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You playing FIFA15 again?

Mitrovic going agro on someone already

I'm wondering if it's the main game on CH5 tomorrow perhaps.

Mitrovic coming on for Thauvin

It does seem odd SSN are yet to show our goals.

Which one? The one where he did a back heel volley. It was unique, that's for sure. Just seen the video.

Which one?

Yes is the short answer to your question. Will agree to disagree on who makes who look better.

Win win How? Mertesacker is miles better than Chambers who he'll be instead of I've always seen Mertsacker as a slow starter to the season and takes a bit time to get up and running and LK makes him look better than he is. Not a fan of Chambers. Gabrielle looked the part.

Win win

What's the latest on the Alvarez situation?

Everton should hold tight for 12 month. He'll be worth much more then or worst case scenario they get the same. 4yrs left on his contract. Ball is in their court.

Will he not wait for tonight's playoff result between the 2 teams first? Either way classic Jorge Mendes handywork.

Will be at stoke in 2 seasons time. Probably as the club's mascot.

Just watched game on delay and read the previous comments. I'm sure we'll find out how bad all these Arsenal players are when they play our lot at the weekend

Starts tonight.

Is he on holiday?

They booed him in pre-season after he turned his back on the national anthem. Think I heard them singing "we pay your wages" . Guessing that was aimed at him also.

His handball ruling was equally bizarre

Clearly is pushing it somewhat. From the most commonly used angle I would've be very disappointed if it was our forward that had been ruled offside. It was only when BT found a different angle it was a bit more clearer. Wasn't BT's new angle "virtual", i.e. made up? People have been falling for that for decades. And will no doubt continue to. It was but it uses very sophisticated software, pretty much the same as hawk eye does. MOTD's last freeze frame showed that Rooney was in an offside position, it just wasn't commented on. He looked level on MOTD which used the usual angle. The offside rule is a funny one because so many people (me included) have an opinion what is and what isn't offside due to its constant tinkering when it's a rule that shouldn't be a matter of opinion. Mine being that the offside rule was brought in to avoid obvious goal hanging so if you are level or very close to level (the old daylight rule) then you are onside. It wasn't brought in to create offside traps etc but that is how it has played out over the decades so you've a team living and dying by the sword which I have no sympathy for when the game is being played already deep in their own box. The problem now is the benefit of the doubt doesn't go down to the attacker enough due to fear of leading to a goal which is all wrong. To explain this further a linesman should only be found to incorrectly not flag when the attacker was offside. We should never have flags going up when it was proven he was onside as that call was close call with doubt. Just flag when obvious. More goals the merrier. Having said all that it's the hardest rule to officiate

They offered Thauvin bigger wages than we did according to the player himself.

I took it as this window January and next summer. I think we will learn more from who we sell than who we buy to see if there has been any real change at the club.

That's exactly the point I'm making only in one larger post. Hopefully easier for others to follow that way

Yes for a so called box to box midfielder. His name was hardly mentioned by the commentators. Couple of moments like the run for our breakaway at the end and a couple of times he retained possession in the first half but nothing else. He wasn't playing as a box to box midfielder though You obviously haven't read my post just prior to that one I did BUT I objected to your "for a so called box to box midfielder" comment because it was irrelevant since he was not playing in that role It's not irrelevant because that was the point I was making This number 10 role is not doing him any favours. I've never once said he played box to box today It's where I think he should play