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Think Balotelli's said something racist to Rio there.

Great game, this.

Skinned Vidic there.

Interesting.

Hey, maybe they won't sell him.

snob! Nah, it's not that the HD feed is simply SD - I'm not that used to HD yet and both channels look like shit imo.

Yeah, it looks like a 70s football match, what's going on here?

That's not something to lie down and accept though imo. A season ticket at £500 a year is still affordable to a great deal of 'working class' people. I'm hardly flash and going to an away game represents a small fortune to me tbh. Stoke away was £30 ticket (not that bad), £60 to get there from London, plus all the other cash you end up spending. I'm fucked off about paying £50 for Chelsea but will pay it because I live in London. If I was back in Newcastle it would put me off. It's only an extra 10-15 quid above what you've came to expect, but it's creeping up all the time man.

I'm going to go to Chelsea away as it's local, but I must say that paying £50 a ticket is a bit fucking much like, Jesus.

I had more of an issue with him being injured so frequently and still seeing fit to shoot his mouth off in the press. He's been terrific this season though and has won me over massively. I'm not even that arsed about him being a complete tit every now and again if he's playing well for us most weeks and we're not talking beating the fuck out of some bellend outside of McDonalds.

Looks better 'on', tbf.

Looks a bit flash at first but it's quite nice imo.

Christ almighty.

Got a few quid on Real Zaragoza & Liverpool-City draw @ 11/2.

Amazed it took that long.

Fear the worst.

What was said? Asked about Barton's issue with the freekick being awarded, he started with: "Ashley Young is the division's most fouled player"... and went on to say he goes down and wins free kicks for light challenges etc. Oh, Pards.

Still laughing at "gallant". Some fucking war hero shit from our lads today like, no doubt about it.

What was said?

Settle down, I don't know if you're allowed to say you went to the match on this forum.

FWIW I don't personally think today was the end of the world, clearly not. But we have thrown away the prospect of highly over-achieving with some stupid decisions this year. As it stands if we stay up comfortably then we've over-achieved but it could have been so much better. As I say it's next season that I have fears about, which really shouldn't be the case if you believe these people who've said "well it's 35 million pounds, we just had to take it". Will be a hugely pivotal summer. If we fuck up again we won't get so lucky next time, ask the likes of Sheff Wed and Notts Forest.

Weren't you ready to run Pardew out of town a few months back, because he wouldn't start Ranger? But then Best smashed in a hat trick and you went into hiding. Think he is well within his rights insulting your 'intelligence'. Farcical the way you come on here ranting once the result is bad, but are completely absent when the team does well. Where were you and your 'intelligence' last week? Pathetic stuff. He's fucking right though, you can't sell your best player and then moan about injuries later on.

Really digging Danny Murphy man, would be a smashing pundit once he packs it in.