TheBrownBottle

Don’t worry about it mate - it was the lack of context that was startling as much as anything else. It can be hard, but I’d advise an ‘ignore wankers’ rule - and that’s all they are.

I wasn’t delivered by him, but I’m sure he came charging into the maternity ward ready to clean my face with a wet sponge immediately after I was born

Not for me - his sweeping up allows us to play a high-line, high-press game. Yes, he was caught out today - but it’s been key to our results this season

That’s intentional by definition

It’s worth the gamble of appealing as its almost zero-risk, but the notion that it isn’t a goal scoring opportunity as Pope isn’t last man is hilarious - the goalkeeper doesn’t usually count in ‘last man’ arguments re red cards (the ‘last man’ usually being the last outfield player). It’s a deliberate handball by a keeper to prevent a goal scoring opportunity. If that’s not a red card, then I’m looking forward to the chaos that will ensue for the rest of the season as keepers run out of their box with a minute to go and pluck a bouncing ball out of the air for the inevitable booking

I think you need to shout all of this out loud at Central Station. Preferably drunk and slurring. That’ll show the bassers.

I hope Eddie uses that argument. It’s patently wrong, but someone might fall for it

He’s the keeper. It’s pretty hard to argue that if Salah gets that ball he doesn’t have a goal scoring opportunity - he’s got an open goal in front of him

It is if it prevents a goalscoring opportunity

Haha gan on Eddie He wasn’t last man, but it was deliberate handball to prevent a goal scoring opportunity. Shy bairns get nowt, though

Yes, that was really upsetting seeing them, poor souls

You’re absolutely right, but they started doing it for minor royals etc and it lessened the impact. I was amazed it wasn’t a silence for Atsu

I reckon Pope is running on Whitley Bay beach with Karius like Apollo Creed and Rocky this week

Yes, 100% this. The minute’s applause was because they couldn’t stop having a silence for every bugger going. There’s nothing like an impeccably observed minute’s silence for a solemn occasion. Silence marks a tragedy, applause appreciation.

I said it at the time, Schar is caught ball-watching. Trippier dropped the ball twice with his poor positioning though. It’s Trippier’s loss of form which concerns me more than any other player - hope to Christ he’s back to even half the player he’s been for us for the final

Can you imagine being the physio who told him he would have to miss the final? No-one that hard exists. He’ll play next week, even if he has to replace his own hamstring with his bare hands

I know you’re not, that wasn’t what I was saying.

No, I’m with you. It was utterly lacking in class and wildly inappropriate.

Nah, two cunts tricks don’t make a right

Missing the final is punishment enough - I don’t think he needs any further hammering. He’s probably been player of the season so far for me so it’s a massive, massive blow for the final. But it does offer Karius a Rocky-esque redemption arc …

Thought this side did themselves proud with that effort there. Pisser to lose, but they can hold their heads high. Previous NUFC sides get fucking hammered by Liverpool 2-0 down with ten men

He’s a fascist cunt, no arguments there n

It’s that rage which turned him into the dark knight

Don’t bother mate. It’s a ludicrous argument - our ‘competitors’ have had years to build up expensive squads. We’ve had three windows to change a team who were relegation certs. The problem is people thinking that being top four with half a season to play means you’re nailed on if you spend money that you can’t actually spend.