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And you are of course entitled to your opinion Personally reckon that it's about as useful as trying to judge a book you haven't read using a chapter by chapter scale that goes from "pretty slow" to "absolutely thrilling" in seven or eight pointless gradations

xg is bad enough, who is it that feels that this sort of incisive and enlightening data is what football has been missing? so fucking worthless man

That's getting on for the most hopeless backpass I've ever seen in my life

Coming for the black and white stripes next lads and lasses, too hard to photograph given the extreme tonal range Good luck changing it and I won't be sad to see the ridiculous seahorses fucked off but this feels a bit needless at this moment like

Just a reminder:

Yeah, Sunday leagues are becoming a bit of a thing of the past unfortunately. The annual charity tournament at Berwick started last night if anybody wants a bit of a different fix between now and July. It's just a little pitch and there is absolutely no guarantee of any quality (although some teams in the past have consisted entirely of Northern League standard players) but it's a unique venue under the town walls, and Berwick is a canny day out anyway. Can't remember what times the kickoffs are but I'm pretty sure the games are Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and two games on a Saturday.

Fucks sake libpewl

In the context of our weirdly shite record against them and us having been largely fucking wank for a lot of the game, you're right

Great save to be fair

Steven Taylor was sent off for doing that

Those Burn clearances where he's trying to get his feet right while standing still preparing to clear are happening in proper slow motion for me

Was a fucking honking dive

christ we need to liven up some

This is how close they got to getting another kick

Just going through my pictures now, was a great game for the neutral (after the cagey first half anyway).

Great second half at Dunston after a pretty forgettable first. 0-0 after 90, opposition goal ruled out

wey that's fair enough

Don't get the disdain for Forest. Of course they're not great, but they've had a fucking brilliant season and it obviously hasn't just been luck the whole time. Actual evidence that the game can still be played at a high level by a well drilled team with no 'purples' to speak of and a little old stadium. I don't know what's not to like, would have loved to see them win the cup.

Have heard a theory that they are merely keeping their powder dry in the hope that their playoff opponents forget what they're like when they're trying. I'm not convinced

Now the Northern League is finished I went to an Alliance ground I missed out on last season to watch Haltwhistle vs Percy Main. Entertaining enough if a bit short on quality. Percy Main look to have regressed a fair bit since I watched them last season, might have just been an off day but they're rock bottom of the division which tells its own story.

This fucking game these days man just stop mid game and give a soft penalty from two minutes ago

Manchester United officially safe from relegation apparently

Pretty much everybody miles off the pace. Not sure who emerges with any credit, Tino maybe and it's a good job Pope's been awake or it might have been six or seven by now

Hopeless who gave it away from the back with a wanky little punt forward

This is true but we've unquestionably been pretty fucking wank so far