December Football: Oh Christ

[Ian]

That title was very clever you see, because it's Jesus' sort-of birthday AND it's a reaction to the realisation that no matter how much I try and pretend otherwise there's no changing the fact that I've got nine (NINE!) Manchester United games to endure between now and January the 3rd.

Will it never end?

Have a picture of Gazza sharing a Santa outfit with a small dog:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DR09bDmW4AAw6rB?format=jpg

Feel free to speculate on the important questions of the month:
- Who will be top at Christmas?
- Who will be ROOTED TO THE BOTTOM at Christmas?
- What the fuck kind of kickoff is 8.15pm on a Thursday for United vs. Arsenal this early in the month?
- What is Baz going to post about from the shitter at 6am this year?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Amazon are loving life with their 7.30 - 8.15 kickoff staggers, i.e. the second one kicks off at half time in the first one. Unbroken action in a broken world.

[Ian]

Oh are they all on Amazon? That explains it.

[Giggles]

What a fucking fanny of a society we now live in.


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[-james-]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-59493509

Big fan of Mikel Arteta responding to an attempted armed robbery in standard post match interview speak.


Gabby showed a lot of character, you see the reaction that he had straight away. Credit to the boy. After that he was fine.

[Don]

:D

lll

[Spikey M]

That's great :D

[Lofty]

I thought that when I read it :D

[-james-]

Sarmiento starting for Brighton. :cool: What a ridiculous production line they are.

[Manc]

I'm plucking for West Ham v Brighton. Saints v Leicester is v tempting.

[Giggles]

Not often I’d want to see a West Ham result but I’d love to see a plummet back down from Brighton.

[Waffdon]

I swear there’s a fan collapsing every single week at the football at the minute

[Shindig]

Gazza looks really well in that picture, if I'm honest.

[Mellberg]

What a fucking fanny of a society we now live in.


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It's some jeb posting on an official club Twitter feed. If he comes on tonight you won't have 42,000 fawning punters remembering the good times.

[Waffdon]

Rondon still starting games :sick:

[-james-]

Not often I’d want to see a West Ham result but I’d love to see a plummet back down from Brighton.

They are pretty painful to watch at the moment but not going anywhere. They're a harbinger if anything.

[Manc]

Brighton have gone peak 20/21.

[Mellberg]

That's not far off our strongest 11 for the first time this season. You could argue one of Sanson or Ramsey in for Nakamaba, although Marv is likely the right choice against Citeh. Maybe Traore for one of Buendia and Bailey, but those three are all of pretty similar levels of quality imo, so not much in it.

For obvious reasons I would REALLY, REALLY like to win tonight, but braced for a Pepping.

[-james-]

Brighton have gone peak 20/21.

They've looked worse this season for the most part. A lot less assured at the back and not creating anything when Lamptey isn't on the pitch. As ever there's lots to like and a load of ballers trust the process etc etc :happycry:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Salah with a huge miss.

McCoist is laying into him for being a fanny for not trying to head it.

[mo]

Plumped for Saints v Leicester as I had a feeling there would be goals. Great set pieces by Southampton so far.

[Waffdon]

Mane looked miles offside there. Did they even check it?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mane looked miles offside there. Did they even check it?

Nope.

[Luke Emia]

The Goodison seethe is in full swing tonight.

[Manc]

Leaving after twenty minutes. :happycry:

Henderson having a stormer.

[Luke Emia]

Singing Rafa’s name as well.

[Lewis]

The BBC ticker refers to 'Mohamed Salah'. Has he formally done an Andrew Cole, or are they just that pro-Islamisation?

[Giggles]

He was always Mohamed until the media did the ‘Pep’ shit on him. Nearly as bad as everyone thinking F1 drivers are theirs best mates.

[Giggles]

They are pretty painful to watch at the moment but not going anywhere. They're a harbinger if anything.

I don’t care if they’re the second coming of Ajax, it just works best in the championship for our players to get some game time.

[Baz]

More games should be on Prime. HDR is stunning.

[Manc]

Everton are on for a few reds here.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It pains me to say this, because we haven't really had one of these in a long time: Saúl Niguez is simply not good enough at football to play in the Premier League.

Simeone must have conjured some kind of exceptionalism at that club.

[Giggles]

When did he go there? He used to be the main wankfest in Europe for years.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

When did he go there? He used to be the main wankfest in Europe for years.

Deadline day in the Summer on loan.

He's made two starts in the league and been hooked at half time in both.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Maupay :drool:

What a goal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lallana is so brittle.

Potter is a mong though for making all three subs and assuming Lallana can do a full 90 minutes.

[Giggles]

Deadline day in the Summer on loan.

He's made two starts in the league and been hooked at half time in both.

That’s mad. How has he ended up so shite, or even ended up shite enough to be loaned out, so quick? Is he 36 or something?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Option to buy, it's probably a FFP thing or not enough time to get the deal done.

Seamus Coleman is a useless twat btw.

[Giggles]

Everyone is a useless twat when they play Liverpool.

[Jimmy Floyd]

20 years ago today we played Man U at Old Trafford, we won 3-0 including one that Hasselbaink absolutely rattled into the corner. That was for Ranieri. I was in year nine. 20 years later I'm in the flat that I partly own, watching us edge daintily past Ranieri's Watford side. Silly game, silly life.

[Mike]

Great this. Good old Rafa

[Giggles]

Jota actually doing something useful should really mean the bullet. Absolute imposter in that team.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Joe Cole and Dion Dublin on the goals show are shocked that Grealish is getting booed.

[Guybrush]

Jota actually doing something useful should really mean the bullet. Absolute imposter in that team.

Wow. Some take, that.

[Giggles]

Joe Cole and Dion Dublin on the goals show are shocked that Grealish is getting booed.

That’s Villas fault for their limp wristed social media.

[Baz]

Jota actually doing something useful should really mean the bullet. Absolute imposter in that team.
https://c.tenor.com/D9EY95ykHr8AAAAd/6ix9ine-dumb.gif

[Waffdon]

The better Jota plays for Celtic to be fair

[Danny]

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/r6pwvz/scenes_in_the_turkish_cup_as_mame_biram_diouf/


Scenes in the Turkish Cup as Mame Biram Diouf goes in goal after keeper gets red carded. Backup GK goes in with overtime sub, also gets sent off, putting Diouf back in goal for the penalty shootout. He takes the first penalty, scores, and is in goal as his team Hatayspor win 6-5.

Original goalkeeper Abdullah Yigiter gets sent off on minute 90+4, as Hatayspor are out of subs Diouf dons the keeper goals.

Teams get an additional sub at overtime, so the backup keeper naturally goes in. That keeper plays most of overtime until he also gets sent off for an egregious tackle outside the box at minute 120+1. Diouf goes back in goal for the shootouts.

Diouf takes first penalty and scores. The opponent, Eyupspor hit the post twice while for all other shots Diouf picks the corner correctly but doesn’t make a save.

https://twitter.com/442sport/status/1466150223533723652?s=21
The final penalty kick and Diouf’s celebration can be seen here.

Only in the Turkish Cup folks. The stupidest and most entertaining tournament on Earth.

Full shootout:

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[Gray Fox]

Liverpool have now won more Merseyside derbies at Goodison Park than Everton have.

[John Arne]

The Everton fans giving it the sarcastic cheers every time a Liverpool shot went just wide was a bit weird. At 0-1, ok kinda fair enough, but when you're getting battered 1-4 and being played off the park - perhaps give the sarky cheers a rest.

[Ian]

I imagine Everton fans have had to learn to make their own entertainment, such as it is.

[Manc]

Phonics with the panenka.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The Goodison Seethe doesn't calm down (calm down) just for minor social niceties like the match scoreline.

[Luke Emia]

I found the booing of Van Dijk for having the temerity to get smashed in half by Pickford last season to be the most bizarre thing.

[Baz]

Everton fans would boo Maddy McCann if she was found in a red top.

[Spikey M]

Wouldn't we all? Fucking plastic.

[Waffdon]

I found the booing of Van Dijk for having the temerity to get smashed in half by Pickford last season to be the most bizarre thing.

Probably because all Liverpool fans and management have acted like victims once again over a nothing collision that resulted in someone getting injured.

[SvN]

Same as Chelsea fans booing Rio Ferdinand because his brother was racially abused by their captain.

[Giggles]

Didn’t van dijk spend the whole game trying to injure people? Probably had something to do with it too.

[Offshore Toon]

Chelsea probably have the worst fans. 99% are either racists or glory hunters.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Thank god I'm in the 1% eh, in football as in life.

[Lofty]

Stoke fans booing Aaron Ramsey.

[igor_balis]

Millwall fans booing cultural Marxism

[Spikey M]

West Brom fans booing but actually that's just how they talk.

[SvN]

I was saying boo-urns

[Manc]

A third successive night of football. Lap it up Don.

[Don]

Tuesday's barely counted so it's a standard CL midweek situation but just with reduced quality and excitement.

[phonics]

Elneny over Maitland-Niles and Tavares over Tierney are a crime.

[CJay]

Emerson Royal is a genuinely bad player.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Emerson Royal is a genuinely bad player.

I've thought this every time I've seen him. Are they all hoodwinked by the idea of a two-name Brazilian? His moniker is shit as well, it sounds like a type of apple.

[Spikey M]

"The Frank Diary"

:D m8

[Jimmy Floyd]

This is interesting. Atkinson bottling the fuck out of this if he doesn't give it.

[-james-]

Oh my god. :lol:

[igor_balis]

I read a good book recently, diary of a wimpy kid....called Anne Frank

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fred is a mong.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He's given a drop ball here and I really have no idea why.

[Kikó]

Frej having an absolute blinder.

[Waffdon]

He blew after it went in the net. It’s a goal

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Goal should have stood tbh.

[randomlegend]

It did.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He didn't want to give it, VAR obviously told him he had to.

Not sure what United are mingeing about.

[Luca]

Arsene Wenger would have asked his team to score an own goal after that.

[igor_balis]

that's fantastic

[Danny]

If he sees the keeper is down and blows before the volley is taken theres no complaints but you cant disallow it once you have let it get that far.

[Yevrah]

I can only assume De Gea was going for a foul not realising it was his own teammate that trod on him.

[Luca]

Football ‘eritage.

[Manc]

Fred should be returned first class to Donetsk for his protests.

[-james-]

De Gea is a a mong. Brb just lying down while opposing team are attacking.

[randomlegend]

If he sees the keeper is down and blows before the volley is taken theres no complaints but you cant disallow it once you have let it get that far.

He's got no reason to stop the game unless it's a head injury though right? Or is the rule different for keepers?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't know what the actual law is on keeper injuries, but de facto every ref stops the game for a poleaxed keeper, as anyone who has watched North African nations in Afcon knockout games will recall.

[randomlegend]

Why, WHY is Rashford playing on the right and Sancho on the left?

[SincereTheRebel]

De Gea tried to buy a free-kick. Did he know it was Fred who trod on his foot? Keane will be seething.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Why is Rangnick still not there? Does he have to get the ferry from Vilnius or something?

[Ian]

Get FEC on.


Why, WHY is Rashford playing on the right and Sancho on the left?

Yeah I can't work out what line of overthinking has led to this.

[Manc]

Why is Rangnick still not there? Does he have to get the ferry from Vilnius or something?

I believe he is.

[Kikó]

Why is Rangnick still not there? Does he have to get the ferry from Vilnius or something?

He's in the crowd but the work permit only went through today.

Rashford is garbage.

[Manc]

I'll relay messages from The Group if you don't mind.

[Yevrah]

Rashford is garbage.

Hallelujah! At last someone else sees this. Such a piss and wind merchant.

[Kikó]

It's only a semi recent thing. Since his shoulder injury and continuing into your season. He's just lost all appetite to do anything that makes you an impactful player.

[Ian]

Are Amazon WWEing the crowd noise here? No way Old Trafford is this loud for such a nothing performance, surely.

[igor_balis]

It's only a semi recent thing. Since his shoulder injury and continuing into your season. He's just lost all appetite to do anything that makes you an impactful player.

i guess the rumours of being distracted by off the field stuff were true, it's hard to be a top class premier league player while also writing a sitcom

[randomlegend]

Nice goal.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ally McCoist and Glenn Hoddle co-comms on the two games tonight, the two best in the business. Both just ooze love for football from every pore.

[CJay]

Are Amazon WWEing the crowd noise here? No way Old Trafford is this loud for such a nothing performance, surely.

A lot of it sounds like seethe resulting from the (entirely fairly awarded) Arsenal goal.

[Ian]

A lot of it sounds like seethe resulting from the (entirely fairly awarded) Arsenal goal.

It just sounds to me like the general murmuring cranked up to sound like there's an atmosphere.

[phonics]

Paul Scholes is looking rough

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

[CJay]

Is that serious or a joke? 🧐

[Jimmy Floyd]

That's Steve Sidwell.

[phonics]

100% serious. He keeps on putting a fake Irish accent on too. It’s a bit racist if you ask me.

[Spikey M]

It's clearly Ricky Hatton.

[Danny]

Someone should send him a bullet in the post to deter him

[Luke Emia]

Arsenal are so fucking dull to watch.

[Kikó]

It just sounds to me like the general murmuring cranked up to sound like there's an atmosphere.

There is a singing section in the Stretford end which is probably where the mike is picking up the sound.

[phonics]

If Tavares lets that drop to Martinelli it’s 3-2.

[randomlegend]

That's a clear penalty.

[niko_cee]

What the fuck is that tackle?

[phonics]

He’s really been quite poor recently.

[Adramelch]

In other news, Lazio were losing 3-1 at home against Udinese at half time, made it 4-3 and conceded an equaliser in the 99th minute, in a game with three red cards.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Aubemeyang :harold:

He looks offside but he should still be burying that.

[phonics]

I’m jinxed Aubameyang with that 1v1 comment. How’s he miss that.

[randomlegend]

Every time I see Jessie Lingard his facial features have shrunk by a further 5% and retreated closer to the centre of his face.

[Ian]

What the fuck is that tackle?

You won't see many stupider than that.

Until we bring FEC on anyway.

[phonics]

Absolutely chucked this. Should be 4-3.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nice to see that Van de Beek is still getting his customary two minutes.

[CJay]

Saka has no goalscoring instinct whatsoever. Two clear chances gone begging because he’s mooching around waiting for the ball to come out to him.

[phonics]

Scraping for a goal and Elneny is passing sideways and Tavares can't cross...

[Manc]

A naive performance from Arsenal.

[Kikó]

Should have kept Carrick until the end of the season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Carrick has left the club.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He might have been a better choice for nyucassle manager.

[-james-]

The Amazon coverage is pretty fucking great, apart from the delay. All football should be broadcast on staggered 45 minute interval kick offs.

[randomlegend]

It's weird as a United fan having someone in charge who sounds like they have a plan and know what they are talking about.

[Kikó]

The new Louis.

[Spikey M]

Theroux, Tomlinson or Betts?

[Giggles]

If he knew what he was talking about he'd have been appointed permanently.

[Adramelch]

I don't think he's interested in managing full time though.

[randomlegend]

There's already reports he may well stay on.

[Spikey M]

"New Manager may stay Manager".

What a scoop.

[randomlegend]

I'm not sure anyone was claiming it was a "scoop", but given it would be a change of the initial plan I think it would qualify as news.

[Kikó]

What tier

[niko_cee]

Horse's mouth tier.

[Spikey M]

Maybe tier, Maybe tears.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I love the idea of a manager sitting in a press conference saying something out loud, and the reddit weasels spending the next five hours exchanging coded messages about which tier of journalist have reported and whether it's true, having not actually listened themselves.

[Ian]

If he knew what he was talking about he'd have been appointed permanently.

Manchester United's managerial hiring policy suggests that isn't necessarily an important factor.

[Giggles]

Manchester United's managerial hiring policy suggests that isn't necessarily an important factor.

I’d love to see it work out as it’s better with them up there, but how the fuck have they became such an absolute mess.

[-james-]

Just noticed that there are three 2pm kick offs in the Premier League on Sunday and none are televised. That's going to be a shitstorm.

[Shindig]

Gateshead look an alright side to watch. Play fairly nice while whilst having potential bomb scares by playing it back to the keeper a lot. Adam Campbell looks a haunted man. Charlton should win this but there's chances in it for us. We've not really got a hold of Jaiyesimi.

[Waffdon]

Just noticed that there are three 2pm kick offs in the Premier League on Sunday and none are televised. That's going to be a shitstorm.

Probably for the best looking at the line up

[Waffdon]

Jorginho has done well in the last week for two of the conceded goals :D

No idea why Mendy doesn’t just kick the ball after his initial touch though.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He has been a seething mess in this game ever since he didn't get that foul and got done for handball picking it up afterwards. Mendy needs to be told not to fucking take a touch ever again. He's not 'good with his feet', he's a fucking goalkeeper. All goalkeepers are worse with their feet than all outfield players.

[Waffdon]

What a goal that is

[niko_cee]

The London Stadium fast becoming a bit of a graveyard for visiting 'keepers.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Lovely goal but Fabianski is a hologram, might as well have put a wheely bin in goal.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Players like Jarrod Bowen are the poster boys for modern football, imo. Absolutely nothing to him beyond hard running, forcing the press and opportunism. That's all a manager really wants.

You look at Lukaku having come on at the other end and that sort of player will die, if it hasn't already.

[Waffdon]

Antonio winner on the counter attack all over this

[Ian]

Players like Jarrod Bowen are the poster boys for modern football, imo. Absolutely nothing to him beyond hard running, forcing the press and opportunism. That's all a manager really wants.

You look at Lukaku having come on at the other end and that sort of player will die, if it hasn't already.

Umpteenth time I've posted this over the years but I will again lament that we're no longer in the days when the likes of Benito Carbone could make a living at a midtable / relegation-threatened team doing nothing 3/4 weeks because he'd then boss it or do something memorable the fourth.

[Waffdon]

Tuchel repeatedly playing with Lukaku with his back to goal is a proper odd one. He’s so much better on the shoulder. Absolutely useless trying to actually build up play

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Masuaku :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Mendy has been absolutely abysmal today. He's often on the edge of a needless balls-up but I've never seen his confidence bottom out like this.

[John Arne]

That's a bit of a mare by Mendy.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I can understand him not anticipating the ball going there, but I don't understand how he hasn't saved it easily, having got his hands there.

[niko_cee]

Like I said, goalkeeper graveyard.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Joe Cole just said that you can't blame Mendy for the third goal :harold:

[Giggles]

How do those cunts keep winning? David Moyes and that squad - it’s baffling.

[Gray Fox]

Joe Cole just said that you can't blame Mendy for the third goal :harold:

He's gone with the "you can't blame him because he's been so good for them since he arrived" approach. Which sounds nice but is absolute nonsense.

[Waffdon]

How do those cunts keep winning? David Moyes and that squad - it’s baffling.

Nah, they’re quite good. A really good midfield and a team full of grafters. A proper David Moyes team.

[Gray Fox]

Wolves really are dull here. Trying everything to keep the game scrappy.

[Giggles]

Nah, they’re quite good. A really good midfield and a team full of grafters. A proper David Moyes team.

Quite good yes but look at who they’re up with.

[Spikey M]

The Premier League has gone full La Liga. It's Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool and the rest are just filler. West Ham are just at the top of the shit pile at the moment.

[Lewis]

Nah, they’re quite good. A really good midfield and a team full of grafters. A proper David Moyes team.

That was always the weird thing about his United team. They weren't even 'hard to beat', other than Wayne Rooney doing more running than he had over the previous three seasons combined.

[Waffdon]

Jota :D

How on earth has he missed that. Should have been a foul for the shove beforehand anyway

[Gray Fox]

Jota :D

How on earth has he missed that. Should have been a foul for the shove beforehand anyway

Wolves nailed on for a 1-0 after that.

I'm not sure why Henderson is default RM right now when Trent is much better out there.

[John Arne]

I just read that Max Kilman can't play for Ukraine because he played 20 odd games for England futsal when he was 18. Seems like a shit rule, well done FIFA.

[John Arne]

Fuck me, I hate modern day footballers. The Wolves keeper spends 2 mins on the deck after Mane breezes against his arm, and now Jimenez is clearly fine, looks fine, but decides to roll back onto the pitch to waste another 2 minutes. Wolves could win this if they stopped fucking about wasting time.

[Waffdon]

Fuck me, I hate modern day footballers. The Wolves keeper spends 2 mins on the deck after Mane breezes against his arm, and now Jimenez is clearly fine, looks fine, but decides to roll back onto the pitch to waste another 2 minutes. Wolves could win this if they stopped fucking about wasting time.

It was clear foul on Jimenez to be fair.

Origi must be the most clutch player ever

[Offshore Toon]

Tense finish but we actually deserved to win for once.

[John Arne]

Wolves deserve that, knobheads.

[Gray Fox]

I never want this boy to leave. Build him a statue.

[Waffdon]

Wolves deserve that, knobheads.

It was a valiant effort against the 12 men.

[John Arne]

Aye, I'm being harsh. They played well and the draw wouldn't have been too unfair.

[Gray Fox]

Wolves with 5 at the back, 10 behind the ball, throwing themselves to the floor at any given chance. Personal favourite was Jiminez clattering into the board, only to walk back onto the pitch and go down.

All of their "gamesmanship" gave us the extra 5 minutes to win. Get fucked.

[Waffdon]

What do you want them to do? Go all out attack and play into Liverpool’s hands and get smacked for 6?

[Gray Fox]

West Ham, Brentford and Brighton all did and got something against us so yeah.

[Spikey M]

Wolves with 5 at the back, 10 behind the ball, throwing themselves to the floor at any given chance. Personal favourite was Jiminez clattering into the board, only to walk back onto the pitch and go down.

All of their "gamesmanship" gave us the extra 5 minutes to win. Get fucked.

This is peak last days of Arsene Wenger stuff.

"Nobody plays against us how we want them to anymore. :("

[Waffdon]

West Ham, Brentford and Brighton all did and got something against us so yeah.

West Ham literally played the exact same way as Wolves did. Everyone but Antonio on the ball and hit Liverpool on the counter. Just like Traore did today before a Liverpool player got booked for taking him out.

[Waffdon]

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Christ :lol:

[Shindig]

That actually looked well organised with how the police cordon them off.

[Spikey M]

The commentary on that video is a mind fuck. It's like he's talking English but I can't understand a word he's saying.

[Spoonsky]

Origi :wub:

Such a good pass from Van Dijk too.

If they hadn’t won after that Jota miss you could imagine a psychological collapse over the next couple games.

[Spoonsky]

The commentary on that video is a mind fuck. It's like he's talking English but I can't understand a word he's saying.


https://youtube.com/watch?v=-VsmF9m_Nt8

[Don]

Imagine doubting Thiago. That strongest XI is immense and will be some force in the CL final this year but I might just be more excited about seeing the Div tear up the league for a month.

[Spikey M]

https://youtube.com/watch?v=-VsmF9m_Nt8

:D exactly.

[Lewis]

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lol at his voice.

[Spikey M]

The new Jermain Defoe.

[Mellberg]

Bayern always beat Dortmund in these 'title deciders'. Safest bet in football.

[Ian]

Isn't Bellingham about 8? How is his forehead wrinklier than mine?

[-james-]

Just seen the Brighton equaliser from earlier, fucking lol. McCarthy somehow outdoing De Gea for thickest goalkeeper of the week.

[Adramelch]

Isn't Bellingham about 8? How is his forehead wrinklier than mine?

It's a side-effect of the perpetual state of confusion when listening to Sr. Waistcoat's instructions.

[Ian]

He doesn't need to listen that often, he doesn't get in the pitch much. Old Gazza Waistcoat can't be THAT confounding, surely?

[Adramelch]

It's even worse that he has to listen to him while not even playing surely?

[Ian]

Well I guess it depends on your approach. If you just sit and ignore it knowing you'll never get on in a game where your creativity might be useful it could be pretty stress free.

[Luca]

Just seen the Brighton equaliser from earlier, fucking lol. McCarthy somehow outdoing De Gea for thickest goalkeeper of the week.

I suppose you haven’t seen the Chelsea highlights then.

[Andy]

Just seen the Brighton equaliser from earlier, fucking lol. McCarthy somehow outdoing De Gea for thickest goalkeeper of the week.

Hes awful, three games in a row he's let us down now. Emergency GK loan before the weekend apparently.

[niko_cee]

I was sort of at a loss to understand why he was getting hammered so much, but didn't realise his being injured led to that bizarre freekick dropback from Ward-Prowse. I'm doubtful that that cover story is really true, and it was more of wacky modern tactic gone wrong, but hey ho.

[Lewis]

'United already looking like a Ralf Rangnick team. The way...'
*black and white Rangnick avatar*
*sniffs own seat*

[phonics]

Started doing a long post about reactionary football media after seeing a ‘Chelsea get hammered’ headline before realising the very obvious pun.

[Lewis]

They do actually look like a different team. Aaron Wan-Dyspraxia is done for.

[Waffdon]

Patrick Viera’s chubby face makes it look like he’s got a permanent allergic reaction

[Kikó]

United are just playing with a bit of energy which is clearly what we've lacked all season. Full backs who can attack as well is pretty cool as well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

1-0 Fred.

Finally the useless lump does something.

[Lewis]

They do actually look like a different team.

Rashford subbed off. A new dawn has broken, has it not?

[Lewis]

With his even weaker foot as well lol.

[Waffdon]

Over half of Freiburg’s players have scored away to Monchengladbach at half time. Lolz

[Don]

Great playacting by Kasper to have that goal ruled out but it still requires retardedness by the referee. That can't be a rule, can it?

[Don]

Cuadrado banging in direct from a corner, big dick energy.

[Don]

Micah Richards and Leon Osman trying to argue with the use of legalese. A mark of the times if ever we needed one.

[CJay]

Great playacting by Kasper to have that goal ruled out but it still requires retardedness by the referee. That can't be a rule, can it?

Absolutely ridiculous. Isn't the rule that it has to be in the keeper's two hands to be under his control?

[niko_cee]

Apparently the rule is 1 hand and the ground is sufficient for the 'keeper to be in control of the ball, so the decision was technically correct.

[Spikey M]

They really should just scrap the tast 20 years of tinkering and go back to the drawing board... then don't draw on it. Every time they add a layer of context, they just create new ways of annoying people.

[CJay]

Apparently the rule is 1 hand and the ground is sufficient for the 'keeper to be in control of the ball, so the decision was technically correct.

An attempt at (over)protection, but it won't really protect a keeper in this case as every player is going to go for that ball with the keeper stretching his hand out to touch it. That said, I liked seeing Pope get knocked about 15 yards out of his goal and get nothing out of it against Newcastle.

[randomlegend]

United already look like a Ralf Rangnick team. The way they pressed and played with so much directness going forward was pure Ralf, especially in the first 30 minutes.

[Pepe]

True. I have watched every RB Leipzig match in the last five years, and that is exactly how they play. Total Ralf performance.

[Don]

Pure Ralf :drool:

[randomlegend]

Donned.

Thought I'd have to wait for a new page for that to work.

[Kikó]

Don't know about a Ralf performance but definitely a new manager performance. I've seen United to that sort of high energy first few games a number of times now until they get bored and throw the towel in.

Still, a clean sheet was nice.

[Shindig]

Carrick would've probably won that match as well.

[SvN]

It reminded me of the first few games under interim-Solksjaer, where everyone was running their bollocks off. We'll see if it lasts.

[-james-]

Dalot 4.4m in FPL. :drool:

[Lewis]

Another one for the 'Mourinho was Right' column.

[Kikó]

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At least he's nearly back from his holiday.

[Don]

Dalot 4.4m in FPL. :drool:

He better stick to him and Telles now and none of this Tuchel rotation shit. Mans have gone in on the Pure Ralf train with a wildcard :drool:

[mo]

Possibly the only person who cares about the FA Cup 3rd round draw. Going to get smashed by Citeh but should be a good atmosphere at least.

[Gray Fox]

We've got Strawberry FC at home, so no doubt they'll have us to court again.

[Giggles]

Goodson Park is such a class looking spot. It’ll be such a shame down the line when they’re all big soulless bowls.

[Shindig]

Home tie against Cambridge. I'm alright with that. Charlton might sneak past Norwich.

[CJay]

Man Utd - Villa, FA Cup 3rd Round. Does this tie come round every few years or is it just me?

[phonics]

Comes round twice a year for the last few years.

[CJay]

Reading skills. 👏🏻

[Giggles]

After seeing that Bayern penalty Bellingham wasn’t far off the mark. Complete bullshite.

[phonics]

Intent doesn’t matter but you can tread on an opponents face? Interesting.

[Lofty]

Everton are horseshit so naturally Arsenal will give them a hatful of chances.

[Lofty]

2 goals in 2 games for Odegaard, how's the watch going Taz?

[phonics]

Absolutely undeserved. Love it.

[phonics]

‘That’s 100% intentional’
‘Do you think it’s a red card?’
‘I can see why they haven’t given it’

What?

[phonics]

That’s a joke of an offside and hopefully a sign of why the rule doesn’t work.

[Spikey M]

I thought the latest changes were meant to stop these ridiculous decisions?

[phonics]

Foot to foot. It was clearly further ahead of the other guys foot. It’s a stupid rule not a stupid application of the rule.

[phonics]

Can they find a way to make that one offside too?

[Waffdon]

That hit :drool:

[phonics]

Fair result.