March Football: The "I'm on a train" edition

[Ian]

Obviously I had planned an epic several thousand word tribute to Southend per Spikey's request but the selfish bastards have only gone and not gone under after all, leaving me bereft of the sort of exciting content you've all come to expect from the first post of these threads.

Also I'm on a train and won't be going back home / to my computer until tomorrow. Mobile view doesn't even let me do a poll! I could switch to desktop view but that wouldn't truly reflect the "I'm typing this shit on a train" experience.

Anyway, Southend aren't dead and there's a load of football on this month.

In lieu of a poll why don't you all @ Spikey and tell him how Southend's continued existence makes you feel?

[Boydy]

You start the monthly football thread as the "I'm on a train" edition on the day of a massive train crash in Greece?

You heartless bastard. :nono:

[Spikey M]

Typical little Eng... err... Scotlander.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I don't know who is the biggest monster now.

I did want to see Southend fold but that is really scummy from Ian.

[Kikó]

Ive taken a train once so it really makes you think how lucky we are that it wasn't in Greece.

[Spikey M]

Oh, don't worry, we remember your Christmas-Covid Superspreading Railoganzer Keeks.

[niko_cee]

Having not seen loads of clickbait stories about why it's illegal for the Liverpool game to be on tv [other than on the grounds of public decency], what's the deal with that? Is there some rule about them not showing Premier League games at the same time as FA Cup ties? Doesn't seem to be on Amazon either, which was the answer to the last coverage conundrum.

[-james-]

Having not seen loads of clickbait stories about why it's illegal for the Liverpool game to be on tv [other than on the grounds of public decency], what's the deal with that? Is there some rule about them not showing Premier League games at the same time as FA Cup ties? Doesn't seem to be on Amazon either, which was the answer to the last coverage conundrum.

I think it's the cup thing, yeah. It was a 3pm game from the QE2 weekend so they've lobbed it there. It's quite rare that games that weren't originally going to be televised are picked up by broadcasters.

[randomlegend]

I don't think it's to do with the cup game. Just that games which were originally scheduled to be in the 3pm Saturday coverage blackout aren't then allowed to be televised if they have to be moved. Happened with a United game earlier in the season and there wasn't any cup football on at the same time.

[Spikey M]

I might start a thread where we try to find a single subject James and RL agree on.

[randomlegend]

https://talksport.com/football/1347155/liverpool-wolves-tv-live-stream/


The game will not be shown on TV this week due to the original fixture taking place in the 3pm blackout slot for English football.

And rules dictate that if a game not picked for television coverage is postponed, then the rearranged match is still not able to be shown on TV – even if it has been rescheduled to a more agreeable time.

If James could ever be right about something then I could agree with him. Nobody would be more relieved than me I can assure you.

[Spikey M]

It's the cup thing.

Well now I just don't know what to think.

[-james-]

RL is basically right actually.

I just asked a friend, it's because each broadcaster only has x amount of games in their contract and there isn't really scope for picking up extra untelevised games unless they drop games further down the line (which does sometimes happen, so RL is also wrong). The fact that they've put it in this week is because there are FA cup games on.

There are, in fact, far sadder forums than this one (https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2429400/2022-2023-premier-league-tv-fixtures-thread/p125).

[-james-]

https://talksport.com/football/1347155/liverpool-wolves-tv-live-stream/



If James could ever be right about something then I could agree with him. Nobody would be more relieved than me I can assure you.


https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2429400/2022-2023-premier-league-tv-fixtures-thread/p147

:evictory:

[Gray Fox]

Nunez and Konate back in much to my relief. I actually feel like we'll win now.

Cut back to me enraged when Wolves pounce on a Trent mistake to take a 8th minute lead.

[randomlegend]

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2429400/2022-2023-premier-league-tv-fixtures-thread/p147

:evictory:

I mean I'm fine with being proven wrong but your source there is literally "some guy said this on another forum". It'd be like me linking a Reddit comment as evidence.

[Spikey M]

Or TalkSport.

[Ben]

Or Fabrizio Romano.

[Ian]

You start the monthly football thread as the "I'm on a train" edition on the day of a massive train crash in Greece?

You heartless bastard. :nono:

BBC tells me it happened on Tuesday night which is AGES ago.

[randomlegend]

United desperately in need of a reliable scorer in the summer. Bit toothless whenever Rashford isn't on the pitch (or Martial but he's never on the pitch).

[Spikey M]

BBC tells me it happened on Tuesday night which is AGES ago.

It's the same day Southend cleared the debt so now I don't believe that you didn't have time to write another opening to the post.

You're getting lazy. Don't make us ask Pleb to take over again.

[Gray Fox]

Well that was definitely a first half...

Both teams midfield wanting to take 2 or 3 touches before passing the ball on is killing the pace of the game. Quite a few times the Liverpool pass that breaks the lines is too hard or off target when it would have gotten us into a great position.

Nunez does not look fully fit to me, but he still put on one Elliotts head that he should have scored with.

[randomlegend]

That's offside. Booo.

Think we're losing this one.

[Boydy]

Grimsby knocked Southampton out :D

[Waffdon]

Lol at Wolves having just 3 players in the box for their corner.

[Waffdon]

Can’t believe Paul Tierney never gave the foul originally before Nunez scored. What a gimp.

[phonics]

That loss against Everton annoys me more now. They’re so shit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

West Ham on the ropes.

[randomlegend]

United games are so entertaining at the moment. All super open.

[Ben]

That's a cracker.

[randomlegend]

Garnacho :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Don Alejandro :cool:

What a team this is.

[Waffdon]

Jose Sa was an absolute embarrassment there. There really isn’t many good goalkeepers.

[Waffdon]

Jose Sa was an absolute embarrassment there. There really isn’t many good goalkeepers.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lee Dixon saying he'll see a sad kid at the services on the way back to London...

[Gray Fox]

Going back a few minutes, Fabinho has gone in studs up above the knee on a wolves player making a sliding challenge and VAR didn't even look.

[randomlegend]

Bruno Fernandes has never missed a single game through injury in his entire career. That's absolutely mental :cab:

[Danny]

Weghorst :cool:
Good Fred :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This team is getting back to the Fergie days.

The game just isn't over until the whistle. Bring on more of the injury time winners.

[Raoul Duke]

Bruno Fernandes has never missed a single game through injury in his entire career. That's absolutely mental :cab:

:cab:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That is genuinely bonkers.

[SvN]

One of Varane or Martinez has to play every match. Maguire and Libdelof can get by with one of them by their side, but they're a car crash together.

[-james-]

Only four PL clubs in the cup quarter finals is good fun.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Well that's Man City/Burnley on TV.

[Shindig]

The Weghorst derby. He sits on the bench whilst his parents fight.

[thommo]

They're all on TV at this stage.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They're all on TV at this stage.

Will be good to see Bruno Fernandes and Rashford smash you then.

[randomlegend]

Schteve being on our bench still takes me by surprise every time :D

[Don]

Konate and VVD and we look so dominant. Yet to click in final third but that'll come with a little time and the Spanish Serb is the truth. Bernabeu is gonna be tasty, 2/1 just to win :drool:

[Baz]

Massive win. League table doesn't look so bad at the moment either.

https://i.imgur.com/K8UYacb.png

Still to play United, City, Arsenal, Spurs, etc. Could realistically come 3rd.

[Shindig]

Our form :uhoh:

[randomlegend]

The Liverpool contingent are peak comedy at the moment. Third :D

[Waffdon]

I am a bit worried they’ll shit their way into 3rd due to Spurs/Newcastle plodding along but they still have quite a hard period of fixtures to come so hopefully that will stop that worry.

[Waffdon]

2 of Brighton/Grimsby/Sheff Utd/Blackburn reaching the semis of the FA Cup is a nice change. It’s a shame City/Man Utd avoided each other though.

[Don]

Be hard to overtake the Mbappe-Weghorst frontline, they're playing some scintillating football. Hopefully we can keep it respectable at Anfield.

[Waffdon]

2 of Brighton/Grimsby/Sheff Utd/Blackburn reaching the semis of the FA Cup is a nice change. It’s a shame City/Man Utd avoided each other though.

[Boydy]

The Liverpool contingent are peak comedy at the moment. Third :D

I laughed at that too tbf. :D

[Waffdon]

12/13 home ties for Man Utd in the cups the last few seasons. Bloody hell. Poor fans missing out on the best away days.

[John Arne]

Surprised by the lack of coverage of Grimsby winning away to Southampton and reaching the quarters. Barely mentioned on some websites.

[Kikó]

Glad we got another home fixture in the next round. It's been a while.

Good win last night. The drop off into the reserves is stark (mainly Mctomminay who is turd) but luckily Casemiro was on hand. I love Weghorst's willingness to work hard. It's creating chances every game. Shame he can't finish.

[thommo]

Would have loved an easier draw than that. We've got to give it a go at Old Trafford though - United have been very good this season but we caused problems in the league game back in November and were pretty unlucky to lose. It's going to be on the Sunday after United go to Betis on the Thursday so that may also have an impact.

[Don]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64821116

Moya, chatting shit and unsurprisingly looking like RL's dad whilst doing so.

[randomlegend]

Tazbot's code not up to linking what it's trying to talk about.

Edit: RL bot not up to reading that it said "Moya" not "Moyes" ffs :D

[John Arne]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64821116

Moya, chatting shit and unsurprisingly looking like RL's dad whilst doing so.

Moya Dodd is mental. She hates men and attractive women. Proper knobhead.

[Lofty]

Looked at Liverpool's fixture list and apart from the dross I can see them dropping points in the majority of their remaining games.

[-james-]

Looked at Liverpool's fixture list and apart from the dross I can see them dropping points in the majority of their remaining games.

The dross is nearly all bunched up in the last nine games. City, Chelsea and Arsenal in the space of a week after the international break. That'll make or break it.

[Don]

The only thing making or breaking anything Liverpool related is that giant French/Dutch/Cameroonian fuck's creaking muscles.

[-james-]

Bruno Fernandes has never missed a single game through injury in his entire career. That's absolutely mental :cab:

In a similar vein, Reece James has apparently never gone more than 8 league games without getting injured, and no more than 6 since 2020.

[Waffdon]

In a similar vein, Reece James has apparently never gone more than 8 league games without getting injured, and no more than 6 since 2020.

Only really started getting injured under Tuchel. I don’t even think he missed a game for Wigan when he was there. Can put Kante in the same bracket but replace Tuchel with Sarri.

[Shindig]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64821422

Uh. That might cause us some problems. :D

[Ben]

Everyone has known this all along, haven’t they? There’s no such thing as private wealth in Saudi Arabia, they’re all linked to the state to some extent.

[Shindig]

Yeah, it's a really, really weird society.

[Lofty]

The dross is nearly all bunched up in the last nine games. City, Chelsea and Arsenal in the space of a week after the international break. That'll make or break it.

Leeds are an unknown, away could be trickier if the new man sorts them out. West Ham away no guarantee of a win for a team like Liverpool with a dogshit midfield. Spurs at Anfield, probably a draw. Wont beat Brentford. Villa now Liverpool's bogey team. I'd be surprised if Liverpool take more than 20 points from the last nine games.

[Gray Fox]

I think we'll trudge home in 5th or 6th.

If it was like the defensive crisis season, we eventually found a fix for it and finished the season with 9 wins and a draw in 10 games. I'm not sure if that'll happen this season, but any team that goes on like a 5 or 6 game winning run is going to be hard to catch from here.

[niko_cee]

How nailed on were Arsenal to finish in the top 4 last season? Can easily see Spurs and Newcastle shitting the bed enough for Liverpool to sneak into 4th, but you can make a case for anywhere between there and wherever Chelsea end up. Be interesting to see if the grind of the season makes the midfield situation better or worse.

[Shindig]

I can see us finishing 7th. The unbeaten run was fantastic but I fear we've been figured out. We'll probably start like a train against City and get thumped.

[phonics]

How nailed on were Arsenal to finish in the top 4 last season? Can easily see Spurs and Newcastle shitting the bed enough for Liverpool to sneak into 4th, but you can make a case for anywhere between there and wherever Chelsea end up. Be interesting to see if the grind of the season makes the midfield situation better or worse.

We didn't win a game for a month and a half or so between December and February so really not that nailed on at all.

[SincereTheRebel]

These arsenal man around me, seem to think that they should be able to get De Jong or Jude Bellingham to play at Xhaka role.

[Waffdon]

Hakimi to Prison FC after being charged with rape HWG

[Raoul Duke]

Hakimi to Prison FC after being charged with rape HWG

The Best rapist

[Gray Fox]

That right back position is hotting up. Dani Alves thought he had it locked down.

[randomlegend]

What a goal that is from Foden.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Sitting in Montevideo airport and on a distant screen I'm sure I've just seen Bournemouth take the lead in about 8 seconds. Am I getting the fantasy narrative feed?

[Foe]

Paul Merson was doing his best to stopwatch the goal. 7.8 seconds according to him, 11 seconds according to time.

[Waffdon]

Potter really should just be sacked at half time. Another awful half.

[Ben]

Bournemouth :cab:

[Gray Fox]

I guess now we see what bottle Arsenal have.

[Gray Fox]

Arsenal have had about 4 times now where a shot or cross has hit a hand or an arm so far. They should have had at least 1 penalty.

[Waffdon]

Leeds will probably score here. Potter has shit himself the last 10 and currently have 4 centre halves on the pitch in a back 5 and a midfield of Zakaria/Gallagher

[SincereTheRebel]

Never seen Skipp before. He looks like he should be working on a farm.

[Shindig]

Turnaround. :D

[Waffdon]

Some finish from Reiss Nelson to win Arsenal game. Ref should have blown for full time though, the cunt.

[Gray Fox]

Pandemonium in the stadium.

[phonics]

Today was the first time a player who played for Wenger didn’t start since 1986.

[Kikó]

Arsenal winning the league will be acceptable.

[randomlegend]

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/03/04/sir-jim-ratcliffe-qatari-sheikh-clear-first-hurdle-manchester/

Sounds like we've got a choice between human rights abusers who will actually sort out the main issues with the club and a less morally dubious (by billionaire standards) bloke who probably won't.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised there's not really any good options when it comes to people who can pay £5bn for a football club.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Potter on course for manager of the month, Waff off for an early bath. It's gone goal crazy.

[Waffdon]

definitely winning the CL, as is the Chelsea way

[Dquincy]

:harold:

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[Don]

That Adama finish is ridiculous. As is Bazunu's claims of being a professional goalkeeper.

[Waffdon]

Be great if Brighton challenged for 4th. 3 games in hand on Spurs with 7 points less on the board. 4 fairly easy games to play before Spurs away as well.

[niko_cee]

Whenever you think that about Brighton they tend to go on one of their can't score get gubbed runs. 10 out of 12 should be the aim for the next 4 if they were to have top 4 ambitions [I don't think they really do].

[Gray Fox]

So he's clearly playing Henderson on the right of midfield to try and help Trent with Sir Marcus. Despite that being attempted and failing on multiple occasions this year. Can't wait.

[Don]

Fear not, there's only so long Kylian Trashford's luck continues and his dogshit bumbling runs and touches keep going his way.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Clearly scoring a hattrick now after that.

[Don]

Brother, I'd worry about the midget butcher being outed as a bum up against Darwin. His aerial challenges and incisive passing stats ain't gonna save him.

Make it a fucking tasty affair with brawls pls.

[SincereTheRebel]

Just checked la liga and both valencia and sevilla are both in the relagation zone.

[Waffdon]

Luke Shaw is incredible. He might quietly be one of the most technically sound players in the league. His touch, passing and crossing is top tier.

[Waffdon]

Roberson has always been better than ‘Trent’.

[John Arne]

Cody Gakgoal.

[Gray Fox]

Seems quite an odd performance from United. When they've quickened things up they've cut through quite well, but they seemed content not to do that. That surely changes after HT.

Liverpool did well for about 30 mins but then those same old shoot yourself in the foot mistakes started to creep in. That Elliott pass was suicidal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shocking defending.

[Gray Fox]

Yet another terrible goalkeeping error to allow him to score.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What the fuck is that shit?

[Waffdon]

Martinez just got absolutely toyed with.

[Boydy]

Alright, we can let Taz out now.

[Ian]

We've been so bad at the back.

[Shindig]

What a shitshow. :D

[Kikó]

One of those days. Was bound to happen with so many fixtures in a short period of time.

[Baz]

Looked at Liverpool's fixture list and apart from the dross I can see them dropping points in the majority of their remaining games.
:harold:

[Shindig]

One of those days. Was bound to happen with so many fixtures in a short period of time.

Wished you'd played like this last week. Not that we'd have finished.

[Waffdon]

Liverpool having another few years with a great front 3 will be a bit tedious.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shaw :cool:

What a lad.

[Shindig]

I'm loving the sweary crowd on Five Live's coverage. Heads have gone.

[Lofty]

:harold:

Yeah Liverpool never pull a win out of the bag then lose to a bunch of shepherds.

I also got lolled at for saying United defence is poor :sorry:

[Gray Fox]

Bruno Fernandes has to be the worst hyped up player I've seen at Anfield in quite some time.

[niko_cee]

Didn't you literally predict the contrary [ie only wins against the dross]?

Best United side in years. Level on goals scored and conceded against the worst Liverpool [for a good while] coming into this. :harold:

[Gray Fox]

But but but but the goalkeeping errors?!?!

[Kikó]

Absolute spanking. Embarrassing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shocking.

[niko_cee]

Randrew just got a message in on the BBC livetext.

[Waffdon]

Luke Shaw :lol:

Sorry m8

[Magic]

:harold:

[randomlegend]

Seems to be a fact of life that we do this against City or Liverpool every season.

Oh well.

[Giggles]

Just seen the score :D

I should have known by the Liverpool lot being slightly positive. I’d have guessed 2-0 Liverpool reading this.

[niko_cee]

Problem is this is just Bournemouth writ large all over again. 46 league goals this season, a third of them in two games [out of 25]. :cab:

[Lofty]

Didn't you literally predict the contrary [ie only wins against the dross]?

Best United side in years. Level on goals scored and conceded against the worst Liverpool [for a good while] coming into this. :harold:

It's essentially a derby and therefore anything can happen. They'll spunk their shorts over this for weeks whilst getting rolled over by competent sides like Brentford where the crowd goes quiet after the opening song.

[CJay]

Huge vindication for Taz.

Or a stopped clock, etc.

This is awesome. :cool:

[Shindig]

There's time for 10, right?

[niko_cee]

Somebody get that Nicky Butt thinkpiece I saw the other day up.

[Kikó]

One of the worst second half performances from a United team ever. Two week fine for all involved.

[Giggles]

There's time for 10, right?

God I hope so.

[niko_cee]

It's essentially a derby and therefore anything can happen. They'll spunk their shorts over this for weeks whilst getting rolled over by competent sides like Brentford where the crowd goes quiet after the opening song.

Acid test for Arsenal will be whether they can break the habit of a lifetime when they come to Anfield whenever that is.

[Yevrah]

That was absolutely glorious.

[Magic]

One of the worst second half performances from a United team ever. Two week fine for all involved.

Lol where's your tweets now.

[Waffdon]

I think Liverpool just scored the same amount of goals in 50 minutes that Chelsea have in 4 months

[Baz]

What happened with that fan?

[niko_cee]

Same number of points gathered this weekend though.

[Gray Fox]

What happened with that fan?

To the gulag.

[John Arne]

Fernandes was disgraceful that second half. No idea how he got away with pushing the lino, either.

Hope RL is ok.

[Kikó]

Lol where's your tweets now.

Up your mum.

[Mike]

What a brilliant win!

[Waffdon]

The last proper season for a while with the new CL rules coming into affect from next season. Brighton to be the saviours

[SincereTheRebel]

Salah has got more cards at anfield (2) for taking off his shirt for celebrating than man utd have goals (1) since 2017

[Spoonsky]

That was very, very nice. Third goal is my favorite in a long time.

Bruno such a pathetic rat. Looked like a player in pickup who stops running after 20 minutes because he doesn't like his teammates.

[niko_cee]

Just clocked it's the return leg against Bournemouth next weekend. :uhoh:

Such a weird season. Players way off it for so much of it, but the two biggest wins [I assume] of Klopp's time in charge chucked in to break up the misery.

[Manc]

Henderson, Salah, Trent & Robertson looked back to thier best. Bring on Madrid.

[Gray Fox]

Difference that I noticed in first half to second was not thinking about things.

You could see it, players wanted lots of touches, playing it slow, overthinking passes, often leading to nervy passes about the back.

In the second half it became very one touch stuff, unless it was needed. It was on instinct and fast. Very few teams could cope with Liverpool when they do that.

[Lofty]

https://i.ibb.co/NK1mCjg/FB-IMG-1678041527213.jpg

[Don]

Fucking egghead came from leading Excelsior, parked them up at Anfield drunk on fumes of beating Burnley and Charlton to a trophy, and his most notable tactical plan was to take 30+ seconds per goalkick. Get the fuck out of my house and take those 2 comical favela cunts and your rat captain with you :D

[Spikey M]

Up your mum.

Link?

[niko_cee]

Souness getting stuck into Neviile on Sky is quite funny.

[Spikey M]

1632445869596262401?t=Nsv9fWHNCyXu43HuLJ0nuQ&s=19

[Kikó]

I guess that's supposed to be banter?

[Giggles]

Did anyone, including Utd fans, every really thing Fernandes was ever anything more than a waste of space bluffer?

[Giggles]

I guess that's supposed to be banter?

Close enough to the bone (and the truth) that it’s very good banter.

[Spikey M]

I guess that's supposed to be banter?

Nah, the banter is


Up your mum.

[Luke Emia]

Anyway we might not be the team of 12 months ago but fucking hell I enjoyed that.

Slowly but surely it’s getting a bit better 5 clean sheets in a row and 4 wins out of 5 suppose the test is if we lose to Bournemouth next week.

[Kikó]

Did anyone, including Utd fans, every really thing Fernandes was ever anything more than a waste of space bluffer?

He was awful today (but who wasn't after the first goal) but let's not go over the top.

[Kikó]

Close enough to the bone (and the truth) that it’s very good banter.

Not really. We've protested against the owners throughout the last 16 years not just when we have lost. It's soccer am.

[Don]

Kiko getting homotional, RL doing a Houdini/Casemiro, Luca denied his monthly '@don' post. Rest the fuck in pieces :(

[Dquincy]

:D

Why isn't RL slagging off Nunez tonight?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's busy crying into his United scarf. Give him a bit.

[Spikey M]

Poor Kiko :(

[Kikó]

It's football. Liverpool were excellent.

[Don]

Mate, you can't come support us now, that's not how it works.

[randomlegend]

Liverpool fans getting giddy over this when their club is on a steady descent back to mediocrity where they belong is cute.

7-0 win to still be 7 points behind us as well.

They'll end the season with nothing and be also-rans forever more.

[Gray Fox]

https://a.pinatafarm.com/800x857/dfbf613a9d/pretending-to-be-happy-hiding-crying-behind-a-mask.jpg

[randomlegend]

True :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've been out all afternoon, has Taz hacked the BBC homepage or did 'Liverpool smash seven past shambolic Man Utd' actually happen?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shambolic is probably being kind.

[Don]

There's a lot that will have missed the MOTD highlight reel but glad to see Antony taking the ball down using a completely pointless party trick at 0-0 was remembered. And his giveaway for our 4th. Just how bad he is for his pricetag can't be understated, only player I've seen at this level where you actually need to defend the opposite of goalside as he has no pace or intent.

And The Butcher's defending against Salah for Gakpo's 2nd is also straight out the "Sparta Rotterdam Conquerers XI" playbook. GIF me up for that please, this Souness' world and we're all...etc

[Don]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqeeGGFWYAAAtw-?format=jpg&name=medium

Tell your kids his aerial challenge win % combined with his final third entry made him the league's best.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Literally everyone under 30 in Latin America has that haircut. Do the chicks actually dig it or what?

[Kikó]

I've never seen someone talk about United as much as taz does. You're not even from Liverpool mate, stop pretending it means anything to you except being able to brag to your YouTube buddies at powerleague.

[wullie]

Looking at today's papers it's starting to feel like yesterday has taken some of the attention off our 4-0 win at Huddersfield.

[Dquincy]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqeeGGFWYAAAtw-?format=jpg&name=medium

Tell your kids his aerial challenge win % combined with his final third entry made him the league's best.

To be fair, these freeze frame photos are a bit of a joke. Always out to show the worst of someone or a situation.

[Kikó]

I think Martinez actually did the best he could do in the situation. One on one against one of the best forwards in the world, Salah plays the pass and if Shaw wasn't asleep, he might have actually picked up Gapko.

[Manc]

Shades of Messi against Boateng.

[Waffdon]

I think Martinez actually did the best he could do in the situation. One on one against one of the best forwards in the world, Salah plays the pass and if Shaw wasn't asleep, he might have actually picked up Gapko.

Martinez is great but he absolutely did not do the best he could do lol

[Kikó]

He could have dived in earlier and be skinned I suppose.

[Waffdon]

Might have been better than running round in circles and falling over leaving a simple pass to Gakpo right enough

[Lofty]

I've never seen someone talk about United as much as taz does. You're not even from Liverpool mate, stop pretending it means anything to you except being able to brag to your YouTube buddies at powerleague.

My mate is 'hardcore' Liverpool and seems to watch all United matches and fires off grief all the time, when we were at school if Liverpool lost on a weeknight it was guaranteed he'd pretend he was ill to avoid the mockery the next day. Refers to all the players by their first name etc. He's from Barrow.

Meanwhile the lad I work with was born in the same postcode as Anfield, goes to games etc and somehow manages to be nowhere near as insufferable.

[Gray Fox]

This happens here a lot too. On both sides. It definitely seems they care more when the other side lose than when their own side wins.

For example when each Real Madrid goal went in they celebrated as if United had scored it themselves. Best you'll get out of one of them is that they've been on the stadium tour. It's quite bizarre.

[Lewis]

Everyone seems to be over-blowing yesterday. It's embarrassing, but we haven't really learned anything. Every United player is knackered, so it might be for the best to have shut down any title notions so that they can rotate a bit in favour of the things that they can still win.

[randomlegend]

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Qatar bid for Manchester United is in pole position. INEOS have tabled another offer but Qatar are willing to go over £5b

Looks like it will be Qatar. Guess it's inevitable once they are interested.

[Adramelch]

This happens here a lot too. On both sides. It definitely seems they care more when the other side lose than when their own side wins.

For example when each Real Madrid goal went in they celebrated as if United had scored it themselves. Best you'll get out of one of them is that they've been on the stadium tour. It's quite bizarre.

It's a global thing really. When I lived in Barcelona you would often hear fireworks whenever Real conceded a goal in an important match.

[Don]

Brother, your new owners were decided yesterday afternoon.

[Kikó]

Qatar and "Mase" back next year. Glory glory man utd

[Manc]

The biggest club in English football being reduced to nothing more than a vehicle for sportswashing. This is proper end of days stuff.

[Yevrah]

It's not sportswashing, more trying to keep the entire region relevant once the oil runs out. Still, it's all a bit shit.

[Shindig]

Football is the new oil. Footboil.

[igor_balis]

I had a massive boil on my foot that got infected about 15 years ago from wearing the same knackered trainers all summer holiday without socks, and I had to go to hospital and get it cut off, then I was off school for the first fortnight of term. I almost lost the foot, according to my mum.

[Foe]

Heck of a segway that.

[Boydy]

Heck of a segway that.
I'm correcting you not just for the hell of it but because for years I'd read the word "segue" as "seg-yoo" rather than "seg-way" which is how it's actually pronounced and what it means. Segway is one of those scooter things.

[randomlegend]

I'm correcting you not just for the hell of it but because for years I'd read the word "segue" as "seg-yoo" rather than "seg-way" which is how it's actually pronounced and what it means. Segway is one of those scooter things.

Get down off your peddle-stool.

[Spikey M]

I'm correcting you not just for the hell of it but because for years I'd read the word "segue" as "seg-yoo" rather than "seg-way" which is how it's actually pronounced and what it means. Segway is one of those scooter things.

Hell of a seaway that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

7-0 on the cards here?

[Lofty]

Anyone got the video of that Blackpool Burnley fan fighting? Laddo's dead but suggestions are he was the instigator in the videos.

[Waffdon]

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‘Brutally murdered’ I’ve seen thrown about the last day or so. It’s the Blackpool fans that go looking for trouble. Weapons

[Lewis]

There can't be many things gayer than fighting over football.

[Foe]

This is like the moment I found out rear wheel drive did not mean the back wheels turn for steering.

Thanks for the teaching moment Boydy.

[Lofty]

What :D

[Spikey M]

Do you not have cars up there for fuck sake?

[Foe]

I’m sure I’ve told you all about my struggles with modern world technologies before.

I spent three hours inventing a suction cup plug remover in Shetland one weekend because I’d never seen the “push button behind the tap technology” before. Felt like a genius explaining my solution to the stuck plug conundrum to my flatmate upon his return, only for that to crash into utter devastation when he pointed out my error.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

“push button behind the tap technology”

:D

Cutting edge technology that.

[Shindig]

Get Foe on Dragon's Den.

[Giggles]

What’s the button behind the tap mean?

[thommo]

Pretty poor performance last night, and that's been coming for a few weeks. Thankfully we've been picking up the results anyway - managed to scrape that smash and grab win at Brighton, battled to a draw at home to Wolves and won against Leeds in the cup thanks to two screamers. It's quite clear Palhinha is completely dominant in our midfield and with him banned we lost that grip in the centre of the pitch.

To be honest though, I'd take losing to Brentford and Arsenal if we can somehow get through in the FA Cup when Palhinha is back.

[Baz]

What’s the button behind the tap mean?

Pops the plug out.

[Waffdon]

Reece James at wing back in a CL home game? I’ll be shocked if he doesn’t score.

[Waffdon]

Watching Raheem Sterling up front is absolutely aids

[Foe]

Picking him at #6 in a fantasy draft is worse.

[Waffdon]

Free kick being given every 30 seconds. Fuck me.

[Waffdon]

Of course they finally score from someone completely air kicking it. Can’t believe they’ve not scored at least 4 over these 2 games

[Ben]

It’ll be criminal if Chelsea don’t go through now.

[Waffdon]

Havertz constantly turning into an absolute don in knockout football is quite infuriating. Koulibaly is also absolutely brilliant in Europe compared to league games. Can’t tell if it’s motivation or if some players just genuinely cannot hack the Barclays.

[Don]

Dortmund are fucking useless but it's Felix and 10 nothing players so it's a real thriller.

Pep getting 20 goals a season out of that lesbian must be the defining proof that he's the greatest coach. That first 45 mins performance from him was diabolical.

[Luke Emia]

Havertz constantly turning into an absolute don in knockout football is quite infuriating. Koulibaly is also absolutely brilliant in Europe compared to league games. Can’t tell if it’s motivation or if some players just genuinely cannot hack the Barclays.

Option 2. Some players just aren’t cut out for it for whatever reason. See Igor Biscan turning into prime Xavi/Iniesta in 2005.

[Ben]

Definitely feels like motivation is a factor with Havertz. Even in finals, he looks like he’d rather be anywhere else. Koulibaly 100% just isn’t suited to the manic nature of the Premier League.

[Manc]

Game's gone.

[Waffdon]

:lol:

Fuck me

[Ben]

These idiots making Stockley Park look competent.

[Manc]

Some miss from Bellingham.

[Ben]

I feel like Potter’s subs might get them unstuck.

[Waffdon]

Potter absolutely hates Mudryk. Perfect scenario to use him in

[niko_cee]

I always think the encroachment rules are very unfair, is it mandatory retake for defensive encroachment [or 'keeper off his line], but only a problem for offensive encroachment if they 'interfere with play'?

[randomlegend]

Rules around penalties should be unfair.

[Manc]

I wonder how much Boehly has paid Ceferin.

[Waffdon]

Wesley Fofana is a colossus. Shame he’s made of glass like all their other good players

[randomlegend]

"Their"? Is wafflez still actually pretending he's not a Chelsea fan? He posts about them more than Taz posts about United.

[Waffdon]

Finishing 10th and brining #3 home with Kante doing his usual thing in the latter stages. I will be there no matter what.

[Don]

"Their"? Is wafflez still actually pretending he's not a Chelsea fan? He posts about them more than Taz posts about United.

Brav it's too early to be showing your face, I'll see you in August.

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[randomlegend]

Case in point.

[Don]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/mar/07/david-squires-on-liverpool-7-0-manchester-united

[Jimmy Floyd]

Shit, did we win? Potter :cool:

[Spikey M]

That right back position is hotting up. Dani Alves thought he had it locked down.

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[Waffdon]

Man City just have a knack of having creepy folk play for them

[niko_cee]

I found this part of the story particularly odd:


A video on the Sun’s website appears to show Walker dropping his trousers in front of two women who he then engaged in conversation.

u wot?