Oktoberballfest: Woops, forgot about this

[Ian]

The COVID malaise must be getting bad if I've forgotten all about my monthly opportunity to wax lyrical about my love of the beautiful game.

Well, it's all happening anyway. The transfer window preparing to SLAM SHUT next week with Red Ed no doubt putting the final touches on another bid of £17.70 for Sancho, games getting called off because everybody's getting the Rona and most excitingly of all THREE ENGLAND GAMES IN UNDER A WEEK. I'm not sure I cope.

I actually don't know what else is happening after that because the BBC fixtures page is having a wobbly. Do the various group stages of things also start this month?

[Lewis]

It is mental having international friendlies (sorry, 'UEFA Nations League') in the current schedule, and clubs would be well within their rights to tell the national teams to fuck off.

[Ian]

One of them IS a friendly. What's the fucking point of that?

[Jimmy Floyd]

The national FAs are just as desperate for money as the clubs are. Less so England and whoever, but there's a big wide world out there.

[Don]

Still another international break in November before we batten down the hatches till March for a nice uninterrupted spell.

[Pen]

International football > Club football

[niko_cee]

Nope.

[Don]

For one month every 4 years, that used to hold tbf.

[Giggles]

Pen is correct.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Autumn qualifiers are awful (except in the payout/playoff years) but let's not pretend the World Cup does not remain the very summit of the football-watching experience. If the PSG mercenary XI vs the Barcelona mercenary XI does it for you then whatever.

[Disco]

I only bother with internationals now, club football is a big bowl of shite.

[phonics]

I only bother with internationals now, club football is a big bowl of shite.

No offense, but when Exeter is the center of your football, it makes sense.

[Disco]

Yeah we don't get the other games here. :rolleyes:

[Giggles]

No offense, but when Exeter is the center of your football, it makes sense.

And there’s lucky you shacked up in north London.

[niko_cee]

Well, if we're being picky all football is shite at the moment.

I have no issue with the camaraderie of a world cup or whatever, but let's not be taking football quality advice from some west country egg chasing enthusiast.

[Offshore Toon]

A 9 bedroom mansion looking over Finsbury Park must be worth a few bob.

[Disco]

As an addendum, I didn't mean the technical quality, club football has ceased to make me care in the same way it used to. Internationals I only barely care about so they win by default.

[niko_cee]

Regardless of the merits of a 3 game international window after the clubs have been playing games every 3 days or whatever, the first games back after this are going to be an absolute clusterfuck when everyone from South America etc comes back with corona. Can I put money on the Merseyside Derby being postponed?

[Disco]

If both sides can field an infected XI then they should be allowed to go ahead, provided a suitably ill ref can be found.

[Ian]

Euros or World Cup knockouts are the best football.

[Shindig]

Yep. Group stage stuff has a novelty to it but the knockouts are all drama.

[Pleb]

All UEFA and FIFA tournaments should really be one offs.

[Ian]

Yep. Group stage stuff has a novelty to it but the knockouts are all drama.

This is what it's all about. Champions League is probably "better" but it's every fucking year so if you're an actual big club then y'know, yeah it's exciting if you're in it but I can't buy into it otherwise. The stakes in a World Cup semi though, gimme that shit all day.

[Giggles]

:eyemouth:

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[phonics]

Sadio Mane getting popped for COVID the same week as an international break? Strange that.

[Don]

He's out of the weekend game now though, it's hardly beneficial. Is it 2 weeks isolation? If so, returns just in time for Everton.

[niko_cee]

FIFA rules probably mandate that he still be released to travel to wherever so the Senegal doctor can confirm he has covid.

[Trancemeister]

Chelsea — Mendy, Chilwell, Zouma, Silva, Azpilicueta(C), Jorginho, Kanté, Werner, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi, Abraham.

Crystal Palace — Guaita, Mitchell, Sakho, Kouyaté, Ward, Eze, McArthur, McCarthy, Townsend, Zaha(C), Ayew.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cutting to a miserable Kepa on the bench and then telling us it's his birthday is quality.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The 5 Live commentators sounded crestfallen at that goal. The desperation for Chelsea and more specifically Lampard to fail is class (he/they won't fail).

[Waffdon]

Some leap from Big Zouma

[Jimmy Floyd]

'...into the back of the net. Is it deserved? I don't know.'

:harold:

[Lewis]

'Frank' has already succeeded if, after fifteen years, he's finally given Chelsea something to feel bitter and persecuted about. And the worse he does the more he succeeds. Brilliant.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's probably my fault for listening to Football Weekly and reading other left wing football outlets (football has its own political system outside the wider one, and Frank is a One Nation Tory), but the hipsters properly hate him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a lovely leap from Calvert-Lewin.

I admit I was wrong about him last year.

[John Arne]

Pretty sure I called Calvert-Lewin being awesome about 18 months ago.

[Giggles]

He seems to never stop scoring. See his name the whole time.

[John Arne]

9 this season, already.

[Giggles]

Never knew drunken Duncan was there. Is he assistant?

[niko_cee]

Yeah, he was the assistant to the last one as well and took temporary charge whilst Ancelotti was courted.

[Don]

DCL was useless, as was Keane. Carlo turning them into England starters is testament to the man's coaching ability.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

How does Pickford still start games?

[Giggles]

Fuck that’s terrible goalkeeping.

[Don]

Not even Carlo can cure downs.

[Ian]

He's going to end up with the Hart trajectory isn't he.

Or was Hart decent longer than Pickford has managed?

[Jimmy Floyd]

We're up at 3.57 goals a game in the PL and there have only been two draws so far in 29 games. Is this just random variation/small sample or are the empty stadiums making it a sweepstakes?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sidwell blaming Pickford's error purely on the rain :harold:

[Don]

We're up at 3.57 goals a game in the PL and there have only been two draws so far in 29 games. Is this just random variation/small sample or are the empty stadiums making it a sweepstakes?

My theory would be decreased home advantage leading to more expansive away sides and better games as a result.

That average will be taking one hell of a boost in about 2 hours time.

[Lewis]

My theory was less pressure leading to better finishing, but I think there might also be something in defending (or at least individual defensive efforts) becoming worse without that same pressure.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The Championship is mincing along at 1.92, so it must be something in what the coaches are doing.

[Giggles]

Well fuck that. He better not be out for Slovakia.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pickford kneeing his own defender in the head now.

[Giggles]

Who’s the mouthy scally on co comms? I thought it was Thompson first but he was ran wasn’t he?

[Don]

These two teams are probably the best examples of it but let's be very clear, there's been a serious jump in quality of the mid-table shite recently. Sheff Utd, Wolves, Leicester, West Ham, Southampton, Utd, Palace and Leeds, all now good enough tonot arrive at a big team and park the bus looking for the 0-0.

[Lewis]

The Championship is mincing along at 1.92, so it must be something in what the coaches are doing.

They're all crap, so any novel factor makes less of a difference. Marginal gains or whatever it is.

[Shindig]

Yeah, watch them stack up entertaining defeats whilst Steve Bruce powers us to a 38 point haul and safety.

[Lewis]

These two teams are probably the best examples of it but let's be very clear, there's been a serious jump in quality of the mid-table shite recently. Sheff Utd, Wolves, Leicester, West Ham, Southampton, Utd, Palace and Leeds, all now good enough tonot arrive at a big team and park the bus looking for the 0-0.

Seriously, if the difference between a good player and a very good player is all in the head, that first split second using the space properly etc., won't less noise and other sensory fog assist you in closing that gap? It will also allow the Kevin De Bruynes of the world to be even more effortless pisstakers, but the majority in between will close up a bit.

[niko_cee]

Can we get Stuart Hall back to talk about the school of science on the radio?

I knew there was something bad about him, but, looking him up, maybe not . . .

[niko_cee]

International break and then straight back in to the derby probably coming at the worst possible time for Everton (mass 'rona issues notwithstanding), they're flying at the moment, albeit against dross.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bissouma :drool:

What a hit.

[Don]

Foden in place of Fernandinho and that Portuguese mug making his debut at the back. Strap in, we're gonna have scenes.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lord Bamford is going to feast.

[niko_cee]

City will absolutely dick them now everyone's getting giddy.

[Gray Fox]

City will absolutely dick them now everyone's getting giddy.

Calling 5-1 to City now.

[Reg]

We're up at 3.57 goals a game in the PL and there have only been two draws so far in 29 games. Is this just random variation/small sample or are the empty stadiums making it a sweepstakes?
Defending is less valued, penalties galore and I'd wager concentration is lower without crowds.

And presumably lack of (/no) pre-season means less defensive drilling?

That was a frustrating game. We're going to have plenty more goalfests. I hope Potter works on set pieces both defending and attacking in the break.

[Offshore Toon]

Everton's ethnics doing a half-arsed macarena will be the end of them.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I genuinely can't believe how often professional footballers kick corners out for a goal kick (on the angle of outswingers).

[Don]

Mendy is fucking disgraceful. Second booking no doubt incoming too.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ian Poveda has ended Mendy's top level career in about 20 minutes there.

[-james-]

De Bruyne has looked 36 here.

[-james-]

Why is Neville wanking himself dry over this? It's been entertaining but neither side can defend. Bit like watching Dortmund u19s.

[Ian]

Because a Sky commentator's primary job is to sell the product.

[mugbull]

Ian Poveda looks like the sad kid from Top Boy

[-james-]

Because a Sky commentator's primary job is to sell the product.

I did lol when Tyler said, entirely earnestly, something along the lines of "I'm sure we're in for more excitement right after this, when Newcastle take on Burnley".

[Jimmy Floyd]

I enjoyed it. City always seem to have a lot of fluff in their side, for how good they are. They seem quite limited in the sorts of footballers they are prepared to have around. There's very little physical presence anywhere on the park, which Leeds do have even with their (relative) technical inferiority.

Laporte is already as important as Kompany used to be.

[Don]

Imagine being a Leeds fan and going from Championship top-half to playing that sort of football. I'd be driving to Leeds and begging Bielsa to let me gargle his jizz.

[Don]

And Ferran Torres is every bit the useless Aryan lump his profile suggested. Sideways pass merchant ain't gonna cut it in a winger position in this league lad.

[Raoul Duke]

Pep seems to be trying to make a fully left-footed XI, I've noticed

[Don]

Jesus, what an antidote this is to the Leeds game. 8 minutes on the clock and Dwight McNeil is kick and chasing it into the corner for territory whilst they proceed to pump the balls to Sonny Bill Williams up top. Credit to Bruce for his give-it-to-the-black-lad-and-let-him-do-something strategy has really outmanouvered Sean Dyche.

[niko_cee]

'Pep' doesn't really have the air of someone who is going to be sticking around too long. Wistful philosophical comments about why his team is so shit and the like. Is he still out of contract at the end of the season? Maybe he'll go back to Barcelona, although maybe that's out of the frying pan and into the fire.

[Shindig]

If anyone can binman them out of trouble, he can.

[Ian]

I mean I guess if he just wants to take over already the best team in the country somewhere new to pad his trophy haul (while not adding the Champions League) it'd have to be Juve or PSG when those become available.

It'd be excellent to see him go to the Middle East or something to rake in the cash and fade into obscurity though.

[Don]

He's like a fucking child who quits FM at every loss. Fuck off outta here.

[Lewis]

That self-important plan culminating in him winning 2022 for Brazil as a giant, career-ending bung for the Qataris presumably required a couple of Champions' Leagues at City.

[Trancemeister]

Southampton — McCarthy, Bertrand, Vestergaard, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Djenepo, Romeu, Ward-Prowse(C), Armstrong, Ings, Adams.

West Bromwich — Johnstone, Townsend, Ajayi, Bartley, O'Shea, Sawyers, Livermore(C), Diangana, Edwards, Pereira, Robinson.


Leicester — Schmeichel(C), Söyüncü, Evans, Amartey, Justin, Castagne, Barnes, Mendy, Tielemans, Pérez, Vardy.

West Ham — Fabiański, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Balbuena, Masuaku, Coufal, Fornals, Rice(C), Souček, Bowen, Antonio.

[Giggles]

Is that Southamptons normal kit?

[Andy]

Is that Southamptons normal kit?


Unfortunately yes.

[Waffdon]

Just the four goals for Atalanta in the first half

[-james-]

Che Adams would be so good if he ever scored goals.

[Trancemeister]

Wolves XI: Patricio; Saiss, Coady, Boly; Kilman, Neves, Dendoncker, Semedo; Neto, Jimenez, Podence.

Fulham XI: Areola, Robinson, Le Marchand, Ream, Bryan, Aina, Zambo Anguissa, Cairney, Cavaleiro, Mitrovic, De Cordova-Reid.


Arsenal XI: Leno; Bellerin, Luiz, Gabriel, Tierney, Ceballos, Elneny, Saka, Willian, Nketiah, Aubameyang.

Sheff Utd XI: Ramsdale, Baldock, Basham, Egan, Robinson, Stevens, Lundstram, Berge, Osborn, McGoldrick, Burke.

[niko_cee]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54406777

This is interesting. Wonder how that will stack up with FIFA/UEFA.

[Giggles]

If they get away with it then that’s the end of the international game.

[Waffdon]

Romeu :drool:

[-james-]

James Justin is an absolutely terrible footballer. Awful touch, no vision, can't defend.

[Waffdon]

Declan Rice is such a good player. He’ll walk into any team in three or four years

[phonics]

I like how soccerstreams keeps putting the Premier League games further and further down the page like the people who shut their streams down will get to the Womens Football streams and assume they've just skipped the Premier League this weekend.

[phonics]

This minute of silence stuff is so weird with no fans. Putting fake crowd silent non ambience behind it is even weirder.

[Gray Fox]

No Alisson today. No Mané, Thiago or Henderson too, with Trent facing a fitness test today by all accounts.

Hindsight being 20/20, letting Jota play the entire game on Thursday may not have been the wisest. International break looks like it's coming at the right time.

[niko_cee]

Arteta is certainly a club-knower. This must be the worst Arsenal side to watch (as a neutral) since the George Graham days.

[phonics]

Arteta is certainly a club-knower. This must be the worst Arsenal side to watch (as a neutral) since the George Graham days.

Late Emery was both very boring and bad. But yeah, agreed it's not champagne football.

[Giggles]

What’s Wenger up to these days?

[niko_cee]

Yeah, I appreciate some of the late Wenger and post-Wenger period may not have been that much fan as a fan, despite being quite entertaining for the onlooker.

[phonics]

Why have they spent this entire half time analysis about this nothing challenge in the first 5 minutes?

[Lofty]

Wenger is on Graham Norton next weekend, presumably to plug his book.

[Foe]

Get Bruce rioch back in.

[Trancemeister]

Man Utd — Gea, Shaw, Maguire(C), Bailly, Wan-Bissaka, Matić, Pogba, Rashford, Fernandes, Greenwood, Martial.

Tottenham — Lloris(C), Reguilón, Dier, Sánchez, Aurier, Ndombèlé, Højbjerg, Sissoko, Heung-Min, Kane, Lamela.

Son's back.

[Giggles]

That reporter interviewing Mourinho was exactly why everyone hates the English media. Absolute scumbag.

[Trancemeister]

penalty after 30 seconds :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

A penalty? :)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That defending :face:

Fuck me.

[Giggles]

Man Utd would have been better off had Maguire been locked up. Not many bigger wastes of money.

[Ian]

I love football, me.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Son > Sancho.

Maguire not being switched on there for a free kick too.

[Shindig]

Sounds like a mad game.

[Spikey M]

Son > Sancho.


Ronaldo > Andros Townsend

[randomlegend]

Lol just turned it on.

[Pleb]

Did we forget where the goal was there for a second?

[Waffdon]

Rashford really isn’t very good at finishing

[Gray Fox]

Lads, it's Tottenham?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

If Martial is being sent off for that Lamela should be walking too.

[Giggles]

Fucking hell. If he’s sent off end the sport.

[mugbull]

Softest red ever

[randomlegend]

That's absolutely ridiculous.

[Spikey M]

:lol:

[Giggles]

Was that reviewed? I didn’t know you could review those but if it was and he was sent off then it is just entertainment tv at this stage.

[Waffdon]

Hahahahah. Sancho will solve their problems.

[Waffdon]

If Brighton weren’t a bunch of bottling twats, he’d be sacked after tiday.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Buy competent defenders.

[Spikey M]

:happycry: :happycry: :happycry:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Have they given up? It looks like it.

[Dark Soldier]

Have they given up? It looks like it.

Completely.

[Gray Fox]

Give him time guys. He'll turn it around.

[niko_cee]

Smallpockets time?

[Smjffy]

Record defeat en route. 5 more goals. :-D gift that keeps giving.

[Gray Fox]

Smallpockets time?

At this point it's astounding they haven't done this.

[Giggles]

Tottenham look like the home team here.

[Giggles]

You just want someone to scream at them that they’re Manchester United.

[phonics]

I've just seen the one where Maguire yanks over his own defender to concede a goal :D

[Giggles]

All goes very quiet here when Utd are losing.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Maguire is certainly standing against the immediacy of modern life when they knock it in behind.

[Shindig]

Aww, let Son take it. :( Didn't realise he'd been taken off. :D

[Boydy]

:lol:

[Waffdon]

He’s off the pitch.

Such a good penalty.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://i.imgur.com/pfxeBJD.png

Well every cloud.

[Shindig]

Not sure that'll buy you a defender.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Not sure that'll buy you a defender.
It will make me feel better though.

[Waffdon]

That should be a red card every single time.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shaw is very lucky.

[Giggles]

He should be embarrassed he had to foul that far behind.

[phonics]

How is that not a red? You can't not send him off because it's not nice that Man Utd are complete shit.

[John Arne]

How's that not a red for Shaw?

[randomlegend]

I've watched every match apart from a couple for the last 4-5 seasons but I think this might have finally killed it for me.

[randomlegend]

Also I said Maguire was fucking dogshit before we bought him. I've tried to see the bright sides since we're stuck with him, but he's fucking dogshit.

[Kikó]

United are the perfect embodiment of the Glazers. Fuck them.

[Shindig]

Boxhead must've done something right to land the job in the first place.

[Smjffy]

:-D It's been worth the wait.

[Waffdon]

Also I said Maguire was fucking dogshit before we bought him. I've tried to see the bright sides since we're stuck with him, but he's fucking dogshit.

:lol:

[Josh]

I've watched every match apart from a couple for the last 4-5 seasons but I think this might have finally killed it for me.

All worth it if you get that right winger though eh? Good window....

[niko_cee]

If Maguire went back to Leicester he'd be top quality again. Maybe he's not cut out for the way that top <smirk> teams want to play, but he's more than serviceable as a defender. United are just streaky all over the pitch, and when it comes together it can either be amazing or dreadful, depending on which way the fates align.

[Lewis]

If nobody else is coming in then they need another manager. He isn't getting anything out of what they have.

[Spikey M]

That was beautiful.

[Shindig]

I don't get that. It's not like a defender turns up at a big club and is told, "Hey, knock that positional awareness and discipline off. We don't do that here."

[Lewis]

Maguire is very good at the deep defending that their counter-attacking success was briefly based on, but he gets exposed pushing up, Luke Shaw is an embarrassment, and the midfield does a crap job covering. Put all that together and you have what you have.

[Dark Soldier]

G'wan Evra

[phonics]

Evra's going to start crying.

[Smjffy]

Imagine if even half the United players showed the same passion as Evra is right now.

He's hurting.

[Waffdon]

Did he say he was going to rip his contract up?

[Mellberg]

Should've signed Grealish.

[Waffdon]

How bad must you be to break Patrice Evra, the most positive man in football

[Giggles]

Evra :D

[Lofty]

Adrian :D

[Ian]

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Evra. :cool:

[Spikey M]

What a day.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

"I don't promote the violence but many people need some good slap now"

:D

He's a hero.

[Gray Fox]

Cutting through almost at will on both sides.

[Waffdon]

Everton to win the league by 15 points. 6 clear of Liverpool in 2 weeks

[Kikó]

Gould just missed a peno v benfica.

[Spikey M]

This season is absolutely mental.

[Gray Fox]

Please give us the international break now.

[randomlegend]

Cavani and Telles googling "how to fail a medical" right now

[Gray Fox]

A goal before 10 mins left and we should go on and get something. 3-0 would be time to pack it up.

[Waffdon]

Barkley and composure don’t go well

[Gray Fox]

When it rains it pours.

[randomlegend]

Well this is slightly improving my mood.

[Smjffy]

We'll still take three points. We're just challenging ourselves. Or we're challenged. Undecided.

It's still shit without the fans.

[Waffdon]

Scenes

[randomlegend]

Best centre back in the world Van Dijk is having a mare.

[Mike]

Oh eck

[Spikey M]

Ok, who's on Smiffy watch.

[Smjffy]

:moop:

I'm going to crawl back under my rock.

[Lofty]

Souness about to do an Evra

[Kikó]

:-D It's been worth the wait.

.

[Gray Fox]

What even is defending? :D

[Smjffy]

Fuck the football Gods, Kiko.

We'll come back.

[P_3]

4-1 down with 11 men. Couldn't make this up.

[Smjffy]

No one has scored more against Aston Villa than us, period. Back the win.

[mo]

Some melt on the BBC ticker saying Klopp should offer his resignation after the match :D

[Danny]

Souness blaming the grass :lol:

[Lofty]

No one has scored more against Aston Villa than us, period. Back the win.

I backed the win at 2-1, you've shipped 3 more since.

[Smjffy]

Ok, who's on Smiffy watch.

Hold me.

[Ian]

I just checked the score.

Oh dear. :harold:

[Gray Fox]

Do I still back the win?

[Smjffy]

Do I still back the win?

Well...a cheeky quid.

[Spikey M]

Hold me.

:console:

[Spikey M]

:lol:

[randomlegend]

Lmao

[Mike]

What a bizarre weekend of football! We look awful all over.

[Smjffy]

What is football anyway. I always preferred darts.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Liverpool fans must be 6-2 death.

[Mellberg]

No one has scored more against Aston Villa than us, period. Back the win.

Still waiting.

Fuck you, play me.

[Smjffy]

Where's Mellin? I'm fucked.

[phonics]

Mellin sent back to prison for breaking lockdown rules doing the Poznan with 30 others outside of the Cross Keys in Erdington.

[Shindig]

Didn't realise this put Villa second in the table. Played, lads. Played.

[Ian]

Woodward should swoop in and offer one of our 23 awful defenders to Liverpool before the deadline closes.

They're shit but they've not let in 7 against Villa.

[Waffdon]

Why does everyone always mention Mellin and prison. Bit weird

Liverpool’s peds worn off

[Spikey M]

Nah, I'm going for a lay down.

[Smjffy]

That's enough football for this year.

[Shindig]

'Klopp will be concerned by the defending'

What makes you say that, Dion? :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Anyone seen Taz?

[phonics]

Sorry, does this mean that, of the top teams, Arsenal have got the best defence in the league?

Strange times.

[phonics]

Anyone seen Taz?

He’s in the bunker, knee deep in xG stats trying to look for an excuse.

[Mellberg]

I need a Watkins ebony don rating from Taz ASAP.

[Kikó]

What's the xG on this?

[Byron]

Record defeat en route. 5 more goals. :-D gift that keeps giving.

God this aged well.

[phonics]

What's the xG on this?

It was 1-1 at half time proving how useful it is.

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[Max Power]

And to think I was feeling downbeat after a 3-0 loss to West Ham.

Some utterly deranged football being played this season.

[Dquincy]

Woodward should swoop in and offer one of our 23 awful defenders to Liverpool before the deadline closes.

They're shit but they've not let in 7 against Villa.
Clutching straws there. Quit pretending that Man Utd are not a shitter team than Liverpool.

[Ian]

27% possession for Villa. :alan:

If Uncle Jurgen could better Guardiola and Rodri's claims that 5-goal Leicester weren't trying to play football properly then we can just close the season now because it wouldn't get any better.

[phonics]

Carragher openly laughing at Adrian's positioning :D

[Ian]

Clutching straws there. Quit pretending that Man Utd are not a shitter team than Liverpool.

Yes I was definitely being serious.

Sounds like you need a hug, mate.

[Dquincy]

Villa nearly just made it 8. Hit the woodwork.

[igor_balis]

Adrian :D

[Dquincy]

Yes I was definitely being serious.

Sounds like you need a hug, mate.

You think Man Utd are better? Nah, you're deluded.

[Byron]

Can’t imagine what tinpot club he came from previously....

[Ian]

You think Man Utd are better?

What? Are you being intentionally thick here or is the seethe just overwhelming you?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What? Are you being intentionally thick here or is the seethe just overwhelming you?

You're so deluded Ian.

[Shindig]

"I'm a Liverpool fan but football at the moment is just bonkers!!! I love it!! More of this total smorgasbord of oddity! Well done Villa!"

- Glen, Manchester.

You're fooling nobody, Glen.

[Dquincy]

What? Are you being intentionally thick here or is the seethe just overwhelming you?
It's the seethe. Cunts.

[Ian]

:D

[Kikó]

This game proves United are better than Liverpool.

[Dquincy]

Just praying it turns out they all have covid.

Tbf, the alarm bell was ringing during the Leeds match.

[Smjffy]

That whole match reminded me of a lunch time kick about on the astro back in high school. Embarrassing but really weird.

Not even upset or mad, just perplexed.

[Dquincy]

I'm upset and mad.

[Mellberg]

I'm pretty chuffed.

[Shindig]

It's good but it's not like putting 7 past Morecambe.

[Smjffy]

As you should be to be fair. I don't even know what this sport is.

[Smjffy]

"Liverpool breaking Covid rules letting 7 in"

Bedtime. Fuck, 2020.

[Mellberg]

As you should be to be fair. I don't even know what this sport is.

It's the sport where Aston Villa come and fill you in.

[Ian]

If United had to get bent over by Mourinho I'm at least glad it came before that because it's at least taken the edge off.

[Smjffy]

God this aged well.

It could be worse.

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