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Laughable how they have the neck to appeal. They should cop at least what was the suggested punishment. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68723109

The pop when rhodes won was immense - yeah it was a load of nonsense to get there but they put belt on right man in the end and the scenes after were great. The ring announcer even sold brilliantly!

Like the golden samba award, the fans are launcing the golden weetabix award to be given to the most fragile player of the season. So the lad won't be leaving empty handed.

Incredible the neck of them to appeal - i hope they cop further sanctions for a frivolous appeal.

You really telling me that sort of small time knobhead behaviour is sort of stuff you want to see from people following us?

A good point well made

There isn't really any real long term evidence of that. 21/22 he was behind Matip - Matip played league he played europe and cup - he was available all season 22/23 he started off season injured - once he came in he played twice a week regularly. 23/24 he has played twice in a week a few times until this recent injury. We've rotated a bit more than maybe usual back there given being in uefa cup and lower quality opposition - Quansah has played all the european games. Centre half is not really a position that gets subbed either so appearance stats don't get padded out with sub appearances. Konate has fitness concerns, but I just don't think they are as proven as being made out - time will tell IMO.

I'd imagine SCSA said fuck off, not doing that shite. Was just an overbooked mess. Nonsense. But at least the belt is on the right man in the end and can go back to being a feature of weekly tv and have some decent feuds over it.

If it goes last day it really needs to be in our own hands as there is absolutely zero chance the other two aren't winning on that day. They couldn't hand pick easier games.

The ending was superb. Perfectly executed. MITB concept is protected. McIntyre has a nice little placeholder feud until Punk is fit, and will win belt in Scotland in June in meantime before what will be a superb programme with Punk. Sensible and logical booking at its best.

As i was saying.....

Twatter is a cesspool full of fucking beauts.

Oh deffo. We had them at our mercy again and let them off the hook. The game should have been over by half time really. That is frustrating, that is disappointing, that is fucking irritating - but it isn't the title lost, it wouldn't have been won either today had we put them the sword...

Konate games missed through injury with us: 21/22: 0 22/23: 13 23/24: 6

You want to bin bag a 24 year old who has missed a bit of footy with us over a couple of seaaons yet is still on track to average 30 a season in that period - even though his appearance stats for us are affected by fact he was not 1st choice for lumps of it. Yet you rave about a player in his 30's who has a worse record for staying fit.... He has made 86 appearances so far in less than 3 season whilst not being 1st choice for long periods. Your hero has 98 in 4 and was 1st choice throughout....

There are 7 games left, 7 - and we are point better off than 1 of the other 2 and on same as other....Not 3 games where 2 of them are against burnley and sheff utd for them whilst we have Tottenham away and the mancs away and we are 3 pts behind.... A lot can happen and likely will in 7 games and we are right there with much more of a chance than i bet most of us dared hope we would be at start of season.

Crazy scenes in Turkey!

Gonna need a big old pts deduction for that to happen sadly. But it is coming - it is just a matter of time. Firesale of their half decent players in summer, no money to bring in half decent replacements, more pts deductions to come....plus you can only circle the bowl for so long when as badly run as they are on and off the park. It won't be this season....but it will be soon.

Result of their latest cheating charge has to drop tomorrow i believe....

I know who is winning long term.....

Chelsea over 1bn spent - 27 pts off top of league and drawing with the worst side in the league today. What a joke.

The damage done by 97 and 92 pts not being enough to win titles and it looking like maybe 90 or more will be needed here is leading to some serious overreactions in my view, there is too much panic and too much assumption that the other two will just keep winning... A point at the toilet is not a terrible result at all - forget how poor they are, they used to beat us in the 80's when we were best team in land and they were shite regularly and we went and turned them over in their pomp when we were not much cop... It is the biggest game in the league and it would be if we were 11th and they were 12th. It's always going to be case. We take the point, we move on. Yes we look tired, yes we are missing chances, but we are right there, right in it, with players to return and 7 games to go. The league was never going to be won today - it wasn't lost today either. 7 games to go - we are right there and have every chance.

Yes they are shite. Yes we should have beat them. But that is not a disaster - 19 points from last 7 games win us this league IMO.

Taylor kept his yellow cards in his pocket last week depsite some dodgy challenges. Can't fucking wait to get them out today though inside 10 mins.