RAMMING August football DOWN YOUR THROAT

[Baz]

Fulham without Mitrovic look a bit lost.

[Gray Fox]

Like the look of Szoboszlai from the attacking 8 role. Terrible dive for the pen though.

This box midfield thing is annoying me. As has been mentioned. Konate so often looks up to find no simple pass into his right back. The ball is then into Mac/Trent while being closed down or already marked and mostly today has resulted in the ball lost and immediate threat in behind. For most of that first half Bournemouth were just leaving 4 players pushed up because the midfield was so disjointed they knew they'd get the ball back.

I'm also not a fan of any formation that stops the literal top assisting fullback this league has seen from getting up in support. Jota off for Endo please and put Gakpo up front then get Mac further up.

[niko_cee]

Brighton winning the lot this year.

[Baz]

Jota off for Endo please and put Gakpo up front then get Mac further up.

Yes all of this.

[Waffdon]

Christ, shows how grim Man Utd were on Monday. Brighton running absolute riot

[Waffdon]

Brighton winning the lot this year.

Billy G is incredible

[Gray Fox]

Never a red card there.

[Waffdon]

Nope. Officials are utterly pathetic. Both penalty and red card should clearly be overturned

[niko_cee]

Surprised he didn't start last week.

Liverpool mirroring their season ending shit fest against Palace last year by the looks of it.

[randomlegend]

Was hoping to come in here with a Mac Lollister post, but that red card decision is ridiculous.

[John Arne]

Yeah, not a great tackle, but not a red. VAR never overturns it though.

[niko_cee]

How many Liverpool home debuts have ended in red cards? Darwin, now MacAllister, Joe Cole managed it way back when.

[Gray Fox]

Banned for 3 games if there's no appeal too. Doucoure please.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That red card decision is laughable.

[randomlegend]

I've just read that two officials have got injured in the Portsmouth game so in order to be able to complete the game, a fan from the crowd has taken over from the fourth official???

Edit:

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[Waffdon]

Yeah, happened a few times before. Fans ran the lines before as well

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wonder if it was the twat with the bell.

[Giggles]

Livescore has Aaron Connolly scoring twice without actually coming on off the bench. That's good going.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Vicario is so shit.

[Lewis]

I feel like City get away with full-backs in midfield because they have all the ball and nobody dares to commit numbers attacking them, like how Barcelona and Spain made Gerard Pique look good for a number of years. Other teams doing it are just going to be exposed down the sides.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That pass from Bruno :drool:

Shame Sir Marcus was offside and fucked the header.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a pen for me.

[Lewis]

I can't watch Rashford traipsing about up front all year (and putting his limp on when they're losing) so Hojlund had better not be crap.

[Luke Emia]

I can't watch Rashford traipsing about up front all year (and putting his limp on when they're losing) so Hojlund had better not be crap.

Could be worse. Spurs actually look like they think Richarlison is the answer.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jesus fuck Bruno.

[Luke Emia]

As for United and I know it’s very early in the season but Casemiro looks like he’s had the Fabinho pill over the summer and realistically for the last couple of months last season as well.

[Baz]

He came back a bit of a fatty and now it seems like he’s lost about 10 attribute points in pace.

[Spikey M]

Could be worse. Spurs actually look like they think Richarlison is the answer.

He was signed to replace Kane (albeit a year in advance). Daniel Levy will stick with him as that replacement for atleast a couple of years.

[Manc]

Porro is some specimen.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Onana's passing is something else.

[Luke Emia]

He was signed to replace Kane (albeit a year in advance). Daniel Levy will stick with him as that replacement for atleast a couple of years.

I hope he does.

Kane was the difference last season between them having an outside chance at Europe and being Chelsea.

If Levy thinks he will get even half the goals of Kane he must be more of a mad man than I thought he was.

[Adramelch]

Could be worse. Spurs actually look like they think Richarlison is the answer.

Looking at how bad Spurs are as a consolation for your own team's shortcomings is quite depressing.

[Waffdon]

Man Utd’s tactics of lumping the ball into space for Rashford to run into or spam crosses like prime Stoke City hasn’t changed much from last year

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

ffs.

[Waffdon]

Udogie is gonna be quality

[Waffdon]

This Man Utd midfield :lol:

Cannot tell if Bissouma is back to being quality or if it’s just the opposition.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mason Mount has been horseshit.

[Spikey M]

Who could've seen that coming?

[Waffdon]

This still has Spurs throwing a goal away and drawing or fully collapsing and losing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

A cardboard cut-out could do his job.

[Spikey M]

This still has Spurs throwing a goal away and drawing or fully collapsing and losing.

Nailed on.

[Ian]

As Waff said, the whole midfield has been pretty shit. Though what Mount is doing at any given point I couldn't tell you.

[Kikó]

Some Favela nonsense today that's for sure.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

We're so shit.

[Ian]

The state of that. :D

[Dark Soldier]

Its a team still in transition lads another year or so just need to spend another half bil

[Spikey M]

Maybe Ben Davies is the Kane replacement.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'd rather have McTominay playing ahead of Mount.

[Gray Fox]

Man United could really use someone like Endo in their midfield.

[Spikey M]

Mason Molehill spent the entirety of last season doing exactly what he's done today. I have no idea why anyone in the top 10 would be interested.

[Kikó]

Nothing has really changed. No goal scorer, miss gilt edged chances, fall asleep defensively and concede.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mason Molehill spent the entirety of last season doing exactly what he's done today. I have no idea why anyone in the top 10 would be interested.

Sixty fucking million too.

Genuinely baffling.

[Gray Fox]

Endo was only £16m.

[Lewis]

I don't know how Mount is getting any blame for this. The midfield was doing alright for the first half whilst the front three was falling over its collective shoelaces, and it was Shaw walking back for the opener that set it all off.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mount is getting blame because he has done nothing in our two games thus far.

He's creating fuck all and not breaking up any attacks, what is he offering?

Obviously it's not just him who has been shit though.

[Kikó]

I thought he was ok first half.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

0 shots, 1 tackle and only 17 passes today. The only starters who had the same or fewer passes were Rashford (also 17) and Garnacho (16).

[Spikey M]

Vicario is so shit.

This aged badly.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This aged badly.

I was playing with fire, I know.

He made some good saves but he's clearly a bit of a clown who will make a lot of mistakes.

[Spikey M]

I was playing with fire, I know.

He made some good saves but he's clearly a bit of a clown who will make a lot of mistakes.

He's Lloris II, Yeah. It's entertaining atleast.

[Baz]

I was playing with fire, I know.

He made some good saves but he's clearly a bit of a clown who will make a lot of mistakes.

Whereas Onana is safe as houses? :cab:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

When did I say or imply that?

I'm well aware that Onana can be a clown.

[Waffdon]

That Man Utd away from record is incredible. Ten Haag eh

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Newcastle to win here.

[niko_cee]

United are going nowhere under Bald Eric, but they'll probably string a bunch of scabby wins together somehow as always seems to be the case. What is 'his football'? They just seem to be deathly dull all the time, and you'd think something should be showing by now in terms of where they are meant to be heading. Still, better than last year etc, although losing to Spurs is a bit of a red flag for them.

[Dark Soldier]

I don't really think it's an ETH thing. Bang Guardiola in charge of them and it'll be the same shit. Its been the same dull wank since Ferguson left. Reminds me Liverpool in the 90s/early 00s, but at least they were entertaining.

[Don]

Yeah I wouldn't be hasty and blame Egghead here, as RL says, he's had a season but it's only really starting to resemble his side now that he's got rid of Jones and Zidane Iqbal so this is literally his 2nd game in charge. The problem is more serious than manager or tactics-shmactics, the vibe and aura is just off. Hopefully it improves soon, Egghead is a nice man.

[Spoonsky]

Second Spurs goal best in a while.

[Adramelch]

I will repeat what I said midweek. I'm not sure why Livakovic is still at Dinamo, unless it's his choice. Way too good for that level.

[niko_cee]

Slightly galling seeing the number of questionable challenges Newcastle were permitted in the light of Mac Allister's red card.

Don't think any one in isolation was any more than 'naughty' but they were all worse than his.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's a dreadful move for Mount and I still don't know why he wanted to do it. Must have been that stalker as it's the only explanation that makes any sense. If it was the boo boys, well, good luck at the highest profile club in the country.

[Don]

Today's hot takes:

- Viktor Orban's finest continues to prove he's fucking generational. How we picked him up at 22 for £60m is incredible, if he was black he'd have retired Kroos and Modric in one go this summer for triple the price.

- The nazi cunt better have realised how useless playing the 4 attackers is, we looked so good with 10 men and giving the boys space to operate in again.

- Antony and The Butcher masterclass, Casemiro's slow death, Bissouma and Maddison being made to look world class, you fucking love it. I'm still unsure Ange is anything special but even he's managed to stamp his mark on a similar level squad within weeks. The contrast. Udogie remains as fearsome as I expected.

- Bellingham is actually going to be hands down the greatest ever gammon product, isn't he? Single-handedly destroying teams, I just hope we sign him and don't make the mistake we made with his overrated brother.

[John Arne]

Both Bellingham's at the double.

[Baz]

I’m not sure I can be arsed hearing about England winning the “World Cup” in 2023 for the rest of my life. Sure it’s inspirational for young girls or whatever, but who cares really. As a football fan, I don’t want the LIONESSES to win the World Cup.

Plus I bet on Spain before it started.

[Shindig]

It'll last a week. Not the decades we've gotten out of 1966.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Anything that asserts England's cultural superiority over its puny rivals gets a thumbs-up from me.

[Giggles]

Like the rugby one that time, it'll be forgotten a year later.

[Lofty]

The best example is a post on facebook the other day trying to gauge interest in having the big screen on at the rugby club for this match. The usual angry nanas chimed in about how much better it is than the men's game, until someone pointed out they've never had to 'gauge interest' for any men's England game before.

[Spikey M]

I'll be watching and cheering them on, but I'll be avoiding the aftermath as much as possible (if they win) as it will just turn into men saying


I’m not sure I can be arsed hearing about England winning the “World Cup” in 2023 for the rest of my life. Sure it’s inspirational for young girls or whatever, but who cares really.

And then we'll have to hear about toxic masculinity and Male fragility on every news broadcast and social media post from now until Christmas.

[Baz]

Turn it off at half time for RL’s boys against Millwall.

[Spikey M]

The best example is a post on facebook the other day trying to gauge interest in having the big screen on at the rugby club for this match. The usual angry nanas chimed in about how much better it is than the men's game, until someone pointed out they've never had to 'gauge interest' for any men's England game before.

What annoys me, is it will inevitably have a smaller audience and the question will be "WHY AREN'T MEN COMING OUT TO WATCH??? :mad:", rather than, you know, why aren't women?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What annoys me, is it will inevitably have a smaller audience and the question will be "WHY AREN'T MEN COMING OUT TO WATCH??? :mad:", rather than, you know, why aren't women?

People are watching it though.

Apparently the semi-final set an Australian record for TV viewers beating the Rugby World Cup final, it's doing big numbers here as well and there's talk that the whole tournament will have attracted 2 billion views by the end of it.

Sure it's smaller than a Men's World cup but the numbers are increasing a lot with each tournament.

[Spikey M]

People are watching it though.

Apparently the semi-final set an Australian record for TV viewers beating the Rugby World Cup final, it's doing big numbers here as well and there's talk that the whole tournament will have attracted 2 billion views by the end of it.

Sure it's smaller than a Men's World cup but the numbers are increasing a lot with each tournament.

It isn't equal, so it won't be good enough and it will be our fault somehow.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nice that one of the commentators has a fucked voice already.

Edit: Also quality that one of the Spanish commentators is LOUD as fuck.

[Shindig]

Well, she's already being drowned out by the Spanish bloke.

[Ian]

Spikey I dunno what misandrist echo chamber you've got yourself into on social media or your news feeds or whatever but I think you might want to mute some of it before you letterbomb a WI cake sale.


Nice that one of the commentators has a fucked voice already.

Yeah I'm not sure why you wouldn't sub them out. Maybe they're hoping it'll just be a really uneventful match so she won't have to raise her voice at all.

[Spikey M]

Don't get me started on IT Technician's again, mate.

[Ian]

If you do want to get started on them let me know and I'll send you a knowledge article telling you which way up the keyboard goes.

(It will be incorrect.)

[Spikey M]

That should be 1-0

[Dark Soldier]

That black lass for the Spanish is well peng, loving this.

[Spikey M]

One of only 2 non-white people on the pitch, can't wait to hear about the lack of diversity on... Sorry Ian.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It might not be coming home.

[Ian]

:uhoh:

[Dark Soldier]

The one who scored is a bit fit too.

[Adramelch]

What a beauty.

https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/https%3A%2F%2Ftherealchamps.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1278481001.jpeg

[Dark Soldier]

For every 10/10 you've gotta take on a Gollum

[Spikey M]

Well that was shite. Very English.

[Shindig]

Spain are way better in possession. Can't see them losing this.

[Clunge]

Dire this.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was on a plate.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's not a pen for me, her hand is in a natural position and doesn't move towards the ball.

[-james-]

Pen that.

[Lewis]

Dire this.

It is hard to avoid the fact that it is all pretty low quality stuff. Ladies' rugby isn't as comparatively bad once you account for it being a bit slower, but I don't know about other sports.

[Spikey M]

It's not clear and obvious so it shouldn't be given

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

If it takes that long to decide surely it isn't clear and obvious.

[Lewis]

I'm all for Premiership referees doing that announcement bit and goading the crowd. They probably had to wait for Mike Dean to retire first.

[Shindig]

Harsh call.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fuck off you Spanish cunts.

[Baz]

What a pen!

[Shindig]

High foot and on a yellow. Steady on. :D

[Ben]

The big “fuck off” from our keeper after she saved it is the highlight of the final so far.

[Spikey M]

I don't know if it's the ball or the pitch, but the ball seems to be bouncing alot higher than normal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Not sure how she continues, she looks fucked.

[Bernanke]

Saw someone state that Messi only has failed to score or assist against four teams that he has played against throughout his career. That can't be true can it? :|

The lucky four are supposedly Bordeaux, UDA Gramenet, Udinese, and Rubin Kazan.

[Adramelch]

Saw someone state that Messi only has failed to score or assist against four teams that he has played against throughout his career. That can't be true can it? :|

The lucky four are supposedly Bordeaux, UDA Gramenet, Udinese, and Rubin Kazan.

If that was a stat when he left Barcelona then I'd be all for it, but surely he wasn't that good in Ligue 1 to warrant such a stat?

Edit: He had 22 goals and 30 assists in Ligue 1, against 22 teams so it's possible.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ref has been so shit, that was a clear second yellow for kicking the ball away.

[Bernanke]

If that was a stat when he left Barcelona then I'd be all for it, but surely he wasn't that good in Ligue 1 to warrant such a stat?

Yeah it has to be bullshit, they faced freaking Chateauroux in the cup and he didn't get any, can't imagine they've faced them more than once...

https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/fr-ligue-1/2022/06/lionel-messi-psg-goals-assists-results-fixtures-2022-23

Edit: Minutes played was 0, so doesn't count.

[Adramelch]

Yeah it has to be bullshit, they faced freaking Chateauroux in the cup and he didn't get any, can't imagine they've faced them more than once...

https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/fr-ligue-1/2022/06/lionel-messi-psg-goals-assists-results-fixtures-2022-23

I almost got "fooled" by that same site, but he didn't play in that game so not sure why it's even on the list. He only played in 2 cup games in his time there and both were against Ligue 1 teams.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ref has been a complete disgrace in this game.

[Dark Soldier]

So have England. Absolute fucking gash.

[Shindig]

Aye, the penalty save woke them up but they've struggled to get going this tournament. Yes, I'm aware I'm saying that about a finalist.

[Adramelch]

If anything they've just been matching the men's team style.

[Dark Soldier]

Aye, the penalty save woke them up but they've struggled to get going this tournament. Yes, I'm aware I'm saying that about a finalist.

Its basically the equivalent of the Rugby League World Cup. Three or four good sides, rest are essentially amateurs.

[SincereTheRebel]

How long have 'merica been running cup competition for. I thought they didnt have a clue? Do they have promotion and relegation too?

[Spikey M]

Its basically the equivalent of the Rugby League World Cup. Three or four good sides, rest are essentially amateurs.

I can't remember the numbers, or the countries involved, but England and a few other countries are the only ones with any real funding at all. What a pointless post. Absolute shit. I'm so sorry.

[Dark Soldier]

Its a very brave post Spikes, just like our women warriors.

[Lofty]

Aye, the penalty save woke them up but they've struggled to get going this tournament. Yes, I'm aware I'm saying that about a finalist.

I have said they were wank the last two games especially turning over possession but I was dismissed as a bitter sexist.

[Waffdon]

Dyche is such a grim manager. Still going with what is basically 3 DMs and 2 defensive minded wide players.

At least buy someone with a bit of creativity, mate

[Spikey M]

Part of me hopes West Brom get back up to the Premier League at some point and they appoint Dyche. It would be the West Bromiest West Brom. Absolute footballing war crime.

[Yevrah]

From what I saw of the tournament they definitely look mentally stronger than the Men, even if that didn’t bear out in the final. You can see they don’t give a single fuck about being heroes for getting to a World Cup final either, win it or nothing, which is the right approach.

[Waffdon]

You’d hope they would be considering they have actually won the Euros unlike the men.

[Lofty]

I don't think that is comparable really though, as we know people happily give electronic soapy titwanks to known rapists because they might be the next top striker at their club, meanwhile the women are roundly mocked just for existing never mind failing. Also in contrast to the men's game loads of the women are openly gay. All things that probably make you a lot more immune to the bullshit swirling around you as you get it all the time.

[Don]

Lads, it's over, take your flatscreens back and get your refunds and focus on the actual football today and this Emery masterclass. Speaking of gays, DCL being a right soft cunt again.

[Clunge]

Can't tell if we look superb and are BACK or Everton are just absolute horseshit. Diaby is fucking amazing.

[randomlegend]

Dyche is such a grim manager. Still going with what is basically 3 DMs and 2 defensive minded wide players.

At least buy someone with a bit of creativity, mate

Organisation not joy, efficiency not finesse, exhaustion without pleasure.

[Don]

Enough about your sex life mate.

[Luke Emia]

Can't tell if we look superb and are BACK or Everton are just absolute horseshit. Diaby is fucking amazing.

Option number two. They are fucking dire.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fucking dire might be being kind to them.

[Waffdon]

Michael Keane still playing in this league is absolutely mental. This is surely the year they go down

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It will surely be one of them, Wolves, Bournemouth or Forest who end up taking the lost spot alongside Sheffield United and Luton.

[Waffdon]

Mitoma being 26 has surprised me. Assumed he was about 21/22. Fucks he been kicking about

[Don]

It will surely be one of them, Wolves, Bournemouth or Forest who end up taking the lost spot alongside Sheffield United and Luton.

Bournemouth and Forest ain't going down son. Fulham or Wolves.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ashley Young and Michael Keane :lol:

Shocking.

[Waffdon]

Caicedo on the bench and Gallagher in the pivot again. Sad.

[Baz]

When’s Villa vs Brighton? Should be a good one.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

When’s Villa vs Brighton? Should be a good one.

30th of September and 4th of May.

[Foe]

Everton are so shit. Hope this is the season they go down. They need it. Otherwise it’s just this endless swirl of being shit but hoping to cling on.

[Shindig]

Relegation and new stadium doesn't sound like a good mix.

[Gray Fox]

I believe they're due to either pay £100m or £150m immediately upon confirmation of relegation(if it happens) too.

They're still under FFP investigation and the owner had to secure additional financing for stadium work to continue this season. They're financially fucked and dont even have a player left to sell to help this.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

JWP providing those set pieces :cool:

Fuck off Chelsea.

[niko_cee]

Mitoma being 26 has surprised me. Assumed he was about 21/22. Fucks he been kicking about

Don't think he took up professional football until he was well into his twenties.

[Waffdon]

Only surprising thing it wasn’t Soucek who scored from a Ward-Prowse delivery.

The point of having an extra tall defender on not to even mark a West Ham centre half makes sense

[Waffdon]

Chukwuemeka :drool:

Lampard and Potter tried to ruin him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Paqueta's family just made a killing.

Shame most bookies weren't taking bets on him.

[Don]

Why would you dive in on the lesbian with no end-product? :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Areola :cool:

[Waffdon]

Sterling remembered how to play football today

[Waffdon]

There’s another knee injury for someone who will no doubt be out for another year. Great

[Gray Fox]

They'll just have to spend another billion now.

[Waffdon]

Hopefully. No natural #10 now that Nkunku and chukwuemeka will be out until Xmas.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lovely finish from Antonio.

Colwill no strength.

[Waffdon]

Silva is shite. Cannot wait until he stops getting forced into the defence.

Chelsea record at this ground is properly grim. 1 win in the league I think

[Don]

Sanchez and Jackson at either end of the pitch are the problems.

Throwing on the fucking favela McTominay to chase a game, get in the bin you fuckers :lol:

[Max Power]

This Mudryk is fucking hopeless, how much did they pay for him? Odd looking duck too.

[Spikey M]

It was only £88 million for the TikTok nonce. Bargain

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It was only £88 million for the TikTok nonce. Bargain

His biggest impact has been getting called out by Joey Swoll.

[Spikey M]

He really meant that "you need to do better".

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That shot by Mudryk :lol:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

For anyone who missed it:

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[Gray Fox]

Chelsea also should have bought Endo.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Caicedo :harold:

[Dark Soldier]

120mil of brilliance

[Don]

God I fucking love this game. The league is well and truly in full swing. Paqueta made that cunt lose his head so bad his career may never recover :lol:

[Waffdon]

What a club.

Piss easy run of 7 (1 cup) games coming up where the hardest is Aston Villa at home. If there’s not at least 15 points from them then I’ll start to believe in Jim’s doomsday.

Chukwuemeka going off ruined the game. Had no one in between the lines after that. Hopefully a wake up for Poch that Silva shouldn’t be shoehorned into the team and making players out of position

[niko_cee]

No refunds.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I warned you, son.

[niko_cee]

That Villa penalty was a bizarre decision. I could understand it if the left hook landed, but it looked like it came up short.

[Clunge]

I thought it was an odd one too. I think Watkins' movement is avoidance action as much as anything, although you could too argue Pickford's lunge was reckless/unnecessary. I'll take it though.

[John Arne]

Chelsea might as well play Lukaku... Is their a reason they are not?

[Spikey M]

Because he's shite, presumably.

[Jimmy Floyd]

A centre forward who doesn't press is no use in a contemporary PL side.

[Gray Fox]

Ben Foster retiring because he's been crap.

[mo]

Came here to post that, but specifically to mention that it was due to conceding five to Swindon (it wasn’t just that, obviously, and we also conceded five)

[Lofty]

Annoyingly retiring before he gets roundly bummed by the mighty Bluebirds.

[Spikey M]

You can put the Norwich scarf away RL, the greasy cunts have bottled it.
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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66554874

Greenwood gone :drool:

[randomlegend]

https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-official-club-statement-on-mason-greenwood-21-august-2023?utm_campaign=ManUtd&utm_medium=post&utm_source=twitter

Greenwood gone.

However:


Based on the evidence available to us, we have concluded that the material posted online did not provide a full picture and that Mason did not commit the offences in respect of which he was originally charged.

That's such a strongly worded and unequivocal position to take that I almost wonder if there really is something not in the public domain which significantly impacts how the case is interpreted. Seems impossible to understand what/how that could be.

[Ben]

A terrible outcome for the club. They still look like Greenwood sympathisers but don't actually get the benefit of having the player.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Yeah that's a weird statement.

[randomlegend]

Arnold has committed even harder to that line in his letter saying there's an alternate explanation for the audio and pictures released online. :cab:

[Baz]

Spoiler: there isn’t, but they #standwithmason so have to pretend he isn’t a little bastard.

[Spikey M]

I mean, I can think of alternative reasons for him to be saying "open your fucking legs" and her saying "No Mason, Stop", but I'm not sure any of them are any better than rape.

Forced abortion? Forcing her to let him take pictures? Etc.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The only thing could be if they were acting out some kind of rape fantasy with both consenting to it, but I'm not sure that's great either really.

[Baz]

Maybe she’d taken his inhaler and shoved it up her cooch, and he needed it back.

[Dark Soldier]

The only thing could be if they were acting out some kind of rape fantasy with both consenting to it, but I'm not sure that's great either really.

You'd be quite shocked how 'big' a fantasy this is tbh.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If that were the case, it would explain why charges were dropped and would also explain why he feels he's done nothing wrong, and it would also explain why they can't explain things in public because who the fuck would admit to that, let alone having their employers defend them for it.

[Dark Soldier]

Yep it's the only logical thing as the other possible outcome. End of the day what people do behind closed doors if not illegal is their bag.

But if she comes out and says it is that, which I still highly doubt and its more than likely the club pissed they couldn't sell an asset, she is literally fucked for false accusations.

So logic is to terminate.

[Lofty]

Charges were dropped because he broke his bail conditions to woo her back and knock her up, leaving the CPS without a willing victim or witness.

I hope after all this he turns out to be the next Jozy Altidore.

[wullie]

I mean, I can think of alternative reasons for him to be saying "open your fucking legs" and her saying "No Mason, Stop", but I'm not sure any of them are any better than rape.

Forced abortion? Forcing her to let him take pictures? Etc.

Nutmeg practice gone on too long

[Spikey M]

:D

There's the Get Out Of Jail Free card they've all missed.

[Dark Soldier]

Charges were dropped because he broke his bail conditions to woo her back and knock her up, leaving the CPS without a willing victim or witness.

I hope after all this he turns out to be the next Jozy Altidore.
The CPS actually said the same as United's statement, new evidence was brought to light.

End of the day it's why the court of public opinion is and always will be bollocks. Its either guilty or not, no middle ground, no other side.

I'm.99% sure he's done it, but at the end of the day, it's a bit of audio which could be roleplay. You get caught doing that on audio every man/woman would be fucked if released out of context.

[Kikó]

United have made the right decision in the worst way possible. Anyway, cheerio.

[John Arne]

If that were the case, it would explain why charges were dropped and would also explain why he feels he's done nothing wrong, and it would also explain why they can't explain things in public because who the fuck would admit to that, let alone having their employers defend them for it.

I'd admit to it if it stopped people calling me a rapist.

I mean, role play isn't that bizarre, and I've been with a few lasses who have been into it (into rape roleplay) - it's not really my bag, mind). I don't think it's extreme/fringe as people may think.

[Pen]

I now imagine you as Bill Murray in lost in translation.

[Lewis]

Remember when the nonce hunters thought they had caught some middle class bloke through a fetish forum, and he had to explain to them that it was roleplay, and he had been working on the assumption that there was an adult on the other end? They couldn't understand it and kept getting more annoyed.

[-james-]

If it's "rape fantasy" and she's put all that stuff on Instagram then it's somehow harder to believe that he's back with her than if it was actual rape.

[Spikey M]

Remember when the nonce hunters thought they had caught some middle class bloke through a fetish forum, and he had to explain to them that it was roleplay, and he had been working on the assumption that there was an adult on the other end? They couldn't understand it and kept getting more annoyed.

I'm not sure anyone that isn't a nonce could understand that, tbh.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If it's "rape fantasy" and she's put all that stuff on Instagram then it's somehow harder to believe that he's back with her than if it was actual rape.

Rape fantasy theme night happens, later he cheats on her, she puts the stuff online as revenge, then realises which side her bread is buttered and wants to take it all back.

I think in that scenario, pretty much the only course of events that prevents one of them going to jail is the one that's played out.

[Bernanke]

I took the weird statement as something legal agreed with Greenwood in order to go separate ways, not the club saying that "no actually the recording was just them having a bit of fun in their own way".

[Waffdon]

The ‘rape fantasy’ doesn’t explain the photos of her being black and blue and covered in blood. Unless there’s no boundaries to the apparent fantasy, mind

[Manc]

Didn't have JA down as a rapist. Fair play.

[John Arne]

We all have our kinks.

[Dark Soldier]

There are people out there who strap their cock in between two bits of plastic and squeeze it down til it's paper thin. Similar with their tits.

Proper closeted on here lads.

[Baz]

They did that in Jackass 4 and played ping pong with them. It’s insane how flat it goes.

[randomlegend]

If it's "rape fantasy" and she's put all that stuff on Instagram then it's somehow harder to believe that he's back with her than if it was actual rape.

Didn't someone else release it? I might be misremembering.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

She released it but her Dad said she was hacked and never wanted it public.

[Shindig]

If was rape fantasy, you probably wouldn't wait weeks to inform someone of it.

[Don]

Lot of vibes and not much else to that Arsenal lineup.

[Gray Fox]

Pencil in the 4-0 Arsenal win.

I've also seen Saka has equalled a club record of consecutive games started at 82. Is there not a risk he burns out like Fabregas and Rooney before him?

[Lofty]

Think Tomiyasu could get roasted tonight.

[Waffdon]

Arsenal kit is an abomination.

Palace have had the same attack for years. At least try and replace Zaha, lads.

[SincereTheRebel]

Pencil in the 4-0 Arsenal win.

I've also seen Saka has equalled a club record of consecutive games started at 82. Is there not a risk he burns out like Fabregas and Rooney before him?

I dont think either of them, will change the career they had to avoid burnout

[Dark Soldier]

If there's one thing Taz has taught me its that ebony prince's don't suffer burnout like the gammons because they have slum/favela/dysentery heritage and huge big juicy black dicks I think.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nketiah is wank.

[Adramelch]

If there's one thing Taz has taught me its that ebony prince's don't suffer burnout like the gammons because they have slum/favela/dysentery heritage and huge big juicy black dicks I think.

That's quite a big if there.

[Lofty]

Surely having a monster schlong running half way to your knee would be distracting during sport.

[Adramelch]

Also carrying that thing around puts more pressure on your joints surely.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Poor from Johnstone.

[Waffdon]

I will never understand why keepers dive out like that when the players are going away from the goal

[SincereTheRebel]

Surely having a monster schlong running half way to your knee would be distracting during sport.

Acts as additional support like a tripod

[Gray Fox]

Think Tomiyasu could get roasted tonight.

Ding.

[Waffdon]

Poor Tomiasyu. Got booked for time wasting when it wasn’t his fault and then a 2nd yellow for nothing :D

[phonics]

That’s an absolute joke of a booking. Ref absolutely desperate to send him off to get Howard Webb to suck him off.

[Lewis]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12428659/Wolves-17-song-list-homophobic-chants-handed-stewards-revealed.html

I'm not a match-going fan (I'm Yevrah), but surely nobody has ever actually sung ninety per cent of those. Imagine being in that meeting. Who was it who released the big list of gay slurs years ago and had the TTH lolling at 'chutney ferret'?

[Don]

Pencil in the 4-0 Arsenal win

Gahahahahahah

[phonics]

So what happens next week when they clearly don't bother applying this whole time wasting law?

[Don]

You're not getting consistency with this shite, you autistic cunt, it's about sending a message and shifting behaviours which it will do as long as you limp-wristed fucks don't get in the way.

[Lofty]

They sacked off carding people asking for cards after the opening weekend.

[phonics]

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They're just legit making up the rules as they go along as they have done for years.

My personal favourite was the last man Xhaka red card that came 15 yards inside the oppositions half with 3 players behind the ball.

[Dave.]

The rules don't specify he has to be the last man though just that he has to be denying a clear goalscoring opportunity. But yes, poor Xhaka, poor Arsenal.

[Don]

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Good take.

[Spikey M]

If they can take Jamie Redknapp seriously, they can take her seriously.

[Ben]

Sky Sports has apologised for "insensitive" comments made about Everton manager Sean Dyche during the 4-0 defeat by Aston Villa on Sunday.

Commentators Bill Leslie and Andy Hinchcliffe said his clothing made him look like a "croupier" - someone who oversees gaming tables at casinos.

Heads have gone.

[niko_cee]

I assumed they must have said something along the lines of he was dressed for a funeral, prophetically anticipating Everton's performance.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Everton needs to be put out of its misery.

[Lewis]

Good take.

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[niko_cee]

:D

50/50 mate, seems completely sensible.

In other news I see Ali Mac has had his red card overturned. Fell short of a full Howard Webb apology though. Sad times.

[John Arne]

AC Milan started 4 former Chelsea players in their victory over Bologna last night. Tomori, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic and Giroud.

[Spikey M]

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Listen love...

This is Barney in the staffroom before he handed his notice in.

[John Arne]

Ronaldo's mob Al-Nassr were 1-2 down heading into the 88th minute of their AFC champions league play off match. They then scored in the 88th, 95th and 97th minute to qualify. Lucky lucky, and they continue to dream of that quarter-final tie away to Hanoi.