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Yesterday was reminiscent of the 1-0 loss to Stoke in our first season under Farke... which was 3 years ago to the day. We changed both wide players that night (Anthony/Gnonto for Summerville/James) and simply never got going, losing it to a late Struijk og. At least we avoided that outcome. #lufc

Bank the point and move on in those conditions… but concerns about our final-third quality continue to grow. Need some tweaks behind DCL. #lufc

We've come a long way from when we leased a bankrupt place five years ago. Lots more still to do. Like remember to turn the guest phone on... 😍 youtu.be/jI_ji5wihtk?...

Not good. Not good at all.

@deadbloke.bsky.social Did you go to the Hare & Hounds in Lothersdale t'other week?

Baz Lurhman reflects on his career arc...

Another in the ever-growing “decent point but…” category. Stodgy first half, much better, more aggressive second but our lack of last-third quality prevented us getting more from it. We need Wilson to step up pronto. #lufc

Not quite finding the pockets of space behind their FBs, not quite finding the right pass in the final third, not quite forcing the errors in the press… and not quite the Man United we were hoping to see. Another level needed. #lufc

Major Marsch flashbacks with this Newcastle team… all running, no brains. Structure is all over the place, constantly caught 2-v-2 at the back.

Wish we’d hung onto Willy… still think he’d offer a devilment our other bench options lack. #lufc

The not-quite-right smiley badge will never not irk..... #lufc

Still early days, of course, but what has Wilson offered so far? Neither on-the-ball composure nor off-the-ball pressing. Iinvisible again today. #lufc

Gutting. Really gutting. But, ultimately, Arsenal have the ability to change the game from the bench and we just don’t. Our first XI looks great but Wilson, Aaronson and Nmecha vs Guimares, Gyokeres, Timber…? Underlines where we still are. #lufc

Very, very tidy half… managed to get a toehold in the game on 20-odd minutes and have been the more threatening side ever since. Great shape at the back, good pressing up top and Stach putting in his best showing of the season. Tanaka on a tightrope now, though. #lufc

Hardly sticking my neck out by predicting a sobering afternoon ahead… just hope we can stay compact and competitive. As good as we’ve been in spells this season, there have also been a few red flags – Chelsea 2nd half, the Palace no-show. Sorting CM blend/Stach’s role feels key. #lufc

That childhood crush thing...

Sorry, Kyle... it's not only been taken away, it's been buried three miles underground never to see the light of day again.

Bicep's new EP is slipped out without much fanfare... but it's a lovely, late-summer comedown thing.

I got this for my 13th birthday. Think it was a fiver more than my dad was prepared to pay... but I somehow got my way. First album played on it? Sparkle in the Rain, I'm pretty sure...

Wakefield Trinity. Goodness me. Absolutely astonishing achievement. One of West Yorkshire’s greatest sporting successes, surely. My dad used to go to Belle Vue to watch the great team of the early 60s… not sure anyone in the town thought they’d climb back to the game’s summit. Wonderful.

What's the most recently released album to make it into your all-time top 20? Based on this month's activity, I reckon one or two these from the last decade (and a bit) might make the cut:

Oh, well, I suppose all you metropolitan lefties think that fuel-thieving Londoners are just hilarious, don't you... WILL YOUR WAR ON THE COUNTRYSIDE EVER STOP?

Well, the new M83 album certainly wasn't worth waiting for... a series of largely uninteresting soundtrack-y meditations. Might work as writing wallpaper, I suppose.

I mean, it's not the Hague... but it's good to see Israel receiving some form of punishment.

Really flat… and we’re incredibly lucky to emerge with anything. We were just never able to gain proper control of the game, and with Palace having the run of the midfield, we looked stretched at the back and disjointed going forward. The Premier League keeps throwing up problems to solve. #lufc

Fully deserved, that. Still in the dressing room. #lufc

Pretty turgid stuff… not enough snap or fluency in our game at all so far. Palace are well organised and have looked menacing on the break, and other than the odd run from Okafor and Gabi, we’ve not threatened their back four consistently enough. Another gear needed. #lufc

See? Only I still care about Danish anthemic indie-prog...

Feel like I'm the last Mew fan standing sometimes... so I was delighted to hear Jonas's voice appear on the new Trentemoller single, which could easily have been lifted from the +/- or Visuals albums. A lovely, uplifting thing.

Another documented atrocity that cuts through all the whining about "blood libels": the deliberate murder of a child. During a ceasefire.

We’re now 6 points better off from the corresponding fixtures last year… and when was the last time we were 3rd? Did we get there under Marsch briefly…? If not, it must be 24-25 years. #lufc

Impressive stuff. Physical and combative, with threats from everywhere, not least the wing backs. Did become a bit like Hudds in the 2023/24 season… went 4-0 up and lost a bit of intensity, which stuffed up the clean sheet, but that was domination for an hour. Could/should have been 6 or 7. #lufc

Given that to Bogle? Come the fuck on…. #lufc

Oooof…! Have some of that. Was a bit worried about that 5-10 minute spell when Newcastle we’re pressing high and releasing runners, but we wrested back control and never let go. Tanaka, Stach, Bogle and Okafor the architects but DCL brilliant up top. That header was pure brutalism. #lufc

Utterly ridiculous that red card… makes Beckham vs Argentina look like GBH.

This weekend’s results are showing that it’s going to be another dogfight to steer clear of relegation… talk of Europe is daft, imo. Our primary job is stay up and earn another summer of squad upgrades and get us to the West Stand rebuild. I don’t really care how we achieve it, either. #lufc

Oooooof... new M83 album coming out. Shoegazey, Mogwai-ish vibes to the taster track... perfect.