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It is 'clever' play when a Man United or Liverpool player does it.

Ha ha, yeah, of course you do. *shakes head*

He does come across as a nice bloke. Post ends.

Spotted! *tips hat*

That's what happens when you don't have a decent striker, just trying to walk the fucking thing in every time.

Treble. *nods*

Ha ha ha, what a finish that was.

Arsenal, all fart and absolutely no shit whatsoever.

It is absolutely ferocious by any sense of the word. Really thoroughly intense. Only same-city derbies can be like that IMO. You don't see this very often, for example:

Alex Moreno and Pau Torres for us are great examples. I saw Rodri last week say he's gained 10kg since moving to the UK because you need more bulk and strength for this league, and he mentioned it's really noticeable in Pau Torres since he moved here, too (they played together at Villareal, I think). It's a league that takes a bit of getting used to for a lot of players.

You know what, I reckon the difference is, most teams just play Ultimate Team matches on FIFA (or whatever it's called these days), sides like Chelsea and Man City also put in hundreds of hours acquiring and selling players. We all need to do that.

That's true, he's only scored against the REALLY SHIT teams this season hasn't he?

4 league goals, 4 assists. Not stratospheric, but struggling a bit of late.

That’s as routine as it gets. Sunderland were utterly dire, imagine putting on a load of shite like that in your big derby match. Also quite funny watching Beale try to get a bunch of league 1 and championship level players to play out from the back against high level PL players. A bit like telling your dog you need it to do the cooking, then giving it two weeks to win Masterchef.

Look at the desolation of the background there. Is this match being played in Kherson?

Course you are. Put your knickers on, make yourself a nice cup of tea, and chill the fuck out.

When I first went to watch Newcastle at SJP when i moved up there as a student, I remember seeing Gascoigne, who was really unknown at that point, swanning around with that chest out and head back poise he had, basically owning the pitch. Would have been start of 86-7 season. I genuinely said to my mate on the day, that guy is going to be absolutely top class. You could see it then.

There is no way you lose this, come Saturday afternoon you'll be wondering what the fuck you were concerned about* *although, having said that, we got knocked out at home to Stevenage, and it wasn't even under Gerrard

I don't know what the particular circumstances are around the player and PSG, but I honestly doubt it. Unless I am missing something?

They're not a club of stature, they're a club with incredibly rich owners, who play in what is largely an at-best two club league, and who - despite all that money - are highly disfunctional, and play in a country that doesn't even like football very much (there's a reason their league is so shit). I normally have nothing but disdain for the lack of history of clubs founded in the twentieth century, but PSG were founded in 1970. I am literally older than they are.

When people start to talk about player salaries, there's only one thing that is for sure - the figures are all guesswork.

You've clearly not seen his recent performances for us, he's been our best player on more than one occasion recently.

Would have but parents earned too much so didn't qualify. Although TBF compare to current students and where they tend to live (if they go away from home), they don't live in condemned shit holes like we used to. I bet there aren't many students living in Bensham, terrorised by feral children like we were back in the day, for example. It was like living in a sort of dystopian, violent East Germany.

Poor the current generation. And to think, it was all free of charge, too.

I don't know, I was shitfaced or pilled up the entire four years. I didn't really understand anything.