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Our pressing did pin them back very effectively in that game, yes (though they did have a few presentable chances on the break). But, for the majority of the game, they sat deep and were happy for us to have shots from distance. I agree, we are more than capable of hammering them, but the jammy cunts are 6th for a reason. I just don't see it playing out as an easy win. Hope I'm wrong, mind.

I don't know why some people are still expecting us to twat them everywhere tomorrow. The same was being said in December and we saw what happened there. They're jammy cunts who are more than capable of making life hard for us if we rock up expecting a drubbing. They don't seem to have a game plan beyond hoping that one of their players does something good on the break - they're shit, but they're also 6th in the league somehow. I'd love to knock 6 past them, but I can't see it happening. 1-0 will do.

Anything that has gone badly has been framed as France and Germany wanting to punish us for leaving. Much like a duck imprinting on the first thing it sees, some people seem incapable of altering their viewpoint, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Boris Johnson being another case in point.

Mate, next thing you'll know, it'll be half way through episode 5 and it's 3 o'clock tomorrow morning. She'll still be hot as well.

Sure it's been posted before, but just started watching the Gentlemen. Kaya Scodelario who plays Susie Glass is immense.

How can they say this, even privately? Any dubious calls against us now are going to get seen through the prism of UEFA not wanting us in the final.

The ECHR is what lets all the forrins stay here innit? Or something. The hard of thinking definitely know it's a bad thing anyway.

Started going in the mid eighties. Was lucky enough to see Kenny play before he retired. Even though I was (and still am) a short arse, absolutely loved the shared experience of standing on the Kop. Never ended up in the spec I started in and missed half the goals, but would take that over sitting in the stands any day.

Ha ha, you cheeky cunt. It's bad enough I can remember £2.80 tickets.

My eldest was born in the early hours the day before he scored on his debut against Chelsea. Mrs Tash kicked me out of the maternity ward to go and watch it in the pub next to the hospital.

Paying £2.80 (or something close to that) for a child's ticket on the Kop. To watch the current champions.

When I lived in Acton, we used to drink in a little pub by the station called The Albion. First time in there, we got invited to a stay behind and didn't get home until 6 the following morning. Was rough as houses, but the people in there were sound. Living in London, finding a friendly place to drink where strangers will strike up a conversation and the barmaids remember your round after only a couple of times going there is like gold dust. It's a fucking beauticians now. Cunts.

There is too much money in the Premier League, an obscene amount. But I do find it amusing that the government is arguing for, what appears to be, a form of footballing socialism.

They'd have noticed all of this had the check not been concluded with the same speed as Diaz's offside check against Spurs.

The last thing I remember buying here was a load of massive T shirts in the early 90s (to wear over my baggy stone wash jeans). The whole place stank of meat.

But their small squad are definitely playing two more midweek games.

Another thing pissing me off about this Arsenal side is that, besides their set piece obstruction shenanigans, nobody wants to call out the diving shit bags in their team either. The past two games have seen some outrageous tumbles with barely a mention from the commentators.

Extra time and a late, spawny Arsenal winner. Don't want pens, too much of a lottery. Porto might win.

Haha, I looked that up. Any team who forfeit a fixture get kicked out of the competition. Would be funny as fuck taking a 3-0 loss for not playing and going through anyway.

He was also allowed to take as long as he liked for every fucking throw in.

I can guarantee it will only become a problem for the integrity of the game once we start to do it.

Guardiola was saying stuff along the lines of hoping the atmosphere doesn't get to the ref etc. I thought he'd gotten away lightly with that as well. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/03/09/pep-guardiola-man-city-vs-liverpool-anfield-referee/#:~:text=“You can't control what,to do is perform better.

Said in another thread if they're making no effort to play the ball and are instead moving to block another player, then it's obstruction. 1. Direct free kick A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences against an opponent in a manner considered by the referee to be careless, reckless or using excessive force: charges jumps at kicks or attempts to kick pushes strikes or attempts to strike (including head-butt) tackles or challenges trips or attempts to trip If an offence involves contact it is penalised by a direct free kick or penalty kick. Careless is when a player shows a lack of attention or consideration when making a challenge or acts without precaution. No disciplinary sanction is needed Reckless is when a player acts with disregard to the danger to, or consequences for, an opponent and must be cautioned Using excessive force is when a player exceeds the necessary use of force and endangers the safety of an opponent and must be sent off A direct free kick is awarded if a player commits any of the following offences: a handball offence (except for the goalkeeper within their penalty area) holds an opponent impedes an opponent with contact bites or spits at someone on the team lists or a match official throws an object at the ball, opponent or match official, or makes contact with the ball with a held object

The Romans had the arena to keep the plebs distracted - we have VAR.

He doesn't win the ball first though. It comes off MacAllister's chest, onto Doku's leg then up into the air. VAR would have seen that, but chose for whatever reason to avoid sending Oliver to the screen.