Pilko

Whatever he did this week in terms of prep was absolutely bob on, the selection and the tactics spot on, the late subs and getting a doubled over with laughter Paully D on the pitch a mark of brilliance too.

Aye, with refs used to VAR now they definitely bottle out of more decisions on the odd occasion VAR isn't in operation.

Just loading up the old single barrel pump action yoghurt rifle.

You must be incredibly pissed or of a red and white persuasion to think it's not a foul on Isak like.

What a fucking class day it's been. Couple more hours on the ale to go, home, massive Chinese, watch the highlights on a loop, probably knock one out. Happy New Year.

at least he knows what they are. Playoff team last I heard but good that he's accepted how fucking crap his side is.

Ah, that's a shame.

Got the Ballard one on Isak wrong and only booking Gordon and not Hume or Ballard for that scrap war a disgrace. Otherwise he was fine. I reckon Steve Cram could have referred that today and we'd have won easily.

Worst day a Beale has had since Phil was flushing Ian's head down the toilet.

Baby Faced Bally, not a scrap of talent in the cunt's body.

Credit for today, he put his library book down and dug out two really good saves.

He wasn't as supreme as Joelinton but he did well, 17 year old pitched into a derby, good experience for him.

Cheer up Ian Beale Oh what can it mean...

Cigar and flip flops. Easy peasy, what a player.

Fuck me, that was easy. They're like a Sunday morning team are sunlin.

A performance for the ages that. He's been crap lately for end product but that was absolutely electric from him today, the composure to tee Isak up for the second and his general endeavour and graft all day was unbelievable.

Nicknames are... bad.... names. They can be very hurtful. Not to me, it's like water off a duck's back.

Both teams to get a card in the first 10 mins 70/1 tomorrow. Can easily see an early mackem reducer and a Bruno/Joe reaction to it.

Class how they're immediately demanding him out and saying it's shocking and not good enough etc, after they stuck up for Ashley renaming us to Sports Direct Arena etc and decorating us with his awful tatty brand. Pathetic mags protesting. But now the shoe is on the other foot, they're up in arms short memories.

Can't wait to see what Pawson comes up with on Saturday. We're due some serious retribution after the last time we played there, the Coloccini red and bullshit pen and multiple pens denied for us. Probably the only time in that awful 2012/13-2015/16 run where we didn't deserve to get beat.

I'm surprised nobody tried that for the latest Reverse Sheep quiz in the Chat section the other day

Gameweek 21 Chelsea 2-1 Fulham Newcastle 1-2 Man City Everton 0-2 Villa Man United 1-2 Spurs Burnley 0-1 Luton Arsenal 3-0 Palace Brentford 2-2 Forest Sheff United 0-2 West Ham Bournemouth 1-2 Liverpool Brighton 2-2 Wolves

Godfrey is a strange one, seem to remember he was on the outskirts of the England squad at one point but he doesn't ever seem to see the pitch for Everton these days.

I was convinced Sherman Andres Cardenas was going to be the best player of all time and I've never seen him play once https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherman_Cárdenas

Judging by Birmingham's track record, in about 2030 they'll be in the playoffs under someone like Barry Bannan and they'll sack him for Harry Maguire to take over.