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Well there you go, every day's a school day

Did they? so where did the offence take place? I know it's a little thing but that seems insane

If you're a referee, and you allow a team to take a free-kick for offside inside the opponents half and just let that shit happen then you're weak as fucking piss. He let them do whatever the fuck the wanted, when they wanted and how they wanted. The spineless little cunt feels that threatened that he gave them the everything this afternoon. Scared shitless to give fouls against them as Pep would kick off about it at full time and he'd be in the spotlight. i expected City to win but I also expected the referee to be impartial and he just fucking wasn't. They're better than us but fuck me, at least abide by the fucking rules and make them play by them. Kavanagh can fuck clean off. I don't normally blame refs for losses but tonight was insane. Hope ne never refs us again

Yeah, I get you man I just hate the fat they've created it under the illusion of helping the weak when everyone can see it's the opposite. It's so disingenuous and obvious at the same time. It's infuriating

Great post and I agree (almost) totally This only thing I don't agree with is that the aim of it is to be noble. That's certainly how they've presented it and that's how it's spun but it's not protecting the poorest and most vulnerable, it's protecting the richest. It's a wolf in sheep's clothing and it's the big 6 who picked the outfit it wears. It's pretending that it's got the best interests of the fans at heart but it's actually got the wants and needs of the top 6 at the tip of the arrow. They don't give a fuck about clubs going out of business, they don't give a fuck about Bury, they give a fuck about maintaining the status quo and preventing any and all challenge to them from any other team outside of their little clique.

I still find it remarkable that there are a ridiculous number of rules and regulations that are prohibiting a club from spending money it absolutely has in order to grow and make progress in order to be successful. Doesn't just apply to us but Villa, Everton and West Ham and whoever should absolutely be allowed to spend the money the owners definitely have without any danger of going bust. It's ridiculous the barriers that have been thrown up to stop anyone from challenging. I get the need to protect clubs and fans from owners spending money they don't have, that's common sense and does make 100% sense. But this current system simply isn't fit for purpose. There has to be a better way of allowing competition whilst simultaneously protecting clubs from bad owners who want to exploit things. The whole thing is backward. Dressing it all up as being 'Fair' is just the spunk on top of the cherry on top of the cake. It's not 'fair', it's fucking 'rigged'

That's a scandalous rumour, completely untrue mate It was Staropramen

Aye they've been out of harm's way for the last 7 or 8 years in the lower leagues, taking the piss and have a pop safe in the knowledge that they'd never have to pay a derby because they can't get promoted into our league. Then suddenly we get drawn out of the hat together, they make their mouths go and proceed to get completely fucking battered without laying a single glove on us and they've got no idea how to cope with it all. All the jibes and jokes went out of the window and they've overcompensated and they're now just 'a mid-table team full of kids' as opposed to this footballing nirvana that's a joy to watch playing the best football they've ever seen marra. They were boasting how much their players would be worth a couple of months ago and now it's 'been put together for buttons, built on a shoestring' etc. They're fucking pathetic in every single sense of the word. They've got nothing and were humiliated on Saturday, there's a gulf between the sides and it 100% will get larger and larger and larger. They're an ever-decreasing spot in our rear view mirror

It's ironic because the one time he made the right decision and laid it off Dalot curled one in. Every other time he was in a similar position it was head down and take a shot he knew would be blocked, trying only create an opportunity for himself rather than his team. He either needs an arm around the shoulder or a massive kick up the arse, no idea which

Rashford doesn't look like he even gives half a fuck at the minute. Looks like he's playing for himself rather than the team too often, decision making is poor, often takes the shot rather than passing it on, running into 3 defenders too often, head's down and the body language is terrible. He's clearly not shit but there's something very wrong with him atm

Had no idea the chevrons were a nod to anything in particular but apparently they tried to recreate the hummel design on a shirt they wore over 30 years ago. Obvious when you think about it...

They got off lightly in hindsight, had that finished 5 or 6 then they couldn't have complained at all. Can't remember a more comfortable derby ever

Can't disagree But that didn't happen. Some days you're the statue and some days you're the seagull

Their fans seem to be completely disintegrating and have turned on each other, the manager and the owner in the course of about 6 hours. This has pretty much broken them and it's brilliant to watch them a) rip each other apart and b) have it confirmed that their own vulnerabilities were brutally exposed today. They've hidden away in the third division for a few years whilst constantly reassuring themselves that they're still a big team playing brilliant football. They've patted themselves on the back as to the quality of the football they allegedly play and the superb level of support they give them but all of that was revealed to everyone with a functioning pair of eyes and ear today. They got battered today, it was a demolition and now they have no idea how to react or think so they're turning on their own, it's beautiful man

Are they still a 'joy to watch' by the way? They were a joy to play against I know that. Got utterly dicked on national tv in their biggest game for years and never laid a glove on us, they're complete pigshit and it speaks volumes of how poor that division is that they're doing ok in the league. The difference between the squads is immense

At the time I thought he just eased him out and that's the angle the ref got too, their bodies hid the shirt pulling and if he'd been shown the angle from behind the goal he would have given it. I can see why he didn't give it at the time but he probably should/would have if it had gone to var

That was about as comfortable as it's ever going to get in a derby, complete domination from the first whistle and virtually zero threat other than a couple of speculative pot shots. Not the game I was expecting, I thought they would be snapping into tackles but the sobering fact for them is that they couldn't even get close enough, the time and space they gave us was incredible to watch, they couldn't have been more passive. Their players are all really poor technically and I wouldn't have any of them in our squad at all, they couldn't keep the ball for more than 4 or 5 passes then got caught or just passed it away. We looked in complete control and they essentially gave up after their little 5 minute spell, the "ole's" on 55 minutes were the signal for them to jack it in mentally. Routine, professional, dominant and comprehensive win away from home that demonstrated the huuuuuge gulf between the 2 clubs, they're a billion miles away and that gap will only grow. Lovely way to start the weekend, I'll never tire of rubbing their noses in the fucking shit

"Drop Almiron and go narrower across the front 3. Allow Trippier to become the width on the right and drop the RM further into the midfield to cover for his runs. If you're going to play the cunt then bring him off the bench and let his pace hurt them in transition" or something like that

Zero nerves as of right now but they'll start the minute I wake up tomorrow. My arsehole will be twitching like a rabbit's nose by 12.30

In all seriousness I'd vey much like to think the sheer volume of huge games we've played in over the last 10 months will stand us in good stead. We've had some massive games and atmospheres to deal with and I'd like to think we'll be fairly unfazed by the SoL on Saturday. We've had a Cup final at Wembley, games away in Milan, Dortmund and Paris, beat City, Man U x2 and Arsenal at home, we're used to playing and winning big games of football when a lot has been on the line - they're used to Plymouth, Stoke and Birmingham and whatever every week. They're far more likely to lose their heads than we are imo. I know they'll have the crowd for the first 15 mins but weather that first initial storm and we'll settle into the game and control it Hopefully. No daft mistakes, keep control and they'll eventually crumble even though, for some of their squad, it'll be the biggest game of their lives. Stick with the plan, compete physically and the quality we undoubtedly have will see things through. They all know this too

There we go bro *reaches out with lowered right fist*

Game kicks off in like 40 hours ffs The kid's obviously shit his pants this afternoon. No leaks today and it's still up there on Saturday - 100% guaranteed

Who on earth pays £500+ for a game in corporate to vandalise the place ffs? They've taken the cash, bent over and spilt their cheeks for us off the park. We could win 5-0 on Saturday and it wouldn't be as embarrassing as redecorating their own corporate bar to cater for their most hated rival for just a single afternoon and stopped any anti-Saudi displays from the ground. They're 100% spineless to even consider it, let alone go along with it. Perfectly happy to take the Saudi coin in the process too, thus enabling and encouraging the sportswashing they've suddenly become so vocal in opposing

Because they've been told to. Subservient little cunts that they are

I'm not going to watch this tonight, I know it'll only hurt my heart. Just get through it with no other injuries or suspensions and I'll be reasonably satisfied. If we get a win then I'll just buy the dvd