DaveT

The ref was massively shite.

Penalty for Arsenal… No penalty against Arsenal…..

What’s wrong with Brentford, they can’t do a thing right?

Nyoni looks really really good, pretty much ran the mini derby. Everton juniors, meanwhile were typical Everton…. Big lump up front, a few crude challenges, a few blatant dives, one of which would have embarrassed Anthony Gordon. Best ref I’ve seen at this level (or any level recently, come to that.)

Moody Blues? (The other kind)

Chord = chore

This felt like an FA cup tie against lower league opposition….. massive for them and the fans, bit of a chord for us. Ref allowed a lot of physical stuff from them, they were quick to whinge when they got some back. We weren’t as bad in the first half as some have made out, especially given that our right side had an average age of 18, first start for Gravenberch, new role for Stefan, midfield which had never played together before. Well executed goal from them, but they won’t get another like that in the next 50 or more matches. Job done, on to Sunday.

How do the officials not see that penalty?!

This. The Saudis, in collusion with Putin have driven up the market price, which puts up the cost of a tank of fuel for Geordies and normal people alike, as well as aiding the Russian war effort.

Bayern have been incredibly complacent and sloppy at both ends of the pitch. There really should have been a four goal difference between the teams.

We’ve had more clear cut handball penalties denied (Arsenal last year, Chelsea this), but I don’t think United can complain, looked like a reasonable decision to me. Commentary team are outrageously biased… contrast that with McManaman commentating on us.

2nd embarrassing dive in as many minutes by Longstaff

Me too, but having seen most of the Milan derby at the weekend, I'm not getting my hopes up.

He’s been shit for easily four years now. That yellow card was a joke, as was the dive. ‘ It was the intent’ said the commentator, re-writing the rules in real time.

It felt like two different sets of rules were being applied in the first half.

They were quite good at the throwing-themselves-in-the-way-of-shots stuff. The controlling the ball and passing to a team mate was just a wee bit beyond them.

Somebody on one of these threads said that Jackson was going to tear Virgil a new one before the first game of the season. Rookie error, taking much notice of pre-season form.

Going Dutch? Isn’t that Shteve McClaren’s thing?

Our back four today cost about three Curly Wurlys and a conker (actually about £12m - the cost of the shin of a Man City defender; their start defence cost about £210m).

Can’t keep a good man down. Showed great character in that 2nd half.

It’s whatever you want it to be.

Yeah, the ideal would be stadium sound with the commentary muppets on mute. Having to put up with the randomness or bias of referees, the play acting of players and our 12.30-1.30 malaise is enough of a wind up without having to hear half-wits like Jenas as well.

Always surprises me that anyone listens to the commentary. I watch on mute and create my own atmosphere

Pearce? Cunt. FA? Cunts. End of.

Wirtz is already one of the best players in thd Bundesliga and as such is nailed on for Bayern, probably next season or as soon as he lets his contract run down.