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Reckon he’s given EA a canny wedge to make him look better in the game than real life

Totally on board with this

Hope it tells the full story of that result - I mean, it's our record, but it was shameful to put kids to the sword like that

Clear signs - obviously Toon fans are the recipients of the Dutch oven, shared so generously by the PL

Also, am I the only person who doesn't have a problem with reducing the PL to 18 teams? As we saw last season, there's quite a bit of dross in the top flight, and there's a case for saying it would be more competitive if some of the fat was trimmed. A more competitive Championship would also make teams that come up stronger and more competitive in the PL. Of course, that means two more teams in the FL, which causes its own problems...

I have to admit I wouldn't care a lot if the "Big Six" fucked off to form a Euro Super League. I've found it amusing as a thought experiment since it was floated in the 90s. I like to think about FAs, having lost a lot of revenue, banning players from international competitions. Suddenly, some players might think twice about joining if it means never representing their country. I wet myself thinking about Tottenham joining a closed Euro League and fighting it out with Atalanta and Moenchengladbach for last place. Such a competition would be so rich none of the clubs would ever go bust, but it's nice to imagine Tottenham suddenly being one of the teams the big clubs have to prop up. We have a closed league for our domestic football as well as our native code, and it's awful the way so many poor clubs bumble along with no consequences for mismanagement. Imagine the PL was closed, and Sunderland or WBA were the turd that couldn't be flushed. Let them have their multi-billion extravaganza. Unlike Decky, I have no problem with being English Champions after six teams are expelled/leave the league. And I disagree with r0cafella too, because a title match is still a title match if James and Ings are making the highlights instead of de Bruyne or Salah

I'd be surprised if he went for the top job again. Seems to be one of those elite ex-players who is intolerant of those less talented or (especially) without meeting his standards of work ethic. As Yorkie says, imagine driving to work knowing you're going to be abused by Roy Keane for a few hours. Every day...

Hes talkin bout them englishes, us forrins / imigants can say how we like It's just ... such a stupid hill to die on. Pedantic stick-in-the-muddery of the highest order. No one ever sees that shit and thinks "wow nitpicking spelling is a good and useful contribution to a conversation " they just start fantasizing about stealing their lunch money. No-ones on any hill. If you can’t differentiate when to use there, their and they’re or to, too and two then you shouldn’t be fucking typing. If you seriously can’t then ‘do your own research’ and fucking google it. Jesus Christ people defending this shit man. No one’s

Don’t know that you’re proving me wrong with a dozen gibberish posts in a row, but if you feel the need to prove who’s the cleverest three year old then have at it lads

So, we’ve got a filter for shite posters - any progress on a filter for shite puns? You Brits might not understand this, but the page of gibberish following some toddler-level wordplay is really, really fucked.

Michaelangelo should have used a house painter to finish his works, too...

A completely cool and sustainable state of affairs

The feed I was watching had Michael Gray as co-commentator - after half time he said something about Darlow being a candidate for the England job, then hammered him for every error he made thereafter. I don't think it's that the commentators are harsh, it's that they're idiots.

I legit lol'ed, but then remembered reading a story about him taking the "ugly" stuff to heart and suffering fairly serious depression from it. Reminded me of the Freddy Flintoff/bulimia story from the cricket thread...

He's got a some good qualities like positioning, work rate, a decent footballing brain. But he seems to have really poor technique and makes a lot of skill errors - and I don't know if that can be just because he's out of position

Drop all those balls with Rashford and Martial around next time and it will be very different

Will ensure Lewis gets a run in the first team instead of being dropped as soon as Bruce shits his pants

That is an insane statistic Love the summary, too

Forward thinking all the way to 1988, you dozy cunt

If it’s two in the middle, it has to be Hayden and Hendrick - even though Hendrick doesn’t look... the most skilful player to pull on the black and white.

Directed by Benny Hill?

This is about where I am - I've liked him more than most, but he's been absolute pish this season (and for too much of his time here overall). The Bruce ring licking is just pathetic

I really want for this to happen, and Bentenke to continue being the fraud he’s been for years now

Okay, I did think it was a mention. Sorry, I’m half asleep. The arm action is secondary to the leg action. In my opinion. That seems to be where Kimbo and I disagree, and I’m doing a shite job of explaining my argument. Yeah?