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Maybe Mourinho went to Roma too soon. Wolves would have been a nice one for him.

You have to run them all at the same time otherwise they see their wee brothers, cousins or friends maybe away playing football and it isn't their turn yet.

Be a headache. Moreso than doing this. One off for the year, just have to grin and bear it for what it is.

Nuno leaving Wolves.

They might face some trouble next year.

Mickley Harte, I've said it before on a similar thread years ago. It's been open season on Mickey by twitter gobshites for a few years, mainly for giving character references to people in trouble with the authorities, and while I understand people have every right to object to that, it has only increased my admiration of him, being prepared to put his reputation and whatever else on the line to help a person out knowing the flack that was coming his way. There's no Religion in me, hasn't been since I was a child, but when I see the undoubted faith that Mickey wears like a shield I feel envious sometimes.

Can't wait to Trailer reads this.

You boys are having a laugh. I've been in an office the whole time. Not a one got Covid.

You are all at it.

Sick of both them to be honest, there is drawing it out for the takings, then there is drawing it out because they've no intention of actually doing it.

Looks like it's going to be a Mayweather / Pacman and happen 5 years after it should have went down.

[Covid could age you 10 years in terms of damage to parts of your body.]

Covid could age you 10 years in terms of damage to parts of your body.

There is also the example of the 24 year old twins in India who died, I'm sure that that their familiy would like to hear Angelo's theories about young people being unaffected.

So can smoking, infact, I edited this bit, it's probably more than 10 years.

Yet there hasn't been one single message from our Govt(s) that maybe it's not a good idea to slowly kill ourselves in the midst of a pandemic, that you know, attacks the Respiratory system.

Why?

Really liked Homeland, was recommended The Americans on the back of that - agree?

[I had to go in for the full week recently and you don't get as much done to be honest]

Very lucky as I've been able to work from home since last March. A survey went round with most preferring 2-3 days in the office.

I had to go in for the full week recently and you don't get as much done to be honest and most people I know are working more hours these days, so you would think where possible employers would want to keep it that way.

Even for savings on heating offices and other services costs companies are saving money not having people in. I'd still like the odd day in just from a social point of view.

Ah come on now.....

So who is in the best position now?

Chelsea have a few outs, win their own game away to Villa (who have nothing on line?), match Leicester result Sunday or pretty much confirmed if Liverpool don't win either of their last two on goal difference (currently Chelsea hold a 2 goal advantage over Liverpool and 3 over Leicester)

Leicester have to beat Spurs, who they themselves have to win to get into Europa League and could be Kane's final appearance for the club. They could overtake Chelsea should they lose to Villa or even on Goal difference should they draw and Chelsea get beat by enough.

Liverpool pretty simple, win 2 games. Anything else....will be tough.

[I also doubt he'll be fit for the final.]

Utd's form has fallen off a cliff since Maguire got injured...certainly shows the effect not having your best defender in your team can have

I wouldn't have said that was correct before but it may be right, slab head has been a liability at times but his replacements haven't been cohesive.

I'd still rather have a better established partner for him, I also doubt he'll be fit for the final.

Heard on the radio last night before game on way home there is no chance he plays in final by the way he's leaning on the crutches. It was on talksport. Said from what he seen it might be more a race for Euros.

I think 6 is the only position Harte gets a start to be honest, suits his game, intelligent, good passer, rarely gives it away. Does he have a rival at CHB?

[I would have to say things aren't looking good for McNulty if he wasn't making the squad at the weekend and was fit.]

How do you fit more than 2 of McCurry/Bradley/Brennan/McAliskey/Canavan/O'Neill into a team?

You just can't do it in the modern game I'm afraid and that's where Logan and Dooher are going to have a problem. They are not going to keep all them men happy, Harte got blamed for not utilising those players but they are all to similar in style, small, skillful and elusive but they lack the physicality particularly inside. So it basically boils down to who the management rate and I think Dooher and Logan rate Bradley the highest out of that lot. Harte generally preferred McCurry and McAliskey.

McShane is the key though, he gives us something different inside and hopefully he can return quickly and to his 2019 form. We really lack an alternative there.

I would have to say things aren't looking good for McNulty if he wasn't making the squad at the weekend and was fit. He is the most obvious replacement for McShane and we had McKenna and R Donnelly playing inside on Saturday despite neither of them being inside forwards.

Donegal would have swallowed him up. Armagh would be a better game to let him go.

[yrone could be a bit more adventurous]

I think it's just frustration at the much a muchness players. These players are all top level, don't make that mistake but sometimes Tyrone could be a bit more adventurous in picking an attacking player over say, one of the attritional men. But it's not a normal situation at present.

Can't really say much, the new management have been dealt a tricky enough task. 4 Ulster clashes in a row in your first 4 games (assuming no qualification in league) is hard to implement anything other than what you know. You are straight into a dogfight and no matter what they say, they won't want to make a habit of losing straight in the door.

Our forward line on Saturday had 4 defenders in it.

Correct - we were unhappy for the latter part of the Harte years because we were too cautious.

Going by the game Saturday not much has changed.

The top teams go for the jugular - we are happy to scrape by and win games and the new management are not differing.

We need to play more forwards

Can't blame the new men for going cautious, Donegal are a better team than Tyrone - they are with their current management longer and have got an awful lot of experience - you could argue even more than Tyrone. They know how to win games in Ulster.

Conor McKenna coming back was never going to be the click the fingers moment most had hoped for but he's definitely come back better than I thought but Donegal were well ready for him after last year.

McShane would have made that a different game, the space alone he would have produced. It's exciting to think what could be around the corner.

It's not all doom and gloom, you don't know what goes on at training and how fit certain players may or may not be. With the Championship being straight knockout I doubt they'll want to give much away to Cavan either. They will get it tight against Armagh next too, Armagh will be mad looking to put a statement out there about how they are back so it won't be long until the new management find out who's ready for what they want to do.

[FFP]

The top team that need him most can't afford him.

Liverpool

But Chelsea and Man City with their huge worldwide fan bases can. FFP

Covid has it ripped up. It doesn't exist for all intents and purposes.