TheBrownBottle

While there is a skill to it, it does often result from poor positioning in the first place. Woodgate was the classic example of this - he rarely went to ground, as he was adept at reading the game

The newsagent who gave the wrong change is a Mag. The train driver who made them five mins late for work is a Mag. The kid in McDonalds who gave them a sausage McMuffin instead of a sausage egg McMuffin is a Mag. Every fucker who mildly inconveniences the daft cunts is a mag. If I’ve learned anything from that lot, it’s how the Gestapo managed to get so many people ratting on their neighbours. Paranoid, petty little twats.

With my old ST seat I used to get displaced for FA Cup games due to the increased away contingent. Nothing new in that. If the daft cunt who put this up had ever seen a full SOS for a cup tie, he’d understand that this is perfectly normal. Also, you don’t have a divine right to your ‘own’ seat.

The pitch was corrected many moons ago. But there is still a slope. But the ground itself is on a huge slope - which is why the Gallowgate looks far bigger from the outside than it is on the inside. So we can see that building a stadium on a slope isn’t an insurmountable problem.

Same. He doesn’t strike me as someone who spends his days troubled with complicated thoughts, but I get the impression he’s a nice enough bloke.

The ‘it’s on a slope’ line is my favourite. The SJP pitch itself is sloping, there’s something like a 10 metre drop from the Leazes to the Gallowgate. Photos of the old Gallowgate make it easy to see: (also, this is what the Gallowgate looked like until 1994-95 - which is why plenty of us don’t get overly misty-eyed over the idea of leaving SJP. We don’t play in the same ground as we did a few decades ago)

Dubravka isn’t close to De Gea’s class

I do sometimes wonder when football fans question whether or not the goalkeeper position is less important to strengthen than other positions. Other than your centre forward, there is no other position that needs quality to be successful more than GK. I wouldn’t be signing a defensive midfielder or a winger ahead of a goalkeeper if we’re not good enough in that position.

I’m the other way - female commentators haven’t really arsed me one bit. I haven’t heard a female co-commentator I’ve liked. I haven’t heard a male one I’ve liked either, though. So there is that.

Man Utd rested a few few too, mind

It was irritating me earlier, this one. Normally you get a good sense of when players are due back - it’s like the black hole of Calcutta our injury list

Isak is the only player we have who has the potential to be world class - he’d also command the biggest transfer fee if he left. Trippier isn’t on a par with Isak.

No, he was a problem, not the problem. He was shaky and could have done much better on at least two of the goals. It hasn’t changed my opinion - he’s an ok PL keeper - a bottom six keeper. Which isn’t bad at all for your reserve keeper - but that’s on the basis of him coming in for a few games. The rest of the season may be too much to risk on him - and I don’t get the impression that Howe fancies him, either. I can easily see another keeper coming in shortly.

I can’t be angry about these sort of losses given the wider context - and Trippier hardly does that every week, so it’s hard to give the bloke shite over it. Dubravka understandably looks rusty, though I don’t think he’s close to Pope’s level his best. Wonder if the club will try to sign De Gea. Shite day at the races, that’s all. Seen plenty of them over the years. Need to get those injured players back ASAP - and the club needs to seriously look at why we have so many. I don’t buy ‘bad luck’.

I hope he gets the clap

It’s a bit concerning, isn’t it? Is the transfer set to happen or can we still wriggle out?

Aaaand that’s me done.

Just a weird game this. On another day it’s 5-0, and on a different one 0-3.

Can’t believe some are taking the bait from that wally who’s giving the big one on the internet

Isak needs to score there mind

Hiya

It’s not just tiredness that - it’s farting around when you don’t need to

Trippier again fucking hell

Far too conservative. Same in Europe. We set up looking frightened.

A little from column A, a little from column B