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Interviewer: "Rafa, 5 changes, what were you thinking?" Rafa: "I don't know"

FYP.

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The biggest individual mistake is that Joselu and Diame constantly get picked. In Joselu's defence whilst he cannot hit a barn door, he works hard and tracks back. Unfortunately what we gain in defence we loose in attack as he is just so poor in front of goal. But Rafa wasn't able to buy who he wanted - so we can't blame him for that. He needed players simple as that. Diame I agree he's hopeless but he tends to play the '10' role and I think we're splitting hairs with him or Perez, they're both not suited to the role. But who else would you play there? Same argument peddled out what is the point in buying players if they are s***. Rafa should have done what Keegan did with John Hall when he put the block on players and walked out - Hall soon changed his mind. That is literally what Keegan did and Ashley told him to fuck off.

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I think he's shit actually. I also think Elliot is shit.

10 years of under investment for the fatty. ASHLEY OUT.

I'm mortal drunk at works xmas do. My only thoughts ok this result are below: ASHLEY OUT.

Just been on 5 Live.

West Ham and Palace both have fewer points than us.

Just win. Somehow.

You are the ref? Seems to have ended in 2016: https://www.theguardian.com/football/series/you-are-the-ref https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/aug/07/football.ref

It's a cliché but if you are playing a team you are level with or on similar points the theory is if you win you gain 3 points while denying your rival 3 points and hence the term six pointer.

One minute and four seconds. Go do some maths lessons.

Go watch some Gaelic football.

Too late. Nature is taking its natural course.

This. Touched him, so f***ing what. It doesn't make him fall over in any area of life apart from for a penalty on a football pitch. Spot on as usual.

Genuine question for KI, have you seen the reverse angle that clearly shows it is a dive?

They're both running, Calvert-Lewin steps across him/initiates contact/shields the ball/whatever you want to call it and Lovren continues running, knocking him over with a combination of his momentum, his body, and his hands. You can't just ignore him running into him. But he doesn't run into him. Calvert-Lewin runs into Lovren and then collapses on the floor as if shot by a sniper. Well agree to disagree, we obviously see it completely differently. We'll wait and see whether he gets done for diving. I don't think he'll got done but it's how a lot of players play for pens in the box these days, jump into the defender and then go down in a heat. It's become very common and needs to be stamped out.

They're both running, Calvert-Lewin steps across him/initiates contact/shields the ball/whatever you want to call it and Lovren continues running, knocking him over with a combination of his momentum, his body, and his hands. You can't just ignore him running into him. But he doesn't run into him. Calvert-Lewin runs into Lovren and then collapses on the floor as if shot by a sniper.

We've been doing business like that for a while apparently. The main problem is his unwillingness to pay the going rate for agents fees or wages.

All Lovren does is put his hands up as Calvert Lewin jumps into him. He doesn't shove him or bundle him over.

Nope. Just watched it again. The long view from behind in particular shows it is a clear dive, but I can understand why the referee gave it.