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Same people in charge when the Suarez nonsense happened.
For example..
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Anyway, they've ****ed it again as usual.
[url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/31/alexis-sanchez-manchester-city-arsenal-improved-bid ]Alexis Sánchez set to stay after Arsenal run out of time to sign Thomas Lemar[/url]
It's now just amusing to see how bad it gets.
...relatively speaking of course. I know Arsenal are still a top 8 side. But it's just the same shit over and over. Most expensive tickets, 2 billionaire shareholders, players leaving etc etc. Just gets tiresome. I'm just going to be watching Posh this season I reckon.
I don't really get why Pep has been so infatuated with Sanchez, while he improves the squad I don't see how he offers anything that different to quality players we already have. I would have rather he had gone for Aubameyang from Dortmund, or if hew was going to grab a striker from the gunners Giroud would have added a tactical option we currently don't have, a striker of his ilk would have made much more sense.
Speaking of Lemar, he's just popped in a scorcher in the France - Netherlands game to put France 2-0 up. Mind you, this is after Griezmann put in a nice dive to get a Dutch player sent off. #LesCheats
Wenger was fabulous and Arsenal played some wonderful football under his watch. However, that's past tense. I think the supporters are rightly frustrated that the PL has been quite open the last few seasons and Arsenal have not been contenders. Koeman to go there ?
Still bitter Bravissimo 😉
[url= https://streamable.com/g6n1j ]What Arsenal could have won...[/url]
Course not binbins - their laughably ignominious exit from SA 2010 saw to that.
They'll always be #LesCheats though. 😀
Tru dat 😀
Weird that Ross Barkley apparently decided he didn’t want to join Chelsea part way through his medical!
Are the records kept for the amount of money laundering conducted in one day?
General question, not related to footie obviously.
They'll always be #LesCheats though.
ALL football teams cheat nowadays, it's the name of the game.
For Britain at least this has been substantially disproven.
Only one team get the coveted title though. 😀
muggomagic - Member
Weird that Ross Barkley apparently decided he didn’t want to join Chelsea part way through his medical!
Maybe it was the rubber glove bit?
Anyway great day on tyneside, hopefully sky had somebody waiting there all day just in case.
Krul out was expected and been trying to for ages, he went to Ajax to prove himself and proved excellent the knee held up picking the ball from the back of the net repeatadly. Last year of contract so time to cash in.
Next to leave? Rafa.
It's a sorry state of affairs up there, Cashly needs to be gone, we would probably accept an owner with less cash but more integrity at this stage - wouldn't be hard.
PSG are taking the piss aren’t they? Effectively 400m on 2 players in this window? I know they’ve put off paying for Mbappe for a year but theyre also paying these 2 a fortune in wages. Plus they’ve been done for breaking the FFP rules before. If UEFA ignore that then they may as well scrap the whole FFP thing as it’s clearly a load of bollocks and just let these clubs spend whatever they want.
I see la liga is still throwing a hissy fit because barca and real are not getting enough privileged treatment from uefa.
They have already rigged the game in their favour with the "historical success" distribution of champions league money, and conveniently ignored state sponsorship when it benefited the two Spanish giants. What wonderful new distorted rules are they going to come up with now to ensure their continued success.
Aye, it's a piss take, Real have been propped up by Spanish bank for years.
It's good to see PSG are breaking the Spanish stranglehold on the 'are you having a laugh?' attitude to Financial Fair Play rules though.
Looks like they're now exempt too
I wonder if PSG are going to challenge the "fair" play rules in court, it has long been rumoured they wouldn't stand up to a legal challenge.
Meanwhile, in WC Euro Qualifying...
France 0-0 Luxembourg 😆
Tough match, that! Stoke were really good. Cracking game though.
On the plus side, when Mane got sent off today I bet on the Scouser's lo lose 5 nil at 10/1 😀
On the minus side I had Mane on my fantasy football so he got me -3 points 😥
I also have Mane in my fantasy football team, fortunately balanced out by also having de Bruyne and Jesus.
It was a definite red as well, can't understand why their is so much discussion about it, it was as clear a red as could be.
Stoke played really well, shame the commentators still keep labelling them as just a physical well organised team, they have well moved on from that.
To make matters worse I had De Bruyne and transferred him last week 😕
Stoke looked really good going forward today. The two goals were really well worked. People who think of them as the old Tony Pulis side are going to have to reappraise them. It's going to be a tough place to go on today's showing
And Manes red was nailed on. It wasn't malicious, but it was definitely reckless. You can't go in with your studs up at head height. He could have done him some serious damage
If UEFA ignore that then they may as well scrap the whole FFP thing as it’s clearly a load of bollocks and just let these clubs spend whatever they want
FFP is bollocks indeed. Proof that the clubs are controlling UEFA to protect themselves. They've had their time and spend their money. They don't like any new clubs muscling in on their financial party that they've had locked down for years. Now we've got the likes of Gill pulling the seeding string to favour the likes of Utd which which is so awful and blatantly it makes you wonder how it can morally go on!
It's going to be a tough place to go on today's showing
Can these foreign players cope with going to Stoke on a lovely sunny spring afternoon?
3 goals 3 points. Football is great.
Well played Stoke. What's up with Jose, when asked by BBC why he didn't shake Mark Hughes hand he stomped off ?
He's Jose
Who knows?
Had your lot on the radio Jammers. Sounded like you gave Everton a right pummelling
Now Kane has escaped his whole august thing. WTF is that all about?
I can't believe that Liverpool are now contesting the ban, and some of the comments by the pundits have been absolutely ridiculous, it is actually starting to piss me off the stupidity of the excuses being made. It seems that Klops charisma and the way his team have been playing of late have clouded their judgement, if anything that tackle should be looked at in relation to having the ban lengthened.
If Mane was to control the ball without knowing Ederson was there, the highest his foot would have been is waist height. His foot was at head height because he knew the goalkeeper was there, that is reckless no what if or buts, and the injury just proves why the rule is correct.
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So seems it's Pari san's turn to be the next lambs to the slaughter at Celtic Park! 😆
ps that's wild those scars! 😯
Anyone who says that challenge wasn't reckless is a bloody idiot!. It was wildly reckless. And the damage he's done just proves it. You can't go in for a 50/50 ball with your studs up at head height. The straight red was totally justified!
Anyway... Woys back. It seems that with all the comments about how well the season has started..... with everyone looking to play fast, free-flowing attacking football, Crystal Palace has decided they'll not be having any of that nonsense. They're going to look to bore the opposition into defeat instead 😀
it is actually starting to piss me off the stupidity of the excuses being made.
+1
The pundits saying it wasn't a red are badly out of touch with reality. It was red card every day of the week for me and looking at those injury's probably deserves to be a bit lengthier as well.
MAybe the fact they're ex-professionals and are currently respected pundits means they actually know a bit more about football than you lot ?
agree completely with the red card.
I can also understand what the pundits said, that there was no malice and they'd have gone in for it too, but that's the changing game now. It doesn't have to be malicious, you have to control yourself to not simply not be malicious but also to have proper regard for the safety of a fellow player, and to realise (even in the heat of the moment in a game) that what you are about to do, be it a raised foot, or a swinging arm, or a 'committed' (euphemism) tackle - that if it endangers the opponent then you've committed a sending off offence.
What was interesting (and i can't remember the game) but there was a game the following day i think where there was a similar incident but no contact made, no injury, no foul called - but the intent or lack of it was exactly the same, the lack of thought for the safety of the opponent was the same, but the sanction totally different (ie none) - and at the time the radio pundits were saying that Liverpool should use the incident to appeal the decision on the basis of consistency!
MAybe the fact they're ex-professionals and are currently respected pundits means they [s]actually[/s] [b]think they[/b] know a bit more about football than you lot ?
The problem is they are seeing themselves in that position, and know they'd do exactly the same thing, so they empathise with Mane. The fact is if you go for a ball like that and get the ball and miss the opponent and score then great (assuming the keeper doesn't have to take evasive action to avoid your head high boot), but if you catch the opponent then it's a red.
MAybe the fact they're ex-professionals and are currently respected pundits means they actually know a bit more about football than you lot ?
Hardly respected, more like paid to spout sh*te. If they actually knew the laws of the game I might have more time for them.
but that's the changing game now
Funnily enough, the consensus for pundits who were players in the 70s and 80's seems to be that it would have been red then as well, it's the more recently retired pundits who want to portray that they were harder than reality who seem to be excusing it.
That is quite a common theme though, ex [s]players[/s] prima donnas like Sherwood and Savage calling current players pampered and trying to pretend that they were hardmen 10 years ago.
The fact is if you go for a ball like that and get the ball and miss the opponent and score then great (assuming the keeper doesn't have to take evasive action to avoid your head high boot), but if you catch the opponent then it's a red.
Reality - yes; but as I said above the offence is committed when you endanger your opponent, not when you injure him.
So really it should be......
The fact is if you go for a ball like that and get the ball and miss the opponent and score then [s]great (assuming the keeper doesn't have to take evasive action to avoid your head high boot), but if you catch the opponent then it's a red.[/s] the referee disallows the goal and sends you off for endangering the safety of an opponent with 'excessive force'.
Which in itself is an interpretation, if you're reckless it's a yellow card but reckless and [u]with excessive force[/u] it's red; and seems to me that in most cases while the excessive bit can be interpreted as whether you kicked him or kicked him hard, when it's a boot in the face it's pretty well automatically deemed 'excessive' force because there's hardly an appropriate level of force to use when kicking an opponent in the face 😉
I didn't have any doubts it was a red. My thinking that it was completely immaterial whether there was intent or not....the attacker knows the keeper is coming for the ball and just to raise your foot means you have a high chance of damaging your opponent.
I played the game for years up front and never kicked a goalie.
#scousepersecutioncomplex 😆
I cannot believe that Liverpool are appealing that red card. 3 matches is the standard ban for a red for excessive force so I cannot see any grounds for it. The FA should add and extra game to the ban as the appeal is clearly frivolous.
The scousers should really be keeping their heads down and practice defending as their collapse was embarrassing. It is not even as if they attacked for the rest of the match. Klopp seems pretty one dimensional as a manager.
seosamh77 - Member
So seems it's Pari san's turn to be the next lambs to the slaughter at Celtic Park!
😆 0-3 no even halftime, different planet, could get a-lot worse!
Canny compete with that kind of 'financial fair play' ...
pretty meek from us in all honesty though, we were a bit star struck tbh, started 2nd a bit better, hopefully it'll last, but dunno, hope we at least make a game here now and show some aggression..
Did I just read a that fan got on to the pitch and tried to kick one of the players? 😯
confronted mbappe i think they said, dunno what happened, they don't show on the tele, whole crowd booed the "fan" anyhow.
grim!
ah well least anderlecht got pumped too, cup tie for 3rd place is still on! 😆
So apart from Liverpool all English teams comfortably through the first round of games in the champions league, Spurs have got to be happy beating Dortmund, even though they are not quite the team they were a couple of years ago it is still a decent scalp to take in the opening game.
Was disappointed in Liverpools result, really really should have got more out of the game, but would be even more disappointed if they still don't go through.
Lovrens defending was disgraceful, can't comprehend that. I thought he'd got his act together at the end of last season, but that, sheesh, he needs shooting for that !
It's a familiar scenario though Weeksy. They scored with their only two attacks on target. Liverpool are just a doddle to score against. Set pieces, corners, or balls whipped from the wings into the box and your defense is absolutely all over the shop. The keeper(s) don't help matters. They're both flaky and unpredictable. I wouldn't fancy being a defender playing in front of either of them.
I'm mystified as to why they've not strengthened at the back though. The only explanation is that they really have just opted for the Kevin Keegan '**** it! We'll just score more than you' approach
Lovran is just the latest in a long line of defenders who were part of decent defensive unit, but who go to pieces once they've arrived at Anfield and are initiated into Klopps headless chicken 'style' of defending
I think City would have put at least 4 past you anyway at the weekend, even if you'd have had 11 men on the pitch. Any decent squad will. You're just too easy to score against. The difference is that you may have got a couple back, so the scoreline would be less embarrassing
Pretty sure they would have signed van dijk were it not for the shambolic way they went about it. But I don't think even Franco Baresi would improve them much defensively - it's the mindset and playing in front of two dodgy keepers. Wonder if Klopp may try Gomez with Matip as Lovren is having a mare at the moment.
Everton spanked again, they need to sort themselves out quickly if the manager is to keep his job. Man U up next, so another defeat likely to be on the cards.
I thought Mignolet did ok against City. Made good saves from Sergio and Stones keeping it from a 7-0 scoreline 😆
Everton a shambles at the minute. Koeman has to gel a lot of new players so no one is expecting him to do so overnight, but the performances have been brutal thus far. Squad seems very unbalanced and extremely slow 1-11.
I wonder how good Ron really is - part of the aristocracy as a player with a correspondingly high opinion of himself, I feel, and is generally well regarded in the media. But he's been coaching nearly 20 years and it's been a very mixed bag.
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Well I'll say that is the furthest up we go this season, 3 on the bounce and should have been 4-0 at half time. Just some of the usual Newcastle nerves to keep it interesting till the end.
Good performance by city today, got a couple of decisions went our way. Last year we had quite a lot of offside decisions wrongly go against us, I wonder if the officials analysed that and reaffirmed the rule that if unsure the advantage should go to the attacking side. First decision for the Aguero goal was only an inch offside, the linesman could only guess so its right to go to give the benefit to the attack. Second decision for the Jesus goal, the linesman should have done better.
That said but the scoreline didn't flatter, city were just that dominant. 15 goals in 3 games, shame I can only watch on TV.
oh and Friday night matches are messing up my fantasy football transfers 👿
Birmingham City & Harry Redknapp "part company"
And I thought Cellino had an itchy trigger finger
Great results for us today. Another four, another clean sheet. Valencias goal was an absolute peach! Put your laces through it!
Level on the top with City, same goals scored, same conceded.
And Chelski held by Arsenal! Perfect!
I only saw the second half of the MU Everton game. Everton look to have made a mistake not recruiting a striker, they probably edged the game other than goals scored, Rooney had a couple of moments but in general they just don't have much of a threat in the final third.
The score line definitely flattered us. De Gea made a couple of great saves again
But we look a different team from last season. There's plenty of players looking to score. The Rashford/Tony Marshall supersub routine has been the highlight of the season so far for me. Lingard had a great game when he came on too. Lovely little flick on for Lukaku's goal
City look awesome though. They're taking teams apart! Can't wait for the derby! 😀
Scoreline flattered but Valencia's hit deserved it anyway.
What were Lukaku and (not sure, might have been Mirallas) doing at the end. Conversation, followed by one where they covered their mouths, followed by another bit. I assume it's to avoid being lipread, but since when has that been a thing and if so what were they discussing!?
That Wayne Rooneys head looks like a football with a weetabix balanced on it? 😀
It was great to see him get such a good reception. Former United players always do. The only exception to that I've seen was Paul Ince who got dogs abuse, unremittingly for 90 minutes when he came back in a Liverpool shirt
On the subject of our Wayne
http://newsthump.com/2017/09/18/driving-ban-sees-wayne-rooney-open-up-eight-point-gap-over-everton/
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Everton look to have made a mistake not recruiting a striker,
Everyone seems to be focusing on this, but they can't defend either. They've conceded the joint highest in the league so far. And then another 3 against Atalanta in mid week, who are only a mid table Seria A team.
On paper they've a couple of easy games coming up, but if those go badly then I think we can expect Koeman to be gone.
Are we having sacking stakes then?
I'll have a fiver on Woy being gone next. I reckon he'll be gone after the next 4 games, with Palace having scored none, and conceded 16-20, possibly more. Both Manchester teams and Chelski must be rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of playing these donkeys at the moment. In fact, Huddersfield must be looking at giving them a shoeing tonight. They're probably thinking they can get away with fielding the under 18's squad 😆
I can't understand why Palace have appointed him, or why on earth he'd want the job anyway. Seems a sucker for public humiliation
why on earth he'd want the job anyway
After the Euro's, his rationale was that he didn't want to retire with his last management job as a failure.
Erm...... it's Palace, Roy.
And having failed to score against Burnley (or anyone else!) their next 3 fixtures are City (away), United (away) and Chelski (at home). All three of them must be looking at Palace and thinking they can have a stab at getting into double figures. or rest the players, put the reserves out, and still get a comfortable 3 points.
You'd think that someone would have had the humanity to take him to one side and have a word..... "Roy.... please don't do this? You think it can't get worse than losing to Iceland? Have you watched this lot?"
Woy got his first win then? You can't begrudge him a false dawn before the kicking they're about to receive over the next few games, I suppose.
I wonder what this Toxteth resident had to say about last nights results? 😆
Taking Binnerette number one to OT tonight to watch us take on the mighty Burton Albion! I think Jose will put a decent squad out actually. Especially when you consider the quality players we've got who aren't getting a game at the moment, ie: Herrera.
Championship clubs aren't easy to beat at all, and they'll be right up for it!
Championship clubs aren't easy to beat at all, and they'll be right up for it!
That's it Binners, get yer excuse in early! 😀
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Just seen the team news. He's resting Bailly, De Gae, Valencia and Matic. Other than that it's a full squad. I'm looking forward to it. Should be a good match
I was basing that potential pessimism about assumingly easy cup games on going with my scouse mate to Anfield in January, and watching an absolutely abject Liverpool performance as they ground out a 0 - 0 draw against those titans of international football Plymouth Argyle.
It was pure comedy gold! Liverpool were embarrassingly poor! The Kop was totally silent and all the Plymouth fans were bouncing, singing 'is this a library?' and 'would you like us to sing a song for you?' 😆
I don't envisage us encountering similar problems to that Liverpool squad tonight.
FYI
My Mrs has just rung ..... She has pick up the Spurs 3rd kit, for our birthday boy 7 year old. It's printed with, "cousin" Danny's, ROSE and number 3 on the back... the lad just happens to be left footed and prefers tackling and passing to scoring.
So she said, "I've had the champions league logo printed on the sleeve. I thought I might as well do it this year, you'll probably not be in it next".... Harsh but fair I thought.
Well Arsenal had a fine win against the mighty Doncaster Rovers last night....Le Prof must be pleased!
I watched the Man U game and one thing stood out on a night of great goal scoring across the board...Antony Martial is no goal scorer! He just doesn't have that ability to think clearly in the moment the chance presents its self, like the great goal scorers do.
Hazard really is such a clever player and time seems to slow down when he is in the box. Whats he worth is these days of mega fees I wonder?
I can't understand why Palace have appointed him, or why on earth he'd want the job anyway.
He had a pretty good record of getting smaller clubs to perform above expectations. The problem is that it takes him a while to get teams playing how he wants (he doesn't have time).
I watched the Man U game and one thing stood out on a night of great goal scoring across the board...Antony Martial is no goal scorer!
If that's the case, he's been doing more than a passing impression of one this season, so far.
He was getting serenaded by Old Trafford last night. As always. He had a great game! He's very very popular is Tony Marshall. And with good reason. Its not just scoring. His work rate is immense. He never stops. His movement off the ball, and positional awareness is fantastic. Constantly making runs, and drawing in defenders. Maybe that doesn't come across as well on't'tellybox. He was taken out, off the ball, about 5 times last night in the first half. Didn't scream at the ref, or make a fuss, just got back up and got on with it.
And as a left-sided player who likes to hug the touchline then cut in and run at defenses with pace, he reminds everyone of some other bloke we had who used to do that. I forget his name. Welsh lad?
Remember that he's only 21. I reckon he's got all the makings of a United legend. He also reminds me of Ronnie in his first couple of seasons in that he needs to really find his shooting boots yet. Everything else is there, bar a better final ball. He will though
Nonsense - he's a centre forward, not good enough to play centre forward for Utd, and stuck out on the wing instead. He won't start many big games and for £50m I'd be wanting a forward who can finish more consistently. Reminds me a bit of Theo Walcott, you can't compare him to Giggs!
he may still develop as personally - as in his personal life- last year he had a difficult time but the real talented one is Rashford.
I think he is more Ole than Ronnie or Giggs though
Rashford , if he keeps developing, could be immense.
I disagree SF. I think he's looking really confortable in that left wing position, and I think he'll get plenty of goals this season
Rashford is indeed the real deal though! A fully-formed instinctive out-and-out striker at 19!
I really rate Lingard too. Nice to see these great young players coming through, though as we all know 'you'll never win anything with kids" 😀
So....most valuable player in the Prem, based on what we've seen so far?
Hazard for me, followed by Mane. Rashford scrapes into the top ten.
Hazard is quality! Mane is too good for a mid-table/Europa places side like Liverpool. As is Courthino 😉
Matic is looking like the best buy of the season. Still can't quite believe Chelski sold him to us. He's transformed our midfield and freed up Pogba to go marauding forward. What were they thinking?
Lukaku looks like he's on for 30+ at this point, so money well spent
I still think Aguero is truly world class, and arguably the best player in the premiership. It's him or Lukaku for highest scorer this season, I reckon. Jesus looks worryingly prolific too. That's a serious frontline