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The domestic schedule is back after yet another international break. For most other teams stacked with international players it’s about getting back to a rhythm and preparing to compete on multiple fronts. For us it’s that, plus figuring out how to do it when half of those are out after picking up a ‘knock’. One day, our players might come away unscathed from international duty. One day. Control. Love of the game. Urgency. Bravery. Style. Heart. Organisation. Power. Tactical flexibility. Yer ma. I don’t ask for much. Last season’s corresponding fixture was very early in the season and saw us batter the shit out of the Gunners but only come away with a 3-1 win. Lacazette scuffed Arsenal into the lead against the run of play when Robbo mis-controlled a ball into his path. We got on level terms when Sadio converted the rebound after Mo had an effort saved by the keeper. Robbo made amends for his earlier mistake to latch onto Trent’s cross and lift the ball past the keeper for 2-1. Jota wrapped it up with a debut goal, chesting down a wayward Arsenal defensive header on the edge of the box and volleying home a low effort into the far corner. We’d got 9 points from 9 having faced a pumped-up Leeds plus Chelsea away in our first 2 games. Cast your mind back to the early-to-mid 60s. Alf Ramsey’s England would soon be hosting the World Cup in 1966, and the music scene was full of twenty-somethings making a splash on both sides of the pond. Live football was still a rarity, and the BBC looked for a new audience of football fans who could enjoy highlights far removed from the old Pathe newsreels. Even back then, football was a sure-fire way to get TV viewers. The very first Match Of The Day saw Liverpool take on Arsenal at Anfield in August 1964. Everton fans would probably claim it as a first via their usual mental gymnastics. Liverpool won the game 3-2 thanks to a goal from Sir Roger and two by Gordon Wallace. Wallace’s second was to prove the winner after Arsenal had clawed their way back into the match with goals from future Liverpool stalwart Geoff Strong and another by Joe Baker. Back then, the main camera was in the Kemlyn so the Kop is to the left of the screen. The big film making waves in August 1964? Why it was none other than A Hard Day’s Night, starring four fellas who were fairly popular in the States at the time. It’s basically an amusing caper mixing reality with fiction, a cracking soundtrack and a blatant cash-in on the band’s immense popularity. At that point, before all the psychedelia and sound experimenting, The Beatles’ signature sound was at the forefront of ‘Merseybeat’ which was at the forefront of the British invasion on US shores. Far from being a mere commercial cash-in though, it’s actually quite a good film that masks the fact these guys couldn’t act. They only really had to be themselves. Spice World it most definitely aint. We need to get back to being our usual selves too, but it remains to be seen what sort of squad the boss will have available come the weekend. Arsenal before the international break had quietly been picking up points and a few of their players have looked very good this season. Arsenal being Arsenal though, a catastrophic result is never far around the corner and, as Dave would say, they love to smell themselves when things are going pretty well. We have the means to knock them down several pegs, but it’s a question of attitude and application. Get those right and the points are more than likely ours. Just get in there and get the job done.

Whining for likes, stupid bullshit, go fucking myself and cunt posts have been my bread and butter on this website for eleven years.

Doctor Troy has defo been in that boozer and probably posted about it on the thread on here.

Haha. That was great... Blackford: The tories claim to support the Prime Minister - but looks at those gaps in the seats. They couldn't sit further back from him. Rows totally empty. (Voice shouts out): They're all at their second jobs.

I’d hazard a guess that it had something to do with the Harold Shipman case.

I don't want to see him mincing around and missing sitters on a regular basis. Fuck him right off.

If the situation was reversed and Everton had been a part of the Big 6 and us not invited they would have taunted us non stop about it saying we were a small club and the powershift was complete. Most of our fans were angry about it and only laughed at them when they released a statement which was playing to their bitter audience to distract them from the fact that their club is mismanaged. Even the furlough stuff they are massive hypocrites about, our fans kicked off about it and the club did a u turn. Yet their fans are always silent about Moshiri using the Coronaviris interruption loan and them never intervening or calling out the independent company furloughing the catering and club shop staff. In short, its much more fun for them to criticise us rather than look at themselves.

Hope they go bust. Cunts

This needs moving to the Arguing Over Future Managers Forum

*Pats No2 on the head*

I got bladdered in Basel in Sports Direct gear and got interviewed by Sky Sports drinking a bottle of Fanta. Took the piss out of Evertonians then got twatted by the Spanish Ronnie Corbett inside the ground.

So basically it looks like we can field our best side except Robbo and Firmino who'll be replaced by players who many reckon are in better form than them anyway.

The kid will get off on all counts and become wealthier than he ever could have imagined. There will also be numerous incidents in the near future of fellas walking around with AR's "protecting" their fellow citizens. So... At least you are out of the EU.

Sir Walter ooh what a big ship Ive got Raleigh.

No, but the blokes last words were ‘tell Ursula to fuck off’

Some men just want to watch the pies burn.

Poor taste and ingratitude, rife amongst the GF faithful. [wipes tear from eye] I was gonna make you a jam sponge pudding and custard for tea too. Edit: and my dm's are already being swamped with messages of support from fellow pea enthusiasts far and wide.

It is a travesty - examples of thread content pre CD

Give it another 24 hours?

Love s In Need Of Love Today.mp4

I won’t be able to watch this - on a works night out! Hopefully I’ll come home to good news

If injuries carry on the way they are, she'll be challenging this weekend.

There was something about the thrill of the chase, too. You'd read an interview in Smash Hits with someone saying they were influenced by the Velvet Underground, for example; you'd never heard anything by them, but you were intrigued. Then one day you'd find out that your mate's brother's mate had a copy of Velvet Underground and Nico, so you'd arrange to go round their house one day, specifically to pay homage to this sacred object (and to share the experience of hearing European Son for the first time). Now you get instant gratification: as soon as you know a track exists you can listen to it. As Dylan said "You give something up for everything you gain."

So today I have a long day on front of me which will include a liquid lunch and I have a 4pm meeting I feel certain will also end up in the pub. So I am staying in a permier inn and I thought I would give their breakfast a go. It's a buffet style for £10.50. it was all pretty ordinary except the black pudding which was horrible. I've eaten worse, but I've certainly had better. 4.5/10 Edit. Breakfast was free, which just about made it good value.

Gerrard turning out to be nightcat would truly be a special day.

Haha! At least we’re out of the EU.

He's stuck on the phone to Ross McWhirter to confirm he holds the world record for covid self-isolations

Red Phoenix being a conspiracy peddling anti-vaxxer is the least surprising revelation in recent years. Part of the lunatic cabal that doesn't believe scientists, epidemiologists, nurses, doctors and researchers but instead 'did their own research' which boils down to reading wacko shite on Facebook because their bullshit filter doesn't work and there's an implied arrogance that they're smarter than the rest of the country who has had the vaccine. It's not the Matrix, you're not special, you need to give your head a wobble.

Top Gear I’m probably gonna be seen as being a worse human being than the women’s hospital bomber for admitting this, but I don’t mind these 3 presenting it now. Great tribute to Eddie Kidd on Sunday’s show. Heartbreaking to watch at times but it looked like it gave him a lot of joy.

The best womens goalkeeper in the world. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/jordan-iran-soccer-goalkeeper-man-b1958503.html

Inflation can be caused by a robust and growing economy if - and only if - you have a robust and growing economy. Inflation can also be caused by shortages caused by a global pandemic and exacerbated by an isolationist act of economic self-harm. Only one of these situations applies to the UK.

I'd need to be put on one of those after being with her.... I guess light training ain't what it used to be

There is a clear definition of clear. There are no clear links between Cameron's foreign policy and the Manchester bombing. More to the point, there are no clear links between the Manchester bombings and Turdsy laughing at your support for Cameron's referendum policy, so you're a cunt for pretending there is.

He's a malignant cunt.

Absolutely playing left back as well tonight

Maybe they should bid for Ronaldo again it covered up that Mendy story really well the last time it broke.

Grange Hill & The A-Team

The blurry photographs, desaturated colours and soulless presentation really do add a Soviet like aura to your dishes CD, and I mean that as a compliment.

I'm regretting this post now. My facebook is just adds for every type of laptop rucksack and bag ever invented

I still make that sound when Steve Austin used his powers when I lift something thats heavy

I think Villa is probably a decent move for Steven Gerrard. It'll give him the chance to show that he can play decent style of football against better standard of opposition than in Scotland, plus see if he can tactic a win or two against top teams. Also if he has any money to spend, we'll get to see if he's got an eye for a decent player and be able to improve them. Seems a bit weird to say it, but achieving similar results to Moyes at West Ham or Rodgers at Leicester over the next 2 or 3 years would probably put him in prime position for the Liverpool manager's position when Klopp leaves. If he did come here you'd obviously hope that he'd be able to link in with our current recruitment and coaching set up, and keep the benefits of the structure we've already got. We already know that he can handle being the face of the club.

I wouldn't have given that much of a shit if I hadn't been negged, abused and called a racist simply for applying Occam's Razor. Still, I'm glad we recognise what is important here, which is that I was right.

Anything with Carol Vorderman in.

Started playing again after 2 years, like learning to ride a bike again.