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Now literally only being kept off the bottom of my work league of 31 by the guy who picked a team in August and has never changed it. I am absolutely shit at this. Made three transfers, did my bench boost and just beat the weekly average.

Only had the pleasure of the radio tonight, so not the best informed, but it sounded like a bad performance to go along with most on the road this season. We got away with it at Fulham but not at Chelsea and not tonight when there's far more quality in front of us. Eze et al are clearly on fire so if we're that much off our game we won't have a prayer. Still, three points out of Spurs and Palace is better than going unbeaten but only amassing two. I got a carried away as much as the next person, but if any of us really thought it would be a straightforward march to 6th, we can't have tuned in for much of this season. Big chance to course-correct on Saturday, just got to focus on that now. Bloody team.

2-1 sheff

Any better last few minutes?

Good God, ManU.

Rory Smith absolutely nailing the offside debate on Monday's Football Daily pod between 38-43 mins if anyone gives a shit.

Any idea on the away shorts?

Yeah, I don't feel good about it but I'm there too. I'll feel a bit more up for it if Villa don't win it. I really like the competition but it being won by Premier League FC every year eradicates a lot of the prestige imo. That being said, if it transpires that we feature in it, I would look forward to it and embrace the experience, and enjoy seeing us face opponents we've never faced. But when it comes to preference, it's the Europa League all day. I'd rather be in it than even the Champions League.

You just know whoever finishes third in the Championship aren't gonna win the play-offs.

See OP.

Because fuck you. Edited.

What will be somewhat (/incredibly) depressing is if Chelsea are the ones to take advantage of any 'unsettledness' and steal a march. Still an awful lot of repair work to do on their squad, mind, but you'd expect Pochettino to get them on the straight and narrow eventually.

Yep, feels like there could be a shake up next season, with opportunities abound. Would put good money on Spurs looking for a new manager within 7/8 months, too.

By the 'coin' I'm referring to the consequences of the decision rather than the decision itself. Coventry was an isolated incident which occurred during a one-off event; a stupidly officious intervention from VAR single-handedly prevented them from getting to the final. On the other hand, suggesting that last night's incident prevents Leicester/Ipswich from getting promoted relies on the expectation that those teams haven't had a single dubious call go in their favour all season.

[Quoting here so I don't clog up Other Games with my tedious anti-VAR shit] Are we really being sarcastic about how having the ability to fully celebrate is a good thing? It's literally the apex of the football experience, surely it's a good thing? It's not two sides of the same coin at all, imo. I don't look at that incident tonight and see evidence of the need for VAR in the Prem/games at Wembley; it's a Championship game with Championship officials, for starters, so it's not reflective of the needs of the tier above. The integrity of the competition has hardly gone to pieces because the lino didn't spot that this was offside imo. Not like it did yesterday, by denying Coventry/the world a truly magical football moment, due to the fussiest, disproportionate and frankly most dubious of decisions. Neither would have even been offside if we had the 'Wenger rule,' as is rumoured to be on the way. You curse that it happened but deal with the injustice and take solace from(/ deliberately forget) the fact that one will go your way in future (/did a few weeks prior). Meanwhile, the world spins harmlessly on its axis, absent of the maelstrom of shit that VAR brings.

Aye. John Barnes (and later Colin Murray) presenting and - I think - John Helm on comms (based on a vague Google). Really distinctive voice, whoever it was; classic elder statesman commentator akin to the likes of Brian Moore, Barry Davies, Peter Brackley. Then went back to ITV(4).

I think 'word' is generous there tbh mate!

If we're comparing 'who's most likely to win three in a row'; Palace have done it seven times in ten years. We've done it eight times just since Howe was appointed.

Mini re-brand and Keegans Export's fine work saved in the OP.

Can you remember how you found out the details of the second leg?

Ten Hag's an awful pillock, like. [Robotic] First of all I must compliment opponent... *criticises his own team* He's as uncharismatic and cold as you can get. Will be glad to see the back of him when he's inevitably torpedoed.

SGTF and Crofty both sadly now out.