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Not sure that we can congratulate Atalanta on forcing our players to underhit passes, stroll around like they were already in the final and this was just an annoying step to take to get there. Love this team but I was so pissed off at half time, expected it to get better in the second half and found it got worse. Atalanta played a system that the TNT team knew about so we should have expected it. And makING me listen to Steve MacfuckINGmanaman for two hours with nothING to show for it. Criminal.

When I read the story I reacted in the traditional Danny Murphy co-commentary style. “Yep”

Haha...you get a touch on the ball and a penalty is still given!

Is this our new manager Dave?!

The romantic in me says Alonso would be the perfect choice but the pragmatist says that he's had one outstanding season taking a small team to the league. The German equivalent of Leicester. I can understand that he wants to prove this is not a one-off but it either goes tits-up for him and he doesn't get any offers, or he has another spectacular year blocking Harry Kane from a trophy and has the pick of where he wants to go. I think he will go to Madrid. He's Spanish, and ex-player and he will see it as the biggest challenge. Timing will fit better for him if it's next year or the year after.

Ha, clearly you've never met any of my girlfriends.

Keep offside as it is, if VAR can't decide within one minute then it's level (how many times have we seen level since the beginning of VAR?). Then make sure you have competent people using VAR. Oh fuck...

Stop with the car puns! You're driving me round the bend!

Keith Richards in his 40's looked like Keith Richards in his 70's.

Aren't the Euros on this summer?

“Shilton leading the charge…| Not like Shilton to come charging off his line and miss the ball point is it.

How have you managed to get hold of Klopp's team talk for the rest of the season?

Happy with that after the Wolves keeper was holding on to the ball for fucking ages in added time. At least we know who City are facing in the semi.

It may also be a factor in Juergen finally leaving the club at the end of the season. We’ve questioned the effect on the players under weekly pressure to win and losing out by one point. What effect has that had on the Manager who has to deal with that under the knowledge that he is doing it the right way.

As a side note, I would ban all this crap in the stuttering run ups.

I'm not fussed and if they go out tonight and stop United taking a CL place in 5th then I would piss myself even more.

Against Porto, the third best team in the Portuguese league. Over two legs.

Football seems to be reffed in whatever way it wants to be. Penalties are given every week for much less than the foul on Macca. Every week.

I’ve given up on MotD, I watch the YouTube goal highlights. I see the goals and the punditry insight is far better.

Still got mine as well (and the home one from that year) and it’s also in decent condition. Some of the more recent ones don’t last very long though.

For those of you who like their apparel from the Eastern side of the world...JJSport now have the 24/25 kits online.

As a newbie to the podcasts I am enjoying them enormously and listening to this weeks and the comments around the number of games we are likely to play I had a thought about next season and when we will be under new management. The last time we went for all four competitions it ended with heartbreak in the league and Champions League. That knocked us for six at the start of the next season and we were frankly dreadful for much of the season. My fear is that if this happens again then any new manager will not have built up the rapport and goodwill from the fans and will be under immediate pressure should this happen. Curious to know your thoughts on that. Also, Chris is really Richard Ayoade in disguise? Vocally very similar!

It was a game of two halves.

I was thinking about this the other day, how hilarious it would be for Kane to go to a club that have won 11 (eleven!!) titles in a row and come away with nothing. You can take the lad out of Spurs...

Who do we have as a fitness coach? Darren Anderton?