geordiesteve710

Same here. I want CL football as much as the next Mag, but if it ends up being Europa or Conference then either would represent a realistic opportunity for silverware as well as some good days out.

Not being funny, but we're competing with the big boys now,l. As long as we handle the pressure we should be OK from here, we've got 2 games in hand and 3 more pts. If we can't handle the pressure then we don't deserve CL qualification. 4 draws and a win will be enough and that is more than achievable.

Odd to see the final whistle blown straight away at Anfield when a team has slowed down the game 🙄

Mathematically out of the title race now. It's the 6th of May

4 draws and a win and it doesn't matter whatever else happens. I'd take one of the draws on Sunday now.

I'd imagine the "keep politics out of football" lads will insist on it.

I can definitely relate to this. Was massively sceptical about it but it's something I definitely appreciate now. So if this grumpy middle aged sod can change his mind on something then others definitely can.

Been mulling over on something said a few weeks ago in this thread. Might have been @Rich but not sure so apologies if not, but it was about needing a change in mentality away from the Ashley era and it kind of resonated with me. Previously I've been of the opinion that standing could/should be introduced in a small area then increased bit by bit but I'm not sure now. See how it goes next year and if it's a success and/or popular just go all in and say the whole Gallowgate is changing to standing next summer. It will piss a lot of people off, but I do think there's a lot of other people that will get on board, that just need the one moment where it clicks that things are different now. That zombie club of 10+ years is no more now, that time where all there was to look forward to at the match was the social side of things is all in the past. Getting to 40 points then sacking it off is gone now. There is ambition there to support And as such, the team will need your support because when you're challenging for CL spots or cups then EVERY game is important, there will be new exciting signings that will need to be welcomed and this is the part the fans are to play in the brave new world. I mean being at the Man Utd and Spurs game should have started flicking this switch in people's minds.

Yes, these are my thoughts as well. Never know- Bank Holiday tomorrow might see a few more dafties on the lunchtime jaegerbombs again like they were last week for Spurs.

Sure in one of his Benfica videos he ordered a 50 euro cocktail on room service. Took a couple of sips and said he'd prefer a Coors

There's more than a whiff of "Partridge" to him like

I'm just looking at it from the point of view that 9% of something (especially a Premier League something if you do go up) is better than 90% of nothing. From the outside it looked like Donald didn't have a clue what he was doing, was running the club into the ground until KLD steadied the ship and he should thank his lucky stars that he's getting out with anything. Obviously I'm not as familiar with the goings on at sunderland as you are so if I've got that wrong then fair enough.

Or we would be none the wiser as it wouldn't be shown and we would just crack on. I know it's the right decision, but just intuitively it seems wrong as the offside had fuck all to do with the build up and final strike which was a beauty.

Was it Tarkowski who booted Longstaff in the head at Burnley and VAR said no pen??

The late tackle on a player whose got his shot away is one of those weird conventions in football. It'll take someone* getting a nasty injury and they will look at it imo. It's also when you're particularly vulnerable as the striker. I'm guessing that they take a lenient view because heroic last ditch tacklesand blocks look spectacular as fuck and maybe they don't want to discourage them?? * I mean someone actually good obviously. I was on the receiving end of this once, sprained my ankle ligaments and needed crutches for a couple weeks. Alas school lunchtime football was never going to change the world.

I actually thought by his own standards Mariner wasn't too bad last night, although I always brace myself for daylight robbery when we get him. He let a lot of stuff go including when defenders were trying to buy free kicks by hoying themselves down on the ball at the slightest of touches, but I don't mind that tbh. Thought he was maybe a bit lenient with the yellows but I'd rather have that than the other version of Mariner who hoys cards around like a horny incel on valentines and completely ruins the game that. Two poor VAR calls (in my book) against us but can't really blame him for that.

I think it was cleared away by the defender but Burn challenged for it so definitely interfering with play. My problem with VAR is who flagged that up (it wasn't the lino) and do they scrutinise every goal as much as that. For example, if that's Liverpool or Man Utd does it get called back or just ignored, given that literally nobody else noticed it or suspected anything was amiss, no defenders appealled for it, nothing. And that's before we get onto "clear and obvious" ffs. Not saying it is being abused but it's definitely open to it.

Or arguably KLD has pulled Donald out of the shit by steadying the ship and making sure he'll at least get something back on his investment?? Looking in from the outside obviously so I might be wrong. But it seems you're now being run something close to properly which clearly wasn't the case when pinky and perky were in charge and left to their own devices.

Fucking he'll. Pen to them that surely?

All this stop start is fucking ourselves over as well. We can't get into any rhythm and that's not going to help

That's a fucking penalty that. Scouse commentator "Newcastle wasting time here."

I wouldn't have left Burn out for this one personally. Oh well, in Eddie we trust I suppose.

Still scarred from the Cup Quarter Final there in 94/95.

I feel like a line has been crossed here mind. Lobbong coins, smokebombs, fireworks outside team hotels, nonces tie-cabling themselves to the goal are all expected in a relegation scrap at Goodison. But that's just fucking rude.