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Some of the comments in this thread man! Carabao Cup win - First silverware in six years FA Cup Semi Final still to play Europa League Quarter Final still to play 5th in the league, level on points with 3rd and 4th, with two games in hand over 4th This is clear progress, and we have been...

How could anyone in their right mind want shot of him? A lot of top level clubs would love to have him in their squad. He had a shocking 12-18 months, largely down to physical injury, burning out/being overplayed, plus some mental health issues as well, which he has spoken about. This season...

Stick with him, ETH hasn't even had him for 6 months yet, and like most other players in the squad, last season should be considered a write-off. He has a lot of aspects to improve on, but has shown glimpses of what he can offer, let's at least give him the rest of this season and judge him...

Huge success, particularly in the modern era where the cycles seem shorter lived. SAF 'only' won 2 CLs in 26 years. Would that be classed as success or failure? He himself regrets not winning more in Europe with such a dominant domestic side, which shows just how much the stars need to align to...

Right now, any trophy would do. We don't have enough winners in the squad, and even winning a League Cup or Europa League shouldn't be sniffed at. In a fairy-tale world, we'd be competing for the PL and/or CL every season, and winning one of them relatively regularly. But times have moved on...

Also Plymouth Argyle, being the closest professional club to me (live in Cornwall) I used to go to quite a few games with mates when we were in school, also went to uni in Plymouth and watched plenty of games then as well. It's still not close enough to easily go every week though!

Europa League Final - Being out in Stockholm, sun shining, singing and dancing in the streets before a European final. Great memories and a general feeling in the air that this was the start of our return to competing for the big trophies, a lot of excitement for the following season (which of...

There's not a chance that regular match going fans will start protesting against Solskjaer at this point. Not arguing whether he should stay or go, but you won't see the fans at the ground chasing him out of the club.

It may have been the top priority going into the summer, but these things are not set in stone and it's a dynamic situation. The club reacted to a top class CB becoming available at a brilliant price that improved the 11 massively, plus the unexpected availability of Ronaldo forcing our hand...

Impossible to predict before any transfer business is done, but assuming we (realistically) make 1-3 solid additions. Mount a more sustained 'title challenge'. Being within 5-7 points off the leaders going into the final 4/5 matchdays. It's a massive jump to say 'win the league', but make sure...

Some people in this thread! :houllier: Use your eyes, you can see the progress clear as day. Is it perfect? No. Do we still have issues to resolve? Yes. Has there been progress? Absolutely. On the whole, the football has been so much more enjoyable, and the players are showing strong...

Whilst we're enjoying our current league position, we should remember that we're not even half way through the season yet, and whilst it's great to dream, and we should all make the most of the feeling that we're in a title race, a hell of a lot can happen between now and May in the league...

The red card is of course on Fred, not Ole, should have been shown a straight red in the first half, and was playing way to reckless going to ground for someone on a yellow ... However, it is massively naïve from the manager not to bring him off at half time. Missing golden chances at 1-1 is...

Henderson TFM Maguire Baily Williams McTomminay Fred VDB Lingard Greenwood James Up for rotating, on one hand the likes of Pogba need minutes as clearly lacking match sharpness, but think it's safer to rotate. Stitches Donny up a bit to not be playing with our best attacking options, but...

If that was his last PL appearance for the club, then I'm delighted that he got himself on the score sheet. I imagine we will see some more of him in the Europa League games as Ole looks to rotate and give some players the rest they clearly need. He's had a really rough time both on and off the...