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Especially against karate.

Didn't they all cry cos they let him go on a free then wasted loads of cash on Ndong and other shite instead?

Best: Loic Remy Worst: Luuk de Jong (Some might say Barreca, Doumbia, Ferreyra, Slimani or others who never/barely played - I went with LDJ as in about a dozen games I don't think I've seen a striker offer less goal threat and I include Riviere in that)

Gareth Southgate probably asks the waiter in the Indian restaurant how spicy the chicken korma is.

I don't disagree with the principle here btw, but the referees in the Premier League are too shit and too biased towards the "big clubs" for it to be better without VAR. Like I said in my original post, occasional mistakes will always happen and you trot out the "these things even themselves out over the course of a season" line and move on. But you see giant, ridiculous mistakes every gameweek in the PL and that ruins things more than VAR does IMO. Depends on your viewpoint I guess.

Hold on, I thought it was only mags who apparently spat at Sir Bobby and mackems would never do such a thing to someone associated with their club?

I said this in the Referee thread, anyone who says VAR is worse than not having it has a fucking short memory. We used to get done over on an almost weekly basis. Remember when we went about 5 premier league seasons without an opponent getting a red card?

damn, that's "horse punchers" off the clutching at straws list. Better double down on the "your owners cut people's heads off" stuff now marras, we've scraped the barrel and it's literally all we have in retort.

Are you saying that he cheated science and faked a head injury so that he could bury the winner?

Tbf I don't think Roy had a lot of choice looking at the bench. A keeper, three centre halves, and untried academy lads. Can't be going 5 at the back at home & Rak-Sakyi at least has senior loan experience.

Not sure what Gordon has to do with it? Any lack of effort sticks out like a sore thumb in this team and that's twice now he's sauntered out to a shot from the edge of the area which has flown in.

Is it though? I'm not doubting his ability as a footballer, which I think has shone through in fits and starts, but that's twice this season now he's half-heartedly closed down a shot from the edge of the area which we've then conceded a goal from. EDIT: Imagine if it was Shelvey in the same position. Everyone would rightly be going wild about it.

seek help.

I'd have taken a point before kick-off but to throw away the win late like that is fucking shameful really. Feels like a defeat.

Starting to wonder if this lad has the heart for it.

Really insipid half from both teams really and were it not for Pope's latest wandering calamity we'd be level. I'd hook Tonali for Wilson, move Anderson inside, Isak wide left. If we can rescue a point from this I'd be more than delighted but I wonder if our fitness levels might come into play later on and allow us to nick it if we can level before the latter stages.

That's fucking rubbish from Pope.

Wonder if they'll hound Mogga out for being a Boro legend, he let them win on purpose. And Geordie Carrick managing Boro too, that'll only increase the fewm. Definitely a Mag conspiracy.

Classiest and best fans in the land now streaming to the exits after 72 minutes

Classiest fans in the land throwing bottles at the Boro players when they scored.

You probably have to take a punt on someone from South America or with a relatively unknown profile for ~£10m. Then if they're class, Wilson's replacement is sorted, if not it isn't any harm done or a big hole in FFP.

I could see us getting a young up-and-coming forward, not a mega expensive one but maybe an option to ease the burden on Isak and Wilson even from a minutes played, sub option perspective. All of a sudden against PSG with no Wilson, when Isak took that whack it was Gordon up top and a Murphy or Anderson shoehorned in left. With Wilson's record I could see us trying to cover that.

"Kylian?" "Oh for fu....."

Guilty, get a new rule book.