Varadi

This ref has been brilliant - really impressed

I like that the refs are letting the games flow a lot more, might finally kill of some of the diving that is ruining the game.

https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/the-times-donald-loans.1435146/ First reply: Couldn’t give a fuck me like. I trust that we are in good hands, and I trust him. The good times are coming.

Aussies unlucky there, much more energy than the Danes

See Larsson is still a complete shithouse

Think if we had just paid 20 million for him and we're relying on him to score the goals to keep us up I would be pretty worried having watched that game.

Fantastic stuff from Mexico - such brave attacking play

Aye, think this has been a fairly standard Mitrovic from when we were in the Prem last time performance. He hasn't been bad, good touches when involved but absolutely pointless infront of goal. Aye, basically this - always a handful but can't finish his dinner

Waking Jenas up the night before his debut playing the trumpet

Love Nobby

Fwiw Clattenburg reckons the use of VAR and the decision​ were spot on

I wouldn't mind if they reviewed it and got it right, but time and time again you see them get it wrong, or shoehorn some bullshit reasoning into it. Clips his heel ffs, if that's the reasoning then a fly landing on his boot should send him down, and that's before getting onto the fact that he got the ball. My heart sank when he gave it like, it's proper ruined. Think this is where I'm at too, and not just because I hate the French

Gaffe for the free-kick? Howay man. Serious? Was practically an open goal. That was what the wall was for - normal human footballers just can't do what he did to get that into that part of the goal from there

I've been impressed with the refereeing in general tbh - not being taken in by daft diving

Aye, what's going on, place is half empty?

Better that way imo. Disappointed by the lack of dancing bears tbh

Well that was pretty minimalist

Has there been any word on how much the bids for Merino are?

You just told us they wouldn't sack the last guy, why should we trust you now??

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/973481/Newcastle-Rafa-Benitez-Real-Madrid-Spain-news-gossip-rumours

Fucking hell

It's a quite wonderful display of Russian whataboutism in action. Probably needs taking to the Russia thread in General chat though, not sure having all the world cup chat punctuated with massacres and international slavery is going to help keep the mood light

Well that's a horrifying read