January 2021 football: The Window SLAMS OPEN

[mugbull]

I hope we don’t win the final, if we do Mourinho’s promise of “winning a trophy at Tottenham” will be vindicated in the shittest way possible and he’ll forever claim his tenure was a great success story

[Manc]

You miserable cunt.

[Don]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/05/lump-on-if-you-want-kieran-trippier-message-to-friend-before-atletico-madrid-move-fa

The fucking small-time gimps :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

"Another friend, cited only as “J”, placed a £25 bet on Trippier joining Atlético at 8/13 for a total return of £91.67"

You've got insider info...

[randomlegend]

"Another friend, cited only as “J”, placed a £25 bet on Trippier joining Atlético at 8/13 for a total return of £91.67"

You've got insider info...

Might have been a bit obvious if Trippier's mate put 20 grand on his moving clubs.

[Don]

His SERIOUS GAMBLER mate slaved away at it for a month to get £1k or something on and profit similar amounts. Geezer, you're on about a quarter of a mill a month, just don't tip the prozzies for a week and pay your mate that instead of having him go through all that.

[John Arne]

Slaven Bilic has joined Beijing Guoan on a 2 year deal.

[Giggles]

That's went well.


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[Waffdon]

His SERIOUS GAMBLER mate slaved away at it for a month to get £1k or something on and profit similar amounts. Geezer, you're on about a quarter of a mill a month, just don't tip the prozzies for a week and pay your mate that instead of having him go through all that.

:D

My thoughts exactly. How did the bookies even find out with prices like that? All his bets were under evens for fuck sake.

[Lofty]

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[SincereTheRebel]

In guessing they were hoping eventually he would turn out like Lukaku, Salah or KDB.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9118707/After-three-appearances-NINE-years-Chelsea-Lucas-Piazon-set-leave-Stamford-Bridge.html?adobe_mc=TS%3D1609959785%7CMCAID%3D2EA 3A34F85310EA6-600001062009DCC0

[niko_cee]

He will now.

Anyway, I'm thoroughly sick of City winning the league cup every year so if United could do them over here it would be appreciated. Plus, a Solskjaer - Mourinho final promises much.

[randomlegend]

This is ridiculously open and thus entertaining but I think we're going to lose.

[Lewis]

Getting absolutely schooled by Jose Mourinho's Tottenham Hotspur in a cup final would be a low point in following United.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Rashford is really shit at trying to stay onside.

[niko_cee]

This is ridiculously open and thus entertaining but I think we're going to lose.

Are we watching the same game here?

The Manchester Derby has assumed the role of the guaranteed full shitfest of late it seems, but maybe that's United against most 'big teams', they've had a few turgid affairs.

[Lewis]

Philf Oden.

[Don]

Bruno Cantona has been very quiet here, what's his goal contributions/goal involvement/through-ball/arched dink stats like?

Yeah, I'm posting this at HT, you know what that is Kiko? That's top class old-fashioned testes, something you'll never have.

[randomlegend]

Are we watching the same game here?

The Manchester Derby has assumed the role of the guaranteed full shitfest of late it seems, but maybe that's United against most 'big teams', they've had a few turgid affairs.

IDK, Roy Keane and Micah Richards seem to have been watching the same game as me (for whatever that's worth).

[Ian]

Did all the good stuff happen in the first 20 minutes or so? I was cooking until then and what I've seen since has been boring as fuck and yet the commentators are going about what an amazing game it is.

[Waffdon]

The game was very open for the first 20 or so but quickly became a snooze fest

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Maguire is such a dickhead.

[Ian]

More great defending.

[Lewis]

Maguire is such a dickhead.

Luke Shaw's man.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Luke Shaw's man.

True but Maguire just standing there frozen whilst the ball goes past him is seriously annoying.

[Giggles]

Maguire gets so much leeway. Is it because of the price? He’s fucking horrendous.

[randomlegend]

Maguire is one of the most criticised players around.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

lol.

[Waffdon]

Ruben Diaz is probably going to give City the title for the next few years assuming he stays injury free. Has strolled every single game

[Ian]

Love watching United.

[Lewis]

Everyone has been alright other than Martial and Rashford, who are both dense for different reasons.

[randomlegend]

No #Brunostats tonight :(

[Don]

Ruben Diaz is probably going to give City the title for the next few years assuming he stays injury free. Has strolled every single game

They said the same about Laporte. And Stones now looks like England's best which must be sore for Lewis. Basically, what I'm saying is, it's the system.

[Waffdon]

Hence why I said injury free. Laporte was the reason they beat Liverpool to the title two years back but he’s more injury prone than Kompany

[Luca]

We were utter shite.

[randomlegend]

We really weren't that bad. We were trying too hard to be direct and quick all the time which meant we couldn't hold onto the ball enough, but it was a half decent performance.

[Luca]

Nah, I'm not having that. Inexcusable defensive switch-off on the first goal, insipid attack that never really looked like penetrating their back line, and our touches were shocking all night (Rashford and Martial especially). That was a bad performance for a team aspiring to make noises this season.

[Luca]

Also, I love Bruno to bits, but I've been saying for about 2 months now that he needs a break.

[Ian]

If only we had signed an attacking midfielder in the summer who would be an obvious player to try and give him a bit of a rest, eh.

[Manc]

Boca v Santos on teh BBC. Embrace it.

[Giggles]

BBC what?

[Kikó]

Bruno Cantona has been very quiet here, what's his goal contributions/goal involvement/through-ball/arched dink stats like?

Yeah, I'm posting this at HT, you know what that is Kiko? That's top class old-fashioned testes, something you'll never have.

Glad you're thinking of me.

We were shit today. City look back to their efficient winning ways.

[Shindig]

BBC what?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/55396636

The website.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That number 10 for Santos looks like a proper World Cup cult don of the future. Plays for Venezuela though so might not manage it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

And the Santos manager (as is traditional in South American club games) has truly stunning hair. Not so much a combover as a full comb-back.

[Giggles]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/55396636

The website.

Presumably I’ll be region blocked then. Just found Die Hard 2 anyway.

[Manc]

The pace of this game is phenomenal.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's fucking mesmerising. I've never seen anything like it.

https://i.ibb.co/qpc52Sh/cuca.png (https://imgbb.com/)

[Manc]

Benching Soltedo is an error. He was the brains on the pitch.

[Manc]

Santos robbed of a penalty. Comforting to know VAR is just as useless around the globe.

[SincereTheRebel]

Maguire is one of the most criticised players around.

Phil Jones being one year older than Maguire has confused my whole evening.

[niko_cee]

City-Spurs is going to be a noughties throwback with their rock solid back four plus two or three defensive midfielder set-ups. Yawn.

Actually having a defence has sorted City right out though and just serves as further proof that at the highest level of any sport defending well is the way to win. I say any, I mean football and the various eggball codes I'm familiar with.

[SincereTheRebel]

Looks like he has been eating high off the hog.

https://as01.epimg.net/futbol/imagenes/2021/01/06/mas_futbol/1609951498_622156_1609960182_noticia_normal_recort e1.jpg

[Don]

Jesus :D

[Kikó]

Jolean Lescott's really piled it on.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2020/wp319/en/

The most valuable player in the game :drool:

[Ian]

I assume that's mostly his political sway.

[niko_cee]

Villa have the covid so they could be fielding a pretty lol side tomorrow night , unless it gets canned, which I didn't think was supposed to happen, but the Southampton game seems to have gone already.

[randomlegend]

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[Don]

:drool:

That U23 league ain't gonna know what's hit it.

[Lewis]

Under-fifteens by the look of him. He needs to be eating high off the hog.

[Don]

This Villa game should be banter. We were never gonna play full-strength but we ain't playing kids either so hopefully we can avenge the 5-0 League Cup encounter of last year.

[niko_cee]

It'll end up being called off and we'll have to play the youth team in the rearranged fixture.

[John Arne]

It'll end up being called off and we'll have to play the youth team in the rearranged fixture.

There is no rearranged game. If it's called off, I think Villa forfeit.

[Andy]

There is no rearranged game. If it's called off, I think Villa forfeit.

No, that's no true.

We've had our cup game against Shrewsbury postponed as they cant fufil the fixture due to Covid.

They may end up being forced to forfeit but its not been decided yet.

[John Arne]

No, that's no true.

We've had our cup game against Shrewsbury postponed as they cut fufil the fixture due to Covid.

They may end uo being forced to forfeit but its not been decided yet.

Ok, thought I read that it had been confirmed.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm hoping for mass postponements. There are no better FA Cups than those where one team has made the quarter-finals but others are still stuck in the fourth round, i.e. Southampton will play Arsenal or Derby County or Luton Town or Lewes or Old Carthusians or the Duke of Norfolk's XI.

[Shindig]

Like when the FA Cup breaks in CM 01-02. "There will be competition for the rest of time because last year's season cannot be stopped."

[CJay]

Can’t wait for the inevitable first minute goal by some random Villa youth player.

[Don]

Apparently they have Winston Bogarde's nephew and Sturridge's cousin in their youth teams :rasta:

[randomlegend]

Haller gone to Ajax for £20m after West Ham signed him for £47m in 2019.

OOFT.

[-james-]

Getting that much for him and getting him off the wage bill is an absolute result tbf.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Why would Ajax waste £20 million on a third rate carthorse. Offsets the next youngster they sell.

[SincereTheRebel]

West Ham always seem to buy strikers for big money and every single one seems like pure shit

[-james-]

Why would Ajax waste £20 million on a third rate carthorse. Offsets the next youngster they sell.

They've netted about 200 mil on transfers in the last 18 months and Haller is an assured 20 goals/season over there. Why wouldn't they?

[Jimmy Floyd]

They've netted about 200 mil on transfers in the last 18 months and Haller is an assured 20 goals/season over there. Why wouldn't they?

I'm sure there's a 20 a season in Holland man available for about a quarter of that.

[Raoul Duke]

Huntelaar is retiring at the end of the season too, I believe

[Don]

He's 26. He can score 40 goals a season there and bag another big fee move and turn an easy profit for them too. It's a great deal for all parties. Until West Ham go and sign M.Dembele with the proceeds. Fucking Azmoun sitting there waiting to be bagged.

[niko_cee]

Haller gone to Ajax for £20m after West Ham signed him for £47m in 2019.

OOFT.

Didn't him and Jovic go int he same summer? Whoever was in charge of transfers of Frankfurt (was it?) must have been laughing their tits off.

[Manc]

Didn't Haller burst on to the scene in Holland? Makes perfect sense.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If by 'burst onto the scene' you mean scored 30 in 65 for Utrecht, then yeah. I'm sure the pubs in Nijmegen, Groningen and Kerkrade are still bouncing with folklore about his rape and pillage of their boys.

[Don]

Didn't him and Jovic go int he same summer? Whoever was in charge of transfers of Frankfurt (was it?) must have been laughing their tits off.

Rebic, too, I think.

[Kikó]

If by 'burst onto the scene' you mean scored 30 in 65 for Utrecht, then yeah. I'm sure the pubs in Nijmegen, Groningen and Kerkrade are still bouncing with folklore about his rape and pillage of their boys.

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/GO6GjlGjHCCK1t65fSUrZ8QDh3g=/0x0:1585x2127/1200x800/filters:focal(1075x384:1327x636)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/54799779/usa_today_9511292.0.jpg

[phonics]

Haller gone to Ajax for £20m after West Ham signed him for £47m in 2019.

OOFT.

If we can get them to give us that 20 million for Nketiah I think it might be a good move for both parties.

[Don]

Jesus, I could have stomached going strong but not starting Fabinho ffs. We're out of top 4 if he gets an injury ffs.

Still, we're getting drunk on Mellin's tears tonight boys. -4 at 1.83 lools free money.

[Waffdon]

Why have Aston Villa went that extreme? You’d have thought a few senior players who make the bench would have played.

That Liverpool team on the other hand :D clearly after revenge

[-james-]

Liverpool are going to win 10-0.

[Waffdon]

Salah will be running back with the ball to the half way line if there’s any chance of a double hattrick

[Giggles]

Telly?

[Don]

BT in UK.

[Giggles]

That’ll be BT here too then. I think it’s only Amazon games change for here.

[Manc]

Klopp is living on another planet atm. Who has to get injured for him to rotate?

[Lewis]

I hope Mister Klopp gets a couple of penalties tonight.

[Don]

BT showing U18 clips of Villa attacker :lol: they'll fucking touch the ball about as much as I will.

[niko_cee]

I thought our U10s did pretty well last year before getting sabotaged by a few goals against the run of play and VIlla's better professionalism, so fully expect this to be a lot closer than some. That side though, fucking hell, not really far off full strength. Respecting the cup and all that.

[Don]

Nah, this is biggest gulf in class in a competitive game ever to have taken place in the sport.

[igor_balis]

Jurgen we need 5 subs to protect the players Klopp doing the footy equivalent of North Korea executing people with mortar strikes, silly twat.

[phonics]

Goal in first 5 minutes klaxon.

[randomlegend]

Goal in first 5 minutes klaxon.

This is even more tedious than #Brunostats

[Luca]

A Liverpool injury or two would be hilarious.

[phonics]

@james- what would be my profit margin if I bet a quid on a goal in the first 5 minutes of each game.

[Don]

Their little teenage muscles working this hard, 2nd half willbe good.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nah, this is biggest gulf in class in a competitive game ever to have taken place in the sport.

https://i2-prod.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/article16900733.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/1_GettyImages-1170581591.jpg

[Don]

This is scenes :D

[Giggles]

It’ll still be about 6-1, Villa will be in ribbons later.

[Kikó]

I swear Taz just loves to anger the football Gods.

[-james-]

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I lolled at Owen saying "even the most ardent Liverpool wouldn't begrudge them that goal".

[Spoonsky]

Regardless of what happens next, bringing on Thiago to save the day against a bunch of preschoolers might be a low mark of the season.

[Don]

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:D

[Spoonsky]

Jesus :D

[Don]

Gini-Thiago-Shaq midfield with the workhorse at CB pls.

Bookies absolutely raking it in today with Bayern and Liverpool results.

[Mellberg]

Enjoyed that last night. No wonder our senior team put seven past those jokers.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Paul Le Roy (coming in your ears) must be buzzing on Chorley FM.

[Reg]

Enjoyed this on Asprilla's time at Newcastle: https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-set-pieces-blog/2021/jan/06/tino-asprilla-newcastle-25-years-was-a-joy

Good article and an even better picture halfway down. Look at Shearer! Never has a man looked more in love. :D

[Gray Fox]

I'm assuming there's some back story to this

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[Jimmy Floyd]

Winning songs when the opposition are still around are so cringey. Show some respect.

[niko_cee]

Leicester have gone with a pretty strong team. Must be some cup magic in the air this year.

[Shindig]

You've not made it as a club until you've knocked us out in the FA Cup Third round.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You've not made it as a club until you've knocked us out in the FA Cup Third round.

1995-96, never forget it.

[thommo]

Ruben Loftus-Cheek is really quite awful. Absolute passenger in pretty much every game for us this season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Schalke have finally won a match.

30 matches after their last in the league.

Had they failed to win they'd have equalled Tasmania Berlin's record who were only in the Bundesliga in 65/66 because Hertha were relegated (due to salary problems) and the league decided that a Berlin team needed to be in the top league.

[Giggles]

Bristol Rovers ground looks like some shit hole.

[Shindig]

1995-96, never forget it.

And look how you pushed on as a team. It's a stepping stone to greatness.

[Danny]

Capt. McSauce :cool:

Disappointed Watford arent playing Foster. Would have been a good video for his channel.

[Shindig]

Not the result I wanted but at least Phonics was seething through most of it. Arteta's got another cup in the bag.

[Lewis]

This is crap but quite fun.

[phonics]

Not the result I wanted but at least Phonics was seething through most of it. Arteta's got another cup in the bag.

What was there to seethe about?

[randomlegend]

This game is absolutely appalling.

[Giggles]

Jesus they even wheeled out Lingard. Did he get any dancing done for Instagram?

[Waffdon]

Liverpool, Leicester, Man City and Chelsea all going with close to full strength teams against nothing opposition is a bit strange and surprising. Does the FA Cup suddenly give you qualification?

[Lewis]

Leicester probably just want to win it, but the other managers are obviously going to be conservative with their jobs on the line.

[Giggles]

When I look up to see what’s on and where, what’s ‘The FA Player’?

[Don]

That Towie lad Mark Wright on the bench against Leeds :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

In our case it's a bit of let's not compound matters here, and a bit of giving certain people game time and confidence. And also we will want to win it.

Kai Havertz scored a hat-trick against Grimsby in the League Cup, so let's hope his League Two northern fishing port run continues.

[Shindig]

It worked for Joelinton. :uhoh:

[Jimmy Floyd]

We have been absolutely dogshit here despite being 1-0 up and having had 200% of possession. Werner plays like his feet are made of cheese, and Havertz plays like someone has snipped his bollocks off.

[Don]

Does Ziyech have anything in his locker apart from those inswinging crosses? Show the skinny runt down the line and he's absolutely useless.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Leeds :harold:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Has Bielsa won a cup game since he was in England? I swear he throws the lot.

[Waffdon]

Does Ziyech have anything in his locker apart from those inswinging crosses? Show the skinny runt down the line and he's absolutely useless.

Made two goals from it so far.

You’re good at this.

[Don]

The second was the same? Hah, least he's found his level.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Casilla is shit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Has Bielsa won a cup game since he was in England? I swear he throws the lot.

The answer to this is he has beaten Bolton and Salford in the League Cup first round, and lost his other six cup ties.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why did the Crawley striker take about 10 minutes to shoot there?

[Kikó]

Just as an aside from the distraction of football, is there any transfer hysteria this window or is that largely dead due to the Covids?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Just as an aside from the distraction of football, is there any transfer hysteria this window or is that largely dead due to the Covids?

Google 'Manchester United transfer news rumours Man U rumours new buy sell rumours Messi Arsenal Leandro Damiao' and you will find the latest.

[niko_cee]

Romain Faivre (?) is the only name I can see linked with United on a cursory news trawl so it is indeed tough times at Rumour Mill HQ.

Oh, the Leipzig defender as well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Crawley taking the piss now bringing on Mark Wright a celebrity (TOWIE fame) for the final few minutes.

[Don]

The scouser Marine fans lining the street in their hundreds gives the pundits a dilemma. Money is on ignoring the pandemic and smiling at the romance of the cup.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

25k virtual tickets sold so they've done a lot better than if fans would have been allowed in the 3k capacity stadium.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I love this sort of shit. (Actual) bin men and people taking time off from Sainsbury's.

[Don]

Aye, this is top class.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://i.redd.it/7k2mpk1jaja61.jpg

That gap.

[Don]

Someone's banging pots in their back-garden ffs :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This stadium is class.

[Giggles]

Hart to bin one in here for a 1-0 defeat would be perfection.

[Don]

Just give us a few Marine attacking set-pieces at 0-0 for the ride :drool:

[Manc]

"Dele" looks finished.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm enjoying this so much. Even Dion Dublin on comms is the perfect vibe.

[Don]

The lad with the blow-horn is doing top work too trying to put Spurs off.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

If that had gone in from Kengni :drool:

[Don]

Dear lord :rasta:

[Jimmy Floyd]

If that had gone top corner I think football would have peaked.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck Spurs.

[Lewis]

I hope Mourinho brings another defender on at 2-0.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

At least 'Dele' has found his level.

[randomlegend]

Is walls not jumping a thing now? That would've been block if they got 10cm off the floor.

[Lewis]

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ErYx1PEXAAA9Xlg?format=jpg&name=large

[Lewis]

Is this goalkeeper a woman?

[randomlegend]

Everyone bigs these type of games up as amazing for the lower league team and whilst I get they are financially very beneficial, I bet they are absolute misery to play in.

[Jimmy Floyd]

What am I looking for there? Is the ghost of Paul McCartney climbing a tree?

[Giggles]

Not that it’s over hopefully they get 10.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What am I looking for there? Is the ghost of Paul McCartney climbing a tree?

Someone has decided to watch the game from a tree.

Whether that is the ghost of McCartney (he's not dead is he?) or some random I could not say.

[randomlegend]

Imagine actually taking a lifesize Klopp cutout to a football match.

[Alex]

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I'm all for credit where it's due. That is excellent. :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

Everyone bigs these type of games up as amazing for the lower league team and whilst I get they are financially very beneficial, I bet they are absolute misery to play in.

As someone who has been pied around my home ground by a West Indian international of 86 Tests, I can confirm they are great no matter how many you get slaughtered by. Just the juxtaposition of you vs the best is amazing to experience. It's like playing chess against Kasparov or whatever, you're not going in expecting to nab his bishop against the run of play.

[Lewis]

Everyone bigs these type of games up as amazing for the lower league team and whilst I get they are financially very beneficial, I bet they are absolute misery to play in.

It would be good with a full ground and everyone going mental at the smallest things, like when that Exeter lad nutmegged Ronaldo, but this would be a bit miserable.

[Lewis]

As someone who has been pied around my home ground by a West Indian international of 86 Tests

Oi oi.

[niko_cee]

Was that Smiffy with the Klopp cut out?

[niko_cee]

Also, we had to erect a fuck off 7 or 8 foot fence around our entire ground to comply with some sort of bullshit rule which this lot clearly aren't abiding by. Unless that's a step 8 and above thing.

[randomlegend]

Oi oi.

:D

[Don]

These mans aren't tested either, are they? This or the Villa game would lead to an outbreak for Spurs or us if COVID wasn't a lie.

[Lewis]

That manager should just say 'Lads, it's Tottenham' and ride the banterwave to five unanswered goals.

[niko_cee]

Was that Smiffy with the Klopp cut out?

39.52 for reference, I don't know how to print screen a paused image off the BBC website feed.

[Danny]

As someone who has been pied around my home ground by a West Indian international of 86 Tests, I can confirm they are great no matter how many you get slaughtered by. Just the juxtaposition of you vs the best is amazing to experience. It's like playing chess against Kasparov or whatever, you're not going in expecting to nab his bishop against the run of play.

Richie Richardson? I would have just been in awe.

[Don]

Cummins ending Alli's career would be nice.

[Manc]

Bale. :harold:

[Don]

Brav, you've got millions tuning in, stop playing shit and play a Hitler speech or something.

[Manc]

Jason Steele saving just the four penalties in the shootout v Newport. Must be a record.

[niko_cee]

Brighton are just tragic.

[Mellberg]

We're gonna have about 4/5 games in hand at this rate. Don't see how Everton happens either. Rescheduled Man City game is on the 20th, so should be okay.

[phonics]

Ozil gone :drool:
Kolasinac gone :drool:
Sokratis gone :drool:
Rumours of Mustafi gone :drool:

That’s about 600 grand a week off the wage bill. Sell Nketiah to West Ham and sign Balogun to a new contract and you’d have me convinced the club is starting to be well run.

[Giggles]

What actually happened with Ozil there? I stopped really following it. Was he always injured or had he refused to play, or had he lost form that badly he never got a chance again?
All I remember was him getting his last deal when he wasn’t really wanted there for some reason.

[phonics]

Arsenal blinked in a game of chicken that they instantly regretted and it's been a back and forth of petty grievances between him and the club ever since. Which I'd be able to ignore if he had more than 10 'goal contributions' over the last 60 appearances he's had since signing that contract.

[randomlegend]

Fosu-Mensah off to Leverkusen for 1.5m. Good business given he's clearly not good enough and is out of contract in the summer.

[Don]

Good businessing a £1.5m deal. I remember those days fondly.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

RIP anyone who was watching this game with headphones.

[niko_cee]

I know it must happen, and I just miss it as I have no real interest, but do City ever get drawn against non-shit opposition in the cups?

[niko_cee]

Phil Neville getting a job at Beckham's MLS club.

Just give up mate, you must have made enough from the game to at least salvage what was left of your dignity.

[Ian]

I liked Liew's article about that the other day:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/07/phil-nevilles-miami-move-would-mark-another-door-being-held-open-for-him

[Don]

City's draw :D

This (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55594966) article :D

It was all such lols until the Saudi Arabia tourism advert on BT just came on. Fucking end it all, please, now.

[Jimmy Floyd]

A bit annoyed there are no replays this year. If you're going to have a borked fixture schedule you might as well properly bork it and end up with teams playing on consecutive days.

[Don]

Utd are playing Fulham the day before facing us but that's actually a fitness advantage as we're sending some players to Anfield to play Burnley in the league and some players to Old Trafford to play the cup-tie simultaneously.

[Shindig]

Man, if Crawley had that draw a year ago, they'd have fancied it. Bournemouth have a bit of confidence these days.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Apparently we're about to bring Avram Grant into the backroom staff. Love it.

[Don]

Wilder's faith in Burke is fantastic. The man is pure brute, he's not going to unlock Newcastle's 8-1-1.

[Spammer]

No idea how Newcastle are so high up. They look shite.

Blades are looking good though.

[Don]

Good to see misery headed Ryan Fraser's way. Sheff Utd are the better team, if they get Brucey's replacement wrong they could easily go down this season.

[Spammer]

Wilder's faith in Burke is fantastic. The man is pure brute, he's not going to unlock Newcastle's 8-1-1.

He's such a fucking beast :drool:

Shame he can't kick a ball properly

[niko_cee]

Newcastle are just so bad.

No win here for Sheffield United and they're [even more] doomed.

[Don]

This is turning into a class watch tbf. The things I'd do for a Brewster winner (fpl tings innit but also cause Newcastle are disgusting).

[Don]

That's a fine VAR decision, fair fucking play.

[Don]

That Bogle backpass :D

That was so enjoyable. Jesus, where tf would we be without football, I'm getting emotional.

[Manc]

Wind it in.

[Spammer]

THE MIGHTY BLADES :cool:

We're fucking back lads. 9 points behind, 20 games. Very doable.

[Giggles]

How is that a goal scoring opportunity? There’s about 8 players between him and the goal and it’s not even a foul.

[Danny]

The goal scoring opportunity is the Brady on Cavani challenge.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Should have sent the fat lad off.

[Giggles]

The goal scoring opportunity is the Brady on Cavani challenge.

I seen that just after. I’ve the sound down so I could only see the caption and they kept showing the Shaw tackle over and over.

[Don]

The state of the buck-toothed gyppo appealing for a Brady red after the Shaw decision has been given :D

[Lewis]

He won the ball the fat plog.

[Giggles]

The state of the buck-toothed gyppo appealing for a Brady red after the Shaw decision has been given :D

He’s such an unlikeable looking cunt.

[Lewis]

That isn't a foul.

[Cord]

Modern football summed up there by United taking a corner short so they can pass the ball side to side in front of the box in exactly the same manner as they've been doing the rest of the half.

Strangely the ball did not end up anywhere dangerous.

[Don]

This is a properly in-form Burnley and it's beautiful to watch the structure and organisation. It'a a shame England have got too much talent (and blacks) for him to be given the chance of taking a side to a major tourney.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:drool:

We are going top of the league.

[Luca]

Is that goal even worth it if it doesn’t involve a Bruno Fernandes goal contribution?

[Giggles]

It’s mad when you hear top of the table and then see Harry Maguire, but then again I suppose Djimi Traore won a champions league.

[Shindig]

THE MIGHTY BLADES. :moop:

[randomlegend]

That should've been a penalty against Maguire tbh

[Don]

Bailly's composure and tendency to go to ground looking for blocks up against our front three. I want a live stream of RL and Kiko for Sunday :happycry:

[randomlegend]

Is that goal even worth it if it doesn’t involve a Bruno Fernandes goal contribution?

DW Bro I gotchu

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[Lewis]

That should've been a penalty against Maguire tbh

There was a similar 'handball' in the Burnley end (off Martial's overhead?) so he probably just let it go as a leveller.

[Don]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EM9UMzFXUAEMhTW.jpg

Scored a brace today against Charlton. Averaging a goal every 101 minutes. He's 17. I assume years old as opposed to inches but who knows. Kwadwo Baah, remember the name.

[Kikó]

Fosu-Mensah to Leverkusen gone.

United legend, Pellistri potentially out on loan.

[Don]

City about to run up a cricket score here. Banter player scattered all over the pitch in this Brighton side.

[Manc]

Just the five central defenders for Potter.

[niko_cee]

It seems fitting that the worst season in the history of football be contested by the Manchester axis of evil. Sadly I can't really see the red ones holding it together enough to make a proper contest of it but you never know.

[Ian]

We'll run out of jam eventually.

[Smjffy]

I doubt they'll stay anywhere near the top tbh but then I would.

[Don]

City's draw :D

This (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55594966) article :D

It was all such lols until the Saudi Arabia tourism advert on BT just came on. Fucking end it all, please, now.

Now this just came on:

https://youtu.be/TtSMz-_h_cw

The dirty cunts are going hard on the PR this year.

[Jimmy Floyd]

And what's more it's actually in the shape of a bonesaw. A touching tribute.

[Giggles]

The fake crowd noise on Premier Sports is the worst yet.

[Don]

Fair fucking play to that joker Parker, their signings have helped but this Fulham sideare really looking like a side now. Ominous signs for Newcastle.

[Lewis]

That Jose Mourinho revival was short-lived. Everyone else must be up to speed now.

[Shindig]

Boca's completely shat themselves. 2 quick goals in the second half so now they're getting the stamps out.

[Mellberg]

Fulham drawing their way to safety.