Rice injured and will not take part today. Knee injury so expected to be out

[WES]

On a serious note....Wes, it is ****ing ludicrous. Farcical.

Timber was seen with the squad, if he starts and Gabriel starts we will be missing 2 of what most people considered to be our first 11 at the start of the year. And some thought MLS would be first choice.

And we will have Martinelli, Jesus, Madueke, Nwaneri
and Eze on the bench.

So not really that bad at all.

[Peter]

Timber was seen with the squad, if he starts and Gabriel starts we will be missing 2 of what most people considered to be our first 11 at the start of the year. And some thought MLS would be first choice.

And we will have Martinelli, Jesus, Madueke, Nwaneri
and Eze on the bench.

So not really that bad at all.

Fair enough. I think Rice is a pretty bloody big miss, particularly for a big game.

Let's hope Tomber plays because God knows who the 5th choice right back is.....

[WES]

Timber was seen with the squad, if he starts and Gabriel starts we will be missing 2 of what most people considered to be our first 11 at the start of the year. And some thought MLS would be first choice.

And we will have Martinelli, Jesus, Madueke, Nwaneri
and Eze on the bench.

So not really that bad at all.

So arguably we are missing one of our first 11, Rice.

And a bench of Havertz, Madueke, Martinelli, Eze, Jesus, Norgaard, White and MLS

Bedwetters

We?ll lose, of course

[WES]

Fair enough. I think Rice is a pretty bloody big miss, particularly for a big game.

Let's hope Tomber plays because God knows who the 5th choice right back is.....

but yes, Rice a big loss

[Peter]

but yes, Rice a big loss

Having Ben White back is big and might help us keep him and Timber fit.

I don't think we will necessarily lose but I don't really see us winning. And we absolutely need to.

[redgunamo]

Having Ben White back is big and might help us keep him and Timber fit.

I don't think we will necessarily lose but I don't really see us winning. And we absolutely need to.

Premier League defences have all had too much Christmas pudding

[7sisters]

Too late. MLS slipped as he was leaving the hotel. Unfortunately, he slid along the floor and took out Raya, Saliba, Gabriel, and Merino. Knee injuries all round.

Then Saka tripped getting on the coach and landed on Odegaard and Gyokeres. Impact injuries for all. Zubimendi saw the whole thing and fainted, banging his head.

Not clear how long all of those will be out for, but the hope is it will be days rather than years.

Read it and weep. 30 fkin games since 24/25.
Jesus wept
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ricc...spieler/502821

[WES]

Read it and weep. 30 fkin games since 24/25.
Jesus wept
https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ricc...spieler/502821

He?s like Jesus, 7s. If he played every day we couldn?t have bought him. He?d be in Italy.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

A few months ago I joked that when our SIX injured forwards came back we would probably start losing defenders.....

Yesterday I joked that midfield would.presumably be the next injury crisis.....

I should probably stop joking about it

It is probably all your fault, P.

We were out of wingers, then strikers, then LCHs then RCHs then RBs and now MFs. There's only Daveeed and Kepa left to get injured at the same point.

As an aside, Triphop was looking good before the injury and Hinchappy has been looking great at LCH. Really wins those aerial duels around the half-way line and starts attacks.

Oh, and Vik looked useful yesterday. Couple of headers that were decent attempts and his link up play around the box won the corner for the first goal. Would be great to see Kai come back at his very best and then have Vik as an option, with Kai coming on for Zubi and playing inside left with Dec at DM, or coming on for a FB and playing 3 at the back and 2 up top.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

Having Ben White back is big and might help us keep him and Timber fit.

I don't think we will necessarily lose but I don't really see us winning. And we absolutely need to.

Top reverse jinxing, P. Keep it up.