01 Nov 2025 10:03:46
Hi Eds reports last night that Richard Hughes's is being considered for Al hilal. I hope not has anyone heard anything thanks.
{Ed001's Note - I haven't heard anything sorry.}
01 Nov 2025 12:27:04
He was a pariah 12 months ago ?.
01 Nov 2025 13:50:33
Tara then.
01 Nov 2025 13:59:53
Everyone was made up with that window - now all we need is the manager to serve up the goods with what he's been given.
01 Nov 2025 14:10:46
I don't think everyone was as made up with the window as you suggest, Johnny.
Not securing Guehi was a big blow. And there was an expectation of one more wide forward coming in after losing Lucho/ Darwin's speed/ directness.
And then some of us were puzzled by the profile of the incoming fullbacks without having a defensive midfielder too.
None of this is revisionism.
01 Nov 2025 17:31:12
He was linked with them a few months ago, I’m not surprised it’s resurfaced. His time with us has been mixed, a few good buys, a few poor ones, a number yet to be proven. He’s well regarded but I’m sure there are others we could get who’d do a similar standard of job as he’s done for us to far.
02 Nov 2025 06:54:03
@FPF, Hughes started off as a pariah, who was regarded as totally useless at whatever he was doing (even if most of us - including me - didn’t have the first clue about what he was or wasn’t doing) .
From the start of the 25 summer transfer window he became the Messiah, who was now regarded at being brilliant at whatever he was doing (even if most of us - me included - still didn’t have the first clue about what he was or wasn’t doing) .
I’d say a lot of people, on the board, who contribute were very satisfied with the transfer window, and by inference, with Hughes.
It’s a bit helter skelter isn’t it?
On a general note, I think the majority of our games this season could be rated at 3-5 out of 10. I think the Villa game was probably 6 and a half out of 10 and the Frankfurt game was probably 8 out of 10, although admittedly the Frankfurt defence might as well have been sitting on the sofa in our house for all the use they were. the good thing is we have been showing signs of going the right way in terms of team / overall performance. The fact that we are third in the league seems to suggest that if we do continue to ‘gel’ - horrible term imho - we will be there or thereabouts at the end of the season.
02 Nov 2025 11:21:37
WDW - I would agree that last night was both our best performance of the season but also a 6/ 10. Lots of room for improvement - especially on the ball.
Macca looking more like his old self had a massive impact too.
{Ed025's Note - he is such a big tart though FPF, all this diving and rolling on the floor at corners...whats that all about ffs, if i had been Onana i would have picked up the little corned beef eating little rat and threw him into the stands
02 Nov 2025 14:14:13
Dead right Ed. must be taking tips off that Ndiaye fella.
{Ed025's Note - what you have to realise is that there are degrees in cheating FM, category C is players like Grealish and Ndaiye who get fouled constantly because the defenders can’t get the ball off them. Then there is category 2. Like Richarlison and Gordon who go over very easily and roll around as if they have been shot. Category A is reserved for turds like McAllister who are top of the tree and are serial cheats all the time. He is in a league of his own because he is such a ?? mate.. ?
02 Nov 2025 14:44:10
Grabbing a player round the neck is also not OK Ed. Macca will be at Real next summer anyway, according to some - they can all roll around together if so. Maybe they could start a judo club.
{Ed025's Note - that’s unless WWE don’t sign him up first Johnny ?..
02 Nov 2025 18:25:17
I would have to disagree Ed. I'd say Rich and Dot Cotton are up there with the "best" of them.
02 Nov 2025 18:35:21
He's embarrassing Ed025.
{Ed025's Note - he is Barry mate, hes a decent player as well so there is no need for all those shinanigans..
02 Nov 2025 19:36:22
Ed for the record not disagreeing on Macca he is an embarrassment to himself for his antics.
{Ed025's Note - and to the club i would say mate..
03 Nov 2025 05:33:58
And his family and friends and all Argentinians the world over ?.
04 Nov 2025 00:18:43
Sorry but no-one has reached the peaks of Richarlson’s play-acting since Rivaldo took a ball to his shins and fell to the ground clutching his face. I have literally seen Richarlison go face-first on the turf with no player within 10 metres.
Having said that, Mac is embarrassing.
07 Nov 2025 13:36:04
Diving, going down as tho they've had a serious injury then getting up and being fine is a disgrace. The problem is the refs and footballs governing body allow it to happen. I hate diving, have never done so but have played when opposition don't either, sunday league. However, if your opposition is gaining advantage by throwing themselves to floor and getting the decision from the ref again and again, I would be inclined to play these cheats at their own game, on the basis that they keep getting an advantage over us and I therefore need to do the same.
that's terrible i know. but that's the problem, they;re allowed to get away with it, refs and governing bodies need to stop it from happening. sometimes its that blatant and they allow it to happen.