StevieMax

Has Garden Gnome Davies taken over the "big little man" role at the Pit from Bilbo Baines?

Maureen's comments after the Spurs game planted the seed in any referee's mind.

And Roy needed every "friend" he could get.

Loved Pride Strain :-)

Mane got a lot of stick on the BBC text feed - so he must have been bad. As we used to say, a game best watched on teletext.

The thing about Harry Claim is a parallel with "baldy" Shearer in the 1990s - the PL referees let them get away with all that backing in and falling over to get a free kick or penalty as they are the England captain. Then when they play in international games they get short shrift from referees that actually see what is going on.

Great read, Dave. Your Mum is becoming a star. Top Dire Eric analysis in there, too!

WAS? I thought he was still playing..........

Sterling had two one v ones and missed them both. No surprise there really. He’s probably the world’s shittest great player. Are you saying that Sterling out-Zlatans Zlatan, Dave?

Top Micah Richards spreading his largesse around analysis as well, Dave

You may be right about Jenas - but he's not a "Baked Bean headed tit"

They almost missed the first goal

Could have sworn that was Gary Mac getting off the W Ham coach after Moyes. Had to google to check he was still at Rangers.

One day Nice Guy Eddie is going to completely snap and end up murdering a fourth official with his bare hands. With any luck it will be Martin Atkinson or Anthony Taylor. And if Nice Guy Eddie's really lucky David Coote will on VAR - misses the incident completely, accidentally wipes the tapes and the case won't even get to court.

Without the Dan Dare haircut.