December football: Who's most out of place?

[Jimmy Floyd]

This game has been 90 minutes long and at least 25 of them have been Kurt Zouma pondering with the ball at his feet.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Gah, I have watched 3 hours of seriously dreadful football this evening. We are not the same side without our wide players, all of whom (Pulisic, Ziyech and Hudson-Odoi) are injured. Pulisic in particular has reached the point where his fitness record stops being unlucky and starts being pretty unacceptable.

[Don]

Our man Harvey is tearing up the Championship at 17. It makes me sick to see it but an England side with him, Jones and Foden is looling pretty fucking serious for after Qatar. The latter two should be starters now tbf.

[Shindig]

Ivan Toney will be in a side once he smashes a hat trick past us in a week's time.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That is horrific goalkeeping.

[Serj]

That is horrific goalkeeping.

Guaita probably has Kane and Son in his FPL team.

[Andy]

I don't think I've ever seen such a routine Premier league win for Southampton. Better in every area of the pitch.

Going to be a really long season for Sheffield United. Poor at the back, not much going on in midfield and then piss poor upfront. Ramsdale was the only player to come out with any credit.

[SvN]

Signing Brewster for a club record fee and not playing him might be some of the worst transfer business in PL history.

[-james-]

And with a squad that is, on paper, better than the one that everyone was wanking themselves silly over this time last season. Football is weird.

[Don]

Henderson definite big loss. Possibly O'Connell, too? It's very strange though.

[Gray Fox]

Jota now out for 6-8 weeks. Minamino best get his act together for the inevitable front 3 injury that is now surely coming.

[Pleb]

Spurs :D

[Waffdon]

That was a great game. That was some fingertip save at the end considering he looks about 5ft5

[Waffdon]

Fulham have been dominant here. Just waiting on them to fuck it up.

[thommo]

Great half from us. Lookman is quality in the final third.

Nervous for the 2nd half now, undoubtedly Klopp will be sticking it to them so we need to hold out somehow.

[Spoonsky]

I don't know what Fulham have been playing at in the first 10 games, they looked great there.

Maybe the electric atmosphere of Craven Cottage has made the difference.

[Gray Fox]

Looks like we just about got a handle on the situation in the last 5 or so mins there. As bad as I've seen us up to that point. Everything to slow and sloppy.

[Don]

We've been fucking disgraceful. And that muzzy learning how to dive convincingly would have VAR'd their goal off. We need a second half siege and we don't have anything on the bench to kickstart it.

[Manc]

Minamino has it in the locker. Believe.

[Don]

We look much better. 1 goal and it'll happen but openingslook rare. Need a worldie.

[Don]

The Gini-Minnie-Mane-Mo combo always did sound betterthan it would be in practice.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:D

That's the best combo I've seen.

[thommo]

Big club gets bullshit penalty decision against smaller club shocker.

[Waffdon]

Whoever wins the league will be lucky to scrape 80 points

[Mellberg]

The Gini-Minnie-Mane-Mo combo always did sound betterthan it would be in practice.

That's class.

[Gray Fox]

Way more of a frantic game than I expected to see tbf. Took Liverpool the entire first half to deal with it properly. It felt like had Hendersons chance gone in, we may have gone on to take the game.

Tough to take more injury news though. Jota gone til February as is Tsimikas and Matip seems incapable of playing more than once a week.

[Manc]

How many more injuries before Klopp changes his approach to training/matchday?

[Waffdon]

No coincidence they’ve went to shit since social distancing and bubbles were formed. No access to the labs for their peds

[phonics]

Chris Wood has just possibly Just made the worst miss I’ve ever seen from a professional footballer. You can talk about some scuff from 2 yards out but the technique required for this man not to score is so bad he should be fined a weeks wages. Let me find it.

[Spikey M]

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This? It's bad, but it's not that bad.

[Giggles]

It didn’t live up to the description.

[niko_cee]

No coincidence they’ve went to shit since social distancing and bubbles were formed. No access to the labs for their peds

How to peds stop knee injuries?

Maybe it's just middle aged malaise, maybe it's the lack of fans, maybe it's the full impact of VAR, maybe it's the schedule, but whatever it is, this is the worst season of football across the board I can ever remember. Every game is just absolute wank.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Tailor made for Mourinho magic.

[Kikó]

I reckon mourinho will be ringing Miguel Delaney up if he wins it this year just to shout 'respect'.

[Lofty]

I am all for giving a manager time to do a complete club overhaul but when you bang on about 'non-negotiables' and then start Xhaka and Willian every week it's not exactly great.

[Lewis]

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What is going on there?

[Giggles]

Mourinho won’t be winning anything there.

[Manc]

Guaita has been a very good goalkeeper for some time now.

[John Arne]

Apparently it's the Champions League last 16 draw soon....

Group winners (seeded): Bayern, Dortmund, Chelsea, Juventus, Liverpool, Man City, PSG, Real Madrid

Runners-up (unseeded): Atalanta, Atlético, Barcelona, Mönchengladbach, Lazio, Leipzig, Porto, Sevilla

[Manc]

That looks like the most competitive last sixteen for some years.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is that the weakest CL last 16 for ages? The second pot has nothing in it and the first pot isn't much better.

[Gray Fox]

Anyone that isn't Atletico is fine by me. Ideally not Porto for about the 5th year on the run though.

[John Arne]

M'eh.

https://gyazo.com/8236b38dce3ab96d4aee6b28616e547e.jpeg

[Waffdon]

Most them look easy to predict. Liverpool, Atletico, City, Bayern, Juve, PSG, Madrid and Sevilla

[Jimmy Floyd]

Porto, Lyon and Juventus have been holding the world's most pointless triangular for about 15 years now.

[Reg]

Is that the weakest CL last 16 for ages? The second pot has nothing in it and the first pot isn't much better.
I was just thinking that. Apart from Bayern, I don't think anyone is near the level of past winners. (Maybe Atletico? I don't watch them enough.)

I like the look of Atletico v Chelsea and Atlanta v Real Madrid.

[niko_cee]

'Atleti' shitting the bed against Real at the weekend doesn't really bode well for them having found the necessary bottle to have more than the odd decent game in the knock-outs. Chelsea will probably lol them out of the competition.

[Waffdon]

None of the teams in the last 16 of the CL are top of their domestic league.

[Manc]

Just seen the Europa draw. That's United done.

[Max Power]

Gutted to miss out on an away day in Prague.

[Kikó]

All the away games would have been decent for the English and Scottish teams. Maybe Wolfsburg is naff but the rest offer a lot.

[Don]

Leipzig is far from ideal but Utd and Chelsea's draws have cheered me up.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55266129

Random.

[Baz]

Is Imanol Alguacil a binman?

[Jimmy Floyd]

The prospect of being knocked out by a combination of Simeone, Chewy Louis, and a selection of Uruguayan hardmen has led me to thinking that it's all about the FA Cup really.

[Manc]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55266129

Random.

Phenomenal work by the BBC imo.

[Shindig]

That's alright that. I think Channel 4 had the rights to it one year.

[phonics]

Slightly related, the WSL (womens PL) putting all their matches on sky and banning media access to any non-traditional media is the death of that version sport going anywhere

If I was League One/Two I would be giving each local version of BBC one match a week depending on region a week. What pays more, the 2 thousand people in the stadium or 40 thousand people looking at your advertising hoardings on tv?

[mo]

Think IFollow and Sky have all the rights for Leagues One and Two.

[Don]

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:D

[niko_cee]

I'd say the child is the one doing the scything there, but Danny Drinkwater is still at Chelsea? Puts old Winston Bogarde in some sort of perspective.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You wouldn't believe some of the people who are still at Chelsea. Marco van Ginkel. Baba Rahman. Lucas Piazon. Tiemoue Bakayoko.

I think we got rid of Djilobodji but I'm not 100%.

[Shindig]

I had to google to see if Kerlon still played. That career became a non-event as soon as he took the plane to Italy. Did Gladio plant a bomb in his knees?

[randomlegend]

I don't think Kerlon was ever good, he just did that seal dribble thing and got bought on meme potential.

[Jimmy Floyd]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_South_American_U-17_Championship

He donned this tournament to death so there must have been something there. Doesn't work out for everyone.

[Kikó]

This month's FFT has an article on perennial wonder kid Freddie Adu. He's currently signed a short term deal for a Swedish third division club so get ready to watch him in January.

[Don]

https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/XSfEOuEuoB-q6ptAnO2GAG9U24o=/960x540/filters:quality(80)/arc-goldfish-tronc-thumbnails.s3.amazonaws.com/07-15-2019/t_ecbf61b73cea40b292ec7160ac20e9db_name_sp_freddy_ adu_p5_Lam_scaled.jpg

31 :happycry:

[John Arne]

https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/XSfEOuEuoB-q6ptAnO2GAG9U24o=/960x540/filters:quality(80)/arc-goldfish-tronc-thumbnails.s3.amazonaws.com/07-15-2019/t_ecbf61b73cea40b292ec7160ac20e9db_name_sp_freddy_ adu_p5_Lam_scaled.jpg

31 :happycry:

My intentions were called out recently for pointing out that he'd clearly lied a out his age. The guy didn't grow an inch from the age of "13".

[Shindig]

It's Ghana. You get the age you're given.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Watching us getting donned by Fabbie O'Silver on Amazon Prime, this year can't end soon enough.

[Waffdon]

Poor Werner being thrown out on the wing every game is utterly stupid.

Ziyech proving to be the most important player.

[niko_cee]

Expect an Ellie [ELE] object to be found (look up your Deep Impact acronyms) if Spurs are in position to win the league come March time.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ziyech and Pulisic are the lock pickers. Havertz body language is seriously terrible, as is Paul Scholes's punditry. It's like listening to a puddle speaking.

[Don]

Havertz is so so bad :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Havertz is a god you mong, Lampard is shit for ruining him.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He can't see or weight a pass and wants way too much time. Don't get the sweet wide open spaces over here.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Stick him in the hole just behind Werner, give him free reign and watch him smash the league.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wolves are a serious eye bleeding team without Jimenez. It's just Conor Coady-signs-for-Braga and slow football. If Werner didn't fuck up all our attacks we'd have had them on toast here.

[Kikó]

https://i.imgur.com/fgm4q.jpg

[Jimmy Floyd]

Jesus Christ we were pathetic after we scored.

[Kikó]

Hard to see beyond Mourinho v Solskjaer at the end of the season.

[Waffdon]

The sooner Abramovich is back to being ruthless the better. Lampard is dreadful

[Jimmy Floyd]

Lampard is fine, he doesn't have the midfield to set the team up any different. Players got complacent when we scored. Chilwell the only one that didn't. Mendy is shite btw.

Might see Billy G in soon

[Don]

'He doesn't have the midfield to set up any different' is some claim given he literally has an international quality midfielder for every conceivable role in the sport.

[niko_cee]

I've no idea how football really works, but, to me, looking at a midfield of Havertz, Mount and Kanté, behind three forwards, seems a bit football manager and/or too much work for Kanté. Mount you can get away with, as he works, but flouncy playmakers really can't be inhabiting those engine room positions.

[Waffdon]

He’s had a worse start than he did last year. Not even sure he’s beaten a top ten team in the league this year

[Don]

They're a young tean who are growing, Waff.

[Don]

FM2010 or whatever seems to have got it right once again, Sam Johnstone is England's best keeper.

[Kikó]

Guardiola really has a lot of work to do with that team. The pace is gone from their play.

[SvN]

He's gone in the summer.

[Don]

They'll finish 2nd to us and he'll carry on mincing about.

[Spoonsky]

Havertz is a god you mong, Lampard is shit for ruining him.

https://twitter.com/OfficialVizeh/status/1305605257179926534

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://twitter.com/OfficialVizeh/status/1305605257179926534

1305605257179926534

Do it properly, mate.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He tends to start looking better in second halves of games and then Lampard subs him off. His whole vibe is really questionable though - for someone who looks like an athlete, he doesn't seem to know which foot to put in front of the other half the time, and I've seen him smile about twice all season.

[Don]

Not sure what happened with Nkounkou (the PL may have stepped in to prevent Everton starting him under fair competition regulations) but they've gone and produced 16 year old Thierry Small. I believe the correct term is caconym.

[Jimmy Floyd]

2020 about to redeem itself: Big Sam is back in top flight management.

[Manc]

Absolutely no chance they stay up.

[Don]

Burnley and Newcastle could potentially plummet so you could imagine an unlikely scenario where West Brom become some Burnley Lite 1-0 merchants.

[phonics]

Sent this to my Dad (west brom fan) and all I got was 'I hope this is a joke' and then he went offline.

[SvN]

Harsh, but worth it if it brings back Big Sam :drool:

[Ian]

https://media1.giphy.com/media/26BRCp0VTMlaK5FUk/200.gif

[Kikó]

Been a while since we had the Pardew/Pullis/Allardyce/Hughes merry-go-round. Welcome back Sam.

[Don]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2020/dec/16/swansea-connor-roberts-workshop-woodwork-gareth-bale

What a don :cool:

[SvN]

This tickled me :D

https://i.imgur.com/qpO5BL8.jpeg

[phonics]

Commentator just said ‘He looks like he’s twisted his knee there, Bacary Sakho’ which is just an impressive feet.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Theo :drool:

[Shindig]

Our line-up doesn't look too knackered know but you can guess Yedlin and Saint Maximin are our two royally buggered by Covid. :(

25% possession. Makes you proud, doesn't it?

[phonics]

No shame in losing to the team that’s top of the league. Definitely not full on seething at all.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nice dive by Ceballos.

[Don]

Newcastle take the lead whilst having an xG deficit of approximately 65.8 and just because Joelinton can't get his fat arse to press, 'Steve Bruce has got this tactically spot on by having Joelinton sit on Kalvin Phillips' :D

Theo :D I've said it before but Ralph making him a player is his greatest feat.

[Spikey M]

Ben Davies against Mo Salah. :happycry:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Arsenal do love a red.

[Don]

Ben Davies against Mo Salah. :happycry:

Tbf we rang the local lookalile agency for a VVD stand-in up against Kane so....

Arsenal :D Arteta :D

[Spikey M]

:harold: Arsenal are imploding.

[phonics]

As many red cards as goals though so that’s an improvement.

[Don]

That's what you get for failing Ozil and his fight for justice. Keep taking the knee in the Championship you dirty cunts.

[phonics]

I thought I'd do a 'keep or sell' list of the Arsenal squad and realised it was pointless. There's about 5 in this whole 25 man squad.

[Magic]

Beautiful.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What the fuck is Djnepo doing there?

[Shindig]

Leeds will see this out now. They might not get the results but they keep coming at you.

[Magic]

Scintillating.

[Danny]

3-2 up. 85th min.

5 men bombing forward for the counter to make it a 5 on 2. Proper Bielsa stuff.

[Magic]

Breathtaking.

[Shindig]

Not to be outdone, the mackems have postponed their next three games due to Covid.

[Don]

BuT hE's ToO tAcTiCaLlY nAiVe.

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/953/540/069

[Spoonsky]

Forgot about Houlier and for a second I thought Stevie G had kicked it. :cab:

[Spikey M]

I've had better hooky streams than fucking Amazon

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mine are fine although I was getting a weird beeping sound every 5-10 minutes during the first half of Arsenal/Southampton.

[Luke Emia]

How is that not a penalty in the Liverpool game. The shit handballs we have seen that’s blatant in comparison.

[igor_balis]

How is that not a penalty in the Liverpool game. The shit handballs we have seen that’s blatant in comparison.

They've changed the protocol to be less trigger happy on them ain't they?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Such a bullshit goal.

[Boydy]

Why are the fans they let in all in one stand? Why don't they space them out around the stadium?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Spurs utterly rancid here, could be 5-0 down.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That is a great finish.

[Waffdon]

Thought he looked a yard offside at first

[Baz]

I've had better hooky streams than fucking AmazonSharper than real life here.

[CJay]

What is the excuse for teams allowing Son to score the same goal in basically every other game? Such a predictable Liverpool performance so far.

[Spoonsky]

That's the most enjoyable football I've watched for a while. Never seen a team counterattack as well as Spurs do while offering literally nothing else.

[Don]

Declan Rice makes a few mong faces whilst in some dogshit side at 21 and is the future England captain whilst 19 year-old Curtis Jones looks like the best midfield prospect in world football and will probably miss out on the England squad. You love to see it.

[ScousePig]

Not to be outdone, the mackems have postponed their next three games due to Covid.

After we played last night a couple of hours after announcing eight players were self-isolating.

Something's off. Welcome Lee Johnson.

[Manc]

That's a sitter. :D

[Spoonsky]

Our finishing has been dogshit tonight.

[Manc]

Curtis Jones is filth.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Mourinho has had all the hits out tonight, including furtively shaking his head on the bench at the intransigence of a flighty Dutch winger.

[Boydy]

Yasssss. Get that up ye, Mourinho, ye cunt.

[Giggles]

Spurs are winning the league :harold:

[Baz]

bobby you beautiful bastard

[Waffdon]

I fucking hate Liverpool

[Spoonsky]

Stream cut out at 89 minutes, fuck my life

[Luke Emia]

Enjoyed that.

[Smjffy]

:cool: Nice.

[Manc]

Bergwijn not quite at the level of Goran Pandev.

[Offshore Toon]

My spurs mate kept complaining about Liverpool being described as "joint top" when they were in second. I don't have the heart to rub it in, but that's what you get.

[Don]

#20 by a 20 point margin? :happycry:

And Bobby getting the winner. And Jose absolutely seething after a shit on a stick performance. It's all come round now.

[Don]

Jose is about to cry :lol:

[Spoonsky]

He makes it sound like he's organized a band of street urchins to a plucky draw with 1970 Brazil.

[Smjffy]

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Brutal ha

[Reg]

I think that Brighton match was one of the worst games I’ve ever seen.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Finally a worthy successor in the Tim world to 'It's only Ray Parlour'.

[thommo]

I think that Brighton match was one of the worst games I’ve ever seen.

Agreed. An awful draw. Pleased for a clean sheet at least, especially as Brighton put us under some pressure in the 2nd half.

That was also the first 0-0 at Craven Cottage in the league for over 9 years.

[Don]

MOTD advertising their TikTok account/hashtag/ticker? is fantastic :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

If there's anything more ridiculous than a parade of 40 and 50 year olds at the BBC trying to put in place programming to attract what they imagine to be the youth market, it's the same people trying to do that while working from home.

[Shindig]

"20 year olds react to MoTD presenters as players" is on their youtube channel. That's where they're at.

[Ian]

I think that Brighton match was one of the worst games I’ve ever seen.


Agreed. An awful draw.

I haven't seen it but I'm gonna assume it's still several lightyears behind Ukraine / Switzerland.

[niko_cee]

Mourinho's seething.

:drool:

[Smjffy]

On a different note, how much better is it with even a few thousand supporters back in the stadiums? I've really struggled to even be bothered about the football much this season but the missing ingredient is back. Mourinho spitting his dummy out was also a nice antidote.

[randomlegend]

Lol that we will go second if we win our two games in hand. Unless Villa win their THREE games in hand. How has that happened?

[Reg]

Agreed. An awful draw. Pleased for a clean sheet at least, especially as Brighton put us under some pressure in the 2nd half.

That was also the first 0-0 at Craven Cottage in the league for over 9 years.
I think we'll take a draw as well. All the zip has gone from our play. At least Lamptey is back.

What do you think about Mitrovic not playing?


I haven't seen it but I'm gonna assume it's still several lightyears behind Ukraine / Switzerland.
When was that? Assume when Euros/World Cup fever dictated that you watched every match available, but I can't find anything.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Second round 2006. Even the penalties were terrible.

[niko_cee]

Lol that we will go second if we win our two games in hand. Unless Villa win their THREE games in hand. How has that happened?

Play tonight, missed one against City (?) in the first week and were the victims of Newcastle's covid outbreak.

[Don]

You really must stop reading into the table with 'if we put a 3 game-run together we'll win the CL lulz'. The 2 superior sides have started slowly and everyone else is seprated by whatever mood Stockley Park are in on said given day. That's why the table is congested. If it gives you lols you'll shit yourself of laughter when you get relegated to the Champ in 5 years time.

[Don]

These concussion subs are gonna lead to some properly lol play-acting I can't wait to see. It will unfortunately reduce the outfield player in goal scenario though :(

[Ian]

When was that? Assume when Euros/World Cup fever dictated that you watched every match available, but I can't find anything.

2006 World Cup second round I believe.

There will have been "worse" games on an objective level but given that stage of a World Cup, etc. and the fact neither team even tried to fucking win it's still comfortably the worst I've ever seen.


'Even Fifa’s own report struggled to find a positive angle, describing it as a “scrappy affair devoid of highlights”'

EDIT: And on top of that Google has told me that on co-commentary Mick McCarthy said "This is bloody awful." :D

He wasn't wrong.

[Jimmy Floyd]

2003 Champions League final was also a total stinker. It was a golden age for dogshit games.

[Mellberg]

We're missing Konsa, Cash, Barkley, Luiz and Trez, plus we're shit at home. Might watch Corrie instead.

[phonics]

2003 Champions League final was also a total stinker. It was a golden age for dogshit games.

Spain - Holland playing out that awful World Cup final and then having Iniesta rob us of penalties after 119 minutes of tedium made me anti Tiki-Taka.

[Shindig]

2006 World Cup second round I believe.
EDIT: And on top of that Google has told me that on co-commentary Mick McCarthy said "This is bloody awful." :D

He wasn't wrong.

Now I'm compelled to find this match.

[igor_balis]

Watkins :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

You know what, I wouldn't have said this a few years ago, but if Amazon fancy getting the cheque book out and buying up all the football, I wouldn't be averse to it. Nice, clean presentation, no bullshit, good simple pundits, good commentators and Jim Rosenthal. Well played.

It's somehow refreshing to hear Jim Beglin and co calling it like they see it again, after years of DRAMA from Sky. Plus Ally McCoist, who actually sounds like he's having a good time rather than it being deadly srs bizness.

[Waffdon]

Agreed. Their commentators are so much better.

What’s the odds for Sheff Utd to lose after taking the lead and a penalty to Man Utd

[Lewis]

Does Ally McCoist use his presentable Question of Sport accent or his lol Scottish football accent?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:lol:

At least we've gone down early.

[Waffdon]

Well there’s part one in already

[Kikó]

lol United.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Does Ally McCoist use his presentable Question of Sport accent or his lol Scottish football accent?

Trying to do the former but sometimes lapses into the latter.

[Giggles]

I used to be able to watch them on Amazon but it’s gone now.

[Lewis]

I would sack him if they lose this.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a cracking finish.

[Waffdon]

Why are they playing a high line against a team that relies on it :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Martial actually smiled.

[Waffdon]

Sheffield United will be lucky to surpass that Derby total

[Kikó]

lol other United.

[igor_balis]

Did pogba shag Mccoist's wife?

[niko_cee]

Have Sheffield United won a game yet? Are they actually in danger of getting to Christmas without winning one? I suppose fewer games will have been played this season but that seems mental.

[Waffdon]

One draw against Fulham where they were lucky to even scrape that. Mitrovic missed a penalty and gave one away

[Don]

Their xPTS has them at 18th same as Burnley so they've definitely been a bit unlucky but as Brighton are finding out, you need finishers. I see Berge is injured too today. RIP

[randomlegend]

Pogba's been immense tonight tbh.

[niko_cee]

It's all in the 'Keeper isn't it? This idiot they've bought off Bournemouth (probably a clue in there) is fucking useless (and looked as much for most of last season).

[niko_cee]

Pogba obviously likes playing against teams in red and white stripes. I'm sure I remember him bossing a game against Stoke a few years ago. Might have been the last time it happened.

[Don]

Ya, agreed.

EDIT: with keeper point

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was glorious.

[niko_cee]

Have they chucked Punky Brewster on yet? Another solid investment.

[Luke Emia]

Have they chucked Punky Brewster on yet? Another solid investment.

The 40 million quid we have gotten for selling two completely unproven strikers who had scored 1 senior goal between them is incredible.

[niko_cee]

Nearly another assist for Ramsdale there.

[Spammer]

Ramsdale :face:

Henderson in our net and we wouldn't be in the relegation zone. Should have stumped up the cash for another loan.

[Ian]

Here we go. :drool:

[Waffdon]

Brewster is absolutely awful

[SincereTheRebel]

This Palace first 11 are built like a sunday league team. The white boys in the middle with the black lads out wide. Bit racist.

[Gray Fox]

Picking their defence apart here. Keep the goals coming.

[Mellberg]

This Palace first 11 are built like a sunday league team. The white boys in the middle with the black lads out wide. Bit racist.

Don't watch American Football.

[Smjffy]

:drool: Beasts. We were absolutely clinical and you could still pick a few chances that probably should have done better.

Nice.

[SincereTheRebel]

Don't watch American Football.

Why would anyone watch american football?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is that bloke lying down behind the wall at free kicks an oh so genius Arteta innovation, or have I missed it being widespread?

[John Arne]

Dani Ceballos sis such a fucking idiot. Lucky not to get booked, and could have been sent off.

[Lofty]

The commentators think it is widespread.

[Waffdon]

Is that bloke lying down behind the wall at free kicks an oh so genius Arteta innovation, or have I missed it being widespread?

Nah, they’re all at it now

[Spikey M]

Is that bloke lying down behind the wall at free kicks an oh so genius Arteta innovation, or have I missed it being widespread?

I've seen it before. It is restricted to shit teams though.

[phonics]

The only thing I’ve ever been completely correct on football is that Wenger was the only thing saving this club from oblivion.

[Waffdon]

That was grim stuff. There must have been about 8 full backs on the pitch at the end.

Arsenal are lucky West Brom/Sheff Utd are in this league. Fulham should close the gap later at least

[Waffdon]

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That’s great

[niko_cee]

The problem Arsenal are having is they just can't get the best front three in the world on the pitch regularly enough.

[phonics]

The problem Arsenal have is that weak willed dumbasses have been convinced by the 'THEY NEED A PATRICK VIERA ESQUE CENTRAL MIDFIELDER, THEY'RE WEAK' so we've gone from having 12 creative central midfielders to having Mohamed El Neny. This team can't create through the middle so you're always going to lose a crossing battle to shit teams. That's why they're shit, because they're good at the things good teams are shit at.

[Lewis]

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[Manc]

He'll be sacked after the WBA game.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:harold:

[Jimmy Floyd]

How are they allowed in the same room without masks? Does it count as the workplace?

[Waffdon]

I’ve wondered that but people are still doing podcasts all over the gaff without them so would make sense

[Shindig]

Yeah, they class it as office space and call it Covid secure.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That goal is delightful.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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His reaction makes it :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

That's quite a good move for ducking a well aimed 90mph bouncer, not sure about a very slow bouncing football which you are stood there literally to head away.

[Waffdon]

Newcastle have some horrendous players in their starting eleven

[Waffdon]

That looked outside the box and the other defender was round on the cover

[niko_cee]

Only saw the last fleeting replay of that, not sure what to make of it on that alone, looked a pretty lol decision all round.

[Shindig]

Fulham's whole season is one cursed penalty decision.

[thommo]

Worst refereeing performance of the season and that’s saying something as we’ve had a few shockers go against us.

Blind cunt couldn’t wait to give that against us.

[Shindig]

Brentford next. Ivan Toney's going to crush us.

[niko_cee]

Watford are now looking for their 5th manager in a year.

:cab:

Get Slaven in.

[John Arne]

Is Pepe an América fan?
LAFC have just knocked them out of the Champions League :drool:

[John Arne]

Man Utd being just 2pts off Liverpool IF they win their 2 games in hand has caught me off guard.
Viva la Ole.

[Ian]

Who's the game in hand after we've played Leeds today? Which I go into with my usual sense of pessimism but honestly both teams seem unreliable at both ends so god knows how it'll go. In theory it could be a fun game but I'm sure we'll do our best to not make that happen.

[randomlegend]

I have a vague memory of reading it is a team beginning with B and should happen around Jan 13th as that's when both teams have a gap.

Burnley are on 12 games as well looking at the table so my guess is them.

[Baz]

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[niko_cee]

Not got high hopes for this Brighton game being anything other than an absolute eye-bleeder.

Hopefully this isn't the game where Brewster elects to stop being useless.

[SincereTheRebel]

All of these youth english strikers look awful once you put them in the big man league. Brewster, Solanke, Nketiah and the rest of them will just be the next generations Victor Anichebe. They will not be given that type of time though, which is a good thing.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've watched Brewster quite a few times and not seen anything to suggest he has a place in the top two divisions. He'll get at least five years of that out of having once played for Liverpool, naturally.

Horrid tackle for the red card there.

[Spammer]

Bit harsh on Brewster, he's had nothing to work with whatsoever

[Manc]

Sassuolo v Milan
Atalanta v Roma
Lazio v Napoli

Lovely.

[igor_balis]

i like pretty passing football too, but like ffs brighton, just make a through ball or have a shot at some point

[Andy]

All of these youth english strikers look awful once you put them in the big man league. Brewster, Solanke, Nketiah and the rest of them will just be the next generations Victor Anichebe. They will not be given that type of time though, which is a good thing.

You've got a few good youngsters knocking around, Watkins, Adams, Calvert-Lewin etc they're all young. Then you have the obvious ones like Rashford and Greenwood.

[John Arne]

Is their some weird constant clapping background noise in the Spurs-Leicester game?