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ESL clubs hoovering up the freebies despite having capacity to buy whoever they want would be absolutely class mind.

Then I'm even more convinced.

It would say a lot about the general state of things. That, despite all the utter shit surrounding them, Man Utd are still a more attractive proposition than a slick, stable and upwardly mobile outfit like us. I'm not blind to their stature; of course they've got a bigger reach than us and probably always will do. But from the perspective of a young player having the choice of us or them right now, I don't think there should be any delusion in identifying us as the more attractive option.

Nothing would be more in keeping with the season than us dragging ourselves into a position to claim 6th, despite everything, only for our two strikers to suddenly be unavailable for the crunch fixture. I think momentum swings wildly back in their favour if Fernandes comes in and Isak is out. I know we won there earlier with a scratch team but I doubt they'll be playing Hannibal again.

Jealous as fuck

The 'wait till you've seen it' condescension can't really be applied when we're looking at a template that has already been worn by other teams. I actually don't mind the fang detail because if you're using a template, details like that element provide an opportunity to integrate something individual and unique. So if there's anything I'll withhold a view on it's what they do with them for us.

"For any pre-season tour, our aim is to support the needs of our teams during this crucial period and the players will train and play at elite facilities in Japan. We are continuing to work collaboratively on our overall pre-season schedule and hope to announce additional matches in the UK and Europe soon." Sounds like there'll be even more travelling in addition to the quick hops to Japan and Australia.

If you missed out on the sponsorless offer: https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/4500509798-nufc-2324-unsponsored-large-pro-shirt

He's a complete arsehole. Seems to prickle at the slightest thing. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c72ppjmrp3jo I'm convinced it'll hurt him in the long-run like. Being a relentless knob to the local press pack is gonna do you absolutely no favours unless you're a really quality manager.

What a lovely, lovely fella. Was that Chelsea goal yesterday, by the way? He looks identical.

it wasn't quite football tbf

Quality-wise, the best shirts I have by an absolute landslide are the Austria (home and away) and Italy home I have from 2021-ish. All Puma. Nothing comes close in terms of quality or fit tbh. I've got a few more Puma internationals favourited on Vinted; they're not even particularly interesting kits; I just know they'll be quality. Picked up a recent Umbro one last month - Fluminense. Notwithstanding the utter beauty of it, it's decent, better than what you'd get from DHGate and what-have-you, but sticks to the skin (rolls) that bit more than the Pumas. My brief venture into the world of Castore was areet; got the sponsorless shirt but sized up, which was unnecessary, so sold it on. But seemed decent aye.

It's a continuation of the shirt trim. Looks daft.

Looks proper wank there mind. The stupid short detail (continuing the fangs around the backside) looks daft when the colour isn't continuous.

Could be wrong but think it might be @TheInfiniteOdyssey?

Usual baseless shite about Southgate's job as England boss. He's got immense responsibility and loads of options in virtually all positions, so literally every decision he makes is a tough one. I think what you meant to say there was 'popular'. Of course international tournament football isn't the highest level from a tactical point of view. It's not like any other football really; it's almost entirely results driven - as opposed to a 40/50-game club campaign where it's more reasonable to critique the trend of performances. But it's easily the highest level in terms pressure, stakes and responsibility.

A draw guarantees top seven and, if Chelsea don't beat Brighton, keeps us in pole position for 6th. I wouldn't take it if offered but a point here is at minimum a useful result.

Just to be on brand, I think Southgate would be a very sensible appointment for them. His greatest achievement with England (so far) has been to eliminate the toxicity and dysfunctional nature of the squad; and if there's one club out there that needs a culture change, it's Man Utd. Obviously the Ashworth connection will work in their favour too, with senior figures finally singing from the same hymn sheet for once. Plus he's got the steely "couldn't give a fuck" resilience, and experience of the highest level games, to cope with the pressure of the job. Different type of job of course and his tactical limitations might be more exposed at club level, but there's a lot about it which makes sense.

Agree but only cos I'd apply that to every game. European football would still be in our hands even if we lose.

Not any more.

See OP.

Get in.

Incidentally this has periodically been popping into my head like an earworm for nearly two weeks now. Find it a weirdly satisfying word to say.

Let's dance. We at (Various) stage you reckon?

I just love having an absolutely massive bloke in the team. Surely will have been identified, among other things, with Burn inevitably being phased out of the side in mind.