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The passes into the midfield were shocking today mind, no idea if it's just sloppy or players not expecting it or not being accurate enough but it looked amateurish at times. Giving up possession of the ball 35 yards out with 7 men head of the ball because of a shit pass is not fucking acceptable at this level. It leads to quality chances and they're inevitably going to be taken and cost you points, it's one thing that needs to improve asap

You can't sell anyone who nobody wants to buy. There's legit reasons why no-one has come in for him

I'd also love to see the stats of Attacking the Gallowgate vs Defending the Gallowgate this season. Feels like we've been turned around so often at kick off that's it's actually had an impact on how we've played, probably tinfoil-hat stuff but it would be nice to know

Weird game, don't get them like that very often. Not sure if we deliberately eased off in the second half or they noticeably stepped it up a few notches, either way we were hanging on for the win. We looked sloppy as fuck way too often, just simple 10/15 yard passes being played to the wrong player or going wayward. All 3 goals were the result of shocking mistakes and/or really poor defending and it's happened way too often to put it down to a blip - it's not a blip if it keeps on fucking happening. Yet we won. It was a must win game and we closed the gap, Arsenal lost, Chelsea lost, City lost, Bournemouth lost and Forest lost too so it's been a good weekend. This sums it up tbh

Thought the Everton penalty was debatable, probably on the side of sticking with the refs decision. Young didn't do himself any favours collapsing like that, way too dramatic..... but he did get his shirt pulled. It was right on the edge for me. However, what wasn't on the edge was the fact they refused to show the ref the clearest angle that showed the shirt pull really really clearly. He can only watch what they choose to show him and the angles they showed him were pretty shit and inconclusive. Had he seen the one from behind the goal then I think he sticks with it. The fact they deliberately decided not to show him that angle is the real story imo

There's only so much you can do with a black and white striped shirt though. If it was really similar then people would moan because it's virtually the same. Try something a bit different and people moan because it's not like a 'normal' NUFC home shirt. Sometimes they can't win, people just love to moan and whinge about the slightest thing, twist on 21 some fuckers

No commentary at all on Bayern seals it for me

Meelan oot

They'll get at least a point

As far as copies go that's pretty much perfect tbh, that's always assuming the picture is what they're currently knocking out. Even the triangles woven into the stripes (forgotten the correct word) is a perfect match with the original. If the snide actually comes back like that then it's jackpot tbh, no-one will ever know

His big mistake was steadfastly refusing to even contemplate changing his formation he's brought across with him. On the one hand you've got to admire his determination to make the system stick but at what cost? That shower of shit seem totally incapable of making it work, it looks fucking rank the vast majority of the time but he can't/won't change it. It's failing week after week and he's just watching it happen. He's running the risk of getting sacked before the squad clicks into shape and they eventually learn how to play it. He doesn't seem like a bad bloke but it all looks doomed at this point

In any club you've got to get things at least working with regards 4 main groups within the club - the players, the manager, the fans and the board. There has to be some kind of collective theme going on there, some kind of continuity and common goal or target. But at Man U it just looks like a bad episode of Ready, Steady Cook. It's like they're trying to make a meal out of a tin of sardines, 2 carrots, a bag of wotsits and tub of philadelphia. None of that shit goes together, it's just a complete mess, nothing matches, nothing like good and the result is utter pigshit

The club has shown they have no loyalty to the players (the bomb squad etc and the players they want to jut get rid of) and the players are now responding accordingly. There's talent throughout the team but none of them give a single fuck about anything other than themselves an their own bank accounts and that is visible every time they play. They just don't give a fuck, it's a billion dollar club with fuck all at the heart of it all

These soft Chelsea cunts have just given up, they don't fancy it at all. Happy to take the huge wages every week but go missing immediately as soon as it goes south. Epitome of the club itself, fur coat and no knickers. There's nothing of any substance whatsoever at that football club in any way shape or form. Whole thing is constantly built on sand

I must admit I used to be firmly in the 'build it organically, build it from the bottom up, let's not buy success immediately, let's make it sustainable and grow the club sensibly' camp but not now. The rules that have been introduced purely to actively and deliberately stop my club from challenging have worn me down and I no longer subscribe to that way of thinking. The obvious unfairness and timing of these new bullshit and illegal rules brought in to prevent us specifically from challenging the elites have changed my mind. I now hope we spend a few billion quid before 2030, fuck it. I now want us to blow the corrupt, sly and pernicious cunts out of the water. Drop half a bill in the summer spending our own sponsorship money, couldn't give a single fuck what any other fans thinks, they hate us anyway so what difference will it make. Now firmly in the 'drop a financial bomb on the PL' to rattle as many cages as humanly possible. No apologies either, fuck them. This has been coming

So if APTs are essentially illegal and unenforceable then how much longer will Fair Market Value bullshit exist for in the future? It's all connected and it feels like it's all about to come crumbling down and we (and Villa and Forest) steam in and invest the money that is there to be invested. The rules were clearly complete bullshit and are snapping one at a time

If its not clicked to fuck it's not real

Feel for him, such a nice bloke too. Hopefully it's nothing intensely painful that makes even putting his socks on truly debilitating

Chance to knock out another good side at home. Feel like we really owe them one and we'll go through

Not bad, I'd have settled for that

Just do it you fucking cretins

Only one way he's going to improve and that's by getting minutes into his legs. I can understand the hesitation at throwing him on from the start but I think we do need to see more of him off the bench if possible. It seems like every match until the end of the season is a big game though and each one is really important. Progressing nicely in both cups and doing well in the league but the pressure is building as it always does at this time of year. Really need a top 5 finish tbh and there's no slack games for the rest of the season now. Thinking the chaos he could bring from the bench could turn a few games and offer a different threat on the right or as a target man up top with Isak playing just behind him or something daft like that. Just throw him on with a completely different plan and let him play

He just needs a fresh start at another club. Was completely baffled by those who claimed that £15m or whatever wouldn't be enough and we should demand more for him? He's just not very good at football unfortunately, he'll graft all day if he's fit and his attitude is spot on but he offers so little these days. Just take the best offer in the summer, shake him by the hand and wish him the best. He doesn't deserve abuse but I'm not going to blindly applaud consistent really, really poor play either

There's 9 Man U players in their own box as Ndidi glides in completely unmarked and smashes it at the centre of the goal. It's unbelievably poor from the entire team. Imagine if they were playing even a mediocre team?

That's a snip tbh. It's a lush bit of kit though mate, fair play, someone has bought a little gem