July Football: Five games

[SincereTheRebel]

What happenes if they give the players the power? You get a limited number per game. If a player thinks he was fouled and a red card should be shown, he can call for VAR. If a player thinks an opponent has dived, he can call for VAR.

[Don]

Ruin the sport with complete VAR for a season or two before the public see some shite like a challenge system as an alternative they can stomach.

Get all fucking technology out of the sport/life.

[Waffdon]

The referee in the Arsenal/Leicester game used the monitor at the side. Only one I’ve seen in England do it.

[niko_cee]

Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has now speaking to the media and has also been asked about Manchester City's European ban being overturned.

"It's a disgraceful decision because if City are not guilty of it then you are not punished with 10 million (euros)," he said.

"If you're not guilty you shouldn't have a fine. If they are guilty the decision is also a disgrace and you should be banned from the competition.

"I don't know if Manchester City are guilty or not but either way it's a disgraceful decision."

:D

[Lofty]

Matterface over Tyldesley? Really?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Cheaper I imagine.

What football do ITV still have? I associate them chiefly with Friday night England games vs Slovenia that I've forgotten are happening.

[Ian]

Tyldesley is still there as their second commentator seemingly so it's not a money thing. Or not immediately, anyway.

I have heard of Sam Matterface but couldn't tell you what he actually sounds like.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I always remember Sam Matterface as when I was a teenager, Chelsea set up an in-house radio station called 'Big Blue' that had full commentaries on every match (this must have been before rights were a thing? I don't know) and he was enlisted to be its lead incredibly biased commentator. I have no idea if he is actually a Chelsea fan or was just playing at being one for the gig, but it was always: 'Here comes the magnificent Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, with his inimitable aura of greatness, moves it out wide to Zenden...' while Kerry Dixon purred pointless 'analysis' alongside him.

I particularly remember one time we were playing Charlton (that dates it) and the stadium tannoy at the Valley announced our goalkeeper as being 'Peter Ketch', Matterface had a 15 minute rant almost in tears about how someone could be so incompetent. Evidently gone on to greater things since.

[Ian]

I assume that's just how all in-house commentators are.

No idea who the MUTV one is but he is dreadful, or his instructions are to be dreadful. Or both.

[Mellberg]

Villa one's the same. Been in the gig for fucking years too. Avoid.

[Shindig]

I'm shocked Sam Matterface looks that young. I can't shift the image of Mark Pugatch whenever I hear his name.

[Danny]

I assume that's just how all in-house commentators are.

No idea who the MUTV one is but he is dreadful, or his instructions are to be dreadful. Or both.

Stewart Gardner apparently. He is terrible and Paddy Crerand, while being a legend, is no better.

[Giggles]

James McClean :cool:

Not brown, fair game.

[Waffdon]

Wigan :cool:

I really hope they don’t run out of steam the last few games. 12 points clear if you take into account admin if QPR do them a favour. Hull play Luton on Saturday too

[Giggles]

Didn’t even know Wigan were in the championship. Did they only just go back up?

[Waffdon]

Second year back I think. Had a better turnaround than Southampton since Christmas. Best form team in the league with Brentford with absolute ease. 4-0 up after 40 mins, 12 points ahead of relegation zone and it’s still out of their hands whether they stay up because the EPL fucked them over

[Waffdon]

6-0 :drool:

Make it that 7 and it’s not half time

[niko_cee]

What on earth is going on there?

Only just clocked the times on the goals. :cab:

[Waffdon]

Hull sold their two best players in January and have been in free fall. Their form is horrendous.

[Shindig]

I hope they don't let up.

[Manc]

Got them @ 6/4 to be relegated a few weeks back. Let's have it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mauled by the pieboys.

[Giggles]

Hate when teams take the foot off and don’t go for the double digits.

[Waffdon]

This might be the most boring and pathetic standard I’ve seen in a long time so far. Drinks break the most exciting thing to have happened

[Manc]

I see WBA have opened the door for Brentford.

[Waffdon]

This is how Willian plays 75% of each season minus his 6/7 purple patch. He’s absolutely dreadful. A winger who prefers running backwards

[Giggles]

How long have you been able to watch games on LiveScore?

[Waffdon]

I think it’s just the Italian games. I noticed it the other week but no idea how long they’ve had it.

Atalanta scoring for fun again

[Kikó]

How long have you been able to watch games on LiveScore?

They've got quite a number of games post the return including portugal, italy and a few others. Probably only temporary.

[Giggles]

They've got quite a number of games post the return including portugal, italy and a few others. Probably only temporary.

Aye I see the little icon beside a Portuguese one too. Handy.

[niko_cee]

With all the comedy FFP fallout at the moment, can someone explain to me how it is that the sovereign wealth clubs manage to continually outspend their more commercially viable rivals but stay within whatever the rules are? Is Ed Woodward both a blessing and a curse for United (in a Tony Blair Child Poverty sort of way) in that every time he goes out and nails another official teabag partnership, City (or whoever) can then just sign a deal on the same terms with the Abu Dhabi United Teabag Conglomerate, of course on arms-length commercially independent terms? Or is it the fact that United just don't get near to spending what they actually could if they wanted to?

Or is balancing the books all just an elaborate accountancy trick?

[John Arne]

Man utd's revenues are huge, so they don't need to create these companies that are definitely NOT also owned by their owners. I think Man Utd also (up until recently) managed to recoup some cash through sales. There's a good thread about it all on the Swiss Ramble Twitter.

[Kikó]

We are owned by Red Football Cayman Islands or some nonsense. The main difference is the Glazers have a limited pot of cash to 'inject' into the club via totally legit sponsorship deals and side payments to managers (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/08/manchester-city-roberto-mancini-abu-dhabi-money-second-contract-sheikh-mansour). I'm sure half the reason we sign duff players up for longer is amortisation and book value (so yes accountancy is a smoke and mirror thing).

[Lewis]

My man Claude has been punted from Arsenal Fan TV. :lol:

[Jimmy Floyd]

I was looking at a video of him earlier and I say this in the nicest possible way, but he really looks like he would benefit from the sweet release of death.

[Ian]

If I'd heard him calling somebody "DVD" I'd have had to Google it and find out what he was even talking, let alone know it was an insult.

[phonics]

I don't understand it either so it must be some top tier racism.

[Kikó]

It's related to the Chinese blokes who were selling dodgy DVDs across the late 00s in boozers in London and other cities.

[Manc]

Woke.

[phonics]

That is absolute top shelf stuff.

[John Arne]

5 subs rule to be applied forever, it seems. Fucking stupid. The existing sub rule was fine. Here's to watching City go 3-0 up then swap half of their outfield players for the second half.

[Lewis]

I was looking at a video of him earlier and I say this in the nicest possible way, but he really looks like he would benefit from the sweet release of death.

You would like to think they've just benched him until it blows over. His personal apology video is like a suicide note.

[Don]

5 subs rule to be applied forever, it seems. Fucking stupid. The existing sub rule was fine. Here's to watching City go 3-0 up then swap half of their outfield players for the second half.

EPL better tell them to do one. Fucking bollocks.

Also 4 games a day at Shatar 2022 sounds like burnout. What a mess.

[John]

I immediately thought of the Chinese when he'd called someone DVD, but that's only because of Bubbles saying 'the Chinese made them shits' when he was selling films from Bubbles Depot. I didn't think for a second that would actually be what it's about.

[niko_cee]

Five subs is survivable for a season.

They'd better not keep the water breaks though.

[SincereTheRebel]

They need to play stop the clock and 25 minutes each way.

[mugbull]

Gordon Ramsay's just scored a palmer

[Giggles]

They need to play stop the clock and 25 minutes each way.

That would be the best idea but it wouldn’t suit tv so it’ll never happen.

[Shindig]

Nice to see us hold on to a losing position. :moop:

[phonics]

That would be the best idea but it wouldn’t suit tv so it’ll never happen.

Are you kidding me, it would allow them to put ad breaks in left and right. Why do you think that's how all the American sports work?

[phonics]

Graeme Souness... I know Pogba has made him anti haircut but get a fucking trim if you’re going on tv mate.

[Giggles]

Are you kidding me, it would allow them to put ad breaks in left and right. Why do you think that's how all the American sports work?

If they go the route of keeping play stopped for ads then fine but it would be a killer. Soccer isn’t like those US ones.

[SincereTheRebel]

What is soccer?

[Giggles]

What is soccer?

Don’t be disingenuous.

[Don]

Virgil would be one fucking annoying cunt with his incessant complaining at his own fuck-ups if they happened with any kind of regularity.

But bruv, more to the point, let's put aside this man's inability to play 2 up-top, he's fucking parked a 6 man unit of dogshit upon dogshit footballers with no real consistency in pkaying with each other and he's asking them to pkay out from the back against a Klopp side. Fucking get in the bin, you Spanish wasteman.

[Don]

Get the fuck out of my club, you German wasteman and take those Dutch and Brazillian liabilities with you.

[phonics]

We’re so bad that Liverpool are now setting up goals for us.

[The Merse]

Well. That’s nice, isn’t it. Quite difficult to muster a proper bit of excitement given they’ll still turn us over in the second half, mind.

[Danny]

Arsenal getting hyped for the second half by playing Triple H theme music.

[Don]

Minamino has a dogshit rolled shot dragged wide...

Sky Commentary Team

A:HE'S GOT A SHOT AWAY CLEVERLY
B:HE'S GOT A SHARP MIND AND A QUICK BODY

Carra is about to come in and praise his ninja agility and chicken chow mein.

[Lofty]

Wank me off boys, that's probably the highlight of our season.

[Lewis]

Liverpool BOTTLING the points record. Pathetic. Re-purpose The Graph for Bruchester Fernanted.

[Kikó]

Could have won everything, unbeaten, points total. Complete bottle job.

[niko_cee]

Have you not heard the song, won the fucking lot already. Only one bit missing (we'll overlook the cup winners/fucking PSG and Jerome Leroy).

[SincereTheRebel]

That last-minute handball by the best right-back in the league is frustrating. Burnley snatching a draw with a last-minute penalty has probably ended wolves slim chances of champions league football

[Kikó]

United and Leicester would pretty much have to lose their last 3 games for you to overtake both due to the goal difference. I think you're done.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wolves were bang in it until that equaliser, we're going to Liverpool next so if we lost there then Wolves would have passed us with a last day win at Stamford Bridge (and winning whatever their other game is). Big sigh of relief.

However they could still do it via the Europa League, as indeed could United (if they come 5th and win that do they knock 4th out?)

[SincereTheRebel]

Virgil would be one fucking annoying cunt with his incessant complaining at his own fuck-ups if they happened with any kind of regularity.
.

He was holding back laughter when he started complaining.

[Kikó]

Apparently we can get 5. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48218727)

Will England get an extra Champions League spot?
England will only get a fifth team in the Champions League if a club who finish outside the top four win one of the tournaments.

Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League this season. That means they need to win the Europa League to qualify for next season's Champions League.

If they lose their final, they will be in the Europa League group stages next season.

[SincereTheRebel]

United and Leicester would pretty much have to lose their last 3 games for you to overtake both due to the goal difference. I think you're done.

Leicester*
Home vs Sheffield united
Away vs Tottenham
Home vs Man Utd

Man Utd*
Away vs C.Palace
Home vs West Ham
Away vs Leicester

Wolves*
Home vs C.Palace
Away vs Chelsea

It's possible. Man Utd and Leicester fix the draw on the final day will doom us all

[Shindig]

I can't see West Ham or Palace getting the wins.

[Kikó]

It's possible but massively unlikely that both United and Leicester will fully collapse.

And you have to beat Chelsea.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I have full faith in Sheffield Utd to get something at Leicester today which will break the thing open. Then it's full steam ahead for the wolvies to win the Europa and the European places could go down as far as 8th, I think.

[Lofty]

Chelsea have a fairly precarious final three games don't they?

[Waffdon]

I think Chelsea get top four regardless of the other results if they get 4/6 points. Liverpool don’t even have a record to go for now so you’d imagine that game shouldn’t be as difficult as it should be.

[Ian]

Depends if Liverpool have properly given up or not.

EDIT: At Lofty but Waff covered it.

[Max Power]

We are cooked - Rodgers has lost the plot and we are missing too many key players. Almost certainly will lose the last three games.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think Chelsea get top four regardless of the other results if they get 4/6 points. Liverpool don’t even have a record to go for now so you’d imagine that game shouldn’t be as difficult as it should be.

5th place can only get max 66 and that involves Utd/Leicester getting 7/9 each. We have 63 so we need 4 points regardless of other results; if we only get 3 points, then we'll need a winner in the Utd/Leicester game, or for one of them to drop points before the last day.

If we lose at Anfield and they both win out, then they could West Germany / Austria it and both qualify on goal difference. Well, unless we beat Wolves 10-0. It's critical we get something from Anfield (or one of them drops points) as otherwise I'm pretty certain they will just stand on the ball for the 0-0. There is no practical difference between third and fourth these days except for the few million prize money.

[Alex]

Christ, we made hard work of that. Barnsley played us off the park. I can't believe we have three points. A draw at the weekend will do it now. :|

[Lewis]

Timothy Fosu-Mensah revival. :cool:

[mugbull]

Vardy is still so fucking good. Better than Kane over the past couple seasons

[Max Power]

Best performance of 2020, we are still fighting for this title*

[Jimmy Floyd]

Think we'll need Hozay Mareenion to do us a favour tbh

[Kikó]

I think United are done now tbh.

[Don]

I still have you finishing third. 3rd, 5th, you'll piss the EL unless Wolves want some.

[CJay]

Ex-Middlesbrough Martin Braithwaite lumbering about up front for Barca. Incredible how the club has squandered having the greatest player of all time - with his own silly politicking of course - by letting their squad crumble around him through obviously bad player recruitment. I mean, you’d have to say they’ve been worse than peak-Woodward since the treble in 2015.

[SincereTheRebel]

At this point, if he is about Barcelona. He needs to take a pay cut to free up the salary for the next incoming players.

[Lewis]

Palace giving Aaron Wan-Bissaka all the space he needs to do nothing is top tacticking.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That fake shot was class.

[Lewis]

I enjoyed hearing the goal like some sports hall worldie.

[randomlegend]

This game is absolutely awful.

[Kikó]

Glad we've held out and scored so far as we've been pretty drab. The win is the most important thing but let's not be holding on again at the end as we'll fuck it.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Also, that was a penalty.

Very clumsy challenge by Lindelof.

[Kikó]

Not a clear and obvious error (although everyone thinks it's a pen).

[Waffdon]

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[Lewis]

VAR is mega.

[Waffdon]

Wouldn’t have been checked if it was the other end

[Kikó]

Don't really understand the argument that that is the thing we wanted VAR in to do.

[Foe]

It’s definitely not, but they’ve got to be consistently analytical about it given they’ve fucked it the rest of the season.

They will hopefully reign it right back next year and give whoever was in charge this year a massive bonus for so many “correct” decisions.

It’s not a game well suited to being refereed to such an extreme.

[Waffdon]

Why is James McCarthur playing on the wing. This is painful.

[Danny]

It fine. We are evening it up by playing Lingard out there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Tony :cool:

Lovely pass by Bruno.

[Danny]

Should have already been two up but thats lovely

[randomlegend]

That's a class goal. Almost worth watching 75 minutes of dross for.

[Lewis]

I was writing Marcus Rashford off at the start of the season. :gs:

[Lewis]

All this for falling over?

[Kikó]

Shame on you.

Rashford and Martial have been electric at times tonight. Mostly a shit game otherwise but this could be a huge win.

[Waffdon]

Real Madrid winning the league in Hazard’s first year. No shocks there. GOAT.

[Kikó]

Maybe Zidane is a decent manager...?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Barcelona should not, structurally, be able to lose at home to Osasuna.

[SincereTheRebel]

Barcelona should not, structurally, be able to lose at home to Osasuna.

who were also down to 10 men

[Lewis]

Zinedine Binman.

[Kikó]

Best manager in the game if you look purely at the STATS.

[Waffdon]

What did Van Aanholt do? Dislocate his shoulder?

Katie Hopkins will be creating a burner account as we speak

[niko_cee]

Real Madrid winning the league in Hazard’s first year. No shocks there. GOAT.

:D

Has he played at all this season?

Another medal for Bareth Gale.

[Shindig]

16 appearances, one goal. Who knew?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/Granada-v-Real-Madrid---La-Liga-Santander-b1e4704dea13646cbedec6cf6bd198cd.jpg

[Waffdon]

:D

Has he played at all this season?

Another medal for Bareth Gale.

Who knows. Some boy

[randomlegend]

I'm not sure anyone is winning at life more than Gareth Bale tbh. Half a million quid a week to not do your job and play golf.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Apparently we get a 30 million euro clause for Real Madrid winning the league, how has Marina managed to slip that in there? That should buy one of Kai Havertz's calves and maybe his pancreas.

[Ian]

Listening to a podcast and it impresses me that even nearly 25 years after Solskjaer arrived in England people still have their own ways of pronouncing his name.

This one was merely a "Solss-yarr" rather than the full Solsk-shire, sadly.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I know Danish ain't Norwegian (as Bob Dylan sang on 'Fjord Mustang') but Simon Kjaer seems to have a totally different range of English attempts at his name compared to Sols-Kjaer. Solschair has never been a thing.

I've always been a Sol-shar man but have been known to dabble in Sol-shire, you know, experimentally.

[Ian]

I suppose what you get up to in the privacy of your own home is none of my concern.

[Kikó]

Solshar defo.

[Lewis]

Bin-man.

[Mellberg]

Theo fucking Walcott of all people :face:

[Jimmy Floyd]

On the plus side, I have some excellent parking advice for High Wycombe town centre, if they're letting fans back by then.

[Mellberg]

Something to look forward to :moop:

[Trancemeister]

Andre Schurrle retires at 29.

[phonics]

This season is broken, if United lose their next two games they'll have done better under Moyes.

[SvN]

This season is broken, if United lose their next two games they'll have done better under Moyes.

We finished 7th under Moyes, so that's bollocks.

And don't start going on about number of points, that's a useless metric that's only ever used for crap arguments like this.

[Ian]

Also Moyes had Fellainimania so anything less than a league win is a pathetic failure.

[Kikó]

And United had just won the (formerly) Barclays Premier League Sponsored by (formerly) Barclays the season before under Moyes. This mob was struggling for a win under Jose.

[Manc]

Zaha is looking peak. It's about time a top club saved his career.

[phonics]

We finished 7th under Moyes, so that's bollocks.

And don't start going on about number of points, that's a useless metric that's only ever used for crap arguments like this.
That’s kind of my point. This league is a massive amount of underperformance. Remember the year everyone was crap and Leicester won the league? Liverpool finished 8th with a point less than Leicester have now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I might be wrong about this, but a glance at the table seems to indicate that there have been loads of draws, which would depress everyone's points tally.

There we are chilling in 3rd with 11 losses and 49 conceded :harold:

[Kikó]

You've nearly conceded 50 goals and you're fucking third? Jesus.

[phonics]

I might be wrong about this, but a glance at the table seems to indicate that there have been loads of draws, which would depress everyone's points tally.

There we are chilling in 3rd with 11 losses and 49 conceded :harold:

14 Draws for us and Wolves which is a fair point.

Second point is also fair, we've conceded 5 less than Chelsea but scored 11 less. For all the moaning about the midfield/defense, our lack of creativity is actually what ruined us this year.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Arsenal have only lost 9. Don't draw games, fellas.

[phonics]

City scoring 20 goals more than Liverpool and ending up as many points behind is lol.

[phonics]

Arsenal have only lost 9. Don't draw games, fellas.

I've been a huge advocate of this for years. All those managers chasing 1-0/1-1s down the bottom are fools. 2 wins and 3 losses is better than 5 draws. End of.

[Kikó]

The idea is to concede fewer goals not actively target low wins.

[phonics]

Better to lose 5-2, 3 games and win 3-1 twice.

It was like when Arsenal were touting their 19 game unbetaen record or something and then you look and they're 7th. Who gives a shit apart from the media who have to paint every point dropped as CRISIS.

[Baz]

All this talk of the league table reminded me about the predict the final table thingy (https://www.reddit.com/r/PremierLeague/comments/fa9wx5/remember_when_we_tried_to_predict_the_final/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf) and now I’m looking forward to seeing the final thing.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The baggies are trying their best to boing boing down into the playoffs.

If Brentford go up I'm going to have to be vaccinated against smugness.

[phonics]

I need West Brom to turn this around pronto. If an Ex-Arsenal player stops them getting promoted I’m being written out of the will.

[niko_cee]

And United had just won the (formerly) Barclays Premier League Sponsored by (formerly) Barclays the season before under Moyes. This mob was struggling for a win under Jose.

That last title win for Sralex (or however that contraction goes) has to go down as one of the great managerial achievements/trolling efforts.

[niko_cee]

Better to lose 5-2, 3 games and win 3-1 twice.


Isn't this the faultless logic Eddie Howe has lived (and now dies) by at Bournemouth?

Haven't City also managed to lose something like 9 games whilst clocking up all those extra goals running up the score against shite? It's been a weird year.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Liverpool's 'win basically every game' strategy has trumped either of those, it's true.

[niko_cee]

Strategy out the window now.

They won't but they should roll out the red carpet for the Chelsea game a la that game where Chelsea won the title and loads of Liverpool fans were (somewhat inexplicably) pleased about them having done it by winning at Anfield. Take that United!

[phonics]

Isn't this the faultless logic Eddie Howe has lived (and now dies) by at Bournemouth?

The lowest revenue team in the league by a mile that have spent 5 years barely bothered by relegation during that time. Hardly sounds like a recipe for disaster.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I need West Brom to turn this around pronto. If an Ex-Arsenal player stops them getting promoted I’m being written out of the will.

Well, a current one has now put the nail in the coffin.

[phonics]

I’m being disowned.

[Bob Sacamano]

Bielsa has done it, get the statue up.

[Giggles]

I don’t know if Leeds being promoted or West Ham not being relegated is worse about this English season.

[Lewis]

I would love it - LOVE IT - if West Ham went down, but there is something hilarious about them letting David Moyes go thinking they were too big for him and then him having to come and save them for a second time. Bournemouth taking their place will have to suffice.

[Pleb]

1995 all over again?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Got to admit, I fucking love Bielsa and the entire way he goes about things (his lol press conferences, living above a shop and going to McDonald's, being called out for spying and not giving a rat's arse, the mental tactics and playing 3-3-3 with ten men) and that completely outweighs my native dislike for Dirty Leeds.

It's a real shame that he has an ongoing FEUD with our manager, Frank Lampard OBE, because that narrative will really take the shine off the glory of us losing 4-1 there in January.

[Andy]

The lowest revenue team in the league by a mile that have spent 5 years barely bothered by relegation during that time. Hardly sounds like a recipe for disaster.

Lowest revenue hasnt stopped them spunking a small fortune on utter shite over the last few years.

Callum Wilson is supposedly on 100k pw.

[Bob Sacamano]

Got to admit, I fucking love Bielsa and the entire way he goes about things (his lol press conferences, living above a shop and going to McDonald's, being called out for spying and not giving a rat's arse, the mental tactics and playing 3-3-3 with ten men) and that completely outweighs my native dislike for Dirty Leeds.

It's a real shame that he has an ongoing FEUD with our manager, Frank Lampard OBE, because that narrative will really take the shine off the glory of us losing 4-1 there in January.

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What a man.

[Shindig]

"I better be polite. There's a lot of these cunts on my drive."

Also, Andre Schurrle retiring at a younger age than many of us. Fuck.

[Mellberg]

Fucking hell. Watford's goal difference with City to come. Give them the FA Cup final treatment please. If Southampton do their bit too we might still have a slither of hope.

[phonics]

My Dad continuing to acknowledge his Arsenal supporting sons existence relies on fucking Stoke City FC.

[SincereTheRebel]

Fucking hell. Watford's goal difference with City to come. Give them the FA Cup final treatment please. If Southampton do their bit too we might still have a slither of hope.

Go fuck yourself

[niko_cee]

Fucking hell. Watford's goal difference with City to come. Give them the FA Cup final treatment please. If Southampton do their bit too we might still have a slither of hope.

Knowing your luck this will be the one time City don't absolutely molest Watford.

[Bob Sacamano]

I came across a PSG fan account on twitter calling something Neymar did 'GOATED' in a friendly against some tinpot Belgian outfit :sick:

[Baz]

GOAT IDST EAD

#4eva

[Gray Fox]

Norwich going full fuck it. Down 1-0 and to 9 men by half time against Burnley.

[John Arne]

Both red cards deserved. Drmic's tackle was completely stupid.

[mugbull]

Gonna watch today's juice. I don't believe I've ever watched a full 90 minutes of an FA cup game that didn't involve Tottenham so uncharted waters here boys

[SincereTheRebel]

That is a great team goal. I think every arsenal player touched the ball during the build up

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Tremendous defensive performances all round here.

[SincereTheRebel]

Lacazette is playing CM when Man City are in possession. Proper 11 men behind the ball stuff

[Lofty]

Got £10 on Arsenal being offered £30 cash out, no doubt City score immediately now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

'Pep' :harold:

[Lewis]

Buzzing for Claude.

[SincereTheRebel]

Who the fuck is this Tierney guy. He always seems to be a monster every time ive seen him play. It's going on about 10 games now

[SincereTheRebel]

Laca has run the whole game and is clearly finished now and knackered.

[Gray Fox]

I think we can all agree. Fuck City.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I thought that was going in from Laporte.

That was a lovely attempt.

[Shindig]

Arteta's getting a statue at this rate.

[Kikó]

Battle of the Binmen final.

[Baz]

Is Lampard considered a binman?

[phonics]

Spoke to my Dad. He didn’t know the two Huddersfield players were arsenal. Boing boing.

[Lewis]

Yes, because he got the job on his club connections.

[SincereTheRebel]

Is Lampard considered a binman?

You're a binman if you are trophyless in guessing...

[phonics]

Barcelona are going to steal Arteta just before we actually achieve anything and then put him in a dumpster 8 months later.

[Ian]

Just saw the score and that Arsenal's win came with 29% posession.

There are few sweeter things in football than somebody beating Pepe without seeing the ball. :drool:

[phonics]

People get on Luiz' back but I absolutely love him. He's a proper decent human being.

[Lofty]

Yeah nice to see him having a heart to heart with Maitland-Niles at the final whistle too.

[phonics]

Yeah nice to see him having a heart to heart with Maitland-Niles at the final whistle too.

Yeah today was another illustration why I don’t understand people so desperate to get rid of him. He’s the second best option in about 4 positions.

[John Arne]

LAFC giving LA Galaxy a good pasting. 5-2, with 10 mins to play.

[John Arne]

LAFC giving LA Galaxy a good pasting. 5-2, with 10 mins to play.

Full time, 6-2.

[Spikey M]

Take it to the shit leagues thread.

[SincereTheRebel]

Man City didn't make many clear curtchances at all. Besides Sterling being 1 yard out and the ball hitting him in the face, there wasn't much else to go on. Mahrez had a shot that was well saved by Martinez who has been great since he came in.

Seeing Arsenal Having 11 players behind the ball was a strange sight. Tierney is Arsenal best player by far.

[Shindig]

Let's be honest, everyone who beats Man City lets them dominate possession. It's hard work but they do leave the door open.

[Lofty]

My City supporting mate thinks Jesus is a binman, havent seen enough of him myself: is this correct?

[Giggles]

Can a player be a bin man?

[niko_cee]

I like Jesus (the footballer). Can't see why City would want rid of him unless he gets Sane disgruntled, which I suppose is possible. Even though work in progress players aren't really their thing they've stuck by him long enough that it'd be a bit mad to get rid now. Do many players regularly get a starting role as Brazil's No.9 at his age without being fairly good (I appreciate maybe he's fallen by the wayside on that front in recent times)? Yeah, he's maybe not peak Aguero, but then, who is?

If he played in Germany (or Italy, or, to be honest, given the way Lille forwards seem to be worth a fortune every summer, any tier 2 league) he'd be a £100m target for someone.

[SincereTheRebel]

I don't believe that. He is still young at 23. Has a lot of experience and has been playing backup since 2016 to a man who is number four on the all-time premier league goals list.

[Don]

Jesus is a fucking serious player, if he isn't getting 90 minutes every week next season he should leave cause there are people who seem unaware of just how good he is.

[niko_cee]

Hadn't fully appreciated the FA Cup is now a three-way binman-on-binman tussle to see who becomes a more decorated manager than Mauricio Pochettino first.

I suppose 'Lamps' can probably claim that already with a play-off final trophy to his name.

[John]

I recently discovered his full name has 'Trossero' at the end. How did that never come up over ten years of 'Small Pockets'?

[Lofty]

To be fair I wasn't aware Jesus was playing last night until I saw the rant. Which suggests he may be receiving justified criticism.

[The Merse]

He’s a very very good striker but I’ve not seen him provide the kind of spark Aguero does in these sorts of games.

[Lewis]

He's a fanny fortunate enough to be part of a side where it doesn't matter. If he walks out thinking he's going to be the main man somewhere it will all go a bit Robinho.

[Lofty]

Watford sack Pearson.

[Giggles]

Strange one with a couple of games left. Nice to see though, he’s a cock.

[Gray Fox]

Is he an ostrich?

[Lewis]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHSMYo0csQI

Live scenes.

[Gray Fox]

Big Sams last hurrah.

[Shindig]

Troy Deeney has to have his badges by now.

[Alex]

1284869235768885248

:D

Our director of football Victor Orta, who has quite clearly been on it for the last 48 hours since we secured promotion, outdid himself at full time at Pride Park.

[SincereTheRebel]

What's with the players, him and the binoculars?

[John Arne]

There isn't much more frustrating then watching an out-swinging corner hit the first man.

[Danny]

Kane giving Leicester slapping and sorting their GD out is nice to see.

[Waffdon]

Man Utd will be in fourth place in about 25 mins at this rate. Rodgers found out at the end of a season again

[Alex]

What's with the players, him and the binoculars?

We got in trouble for "spying" on a Derby County training session last season. There was a lot of back and forth and it created a lot of animosity. They obviously had the last laugh last year when they knocked us out of the playoffs. The binoculars thing has since become a way of mocking them over it.

[randomlegend]

Mourinho finally doing something useful for Man Utd.

[Lewis]

Eric Bailly is on it.

[Don]

Why exactly have Utd benched their two best players?

The next time James and Mount play at wembley (excluding final obvs) will be in a championship/League 1 playoff.

[Giggles]

Why exactly have Utd benched their two best players?

The next time James and Mount play at wembley (excluding final obvs) will be in a championship/League 1 playoff.

It’s the FA Cup, I’m surprised Romero isn’t playing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Can they stop kicking Fernandes please?

[Don]

It’s the FA Cup.

Both these managers won't get a better chance to win a domestic trophy in their lives and should be gagging for it.

[Lewis]

I cringe watching United play it out from goal kicks.

[randomlegend]

Thanks for paying me to watch this game, lads

[randomlegend]

That was beautiful dribbling by Willian but the cross was :D

[Don]

https://www.sportdiver.com/sites/sportdiver.com/files/styles/655_1x_/public/images/2018/10/two-divers-shutterstock.jpg?itok=9vrZ5i1s

Will tell my kids this is Daniel James and Bruno Fernandes.

[Andy]

Why exactly have Utd benched their two best players?

The next time James and Mount play at wembley (excluding final obvs) will be in a championship/League 1 playoff.

England vs Wales in October.

[Waffdon]

Man Utd have a fetish for head knocks recently

[SincereTheRebel]

Man Utd have a fetish for head knocks recently

Sounds like Magic's ex wife.

[Don]

Surprising to see when you have classy intelligent operators like Maguire and Bailly.

[Waffdon]

Williams’ head injury the other day was a good ‘un

Injury will end up being a blessing for them going away from the 5 at the back

[Giggles]

Would an empty space not be an improvement on Maguire?

[Waffdon]

He dead

[Spikey M]

His nose is a shock no matter how many times I see it. How many people has he kept onside with that thing?

[Don]

Bruv, he's off the field, fuckin play on before we have to take another drinks break, we got shit to do with our Sunday evenings.

[randomlegend]

We have one of the best defensive records in the league btw

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Stonewall.

[niko_cee]

What the fuck are those two up to?

:D

[randomlegend]

That's a blatant foul, but it's outside the area

[Giggles]

Stonewall.

Stonewall what?

[Waffdon]

Stonewall.

Think it was outside the box as no way VAR don’t give Man Utd it if not

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Stonewall what?
Free kick. Was just outside the area.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:face:

[randomlegend]

Think it was outside the box as no way VAR don’t give Man Utd it if not

:happycry::happycry::happycry::happycry::happycry: :happycry:

[SincereTheRebel]

Typical Giroud one-touch finish.

[Giggles]

It’s the FA Cup, I’m surprised Romero isn’t playing.

Maybe he should have been.

[niko_cee]

Does Martial ever touch the ball? It's a foul if he does (I wasn't really paying attention), if he doesn't, I'm not sure you can put your leg in front of someone who is playing the ball and claim to be being fouled (obviously Fernandes was in the ref's ear instantly, the stand up tramp).

lol

[Waffdon]

De Gea and Kepa really making Spain’s future bleak