[FOOTIE] Weekend Football

[Lewis]

Paulp Ogba mate.

[Mike]

We look so good lately! And Salah has ended his ‘goal drought’

[Disco]

I'm pretty sure they were playing HHH's music at half time in Cardiff.

[John]

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Oof.

[Giggles]

Love a hit like that.

[Lewis]

I tried, but the Lukaku Positivity badges and banners are getting burned. He is a pudding.

[Waffdon]

Aye, he’s fucking dreadful. Giroud and Firmino would be a much better fit.

Ruben Neves is top quality and willl walk into most teams in a few years.

[Lewis]

He seems like a good CHARACTER in that he clearly gives more of a fuck than half the tossers around him, but fucking hell.

[John]

He's an absolute balloon.

[Yevrah]

He's an absolute balloon.

:D

[Lewis]

'Alexis' was absolute shit again as well. They should cut their losses on him next summer.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Why would he move now? You're stuck with him forever.

[Giggles]

Is the deal up? Nobody is touching him if not.

[Lewis]

It's half-way to Fernando Torres to Chelsea already. Pay his contract up. Loan him out and pay half his wages. Whatever.

[Baz]

As a Liverpool fan it’s hard not to like Mourinho for making United fans so so miserable. Helps massively that Liverpool are currently one of the most entertaining teams to watch that I’ve ever seen.

[Shindig]

We're making a very good case for being the worst team in this league. We have so little going forward and Rafa's setting us up to hold what we've got.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Huddersfield and Cardiff are worse than you. 18th is on though.

We're opening up a wee gap to Spurs and Man Red, which I hadn't anticipated.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Watching QPR v Norwich, and David Moyes is shown in the stands. Surely not sniffing around the corpse of a McClaren job already?

[John]

Knockaert is a lovely player.

[Waffdon]

Pogba’s the only player capable of looking remotely decent for Man Utd. It’ll be them and Spurs for fourth come end of the season. There’s so many shite teams in the lower end as well - 18th is going to have a properly low points total.

[Gray Fox]

As a Liverpool fan it’s hard not to like Mourinho for making United fans so so miserable. Helps massively that Liverpool are currently one of the most entertaining teams to watch that I’ve ever seen.

The thing that gets me is his side are turning out turgid shit most weeks. You'll then get one performance of blowing someone away and you think he's turned the corner, but whoever did something with flair will be punished. Back to turgid shit.

Meanwhile, sticking the dagger in is City and Liverpool, both of Uniteds local rivals and potential challengers for trophies. City especially proving you can play beautiful football and win things, comfortably.

Also Liverpool winning 6 straight games to start the season and still maybe not being top is a bit lol.

[Ian]

Knockaert is a lovely player.

I have one of those totally irrational hatreds of him because he used to score twice a game against me on whatever version of FM it was. 13 or 15.

[Giggles]

I used to like him until I realised that they pronounce the K.

[SincereTheRebel]

Wolves should have beat Man Utd yesterday. Pogba and Lukaku have no mouth. Both were very clumbsy. Raul is improving every game. He is slowy gaining my respect.

Wolves are not scoring enough goals based on chance creation but they are not conceding either.

Adama is amazing as a super sub. It's just like FIFA. Bring him on to run past tired legs but his final ball and decision making is poor and will probably never improve. Plus he has The Curse...

[Jimmy Floyd]

I haven't seen enough of Kepa to judge his skillz as yet, but he really is a beautiful man.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Really impressed by Kovacic. He reminds me of Michael Essien at his best, perhaps without some of the defensive work.

[Waffdon]

Kante is a bit wasted to the right of a three.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think he's slightly too hung up on Jorginho, personally.

[Waffdon]

Kante isn’t suited to a possession based team at all - certainly not in the formation they play. Liverpool could run riot down the sides next week as it’s just Jorginho and the two centre halves covering.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Against better teams I'd have Kanté and Kovacic in front of the back four and Jorginho poncing about ahead. This way is a bit Italian for this league I think. In the PL you have to hide your slow luxury player.

[Waffdon]

Doesn’t help Willian is in front of him. Pedro is far better.

[Lewis]

Willian is miles better than Pedro.

[Waffdon]

He’s bang average. Chelsea not selling him for £60m was a right mess. Once Pedro is fit, Willian will be back to the bench.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Willian is a superb footballer. They're both great and have different strengths.

[Waffdon]

He’s a good rotation player and for bringing on in the second half.

Hazard is too unselfish.

He’s having a ‘mare

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fucking hell Yarmolenko.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is Sarri smoking actual fags or some imitation?

[Giggles]

Is Sarri smoking actual fags or some imitation?

I'd say the no smoking rules in the ground apply to him too, though most places don't let you vape either.

[Disco]

He was holding an unlit one earlier.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is Sarri smoking actual fags or some imitation?

He just chews/sucks/whatever on the butts of them.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/secondary/Chelsea-team-news-1456883.jpg?r=1534028634951

[Lewis]

He should just do it and pay whatever fines he gets.

[John Arne]

I don' really get playing Kante in that 8 role. Seems completely pointless.

[phonics]

We've finally hit peak Arsenal. We're playing some sort of 4-4-2 with 4 central midfielders.

[John Arne]

If you want a good laugh every now and then, follow Johor Darul Ta'zim on Twitter (OfficialJohor) - owned by some Crown Prince, they spend most of their time being the most paranoid, holier than thou, wannabe massive club in the world.

[Lewis]

I can see why that would appeal to you.

[phonics]

Considering he's made it a catchphrase, saying "...And it's live!" then cutting on an advert makes no sense.

[igor_balis]

Everton should be about 4 up

[Waffdon]

Martin Tyler not knowing Richarlison is right footed is more annoying than it should be.

[Waffdon]

The most Everton thing ever, this. Arsenal have been dreadful.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What mongs.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Aubeyang was about a foot offside.

[Waffdon]

That’s a dreadful call from the assistant. He looked a mile off in real time.

[John]

We are flying.

[niko_cee]

That West Ham - Chelsea game must have been one of the worst games I've ever seen where neither side seemed overly bothered about defending.

I'm sure some sort of rugged, Giroud-led skanking awaits next weekend, but if they play anything like that then Liverpool should absolutely roast them.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Our defence is a bit of a mess, especially if that Rudiger injury comes to anything. The keeper seems decent though. Reckon narrow scouse win or a draw.

[niko_cee]

A penchant for over-committing the fullbacks, whilst also being firmly committed to dithering with the ball in defence seems like the worst possible way to approach playing Liverpool, and, as you say, dithering with Cahill and Luiz as the defence sounds terrifying.

[Giggles]

We are flying.

Would be so fucking lol if Gerrard beat Rodgers to a title in his first season. He's doing well.

[Spikey M]

Robbie Savage and Chris Sutton are currently having a mong-off on Twitter. That Chris Sutton is somehow coming across as the bigger whopper against King Mong himself is quite something.

[SincereTheRebel]

There is a Leeds man on here. I hear Barry Douglas is killing it :(

[SincereTheRebel]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCrgfP866Bw

[The Merse]

Gervinho sort of doing a Weah is not really as surprising as it ought be on the face of it. The sublime he handles with ease, it's the simple stuff like hitting the target from 10 yards or passing the ball a similar distance he struggled with.

[Raoul Duke]

I see he's stil persisting with hiding his massive fivehead too

[niko_cee]

Poggers won't captain United again (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45644719)

:drool:

Not that he should ever have been captain in the first place, and Mourinho is right about Saturday. For all the wanking over his touch to set Fred up, giving the ball away in the build up to the Wolves goal was fully crimous.

[Waffdon]

The Man Utd team is just a bit shit, that’s the issue. Pogba was clearly a leader for France at the World Cup so it’s not like it would be an issue at Man Utd. He’s their best player by a distance and walks into any team.

[Giggles]

Saha :cool:

The FAI should see can they do something to play one international a year in Cork if they could get access to the ground.

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[Baz]

Derby are 14/1. Pretty tempted to go big on that. :uhoh:

[phonics]

Such a shame about the injuries. Ferguson was convinced he was the best 9 in the UK since Cantona, years before he even arrived at the club.

(Saha)

[Giggles]

Such a shame about the injuries. Ferguson was convinced he was the best 9 in the UK since Cantona, years before he even arrived at the club.

(Saha)

Complete natural. But, as you say, couldn't stay on the pitch enough.

[Waffdon]

Derby are 14/1. Pretty tempted to go big on that. :uhoh:

Mason Mount anytime at 7/1 is tempting as is first goal at 23/1.

[phonics]

Complete natural. But, as you say, couldn't stay on the pitch enough.

I can't read your post through the tears I'm shedding for Tomas Rosicky.

[Kikó]

Pogba is complete shit and should be sold at the nearest opportunity.

[Lewis]

The Man Utd team is just a bit shit, that’s the issue. Pogba was clearly a leader for France at the World Cup so it’s not like it would be an issue at Man Utd. He’s their best player by a distance and walks into any team.

True.

[phonics]

You'd think Sanchez, the player who ruined Arsenal by trying to do everything, should be absolutely flying in a team with such a lack of an identity but he's being outscored by Nacho Monreal. Chile falling apart has destroyed that man.

Although he was always worse playing with Giroud than without him so maybe Lukaku is just getting in the way.

[Giggles]

Why did Mourinho male Pogba captain in the first place? Just so as he could do this? He would have been a very odd choice, not giving a fuck and all.

[Shindig]

Fellaini needs the armband.

[randomlegend]

Mourinho needs booting.

[phonics]

Why did Mourinho male Pogba captain in the first place? Just so as he could do this? He would have been a very odd choice, not giving a fuck and all.

Same reason the Arsenal captain went Henry > Fabregas > Van Persie. Desperation to keep them by appealing to their ego.

P.S. Pogba definitely does not not give a fuck. That's a ridiculous thing to say.

[Giggles]

Same reason the Arsenal captain went Henry > Fabregas > Van Persie. Desperation to keep them by appealing to their ego.

P.S. Pogba definitely does not not give a fuck. That's a ridiculous thing to say.

About his marketing opportunities or about performing for Man Utd? I'd agree if it's the former.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was a nice goal.

[Kikó]

Sanchez is embarrassingly dreadful.

[John]

Arsenal haven't half paid Man Utd back for the Silvestre deal by foisting Sanchez on them just he was about to become truly pathetic. You'd get better output from pretty much any child in Manchester over the age of fourteen.

[phonics]

Sanchez is embarrassingly dreadful.

It's like 4 years of Arsene telling him to express himself has undone every bit of coaching he's ever had or something.

Is the only move he does cut inside looking for a shot and either run into bodies or try a low cross to the far post still? That was the final 6 months at Arsenal, abject stuff.

[Kikó]

It's just pass the ball to the other team. He's great at that.

[phonics]

It's just pass the ball to the other team. He's great at that.

Yeah that's been standard for years.

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was lovely.

[Waffdon]

:drool:

[John]

:lol:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Just as well they signed Lee Grant really.

[randomlegend]

Mourinho has got to go. Even before the red card we were getting donned at home by Derby. We need a manager who wants to play progressive football to come in.

[Jimmy Floyd]

lol at having his top flight managerial career ended by Lampard of all people.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just sack him now.

[Mike]

Hope he has a job for life, it’s great! :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

I was going to say Jack Marriott would score btw. Saw him at Peterborough, quality centre forward.

[Lewis]

They don't need 'progressive' football as much as they need some sort of system. Everyone just lollops around.

[Kikó]

United actually play worse football than I'd say 95% of teams. They fail at all the basics, it's just incredibly amateur week in week out

[Waffdon]

Be funnier when they lose on penalties.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Of course it's Fellainimania.

[Lewis]

Can't wait to see Eric Bailly take the best/worst penalty you've ever seen.

[randomlegend]

He's African, they only do top corner penalties.

[John]

There's nothing more laughable in football than the twats behind the goal on a penalty thinking waving their arms a bit will put a taker off.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Are we straight to penalties? How twee.

[Lewis]

There's nothing more laughable in football than the twats behind the goal on a penalty thinking waving their arms a bit will put a taker off.

Whatever Scott Carson was doing there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I thought Fred would miss but that was quality.

[Waffdon]

Both keepers here are dreadful.

[randomlegend]

They are all African by the looks of things.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Good penalties once again being mistaken for useless keepers.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lee Grant is shit.

[John]

Both keepers here are dreadful.

Do be quiet.

[Mike]

Jones! Haha

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Gurning nonce was always going to fuck it up.

[Waffdon]

Do be quiet.

Going to put that in reply to Jim as well?

[randomlegend]

Could see from a mile away Jones was missing that.

Please sack Jose.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Some of them were good but several each could have been saved. Grant should have got to a couple.

[Lewis]

Yeah, as soon as people like Dalot and Matic came forward you could see that a mile off. The only surprise is that he never skied it.

[randomlegend]

I was expecting Matic to send his home to Serbia to be honest.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Quite up for Lampard/Morris taking over from the chain smoking street sweeper when the time comes.

[John]

Some of them were good but several each could have been saved. Grant should have got to a couple.

I counted maybe three that should have been saved. The rest were right in the corner with power, or high enough that no goalkeeper is getting close.

[Kikó]

Another shit night. The past number of seasons have been a real collection of dog turds wrapped up with a couple of trophy bows.

[Reg]

I think it'll be Mourinho losing the dressing room rather than results/performances like that that'll get him sacked. He'll definitely be off one way or another, but would the Glazers take 4th every year if everything was 'fine'?

[Kikó]

Yes. As long as the money is flowing all is gravy.

[niko_cee]

It is interesting to see how much better professional footballers are at penalties when there isn't much pressure on them. These early league cup rounds always have some mammoth shootouts.

United are so bad. Is Zizou going to be the binman of choice or will they go traditional and let Red Nev or Giggsy sink the shit, I mean ship?

[Magic]

Jones. :D

[randomlegend]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LisDoyHxl2U

Looking good :)

[Kikó]

Send him to Syria.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think Mourinho is doing that thing Conte did where he is just angling for the sack.

[John]

Been saying that for weeks. He wants out but doesn't want to leave his eleventy billion quid on the table.

[Pen]

Him going after Pogba has sullied my fpl plans. Hope he fucks off soon.

[Lewis]

If he does want the sack it would be a bit daft since this is surely his last Big Club role. If he's as big an egomaniac as people claim (which he is), that would presumably mean more to him than any pay-off he would be in line for.

[SincereTheRebel]

If he wants to get the sack. He should just put Pogba in goal and Phil Jones at left wing. I do that sometimes on football manager with teams i don't like. I usually end up being dismissed just after Christmas.

[John]

If he does want the sack it would be a bit daft since this is surely his last Big Club role. If he's as big an egomaniac as people claim (which he is), that would presumably mean more to him than any pay-off he would be in line for.

If he thinks the way to go about keeping the job is to alienate his only good player and pop up in the press slating anyone who misplaces a pass then he's just an idiot and should be binned anyway.

He's never come across as a full on mongo before so issues of ego aside, it makes more sense that he knows the game is over and he's trying to engineer his way out the door without having to lose out on his severance. Wouldn't surprise me to find out Woodward wants rid and is trying to stare him out to save the money.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think Jose's calculation may be that since Manchester United stands against the immediacy of modern life, his best hope of getting Poggers into line is to create a massive diversion at an awkward time of the season.

Force the issue, so to speak. Back me or sack me.

[Giggles]

The whole living in a hotel thing was weird from the start.

[niko_cee]

The Mignolet-Lovren-Moreno comedy roadshow is back in town tonight.

Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Moreno, Fabinho, Milner, Keita, Shaqiri, Mane, Sturridge.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We have Big Willy in goal so all bets are off.

[Mike]

Was confident until I saw Mingus and Moreno.
Be nice to get a proper look at Fabinho at least.

[Raoul Duke]

Watching the Dortmund game and they have a player called "Zagadu" or something, who must have the best chant in the history of football.

[Disco]

Please tell me it's Black Lace inspired.

[Raoul Duke]

They're not singing it, but they bloody well should be.

[Mike]

I’d forgot how bad Moreno is. Anytime he’s doing anything I worry.

[Waffdon]

Fabregas is running this at the minute. Looks better than Jorginho in that position.

[Lewis]

Anderson had a quality chant to that tune when he was good. Waster.

[Baz]

May as well have played with 10 men. Studge hasn’t done a thing.

[John]

Sturridge. :lol:

Glue factory. Now.

[Waffdon]

Jesus :D

Horrific from all parties.

[John]

I'd missed Fraser Aird signing for your boys, Waff. He gambled all his wages away yet?

[Raoul Duke]

I've never heard of this Emerson Palmieri geezer

[Giggles]

Jesus, it wasnt even close either.

[Waffdon]

I'd missed Fraser Aird signing for your boys, Waff. He gambled all his wages away yet?

Not more so than me.

Chelsea have so much shite in their squad. Barkley must be the most pointless player ever.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I thought the bog cleaner would favour Emerson in a back four owing to his ability to defend, but it appears full backs these days are purely attacking weapons so Alonso it is.

[John]

Not more so than me.

Chelsea have so much shite in their squad. Barkley must be the most pointless player ever.

He's fond of getting people to put bets on for games he's involved in, the little prick.

[Raoul Duke]

I thought the bog cleaner would favour Emerson in a back four owing to his ability to defend, but it appears full backs these days are purely attacking weapons so Alonso it is.

Gotta feel sorry for Moses. Had just become a regular and gets shafted completely.

[John]

Fucking hell, Jordan Rossiter is on a football pitch wearing boots and shinguards and everything.

[Waffdon]

Gotta feel sorry for Moses. Had just become a regular and gets shafted completely.

Wing back suited him. Azpilicueta will always be first choice and he’s not good enough going forward. No end product.

Is Loftus Cheek dead?

[Baz]

Oh Daniel Daniel

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wing back suited him. Azpilicueta will always be first choice and he’s not good enough going forward. No end product.

Is Loftus Cheek dead?

Bench, should have played in this instead of Fabregas, who is now slower than the John Deere 9620RX on a 20% incline.

Would have liked to see Hudson-Odoi as well.

[Giggles]

Does he still do the stupid dance or has he finally realised it's embarrassing when you're stealing a living?

[Mike]

Kieta continues to look better and better.

[Mike]

Does he still do the stupid dance or has he finally realised it's embarrassing when you're stealing a living?

He does it and it’s bloody fantastic
https://i.giphy.com/media/4JTtDmhQHqdlm/giphy.gif

[Waffdon]

Luiz coming on over Hudson Odoi sums Chelsea up.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It sums Italian managers up is what it does. I'm already getting bored of this one.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Hang on, Spurs are playing their home game for this at Stadium MK? That's the most laughable thing I've heard for ages.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That was offside. Well done VAR.

[Waffdon]

It looked offside but Morata blocks the shitty camera angle they had.

[Baz]

Hang on, Spurs are playing their home game for this at Stadium MK? That's the most laughable thing I've heard for ages.Dele Alli’s testimonial at 22. :drool:

[John]

Norwich have cocked up big time in letting Glenn Middleton go. Most impressive young player at Ibrox since Barry Ferguson.

[Waffdon]

My boy :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

That was one of the best goals I've seen scored for Chelsea.

[John]

Good heavens, Hazard. :drool:

He's sent Moreno to the shops there.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If this holds it's a mugging for the ages.

[Ian]

I don't care what division they're in, Macclesfield should just shut up shop and get into another sport.

[niko_cee]

That was a quality goal from Hazard, but Moreno is such a mook. He barely looked at Hazard as he was running at him (ostensibly paranoid about the Moses overlap). Mate, you've got their best player running at you, he's not going to slip it wide, he's going to cut in and shoot.

You'd think with the VAR, if they're going down the who's foot is who's route which is apparently how offside is judged nowadays, you'd have cameras on both sides.

I know is horribly outdated, but I still hate the rule that allows players to be offside in the middle of the penalty area as a cross is played in.

[Gray Fox]

I've said before I believe Hazard to be the best player in the league and he showed why.

Should have put the game to bed by all accounts but not bad with some reserves on both sides. Potentially only ever having to see Mignolet in a Liverpool shirt once more is a dreamy thought.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I saw enough to suggest we might get skullfucked at the weekend, especially if that slow clod Jorginho plays in the middle and Kanté continues to operate in that ghastly channel between UKIP and the Tories.

[John]

You won't get an Italian possession man dropping someone after they've just smashed the record for most passes in a game so Jorginho most certainly will be there.

[niko_cee]

I saw enough to suggest we might get skullfucked at the weekend, especially if that slow clod Jorginho plays in the middle and Kanté continues to operate in that ghastly channel between UKIP and the Tories.

Depends whether Liverpool can capitalise on the chances their pressing creates, they've been pretty rubbish/wasteful at converting those situations into goals this season. Just look at the Spurs game. Chelsea's style is also pretty high risk, so there is always the chance the risk pays off and spinning out of tight situations in their own half opens the game up for Hazard and co. Who am I kidding? For Hazard. Whenever I see that Christiansen player he seems to play well. Better than the other centrebacks there anyway. Didn't he play well in the Gerrard falling over game?

[Gray Fox]

That was Kalas wasn't it?

[phonics]

Mike Dean has a painting in the attic that is a million years old.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DoFyq2pX0AAhj4g.jpg

The Arsenal mascot in the first image is the Brentford captain in the second.

[wullie]

Oh Hadji, you were a star who burned too brightly for our eyes

[Lewis]

That time he tried to blow a plane up with his shoes was a bit uncalled for.

[Pepe]

Is that Batistuta for Argentina?

[John]

Tony Adams looks just about ready to execute a lovely plié there.

[phonics]

Ramsey and Arsenal agreed a contract several weeks ago that's now been withdrawn by the club and he'll be off on a free in the summer.

[SincereTheRebel]

Ramsey and Arsenal agreed a contract several weeks ago that's now been withdrawn by the club and he'll be off on a free in the summer.

You should have sold him a years ago when he was close to being top 5 in the world.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Phonics just didn't want him to leave.

[SincereTheRebel]

Players like that expire after a period of time. They you hold hope, they will find the previous form for a 12 game spell again. Chances of it happening are rare.

The goal who scored in Turkey was something else by the way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG1Lq2XLSPY

[John]

Neil Doncaster, genius head of the SPFL, has decided both semi finals of the league cup will be played at Hampden on the same day. So we'll have Rangers, Celtic, Hearts, and Aberdeen fans all heading to or from the same area at around the same time. That should be fun.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is Neil Doncaster still in post? Jesus, he's been a right laugh for years and what success he's had too.

[John]

He's an utter mongo. I can't imagine the police won't tell him to think again, but if that actually happens I expect it'll be a difficult day for them.

The official SPFL Facebook page has just posted asking for predictions for the Rangers v Ayr game, which was played last night.

I don't think there's a single mentally competent individual in that entire organisation.

[Shindig]

Months after a crush he signs off on that. Top man.

[phonics]

I've just sen Paul Ince say that Pogba is a troublemaker and should be sold immediately. Does he not remember his career?

[Kikó]

Paul Ince wasn't that much of a troublemaker.

[phonics]

Wasn’t he sold by United specifically for being a troublemaker?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Paul Ince was just another example of Alex Ferguson not getting on with anyone with even a slight hint of personality.

[Kikó]

He was sold because he was surplus to requirements. So Ince found a new club.

[Lewis]

Those land reforms were a disaster as well.

[Giggles]

Huge game tonight lads, hope you can find a stream.

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[John]

Nice that they've found a better slogan than 'It's not that bleak.'

[Giggles]

Nice that they've found a better slogan than 'It's not that bleak.'

The tongue is firmly in cheek with it though, can't actually remember where it came from now originally.

Not sure why it applies to a cup semi though.

[Giggles]

Dundalk's pitch looks cut up as fuck in the rain which is fair going seeing as it's plastic.

Paddy Mc :cool:

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[Giggles]

If Cork beat Bohs on Sunday then it's a Cork v Dundalk cup final for the 4th year in a row. I know they're the two best teams in the country but when there's an open draw after every round then it's mad they've never met at an earlier stage in 4 years. Hot and cold balls.

[Bam]

3-1 to the Irons today. :youpi:

[Shindig]

Knackered full-backs for us today. :moop:

[igor_balis]

lovely stuff

[randomlegend]

Please sack Mourinho. Please god. The toxic atmosphere and terrible football can't even be justified by passable results any more.

[Lewis]

This is atrocious, and this formation smells like Mourinho running out of ideas.

[randomlegend]

I'm starting to get on board with the "he's trying to get sacked so he gets his payout" theory.

[niko_cee]

What's the deal with Sanchez then? Is he a write off? Wenger in?

I'd take a draw later. We're due to actually play well at some point, but that doesn't often happen against Chelsea, and with potentially no Van Dijk and Hazard playing the way he is I can see it being a tough game.

[Lewis]

I think he is trying to resolve it. He just can't, for reasons which I don't think are entirely his fault, so why keep going with it?

[randomlegend]

Everything gets changed so fucking quickly though, it's no surprise nothing is working. Formation changed every other game. Players get dropped if they don't perform for one game.

He's treating it like it's FM and he's trying to find the cheat tactic.

[Lewis]

It's like that 2-0 at Stoke what 'LvG' never recovered from.

[Mike]

3-1 to the Irons today. :youpi:

I’ve stuck 50p on that cos it has a price boost to 40/1

I bloody love Josè

[Yevrah]

I'm starting to get on board with the "he's trying to get sacked so he gets his payout" theory.

Or maybe, just maybe, he's not a very good manager anymore.

The collective disbelief at how bang average Mourinho is becoming really is the gift that keeps on giving.

[Gray Fox]

45 mins to save his job?

[Jimmy Floyd]

GM Woodward really needs to tell him some better tactics to use. They're not scoring enough goals, so I suggest playing more strikers.

[Yevrah]

45 mins to save his job?

10 points from 7 games with a -2 GD if it stays like this. :drool:

[Mike]

I hope they keep him all season and it just carries on how it is. Maybe it can be like FM and he can have a cup run so avoids the sack for a while

[phonics]

This falling apart has been almost as fun as David Moyes.

[Lewis]

If nothing else this week has introduced the 'Goldbridge World' account to me.

[Luke Emia]

The biggest thing is though that this United team is painfully average. De Gea aside I genuinely don't think there is anyone else in that line up who I would want in the Liverpool first team. I always hear about Martial but he's been living on that goal he scored on his debut against us for three years. As for Pogba, he obviously is United's best player but his attitude is terrible and his positional play and sense makes Gerrard look like some kind of on pitch tactical genius.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They're currently Liverpool circa 1995. Good luck with the next 25 years or so.

[randomlegend]

Hopefully our billions of noodle pounds can allow us to turn it round a bit quicker than that :happycry:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nice flick.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The defending :D

Fuck me.

[Gray Fox]

Oh dear.

[Shindig]

2010: Rafael Benitez replaces Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.
2015: Rafael Benitez replaces Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid.

It's happening again.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That wouldn't actually be a bad shout for them, but I guess the Liverpool thing precludes it.

[Lewis]

If nothing else this week has introduced the 'Goldbridge World' account to me.

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Honestly lads get on it.

[Gray Fox]

Rafa is too good for them.

[Shindig]

Goldbridge looks and sounds a bit plastic.

[igor_balis]

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Honestly lads get on it.

holy shit that's amazing :lol:

HE'S ON I CAN'T BELIEVE IT HE'S ON

[randomlegend]

Give it to Gigseh or Zidane to banter away the rest of the season and look for someone who actually has a clue next summer.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'd rather jab forks into my testicles than bring in the fat waiter.

[Jimmy Floyd]

'All I can see is bubbles'

Poetry in motion.

[randomlegend]

My older brother should honestly start doing a channel like that watching Liverpool. He's about 800x funnier than that.

[igor_balis]

Goldbridge looks and sounds a bit plastic.

a bit spastic more like

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I’ve stuck 50p on that cos it has a price boost to 40/1

I bloody love Josè

Congrats Michael.

[Lewis]

a bit spastic more like

He looks like you if a posh bird domesticated you.

[igor_balis]

I've figured it out, he reminds me of Boss Baby

edit: that too :D

[randomlegend]

Second time Jose has inexplicably played a midfielder as a centre-back and they get woefully exposed due to it NOT BEING THEIR FUCKING POSITION. Like fucking hell. What is he thinking.

[Baz]

Trying to do a chant around CREAM by Wu Tang Clan (it similarly DREAM by Transplants) like

I love everything about him
Jose. Mourinho.
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Stick with dollar dollar bill y’all / Drink another beer y’all?

[John Arne]

Mark Noble's hairline is getting very McClaren island.

[phonics]

:mahowlaughsmiley:

[elth]

So...has Harvey walked back his "Mourinho is the only possible choice for Man United" opinion yet?

[Mike]

Congrats Michael.

I cashed out early for £16. Only because I thought it was going to go to 4-1 :lol:

[Yevrah]

So...has Harvey walked back his "Mourinho is the only possible choice for Man United" opinion yet?

Slightly disingenuous of you there given that opinion was so long ago it was around the time you were still banging the David Moyes drum.

[elth]

Yeah, I'm being a shit because he's a cunt.

To be fair my point was always that appointing managers is hard rather than that Moyes specifically was a good choice. There weren't any good choices, which I rather think the last 5 and half years have proven.

If only Pep had been available.

[Shindig]

Well, today's going to plan. :moop:

[Kikó]

3-1 to the Irons today. :youpi:

Easy that. We should have played more defensive midfielders.

[Kikó]

Goldbridge looks and sounds a bit plastic.

He's a forest fan and not called Goldbridge.