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Such a weird flex. “Here’s some better places in London.” Do you want a prize you fucking nerd?

Next level from away fans offering to fight someone from behind three rows of police, stewards and netting.

Shite to hear mate. Absolutely need to name and shame them so people can steer clear in future.

He’s under no pressure. If he fucks things it’s not like it’s going to adversely impact his career.

I think the result comes down to how we cope with the occasion as much as how Man United play. There’s definitely been an air of after the Lord Mayor’s show about our performances since the semifinal. As much as Howe has talked about the focus being on the next game we’ve turned up some really uncharacteristic performances both collectively and individually, and I think that’s because Wembley’s hanging over us. Could be nerves, could be getting complacent. Who knows, but I don’t think it’s an accident our form has tailed off over the last three games. The team that keeps its head wins on Sunday. That concerns me as I don’t think we’ve the big game experience that Man United do but there seems to be quite a bit of pressure on them too.

It was confirmed yesterday that the new legislation wouldn’t have had any impact on our takeover too. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/23/white-paper-would-not-block-qatari-buyout-of-manchester-united

The persecution complex strikes again. The coverage of their cup final appearance was just as fucking relentless.

From about the mid-90s onwards he was a complete parody of himself. Actively ruined my enjoyment of so many games. May he rest in peace.

I thought I was pretty relaxed about things. Dreamt last night we were 2-0 up early in the second half and just hit the bar before I woke up. Now I’m a wreck.

Does it involve installing a letter box outside Howe’s office?

Is this a wind up, because I don’t think at any point I claimed Eddie Howe was responsible for what’s going on in Saudi? I said he’s the most prominent spokesperson for any entity owned by Saudi (name me one other individual involved of any of their projects who is in front of the media at least twice a week) so he’s going to catch some flack from those trying to bring to people’s attention what’s going on over there.

This probably isn’t news to anyone who is around the training ground.

If you can’t understand why a pressure group may attempt to hand the letter to the manager of the Premier League team owned by the state of Saudi Arabia rather than airmail it to Riyadh then I can’t help you. It should be obvious. Trying to police the terms on which people raise awareness about what’s going on in Saudi Arabia is all part of sportswashing. You can’t allow them to access to the Premier League, allow them to purchase a plaything to launder their reputation, and complain when others use their presence in this particular sphere to point out they’re villains. It doesn’t matter that we have an emotional attachment to the club and might feel like we’re being attacked personally. It’s all part of the deal.

Why should I? It’s my club. I’ll keep supporting the team but I do so fully aware of who our owners are and with an always hypercritical eye on them. I’ll also not take it as a personal attack if someone tries to do something to raise awareness of the situation in Saudi. I hoped our supporters would keep their head’s screwed on, and we’d not allow ourselves to be ‘sportswashed’. The fact someone doing something as inoffensive as handing a letter to the club’s most prominent employee is met with such outrage suggests I was a bit fucking optimistic.

That’s all moot. He’s the de facto spokesperson for the Saudi state’s most visible asset. This is a thing that he’s going to have to confront on occasion. He’ll be aware of that. We don’t get the luxury of being able to spend that filthy Arabian lucre and not have to think about where it’s come from. Just because it might make us, or the players and staff feel uncomfortable doesn’t mean its in anyway unfair when others dare to do something to draw attention to it.

I’m sure he’ll cope.

He can’t do anything, but that’s not the point is it? It’s about generating awareness of what’s going on in Saudi.

Probably not be popular but I don’t think people who are either genuinely or performatively anti-Saudi are being unduly harsh on the club, those employed by the club or in a lot of cases the fans. Someone trying to hand Howe a letter bothers me much less than some of the shit our owners are into.

Said it in the Bournemouth match thread, but I think the unbeaten run was a millstone. We need to take more risks, not settle for draws. This might well be the catalyst for it.

Murphy

Other than that 10 minute brainfart we’ve genuinely been the better team. Absolutely infuriating.

Shot ourselves in the cock here, like. Dreadful ten mins.

Never heard a bad word said against him. Seemed like a really kind soul off the pitch. RIP.

Business ain’t what it used to be.

I might be around if there’s room for another two?