TheBrownBottle

You’re right, context comes into it - but it is far less stressful to remind ourselves that we’re miles ahead of what was anticipated, and that from here on in every point gained is massive.

They’re snookered by FFP - or they are if they don’t want to be hampered in the next couple of years

I’m seeing too many complaining about missing out on top four like. Finishing top four would be an unbelievable bonus this year - top half and a cup run for me still applies. We’ve now hit the magic 40 points with 17 games to go, and we’re in a cup final. I reckon another 10 points guarantees top half. Best season in years and it’s the first week of February

I’d like to see it changed up from time to time, especially against teams we need to break down. BDB has done little wrong this season - we look so solid with that back four, as he moves inside when Trippier bombs on

A result so predictable that even I managed to predict it. We really struggle to break down mid table sides at home. Still, we just do not lose games. Not a bad habit to have.

Yep, to let the ball run over, playing percentages

Honestly, I thought Almiron was poor and has been consistently for quite some time. I’m not convinced Murphy offers less at the moment

Ball that by Gordon. Wilson should do better

Haha yep, was just thinking that. He’s terrible at attacking headers. Good at defensive ones, mind.

Yep, I thought he worked pretty hard tracking back. And he isn’t alone in being ineffective today

It’s Joelinton I’d be tempted to take off. Not because he’s playing all that badly, but because he’s now a glaring red card risk. The big man hasn’t had his big crunching tackle topped off with gobshiting yet

I miss the ‘dive’ option on FIFA

That looks like we’re dominating possession and they’re taking wild, inaccurate pot-shots

The only worry for me is the huge intensity drop off early in the half, just like midweek. Bruno’s absence hurts the back line as much as anything, but West Ham’s midfield has been first class. Even with that, if Trippier doesn’t switch off at the corner we’re still one up. I do think the complaints re lack of signings needs to settle down. We were told the budget wasn’t there, and it wasn’t. Howe doesn’t like signing loads of players, either. This rebuild will take years, not 12 months.

Yeah, some are classics. It’s that sad realisation that they’ve got nowt and had nowt for decades - Sewpa Kev and Defoe can’t be used because they now hate them. The likes of Raich Carter are bone fide greats - but we’re going back 80 years. Why even go down that rabbit hole?

I think that’s true generally, certainly with the ‘beast’ descriptions. The donkey one, not so sure - that’s been around for yonks. Tony Adams is the player most will associate with the term - the ‘ee-aw’ noises were often directed at him. Arsenal supporters even adapted it into a chant.

Straight up. I’ve even heard that in order to be allowed to drive you need permission from society via a licence, and this permission can be revoked if you break driving laws and regs. I hope this isn’t true, because I don’t have this licence thing and have always assumed when driving that a 30mph sign is a suggestion not a requirement

I have heard - and I can’t confirm this - that people have been killed on roads before too, even in the UK. Cars driving faster than necessary or than is legal could risk this happening. I’ve also heard that the way to avoid being caught by a speed camera is by not driving faster than the law allows.

Fuck me ragged, that looks like one of those terrible spray paintings of superheroes you get on the side of cheap hoppings at the coast Also, do you think that the weird ‘Bobby in the skies’ motif, signifying that the man is dead, but somehow Joe Harvey isn’t, is a bit incongruous? We’ve really got some embarrassing oddballs in the support *cringe*

‘Let’s call out the bigotry of their owners. That would send a message about our moral superiority. Hang on, what about the swathes of bigots we have? Shit, best rethink that. Luckily that was a whole sentence ago, I’m sure no-one will notice’

RTG will be the only place on earth sad to hear that KSA and the Houthi are in peace talks in Yemen. Mind, I don’t have a son with a PhD (I don’t have a son full stop) so what would I know?

Yep. It would be unbelievable if he ends up in the clink for it. Usual red top horseshit - and the S** is the worst of all. It is just a monumentally stupid act if he has done this.

Yeah, classic. I wish someone would upload the Miami Tab Machine version from Sid the Sexist - I had a copy when I was younger but that was lost years ago

It’s unlikely he was just doing circuits of the hotel car park

Oh ffs. Stupid cunt. It’s not like you can’t afford to pay a chauffeur you gormless get.