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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

What a series! Second only to Gomorrah in my view.

Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

As the story says, he's lived there for a long time. Long before they had any interest in us. It's just the right wing media said he left because of labour's tax changes. But he didn't because he'd left 10 years ago.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I know and was just joking. They were extremely lucky last season

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Nowt to do with huge gap in quality between barca and most of the rest of the league. Opposition nowhere near the quality of premier league.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It didn't for sunderland last season though...

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Unless we want the same teams winning things, this should always be the case. Liverpool had won less trophies than nufc before they were bankrolled in the 70s.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I know... couldn't help myself 🤣

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

There's no way PSG haven't been doing the same! The transfer fees and wages they've been paying and revenues claimed. Probably even more so than city given the relative appeal of the French league. And they control uefa now...

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

2 of the top 3 had to cheat to get there

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There is a question mark over the CL progress given the old format in 2002/03 and progressing past the first group stage into the second group stage. Just semantics i suppose though.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It will impact the atmosphere further too. Less likely to be singing/ shouting/ getting involved in the ebb and flow of the game if you're drinking pints. And I say this having just been to an Ajax game where I was drinking in the stands.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Why would be sign a new contract? Surely he'll wait, see if he can retain his place in the team. If he can't, he can leave on a free. If he can, he's in a great bargaining position for decent contract.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I actually think the last 2 home games will stand the young players/ team in good stead. Coming from 2 goals down to draw and holding on when in the lead to win are 2 things we needed to overcome from last season.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Funny how people can watch the same game and see such different things. I didn't see Botman do anything wrong at all yesterday. What merited you giving him a 5?

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I agree the whole team dropped back. In that sense you could say that we went to a 5 4 0 formation. But as Jaissle says, we seem to have a psychological hangover

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

People saying we went to a back 5 yesterday. I don't think we did. He put thiaw at right back.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Pondered the increased work rate during the match today. He's got a lot to play for this season... new contract or new club.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Proves Jonny's original point though. Some fans wouldn't have been prepared to allow Howe a transition period despite all of the changes. He knew that, so quit.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

You wouldn't have been happy with howe delivering a mid table finish though...

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

couldn't react quick enough before game ran away. Needs to assess his want to sit deep out of possession versus a need to have options for defence midfield to build up attacks. Pressing in PL will be on a different level to what he's used to.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Struggled against their 343. Both our full backs pinned back. Dropping a CM back to build possession gave us a 5131 formation with the front 4 marooned up front and Leeds gaining territory/ overrunning is in midfield. Lack of experience meant we folded for 20 mins after first goal. Jaissle /1

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Or we're not if you go off last nights result/ performance?

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Still the same formation. The difference is the gap between our attack and defence is huge. Been the same all season

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

No chance. Odegaard plays as a 10.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The majority of teams play 4231, same as Jaissle had been playing. Liverpool won the title playing that formation. Arsenal won the title playing that formation last year.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

As much as I hate Man Utd we really need them to win this because there's not been one home win all weekend and can't see there not being at least one home win #nufc

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The player always decides. An agent may pressure them etc but a player always decides. I can guarantee you that.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Good luck setting the value to replace a player 🤣 and then enforcing that. Sounds like FIFA want to set player values... can't see where that would be legally challenged 🤔

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

No one to get on the end of them

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Out of 55 shots, 25 have been blocked and 14 on target.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A good example of why the crowd were getting increasingly frustrated

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It all started with the foul on Elanga in the lead up to the goal. You could maybe accept that they've been told to let some physicality go. But then for the rest of the first half, he was blowing up for any little touch. Hence yesterday's game had the most free kicks of any PL game this season.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Miley and Gonzalez treading on each others toes yesterday which they'll sort out in time. Willock great in transition, not so good when we're trying to get hold of a game. Suspect their problems conceding late are due to pace they go at first 30 mins. Most teams would struggle in the face of that.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

No, I get that those are the stats. But doesn't tell the story of his performance in the 2nd half. We got more fouls 2nd half because Bournemouth were spent (not surprised after first 35 mins) and sought to break up play constantly through fouls. Nufc.com summed him up the whole thing pretty well...

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Pardo running towards goal, promising attack, hauled down by shirt... play on. Barnes brushes Smiths shoulder then through on goal... foul. I'm not having the 'he gave us more fouls in the 2nd half'.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The way this match is going you may want to inadvertently mute it again.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Certain politicians are like Coyote... no matter how many things explode in their face, they still manage to keep going week after week.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Same tactic as howe played in first few seasons with Botman and Schar doing the diagonal passes and trippier pushing right up.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hopkinson comes across very well here. And big sponsor being announced tomorrow!🤔

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I looked at one particular person last year to see what their timeline was like during the 4-1 win away to Everton and you'd think we'd been beaten 6-0. I blocked them after that.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

No. I can just hold my water and realise that I don't have to have an opinion on everything or have a need to find something to complain about. Just enjoy it for what it is. Jaissle will get some things right and wrong. That's life. But he certainly knows more about creating a football team than you

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm sure Jaissle knows better about what the squad/ team needs more than you. And there's 3 sides to a transfer... selling club, buying club and player. If we can't find a buying club for Pope, or Willock doesn't fancy turkey, then doesn't matter what nufc do.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

If you sell players, you have to replace them. We were at/ above our PSR limits. If we sold, we were likely bringing in players of lesser quality. And there's little likelihood we'd have got much money for any of them anyway.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I rate my grounds on atmosphere - not just atmosphere in terms of crowd noise, but the feeling of the place. Most of the new stadiums don't have atmosphere. I can appreciate they look nice, are comfortable, sell nice food etc. Just prefer old style.

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Paul Lynch @pdl1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Elland road. Old school and loud/ great atmosphere.

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