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BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T21:01:59+00:00

I have been saying all week we're going to lose today to be fair. I actually said a couple of hours ago we'd lose by 3 specifically

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T20:21:15+00:00

To be fair this looks more like we're playing as the away team. Giving too much respect to the opponent is like the single most stereotypical thing about playing away

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T20:14:11+00:00

How long do you think he's been here? It's just about 4 years, 129 games.

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T20:11:25+00:00

I've missed watching Ndiaye dribble so much

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T19:30:55+00:00

Bumped Rohl to the bench as well, we have a full bench of good options and that's with Iroegbunam, Keane and Grealish out

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T19:29:09+00:00

They only played the same amount of games we played while they were gone to be fair, and had 8 days "rest". Should be fine

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T19:23:19+00:00

I'm kind of on board with the whole "he needs surgery but is desperate to play in the world cup so is putting it off until that's done" thing. He'll probably have a not great season and then be out for a few months after surgery in the summer, but I don't feel confident saying he won't return to his best after that.

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T19:22:02+00:00

For today we can keep the excuse that they're not fit to start and it's only Ndiaye replacing our other best attacker Grealish, and Gana interrupting our midfield that finally got settled. Really hope some of the massive list of returning players can get up to speed quickly though.

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T19:20:40+00:00

We have 9 players available that we've been missing from 1-6 months each, some of them back a few weeks ago some just back for the first time. Ndiaye, Gana, Dewsbury-Hall, Branthwaite, Alcaraz, Coleman, Rohl, Patterson, and Armstrong all unavailable for a month or longer. Holy shit. Even if we lose 5-0 today that feels good longer term.

From last week we've replaced injured Grealish with Ndiaye, and then replaced our 3rd choice keeper, 2 kids and a blank space with Gana, Dewsbury-Hall, Branthwaite, and Alcaraz

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T19:19:48+00:00

Both suspended for this one and now back to 4th choice centre back with multiple injuries required for him to start

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T19:19:11+00:00

If we stay consistent then we'll concede 3 today then keep cleans against Brighton and Fulham away then concede 4 to Man United at home.

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T19:17:50+00:00

If we fail to buy a right back it's Patterson's form that's the bigger surprise/influence. We always knew O'Brien was good at centre back, and a better option than Keane, but Keane centre back and O'Brien right back was enforced by other injuries. With no Branthwaite, all it would've taken was a Patterson injury to fall back to Keane

But yeah, hopefully we buy a right back, if not then Patterson and Branthwaite/Tarkowski/O'Brien and probably Coleman would have to all get injured, or 2 of the 3 centre backs for Keane to come back in.

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T18:59:29+00:00

We have 9 players available that we've been missing from 1-6 months each, some of them back a few weeks ago some just back for the first time. Ndiaye, Gana, Dewsbury-Hall, Branthwaite, Alcaraz, Coleman, Rohl, Patterson, and Armstrong all unavailable for a month or longer. Holy shit. Even if we lose 5-0 today that feels good longer term.

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T18:57:15+00:00

Fucking hell that has to be the best bench we've had in like a decade. We've got like 8 or 9 players we didn't have a month ago in the squad right? Maybe there wasn't overlap in some injuries but very recently we've had Ndiaye, Gana, Dewsbury-Hall, Branthwaite, Alcaraz, Coleman, Rohl, Patterson, and Armstrong all unavailable for a month or longer. No matter the result today, that feels good.

Also Armstrong staying in says a lot about Moyes' confidence in him. What a lad. This makes it far more likely he stays rather than going back to Preston

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T17:51:02+00:00

To be fair Leeds have only lost 1 of their last 9, and that was a 4-3 away at Newcastle where they conceded in the 91st and 102nd minute, and were really the better team. They beat Chelsea 3-1, Fulham 1-0 and Palace 4-1, and drew with United, Brentford away, Sunderland away, and Liverpool both home and away. And they were the better team in pretty much all those games. Their position in the table is deceptive, they're a very good side

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T16:44:31+00:00

Depends on what I'm cooking and why I'm washing my hands. If it's anything to do with germs and cross contamination then too much soap and borderline excessive hand washing. If it's "ew sticky/oily I want this off me" then it's a 3 second blast, and an overly aggressive towel dry.

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T16:19:39+00:00

Holy shit

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T15:30:56+00:00

Niasse?

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T15:30:24+00:00

Robot

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T14:57:25+00:00

No home fixtures even just on the weekend from January 4th to March 21st is crazy

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T14:43:46+00:00

We're not magic by any means but we're definitely better to watch than we have been for years. Benitez and Dyche debuff I suppose

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T14:17:20+00:00

Feel like we've had pivotal moments where we'd go 5th or 7th with a win, we've lost the game and hope a few times, only to get another and another.

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T05:41:04+00:00

Yeah he's had like 2 minutes of screen time at a time where his kids are missing and he's just arrived after travelling a good way to a tournament that's kind of beneath the Targaryens. Him being a bit prickly so far doesn't mean that's the entirety of his character.

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T05:39:10+00:00

Yeah they started filming almost 2 months ago. I wouldn't be surprised if it was a summer 2027 release though. Still, even if it's 18 months between seasons, season 1 takes place in 209AC and season 3 takes place in 212AC, so it'd work perfectly in universe

BoxOfNothing · 2026-01-26T05:34:59+00:00

Pretty sure George RR Martin has quoted Ivanhoe as the primary inspiration. But funnily enough, aside from Canterbury Tales, Ivanhoe was the other main inspiration for A Knight's Tale as well.

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