Football! But in May!!

[Gray Fox]

Klopp would have nutted the 4th official by now. Referee has given Liverpool nothing.

[John Arne]

Why do refs let teams waste time so obviously? Martinez has been taking a minute for each goal kick.

[Dark Soldier]

Most persecuted team in the league, just like the city.

[Gray Fox]

Should have been at least two occasions of ref to the VAR monitor late on.

Villa played well for 30-35 mins but have reverted to anti-football early. They should go back to how they started.

[Gray Fox]

Goal chalked off for offside despite it being a Villa player knocking it to him. Make that the 3rd wrong VAR call today.

[John Arne]

How is that not a goal? A Villa player played it backwards... like it wasn't even close.

[Gray Fox]

This is absolutely shambolic levels of timewasting. Sooner they bring in the dead ball clock stop, the better.

[Lofty]

Should have been at least two occasions of ref to the VAR monitor late on.

Villa played well for 30-35 mins but have reverted to anti-football early. They should go back to how they started.

Peak Emery ball.

[Magic]

That's the point that relegates us. Thanks Wolves, you useless cunts.

[Gray Fox]

I'd say Leeds still have a chance. West Ham have a European final to get ready for and are now basically safe. You also have Spurs on the last day and it's Spurs ffs.

Leicester now need at least a point at Newcastle to avoid Everton and Bournemouth playing out a bore draw.

[niko_cee]

This is absolutely shambolic levels of timewasting. Sooner they bring in the dead ball clock stop, the better.

Time wasting [led from the front by the heroic efforts of Arsenal with their shitty little huddles and Newcastle in a more standard fashion] really seems to have become a massive thing this season, but I don't know if it is just more obvious or is genuinely becoming more of a 'problem'. First half time wasting feels like it has properly established itself as a go to tactic.

[Adramelch]

That's been a spicy set of playoffs in the lower leagues.

[Magic]

I'd say Leeds still have a chance. West Ham have a European final to get ready for and are now basically safe. You also have Spurs on the last day and it's Spurs ffs.

Leicester now need at least a point at Newcastle to avoid Everton and Bournemouth playing out a bore draw.

Leeds are more Spurs than Spurs. Kane will score 5.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Awoniyi has been incredible the last few games for Forest.

[Waffdon]

Salford in the mud. Sky will be absolutely sick

[randomlegend]

Remember when I said Liverpool might come 3rd and everyone lolled.

Lol.

[Don]

Lol.

My man been sitting on this for weeks with a sweat on like a big black anal plug.

[randomlegend]

My man been sitting on this for weeks with a sweat on like a big black anal plug.

Got your seethe on.

[Lofty]

Arsenal XG currently 0.00.

[Waffdon]

Thomas Tuchel doing his best to ruin Bayern’s season at present (in before a late goal).

Gotta be an inside job.

[Waffdon]

Nkunku :cool:

Getting his own back on Tuchel after the latter played him at right back before selling him at PSG.

[Waffdon]

Absolutely pumped

[Don]

Got your seethe on.

https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2022/0830/r1054870_1296x729_16-9.jpg

[SincereTheRebel]

That's the point that relegates us. Thanks Wolves, you useless cunts.

:D

[Kikó]

Not as good as Gapko.

[Waffdon]

https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2022/0830/r1054870_1296x729_16-9.jpg

Happened to the wallpaper

[Don]

It keeps fucking appearing on every link I post :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Still not a bottle, phonics?

[Waffdon]

Season was over as soon as they signed Jorginho.

[niko_cee]

Steve Cooper :cool:

Can't believe he's only 43. He must have had a hard life.

[Shindig]

He looks like a decrepit David Platt

[Dark Soldier]

That's the weakest, most limp dick bottle job I've seen in ages. Kudos Arsenal, just genuinely gave up at the end.

[Luca]

He looks like a decrepit David Platt

Steve Buscemi

[Baz]

Chances of Chelsea beating United on Thursday?

[Waffdon]

Not happening. There’s not a chance Fulham wouldn’t roll over for them last game anyway. They only need a point from 2 home games. Keep dreaming, son

[Shindig]

Aye, even if United weren't at it, Chelsea aren't scoring.

[niko_cee]

Arsenal struggling to role out the 'in any other season' line now.

[Gray Fox]

What is it, 84 points their max total now? I bet there's not many titles since the 90's you'd have won with that.

[AJ23]

Stevie Cooper is a special manager. No matter what he looks like appearance wise. U17 World Cup winner with England. Swansea in the playoffs 2 seasons in a row. Forest from the bottom of the table to playoff winners. Then staying up this season after all he's been put through. He's alright isn't he?

[randomlegend]

https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2022/0830/r1054870_1296x729_16-9.jpg

So yes.

[AJ23]

So yes.

Looks like he has a sexual disease. If I saw him in the clinic, he'd be the one I'd be certain about.

[Lewis]

He looks like a decrepit David Platt

The best description I ever saw was that he always looks like he has just escaped a headlock.

[randomlegend]

Looks like he has a sexual disease. If I saw him in the clinic, he'd be the one I'd be certain about.

I'm sure you're the expert.

[niko_cee]

What is it, 84 points their max total now? I bet there's not many titles since the 90's you'd have won with that.

Probably only the Leicester one in recent years [ie since the days of Sir Alex lolling off the league with 75 points every other year].

[Lofty]

What is it, 84 points their max total now? I bet there's not many titles since the 90's you'd have won with that.

It doesn't look like the players were arsed about the imaginary league 'if only' title once City were 1/100 to win the league.

[Lewis]

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He is basically how I imagined Mahow's old man (obviously more competent at managing his affairs like).

[Ben]

Born blagger that bloke.

[Don]

They bought spectacularly and kept faith in a manager when changing would have been the go-to option but he's a shit owner because look at his BMI and his funny accent. Get to fuck. Southampton's Aryan PR cunt and that Hammers gammon pornographer don't get any kind of coverage.

Admittedly they also don't boast a 20 paragraph wiki section on offences such as match-fixing and drug trafficking but still, proper gammonati manouveres.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He's probably snorting cocaine off a couple of prostitute's arses right now. I thought you'd love him.

[Shindig]

I'd give him another year before he pops off due to kidney complications.

[niko_cee]

Nkunku :cool:

Getting his own back on Tuchel after the latter played him at right back before selling him at PSG.

This would be more lol if Dortmund weren't inevitably going to meff it up somehow.

[Baz]

Watching MOTD. Is Dominic Calvert-Lewin currently the worst “sick note” player. Man is never fit. Makes Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lallana look like Inaki Williams.

[Lewis]

He must have a compromised immune system.

[Spikey M]

Everton surviving this season is a disgrace. The days of needing 40 points are apparently long gone. The bottom 6 all have less than 40 and there's teams qualifying for European football with only 18 extra points.

Are we about to become a farmers league with a few super clubs?

[Spikey M]

He must have a compromised immune system.

Ffs :D

[Lewis]

I knew that that Bournemouth ground was shit, but I didn't know it was barely eleven-thousand. I thought it was more like eighteen. Throw them out of the league.

[niko_cee]

That decision to rule out Gakpo's goal would be baffling if it wasn't so perfectly emblematic of how VARs all too often get obsessed with some minor nuance of a law whilst missing the wider context of the game. Konsa was clearly trying to both block and play the ball, probably not in the way it ended up going, but that doesn't make it unintentional. I'm not even sure why that rule exists, but if that is the threshold for unintentional then god hep us.

It was the same thing earlier in the season in [I think] the game between City and Everton, when one of the Everton defenders made an excellent diving save and the VAR was so obsessed with whether the arm was in a natural position as the player fell to the ground that he missed the fact that it was a full-on save and was clearly a handball/penalty. The arm was in a perfectly natural position, if you are trying to fall on a ball and stop it with your hand. No penalty.

[niko_cee]

Keita and Chamberlain missing out on the last game at home yesterday with injury was a fitting legacy for both.

Chamberlain I can forgive, he played 42 games [basically 30% of his appearances over his 6 years] that first season before dying against Roma, but Keita's clocking in 129 in all comps [out of what must be over 300 possible] without ever seemingly having been badly injured is ridiculous. What a sack of shite. Thiago's disappeared off the face of the planet too [probably not a bad thing], no wonder Liverpool's midfield is a bit ropey, seems to be a major signing blind spot zone. You'd think it would be easier to find players who can 'just run'.

[Gray Fox]

Keita and Chamberlain missing out on the last game at home yesterday with injury was a fitting legacy for both.

Chamberlain I can forgive, he played 42 games [basically 30% of his appearances over his 6 years] that first season before dying against Roma, but Keita's clocking in 129 in all comps [out of what must be over 300 possible] without ever seemingly having been badly injured is ridiculous. What a sack of shite. Thiago's disappeared off the face of the planet too [probably not a bad thing], no wonder Liverpool's midfield is a bit ropey, seems to be a major signing blind spot zone. You'd think it would be easier to find players who can 'just run'.

I think Oxlade explains the latter part of that. Before he arrived it was very much the story of industrious but technically a bit meh midfielders. Emre Can, Milner, Henderson and Lucas.
The signing of Oxlade to play in the midfield three showed him you could fit a more technically gifted, but less industrious player in there full time. I'm sure he would have tried Coutinho there more but this was around the time he was trying to slither away. Lallana was great in the role too, but was rarely fully fit.

The injury ruined him, but since he's tried to replace him with something similar. Keita, Thiago and Harvey Elliott are all attempts to get that kind of player in there. As the club has been busy trying to find that player, they've let slip the other positions where you do need the guys who run all game.
Whether the upturn in Trent has affected THE PLAN in any way remains to be seen, but leaving a gaping hole at RB in every game is not the way.

[Don]

Hendo at RB is the way, if only to stop his terrorism in midfield.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sam Allardyce trying to give the fourth official £5 :D

[Waffdon]

Sam Allardyce trying to give the fourth official £5 :D

FA will probably fine him.

[Magic]

Mr West Ham prancing around with no shame whatsoever.

[Baz]

Is it just me or is Enciso rubbish?

[niko_cee]

Did I see some mad stat earlier that Brighton have had more goals from teenagers than the rest of the league combined?

[-james-]

https://i.imgur.com/DsAc2I9.png


Not that many overall tbf. Feels like that's gone down from 10 years ago.

[niko_cee]

BBC had Brighton on 8 earlier, and now 9 I guess, although they had the rest of the league having 9 as well.

[Magic]

Whatever happens, we deserve to go down.

[phonics]

That’s a great goal if it stands.

[Ian]

Everton surviving this season is a disgrace. The days of needing 40 points are apparently long gone. The bottom 6 all have less than 40 and there's teams qualifying for European football with only 18 extra points.

Are we about to become a farmers league with a few super clubs?

Last time a team in 18th managed 40+ was West 'Am when they still had a Defoe / Di Canio strikeforce in 02/03. I think this is fairly standard and 40 was always the "if you get that you'll definitely be safe" rather than really needing it to stay up.

[niko_cee]

Going to be a rogue foot playing him on there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:wave: Fuck off Leeds.

[Magic]

At least we don't have to pay fat Sam £2.5m...

[Giggles]

Don't think any of our lot have hit double figures in the EPL since Keane.

[Waffdon]

Someone being able to stay up on 33/34 points is hilarious

[Lewis]

Maybe they should just relegate everybody with less than forty points, promote anybody with more than seventy-five, and have two-legged play-offs for any oddments (i.e. somebody on thirty-nine points and somebody on seventy).

[Waffdon]

Frank Lampard is a genuine retard. Blocks Chukwuemeka from going to u20 World Cup just to bench him again for Loftus Cheek who is joining Milan in the summer. Madueke and Mudryk benched as well - benching guys who are meant to be getting blooded in for next season as he has in all his games.

I know he was shite but I didn’t think he’d be that stupid.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Comical defending.

[phonics]

Second relegation on Sam ‘I’ve never been relegated’ Allardyces books. Awful defending.

[Magic]

Just the same as the other two chancing cunts. Players are shite tbf.

[Waffdon]

City are gonna score about 5 here with a reserve team. Lampard is class

[Don]

He really is new levels. But the greasy cunt will still have a load of gammons defend him on twitter :D

[John Arne]

Frank Lampard is a genuine retard. Blocks Chukwuemeka from going to u20 World Cup just to bench him again for Loftus Cheek who is joining Milan in the summer. Madueke and Mudryk benched as well - benching guys who are meant to be getting blooded in for next season as he has in all his games.

I know he was shite but I didn’t think he’d be that stupid.

Preventing a young player from going to the World Cup when you only have 2 meaningless league games left seems very off. Especially if you don't actually plan on playing them.

[Adramelch]

Dortmund doing their best to bottle Bayern/Leipzig's gift. Should have it with that red card, nevertheless.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

As if they're going to clear the pitch by just asking nicely.

If they're not cracking skulls, they're not clearing it.

[Shindig]

Gateshead lost the FA Trophy final. Damn and blast.

[Waffdon]

A lot of bald folk in this Man City staff

[Don]

Stunning bit of defending from Valencia against Vinny, wait for the nocontext vid :D

[Don]

Now he's lost his head and is pointing out a Valencia fan for a bit of harmless monkey chanting or something.

[Don]

Sent off in 98thmin for retaliation for being put into a headlock :D He surely can't stayin Spain. Swap for Kylian?

[John Arne]

Spanish players really are the worse for that fake tough guy shit. Mr fucking big guy until they feel any contact then they are on the floor like a little bitch.

[Alex]

Just the same as the other two chancing cunts. Players are shite tbf.

The lack of effort and fight out there is unbelievable.

I saw Ayling's post match interview and he just outright admitted none of them are anywhere near as fit as they were a couple of years ago and it's hurting us. And that's the captain (effectively anyway, Cooper isn't about enough) saying that.

It needs gutting down to the fucking roots. It's so frustrating to just see us destroy the entire thing in the space of a couple of seasons. But I feel like there are not many parts of the whole setup that are salvageable at this point.

[igor_balis]

just looked at bundesliga on oddschecker, why are Dortmund gigantic favourites despite only being 2 points clear?

[Don]

It's an 18-team league, champ.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Because there's just one game left.

[niko_cee]

Probably still a fair question, mind.

Any kind of Klopp non-aggression pact between Dortmund and Mainz?

[igor_balis]

ahha oh lol, my fault for my EPL normative ignorance of non-38 game leagues.

[niko_cee]

Seeing as Newcastle are all but qualified for the champions league they should really be doing their owners a political favour and sinking IRANIAN OWNED Everton tonight.

[Gray Fox]

I'm not sure Leicester could win even if Newcastle let them.

[Ben]

Certainly not when they drop Maddison and Barnes. :D

[Gray Fox]

Juventus now docked 10 points instead.

[Don]

What the sweet fuck is going on with the dynamics of this game, they seem to have swapped roles, someone needs to tell Newcastle they need a point.

[Ben]

Backing Everton to not beat Bournemouth at home is a ballsy move.

[Waffdon]

I watched the final 10 mins and that was absolutely grim. Both teams playing at a walking speed praying for a 0-0.

[Don]

Gammon managers are well and truly in the mud this year and that Leicester performance is a great demonstration of why. The fucking fat British cunt came in with that team selection and played shit on a stick football with that squad at his disposal with 3 points of such magnitude on offer.

Joelinton is massive for these cunts too.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Fuck me that was a football manager special.

[Shindig]

Glad I didn't pay much attention to that. Job done but I'd rather made third a foregone conclusion.

[Jimmy Floyd]

All this Vini Jr stuff is quite interesting. What I can say is he hasn't a prayer of changing anything in Spain. Racism just isn't the same dynamic there at all, and if you superimpose the Anglo or indeed French/Brazilian historical context onto it they will just look at you blankly and say why can't I black up or monkey chant, it's just harmless fun.

[phonics]

French/Brazilian historical context

I introduce you to the French/Urugayan context

https://e3.365dm.com/17/12/2048x1152/skynews-antoine-griezmann_4185743.jpg

[Waffdon]

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Gary Neville is a funny bloke.

[Lewis]

Somebody should make a 'Virgin Gary Neville Property Developer vs Chad Micah Richards Landlord' meme and drive him off Twitter.

Has to schedule 'mini retirements'/Never even met his accountant

[Magic]

Those "mindset" tossers are just the worst.

"People like you and I". Fuck off.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This Spurs Dutchman-in-waiting is simply too bald to be given a serious appointment (or indeed the Spurs job). People haven't been that bald since about 2006.

[John Arne]

Those "mindset" tossers are just the worst.

"People like you and I". Fuck off.

Such a bizarre comment from Neville, the assumption that most of us are just taking 5 week holidays every now and then, or not working 9-5. Man of the people, my arse.

[Yevrah]

Those "mindset" tossers are just the worst.

"People like you and I". Fuck off.

I quite like Steven Bartlett on Dragon's Den, but his podcasts are full of wellbeing and mental health shite, seemingly with almost every guest. It's ok to have a shit day or experience, it doesn't need to be held up like some badge of honour/learning experience for everyone to grief wank over.

And as I've said for ages, Gary Neville is a complete tool. Good pundit, but he really should just stick to that.

[Don]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65699287

Mount and Gilmour, incredible maggots as expected.

[John Arne]

Definitely a yellow, this...

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[Jimmy Floyd]

The foul is an accident, but for having the temerity to protest the decision in the referee's face he should get life without parole.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Test would be proud of that big boot.

[Ben]

I’ve just turned on the Real Madrid game and Rüdiger is playing left back. :cab:

He’s making the most of it as well, channelling his inner Roberto Carlos with some of the forward runs.

[Baz]

Haaland 8 assists tonight plz

[niko_cee]

Loving the Sky people fawning over the Brighton warm-up drills only to cut to a "simple finishing" one where chap 1 [couldn't tell if it was Caicedo or someone else] misses a sitter than swing and a misses the next [hit his standing leg], chap 2 misses from range, chap 3 misses and then tamely hits it at the 'keeper, chap 4 misses from range.

Was Guardiola trolling the other day when he described De Zerbi as one of the most influential coaches of the last 20 years? You know, I'm as sold as the next man, but come on [obviously everything 'Pep' says is dripping in sarcasm without humour and mostly about himself so I guess that was the angle there].

[phonics]

Pep loves managers till the moment they beat him.

[Waffdon]

DOON Kikó

[Foe]

Fucking 90+5.

I was at fir park last weekend and we got absolutely shafted all game and could’ve lost by 5, so I suspect the plus 8 goal difference you need to overcome might be a struggle at KVV farewell party.

[Waffdon]

Haha. would need killie to win 7-0 and to sneak a 1-0 win. Would have been better to just get relegated tonight

[Shindig]

Kuol finally got his first goal for Hearts. Good lad.

[Lofty]

Atleti going full Arsenal here, Espanyol were 80/1 to win at 3-1, now 3-3 with 10 minutes to play

[Danny]

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[John Arne]

Proper John Demjanjuk vibes with Pep.

[Kikó]

DOON Kikó

Complete pish.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Pep has definitely been descending into madness the last year or so. Not sure what's broken him. Maybe the realisation that he's basically a front of house rep for the Abu Dhabi tourist board.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This Spurs Dutchman-in-waiting is simply too bald to be given a serious appointment (or indeed the Spurs job). People haven't been that bald since about 2006.

He's now signed a new contract at Feyenoord. Spurs are an absolute joke.

[Baz]

Chelsea shirt on tonight. :yn:

[Don]

I don't think there's anything more hopeless or grim than supporting these cunts currently. Hopefully the cunt has a serious stroke and whoever replaces him starts Felix.

[Don]

4 at the back and that big black cunt in midfield isn't as bad as it could have been I guess.

[Waffdon]

Can’t believe it’s taken until now for Lampard to start Chukwuemeka/Madueke/Mudryk/Hall in the same team. Should have been starting the majority since he took over the massive weapon

Edit: in saying that, not a defensively aware midfielder in that team. The spaces will be hilarious

[phonics]

Only basing it off the Arsenal match but that Madueke looks like a really, really good signing. Once that team has a bit of stability he's going to be great.

[Don]

He makes Saint-Maximin look like a clinical German, dogshit output.

[Waffdon]

It’s a shame Azpilicueta is playing as I reckon that would be one of the youngest starting XI’s in the leagues history. Only him and Kepa are over the age of 23.

Average age of 22.1 if James was fit

[Don]

Fast-forward a decade and Lamps will be given all the credit when one of these cunts doesn't have a completely shit career.

[Don]

I don't know what you TikTok viewers were consuming because you even sold me on the hype but the Chernobyl Dan James is a complete write-off of a top player.

[Waffdon]

Look at the state of Kepa. Just standing in the middle of nowhere. Either come for it or stay on your line. Don’t stay far off your line and do fuck all.

How have Chelsea managed to have to of the worst keepers in the league :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Hit it first time ffs.

[Ian]

If United were competent they could have about five already here. Do Chelsea always defend like this? Or not defend as the case may be.

[Waffdon]

To be fair, Chelsea could have had 2 as well. But to answer your question, under Lampard they do, yes. Midfield all be ‘8s’ doesn’t help with the open spaces but you can’t play Chalobah/Fofana together as both too aggressive and always leaving each other alone.

[Ian]

Oh yeah I mean in this game with the hypothetical finishing it's about 5-2, and could well still end up with that sort of score if nobody sorts their shit out.

[Ben]

Antony is such a whopper.

[Waffdon]

I don’t even know what has happened to Antony there. Just fancied an early finish I think.

Rashford should score a few running in behind Azpilicueta if he is up for it

[Don]

Jesus, Antony out the cup final, that is gutting.

[Ian]

There goes another one.

A finishing masterclass.

[Waffdon]

Mudryk’s 1st touch is special

[Luca]

I’m not having that Mudryk was anything other than money laundering for the Ukrainian government.

[Don]

Enzo is something else though. Gallagher would be a good player if his legs weren't 2 steps behind his brain, he's perpetually falling over.

[Waffdon]

I’m not having that Mudryk was anything other than money laundering for the Ukrainian government.

He looked really good in the CL group stages. He even got applauded off the pitch by Madrid fans. That Chelsea cure is diffy tho

These blokes just cannot finish to save themselves. composure goes straight out the window

[randomlegend]

Casemiro is so fucking good.

[Waffdon]

Frank Lampard has a special talent of making teams attacks look very competent. He has to have the worst PL record of all time in this spell?

[randomlegend]

I'm sure Waff is about to point out how it's "all over FT mate", but just seen someone call Mudryk "Chernobale" which made me lol.

[phonics]

He's now signed a new contract at Feyenoord. Spurs are an absolute joke.

Imagine how fuming Allardyce will be if they hire the Fiorentina manager they’re being linked with, who is literally called ‘Vincenzo Italiano’.

[randomlegend]

I really thought we would somehow conspire to balls it up and lose tonight but Wank Lampard is too powerful.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Chelsea :lol:

[Lofty]

I’m not having that Mudryk was anything other than money laundering for the Ukrainian government.

Wasn't the Shaktar chief exec on the pitch at his Chelsea unveiling celebrating the sale? :D

[7om]

Can someone explain just exactly what has gone wrong at Chelsea this year?

I know chucking money at this game isn’t a guarantee of success but how can you spend the amounts they have and look so desperately poor? On paper this looks like a pretty great squad with amazing depth. Yet on the pitch they look pathetic. Wide open at the back and look impotent going forward. How?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Felix is good.

[Lofty]

Can someone explain just exactly what has gone wrong at Chelsea this year?

I know chucking money at this game isn’t a guarantee of success but how can you spend the amounts they have and look so desperately poor? On paper this looks like a pretty great squad with amazing depth. Yet on the pitch they look pathetic. Wide open at the back and look impotent going forward. How?

I'm sure the resident Chelsea fans know more but supposedly it is a combination of having 3 million players, managerial changes, also Boehly trying to run it like a yank franchise, going into the changing room after losses to bollock them etc.

[Gray Fox]

When you bring in a lot of players in a short space of time they need consistency and a clear plan to settle. Between Tuchel leaving, the attempt at Potterball and then Super Frank, they've had nothing close to it.

Forest eventually got it to click, but they didn't try chopping and changing everything.

[Yevrah]

And despite all of the money spent, they still don't have an actual striker.

[Don]

Potter left them 4/5 points off us/Brighton/Villa so they weren't doing all that bad but then they brought in that hideous cunt Lamps and this is what happens when he's let loose on a team with no prior fixed tactical shape. Wtf does some fat yank have to do with such basic tactical shortcomings :D

[randomlegend]

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:console:

[Yevrah]

What an absolute flange.

[Don]

Hard to believe the players aren't receiving good instructions when Lamps talks with such clarity. Fucking hell, geezer's been chatting for 10 mins and all that came out was "tactics don't mean anything without 'standards'".

[randomlegend]

Seething over Lampard isn't going to get Liverpool into the Champions League mate.

[Shindig]

Considering they played their way into contention, Mo shouldn't be sulking.

[Don]

Seething over Lampard isn't going to get Liverpool into the Champions League mate.

Brav, there's no glory to getting pumped on Tuesday/Wednesday instead of Thursday. Go rub your Carabao and drink a 7up.

[randomlegend]

:happycry:

[Don]

https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article30080074.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/2_GettyImages-1493267671.jpg

[Jimmy Floyd]

There is no single explanation for us being shit, but the biggest factor is a lack of serious leaders in the dressing room. It's a weak dressing room full of thickos, and that requires a big personality as manager. Tuchel was that but the yanks don't recognise this kind of nuance, they are working off moneyball.xls. Potter is a good coach but a small personality and was doomed by that. Lampard is irrelevant because the season was too far gone by that point and they had all lost interest. I mean, look at Joao Felix. Personality of a wet bun.

No idea if Poch is the answer. Should be better than this season's managers, but I don't think we'll be any better than maybe 8th next year, we just don't have the players. Granit Xhaka has more leadership in his ballsack than we have in the whole squad.

[Waffdon]

Should just about scrape 4th with Ugarte, Caicedo and a striker not named Havertz improving things.

[phonics]

There is no single explanation for us being shit, but the biggest factor is a lack of serious leaders in the dressing room. It's a weak dressing room full of thickos, and that requires a big personality as manager. Tuchel was that but the yanks don't recognise this kind of nuance, they are working off moneyball.xls. Potter is a good coach but a small personality and was doomed by that. Lampard is irrelevant because the season was too far gone by that point and they had all lost interest. I mean, look at Joao Felix. Personality of a wet bun.

No idea if Poch is the answer. Should be better than this season's managers, but I don't think we'll be any better than maybe 8th next year, we just don't have the players. Granit Xhaka has more leadership in his ballsack than we have in the whole squad.

The size of the squad is an issue in of itself. Not to somehow about Arsenal but I think Arteta got the squad down to like 16 non u18 players by the time we became an actual unit. You can be a leader of men but you can't lead a team that has so many players you have 2 dressing rooms and 3 different training matches going on at once.

However the team has absolutely reeked of late era Wenger for years now. Has been since 2019 they've felt soft but the demise was coming before that. Went from having these immense midfielders and every player felt like they were 6'2 brick shithouse mentality monsters then one day you blinked and it was Kovacic and Ross Barkley.

[niko_cee]

Is Salah laying the ground for flouncing off somewhere with that post?

2 0-0s against Chelsea woz wot dun it. I mean, how? Probably the only team in the league that hasn't beaten them this season.

[Giggles]

Can they not cry their way in like the last time they missed out?

[Jimmy Floyd]

It reads like the sort of earnest shite Scott McTominay or someone would post in the event of Man U not qualifying. Maybe he's gone native.

[niko_cee]

Can they not cry their way in like the last time they missed out?

From next season I believe.

Also I think they did a solid 10 years plus without qualifying between when that happened and now.

[randomlegend]

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What a fucking idiot. I'm surprised he didn't get longer.

[Waffdon]

He wasn’t involved in any of the games and 90% of them was against Newcastle when he was on loan elsewhere. (For the ones he’s backed against)

But yeah, I’m surprised he didn’t get longer. Suppose pleading guilty and saying you have an addiction helps. Still don’t get how they can ban him from training lol

[Don]

Sounds like he just thought highly of himself which is to be commended, he wasn't fixing anything.

[Baz]

He wasn’t involved in any of the games and 90% of them was against Newcastle when he was on loan elsewhere. (For the ones he’s backed against)

But yeah, I’m surprised he didn’t get longer. Suppose pleading guilty and saying you have an addiction helps. Still don’t get how they can ban him from training lol

The addiction seems like a get out of jail free. Will be holding beer mats like Merson next

[wullie]

Was calm up until today but now I'm shitting it. Luckily we've got some top top names on our side

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[Lewis]

I didn't know who that was until he started speaking. Has it got an age filter on?

[Ben]

Jesus he's fucked.

[Ian]

Whenever he shows up on WWE telly he can't even stand up straight so yeah, he's fucked and has been for a long time. I suppose all the injuries and substance abuse will do that.

[Shindig]

And post-wrestling he's probably going to waste away like Lex did.

[Gray Fox]

Dortmund is ready for a party.

[Mike]

I didn't know who that was until he started speaking. Has it got an age filter on?

He looks like my Grandad did in his 70’s

[John Arne]

The pre-show featured a woman absolutely screaming into a microphone. Even my missus asked why was she shouting when she has a mic.

[John Arne]

Dortmund :face:

[niko_cee]

:D

ffs

[Gray Fox]

Dortmund love a good bottlejob.

[John Arne]

Couple of quid on Can to be booked.

[Gray Fox]

This either ends in fairytale comeback or a full implosion.

[Waffdon]

They’ll win about 5-1.

[Waffdon]

5-2

:lol:

[Gray Fox]

Full implosion it is.

Bundesliga defending fully on show today.

[Waffdon]

It would be more standard Dortmund if they draw this and lose on H2H or whatever they use in Germany.

[Gray Fox]

The guys in the wide positions for Dortmund seem crap.

[John Arne]

Dortmund giving up with defending in the 47th minute is a tad dangerous, you'd think.

[John Arne]

Dortmund can't cross for shit.

[Gray Fox]

One should lead to several but it just won't go in. You feel they've got to score the first in the next 10 mins or so

[Waffdon]

Huge fan of them bringing on a 20, 18 and someone whose born in 2006 this month to save the day

[John Arne]

Koln level it up against Bayern.

[Gray Fox]

German football madness at its best here.

[Gray Fox]

Stick a fork in Dortmund. They're done.

[Gray Fox]

It would be more standard Dortmund if they draw this and lose on H2H or whatever they use in Germany.

Ding.

[Don]

Mon the hatters :cool:

[John Arne]

La Liga not playing their final round of fixtures in the 2nd Division all at the same time is very La Liga. Shitshow of an organisation.

[Gray Fox]

Looks in serious bother here. Wasnt near anyone. Heart problems?

[-james-]

https://twitter.com/noahrobson_/status/1662488514099912707


Yeah no idea

[Gray Fox]

I'd have said maybe an Achilles rupture or something but him trying to pull himself up and just fully collapsing means probably not.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lovely goal.

[Gray Fox]

Centre back absolutely terrored by the forward there.

[Lewis]

I'd have said maybe an Achilles rupture or something but him trying to pull himself up and just fully collapsing means probably not.

Vaccine.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

*Baccine.

[igor_balis]

just looked at bundesliga on oddschecker, why are Dortmund gigantic favourites despite only being 2 points clear?

shame I only put the 75p left in my paddy power on it

[Don]

Either of these sides are making it a 19-team league and in an embarrassing way.

[Gray Fox]

Game on.

I didn't think Cov would score but here we are.

[Ian]

Looked a lot better this half pushing more people up around Gyokeres.

[Lewis]

Alright mate you're only injured.

[Foe]

Both these teams would need some serious work here next season for anything other than a drop deep, punt it long and play for corners.

Can’t decide which of these id want to win. It should help either team significantly you’d think.

[niko_cee]

TTH has to be backing Coventry even if Luton are the more nostalgic option.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm backing Luton as they'd be my local Prem side. I'm about 20 minutes from the stadium.

[Ian]

Ooooh I didn't care for that much.

Really bad luck for the Luton player because the City defender had absolutely fucked it.

[Adramelch]

Is what they are talking about an actual thing with regards to the disallowed goal (ie that it'd have stood if he'd passed it to someone else) or are they just making shit up?

[-james-]

The commentator has twice referred to the climax of this as the "penalty competition". Wat?

[niko_cee]

Is what they are talking about an actual thing with regards to the disallowed goal (ie that it'd have stood if he'd passed it to someone else) or are they just making shit up?

Yeah, I was thinking this. I know they 'relaxed' the interpretation that led to any minor contact with a hand in the previous 5 minutes disallowing a goal [Firmino v Spurs] but it seems a bit of a stretch to say his hand is in a natural position there and he hasn't gained an advantage, even if he squares it. As with all things handball though, no one has any idea.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Luton going first and shooting at their end is crazy.

[Adramelch]

I don't see why whether he scores or passes would have an impact on the decision. Either he gains an unfair advantage or he doesn't.

[-james-]

Cov :(

[Ian]

:(

Wullie. :(

[Gray Fox]

That's fucking harsh on the Cov lad.

[niko_cee]

Don't think anyone involved with Coventry had any faith in that not happening.

[Foe]

Wullie to document his dispair in ms paint please.

That must be heartbreaking. 11 of the 12 pens were stunning and then ballooning it to lose it. Christ. That’ll be haunting him for years.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Feel bad for Cov but Luton :cool:

[niko_cee]

I don't see why whether he scores or passes would have an impact on the decision. Either he gains an unfair advantage or he doesn't.

I don't know if they are getting confused with the clarification that ruled out goals that went in off hands even if entirely accidental/non-deliberate, or if what was being suggested is the rule. I have some vague recollection of Mané having one ruled out against Brighton which might have stood had someone else punted it in.

[Adramelch]

If it is indeed a rule, then that's bonkers.

[wullie]

As soon as we saw Dabo walking up, we started getting ready to leave. Sometimes you know exactly what's about to happen.

[Kikó]

I've played football with one of the owners of Luton for a few years so it's brilliant to see them go up. Hopefully Coventry can get back soon but it's great to have a different team in the Barclays

[Offshore Toon]

#SomehowAboutKiko

[niko_cee]

As soon as we saw Dabo walking up, we started getting ready to leave. Sometimes you know exactly what's about to happen.

The Sky cameras were on to this.

Cut to fans looking resigned. Cut to Mark Robbins looking resigned. Cut to guy walking up looking super nervous.

Was sort of hoping he'd nail it but they ended up going to the roof of the net saloon one too many times.

[Boydy]

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[niko_cee]

Also, did I imagine him being billed as Norton - Cuffy on the subtitle/whatever you call the name text?