Other games (2024/25)

[huss9]

46 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

[brummie]

We've been absolutely fucked by injuries for ages - Slot was yada yada ing about us being full strength in the week whilst ignoring the fact we have two centre backs out, and the best defensive midfielder in the league after Rodri - and playing so many games. We've been defending abysmally, unable to build any consistency, and plenty of not losing but not winning either. Too many chances to score untaken for too long. Too much giving the opposition early goals, I don't get where that comes from. Too much playing one good half and one bad one.

 

I'll take where we are in the wider picture, CL, league, FAC etc, but I do think Asensio and Rashford is some clever use of the loan market. Asensio is unbelievably talented and Rashford has already started to produce.

 

I dunno, we might finish fourth, we might finish tenth, but I don't care right now, it's exciting as fuck. and we were in the Championship five years ago so this is really great stuff.

[Menace]

22 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

Nobody thought this. Everyone expected him to put in as much effort as he possibly could and play well early on. 

 

Give it 6 months. Let him earn his move, get comfortable, then see how he gets on. He will revert to type. 

 

You sure?

 

 

 

 

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[Menace]

 

 

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[samptime29]

Top 4 is well up for grabs for several teams. Really need to win tomorrow. Vital.

 

 

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[El Prontonise]

One post.

[Menace]

Putting multiple images up on phones is a nightmare on this forum btw 

[Newcastle Fan]

At first i was hoping for a draw but seeing that Chelsea's next two games are easy wins and Villa have a few tough games coming up means it's actually a good result for us, must win tomorrow though.

[Froggy]

12 minutes ago, Menace said:

 

You sure?

 

 

 

midds is saying the same thing as me. 

 

And he didn't look great in the signing photo IMO. But it could have just been bad pictures. 

[Menace]

If they end up getting top 4 because of it, it's very smart business personally. Let's see what happens next season -  I've been impressed with him at Villa though, looks hungry.

[Wolfcastle]

i'd rather have years of abject Rashford performances backing my point up than a couple half decent performances at a new club. Be flash in the pan territory for a good while yet.

(as someone who didn't comment/care one way or the other)

 

[leffe186]

Watching the Arsenal game. How on Earth did Lewis-Skelly (or whatever his name is) not immediately get a red? I just don’t know what thought process could possibly have gone through the ref’s head for him to give a yellow card. This is the problem we have with VAR: it sucks but as long as refs suck even more it makes it hard to bin it off.

[Cf]

I know why they've gone with it but that was about 5 minutes of highlights for the lead game 

[The Prophet]

Absolute cowardice not giving a straight red there

[leffe186]

1 minute ago, Cf said:

I know why they've gone with it but that was about 5 minutes of highlights for the lead game 

It does frustrate me sometimes when some legitimate highlights seem to be reserved for the post-highlights analysis.

[bigfella]

8 hours ago, Joe1984 said:

Tbf he got just as excited whenever Everton attacked.

 

I think he was just enjoying the game.

 

Completely different take on the game on MOTD.

[The Prophet]

Another fine day for VAR.

[CPL]

1 hour ago, leffe186 said:

Watching the Arsenal game. How on Earth did Lewis-Skelly (or whatever his name is) not immediately get a red? I just don’t know what thought process could possibly have gone through the ref’s head for him to give a yellow card. This is the problem we have with VAR: it sucks but as long as refs suck even more it makes it hard to bin it off.

Probably feared the backlash after what happened the other week. Easier to upgrade from a yellow to a red than vice versa but I totally get your point. 

[Ronaldo]

47 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

Another fine day for VAR.

I’m glad they overturned the Everton one. I’m fed up of cheating twats like Ashley Young getting away of it. Stop diving.

[The Prophet]

3 minutes ago, Ronaldo said:

I’m glad they overturned the Everton one. I’m fed up of cheating twats like Ashley Young getting away of it. Stop diving.

 

I didn't think it was a penalty either, but it definitely treads into re-refing the game territory.

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

3 hours ago, brummie said:

We've been absolutely fucked by injuries for ages - Slot was yada yada ing about us being full strength in the week whilst ignoring the fact we have two centre backs out, and the best defensive midfielder in the league after Rodri

 

Kamara is class, but that's a bold claim. 

[El Prontonise]

3 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

I didn't think it was a penalty either, but it definitely treads into re-refing the game territory.

 

Yeap, the VAR element was easily the most controversial part of it.

[Ronaldo]

38 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

I didn't think it was a penalty either, but it definitely treads into re-refing the game territory.

Without it that stands as a penalty though, and that’s the last it’s spoken about. Just another cheat being rewarded (again) for manipulating real-time perception.

[Zero]

Looking at Asensio and Rashford making instant impact, makes me wonder just why we don’t get any reinforcement by loans, not even 1 during last year crisis

 

 

[Mike]

3 hours ago, leffe186 said:

Watching the Arsenal game. How on Earth did Lewis-Skelly (or whatever his name is) not immediately get a red? I just don’t know what thought process could possibly have gone through the ref’s head for him to give a yellow card. This is the problem we have with VAR: it sucks but as long as refs suck even more it makes it hard to bin it off.

 

They're terrified of the whiny as fuck manager and fanbase.