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Really strange game that one today, we won but I wasn't that impressed by how we did it. Some of them ran themselves to a complete standstill - which is admirable and confusing at the same time. We looked soft as shit, easily opened up like a tin of beans and gave away another 2 sloppy as fuck goals whilst converting all of our big chances. I'm going to need to sleep on that. It's definitely not the slam dunk "we won so it doesn't matter how we did it". It absolutely does matter if legit concerns are still there. I'll think I'll just be thankful for the 3 points tonight and focus on Bournemouth now

Don't blame Everton here for they way they're playing the game but as a spectacle it's fucking dreadful to watch. This kick off time generally produces shit games to watch and this as bad as anything

It is and I agree with what you're saying. However, refs had had the means to deal with dissent and bad behaviour for years and have consistently let players take the piss because they're too weak or too scared of booking players en masse. They're refused to do it so the players push it to the limit because there's almost certainly no sanction coming. I'm at the point where I struggle to blame them. They do it because they can get away with it. Had refs acted 30 years ago then it wouldn't be anywhere near as big a problem as it currently is - yeah players are to blame but so are weak refs too.

That's about as dull and uninteresting a kit as it gets possible to get. Can't even criticise it as there's just nothing about it at all, reminds me of the Ian Huntley kit they wore in the 4-3

Nah, they're great tbh. Maybe not quite as good as the stats would suggest and there may be a regression to the mean going on. They're a top team but it's only sustainable for so long before there's a bump in the road and a set back. It's football, it happens.

The cream on the snides is always at least 3 or 4 shades too light compared to the originals. The official colour on the originals was ecru and the snides stand out a mile as they're bright as fuck. I'm lucky I've still got the home and away, both XL, Ferdinand 9 on the home and Beardsley 8 on the away

If it's a M, L or XL and in decent nick then it's a decent price tbh. If it's long sleeve too then it's a bargain

Laaaaad etc

I think the answer is pretty simple and it's that they just don't give a fuck. About anything. They know they were bought for the wrong reasons, they signed because of the money and they get to live in London for a few years and get paid millions of pounds for doing whatever they want. They're not attached to the club on any level, they don't give a fuck about Poch, Boehly, the fans or the club. They signed for themselves and only give a shit about themselves. They're the ultimate gang of mercenaries and it'll never work. It's beautiful in it's transparency, it's so obvious. It'll cripple the club completely with a bit of luck once the multi year contracts kick in, the wasters are moved on at huge losses and the gormless cunt at the top will be 100% to blame

di Matteo had been there for about 6 weeks and won them the FA Cup and the CL in 2012

Inclined to agree but with the clowns running that place you never know, the decisions that have been made down there in the last 18 months have been ridiculous, they're capable of anything. Wouldn't even rule out Mourinho until the end of the season, they're mental.

Are Chelsea going to give Poch the LC Final as one last throw of the dice? Bin him the week before and go 100% with a new manager bounce for a pot?

I think you can also add in the difficulty of fixtures too. When we got beaten down there it was like 'phew, thank fuck all of the difficult fixtures are out of the way, let's enjoy the easy fixtures'........they we get turned over. It just amps up the frustration, it doesn't excuse it but it does kind of explain it

I've always regarded this place as a space to vent and get out most of my frustration of things tht aren't going exactly the way I want for my football team, it's not a 'real' place with 'real' people so it doesn't really matter what I or any other username says too much. It exists mainly in its own universe. Taking comments too seriously is a bit dangerous and absolutely not reflective of the fanbase as a whole, never was, probably never will be. That said I do think that there's a spectrum starting to evolve which has 'no criticism at all allowed' at one end and 'this is utter shit, change it all'. People posting at either end of this spectrum can be largely and easily ignored imo. The good discussion takes place where valid criticisms are debated and challenged and solutions are found to solve the problems. The Dan Burn one is a classic. He's becoming a weak link that opposition target so how does Howe fix it? Horses for courses? Stick with Tino? Got to a back 3 with wing backs? That's where the good stuff happens. Much of the other noise - just keep scrolling, dead easy. Some are looking for attention, others are just looking for a shield

I've rewound it 3 times you absolute wankers, show it

I'm all for constructive criticism when it's justified but to have a pop tonight after we've breezed into the 5th round with another clean sheet is bonkers like. Leading 2-0 away from home against another PL team is rarely iced and done until late on, plus they've had a fortnight off and would probably benefit from minutes in the legs. Sure some people just want to moan for the sake of it regardless of what happens

It absolutely could be too soon for him, it would be a huge jump to go from leverkusen to Liverpool but it just feels like a great fit. It's just a hunch but I think it could easily click for him there but I really hope I'm wrong, I often am

Boro (A) next week too

Alonso will get it and I've got a feeling he'll be fucking fantastic much to my own annoyance

Beale will do well to cling on to his job if they get dicked at home today. Seems utterly toxic down there, the derby annihilation has just accelerated the inevitable downward spiral. Fans hate the manager, manager hates the fans, players hate the manager, fans now hate the owner, owner doesn't seem to give a fuck It's fucking brilliant

Delighted he's going, he's an insufferable cunt. The love-in will be as tedious as it gets but it'll be worth it once he fucks off and I don't have to even think abut the angry, petulant smarmy cunt again. He's a piece of shit. Excellent football manager but an utter cunt of a human being and the PL will be better off without him and his toxic shit he brings to the touchline and his ridiculous flounces in his interviews. He can fuck clean off

End Zone font is from 1683. 2/13 wnb

Would have absolutely no problem with moving him on this window. He'd need to be replaced obviously but apart from a single 5 week spell in autumn '22 he's offered nothing other than running, chasing and energy. He's worked his bollocks off and I appreciate the effort he's put in but his quality is generally poor and he's ultimately not good enough for where we want to be. We need to move players on and this feels like the right time of there's decent money on the table for him. I'll wish him well but I'll not miss him to be brutally honest

Wow

Unless the fee is ridiculous then it's a bad deal for us. Bayern value him at maybe £10m ish but that's tiny to his value to us right now. We need him on and off the park to get through from now until the end of the season, the discrepancy between his 'worth' to Bayern compared to us is huge. we'd lose so much at such a critical time of a very important season, it's just not worth it. What's an extra £6m if you fall 2 places down the League as a result of weakening the team and squad and losing your captain