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Interesting call on the non-pen there. Not given due to the push from the CF who knocked it down but it was a horrific bloody dive anyway. Right answer achieved in the wrong way.

The Sun were saying Man Utd were after him but Atalanta have a price tag of £51m.

https://www.nufc.com/html/2007-08html/2007-12-05arsenal-h.html Appreciation posts from here:

It's been a brilliant move for him but still think he'd have contributed a lot last and this coming season.

*Yedlin. Gamez was really weird. Barely kicked a ball either side of looking great away to Swansea one day. Anita was rubbish at CM but found his level at RB in the Championship.

Couldn't stand Colback but he wasn't worse than Butt or Smith. CM of doom, then two. I'd put Gosling beneath Colback too. Obertan's always a poor shout in these things imo. Wasn't good but he had a flicker of talent and flair. I count my lucky stars every day that we're not dealing with rubbish like that any more.

surely not your only other bugbear? There's a lot to dislike about the competition. I kinda don't mind about Auckland though I agree with everything you say. It's just quite fun watching whipping boys get mercilessly pasted sometimes.

Boil it down to literally just the football and a 32-team Club World Cup is absolutely a fun thing to have, and totally justifiable in the context of football being a global game. This one has just been delivered in such an ugly and almost unprofessional way. Even the broadcasting seems semi-pro; for example I've counted three times one of the comms has done a big cough, clearly not knowing they're already back on air. Ads always seem to cut-off the pre/post-amble. I'm not complaining (because it's free) but it's one example of how the whole thing has that feeling of being hastily thrown together.

We certain this isn't a Lincoln City/Darren Huckerby style affair?

I always thought Liverpool seemed a likely destination for him. Meh, whatever. Never seemed likely he'd end up here after last summer's palarva; fuck Palace.

Your back button - or equivalent - should get rid of it. Doesn't stop it popping up obvs.

It's okay to be disappointed in kits, like. They mean a lot. @Shadow Puppets @JonBez comesock shorts and socks blue or green like the 97/98 one?

With a bit of luck they're nostalgia-baiting both 97/98 and 98/99 with that, and we can finally edge closer to something original.

Looks promising imo. Great to see the badge in full colour on an away kit for once. No beef with the shield.

Wouldn't be surprised if the only right-winger we get is someone like that TBH. Feels like a very coveted position without a great deal of value for money knocking around. We only want to commit major funds to sure things, which is why I can't see us spending on the likes of Semenyo for example.

Thought the away kit was cracking. Always gonna pale in comparison to the original but it was nevertheless extremely smart. Worked great with the white rounded collar and I liked the difference in material been the two colours. Third was meh. Looked cool in the promos but that collar was one of the most ludicrous things I've ever seen on a kit. Best thing they produced last season was that special edition long sleeve top thing that wasn't a kit but should've been.

Lovely goal from the fizzy drinks lads. Pity, Pachuca were looking the better team until the last five minutes. Pretty well matched game.

Kenedy was a bit of a weird one. Looked a really useful player in 2017/18 but went to absolute shit the following year and not done anything meaningful since. Looks absolutely terrifying now. Rondon was great. That version of him we had would be a brilliant second choice to Isak. Imagine having to deal with that fucking unit coming off the bench with twenty to go.

Compounded by the reaction to that innocuous red against Brighton.

I actually quite like this one and frankly couldn't give a monkeys about the Saudi look at this point, but I hate this attitude. Kits are so much more than just items of clothing you choose to buy or not.

Can't bear the thought of him going and realising all that potential at fucking Liverpool. He's class, don't want to lose him at all.

Well that was the worst fucking typo ever. 🙃

River Plate a lot better than Urawa. I'm officially sucked in, like. Real treat getting a flavour of the teams I only know through salivating over their kits for years. I wish it hadn't been delivered in the way it has, but their just ain't no way I'm not fizzing over some of these fixtures.

That'll look mint imo. Basically an improved version of the last Castore away which had that rubbish pattern that looked different on every shirt.