Geoff Poundes
@geoffpoundes.bsky.social
Freelance Writer/Editor; Novelist: Religion of Birds, 2016. Practicing atheist. LUFC fan & feuerbiest, hence: curmudgeon/misanthrope.
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If we get 1 point from next 4 games it'll be a shock. Reluctantly, time to admit that recruitment in summer wasn't good enough - we will be bottom 3 by Xmas. 49ers prob need to act now b4 situation is irretrievable. Even now, it's not clear who we could bring in that would make the difference. #lufc
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If we get 1 point from next 4 games it'll be a shock. Reluctantly, time to admit that recruitment in summer wasn't good enough - we will be bottom 3 by Xmas. 49ers prob need to act now b4 situation is irretrievable. Even now, it's not clear who we could bring in that would make the difference. #lufc
Hate to be neg, but this w/e is critical. If we lose to Forest, & WHU beat Burnley, those 2 will be on the rise & we'll be 2pts from bottom 3, & with gnarly fixtures upcoming we're nailed on to be in bottom 3 b4 Xmas. I think 49ers will then sack Daniel so new guy gets the Jan window #lufc
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hate to be neg, but this w/e is critical. If we lose to Forest, & WHU beat Burnley, those 2 will be on the rise & we'll be 2pts from bottom 3, & with gnarly fixtures upcoming we're nailed on to be in bottom 3 b4 Xmas. I think 49ers will then sack Daniel so new guy gets the Jan window #lufc
Possibly the most depressing element of today's game is that the Brighton players are probably telling each other that's the easiest 3 points we'll get all season...#lufc
November 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Possibly the most depressing element of today's game is that the Brighton players are probably telling each other that's the easiest 3 points we'll get all season...#lufc
A note of caution after yesterday. If Joe Rodon continues as he's started, there may be some impossible to ignore offers for him in January. Kid's on fire & showed himself to be a top, top PL defender #lufc
October 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A note of caution after yesterday. If Joe Rodon continues as he's started, there may be some impossible to ignore offers for him in January. Kid's on fire & showed himself to be a top, top PL defender #lufc
I don't understand the argument that if players have done OK, they stay in the team. What if the £20m players you leave out could do better than OK, be exceptional perhaps? Defend aerial balls in their own box perhaps, given their height, presence, reputation, market value? 😡 #lufc
October 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I don't understand the argument that if players have done OK, they stay in the team. What if the £20m players you leave out could do better than OK, be exceptional perhaps? Defend aerial balls in their own box perhaps, given their height, presence, reputation, market value? 😡 #lufc
What an exceptional player Ethan Ampadu has become. Looks every inch a match for De Bruyne for Wales, & running the midfield v Belgium #lufc
October 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What an exceptional player Ethan Ampadu has become. Looks every inch a match for De Bruyne for Wales, & running the midfield v Belgium #lufc
Looks to me like the 7 relegation-threatened clubs are now in place. We're 2nd in that mini-league. We need to win our home games against the other 6 (yet to play any of them at ER), & then pick up as many away pts against them as possible. Our pts v Everton/B'mouth/Newcastle are bonuses! #lutv
October 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Looks to me like the 7 relegation-threatened clubs are now in place. We're 2nd in that mini-league. We need to win our home games against the other 6 (yet to play any of them at ER), & then pick up as many away pts against them as possible. Our pts v Everton/B'mouth/Newcastle are bonuses! #lutv
Decent performance today, but can't avoid the 1 point in last 9 stat. Pascal was a bit ropey today - I think after the break it's time to give Bijol his chance. While Darlow has looked decent I'd also like to see Perri back 'tween the sticks, and given the opportunity to settle into the team #lufc
October 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Decent performance today, but can't avoid the 1 point in last 9 stat. Pascal was a bit ropey today - I think after the break it's time to give Bijol his chance. While Darlow has looked decent I'd also like to see Perri back 'tween the sticks, and given the opportunity to settle into the team #lufc
America - the country that genuinely believes thoughts and prayers solve problems.
September 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
America - the country that genuinely believes thoughts and prayers solve problems.
Mixed feelings for Daniel. On the one hand the slightly under-strength squad gives him a chance to show what a top coach he can be; on the other he must approach every game & training session dreading that moment when any of his glass-legged forward players breaks down. No room for error #lufc
September 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Mixed feelings for Daniel. On the one hand the slightly under-strength squad gives him a chance to show what a top coach he can be; on the other he must approach every game & training session dreading that moment when any of his glass-legged forward players breaks down. No room for error #lufc
I have some sympathy with LUFC's failed attempt to sign a top striker. Particularly after the 0-5 Arsenal drubbing. How does an agent sell a move to a CF (who trades on his scoring record), to a club that will clearly be fighting a relegation battle in which scoring chances will be sparse? #lufc
September 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I have some sympathy with LUFC's failed attempt to sign a top striker. Particularly after the 0-5 Arsenal drubbing. How does an agent sell a move to a CF (who trades on his scoring record), to a club that will clearly be fighting a relegation battle in which scoring chances will be sparse? #lufc
Mourinho has left Fenerbahce today, eh? Coincidence? If I were Daniel, I'd grab a win against the Toon tomorrow (even that might not be enough #lufc
August 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Mourinho has left Fenerbahce today, eh? Coincidence? If I were Daniel, I'd grab a win against the Toon tomorrow (even that might not be enough #lufc
With Perri through the door, and Paixao apparently close, our Daniel has been backed to the hilt by the 49ers. No excuses. Norwich failed you, but Leeds haven't. You owned the Ch, now you have all the tools at your disposal to flourish in the PL. Pressure's on, feuerbiest! #lufc
July 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
With Perri through the door, and Paixao apparently close, our Daniel has been backed to the hilt by the 49ers. No excuses. Norwich failed you, but Leeds haven't. You owned the Ch, now you have all the tools at your disposal to flourish in the PL. Pressure's on, feuerbiest! #lufc
Well, so far: Tanaka/Bogle sheer class; Gudmundsson a beast; Piroe looks fit, sharp, ready. Bijol/Bornauw big, strong, solid. Now Stach is done, just a top GK and CF and we're done. Don't see relegation in our future. #lufc
July 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Well, so far: Tanaka/Bogle sheer class; Gudmundsson a beast; Piroe looks fit, sharp, ready. Bijol/Bornauw big, strong, solid. Now Stach is done, just a top GK and CF and we're done. Don't see relegation in our future. #lufc
I guess we can take one thing from the early window - if anyone doubted the 49ers are fully behind Farke, think again. Our dip into the German market has Daniel's stamp all over it. They're backing him. #lutv
July 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I guess we can take one thing from the early window - if anyone doubted the 49ers are fully behind Farke, think again. Our dip into the German market has Daniel's stamp all over it. They're backing him. #lutv
Alcaraz & Sinner announcing that if you thought tennis was dead post-the 3 GOATS, think again. A level of tennis never seen before.
June 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Alcaraz & Sinner announcing that if you thought tennis was dead post-the 3 GOATS, think again. A level of tennis never seen before.
Brilliant, this. One of the lunatics has left the asylum. Trump this week: "Elon who? Never met him. He's fake news, radical scum, leftist commie blah, blah, blah"
June 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Brilliant, this. One of the lunatics has left the asylum. Trump this week: "Elon who? Never met him. He's fake news, radical scum, leftist commie blah, blah, blah"