RAMMING August football DOWN YOUR THROAT

[Lofty]

Did banknotes rain down on the pitch as the goals went in?

[Don]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/23/endo-can-be-a-success-at-liverpool-and-a-better-buy-than-caicedo

Good piece by Duerden on why the white man's time is up, favela fucks are worthless and Liverpool are going to take the title.

[Dark Soldier]

All it took was a 30yo panty sniffer. Big tings.

[Don]

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[Kikó]

Still obsessed.

[Spikey M]

Why are they playing friendlies during the season?

[Offshore Toon]

Cause they're obsessed with Burnley.

[Kikó]

Because pre season was crap and they're having behind closed door games with teams to bring fitness up for the squad. Same reason Burnley are.

[Waffdon]

Well, Burnley didn’t have a game at the weekend so makes sense for them to do it. I presume it wasn’t 1st teamers, mind

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This was the United starting 11:




Radek Vitek

Marc Jurado

Teden Mengi

Jonny Evans

Alvaro Fernandez

Donny van de Beek

Scott McTominay

Hannibal Mejbri

Facundo Pellestri

Anthony Martial

Omari Forson


It's just getting some minutes to those who need fitness.

[niko_cee]

What would be the point of giving any of those players minutes?

[Lofty]

McTominay needs minutes to validate his fume when he isn't brought on next match.

[John Arne]

Given everybody is now a fan of Asian footy... here is the draw for the Asian Champions League group stage.

Neymar faces a daunting trip to Mumbai, poor sod :D Benzema has a jolly to Baghdad and Ronaldo to Duhsanbe


West

https://gyazo.com/446a830e8916324b1d47c93144be63be.jpeg

East

https://gyazo.com/9b55bbfe85541a5b6845ace5eac64840.jpeg

[Jimmy Floyd]

All the Chinese teams sound like Chinese knockoffs of the old Chinese teams.

[John Arne]

Aye, proper PES naming conventions. Wuhan Three Towns :D

[Gray Fox]

In further bad news for Everton, their investment they got lined up over the summer with MSP Capital has fallen through. They're really going to need Wolves, Sheffield and Luton to outshit them.

[Pen]

How does five groups of four work in any conceivable way to get 8 teams through from each side of the playoff tree?

[Waffdon]

Add Enciso and Luke Shaw to the list of players with a decent length injury on the back of the American football pitches and/or meaningless air mileage. It can’t be a coincidence at this point

[phonics]

While I do love the idea of blaming America for everything, could the fact that all these players have basically played pretty much non stop football with no longer than a 3-4 week break since COVID also be a factor.

[Spikey M]

Yeah, this was brought up by the players when they decided to take away their non-World Cup / Euro's summer breaks, but everyone just said "AWWWW POOR BABY CAN'T COPE ON £56739483 PER WEEK! NONE OF THE REST OF US GET THE SUMMER OFF LADS. GO BE TEACHERS IF YOU WANT!" and lol'd them in to silence.

But, to coin a Phonicsism, It's almost like being rich doesn't prevent fatigue.

[Baz]

They're still getting paid when they're injured.

[Jimmy Floyd]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66612570

I am fucking OUTRAGED. With those two points we would have finished 11th rather than 12th, the whole morale of the club would be completely different, Todd Boehly would have a much less concerning hairdo, etc etc.

[Waffdon]

Honestly, that result may have changed a lot. I don’t think Tuchel goes if he starts the season 6/6 as I doubt he loses to Leeds in the way he does if they beat Spurs

Probably for the best anyway, Tuchel was a wrecking ball after his missus left him

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's Friday night and I have to watch Chelsea 0-1 Luton. Fuck's sake.

I've been running through Seinfeld again of late so I might just stick on a few more episodes of that instead, we're basically run by George Costanza anyway.

[Waffdon]

5-0. Nico Jackson to score 2 or 3.

[Don]

Jackson, Sterling and Chilwell seem the only ones capable of scoring from that shitfest of a team but Luton's shitness can't be dismissed.

[Foe]

It's Friday night and I have to watch Chelsea 0-1 Luton. Fuck's sake.

I've been running through Seinfeld again of late so I might just stick on a few more episodes of that instead, we're basically run by George Costanza anyway.

How’s it holding up for you? I basically watch it through on near repeat. I absolutely
Love it.

Silva header and morris pen would be lovely please. Fantasy drafted a bloody Luton player. So need some excitement.

[Giggles]

1-1 all over that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

How’s it holding up for you? I basically watch it through on near repeat. I absolutely
Love it.

Timeless.

[Waffdon]

Jackson, Sterling and Chilwell seem the only ones capable of scoring from that shitfest of a team but Luton's shitness can't be dismissed.

Definitely the type of game Gallagher inflates his stats ala Mason Mount

[Waffdon]

Poch has turned Sterling into his Liverpool days. Just keeps taking players on time and time again. V refreshing

[Jimmy Floyd]

What I will say for Jackson is that we are now shit enough that a Jonny Walters style run-around-a-lot forward who is not expected to score goals is the order of the day, and he's fulfilling that role well so far.

[Waffdon]

Can’t wait for the day Silva fucks off so Colwill can go back to centre half and Chilwell away from left wing

[Jimmy Floyd]

Quite a solid performance here against Bedfordshire's very best soccermen. Issues include depth in attack, Caicedo/Fernandez needs a dynamic (and taller) third, and you can just tell the goalkeeper is shit.

[Waffdon]

Missing Nkunku so much in behind Jackson. Chukwuemeka too as there’s no natural ‘10’ now. Presume Daddy Boehly will be lining one up as we speak

[niko_cee]

Is it just me being old and wildly out of touch that finds this whole Spanish FA guy kissing story a bit bizarre? Given the reaction you'd be forgiven for thinking he'd given her the full Donald J Trump "grab her in the etc" treatment.

[Waffdon]

Necking someone you don’t have any relationship with is v weird, yes.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, but he didn't do that, did he?

I for one am all for the traditional continental kissy kissy greeting being outlawed on sexual harassment/equality grounds, so hopefully the outrage spreads that far.

[AJ23]

I've seen passionate mediterranean men act a lot worse than that. When it wasn't a euphoric once in a lifetime 'event'. But simply because it was an 'event' with women around.

I don't believe they've ever been pulled up about it, but then again, they're not in the public eye.

[Spikey M]

Went to see Southend tonight (following a 10 point deduction earlier this week) and it was... interesting.

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[Manc]

Bellingham at it again.

[Don]

That midfield 3 of him, Rice and Gallagher and him being told to sit when Gallagher goes by Gazza in a fortnight's time :drool:

[Ian]

Went to see Southend tonight (following a 10 point deduction earlier this week) and it was... interesting.

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I smell a Southend 3 thread brewing.

Could you go again and cause an actual tuit or something? I'd really appreciate the material.

[Spikey M]

I'm going to the next home game and I am open to doing so, however, I have no idea what a tuit is? Would streaking suffice?

[Shindig]

Google says it's a Dutch word for a nozzle fitted to a narrow pipe. I don't think that's what he's after. Unless he means a Vuvuzela.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This kissgate thing in Spain has been terrific entertainment, the very definition of how to win a World Cup.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66626410


"The evidence is conclusive," it said. "Mr President has not lied."


In its statement, the RFEF provided four images of Hermoso's embrace with Rubiales, with an analysis of each, which it claims demonstrates that she applied the force to lift Rubiales' feet off the ground.

:D

[Spikey M]

It is absolutely mental. His job was dead the second he did it, but he may have been able to salvage some form of career by apologising and passing it off as sheer emotion and pride. Instead he's doubling down and saying it was consensual... mate. Come on.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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He's a proper wrongun.

[Yevrah]

It is absolutely mental. His job was dead the second he did it, but he may have been able to salvage some form of career by apologising and passing it off as sheer emotion and pride. Instead he's doubling down and saying it was consensual... mate. Come on.

In an age of an apology not really achieving much (as the Twitter court has already decided) I have to say I'm very much enjoying his doubling down and the apoplectic rage it's causing.

[-james-]

It is absolutely mental. His job was dead the second he did it, but he may have been able to salvage some form of career by apologising and passing it off as sheer emotion and pride. Instead he's doubling down and saying it was consensual... mate. Come on.

I dunno, it's Spain. Definite non-zero probability he can pull it off.

[Don]

I fucking love these bitches and their habit of inserting a very random and convenient delay between an alleged offence and their fucking accusations. Throw in the fact they seem to come out in numbers after the first and it really makes you spare a thought for just how frightened and powerless they must going around their business in western society.

Rubiales has the look of a don.

[John Arne]

Bit of a game in the Malaysian Super League yesterday as Kelantan were beaten at home 2-11 against Selangor.

Kelantan went 2-0 up :D

https://gyazo.com/4efbe9c6ed027888ad403f4ddf935a3b.jpeg

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Udogie looks great.

[Lofty]

People shocked about the Spanish FA guy being used to shoving his cock wherever he wants like the Spanish weren't blacking up at Formula 1 in modern times.

[Waffdon]

Decent start for Man Utd and arsenal

[Waffdon]

0-2 Forest already :lol:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ten Hag out.

[SincereTheRebel]

Bit of a game in the Malaysian Super League yesterday as Kelantan were beaten at home 2-11 against Selangor.

Kelantan went 2-0 up :D

https://gyazo.com/4efbe9c6ed027888ad403f4ddf935a3b.jpeg

Is that Del Valle that Finland wonderkid from old FM?

[Shindig]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayron_del_Valle

Columbian bloke.

[Lofty]

Hope Taz backed Forest on 365, would already be paid out.

[SincereTheRebel]

Ah. The player im on about what this lad

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_Dalla_Valle

[Lofty]

Eric Bin Bag.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Hope Taz backed Forest on 365, would already be paid out.
If he hasn't he'll be fucked.

[Lewis]

I think United will be forced to revert to a more traditional 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 before long. They have the two worst full-backs imaginable for any notions of having them tuck into midfield, because one has terrible positioning (and can often be lazy with it) and the other can't play football, and two creative midfielders isn't happening. If the new striker is a gun with a bit of pace they might even end up playing a sort of Ole Gunnar Binman style which would be pretty lol.

[Waffdon]

Everton :D

[Gray Fox]

Drawing a blank at home to Wolves. Get 'em gone now.

[SincereTheRebel]

No idea how Wolves snatched a win here. Still doomed. Cant see them staying up. Other teams cant be this bad.

[Dark Soldier]

They'll still stay up somehow.

[Kikó]

United are back!

[Gray Fox]

Luton are doomed. Sheffield United and Everton not much better. Wolves just need to let those 3 win the shit-off.

[Spikey M]

Yeah, can't have been a more survivable season than this for a long time. 2 of the relegation spots are all but guaranteed already.

[Don]

Brighton are not a serious side.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a lovely goal.

[Lofty]

Redknapp saying De Zerbi one of the best managers ever pre kick off :D

[Shindig]

81% Possession. :D

[Waffdon]

Brighton being brought down a peg or two is nice. Absolutely wide open without Caicedo. Luton could have scored more than they did against them.

[niko_cee]

West Ham came with a plan and executed it well, aided by Webster getting a going over from Antonio. Felt a bit Potter era for 70 mins. Their 'keeper had a blinder though and on another day, and with a more favourable ref it could gave gone differently. Milner right back with two immobile centre halves and not much in midfield isn't something I want to be seeing every week. Gilmour had one of those games where you realise why he hasn't really kicked on from his occasional good performances. Goalies shouldn't be rotated. The Brighton one wasn't egregiously bad, but his positioning was too deep which led to most of the issues in the first half.

[niko_cee]

Also if that cutback hit Coufal's arm, which it very much looked like it did, then I have literally no idea what the handball rule is, or what VAR is for. Feels like it has now swung to actively trying not to intervene in anything.

[Don]

Tell you what, PSG look serious. A couple more months under Luis Enrique and they could be mad, the balance is finally there.

[Manc]

Is Steve Cooper disabled? Face is absolutely fucked.

[SincereTheRebel]

Looks handicap

[Spikey M]

Geezer is a living Caricature.

[phonics]

Looks like he should be running a slightly unpleasant pub not a football team.

[Spikey M]

Everton are making a solid effort on the fan victimhood front.

But 3 deaths and only one in a stadium disaster. Sorry lads. Another "L".

[niko_cee]

The most alarming thing about Steve Cooper is that he's 43.

[Shindig]

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/images/news/27128_g.jpg

He's 21 here.

[Lewis]

He always looks mid-sneeze.

[Don]

Would love to send some lols about, the MOTD lot picking out Rashford and Antony, Rashford's 'defending', Arteta fucking up a good thing for his ego, a lot of goings on...but I'm hearing Konate is a doubt and Newcastle away is the exact sort of game made for us to get a hard going over. It's all in the hands of Captain Tsubasa to save us.

[Gray Fox]

Reports of potential Goe Jomez and the statement of now having to "live within our means" has the fanbase reeling.

[niko_cee]

Scary shit.

That penalty United got yesterday was a laugh. Rashford already on his way down 'anticipating' the [withdrawn] dangling leg before their thighs brushed. Same as the Szoboslai one last week, so it seems VAR is now just there to validate big club bias and rule out goals for imperceptible offsides. Progress.

[Ian]

Imagine VAR if Fergie was still in charge. :drool:

[Spikey M]

https://i.ibb.co/hmHS0fZ/download.jpg

[Kikó]

Scary shit.

That penalty United got yesterday was a laugh. Rashford already on his way down 'anticipating' the [withdrawn] dangling leg before their thighs brushed. Same as the Szoboslai one last week, so it seems VAR is now just there to validate big club bias and rule out goals for imperceptible offsides. Progress.

It was a clear penalty. What a load of shite you've posted .

https://twitter.com/redfreddevil/status/1695532311293399094?s=19

[Waffdon]

Messi and his bodyguard never fails to bring a smile. On that note, I swear Inter Miami play every 2 days.

[Adramelch]

8 games in August, it being probably their busiest month, so nothing out of the norm. I think it's the lack of European football that exacerbates the effect.

[niko_cee]

It was a clear penalty. What a load of shite you've posted .

https://twitter.com/redfreddevil/status/1695532311293399094?s=19

Rear angle doesn't allow you to see Rashford's point of take off (or the relative position of his feet) . Freeze at 2 seconds and he has decided to go down (his feet are essentially together and he doesn't look to take another step). Yes, there is 'contact' but if it isn't given on the pitch it isn't overturned (same as the Liverpool one) so all you end up with is the old status quo, but with offside lines.

[Waffdon]

Rashford is Busquets levels of cheating. Diving, rolling about and pretending he’s injured at least once a game.

[Spoonsky]

Kyle Walker you absolute moron :D

Nailed on City will score again though.

[Spoonsky]

Didn't think it would be that fast.

Moronic from Sheffield guy as well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That didn't last long.

[Waffdon]

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Why does Isak sound like a roadman :D

[John Arne]

Rodri looks like the Indian bloke who used to own the shop near me.

[Kikó]

Rear angle doesn't allow you to see Rashford's point of take off (or the relative position of his feet) . Freeze at 2 seconds and he has decided to go down (his feet are essentially together and he doesn't look to take another step). Yes, there is 'contact' but if it isn't given on the pitch it isn't overturned (same as the Liverpool one) so all you end up with is the old status quo, but with offside lines.

He's stepped across him and tripped him. I'm sure it's a big conspiracy. Sack the refs.

[SincereTheRebel]

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Why does Isak sound like a roadman :D

Somali ay he. Walaalka.

[Ben]

Neville :D

[Gray Fox]

This refereeing inconsistency is infuriating.

[Dark Soldier]

Refs are against Liverpool and all that.

[Gray Fox]

Refs are against Liverpool and all that.

No I'm saying Trent should absolutely be off. The second thing he did was more of a booking than his actual booking which was bollocks.

[Lofty]

To the letter of the law his booking was a booking.

[Dark Soldier]

No I'm saying Trent should absolutely be off. The second thing he did was more of a booking than his actual booking which was bollocks.

Wasn't aimed at you mate, I know that's what you were saying. Just makes me lol from a lot of the Scouse support every weekend.

[John Arne]

This refereeing inconsistency is infuriating.

Yup. This is 5 minutes later. Exactly the same.

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Disclaimer: The foul on Gordon was stupid and he should have been booked for that.

[Gray Fox]

Trent's either gonna completely implode from here or bang in a 30 yarder.

[Gray Fox]

Take him off immediately.

[Dark Soldier]

Hes absolute fucking wank

[John Arne]

2 goals in 2 games he's cost us now. Gomez on please.

[Waffdon]

Two weeks in a row star boy has given a goal away.

[Gray Fox]

Pack it up lads. Go home.

[Waffdon]

:lol:

He’s been past it since last year. Was obvious Liverpool needed a new defence but decided to buy #8’s instead and cheap out on a DM

[Danny]

Liverpool down to 9

[Yevrah]

Stuff of nightmares those last 3 minutes for Liverpool.

[Dark Soldier]

VVD reminding me of Rio's decline, slow and steady then all goes to shit

[Spikey M]

Lmao

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

What the fuck is Van Dijk complaining about.

[Spikey M]

He kicked the legs out from underneath him while he was through on goal. It was so blatant I thought it was an intentional sacrificial red card just to prevent a goal.

[Gray Fox]

Get Nunez on to nut some cunt. Preferably the referee.

[John Arne]

Diaz???? Get fucking Gakpo off.

[Kikó]

Favella FC stinking it out v the mighty Saudis

[John Arne]

Time for a couple of Captain Trent screamers.

[Dark Soldier]

Couple of Liverpool fans I know saying it should be a yellow, not a clear goalscoring opportunity and he got the ball. Absolutely mental fanbase.

[Gray Fox]

He clearly got the ball.

Right after he booted Isak out of the way of it.

[Giggles]

Quick scroll, I'm going to say Liverpool are 3 or 4 nil down?

[Serj]

Couple of Liverpool fans I know saying it should be a yellow, not a clear goalscoring opportunity and he got the ball. Absolutely mental fanbase.

Wouldn't you get that from every fan base? Football fans are for the most part at least slightly delusional when it comes to decisions against their team.

[John Arne]

I reckon van Dijk gets another couple of games rightly added for foul & abusive language, too.

[Dark Soldier]

Wouldn't you get that from every fan base? Football fans are for the most part at least slightly delusional when it comes to decisions against their team.

Well yes but I fucking hate Liverpool as a city and fanbase so I prefer my blinkers.

[Gray Fox]

What will go under the radar because of the red card is that before it Newcastle had 60% possession.
Liverpool really have lost the ability to win the ball back against rival teams.

I can't wait to hear about how we don't need to sign anyone in a message from the top, after this.

[John Arne]

England's Harry Kane (pen) scores again. He'll get 40 this season.

[Manc]

Beckham could do a better job at right back than this cunt.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

What's Carragher on now? :happycry:

[Gray Fox]

The lad is running into the area straight at the keeper. How much more clear does he want it?

[niko_cee]

The red card is my fault as I placed (I think) my first ever btts bet on this game as part of a bet builder, so that's a write off.

[Waffdon]

I think Liverpool could still get a draw out of this. Newcastle don’t really look up to much.

Callum Wilson coming on may change that though

[Gray Fox]

Newcastle just hit that lull.

Trent off for Nunez would be nice if it's still 1 goal down with 10 to go.

[John Arne]

One more for Harry Kane.

[Waffdon]

Genuinely criminal from Harvey Barnes to not square that there

[Lewis]

Newcastle have done the sudden influx of money thing really well. I expected them to buy a load of mid-table shit and get conned by foreign agents like when City trusted Mark Hughes to spend.

[Gray Fox]

What a fucking finish that is.

[Manc]

:drool:

[Ben]

Genuinely criminal from Harvey Barnes to not square that there

Cost them the win.

[Gray Fox]

Fuck them all.

[Alan Shearer The 2nd]

Aww man come on.

[Waffdon]

I don’t understand how Liverpool fans don’t like him never mind Klopp

[igor_balis]

Wtf

[Waffdon]

Cost them the win.

Yep.

Newcastle have been utterly shite

[Yevrah]

Fair play to Liverpool that and very deserved - against 10 men Newcastle have been labouring wank.

[igor_balis]

Taz is gonna be unbearable

[John Arne]

DarWIN.

[Shindig]

:moop:

Fuck it. We won't get a trophy for not-first.

[Serj]

Scenes. :cool:

[Spikey M]

Newcastle have done the sudden influx of money thing really well. I expected them to buy a load of mid-table shit and get conned by foreign agents like when City trusted Mark Hughes to spend.

It's difficult not to blame you for this.

[Gray Fox]

YNWA lads.

[Waffdon]

Fair play to Liverpool that and very deserved - against 10 men Newcastle have been labouring wank.

Eddie Howe’s style has drastically changed since joining Newcastle. At Bournemouth they were all about attacking and defending later whereas at Newcastle it’s just safety safety safety. Can’t imagine Newcastle’s record against the good teams is any good.

[Kikó]

A victory for the common man against the middle Eastern oppressors

[Guybrush]

Darwin Fucking Núñez.

[Gray Fox]

Two outstanding finishes there. He has to start the next game.

[Manc]

MBS on the ropes.

[Shindig]

Eddie Howe’s style has drastically changed since joining Newcastle. At Bournemouth they were all about attacking and defending later whereas at Newcastle it’s just safety safety safety. Can’t imagine Newcastle’s record against the good teams is any good.

Depends what qualifies as a big team these days. We got a point against City last season but shipped two quick goals in that game. Took four points off United and Chelsea. Six off Spurs (lol) and a point off Arsenal.

That's not bad but games like today (and last season's draws) show we need to close those games out. Or, y'know, turn draws against the likes of Palace into 3 points.

[Lewis]

It's difficult not to blame you for this.

I've been backing Nunez for ages as well. The 'wee club in the North East' is no match.

[Boydy]

Nunez top scorer this season. Calling it now.

[Luke Emia]

I don’t understand how Liverpool fans don’t like him never mind Klopp

I like him. I went to the Benfica game at Anfield last year and I liked the look of him. I think his problem is he's an instinctive striker, give him time to think and his deficiencies really do show up. He'd be excellent at a mid-table club with space to run in behind. He can run all day, he's strong and he can finish when he doesn't have time to think about it. To me he's like a better version of Djibril Cisse no technical ability whatsoever but he can be a useful player I just don't know if it can be a top striker at a club who wants to push towards the top of the league.

[Spoonsky]

Duñez :cool:

However, there is no better version of Djibril Cisse.

[Don]

Boys just save your eulogies and read out yours posts on page 18 at my funeral please.

We fucking looked a different class from the first min to the last in their own shit backgarden. That red card :lol:

The midfield upgrade is so ridiculous it's actually made me see not only the madness Klopp pulled by winning all that shit previously, not only VVD's levels in holding that shit together back then, but, and more importantly, Gomez/Matip/Quansah/Yahmum will be more than enough at CB, the spotlight was on them heavily due to the midfield's inability to keep possession but with those 2 fucks either side of Tsubasa, it's over lads and Pep knows it.

[Lofty]

As a neutral watching that, it was Newcastle vs Newcastle out there. They had a great start but the hoodoo of not beating Liverpool in so long apparently took hold as they didn't really do luch after the red card. TAA was lucky not to get sent off, no complaint for the VVD one. I did think it seemed like Newcastle's final balls were a lot more wayward than usual, especially for a team that battered Villa a few weeks back.

Fair play to Liverpool for taking heart from the state of the game, I think Newcastle's triple sub was a mistake in terms of quality drop off and so it came to pass. I think any other 'Top 6' would have battered Liverpool out of the game by half time in those circumstances though, Klopp sent to the stands for crying etc etc.

Obviously a result to celebrate for Liverpool fans but I'd be worried half of their first choice defence got merked by Anthony Gordon if I was them.

[niko_cee]

Not sending off Alexander-Arnold was a two wrongs make a right situation, he shouldn't have been booked for being pushed over and then throwing the ball about 3 yards, but he should have been for blocking Gordon's run.

Van Dijk's was a weird one. I can understand why it is a red, but it seem such a nothing/soft decision. Another one of those ones that could easily not even be a foul elsewhere on the pitch [even if that would be wrong].

Liverpool have been pretty lucky to escape playing over 90 minutes of their last two games a man down after somewhat unfortunate decisions.

City would have taken them to the cleaners, but the rest of the 'top 6' [whoever they are] not so much.

[Shindig]

I think it's all about circumstance. Isak's in on goal without that coming together. EDIT: Carragher's take on this is retarded. He doesn't know what a goalscoring opportunity is. :D

[Waffdon]

Not sending off Alexander-Arnold was a two wrongs make a right situation, he shouldn't have been booked for being pushed over and then throwing the ball about 3 yards, but he should have been for blocking Gordon's run.

Van Dijk's was a weird one. I can understand why it is a red, but it seem such a nothing/soft decision. Another one of those ones that could easily not even be a foul elsewhere on the pitch [even if that would be wrong].

Liverpool have been pretty lucky to escape playing over 90 minutes of their last two games a man down after somewhat unfortunate decisions.

City would have taken them to the cleaners, but the rest of the 'top 6' [whoever they are] not so much.

Not given as a foul elsewhere? What? He fucking leathered him :lol:

[Lewis]

I saw 'Carra' saying it wasn't a goal-scoring opportunity because you can't say he would have been through on goal, which would seem to me to allow pretty much everything in that scenario from further than about eight yards out because what if he simply fell over on his next stride?

[Spikey M]

Van Dijk's was a weird one. I can understand why it is a red, but it seem such a nothing/soft decision. Another one of those ones that could easily not even be a foul elsewhere on the pitch [even if that would be wrong].



I remember during the World Cup in 2010, when Kim Jong Il ordered that the North Korea game with Portugal be edited so that they only lost 1-0, rather than the 7-0 hammering they actually had. I'm starting to wonder if Liverpool have somehow managed to have the stream for every Liverpool fan edited similarly, because you and 95% of your fan base are absolutely fucking mental otherwise.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I remember during the World Cup in 2010, when Kim Jong Il ordered that the North Korea game with Portugal be edited so that they only lost 1-0, rather than the 7-0 hammering they actually had. I'm starting to wonder if Liverpool have somehow managed to have the stream for every Liverpool fan edited similarly, because you and 95% of your fan base are absolutely fucking mental otherwise.

It was Brazil and they won 1-0:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7TIMpCy8jo

[Spikey M]

It was Brazil and they won 1-0:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7TIMpCy8jo

Even better :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They also claimed they won their group in 2014 (they hadn't even qualified):

https://media.bleacherreport.com/w_800,h_533,c_fill/br-img-images/002/974/618/538737e3ee75ef1e691a6c01e5b8e7b5_crop_north.png

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Even better :D

I love that you can tell it clearly cut away when Brazil scored their two goals (it finished 2-1) and the commentators just claim they missed.

[Ben]

The Spanish FA President's mother is on hunger strike in support of him. :lol:

[Adramelch]

They also claimed they won their group in 2014 (they hadn't even qualified)

One of the best Group stage performances in recent history. What a team that was.

[Lewis]

The Spanish FA President's mother is on hunger strike in support of him. :lol:

Proper flex. Let's see who wants it more. Are the players really going to let a woman die?

[randomlegend]

They should.

[Don]

They seen to forget the guy has a family and 3 daughters so this is a nice reminder.

[Kikó]

Rear angle doesn't allow you to see Rashford's point of take off (or the relative position of his feet) . Freeze at 2 seconds and he has decided to go down (his feet are essentially together and he doesn't look to take another step). Yes, there is 'contact' but if it isn't given on the pitch it isn't overturned (same as the Liverpool one) so all you end up with is the old status quo, but with offside lines.

Penalty.

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[Ben]

No penalty. Providing crowd videos, something which VAR doesn't have, isn't helping your case.

[Kikó]

Dammit. Next time.

[niko_cee]

Not given as a foul elsewhere? What? He fucking leathered him :lol:

I'm not disputing it was a foul, but he didn't 'leather him' unless the definition of that has very much been diluted for modern audiences. Just seemed a bit of a nothing coming together, with an extreme outcome based on circumstance.

[Adramelch]

It was a clear foul nonetheless and a red as a result of that. Not sure what your argument is there.

[Gray Fox]

I think the confusion over the VVD red has come from it not being a horror tackle or elbow or something of that nature. It is an unlucky one that he just mistimes and kicks through the player a split second before the ball.

Further up the pitch it's a foul and probably not a yellow, but as it is, Isak is in the box having a shot, so any kind of foul is one stopping a goalscoring opportunity. Once VAR cleared up that he got player first, then the ref can only give a red card there.

[randomlegend]

I think the confusion over the VVD red has come from it not being a horror tackle or elbow or something of that nature.

Liverpool fans are the only fanbase in the country "confused" by the fact that a foul doesn't have to be violent in order to be a red card.

[niko_cee]

I don't think anyone is confused. I just said it was weird as, at first glance there didn't look to be much to it and it looked like he got the ball. Subsequent analysis then validates what happened, but I don't think it is a stretch, or hyberbolic indulgence, to say it was slightly unfortunate and looked a little innocuous at first. Saying it wasn't a goalscoring opportunity is obviously playing a bit fast and loose with reality.

[Spikey M]

I've just seen the Carragher take on this and I think he is actually retarded. I'm not sure how else you explain stupidity on that level.

[Don]

I've looked at it again and basically it's clear that although Isak is in possession in an advanced goalscoring no one gives a fuck you dirty little gammons because we're the best team in Europe and are going to win the title and that game demonstrated it and some of you called Nunez a flop and Klopp a has-been and your reflections agreeable and read page 18 and gahahahaha.

[niko_cee]

Meanwhile this Rubiales thing lurches into even more ridiculous territory with the threat of criminal prosecution now by the Spanish authorities.

The shark has well and truly been jumped on this one.

[Lewis]

The Spanish FA escalating by threatening to pull out of UEFA is lol. Ritual suicides next.

[Shindig]

If this leads to them giving the World Cup back. :D

[Spikey M]

We haven't had one for a while now, but I think it's time. Say the line Jimmy.

[Lofty]

The way the Spanish FA are doubling down they'll be demanding lasso fellates him live on tv to apologise at this rate.

[Raoul Duke]

The way the Spanish FA are doubling down they'll be demanding lasso fellates him live on tv to apologise at this rate.

Poor Ted

[niko_cee]

Rubiales mum has locked herself in a church and gone on hunger strike, per BBC News at 10. What?

[Yevrah]

A sexual assault investigation has been opened as well.

[wullie]

Seems one of those classic cases where if you just held your hands up and admitted you got overexuberant they wouldn't be wheeling your mum's corpse out of a church.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Can always rely on my office to have a top-notch take on things.

'There's all this women's rights stuff going around at the moment. No means no, all that stuff. It's a KISS! Blown out of proportion. They want equal pay, and now they want it both ways? You wouldn't see Harry Kane complaining if that Middleton kissed him.'

[Don]

Is there footage of BBC commentary during the kiss? I presume they probably didn't show any outrage at the vicious sexual assault and violence they just witnessed but would be quite lol if there's a "what emotion as Hermoso celebrates with the head of the football federation, great scenes" from one of the many astute female pundits we are blessed to have on our media.

[niko_cee]

I would imagine that any such commentary would have been redacted from history so you'd probably need to have a recording of the game to check, and in all honesty who was recording it?

[Don]

Yeah, can't find anything from a quick youtube search but I wasn't aware that she even excused it, is that correct? So the poor guy seems to have been dropped in all this because of that contentious RFEF statement by some shit PR employee?

https://youtube.com/watch?v=qqiuGj-rnPI&si=KBqDhHJ3WekSKsfa

[Kikó]

Seems one of those classic cases where if you just held your hands up and admitted you got overexuberant they wouldn't be wheeling your mum's corpse out of a church.

This is a superb post.

[Ian]

Can always rely on my office to have a top-notch take on things.

'There's all this women's rights stuff going around at the moment. No means no, all that stuff. It's a KISS! Blown out of proportion. They want equal pay, and now they want it both ways? You wouldn't see Harry Kane complaining if that Middleton kissed him.'

"So they want more money AND to not be kissed on the mouth by any fella who fancies it?" *throws hands up in exasperation*

[Spikey M]

My favourite take has been "well they were all hugging and kissing before that, it's only when a man does it..."

You don't want these fuckers around if the kids are playing kiss chase in the playground.

[Shindig]

My favourite part of the clip is the double arse slap he gives her as she leaves.

[Don]

Big fan of Palace's scenes tonight. 2-0 down away to Championship Plymouth having rotated slightly, they make a triple substition in 56th min:

Eze on for Riedewald
Ayew on for Rak-Sakiy
Schlupp on for Ahamada

Each grab an assist within 6 mins and it's 2-3. Big dick energy. Literally and metaphorically.

[phonics]

The press must be devastated to find out simply ending sentences in ‘mayyte’ didn’t turn Spurs into a winning machine.

[Lofty]

Ange ball looks good but does seem reliant on the opposition being wank at finishing.

[Luke Emia]

Everton are absolutely fucking awful. Hopefully Dyche can succeed where the others have failed and take them down this year.

[Luke Emia]

How have Chelsea spent so much money and yet still have such a piss-poor second string team?

[Waffdon]

This is the 3rd string. The 2nd string are all on the treatment table. (Fofana, Nkunku, James, Broja, Badiashile, Mudryk, Lavia, Chalobah and chukwuemeka)

[Jimmy Floyd]

I have spent a lot of time at the AFC Wimbledon training ground recently (Surrey cricket academy use the adjoining facilities), if Chelsea don't beat this lot we should be shut down. They have a tennis net set up in the car park and all the goal nets have holes in them. There's a woman who is always there cleaning bird shit off the benches. In the upstairs 'Players' Lounge' (a big empty room with a ping pong table), there's a large motivational message which just says SUPERB. It's like being inside the interface of Ultimate Soccer Manager 98.

[Waffdon]

This is the 3rd string. The 2nd string are all on the treatment table. (Fofana, Nkunku, James, Broja, Badiashile, Mudryk, Lavia, Chalobah and chukwuemeka)

Add Colwill to the injury list :lol:

[Ben]

Everton are genuinely inferior to Doncaster, a League Two team. :lol:

[niko_cee]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66664374

Rubbish!

[Spikey M]

I don't know how Jimmy deals with these people.

[Ben]

Hospital by Day 3. Bit of a weak effort.

[Shindig]

"She had not been feeling well because of the heat and everything else."

Nothing makes you sound more like a woman, love.

EDIT: Just seen who we've got in the third round. :moop:

[Boydy]

Lol, Rubiales' uncle has weighed in now:

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[Waffdon]

Harry Maguire, Jordan Henderson and Kalvin Phillips all called up to England squad. Southgate is an actual dinosaur

[Jimmy Floyd]

He shouldn't be calling people up from the Saudi league, no matter who they are.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He shouldn't be calling people up from the Saudi league, no matter who they are.

Asked if he was concerned about the reaction to Henderson because of the controversy over his move to Saudi Arabia, Southgate said: "We're picking a team for football reasons."

He added: "There are lots of different club ownership models. There are a lot of different players who play in countries with different religious beliefs.

"I don't know why a player would receive an adverse reaction because of where he plays football.

"I'm a bit lost with some of the questioning."

lol.

[Don]

Sterling being left out is some surprise but otherwise, lol at the buck-toothed mong.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's not about the 'controversy' so much as that isn't a serious league and by taking the money to play in it you're declaring that you're no longer seeking sporting excellence as a priority. Fine, but shouldn't be up for national selection.

Same goes for Turkey, MLS, Everton and so on.

[Spikey M]

United in for Reguilon on loan is... interesting.

[Danny]

This week has seen us linked with Regulion, Cucarella, Alonso, Tagliafico and Bertrand*. Shaw’s injury keeping food on the table for some of these journalists.

* that’s just the list I could remember quickly. I feel like I have missed a chunk.

[Baz]

Southgate should just ask Bellingham who he wants to play with, and build the team around him.

[Manc]

PSG
Dortmund
Milan
Newcastle

Yikes.

[Waffdon]

Porto and Benfica get a ridiculously easy group every year.

[Shindig]

Well, this is clearly a conspiracy.

[Yevrah]

That Man City group. :D

[Spikey M]

PSG
Dortmund
Milan
Newcastle

Yikes.

:D

[Jimmy Floyd]

Union Berlin v Real Madrid is a fun fixture. Hopefully the former haven't fallen to bits.

[Adramelch]

They've started very strong in Bundesliga, though granted it's only been a couple of games.

[Spikey M]

It's about time Berlin had a proper team.

[Ian]

Love the group stages, I can never wait to see how City will get on against the Dog and Duck Walking Football XI or carmarthen Juniors.

[Kikó]

Going to definitely do everything I can to see us in Munich.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I lolled at Southgate's rabbit-in-headlights response to the gay question in his press conference. These people are happy to wave the moral flag for easy PR and then when push comes to shove they are just completely in hoc to Taz and the mullahs.

[Spikey M]

If I were him I'd be keeping a list of how much Arab investment each of the Mainstram Media organisations has.

"Sorry, Mr Richard Jolly of the Independent... INDEPENDENT? Is that apart from the 30% Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel owns?" *unbuttons waistcoat*

Take it to the cunts.

[phonics]

A group stage match against PSV? It feels like it's been 10 years but everything stays exactly the same. Swap out Lens for Olympiakos and you could have me convinced I've stepped through a warp in the time continuum.

[Jimmy Floyd]

When I lived in London circa 2008-12 you could barely go into central London on a midweek afternoon without seeing the Olympiakos squad hanging out in Leicester Square before their game against Arsenal/Chelsea/Spurs. Swear I saw them at least 4 times.

[Lofty]

A group stage match against PSV? It feels like it's been 10 years but everything stays exactly the same. Swap out Lens for Olympiakos and you could have me convinced I've stepped through a warp in the time continuum.
Didn't Arsenal lose to PSV in the Europa League 2 years ago? Glamour fixture.