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Calcio by John Foot is a great read. Michael Cox is a bit of a knobhead but his books are pretty good.

I've gone from excited when the draw was made, to dreading it, to strangely serene now we're at the day before. Probably a sub-conscious coping mechanism but I've got this feeling that when they eventually get promoted they're bound to cost us the title because we draw with them in 10 years time or something, so who gives a fuck about the FA Cup 3rd round? Anyway...1-3, Isak hat-trick HOWAY THE FUCKING LADS!

The pictures put the message sequence the wrong way round but you get the general idea

All now taken down allegedly - been sent these by a mackem, hopefully another wind up (but not the ticket bit)

Maybe he went with them and discovered Santa's real, why his heads gone

Any chance there's a few quid available by selling some of the loan lads? Saw some report we're terminating Hayden's loan at Liege because there's Champo clubs after him. Not sure what the terms are of Fraser's loan? Clutching and not going to be big money but if it unlocks a small release clause or loan fee etc it could make a difference

This was it for me today, they did nothing after going behind. Nevermind a striker they need a set of bollocks.

We should be honoured that he's featured Howe/us in his main word count this week and not his usual snide dig in the shite 150 words of fluff that gets used as filler elsewhere. These cunts can write what they like. Our current owners and Fat Lad don't have too much in common, but not giving a flying fuck about external noise is one characteristic. Holt will be out in May when we've had a strong end to the season saying it proves the worth of being patient when Howe was only at risk in his own fragile little mind. He really is the cunt's cunt.

Even in our own perilous state, it's quite amusing seeing the Arsenal fans only halfway through the season but already having the realisation that they've seen this movie before and know exactly what's coming

Anything between 2 and 4 nil I reckon - I'd take a carbon copy of the Palace game, early goal and a 90 minute walk in the park would do us very nicely

Aye, with talk of us getting an app presumably the digital ticketing endgame will be to have all tickets on the app, connected to our memberships/supporter accounts etc where they'll be able to fairly easily police it.

The TV money, which is supposedly split between how you performed in your domestic league last year and how far you go in the Champions League in the current season. Progress, more games on TV, more coin etc.. Although why there's then another bit for "performance" I don't know.

Get in there

First game this season without a Big Joe foul

This needs submitting to the Oxford Dictionary - or failing that Urban Dictionary - as the definition/example of Sad Mackem Bastard

It wouldn't surprise me if we got some Ashworth FFP creativity here. Something like an 18-month loan with various options/conditions attached, we can break or buy in the summer, that sort of thing. He's under contract until 2028 so even if we didn't buy him City could sell to someone else for decent money. City aren't difficult to deal with so it's an easy deal to do, so long as we negotiate a relatively cheap buy price so it looks like daylight robbery if he gets back to his old self and we keep him.

Aye, take care of our business and we'll be fine. Dortmund don't lose many at home to teams not named Bayern Munich and they won't be pissing about when finishing 2nd likely means Man City, Barcelona or a Madrid team in the L16 as opposed to finishing top and getting an easy/easier one.

Well exactly. Same as there's already rules for cynical fouls. Just enforce the fucking rules that are already there. The shithouse stop the counter cynical fouls will soon stop if the refs actually book people every time and give out second bookings. Just like shirt pulling in the box would stop if refs started giving each side 5 pens a game and penalising it. The sin bin stuff all just strikes me as idealistic "keep it 11 v 11 for the spectacle" bullshit. Let the refs enforce the rules and let's back them when they do, if a player is daft enough or doesn't know the rules that's on them, it's not the ref's job to keep it 11-a-side.

No, we don't want it taking minutes. But if the ball is known to have gone out and someone can tell the ref within 10 seconds "it's not a corner it's a GK," what's the problem? We're not talking micro-managing the game to the nth degree, the lino still has to make a decision. And if they can't do it in such a way that it takes <10 seconds and is open to interpretation and inconsistency in the way its currently used, then they shouldn't do it. Making it time-based would also remove the ridiculous "clear and obvious" weasel words and actually make it mean something, if it takes longer than X, go with the on-field and get on with the game.

Haven't got a problem with them using it for corners if they can check it in seconds, whether it's a corner or a GK is a matter of fact. But for subjective stuff it should be binned off altogether or used "for the howler" as it was supposed to be in the first place.

Just laughed loudly at Carragher giving it the "where you'd expect them to be" and not bothering to mention the 11 injured players

Easier to stand out in a dogshit team

Debating the goal against the Rooney one and showing it at half time man, save that shit for later

Quite enjoying them holding up their red cards at every opportunity though

Howay the scouse mackems