September football sponsored by Lee Carsley

[Giggles]

UK and Ireland Euros now Britain and Ireland?

[Gray Fox]

Top Ireland tried to say they'd host a game on some field they planned to do up. They've since been told they've got to fund it themselves, so now they're out.

[Giggles]

That's we exaclty what I said

[Lewis]

How does a 40000 seater stadium cost £400 million? Were they trying to build some half-sized NFL mega stadium? Surely a basic all-seater stadium can be built far cheaper than that.

[Giggles]

It is absolutely crazy money.

[Shindig]

I had to look up the Spurs cost. £250m estimate. £1.2bn actual. :|

[Lofty]

They had to pay Armitage Shanks for the design copyright though.

[Waffdon]

That Southampton team is 90% championship football. Quite impressive Russell Martin gets them winning the possession game every time

[niko_cee]

Winning is an interesting take on it when letting them fanny around with the ball has been a pretty solid strategy for their opponents so far this season. Hopefully it all comes together for them today.

[Baz]

It’s like being 1-0 up on an old pro evo where a win is an absolute must, so you just stand still with the ball at left back until full time, while the opposition fannies about without getting too close. Martinball.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was outside the box, fuck VAR.

Also, that kid should be kicked for the shitty socks.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:harold:

[randomlegend]

Despite being in front this is a genuinely awful performance.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Feed the kids and he will score.

[randomlegend]

That however is a brilliant finish.

[niko_cee]

Despite being in front this is a genuinely awful performance.

Isn't this essentially the epithet that applies to the entire Ten Hag era, and perhaps a good chunk of the preceding eras as well?

Southampton winning the possession game again though.

[randomlegend]

Isn't this essentially the epithet that applies to the entire Ten Hag era, and perhaps a good chunk of the preceding eras as well?

Southampton winning the possession game again though.

A lot of it, yes.

Beeb has United up on possession.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, swung in the last few minutes as I was looking at the same thing, Southampton had like 53% when I posted that.

[niko_cee]

Hadn't clocked Southampton had missed a penalty at 0-0. lol

Didn't the BBC used to put that sort of information on the headline score bit of their live text?

[Waffdon]

Winning is an interesting take on it when letting them fanny around with the ball has been a pretty solid strategy for their opponents so far this season. Hopefully it all comes together for them today.

I’m just saying it’s impressive he’s making them capable of doing it. They would 100% be better off trying to shit their way to any result

[randomlegend]

Couldn't care less if he's shit for Holland, De Ligt is brilliant.

[Gray Fox]

Notts Forest coming as the first team looking to counter SlotBall. We had a lot of success getting the CBs to make a tricky pass through into the CM to breakthrough the lines and they are doing everything to cut that off.
Some sloppy play otherwise has stopped the flow of the game. A good job they're not really threatening.

[Gray Fox]

60 mins in and sod all going on so Trent to CM it is.

[Gray Fox]

Scored with their first shot :p

Belter of a finish too.

[Waffdon]

Can’t tell if Hudson-Odoi had a cracking finish or if Allison was just being useless. Why didn’t he even attempt to dive? Not like the shot had a lot of power in it

[Gray Fox]

Looks like he's not seen it til late. Has gone in off the post too to be fair to him.

[Waffdon]

Shot was only ever going one way. Bradley just letting him cut inside without doing anything special was interesting

[Gray Fox]

Seems like the wheels have come off here. Need something to regroup.

[Waffdon]

Forest should really win this on the break. Liverpool have 1 defender back at all times currently. Should be able to overload with ease

[Kikó]

Arise the new bald Dutch fraud.

[Waffdon]

Well I’m glad that Liverpool hype job has come to a crashing end after being served up the easiest fixture list you could imagine.

The slow downfall beckons.

[Gray Fox]

Proper braindead performance all around in the 2nd half there. Continuing the ploddy passing stuff, while losing late on will not win favour for us. Everyone rushing in to hand Forest the fouls they were after was also very confusing.

[niko_cee]

Arise the new bald Dutch fraud.

:D

A new.

If he comes out and shez stick to the plan we riot.

[Gray Fox]

If I hear the words bounce back we may have to ride on Anfield.

The triple sub was strange. Perhaps a lesson in rotating though. That's the 4th straight game with the same lineup and he's only tended to make subs when the game was safe late on. Lads who came on all looked out of touch.

[Waffdon]

Everton doing it again.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Watkins completely bottled that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Save a Prayer for Everton.

What a strike.

[Waffdon]

Duran is a beast. Proper throwback.

Maybe Chelsea were onto something when try tried to sign him

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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For anyone not watching.

[niko_cee]

Perfect timing with the beeb's bit about the death of the screamer the other day. Everything that 'modern football' isn't. :drool:

[Magic]

Beverton. :harold:

[Lewis]

Everton going down the season after they comfortably beat the points deduction would be proper commitment to being Everton. Like they have been saving this up for thirty years so it does the most damage.

[niko_cee]

They'll put a run together at some point sadly, and the promoted clubs will sink without trace.

[Waffdon]

This Chelsea set up is hilarious. This bald fucker goes with a new set up every single game. It’s tragic

[Shindig]

This week's Gateshead update.

Dagenham and Redbridge 7-1 Gateshead. I need some time to collect myself. Down to 5th but with a game in hand.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sanchez clearing out Evanilson and Chelsea are complaining it's no foul.

I think he's lucky to still be on.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Also, Cole Palmer is falling over constantly.

He has managed to get about 4 Bournemouth players on cards due to his antics though.

[Waffdon]

Sanchez clearing out Evanilson and Chelsea are complaining it's no foul.

I think he's lucky to still be on.

He didn’t really do anything but it’s always gonna be given as a foul. He can’t be sent off because the defender was getting to the ball before him anyway

[Spikey M]

Just seen Everton did it again :D

[phonics]

I gave up on caring about how fucked the refereeing is. I'd gotten over it and then they release a report going 'by the way we definitely got the Declan Rice thing right just in case you stopped being salty about it' and then Slobosly does the exact same thing on a yellow card and my heads back on mars.

We better beat Spurs tomorrow.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Holy shit I wish I was still card betting.

Anthony Taylor is handing them out for fun tonight.

[Waffdon]

Taylor with his main man syndrome again. Horrible referee. And somehow always in charge of Chelsea games

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He'd book his Mum.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Jesus.

[Waffdon]

Sancho has looked good since coming on. No more Mudryk :drool:

[Luke Emia]

I gave up on caring about how fucked the refereeing is. I'd gotten over it and then they release a report going 'by the way we definitely got the Declan Rice thing right just in case you stopped being salty about it' and then Slobosly does the exact same thing on a yellow card and my heads back on mars.

We better beat Spurs tomorrow.

Went to the game with his inability to find a team mate all afternoon him being sent off would have done us a favour.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Thirteen cards now.

[Waffdon]

Taylor is definitely match fixing the yellow cards. Felix literally didn’t even do anything?

The game hasn’t even been dirty or scrappy

Bournemouth definitely scoring. Can’t remember the last Chelsea away clean sheet

[Gray Fox]

I gave up on caring about how fucked the refereeing is. I'd gotten over it and then they release a report going 'by the way we definitely got the Declan Rice thing right just in case you stopped being salty about it' and then Slobosly does the exact same thing on a yellow card and my heads back on mars.

He knew he'd done it too. You could see in his face he was expecting that second yellow.

[phonics]

I think the weirdo Arsenal Twitter accounts that I don’t endorse have counted something like 65 incidents of it without punishment. It’ll never happen again. After years of Xhaka, I’m used to it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wins at Wolves and Bournemouth already suggest we're basically set fair for the quadruple. The bald fraud Leicester manager is the best Italian coach since Sacchi.

[Waffdon]

Wins at Wolves and Bournemouth already suggest we're basically set fair for the quadruple. The bald fraud Leicester manager is the best Italian coach since Sacchi.

If he manages to complete the set by beating West Ham away from home next week I might have to check the year is actually 2024. Haven’t won at wolves and West Ham in the same season since wolves got promoted

[Waffdon]

lol at Arsenal having to play spurs away today and then city next week. What kind of schedule is that? They’re already played multiple tougher games to start the season.

[Danny]

Arsenal playing well for a team with the worst injury crisis ever.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They did well to get eleven on the park, I thought they might have to concede.

This Arteta side really isn't lovable for the neutral. It's like a very advanced version of Southgateball.

Superb refereeing by Gillett in the first half, players all being twats as ever.

[Waffdon]

Brennan Johnson is so fucking pointless

[Waffdon]

5 spurs bookings already :D

Got another referee trying to take centre stage

[Jimmy Floyd]

Twitter opinion on the Timber challenge ranges from 'definite red' to 'never even a foul'. What are these blokes supposed to do? Football is just an outlet for people's sense of embattlement and the sooner we all accept that, the better.

[Spikey M]

A yellow was probably right, but he's very lucky to still be on the pitch after fouling Johnson in the box and squaring up to Vicario.

[Spikey M]

Spurs paid £50 Million for Johnson. :D

[Spikey M]

The Aussie needs to go at full time. Angeball is an absolute failure at this level.

[Gray Fox]

Late to the party but what is this away kit nonsense. Arsenal play in red for fucks sake.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Properly miserable game of football. Someone make an innovation ffs, or has football now optimised out.

[phonics]

It’s just who we are, mate.

[Gray Fox]

Do I hear another 1-0 to the Arsenal via a set piece goal? It's almost like they're good at that.

[Lofty]

Late to the party but what is this away kit nonsense. Arsenal play in red for fucks sake.

Too much white on the red kit apparently.

Ange's corner comments coming back to haunt him again.

[Gray Fox]

Too much white on the red kit apparently.

Utter woke nonsense.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Probably deliberately designed it so that they would be forced to wear the away kit in the NLD.

[niko_cee]

Properly miserable game of football. Someone make an innovation ffs, or has football now optimised out.

I just put it down to getting old, but as a form of entertainment modern football is the absolute pits.

[Ben]

I’m quite surprised at myself but I’ve not watched a single game this season. I was planning on watching the derby today but ended up watching BSB first and then just never switched over after.

I think I’m tired of the whole pantomime finally.

[niko_cee]

Reports of the death of the screamer were greatly exaggerated.

[Shindig]

Didn't see that win coming.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Reports of the death of the screamer were greatly exaggerated.

I think this is all there is left to root for. Getting a Jhon Duran pinbadge to show my allegiance.

[Clunge]

Duran also appears to be the second coming of the 'impact sub'. In his three sub appearances so far this season, he's scored the winner for us in all three. And can't forget the two sub goals he scored at the back end of last season vs Liverpool to rescue a crucial draw for us that basically confirmed Champions League football.

[Baz]

Was surprised to see he’s number 9.

Didn’t he spend Summer on social media saying he was going to West Ham?

[Clunge]

He was angling for a move as he's always going to butt up against Watkins in the pecking order. But West Ham cooled on him, as did Chelsea. And so he's had to lump it. And I'm delighted he's not sulking. Those goals have already put millions on our asking price if anyone comes knocking.

[Shindig]

He’s got Champions League to look forward to as well.

[John Arne]

Went to Yokohama FC v Ventforet Kofu the other day. Decent stadium, decent attendance and the food (mostly kebabs) was top notch. Also grabbed a "lucky dip" bag for 5,000 and managed to snag a home shirt.

https://gyazo.com/931c10bafa3becdd34a4fc7e37437383.jpeg

[Lofty]

Great start for Liverpool :D

[randomlegend]

Sir Rarcus of Mashford showing Barnsley who's boss :cool:

So back.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Antony is back, bitches!

Watch out, we're winning the league.

[Shindig]

Mellin would be loving the Villa score if he wasn't dead.

[randomlegend]

Mellin would be loving the Villa score if he wasn't dead.

Huw Edwards will be disappointed when he torrents the highlights later though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Winning the Quad.

[Baz]

Future pub quiz question:

On Tuesday 17th September 2024, the night the Champions League switched to its new 36-team league format, who did Man Utd beat 5-0? :rotate:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's not over yet.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Didn't think it would be that quick.

[Lewis]

This must be half of United's goals in 2024.

[niko_cee]

Turns out Acey Meelan are about as good as you'd expect a team of Premier League rejects to be.

[Raoul Duke]

This Endrick kid has a touch of the Fat Ronaldo about him. Looks a bit chunky and the cut of the kit is reminiscent

[Jimmy Floyd]

What the fuck has happened in that Bayern game? I checked the score at like 65 minutes and it was 3-2.

Clever jerries recognising that the tiebreakers could be vital later on. Wouldn't see an Italian side do that.

[Baz]

Neuer came off, Zagreb scored 2, Bayern got mad, GOALS

[Jimmy Floyd]

Watched the second half of Bologna v Shakhtar, in my search for interesting football. This was of course ghastly fare, with two very ordinary sides each happy to feign injury and run down the clock for a tame goalless draw.

It did however give some food for thought about Shakhtar. On the pitch they are more or less what they have always been: some of the better Ukrainian players, with a squadron of Brazilians to provide the 'quality', even if there isn't quite the depth that they used to have ten or more years ago. Their away kit, which they were wearing in this one, nods pretty unsubtly to the national flag (of Ukraine), even though their city is in a declared independent republic and is de facto run by Russia. Presumably none of the players or staff have been anywhere near Donetsk in years. God knows where they play their league games, but their CL home games are going to be at Schalke's ground. Yet they just seem to potter along as always. They seemed to have about 50 fans in the 'away end' for this one, none of whom had any Shakhtar colours but just Ukrainian national garb, so presumably just emigrés or general football fans.

What is the future for that? Do they turn into the first club that just exists outwith its declared locus, powered on by branding and history alone? It might be a long wait for Zelensky's boys to liberate and rebuild the Donbass stadium. Can they just carry on like this forever? Will that encourage Americans to rip English clubs out of their locations? I can't help but wonder.

[Lofty]

SK Dons.

[niko_cee]

6 games yesterday, 6 games today, 6 games next Thursday? What the fuck is that? Are they going to have this offset wank all the time or is it just for the first round of games?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Celtic v Slovan Bratislava. The former look quite good, the only good news about that is my brother's wedding is coming up and although the bride is Welsh, somehow her family is packed full of Celtic fans so I can make small talk saying that Arne Engels looks quite good and how is Callum McGregor still playing. Lovely to see the Vladimir Weiss/Vladimir Weiss coach/player duo still going strong for the away side. The playing half of the duo getting roundly booed because he played 23 games for Rangers about 15 years ago. He also looks completely shite.

[Spikey M]

Hard to put into words how bad Spurs are. Solanke might never score again, such is the complete lack of service.

[Manc]

Name on the trophy.

[niko_cee]

Imagine wasting that sort of reverse jinx on the league club.

[Shindig]

Preston 1-1 Fulham (16-15 on pens)

That can't be as good as that sounds.

[wullie]

Not ideal to lose against weak opposition in Spurs but it's a nice warmup for the proper game against Swansea on Saturday.

[-james-]

Idah and Scales are Ireland's first Champions League scorers since Darron Gibson in 2011. Dancing on the streets of Gigglestown tonight.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They genuinely looked a decent side. Not sure Slovan are that bad. Think the format suits Celtic big time as well as it makes all the home games massive occasions and much greater chance in at least a couple of the away games than they used to get seeded 4th in a 4 team group.

Bodgers revival 24-25 is on.

[niko_cee]

How the fuck have Celtic managed to get so many games against fellow bums? Young Boys and Brugges to come at home? The aways aren't much better/worse, almost wall to wall shite.

[-james-]

This is the best Celtic side in quite a few years. They have been chronic underperformers in Europe for a while, so if they can't do it this season they never will.

[Giggles]

Idah and Scales are Ireland's first Champions League scorers since Darron Gibson in 2011. Dancing on the streets of Gigglestown tonight.

A not very long list.

14 - Roy Keane
4 - Denis Irwin
3 - Damien Duff
3 - Ian Harte
2 - Robbie Keane
2 - Liam Miller
2 - John O’Shea
2 - Darron Gibson
2 - Aiden McGeady
1 - Liam Scales
1 - Adam Idah

[niko_cee]

Just seen the PSG goal. :lol:

[niko_cee]

I see I misread the fixtures and the Thursday games are today and not next week. Also, upon closer inspection, Brest are in the Champions League?

[Giggles]

I see I misread the fixtures and the Thursday games are today and not next week. Also, upon closer inspection, Brest are in the Champions League?

Anything after PSG is just names out of a hat.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yep. Brest v Sturm Graz tonight absolute appointment viewing.

[Shindig]

Bordreaux's woes are compounded by signing Andy Carroll.

[Baz]

For fantasy football you pick which team you support and you join a public league with all the other fans of that team. I chose Brest.

[Giggles]

How much have you scammed them out of so far?

[Baz]

What you on about?

[niko_cee]

He probably means your last man standing thing, missing the big fan of brest wahey joke. Big brest fan? I dunno.

[Giggles]

He probably means your last man standing thing, missing the big fan of brest wahey joke. Big brest fan? I dunno.

That, and scammaster affiliate links.

[Jimmy Floyd]

One minute gone and Brest have already pumped two balls towards a lumpen looking bald frontman. This is what I came to see. Fuck your playing out from the back.

[Gray Fox]

Who is that in the David Raya costume?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Sounds like excellent tournament football from Arsenal. Imagine giving Southgate 8 games to finish in the top 24 of 36. Imagine.

Brest 2-1 ahead with ten minutes to go, they are absolutely dogshit but the vibes are with them. Their journeyman beanpole target man very much MoM, having set up the second goal when it bounced off his back. They are also playing in Guingamp's stadium, it turns out, which makes me wonder how shit theirs must be. Sturm Graz have endless Habsburg type people in midfield and brought on a 20 year old Scot at right back. They should be the better team but aren't, because of the vibes. The vibes are undefeated.

[Manc]

Didn't have Jim down as a fan of Brest.

[-james-]

Good to see Brighton loanee Sima firing the winner past Sturm Graz 'keeper Kjell Scherpen, on loan from Brighton. Brighton player Malick Yalcouyé also came on for the away side. Setting the over/under for total first team starts these three see make at 3.

[mugbull]

Jimmy is MVP of TTH

[Manc]

That midweek MOTD was bleak. Joe Hart, Stephen Warnock & Julien Laurens. No thanks.

[John Arne]

Laurens is hosting MOTD? The bloke is insufferable on the podcasts.

[Lofty]

Pound shop Phillipe Auclair.

[niko_cee]

Laurens is hosting MOTD? The bloke is insufferable on the podcasts.

Not hosting, no.

That was Jason Mohammad in white trousers.

[Baz]

Warnock's decent when he does radio commentary, and Joe Hart is alright when he's not wanking off goalkeepers and mentioning the Goalkeeping Union or whatever bollocks means Pickford's dino arms don't mean he's bad in net.

[Waffdon]

People still don’t rate Jackson :lol:

[Foe]

That was awful defending. That the centre back was more worried about a cut back, to nobody, is mental.

[Waffdon]

Top 3 striker in the league :drool:

[Foe]

That was a better finish than the first, but the defending was somehow even worse.

[Jimmy Floyd]

West Ham completely uncompetitive, but hey, at least they have a fancy named foreign coach who wears jeans and plays out from the back.

[Waffdon]

That’s another stupidly good finish from Palmer

[Boydy]

West Ham completely uncompetitive, but hey, at least they have a fancy named foreign coach who wears jeans and plays out from the back.

Was looking up to see why they got rid of Moyes as I couldn't remember (seems it was his choice to leave) and saw this on his Wikipedia page:


In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Moyes accepted a 30% cut to his salary as West Ham looked to retain jobs allowing them to pay 100% of non-playing staff salaries. He left London during the pandemic and worked in his home village in Lancashire delivering fruit and vegetables to those in need.

What a nice man.

[Yevrah]

Yeah, that is class.

[Baz]

Nunez starts. Here we go.

[Gray Fox]

I simply cannot believe the West Ham quadruple has not materialised.

[Gray Fox]

Nunez starts. Here we go.

I've been hoping for this for a while. He needs to rotate people in and out to a degree. The subs against Forest didn't look all too sharp.

[Baz]

I presume it’s purely cos Jota got EAFC25 early access and hasn’t slept/trained.

[Gray Fox]

A bit harsh on Gakpo, he was great in the week.

I see we're also in for a Kelleher stint in goal, a week after he was very pissy about us signing another keeper.

[Giggles]

He needs to use these small opportunities to finally get out of there.

[Gray Fox]

I feel like he and Nat Phillips will be here til they retire.

[Gray Fox]

Kepa is fucking useless.

[niko_cee]

I feel like he and Nat Phillips will be here til they retire.

He's on 60 grand a week. 60 grand! He's never leaving until that deal has run its course.

[Shindig]

Yep, here's that performance justifying the how off the pace we're been this season. And Gateshead are losing again. Bah.

[Gray Fox]

Darwin :cool:

[Baz]

Turns out leaving him out so long has turned him into prime Firmino.

[Spikey M]

https://i.ibb.co/QDHNzpY/FB-IMG-1726936348315.jpg

[phonics]

This Vicario clip. Letter of the law disappears. Head back on Mars.

[Gray Fox]

He needs to use these small opportunities to finally get out of there.

Your boy started a little shaky but made some top notch saves.

[randomlegend]

First Premier League game we've looked genuinely in control of for about a year and I bet we're going to lose.

[Giggles]

Your boy started a little shaky but made some top notch saves.

He’s not good enough to be at a club like that though, needs a move lower and to start. Well unless it’s about the money, couldn’t blame him, though he sounds lately like he wants to play.

[Kikó]

That was a good first half. Unreal.

[randomlegend]

That challenge from Martinez was absolutely deranged, incredibly lucky not to see red.

[phonics]

The rules make so much sense when Martinez and Dean Henderson receive the same punishment for that action.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The rules make so much sense when Martinez and Dean Henderson receive the same punishment for that action.

If the sanctions are as simplisic as foul - yellow - red then that's always going to be the case. Need to bring in proportional representation.

The finishing in this game from both sides has been pathetic.

[phonics]

If the sanctions are as simplisic as foul - yellow - red then that's always going to be the case. Need to bring in proportional representation.

The finishing in this game from both sides has been pathetic.

Yes, I'd tell professional referees if you're going to commit to not getting things right when one of the players tries to smash a players ankle to bits and you're too much of a pussy to actually do anything about it then you have to keep your card in your pocket when the guys teammate calls you a bald cunt.

[niko_cee]

Still seething about that correct call the other week.

[Luke Emia]

Remember how precious Arsenal fans used to be about playing the best football in the league?

Now they line up like peak Mourinho 2004-2007.

[Manc]

Some finish.

[SincereTheRebel]

Taking the piss with these corners. Kyle walker playing tag with Gabriel. Wrap your arms around the cunt.

[Manc]

Blatant block on the keeper from Martinelli. Thought they were going to be ruled out this season?

[Luke Emia]

Phonics in the mud.

[phonics]

Oliver was worried he wasn’t going to get another free holiday to Abu Dhabi after that free kick Kyle Walker thing and had to do something.

[thommo]

Clear 2nd yellow, don't know what you can complain about there. Absolutely moronic to gift City a way back into the game.

[randomlegend]

The foul was a booking regardless of whether he actually gave it for the ball being kicked away or not.

[SincereTheRebel]

540

[Spikey M]

Another week of whining and comparison to not even vaguely similar incidents. Yay.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This feels a bit like the second half of Barcelona-Chelsea 2012, except instead of Messi they have Jeremy Doku, and instead of the absolute rabble we had out, Arsenal have some competent defenders.

[niko_cee]

24% possession, 2 shots on target, players constantly feigning injury and wasting time . . . :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

This game is leaving me completely cold. City are one-dimensional, predictable, stubborn and entitled. Arsenal are greasy, negative cheats. Both deserve only misery.

[Waffdon]

Arsenal looking like a prime Mourinho side. Horrible fixtures to start the season and look like they’ll be top. Two full halves down to ten men as well

Hopefully the wheels come off at some point

[Luke Emia]

This game is leaving me completely cold. City are one-dimensional, predictable, stubborn and entitled. Arsenal are greasy, negative cheats. Both deserve only misery.

That’s it. As much as they deserve credit for this second half they are fucking horrible to watch.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm glad about that. They are nasty fucks, Arsenal. Proper horrible team.

[Gray Fox]

Can they both lose?

[SincereTheRebel]

Ls

[Luke Emia]

At the end there watching that go in is lovely. They have acted like absolute shithouses for 100 odd minutes then don’t like it when it comes back at them.

[phonics]

I love this team. Absolute football terrorists led by Arteta El Bagdhadi.

[Lofty]

Unfortunately had guests staying over so had to watch the match whilst holding polite conversation, a brilliant result for Arsenal all things considered.

[Dquincy]

The hate against arsenal on here is proper irrational. They were down to 10 men for half the match against the best team in the league. They did what any sensible side would do. Defend and time waste at every opportunity.

The negativity on here is something else.

[phonics]

They mock Arsenal for claiming moral victories when they played good football and slander them when they stop doing that.

At the end of the day it’s clear, people would rather watch City win if their team is not the one competing with them because everyone agrees City do not matter and no one cares about them.

[Gray Fox]

You do get somewhat used to that after a while. Hopefully City are punted into oblivion so we can have us two at the top instead.

[Lofty]

Never mind City had new signing Savinho who was bought via a load of dodgy club moves, and had the ability to bring £100m Grealish off the bench. We've just had this become the norm for us, all part of the sports washing plan.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They just remind me of a Simeone side. Greasy, shabby fucks. At least the George Graham teams went boozing in between games rather than to get more tats to take away from their rodent faces.

Klopp's Liverpool side are a good example of a team that, despite me despising the club and everything about it, you couldn't help but admire. This Arteta team are not that.

[phonics]

They just remind me of a Simeone side. Greasy, shabby fucks. At least the George Graham teams went boozing in between games rather than to get more tats to take away from their rodent faces.

Klopp's Liverpool side are a good example of a team that, despite me despising the club and everything about it, you couldn't help but admire. This Arteta team are not that.

While I agree, 10 years of being absolute banter has caused me to give zero fucks. It's like Israel doing everything they can to sabotage the PLO and then being surprised that Hamas won an election. You all forced us to elect the terrorist.

The guys been in charge for like 4 years and has signed a grand total of 4 wingers/forwards combined. We were made for days like today and almost pulled it off.

[Waffdon]

Not like Anthony Taylor to try and get involved and be the centre of attention. This time swaying a decision as the 4th official. Rob Jones literally makes a gesture to say MGW got the ball. Didn’t even think 4th officials could get involved

[phonics]

The Howard Webb PGMOL:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSyFilCVIAALf7x.jpg

[Ben]

1837914194227740788

:cool:

[phonics]

Yeah they were terrible. (They weren't and stats nerds are idiots)

[niko_cee]

Wasn't there some stat in the second half that Arsenal as a team had completed 5 passes and City 200-odd?

It's a shame they didn't hold on.

Hopefully Arteta turns states evidence against his former masters to blow seethiola up for good.

[Ben]

As I noted last week, I'd not watched a single game this season. I did plod through about 75 minutes total yesterday and I went from rolling my eyes at Arsenal's apparent game plan when they were getting battered out of the gate, to massively appreciating the shithousery come the end.

We're in a time where my own team dominate games but can't finish and also insist on playing out from the keeper (very badly) and losing 1-0, so to see a good old school parking of the bus is quite welcome.

[Baz]

1838118199448973510Weird.

[SincereTheRebel]

I didnt even know there were that many keeper kits to select from.

Ive changed my mind, im all for the arsenal corner plan. Goalkeepers get far too much protection. About time they pay for it.

[Shindig]

Plough Lane is flooded so our cup tie with Wimbledon is off.

[Manc]

Ive changed my mind, im all for the arsenal corner plan. Goalkeepers get far too much protection. About time they pay for it.

In no other part of the pitch are you allowed to play the man and not the ball.

[Giggles]

Plough Lane is flooded so our cup tie with Wimbledon is off.

Probably won't be there any time soon either. Unless you're playing them in a four-ball.

1838175615440060744

[Shindig]

Jesus. I didn't know a pitch could turn into that. :D

Guess I'll watch a video of Cristiano Ronaldo's 900 goals instead, then.


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

[Magic]

Can't they just merge with the real Dons and get it over with?

[niko_cee]

What is the rest of the country doing? Have they stopped producing footballers?

In answer to this, I have various kids at various points in the state education system, and there seems to be a broad-based antipathy towards any sort of normal sport in PE and football in particular appears to be persona non grata number one in the eyes of the PE curriculum. Some schools seem to go as far as banning it in the playground.

Bushcraft, orienteering, tag rugby, full contact rugby, 'dance', 'multi-sports', the list of shit is endless.

The cages of south london are obviously the exception.

[SincereTheRebel]

In no other part of the pitch are you allowed to play the man and not the ball.

Different rules apply to different areas of the pitch. Clearly.

[Giggles]

The Dublin derby should never be on a Monday evening.

[Dquincy]

Interesting that Alfe's son hasn't been charged for lobbying a ball at Gabriel after scoring yesterday. But then again I have no idea what the rules are these days.

Probs a yellow card if spotted in game so no action to take.

Case closed. Thanks for joining me on this journey.

[niko_cee]

The CSI analysis (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cm28drdrepdt?post=asset%3A5e13d626-ee01-4f22-8f13-5c52995cfead#post) of Raya's 'injury' and the timeout that followed is funny. Just another example of FM made real. Pause game, completely reshape team shape and instructions. Unpause.

[Baz]

Show us the footage then.

[Jimmy Floyd]

What I do like is how Arsenal fans are going to have to do a complete volte-face on everything they have been doing and saying for the last 20 years. They are now Pulis's Stoke with a budget.

[Shindig]

Our Wimbledon game is switched to St. James for next Tuesday. I'm sure the wombles are chuffed with that away day.

[niko_cee]

Probably be chuffed with their cut of the gate receipts, if that still happens.

[Lofty]

I'm sure come the end of the season Arsenal will be slap bang in the middle of the delay table, like last season. It's heavily skewed by a bad run of games against good teams, twice with 10 men, right now.

[Ben]

I imagine all the top teams will be pretty similar. You won’t need to be pulling any shenanigans at home to Ipswich will you? So in that context mid-table is quite damning of your shithousery when required.

[phonics]

What I do like is how Arsenal fans are going to have to do a complete volte-face on everything they have been doing and saying for the last 20 years. They are now Pulis's Stoke with a budget.



While I agree, 10 years of being absolute banter has caused me to give zero fucks. It's like Israel doing everything they can to sabotage the PLO and then being surprised that Hamas won an election. You all forced us to elect the terrorist

As I said.

[niko_cee]

I don't know about Arsenal's time wasting generally, weren't Newcastle 'bad' for that when they had a good season [?] but one thing that has consistently wound me up whenever I've seen them since they've been half-decent is their little team huddle thing after every goal. Do they still do that all the time?

[Shindig]

Yep. All season long we were time-wasting. There was definitely a Liverpool game where we lost in the 98th minute. Maybe the Carvalho one?

[Giggles]

John O'Shea must have headed too many balls in his day.


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[Luke Emia]

A few of my mates who I would hope would know better have posted that today. The dense cunts.

[Lofty]

Lol at Barrow's facebook being trolled by the african football expert accounts after that result.

[Kikó]

Varane has suffered his last injury.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ced0yjn3wj0o

[Manc]

Wasn't he playing top-flight football at the age of 16 or something ridiculous?

[Lewis]

The fact he tends to emerge for important games and look absolutely fine makes you think half of it is in his head like when Louis Saha got the yips.

[Baz]

Arsenal Porter; Nichols, Kiwior, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly; Nwaneri, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Sterling, Jesus

Starting an actual child in net.

[Manc]

Endo looks in for a rough night.

[Spoonsky]

Tsimikas pulling a prime John Terry.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pGrQzo1ZKQ

[randomlegend]

Last two United games have been so frustrating to watch. Best we've played in about 2 years and we cannot score to save our fucking lives. Guess we used up a year's worth of goals against Barnsley :moop:

[Jimmy Floyd]

What a 55 seconds that is. Diving header, Lawro, rinky-dink pass, thousands of vuvuzelas. I want vuvuzelas at my funeral.

[niko_cee]

Thought West Ham looked like they put out a pretty decent side tonight, which should be a bit worrying for them.

[Shindig]

Chelsea again. Damn you, Carabao!

[igor_balis]

Managers moan about fixture congestion then do things like start saka and rice against fucking Bolton

[Lofty]

People moan if he doesnt take the EFL Trophy seriously though. Luckily away at Preston next round, hunting for an away ticket for that.

[Shindig]

I thought we would've at least started Osula instead of Gordon up top. Gonna be a rough afternoon for us.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That would have been some goal from Silva.

[Gray Fox]

3 straight league games scoring inside the first minute for Brentford. Must be some kind of record there.

[Shindig]

Everton behind after a positive start. Poor buggers.

[Waffdon]

Robert Sanchez back to his usual after a couple of solid weeks. Same old same old with him.

How Chelsea have went from having Cech/Courtois as your first two keepers to whatever the fuck they’ve had in the past 8 years I do not know

[Waffdon]

Brighton defence all over the place. Chelsea have missed a sitter, scored and had two goals chopped off for offside in the last 5 mins or so

And now they’ve given away a penalty

[Baz]

Feel like its not possible to overrate Palmer.

[Waffdon]

Palmer is the best player in the league and that’s that. His third goal here is obscene

[Jimmy Floyd]

Most unserious game ever.

[Waffdon]

Palmer 3 - 2 Sanchez

This keeper is on the take

[Magic]

We're far too good for the championship. And yet we seem to be "just" winning games. I don't get it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The Dane/Swede has got to be better than him, right?

[Ben]

Sanchez lol.