May: Only a month (and a bit) until GOOD football!

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is there a palatable non-yank word for rookie? 'New professional of the year'.

[Lewis]

Newcomer?

[Giggles]

Could include sophomores too.

[Gray Fox]

Rodri should be winning OLD player of the year.

I was hoping Harvey Elliott could be in with a shout for young player but maybe not.

[niko_cee]

Needs a few more years to get on the list, but yeah, it should be for players like him.

Didn't Bale win both at one point which sort of started the whole thing being a farce.

[Giggles]

I thought the nordy lad at Liverpool was the best thing since sliced bread. Or has he not played enough?

[niko_cee]

He's probably played about 10 games.

[Gray Fox]

Assuming he means Doak there? Yeah he got about 5 games in and then has Thiago'd himself off to the physio table for the rest of the year.

[Danny]

Conor Bradley?

[Gray Fox]

Of course. Yeah same difference really. Might make the final game or two back, might not.

[niko_cee]

I see Sir Jim is anti-WFH. Bad news for Lisandro Martinez.

[Shindig]

Aye, one the Liverpool contingent should be up there. Harvey Elliott's had two full seasons under his belt and looks very much established. Cole Palmer's definitely had a breakthrough year. Then you're making the numbers up with the likes of Miley, Bradley and so on.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He likes his trams full and his sinks empty, any news on the soccer?

[Shindig]

I bet he turned pale when he found out there wasn't a dedicated tea lady.

[SincereTheRebel]

Looking at whoscored.com, there are only four players who

*are under the age of 21
*featured in more than 20 games
*60 minutes per game

I thought there would have been way more than that.

Garnacho, Mainoo, Odobert, Kerkez qualify only.

[niko_cee]

Is that starts? Wiki thinks Elliott has featured in 32 league games this season.

[SincereTheRebel]

60 minutes per game, sounds like starts. Cant see players getting subbed on after 30 minutes all too often.

Not sure how accurate whoscored.com is but it seems legit.

[Danny]

https://www.transfermarkt.us/harvey-elliott/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/565822/plus/0?saison=2023&verein=&liga=&wettbewerb=GB1&pos=&trainer_id=

Squad: 36, Starting eleven: 9, Substituted in: 23, On the bench: 4, Suspended: 0, Injured: 0

Elliots numbers.

[niko_cee]

Edit. I just totally misread that, as you were.

[Gray Fox]

That 5th CL spot sure was in the bag.

[Adramelch]

That was almost too easy.

[Baz]

Surely everyone outside of Rome, Atalanta and Marseille are wanting Leverkusen to do an invincible season? What a feat!

[Gray Fox]

You've cursed them there Baz.

[niko_cee]

:D

I was going to say kiss of death there.

[Waffdon]

Maybe not.

They’ll probably draw now as Roma need to throw everyone forward now

[Jimmy Floyd]

The fifth kraut spot going to Dortmund as things stand, which you'd have to say is somewhat more merited than Spurs.

[SincereTheRebel]

Leverkusen are playing as if they actually need a goal, to go through. They want tl stay undefeated :lol:

[SincereTheRebel]

This is crazy

[Gray Fox]

Absolutely outrageous this team. Bonkers.

[Waffdon]

Every single time :D

They were not trying to waste time at all there. Took every single free kick as if they were about to be relegated

[SvN]

Absolutely brilliant

[Shindig]

Imagine being so cursed you never lose again. :D

[Luke Emia]

The fifth kraut spot going to Dortmund as things stand, which you'd have to say is somewhat more merited than Spurs.

I was thinking about this earlier what happens if Dortmund win it? Do the Germans get a 6th spot?

[Adramelch]

They would if Dortmund weren't finishing in the top 5, I think.

[niko_cee]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68985701

Who's this going to be then? The list must be pretty short for people who could have conceivably sexually abused a 15 year old in the UK in the 90s if they are still working as the article seems to suggest. Perhaps someone soon to be unemployed?

[randomlegend]

It's David Sullivan, no?

[Luke Emia]

Boss rather than manager implies that it could be an owner was my thoughts.

[niko_cee]

At first I thought it was someone in the premier league, as in the organisation, but the way it's written made me think manager but I guess it could be an owner. Not sure how you 'remain in position ' as an owner.

[Luke Emia]

Julian Ward back as well FSG really getting the band back together.

[John Arne]

'Mon the Alex!

[niko_cee]

Looking at United's fixtures I'm slightly fearful I'm going to be denied the chance to tell Erik he's getting sacked in the morning in person next Sunday.

[Waffdon]

Reece James is back :wub:

Wouldn’t have bothered bringing him back until next season but at least he finally had surgery so might not be a crock. (Definitely getting injured in the last 3 games or with England if he gets picked up)

[niko_cee]

He's bound to get called up and then have his hamstring explode.

[Ben]

What was his reason for not getting surgery the first ten times this happened?

[Waffdon]

Couldn’t tell you.

Hamstring probably sorted now. We move onto the knee next.

[randomlegend]

Because despite what fans like to believe, surgery is not a magic fix for these injuries and very much has pros and cons. Very possible to end up worse off than you started.

[Lofty]

Worse than his injury record? Makes Abou Diaby look like Gareth Barry :D

[Shindig]

Brighton. :moop: I never expect much when we play them.

[Spikey M]

More like Ange Postehasntgotaclu. Amirite?

[Adramelch]

With Burnley needing a win and nothing but a win from this match, a Tottenham goal was always coming.

[John Arne]

How has Aina got away with that? Constantly pushing him right in front of the ref, and then just throws him to the floor.

[Baz]

He’s no Adam Wharton, of course, but I love that Danilo who plays for Forest.

[Shindig]

Solihull leading Gateshead due to a penalty in extra time. Devastating. EDIT: 2-2!

[Waffdon]

Reece James is life

[Shindig]

Gateshead have won a thing! 5-4 on penalties.

[Waffdon]

Awonyi 3-3 all over this

[Shindig]

I think Chelsea's taking 6th. They're showing form at the right time.

[Adramelch]

Somewhat easier fixtures as well.

[Gray Fox]

Poch silencing his critics?

[Waffdon]

Jackson 17 goals having missed a month due to AFCON. Signing of the summer. A bargain. My. Hero

[niko_cee]

Just a shame Taz isn't here whilst his boys take one hell of a beating from the fighting pride of West Sussex.

[wullie]

Gateshead have won a thing! 5-4 on penalties.

That's two Wembley shootout defeats in the space of a week for Solihull, add in the Champ playoff last year and the FA Cup semi and I'm starting to think I'm a curse on local teams.

[Shindig]

I think it just went to form. Our record against them is equal Stevens. They will continue to be a pain in the arse for years to come.

[niko_cee]

Equal Stevens?

[Ian]

Wrong thread, pretty sure he's an NFL draftee.

[Shindig]

It's a Partridge reference but I prefer it over the actual idiom.

[Danny]

Lesser known relative of the singer Shiverin' Stevens

[Lofty]

We are not equals pequels, Jeremy.

[Magic]

We look awful but then again so do Norwich.

[Gray Fox]

12:30 kick offs really do need punting. This has been dire.

[Magic]

It's one of the most boring games I've ever seen.

[Magic]

It was reported in May 2008 that van Hooijdonk had been a victim of fraud and had lost £2,000,000 to a scam, which involved him investing in a Chinese textile company that did not exist.

Lol.

[Gray Fox]

That van Hooijdonk is Pierres lad, but is also 24, is another shot right in the old age.

[Lofty]

That United line up is honking but somehow I bet he's decided to plug that midfield hole with cloggers and it flummoxes Arsenal some how. If they can't beat these useless cunts they were never in a title race.

[Kikó]

Doubtful.

[SincereTheRebel]

Playing four center backs and two defensive midfielders is going to the be the way forward for years to come isnt it? It needs to piss off.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

1 ageing CB, 1 over the hill CDM and 2 wank full backs > *

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:face:

[phonics]

Did I see that ad correctly? Are one of United sponsors called The Doo Doo Group?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Did I see that ad correctly? Are one of United sponsors called The Doo Doo Group?

It's just Doo Group sadly.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Casemiro :lol:

He's so dogshit.

[Waffdon]

That’s genuinely hilarious from Casemiro. Just a wee jog will do

[Gray Fox]

Just doesn't give a fuck does he.

[Kikó]

End this season already.

[Shindig]

The penalty shootout from the FA Trophy final. A lot of nervy ones in there. :D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEx9Zm7t0OA

[Waffdon]

That’s a penalty. He just kicks Diallo. Mike Dean is a long, pass it on

[phonics]

Shindigs posting today is like when John Arne thinks someones interested in some Vietnamese cup final.

[Waffdon]

Watching Garnacho just shoot into defenders legs must get pretty boring for fans who watch him every game

[phonics]

Partey being both a rapist and crap footballer makes for absolutely rancid watching.

[phonics]

Saliba is an absolute cheat code.

[Waffdon]

Arsenal’s corner kicks are just the FM near post corner strat spam at this point

[John Arne]

Triple substitution in the 88th minute hoping to turn the game.

[Gray Fox]

There have been 3 dire games of football on today.

[Waffdon]

Watching Garnacho just shoot into defenders legs must get pretty boring for fans who watch him every game

Piss and wind.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

There have been 3 dire games of football on today.

This one was always going to be dire.

[Waffdon]

My god he’s awful to watch

[Kikó]

Easy for arsenal. Never really threatened.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jesus, it looks like this is the first time it's rained in decades at Old Trafford.

Absolutely hammering it down.

[Waffdon]

Watching Spurs fans cheers Man City goals will be a hilarious sight on Tuesday.

[Gray Fox]

They're bigging this up but Spurs have zero motivation to win, no?

[Waffdon]

They’ve got nothing to play for. Huge fan of them doing the end of season walk round the pitch yesterday rather than Tuesday. We’ll be seeing Bundesliga high lines

[niko_cee]

Even if they had the most amount of motivation imaginable nothing stops the City meatgrinder at this time of year.

[Shindig]

The only hope is if Ange decides it's on the beach enough to change tactics.

[Dark Soldier]

Jesus, it looks like this is the first time it's rained in decades at Old Trafford.

Absolutely hammering it down.

Same all over Manc, mate. Thunder and lightning here.

[Adramelch]

They're bigging this up but Spurs have zero motivation to win, no?

Given how spent Villa have looked as of late, they have some low, but non-negligible, chance of making top 4 still.

[Shindig]

Okay, let's hammer this out:

The Nothing to Play for Race (4th)

Spurs v Man City
Sheffield United v Spurs

Aston Villa v Liverpool
Crystal Palace v Aston Villa

Spurs are four points behind Villa. It's a big ask from Spurs' side but Villa could come away from both those games pointless.

[Spikey M]

Knowing Spurs, they beat Man City 5-4 then lose 2-0 to Sheffield United.

[Adramelch]

They've already overachieved by not choking against Burnley if we're being honest.

[phonics]

Getting gobbed off by the people that give you hundreds of millions of pounds a year is top stuff

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[Shindig]

That's going to take a lot of mopping.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

A few rolls of duct tape will fix it.

[Lewis]

What was the manager wearing? I wonder how mongy his home life is.

[Gray Fox]

5-0 today and now 3 games to go for Leverkusen. Augsburg, Kaiserslautern from B.2 in the cup and then Atalanta.

[phonics]

5-0 today and now 3 games to go for Leverkusen. Augsburg, Kaiserslautern from B.2 in the cup and then Atalanta.

He's not going to manage you, you can stop pretending to care about the Bundesliga now.

[Gray Fox]

It's certainly no Eredivisie is it? Anyone who wins that must be like, the best manager in the world.

[phonics]

Its so hard that the only winners go bald trying.

[Lewis]

I would love it is they muffed their cup finals.

[Waffdon]

Smart goalkeeping

[Waffdon]

Great defending on show so far in this game. Could be a fair few goals. Alexander Arnold finally got back to help Quansah and still didn’t bother doubling up

[niko_cee]

I know the 4th place shit-off has become a bit of an annual tradition but things have been taken to the next level this season.

Waste of a good win and loads of good fortune here in a nothing game.

[Luke Emia]

Nunez wasting a piece of composure when he’s offside sums him up perfectly as a player.

That’s one of the spawniest goals I have ever seen.

[phonics]

Fucking twats Livperpool you're useless.

[niko_cee]

This is more like it.

Last thing you want is Spurs 'wanting' to win Phonics, they're more likely to accidentally do so if demob happy than if they have something to play for.

In classic sickener form though they'll lose having beaten City so many times over the last few years when it wasn't required or helpful.

[Waffdon]

Both defences have been tragic all evening. Wouldn’t be surprised if there’s another goal for both teams here

[Clunge]

We fucking love a Colombian centre forward.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If I were FSG I'd sack Klopp now, just to see what would happen.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Hungry like the wolf.

[Baz]

Don’t you start. Sky Sports men spaffing over all the Duran Duran puns.

[Gray Fox]

I can't believe we've come undone at Villa park.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Don’t you start. Sky Sports men spaffing over all the Duran Duran puns.

How did Rio cope with it all?

[niko_cee]

Tottenham have won their past four Premier League home games against Manchester City without conceding a goal.

Under Pep Guardiola, City have lost more Premier League games against Spurs than against any other opponent (six).

Best of luck Arsenal fans, this is where hope usually goes to die. That Kompany goal against Leicester would still haunt my dreams if I really cared.

[phonics]

I don't want to give them any compliments but the Spurs stadium is 800% better than the Emirates.

[Waffdon]

Ange wouldn’t dare this patter if he was still a Celtic manager. I really hope the spurs fans start celebrating assuming city score

[niko_cee]

If you absolutely nail someone who is offside [not 'violent conduct' style] but play has carried on are you immune from being sent off? Could be an interesting Allardici interpretation of the maddening play-on VAR rule.

[Waffdon]

Watching Kyle Walker try and play football is an eye sore

[niko_cee]

Yeah, I'm a big fan of the just don't bother picking him up Angeball strategy. It'll probably backfire in the end. Can't beat that pace though, and, at the end of the day, it's the running that everyone comes to see.

[Yevrah]

Good start this.

[Baz]

It’s insane how fast Kyle Walker is.

[Giggles]

Is it just between City and Arsenal now?

[Baz]

Is it just between City and Arsenal now?

Yes. Liverpool miles behind in the end.

A draw is the best outcome for neutrals to have a rip roaring last day right? Watching City try to score 4 more than Arsenal?

[phonics]

Yes, Arsenal throwing away the title by not managing to beat Everton would be the top banter prospect.

[Luke Emia]

Spurs just on the edge of trying without going too far. But, could backfire and they end up with the draw which would be even worse for them.

[Shindig]

I feel like we've had joy against them on the counter. Man Utd fans can get their hopes up for tomorrow. Isak and Wilson doubtful. :uhoh:

[Waffdon]

Another game of Haaland just standing still all game. Doesn’t press or make runs in behind

[Danny]

That one Spurs fan sat in top of the mic for the NBC feed :D

“Get up you tosser” cracked me up

[Luke Emia]

De Bruyne looks spent. Pep will have to send him off to the Saudi mince factory in the summer.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Dragusin :cool:

I know it wouldn't have counted but what a header save.

[Waffdon]

De Bruyne looks spent. Pep will have to send him off to the Saudi mince factory in the summer.

He does look like he can barely break a stride. Get doku on and actually put someone will to take a man on out wide

[phonics]

Neighbours are going to be convinced I'm a Spurs fan.

[Luke Emia]

Neighbours are going to be convinced I'm a Spurs fan.

It would be the most Spurs thing in the world for them to draw. Basically hand the title to Arsenal and also ensure they can’t qualify for the Champions League.

[phonics]

It would be the most Spurs thing in the world for them to draw. Basically hand the title to Arsenal and also ensure they can’t qualify for the Champions League.

Moyes will roll out the belly rub and Dyche will make it his lifes work for them not to concede. I'm going to be a mess for a week if so.

[Yevrah]

The amount of mental health propaganda in this ad break is unreal.

[phonics]

The amount of mental health propaganda in this ad break is unreal.

I need it and more.

[niko_cee]

If that had gone in Arsenal fans would be well within their rights to march over there and raze the cheese room to the ground.

[Luke Emia]

On Haaland as well, I know Keane was being over the top for effect the other week calling him a League Two player. But, his link up play is non-existent and yes he will bum so many goals in against the dross but he does seem to make them worse against the best teams.

Watch him score 6 in this second half now.

Lol.

[Yevrah]

Damn.

[Shindig]

The amount of mental health propaganda in this ad break is unreal.

It's Mental Health Awareness week. I only know this because work has roped most of the workforce into a charity walk to Paris*

*As in cover the distance between London to Paris rather than actually going to Paris. :(

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Maybe De Bruyne still hasn't something.

[phonics]

Piss poor shit. No wonder the only people support them hate themselves.

[Lewis]

Was the 'keeper trying not to touch that?

[Waffdon]

Much better from spurs. More banter moments please

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bentancur SEETHING :lol:

[niko_cee]

:lol:

What a pillock.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Clearly had a lot of money on Arsenal to win the league.

[Waffdon]

Physios couldn’t be arsed coming on the pitch there could they

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

RIP Ederson.

[niko_cee]

Tasty.

God I hate City so much.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Looks like he took a knee right to the face.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

How is he not being forced off?

Surely that's a concussion.

[niko_cee]

Definitely no risk of concussion here.

:happycry:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Son fucking over Arsenal.

[niko_cee]

:face:

[Waffdon]

City look so fucking bad.

91 points (assuming they win out) seems a lot lower than usual

[Waffdon]

Begging for Bernardo Silva to pass the ball forward

[Manc]

Guardiola always with a spit on the go. Filthy fucker.

[niko_cee]

98 mins plus for a Spurs goal if they realistically want to hold onto it.

[Yevrah]

Well that sucks.

[Shindig]

Whelp. West Ham's the last bet.

[niko_cee]

Never not going to be given, so soft though.

All in on the disciplinary commission.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You just don't beat these cunts in the title run in.

[Waffdon]

Never not going to be given, so soft though.

All in on the disciplinary commission.

On what planet would that not be a penalty

[Luke Emia]

You just don't beat these cunts in the title run in.

They were there for the taking when Arsenal played them at the Etihad but he didn’t go for it.

[niko_cee]

On what planet would that not be a penalty

More soft to give it away, just lazy and so obvious as to what he was doing.

[Bam]

And that is the title done, no chance we will get anything on Sunday.

[Manc]

On what planet would that not be a penalty

Guernsey.

[niko_cee]

I'd never give City a penalty for anything and I don't think I'd be far off the right/wrong ratio of Premier League referees.

[Waffdon]

Saka definitely started limping when that second City goal went in

[phonics]

It's like reading an AI interpretation of Twitter if the I stood for gIant fucking retard.

[Baz]

Imagine if it had been 0-0 when that penalty happened. Ref would be being hunted by Arsenal TV today.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wolves putting forward a vote to scrap VAR is very funny, god I hope it wins although surely it'll lose 19-1.

[Raoul Duke]

Will be great when a club gets shafted by it next year and the manager gets asked "your club voted for VAR, yes?"

[Waffdon]

It’s just shite referees at the end of the day but they’ve had years now to implement changes and it’s as bad as ever. The Villa/Liverpool game was mental. Every goal being checked and then further delays checking goals that were clearly offside

[Jimmy Floyd]

In the 'we need video technology' era, which I'm going to say spanned about 2000 until whenever it came in, were referees seen as being any worse than they are now? I don't think they were.

[niko_cee]

The 'objective unfairness' of decision making has just been transferred from the purely ref's decision to the decision the VAR has to make as to whether it is a big enough fuck up to warrant intervention.

The game would be much better without it, but there's no going back.

[Lofty]

Casemiro at CB again? :D

[Waffdon]

The rules are so dumb. Chelsea get given a penalty which never was and should have been a corner but Brighton get the ball back in keepers hands

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Casemiro at CB again? :D

And every single time he's done it, Casemiro has had to be dragged off for being too shit.

Willy Kambwala is fit again, just give him minutes. Failing that some mook off the street.

[Waffdon]

Palmer even scoring ridiculous headers now :drool:

[phonics]

My fasvourite bit is that Hojlund has been benched because 'theyre managing his minutes'

Mate its the 37th game of the season.

[Waffdon]

VAR at it again. No idea how Lamptey has gotten away with that

[niko_cee]

Not seen it but it's probably one of those 'unfortunate but unavoidable comings together' or whatever is the bullshit line that started getting rolled out around Christmas for things that were red cards earlier in the season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mainoo genuinely thought he was offside for a minute.

How is he that open?

[randomlegend]

Mainoo genuinely thought he was offside for a minute.

How is he that open?

Trippier fully trolling.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Casemiro actually doing good things today.

How strtange.

[Shindig]

We've been pretty iffy lately. I think we're missing out.

[Waffdon]

Jackson having one of them meme worthy games so far with his end product

No idea how it’s not 2 or 3 nil. Brighton dagger all over this

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Amad :cool:

What a lovely hit.

[Waffdon]

Nkunku. :drool:

6 months of him and James injury free would be lovely

[Jimmy Floyd]

So would an end to the Israel-Palestine conflict and free blueberries for all new mothers.

Not sure what the best result is for us in the other game, probably the barcodes losing I guess.

[Waffdon]

Man Utd win as Chelsea guarantee 6th with a draw.

Getting 5th ahead of spurs anyway

[Jimmy Floyd]

If we get 5th ahead of Spurs surely it's official curtains for the latter. They can move an NFL franchise into the stadium, and Ossie Ardiles can have a debenture at West Ham.

[Waffdon]

Nkunku. :drool:

6 months of him and James injury free would be lovely

James sent off. :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Rasmus Hojlund is back baby.

[Shindig]

Ivan Toney's going to ruin us on Sunday.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ivan Toney's going to ruin us on Sunday.

Not unless he's bet on you guys to win.

[randomlegend]

We only need to win this 26-1 to go above Newcastle.

[Kikó]

Best performance in ages.

[Waffdon]

Welbeck scores against Chelsea every single season. Can’t buy a clean sheet away from home

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

We're not winning this are we? lol

Cracking finish.

[Waffdon]

Perfect end to the season would be Spurs losing on Sunday and Man Utd winning the cup meaning they’ve gone from the guaranteed CL place in 5th (until Europe happened, lol) to the conference league

[niko_cee]

James sent off. :D

At least he now can't get injured in the last game of the season.


On-field referee Michael Salisbury, who has not had a good game, missed it originally but was then told to check it on a pitchside monitor. He does and James is off and that's his club season over with.

:happycry:

Does violent conduct get him a few games next season as well?

[Waffdon]

He’s banned for the first 3 games next season :lol:

Got sent off already this season so gets an extra game. At least Malo Gusto is the second coming of Zambrotta

[SvN]

Watching the post match coverage on BeIn Sports and Jason MacAteer is absolutely stealing a living as a pundit.

Referenced Ronaldo causing issues earlier this season and ETH being backed by being able to sign Antony this summer.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He’s banned for the first 3 games next season :lol:

Got sent off already this season so gets an extra game. At least Malo Gusto is the second coming of Zambrotta

Pretty clever really, can burn his ban at a time he's going to be injured anyway.

[Baz]

Classic Beckham.

[John Arne]

Chelsea subbed out more than half of their team during yesterday's game. 5, and in this case 6, subs seems too many.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The best change football could make would be to get rid of subs completely, or restrict it to 1 or 2 to cover injuries. Would even the playing field massively as the best players would spread across more clubs to get their playing time.

Why it's all moving the other way is completely beyond me.

[Waffdon]

Chelsea subbed out more than half of their team during yesterday's game. 5, and in this case 6, subs seems too many.

Meant to be 5 but both teams can make 6 if someone is deemed to have a concussion. Though if you use a concussion sub the player automatically isn’t allow to play for a week

[Giggles]

If he does well for the next few months maybe he'll get the international job.


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[Manc]

The best change football could make would be to get rid of subs completely, or restrict it to 1 or 2 to cover injuries. Would even the playing field massively as the best players would spread across more clubs to get their playing time.

Why it's all moving the other way is completely beyond me.

Player welfare.

[Jimmy Floyd]

*Player welfare assuming a massive squad and a high pressing, hard-running style.

I suppose no subs would massively incentivise PEDs, even though they are already heavily used.

[Gray Fox]

Fractured eye socket for Ederson. A good job then that they didn't listen to him and took him off.

[Magic]

What a start.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Josh Sargent has been wank every time I've seen him play (not much mind).

He isn't a Premier League striker.

[Magic]

Ashley Barnes is a weapons grade cunt.

[Gray Fox]

Josh Sargent has been wank every time I've seen him play (not much mind).

He isn't a Premier League striker.

Norwich aren't(and wont be) a Premier League team.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Game over.

[Magic]

:drool:

[Luke Emia]

Josh Sargent has been wank every time I've seen him play (not much mind).

He isn't a Premier League striker.

He’s ok for the Championship but never good enough for the Premier League. They should flog him to whoever would take him.

[Manc]

Ashley Barnes is a weapons grade cunt.

Head well and truly gone.

[phonics]

My Dad is desperate to lose tomorrows playoff game 1-0 because "We'll be shit in the premier league and this gives us the maximum time to prepare for next year"

Dare to dream eh.

[Shindig]

I'm sure Luton fans had a blast this year, to be honest. More fans should think about it that way. And the parachute payments make you more likely to boing back. Probably.

[phonics]

TBF There's a bit of a difference between Luton who went from the top to non league and back to West Broms 'we were so good at yo-yoing it got us bought out by a Chinese Fraudster'

[Shindig]

Yeah, you're probably right on that one. I would offer Forest as an example of the good that could happen but they also managed it by overspending a bit.

[igor_balis]

I honestly couldn't care less if albion win tomorrow, I doubt I'll even bother watching it. To think of the time I'd spend trying to figure out which of the various west midlands radio stations would be doing commentary on whichever random championship game we had that Saturday a short ten years or so ago. I happily got a train to fucking Wigan to watch a fairly meaningless 0-1 loss when I was at uni. Bit sad, really.

[igor_balis]

I don't think I could tell you more than about 3 players now. Is Matty Phillips still there?

[igor_balis]

I think the reality is that my dad's stroke rendering him unable to attend games, and generally not seeing as much of him to even discuss the team, especially when I was in scotland and norwich, made me realise it was less a love of the football club, more a kinda father-son bonding thing. That combined with Pulisball. If people ask who I support I say I'm a lapsed west brom fan these days : (

[John Arne]

I know Phonics doesn't like news from outside of the EPL, but here we go.

Three A-League players arrested for "yellow card manipulation". Same ol' Aussies, they can't help it :D

Coincidentally, the arrests come 1 day after the AFC voted to remove term limits, generally accepted as one of the most robust good governance mechanisms.

[Gray Fox]

I knew Matip would be leaving, but a shame for how he had to go out. What a free transfer though.

[Luke Emia]

Hefty amount coming off the wage bill with those two you would imagine and I can't think that Slot and his staff will get paid anything near a comparable amount to Klopp. Wonder how much of that will be invested in new players in the summer? Especially if Salah was also to leave.