City
11. Man Utd
12. Newcastle
13. Liverpool
14. Sunderland
15. Palace
16. Villa
17. West Ham
18. Soton
 
Quite revealing, isn't it?

We know that mate, Roberto made it obvious what he wanted. We can only assume either none of his targets fancied it, or the people doing the buying did a bad job.
 
But don't let it piss you off mate, it's not worth it today. I'm sure they fume will get worse over the international break.

Noo, pls dont make me. I need it, at least a little more? Please?

Away to Barnsley. Another routine day at the office. Ho-hum.

absolutely. the break did Ross the world of good, made up to see him enjoying football again

"Fletcher with first Scotland hat-trick since 1969." Didn't realize he was that old.

Two policemen radio back to base that they have found a woman who shot her husband for walking on the floor she had just mopped. The desk sergeant asks them if they've arrested her. 'No' says the policeman. 'Why not' says the desk sergeant. 'The floors still wet' says the policeman.

Lennon showing more heart for the club then some of the others

Lennon is a worker

The whole year of looking forward to the draws, the starting 11s, etc. It all led to this.

ross and lukaku. other than that jimmy the kit man did a nice job.

To think I stayed up until 4-00 am in Bangkok to watch this.
 
Its bad enough losing but what really hurts is the way we lost.

The whole year of looking forward to the draws, the starting 11s, etc. It all led to this.

The whole year of looking forward to the draws, the starting 11s, etc. It all led to this.

Nervy here. If we go through tonight we can really start to think about getting to the final.
 
Very finely balanced tie that could go either way; we must NOT concede early!

GET IN!

Hell yes!

Lukaku looks up for it today

We look up for it today.

Brilliant by Lukaku to create the goal. He did have an open goal tho that he missed when their oap fumbled outside the area. Ibra would have bicycle kicked it into the goal
Mirallas invisible but created a good chance.
Naismith scored the goal but his passing is amongst the worst i have ever seen. I hope Osman takes his place after 60 min.
Barry is terrible.
Coleman ok tonight.
Alcaraz almost got an assist in the wrong goal but has looked ok tonight.
Barkley looks lively.

And that's why you're getting a time out

that is the third ball naismith gives away in a good position
WHAT DOES TAHT SCOTTISH CUNT HAVE OVER MARTINEZ

Why was no one attacking the front post then?!