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Boom!!! A 4th!
I paid a now tv subscription for this game, best £12 I’ve spent in a while!
#prayforbinners
Five… 😁😁😁😁😁
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Thought we'd end up losing this, as is often the case, but not by 6+ 😳.
Binners looking in on this thread?
Not seen it yet but not sure if LIverpool have woken up or ManU have gone Spursey.
@theotherjonv and Caher
you've both obviously seen the coming fixtures
Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Millwall
I can't see any points coming from those games
Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Millwall
I can’t see any points coming from those games
It's not good, could be quite a squeaky bottom time.
Weird old weekend, Man City getting by with a generous penalty, Arsenal coasting to a win, ManU struggling at home and Spurs actually winning with Richarlison not on the ground for more than half of the game!
Sheffield United, Blackburn Rovers, Millwall
I can’t see any points coming from those games
I think you've called that right, sadly. Then Hull, Bristol, Birmingham and Preston, we need points from that run otherwise we're going to be in the mire and bang out of form.
Yeah, thought Arsenal would have a tougher game today. Clean sheet a bonus as they’ve been shipping goals lately.
Palace and Leicester, especially, are getting drawn into the relegation battle.
Casemiro maybe not getting off as lightly as he did playing in la liga for Madrid?
Hi all, still enjoying the view from the top of the pile! 11 games left. Speak soon!
Palace and Leicester, especially, are getting drawn into the relegation battle.
Leicester have been in trouble for a long time - I did hear a rumour that Rogers would've been sacked a while ago, but it would cost too much.
With Timo Werner leading the line for Leipzig put your money on the goalie to score first.
remember someone cracking that joke about Havertz in the final. 😀
Blown away! you've been shreked
I'm still not sure that Haaland will adapt to life at Citeh
🙃
Hooked after an hour, must have had a crap game 🤣
Just popped in to say Arsenal are out.
Good game that - superb strike for the Sporting goal. Maybe better for their league hopes they’re out? Fewer games/injuries/fatigue?
I shouldn’t imagine they’re too fussed. Bigger fish to fry which they can now concentrate on fully
As above if you missed it the Sporting goal had shades of the time Nayim lobbed Seamen.
Of course you want to win every trophy you can, even just Big Vase, but I too think that hots the league up again, with that distraction removed. At the same time, I wonder if City and the pursuit of Big Cup creates an issue - Robostriker looks unstoppable and indestructable but as the games start to come thick and fast in this compressed last bit of the season might they be tempted to rest him against easier teams and slip up somewhere.
As for the goal - wonderful strike. Better than Nayim lobbing Seaman for me, or when he got done for England vs Brazil, don't remember who - this one reminded me of Beckham against Sullivan for Wimbledon. Flat, fast, even a keeper of Ramsdale's agility couldn't get back. Seamo was a great gk but his footwork was leaden for both the ones he conceded and should really have saved IMHO - certainly the Brazil one.
It makes me wonder with the balls they have now (both senses, maybe) why they don't try it more often. The new balls fly faster, truer, even compared to 15 years ago. And with so many sweeper keepers out on the edge of their box behind a high line defence I reckon there's a lob on more often than you might think. Even if unsuccessful (and it still requires great technique) if it makes the keeper think about the prospect and just be 3 yards further back in their starting position, it reduces the effectiveness of their sweeping up. It's a fine margin game after all.
they be tempted to rest him against easier teams and slip up somewhere.+
I think that the preferred method for resting Harland is to just get the game won and take him off after 60 mins. Alverez isn't exactly a poor stand in, although a very different player.
For the gooners the worry might be the defensive injuries picked up last night. the bbc report didn't mention how serious or not they were.
I think that the preferred method for resting Harland is to just get the game won and take him off after 60 mins.
City need to lobby for boxing rules, the ref could have stopped that after 60 mins to avoid further punishment!
Alverez isn’t exactly a poor stand in, although a very different player.
Different? To Haaland? How so? 😉 (joke, Haaland is clearly genetically modified / lab built, sent back from the 25th century to steal your goalscoring records. Some of the early season David Squires cartoons are fab on this. Albeit, scarily true.
Palace have sacked Viera, looked to be going so well last year, slipped back a bit this year and on a pretty poor run, but still where you would expect them to be in the table.
Palace have sacked Viera
Seems harsh to me,but I guess the desperation to stay up this year outweighs the longer term plan.
5 draws and 6 losses in 2023, no shot on target in the three games previous to last night, xG's consistently below 0.5 - says to me something's wrong in the style or intensity of play, and 5/33 points and being only 3 points above relegation means something needs to change before time runs out.
Longer term plan is compromised if they don't stay up, rebounding is a huge gamble. Of the three relegated teams last year, Burnley are all but up, Watford, Norwich, and West Brom from year before - not so much.
Talking of lobs check this out from Cheltenham Town's Alfie May
The Viera thing is weird but then he insists (like other Palace managers before him) insist on playing Jordan Ayew. Ayew must have something scandalous on Steve Parish - its the only reason I can think he's been a regular premiership player for so long.
Tough on Vieria but they seem to have regressed recently after a decent previous season. Apparently in their last ten games they play all the bottom eight. That’s a lot of ‘6 pointers!’ 😀
Looks like it’s going to be quite a relegation scrap this season. It’s really tight at the bottom. There are a good few sides potentially dragged into it
I’d like to see Palace go down purely on account of Zaha and his diving and winding up antics
Apparently in their last ten games they play all the bottom eight
That suggests that their recent poor run has been against the top teams, perhaps if they had been a bit more dispersed it might have looked better.
As for the goal – wonderful strike. Better than Nayim lobbing Seaman for me, or when he got done for England vs Brazil, don’t remember who
It was that Brazilian journeyman Ronaldinho. Was watching in a pub in Ireland at the time and giggling was long and raucous.
Champions League draw:
Real Madrid v Chelsea
Inter Milan v Benfica
Manchester City v Bayern Munich
AC Milan v Napoli
Ooof, the hard way for City again, Real in the semis if they beat Bayern, assuming Real beat Potter’s lot (surely?!)
I'd have thought that Napoli was the one to avoid.
Palace this year
Spurs 0-4
Chelsea 0-1
ManU 1-1
Newc 0-0
ManU 1-2
Brighton 1-1
Brentford 1-1
Liv 0-0
Villa 0-1
City 0-1
Brighton 0-1
so yes, quite a tough card, 7 games against the supposed bigger teams - albeit did well against them with 3 draws and 3 single goal losses. They don't get thumped often.
Against Brighton, Brentford and Villa 2/12 points, and you need to win the mini league you're in against these types, and pick up what you can against the bigger teams. If you look at the last 6, that's 2/18 with 4 games against their peers, and the fact they've scored two goals in that and had virtually no chances either I think is what's done for him rather than the previous 5 that were a tough set.
The Viera one is an odd - they're hardly shipping goals, most games only losing by 1 - 0.
Watch them beat Arsenal this weekend now, just like happened when Everton sacked Lampard.
To beat anyone you need to score goals and apart from Olise and Eze chipping in with the odd goal, they've not really got anyone unless Eduoard or Mateta suddenly become prolific.
VAR and the offside rule is an absolute farce. Something needs to be done.
Luckily for Newcastle they still managed to get 3 points.
VAR and the offside rule is an absolute farce. Something needs to be done
I've self resolved it and barely watch football now.
Hmm, two games in a row with Haaland being hooked after an hour, is the bubble finally burst?
😂 conveniently left out the goals! What a machine he is… City look unstoppable in this form. Burnley we’re good until the first goal, but that feels a long time ago now
Meh, apart from goals what does he give Man City 🤔
As for the weekend so far, Spurs being Spursey, Chelsea in the top half of the league on goal difference, Leeds out the bottom 3, there's currently 4 points between 12th place and bottom!
Yea, yea but in other news Reading got a draw against Hull, after losses against Middleborough and Millwall - a trio of places you wouldn't want to live.
Blimey! Just watched Conte’s post-match interview on MOTD. He wasn’t holding back, was he? 😳
I’m not surprised though. Spurs we’re woeful in the second half. I just can’t figure out how they’re clinging on to a top four spot. They’re absolutely awful! Kane spends 90% of the match in his own half
Chelsea look even worse though. Their defence is a complete shambles. Haven’t they just spent half a billion quid on players? They look like a mid-table side, at best. They’re a mile off top four. Surely Potters days are numbered?
On another note, I had money on Burnley going down to their usual 5-0 scoreline at the Emptyad so I was gutted when the sixth went in
there’s currently 4 points between 12th place and bottom
Mad, innit? If it carries on like this, the last day of the season will be totally bonkers with every goal scored making a difference to who goes down
Yea, yea but in other news Reading got a draw against Hull, after losses against Middleborough and Millwall – a trio of places you wouldn’t want to live.
? I count 4 ? 😝
? I count 4 ? 😝
Not sure where you live but Reading's a lot nicer to live; proof being the high house prices.
Well Sheff Utd v Blackburn has been an excellent cup tie.
Hoping it goes to extra time.
Not sure where you live but Reading’s a lot nicer to live; proof being the high house prices.
According to Rightmove, average house price in Bermondsey last year was a couple of hundred grand more than average house price in Reading.
Hi all, been a couple of weeks. Still enjoying being top of the league, ten games to go now. I also enjoyed Conte, It was a joy to behold. He essentially said ‘lads, it’s Tottenham’, ‘where’s your silverware’, and ‘literally defined Spursy’… It was incredible.
Speak Soon!
According to Rightmove, average house price in Bermondsey last year was a couple of hundred grand more than average house price in Reading.
Still wouldn't want to live there.
I hope we actually turn up for the second half here. McTomminay, in particular, is absolutely dire.
Mitrovic is (rightfully) going to fancy his chances against Maguire. He’s always a howler waiting to happen
Inevitability, right on cue…
🙄
Mitrovic has just scored.
Still wouldn’t want to live there
So we agree, house prices are not an indicator of how nice an area is.
So we agree, house prices are not an indicator of how nice an area is.
You know right well that London is an exception. Make a sensible comparison to Reading v Middleborough or Stoke etc.
^ the original comparison was Reading, Millwall, Hull and Middlesbrough...I was just using your examples of places that you wouldn't want to live.
Anyway, I've no skin in the game as my club is West Bromwich Albion...which is a total shithole 😂
Great save there by Willian 😂
Good god. What was Mitrovic thinking?
Well, this is all a bit mental! 😂
3 red cards in as many minutes?
Edit: 3 red cards in 40 seconds. 😳
Well, this is all a bit mental! 😂
I only went to make a cup of tea 😱
That was a textbook example of how to chuck a match away with a minute of total madness.
They’ll have 3 match suspensions for the next games too. Absolutely insane!
Meh, was a weird minute, does make you wonder what would have happened if it was the other way, yes Willian and the penalty are stick ons, but would a ref send a ManU manager off instantly and then their star player, i've seen other big name players do arm pulls on refs this season and be even more petulant without a card shown, didn't Fernandes shove a linesman a couple of weeks ago without much really said about it?
If you shove a ref then get up in their grill, effing and Jeffing, then you’re off. Every player knows this, but Mitrovic did it anyway
But let’s take a moment to appreciate the greatest exponent of the art 😂
Quite possibly the worst bit of play acting in the EPL ever, that ref went down in stages and looks like he's scared for his life on the ground, then Winterburn pushing DiCanio, then bricking it the second DiCanio turns round 🤣
Used to be a season ticket holder when DiCanio was at Celtic, he was always up for an argument, or a fight.
I just can’t figure out how they’re clinging on to a top four spot.
Now that the toon appear to have gotten over their slump by benching the useless Wilson Spurs won't be in 4th for much longer. 🙂
Looks like they're going to make an example of Mitrovic with a 10 match ban
OOFT!
Got an old work colleague who was at the game (Fulham fan) and he told me that fellow fans going back to London were astonished. Lots to discuss with ManU fans going back south on the train.
Woys back
I assume a certain somebody else is just waiting for a call...
Looks like they’re going to make an example of Mitrovic with a 10 match ban
Whereas rat boy Fernandez did the exact same thing to the Lino against Liverpool and didn't even get a yellow.
It wasn't the same thing though, while I do think Fernandez should have been sent off, the level of aggression and anger was no where near comparable, Bruno was just being, as usual, a petulant dick, red card would have been enough IMO.
Whereas rat boy Fernandez did the exact same thing to the Lino against Liverpool and didn’t even get a yellow.
There was absolutely no comparison with Bruno and Mitrovic
With Mitrovic, his team had been on top all game and one of his team mates had just rightfully been carded for a clearly mad handball, so there was no injustice to protest against, never mind with that ridiculous and totally over-the-top level of aggression.
The issue with Bruno was that having failed to get himself subbed (despite his best efforts), he then had a massive strop (as usual) and had clearly decided to get try and get himself sent off instead.
The ref had clearly clocked this and decided that if the rest of us had to endure this then so did Fernandez and he wasn't prepared to give him an escape route from the horror show he was part of