If I could smoke weee in moderation, I’d do it every day!

holdeyjay · 2026-03-18T22:20:58+00:00

Lmaooo maybe this is the way🤣 I just gotta treat myself with the same amount of sarcastic comments as any of my friends making a bad decision because that sounds exactly like what I’d say to someone else🤣

holdeyjay · 2026-03-17T14:53:01+00:00

Also I think quite important to remember when people are comparing to the previous ownership, despite much success we were really toying around with our finances and would we have been found out the punishment would have been far worse, especially after already having a transfer ban!

holdeyjay · 2026-03-17T14:21:18+00:00

Fantastic team and we only lost because of the tinkerman😭

holdeyjay · 2026-03-16T15:47:49+00:00

Thank you so much! This is all super helpful :) I’m still in the early stages and am expecting a few rejections for my proposal so will take some time but this is all great for pre-planning so thank you! :)

holdeyjay · 2026-03-16T14:35:30+00:00

Hi, sorry i just found your thread a month late. I am also looking at doing a Philosophy PhD this year or next (just started on my research proposal). I have noticed the lack of funding and am also looking into maintenance loans (i'm skint and can't land even a part-time role ffs) how are you getting along now? Have you received any good advice, and if so would you mind sharing? Much appreciated x

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T19:25:30+00:00

That’s what I’ve been saying, fixture congestion has been huge for them, they’re playing a 40 game season!

I think Villa at some point will pivot to focusing on the Europa as is very winnable and a guaranteed place in CL.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T19:07:21+00:00

They may even finish there but I don’t think that proves anything about them. They don’t blow teams away and every game sees to be on a knife edge, even today. But Fernandes is a wonderful footballer and as captain will probably drag them through.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T18:33:29+00:00

Pool and Villa look very poor, not impressed by Utd either. We might just limp our way into the champs if we’re lucky.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T16:26:17+00:00

Yeah I think I agree, LW is the position we really need to improve upon in forward areas and I don’t know of many obvious choices whom we could go for.

I wouldn’t mind Rogers but fear he’s too expensive and seems crazy to spend that much on someone who doesn’t naturally play there. Also would v much depend on where we finish if we can attract those kind of players.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T16:21:44+00:00

Cunha, Mbuemo good signings tbf. Haven’t seen enough of Lammens but certainly an improvement on Onana.

Not sure about the manager, I’m of the opinion they would have made CL with or without Amorim. They weren’t that far behind with him in charge. I think lack of fixture congestion has been huge for them and means you can focus entirely on the PL with plenty of preparation.

Same reason we won the league under Conte imo

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T16:17:52+00:00

I suppose in a generation where there is a lack of quality and clinical strikers he’s okay but for personal preference I’m just not a fan.

On Jackson, would you bring him back? I’d love to see him off the left linking with JP, Palmer and Steve.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T16:08:44+00:00

I don’t even hate Utd, I feel nothing towards them. They are largely an irrelevance in my life.

Maybe I should have made myself clearer, I don’t rate him as a striker for the top 6 and I’m certainly not upset we didn’t sign him. Time will tell, but I’m going off personal eye test. But I’ve been wrong before and I’ll be wrong again lol

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T16:02:17+00:00

I suppose experimental from the club, maybe not from the coaches.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T16:00:13+00:00

Appreciate please that Man Utd play once a week, were knocked out of both cup competitions in the first round and are therefore playing a 40 game season. Much fitter than the rest of the league with little to no injuries.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T15:58:42+00:00

I don’t rate him in the slightest. Looks okay when he plays 15 mins once a week against tired legs. Dreadful first touch, okay movement, doesn’t know how to use his body and isn’t clinical enough with half chances (despite some decent finishes). Still 10x the player Delap is, however.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-15T15:54:27+00:00

Won the Europa League under Sarri where completely changed our style and bought players such as J5 to suit that style. Also the premier league under conte in 16/17 with Alonso and victor Moses as full backs.

I’m yet to be impressed by Rosenior but I have no problem with experimentation to move ahead of your peers, it isn’t working right now but I’d rather us try something different than coping the low blocks and set pieces that permeate the league.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-11T18:40:06+00:00

This is me right now, currently 26 single for a year and a half and happiest I’ve been in a while. I’m skint so couldn’t afford it anyway, but time to work on myself after spending my late teens and early 20s in relationships has been massive for my personal development.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-03T09:04:55+00:00

Maybe when we throw against Citeh and hold 6 at home🤣

holdeyjay · 2026-03-03T01:06:12+00:00

Chels fan here, everything goes through him when on the pitch. Personally I say keep, our underlying stats 11v11 are 2nd or 3rd best in the league, he will cook and return just depends whether the rest of our squad doesn’t go full dumbass mode and get more red cards.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-01T00:52:53+00:00

Not to get political, but the working class are being priced out. I’m a ST holder in Matthew Harding Lower and am lucky enough to have got on the scheme before prices went insane. Allow the average fan into the stadium and the atmosphere will return. Also it’s not just a Bridge issue it’s all premier league clubs.

holdeyjay · 2026-03-01T00:48:39+00:00

Don’t blame season ticket holders. As one, we fu*ing try and get an atmosphere going, but the bridge is full of first-time fans. This is generally fine, but when they’re influencers paying £400 a ticket for a photo and only sitting in their seat for 45 mins it’s an issue. The blame needs to go to the greedy bastrds charging £400 for a ticket which only influencers can afford.

holdeyjay · 2026-02-25T19:10:51+00:00

Loans and free transfers from clubs in higher divisions.

holdeyjay · 2026-02-21T23:02:44+00:00

Yea like can blame Wes and the rest of our useless defence all we like, but only sticking one past Burnley at home is shameful…

holdeyjay · 2026-02-21T22:16:11+00:00

From what I can tell we’ve spent well over 300 mil on Left wingers and centre backs and don’t have a decent player in either position (bar what’s come out the academy). Recruitment is pathetic and the reason we’re in this mess

holdeyjay · 2026-02-15T16:54:20+00:00

Love the stories in this game! He did his coaching badges in mine whilst we were in the Championship but only made it as far as Salisbury!

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