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This penalty is sounding like typical soft pathetic Arsenal bullshit. Especially with it being Giroud. Curious to see it.

League stats, yeah.

'"Does Rafa want me?" I'd say. "Does Kenny want me? Does Brendan want me?" It was circumstance that stopped it happening.

Yes, I'm sure that's what they told him. But that's what happens once he'd proven beyond any doubt what a spineless coward he was.

Cool. Pleased for them.

Hopefully, like against Brighton, the only reason he sets foot on the pitch is to relieve the real players of unnecessary minutes.

Although I wish he wouldn't get any time at all.

Robson-Kanu signs for West Brom on a 3 year deal.

 

We'd be talking about it for years if Messi signed for West  Brom.

Actually, yeah. We definitely would!

What a massive prat

Can't confirm 100% just yet I'm afraid... but as in as I can be!

Debut at the Bernabeu.

He's definitely scoring, isn't he...

Doesn't look like it's officially going down as an own goal but it was pretty much all him

Every rule has its exception.

Still don't understand why he's not brilliant

This is very true. Has attributes that should make him at the very least a solid player. In shape, very fast and good ball control.

Rarely have I seen a player be so out of touch with the flow of the game around him. Fascinating, in a way.

When he broke onto the scene at Bordeaux, people were going crazy about him. Was pleased when he joined and really hoped he would kick start his career... but quickly couldn't stand the sight of the idiot.

Always liked him, but if his performance against Huddersfield shows the level of implication he feels for this season then it's a good thing he's leaving.

In this Summer's market 7.5 million feels pretty shit, especially for a decent player like Janmaat. Or at least perceived to be decent.

Dann, Palace are winning.

Nothing wrong with them being busy with pesky extra games early on in the season.

How did Costa not get sent off ffs.

 

Got to laugh at the 'pundits' claiming the pens in the City game were going to be some sort of watershed moment when Costa was left on the pitch to score the winner after that pathetic cheating. The refs are crap, nothing has changed. Pot luck as to each game.

They made a whole fuss about adding written rules against simulation last Summer which sounded very positive at the time. But then never really acted on them.

I really don't understand why. They have "flopping" bans in the NBA, get these players retroactively banned for 1, 2 or 3 games or even more based on severity, impact on the match or result and recidivism. It would quickly have a great impact on making the game more enjoyable again.

That final free kick

Colback and Clark... that's a lot of needless fouls potentially out there. At least Clark has been moved out of the middle.

Ugh. The Col is back.

By most accounts he did alright bar the penalty incident.

But then it may have been a brief incident but that's a real concern. One nil up home after shaky start to the season and he gives away our lead with a pointless lunge. Photo above is damning about where the opposition was going.

Plus we know this is the kind of thing he has a history of doing.

With it being a free kick, there's quite a few cool videos from the stands of Gayle's goal.

This is fucking great, isn't it.

A sweet little cherry on the 4-1 cake.

Watching the highlights he was slightly unlucky for the pen IMO. Just let the ball run away from him a tiny bit and lunged. Wasn't as bad as I was expecting it to be.

Granted, I haven't seen any of this footage but that sounds exactly like him. Clumsy, split second too late, aggressive. Those are the ingredients that will consistently get you on the wrong side of luck.

I'm now somewhat gutted to have had to sit through Saturday and now I couldn't make it they score 4

Meh... Delighted really, this could be huge.

I see you've conceded a penalty.

 

Was Ciaran anything to do with that, per chance?

 

Fuckin' Brummie. Amazing how often you're right.

You can hardly accuse Clark of misrepresenting himself at the Euros. Puzzling recruitment this.