TheBrownBottle

Looked like it to me. It doesn’t need to be a shoulder charge.

Yep, either of which is a foul.

It’s not like he offers much going forward, either.

Not once the keeper has the ball in control with both hands, no you can’t.

Yep. Once the keeper has the ball under control with both hands you can’t make contact with them.

GK didn’t look like he had control there edit; nah obvious FK

Usain Bolt is 6ft5. Not sure what height has to do with being slow

We’re aaal owa the shop atm

Great defending by Joelinton tracking his man

It’s early days, but Miley looks better at RB than Livramento at times

Fucking Ho’way lads into these cunts

Shite news

From memory, didn’t Radcliffe appoint Amorim because he basically spoke well in an interview - with Ashworth telling him he was a bad appointment?

You do have to worry that at some point they’ll appoint someone who’s actually a good manager

Imagine being a professional footballer on Tyneside and having to share sex with a teammate.

Imagine telling a Dan Ashworth Newcastle story and end it with you looking like the cunt Whatever you do after your football career ends Jonjo, I don’t recommend the after dinner circuit.

I’ll start calling both of you Bruno. And everyone else. And myself.

The WC has been more than a bit iffy re its selection of host since pretty much day one. Fascist Italy held the second WC in 1934; Nazi Germany was one of two bidders for the 1942 WC (not sure what happened there …); Argentina’s junta was able to capitalise on hosting in 1978. FIFA has a terrible record of suspending / booting out members for their govts crimes - it’s only been the last few years where they’ve really bothered with the suspensions of Russia and Pakistan (South Africa was banned during the cultural blockade during apartheid). The bans seem incredibly selective tbh. Any actions against a ‘Trump WC’ should be welcomed, but no there should be no illusions that the well has only been poisoned recently. Personally, the WC has no great sheen for me and hasn’t for years - I didn’t arse myself to watch the last two WC finals, and once again I’m unlikely to watch any match which doesn’t involved England or Australia. Less to do with where they’re held, more to do with complete disinterest and disengagement from international football generally - and the latest over-bloated version of the WC holds less interest again, with peril removed from the group stages and so many shite sides now taking part.

Just on this one - not applicable to the UK I’m afraid - the WC broadcast rights are protected by an Act of Parliament and must be on ‘free to air’ TV. It’s a really effective method of protest for those in countries where this doesn’t apply, of course.

100%. I’ve seen plenty ask what Howe would have done HBA - I reckon HBA would’ve been out on his arse in a heartbeat. Remy would’ve absolutely thrived under Howe - he would’ve become one of the league’s most effective players in Howe’s 4-3-3 with Howe’s coaching alongside it.

This is the biggest one for me - if the ‘transition’ is about adapting to Woltemade, then I’ve seen zero evidence to date of a change of style to match him. Agreed 100% that Wissa looks like a much better fit. Woltemade looks like a far more talented Chris Wood at this point - no questions re the lad’s talent or goalscoring ability, but does not suit this system.

Him or Gordon - Gordon was offered to Liverpool by many accounts in the press.

I suspect only George Robledo might have a better shout.

Best midfielder we’ve had in my lifetime. Wish we could rest the lad occasionally, but he never, ever complains about being overworked - I suspect he’d likely complain about being rested.

PSR means that resale value isn’t always relevant - Wissa’s fee is amortised over the length of the contract. So he costs c.£14m per season in fee unless we extend it. The same would apply if he was 22 - and while yes, of course it would be nice to be able to sell for a profit, any sale for PSR purposes goes against the remaining amortised transfer fee. All of which means signing players at the back end of their career for big money isn’t an issue as long as they perform