Kid Icarus

FWIW the back of the mock up on kit creator is like this

Not 100% but I think it's also a UEFA thing. Argentina's World Cup top had stripes on the back, but pick any Adidas club team (including the elite ones) who wear stripes and the back will have a patch on it. Juve, previous Bayern kits, Man United's current away kit all have them. It's a shame really, it properly spoils it and to an extent stops the team from even looking like it plays in stripes.

Both could be legit but both are easy to copy, the fit will be more of a giveaway and the fact you got it years ago. Asics were all over the place and did an embroidered logo and a velvety foam one. My 93-94 blue star one I had at the time was embroidered, so is the one I have now that I'm confident is legit. In 94-95 you could get the blue star one and the McEwan's Lager one, I think both had foam Asics logos, or at least the McEwan's one definitely did because I had it. Weirdly the green 3rd kit I had was embroidered. Here's Andy Cole in what I think is an embroidered one, but it's hard to tell with old images.

Ah yeah that makes sense

Allison is both the best traditional and modern 'keeper imo. Truly a cut above everyone

I'm right in thinking he could come straight in with being a free agent, yes?

Quickly becoming the most insufferable crybully fanbase. They're still going on about our match with them as well.

I've actually started reining in my excitement about going with adidas now. The more I've looked into it, the more certain I am that everything will have a patch on the back that ruins everything

Could it be any more nostalgic?

If it's Lloris, Dubravka, or De Gea, I'd go De Gea. They're all dodgy, but De Gea's dodginess is the most offset by his shot stopping talent over the other two. I couldn't stand Lloris like.

Yeah the bit about Trippier is incredibly wrong like

Think he's just another player going through his own process with us and, just like with other players who've come in and not hit the ground running, the same questions will be asked. Really don't have any concerns tbh. It would be ideal to have a ready made left back worth £70m plus, but because we can't do that, getting one in who's widely tipped to be that in a year or two is the next best thing.

Is that not a joke because he's injured?

I might be wrong on this but I think Man City have lost every match this season that Rodri has missed.

Said it before but I think it's worth keeping in mind and I know I do. If we only win our home games and 1 of Luton or Forest away in our next 9, we'll be on the same points total we were at that stage last season.

MOTM by default today really

Brian Mbuemo, surely not man. I have him in my FPL like everyone else, but he's not the answer to our RW problem

Turns out that when they're not absolutely fucking shattered, it's a canny few.

Felt a bit like getting angry at my dog or something today. It wasn't for lack of effort but he got caught on the ball and gave it away so much.

Look on the brightside, some of the other results went our way so we're not that much worse off

All that aside, I do think Dubravka was decent enough. Whether he's gotten worse, Pope opened my eyes to what a really good 'keeper is, or it's a bit of both, that was a rubbish performance like. The 3rd in particular was night and day between him and Pope who gobbles balls (steady!) like that up all day.

Is Howe also still an overrated gym teacher or whatever it was? Wouldn't be throwing stones like

In my experience it gets worse That's when you get all the worst takes

May as well get on with the rest of my weekend