Wullie

50:50 - Jenas and Humphries talking sense, Rio and Dunne waffling absolute shite.

Found the info about possession stats on the Totally Football Show pretty interesting. Didn't know the stat is based purely on how many passes have been made by each side.

EDIT: Hadn't realised Giggs. Hmm I'd like to know the context of this a bit more tbh.

Dont ask me how this has happened but: WTF?

How is Group D even possible, is there no seeding?

Another red.

He’s making millions of pounds to play football, his partner doesn’t have to work ever, he can even hire a whole army of nannys and servants to look after the whole family. Or else just use a f***ing condom the babies can likely come in his mid-30s once he’s set for life. It’s a poor excuse. It doesn’t matter how much money a person is making, if they’re a good father he’ll want to be close to the kid. This includes waking up numerous times during the night.. Newcastle is just a job to these players. Work will always come off second best to a newborn. But we mere mortals do think about our career when planning a family. My work comes second to my kid but I made damn sure that I had progressed up the career ladder in my 20s to the point where I now in my 30s I had all the necessary promotions so that I could work my job doing flexible hours etc so that my work life balance was not adversely affected. Kenedy is still very young. This year is his big chance to cement his position as a credible Premier League player and create opportunities to either get a new Chelsea contract or go elsewhere either way doubling his salary and creating better opportunities to be successful. At this moment (well 40 weeks before) he decides to have a baby. It’s pure stupidity. Fucking hell.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/aug/29/rafael-benitez-newcastle-exposed-aleksandar-mitrovic-fulham

Bloody hell, Steve Howey's been on Total Sport twice a week for the last ten years defending this shite.

Because Clattenburg was the nominated ref but then went off to Saudi.

I think you're after Super Duper Branko Strupar[/member]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45333268 Richard Keys is getting around at the minute.

You'd not make much of a scout like.

Good on all of you.

I'd never heard it but the Times podcast on Monday discussed the section of Paul Ferris' book where he said that all scans showed Owen was fit to play against Villa on the last day but Owen said he didn't feel fit and wouldn't play because he wouldn't get a contract at another club if he got injured again. That was obviously when Shearer was in charge and Shearer subsequently wrote the foreword for the Ferris book.

Didn't realise Siem De Jong has gone to be injured at Sydney FC.

I presume Benitez is included amongst the people who think Colback's a piece of shit.

TV revenue would suffer if there were half as many games like.

Not sure it's as much about protecting the goal difference as not getting obliterated 3 games into the season and the week before the toughest fixture of the season. I suspect if you're a player, Man City away looks a lot more daunting if you've just been demolished at home.

The fee we got for him was pathetic in this market and I expect him to get close to 20 goals this season. One thing I've always disagreed with Benitez on is Mitrovic.

Why do you keep putting your money in you plank?

Ashley will be buzzing. Get a right few quid for Lascelles in January.

That is fucking ludicrous. Got 58.

I had two selections today I was 100% convinced would come in - mackems to score 2 and BTTS/over 2.5 goals at Bournemouth. Put a big stake (for me) on the double at 7/2. Got to half time, decided I'd picked two complete duds so went chasing my losses elsewhere. Everything else lost and obviously that sailed in. £2.50 in profit. Brilliant.