Evann Guessand

[RamboandBruno]

Looked handy last night I thought, big unit, but really good touch

[SaddVillan]

AFCON
Some observations/complaints that Guessand will miss games in Dec/Jan.

Here's the number of AFCON eligible players by club.  Might change

0 Arsenal, Leeds, Toon
1 Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool
2  Bournemouth, Brentford, Everton, Fulham, Man City, Spurs
3 Brighton  Palace
4 Burnley, ManU, West Ham, Wolves
6 Forest
7 Sunderland

Ghana, Guinness, Guinea-Bissau haven't qualified.

AFCON is 21 Dec - 18 Jan. Fixtures during that periid:

20 Dec ManU H
27 Dec Chelsea A
30 Dec Arsenal H
3 Jan Forest H
7 Jan Palace A
10 Jan FAC 3
12 Jan EFL s/f 1st Leg
17 Jan Everton H

[pauliewalnuts]

It’s small beer for those non qualifiers

[Steve67]

Sunderland and Forest 13 between them. Wow! We are playing Forest too.

[Somniloquism]

No wonder Sunderland have bought 11 new players.

[Drummond]

It’s small beer for those non qualifiers

They didn't provide very stout opposition that's for sure.

[mrfuse]

It’s small beer for those non qualifiers

They didn't provide very stout opposition that's for sure.

They should look to draught in some youngsters and rebuild.

[johnc]

My Goodness My AFCON

[SaddVillan]

Sunderland and Forest 13 between them. Wow! We are playing Forest too.

AFCON is 21 Dec - 18 Jan, these are our fixtures over thst period

20 Dec ManU H    4 players at AFCON
27 Dec Chelsea A    1
30 Dec Arsenal H    nobody
3 Jan Forest H   6
7 Jan Palace A   3
10 Jan FAC 3rd rnd
12 Jan EFL s/f 1st Leg
17 Jan Everton H    2

[Villatillidie25]

There’s only really Aina in their 1st 11 that’s going though. Sangare to a lesser extent I suppose. Does mean they won’t be able to rotate for EL though so will be a tough month for them.
Palace losing Sarr is good though.

[eamonn]

Do we play Palace while it's on? Sarr has haunted us more than anyone since... Robbie Keane?

[cdbearsfan]

We would only avoid playing Sarr if Senegal make at least the last sixteen and possibly the quarter-final. Seem to remember the useless twats getting knocked out in the groups a few years ago so that Ba and Cissé could play, and inevitably score, against us for Newcastle.

[Villatillidie25]

Assuming SaddVillan fixture list is accurate we do…
My thoughts exactly. United lose a few decent players too actually, Mbeumo, Amad, Mazraoui, Onana

[cdbearsfan]

Group Stage: 21st-31 December
Round of 16: 3rd-6th January
Quarter-Finals: 9th-10th January
Semi-Finals: 14th January
Pointless 3rd Place Game: 17th January
Final: 18th January

[Somniloquism]

The Ivory Coast won it in 2015 and then didn't get passed the group stage in the following tournament. Hopefully the pattern repeats itself and we get him back early.