manchester united

[Kid Icarus]

10 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

Wish we had still had Dubravka. 

I imagine he probably does as well.

[Miercoles]

On 19/09/2025 at 16:13, SteV said:

Well, yeah, but gambling under control is a fun hobby / pastime.

 

Eh, "under control" so are drugs.

 

The key lies in the difficulty of maintaining control.

 

If people could maintain control, gambling would not be the industry that it is today.

[SteV]

7 minutes ago, Miercoles said:

 

Eh, "under control" so are drugs.

 

The key lies in the difficulty of maintaining control.

 

If people could maintain control, gambling would not be the industry that it is today.

Well, aye, but you can say that about anything really, drinking, gaming, even eating to an extent.

 

I accept, gambling is probably a lot more addictive than many things, but certainly not drugs. 
 

And you can also do it legally.

[bobbydazzla]

14 minutes ago, SteV said:

Well, aye, but you can say that about anything really, drinking, gaming, even eating to an extent.

 

I accept, gambling is probably a lot more addictive than many things, but certainly not drugs. 
 

And you can also do it legally.

Saying it’s legal is no defence, smoking is legal and it’s both highly addictive and devastating to the smokers health. Similar applies to alcohol.   
 

For me gambling is a vice that’s been allowed to spread like an out of control wildfire. It’s addictive, it’s socially acceptable, it’s highly promoted and the marketing is impossible to avoid. 

 

And for those with a gambling problem there’s no physical warning signs that allow people to spot that someone is an abuser or an addict. Because of gambling apps on phones it’s probably the most accessible and easiest to hide of all of the common addictions. 

 

 

Edited September 27, 2025 by bobbydazzla

[SteV]

20 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said:

Saying it’s legal is no defence, smoking is legal and it’s both highly addictive and devastating to the smokers health. Similar applies to alcohol.   
 

For me gambling is a vice that’s been allowed to spread like an out of control wildfire. It’s addictive, it’s socially acceptable, it’s highly promoted and the marketing is impossible to avoid. 

 

And for those with a gambling problem there’s no physical warning signs that allow people to spot that someone is an abuser or an addict. Because of gambling apps on phones it’s probably the most accessible and easiest to hide of all of the common addictions. 

 

 

 

The biggest issue (well, alright, maybe not the biggest, but a main one) is that the regulation around bookmakers is absolutely pathetic.

 

They get away with murder. Constantly telling us how much they’re doing to try and combat problem gambling, and how difficult it is to identify. Yet they can seemingly identify ‘winning’ punters at the drop of a hat, and quickly limit them to pennies.

 

And as I’ve said, it’s questionable whether online casino’s and ‘games’ should exist at all, given they’re completely rigged.

[TaylorJ_01]

Even Seskos goal was funny. Three attempts from like 1 yard pure flapping at it before he could get it in the net 

[Froggy]

Genuine question, are you allowed to make subs while waiting for a penalty to be taken? I was always certain that wasn't allowed.

[Froggy]

PGMOL going to giving us two apologies. 

[The Fountain]

1 minute ago, Froggy said:

PGMOL going to giving us two apologies. 

Did they recommended Amiron?

[KennyUtd]

5 minutes ago, Froggy said:

Genuine question, are you allowed to make subs while waiting for a penalty to be taken? I was always certain that wasn't allowed.

I think as long as the ball is dead but I'd imagine it's a ref's call. 

[Pilko]

29 minutes ago, Froggy said:

PGMOL going to giving us two apologies. 

 

You've already got an apology of a manager so that's the hattrick, then.

[Big River]

when is his famous system meant to start working?

[RodneyCisse]

6 minutes ago, Big River said:

when is his famous system meant to start working?

When he’s been sacked.

[PauloGeordio]

 

[Disco]

 

[Dr.Spaceman]

2 minutes ago, Disco said:

 

 

At least they've got that.

[Swissmag]

30 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said:

 

They still have that pulling power 🤣

[54]

Man United havent won back to back Premier League games under Amorim

[Casey]

Just now, 54 said:

Man United havent won back to back Premier League games under Amorim

I had to look this up cause I thought you must be taking the piss. Pretty surprised it hasn't happened yet just by chance. Impressive. 

[Kid Icarus]

I can't get over this idea that a manager who can only play one system and can only make it work with all of the right players to fit that system, is going to be successful once that criteria's met.

 

I get that managers have their preferences and philosophy etc, but I can't think of a single good manager who isn't at least a bit pragmatic. Most of them are very, very pragmatic. For me him not being able to adapt already means that the conclusion now is that he isn't a good manager, regardless of whether he ever gets this ideal scenario he needs.

 

 

Edited September 27, 2025 by Kid Icarus

[Lazarus]

[Disco]

Just now, Kid Icarus said:

I can't get over this idea that a manager who can only play one system and can only make it work with all of the right players to fit that system, is going to be successful once that criteria's met.

 

I get that managers have their preferences and philosophy etc, but I can't think of a single good manager who isn't at least a bit pragmatic. Most of them are very, very pragmatic. For me him not being able to adapt already means he isn't a good manager.

Maybe 10 years ago but if you look at any top manager these days they all play numerous systems both game by game

and during games. 

Beggars belief he thought the idea of making their midfield even more porous and slow would be something that would bring results, particularly away from home. Not too mention their ongoing woes in goal.

[TaylorJ_01]

Broken record, but being totally stubborn in your setup simply means everyone can prepare very easily to play against you. It's blindingly obvious.

 

 

[leffe186]

41 minutes ago, 54 said:

Man United havent won back to back Premier League games under Amorim

Thomas Frank did it in his first two games - and one of those was Man City away

 

 

Edited September 27, 2025 by leffe186

[WilliamPS]

Amorims major malfunction isn’t even his tactics it’s his man management. He falls out with too many players, and you get the impression a lot of the others have no faith in him.

 

 

Edited September 27, 2025 by WilliamPS