This Weekend's Fixtures & Man Utd v Wolves (11/12/13/14 Aug).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Friday, 11th August 2023
Burnley v Manchester City, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Saturday, 12th August 2023
Arsenal v Nottingham Forest, 12:30 https://i.imgur.com/tM2pRxb.png
Bournemouth v West Ham United, 15:00
Brighton & Hove Albion v Luton Town, 15:00
Everton v Fulham, 15:00
Sheffield United v Crystal Palace, 15:00
Newcastle United v Aston Villa, 17:30 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Sunday, 13th August 2023
Brentford v Tottenham Hotspur, 14:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg
Chelsea v Liverpool, 16:30 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Monday, 14th August 2023
Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Burnley: Trafford, Roberts, O’Shea, Beyer, Al-Dakhil, Berge, Vitinho, Cullen, Koleosho, Amdouni, Foster.
Subs: Muric, Cork, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, Benson, Redmond, Ekdal, Zaroury, Larsen.

Man City: Ederson, Lewis, Walker, Ake, Akanji, Rodri, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Alvarez, Foden, Haaland.
Subs: Ortega, Phillips, Kovacic, Grealish, Laporte, Gomez, Gvardiol, Palmer, McAtee.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Why is stones not playing?

I even swapped out Ake for Stones because the latter seemed a more likely starter

Cheers Pep you gargantuan fuck face

[HCZ_Reborn]

Ah I was able to swap them back, I apologise for my outburst

[Marc Overmars]

Haaland scores. :sleep:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Haaland opens his account for the season inside 4 minutes. I’ve got him as captain in my team. So yeah given I expected City to win this game comfortably anyway, not going to be too disappointed by that

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

this yeti.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

How is that not a pelanty?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't care about the dive, could give a yellow for that but the foul was clear.

[Marc Overmars]

Weird watching a Burnley team who are capable of playing football.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

De Bruyne off injured, Kovacic on.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Last thing City need especially if Bruno Silva goes. Pity :lol:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Weird watching a Burnley team who are capable of playing football.

Just their fans who are thuggish oafs it would seem

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-2 Haaland again.

[Marc Overmars]

No doubt this guy can smash Shearer’s record with ease but he probably won’t stay long enough with them to do it.

[HCZ_Reborn]

No doubt this guy can smash Shearer’s record with ease but he probably won’t stay long enough with them to do it.

Well that depends rather on the Financial charges. The best players will want to play in the premier league it’s the best league in Europe so even if he doesn’t stay at City he could well go to another premier league club

[HCZ_Reborn]

Why is Pep laying into Haaland in front of the cameras, that’s just pathetic

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-3 Rodri.

[Letters]

StopStopHesAlreadyDead.gif

[Mac76]

Just their fans who are thuggish oafs it would seem

Absolute scum, they don't deserve to have Kompany or a team that can play

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Definite red.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zaroury sent off!

[Mac76]

Zaroury sent off!

What an ass :rimshot:

[Letters]

Well that depends rather on the Financial charges. The best players will want to play in the premier league it’s the best league in Europe so even if he doesn’t stay at City he could well go to another premier league club

Unless some Saudi team offer him a million pounds an hour or something ridiculous.

[LDG]

No doubt this guy can smash Shearer’s record with ease but he probably won’t stay long enough with them to do it.

Just needs Saliba to play for every team this year. He’d break the record for not scoring ever again

[Letters]

Haaland's second goal :lol:
Holy shit, he's good.

And :sick: for the sending off foul. Didn't think much of it from the first angle but looking again, stonewall.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brighton 1-0 Luton, March.

[Mac76]

Brighton 1-0 Luton, March.

Luton's journey to relegation begins

[HCZ_Reborn]

Luton's journey to relegation begins

There’s so many shit teams this season, could have a Pelaton effect shielding them.

Sheffield United?

https://youtu.be/algd9WmmlAk


Plus Brighton for all their attacking brilliance are still about as clinical as us, and replacing Caicedo with Milner is an open invitation to have a pop. Might not help Luton because they generally score from set pieces which if todays showing is anything to go by, means they will pull our pants down.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bournemouth 0-1 West Ham, Bowen!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sheffield United 0-1 Crystal Palace, Edouard!

[Mac76]

Bournemouth 0-1 West Ham, Bowen!

Anyone would think they didn't need Rice...

[HCZ_Reborn]

Anyone would think they didn't need Rice...

Anyone would think we didn’t need Rice and spaffed 100 million up the wall

[HCZ_Reborn]

Kluivert’s lad on for Bournemouth. The Jordi Cruyff of his generation

[Mac76]

Anyone would think we didn’t need Rice and spaffed 100 million up the wall

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Penalty to Brighton

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brighton 2-0 Luton, João Pedro.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Everton 0-1 Fulham, Decordova-Reid

[Mac76]

Everton 0-1 Fulham, Decordova-Reid

:lol:

I suppose Neverton might as well start as they mean to go on

[HCZ_Reborn]

Everton 0-1 Fulham, Decordova-Reid

It’s like a glimpse of us in five years time on our current trajectory

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brighton 2-1 Luton

[HCZ_Reborn]

Bournemouth equalise

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Anyone would think they didn't need Rice...

Bournemouth 1-1 West Ham

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It’s like a glimpse of us in five years time on our current trajectory

You have us as relegation candidates in five years. Wow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brighton 3-1 Luton!

[HCZ_Reborn]

You have us as relegation candidates in five years. Wow.

How do you think Everton got there?. Lots of money spent on players who weren’t good enough. We are going to fall afoul of FFP before too long.

There’s clear parallels between us selling them Iwobi, and buying Havertz for ridiculous money

[McNamara That Ghost...]

There really isn't. Has Havertz come in to be our best attacking player?

[HCZ_Reborn]

It’s not preordained of course, but we need to make sure Arteta and Edu are sacked, this monstrous inverted full back tactic needs to be throttled. Look at the damage we’ve already done by likely selling off Tierney. Even if we get in a decent coach next season the giant puddle of piss that man will have to mop up.

[HCZ_Reborn]

There really isn't. Has Havertz come in to be our best attacking player?

That Iwobi is Everton’s best attacking player now is a sign of the absolute shit Everton are in

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brighton 4-1 Luton, Ferguson!

[Mac76]

Bournemouth 1-1 West Ham

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Newcastle 1-0 Villa, Tonali!

[Globalgunner]

1-1 Diaby equalises for AV

Famous name that Diaby, Still miss that lanky fella of ours. What a shame

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 now, Isak.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Newcastle 3-1 Villa, Isak again!

[Marc Overmars]

4-1.

Barcodes looking like they’re going to be a serious team again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

5-1 Barnes. :wacko:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Romero scores for Spurs 0-1

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Might be off.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Subject to a VAR check…and it stands

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He is not.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sanchez is on now so Spuds can still chuck this away.

[HCZ_Reborn]

And the goalscorer goes off due to concussion oh dear…how sad :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

After all the hoo hah with Kane I wouldn’t be surprised if Spurs won this.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Sanchez is on now so Spuds can still chuck this away.

Well they did take the lead the last time they played and ended up losing 3-1.

[HCZ_Reborn]

After all the hoo hah with Kane I wouldn’t be surprised if Spurs won this.

As much as it sickens me to say it, they have a few decent players. Bissouma, Richarlison, Son, Kulusevski and Maddison

[HCZ_Reborn]

Looking like Brentford may have a pel

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Suppose it is a pelanty.

[HCZ_Reborn]

And they do

[Marc Overmars]

As much as it sickens me to say it, they have a few decent players. Bissouma, Richarlison, Son, Kulusevski and Maddison

They were so reliant on him I’m sure there will be a natural emergence of other players there now. Usually happens when big players leave. Adapt and evolve.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Suppose it is a pelanty.

Are you out today or are you doing something where you’re not typing with your preferred hand.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Mbeumo scores 1-1

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Mbuemo!

Son. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 WISSA!

:haha:

[HCZ_Reborn]

2-1 WISSA!

:haha:

Go on !!!

[Marc Overmars]

Oh Spurs. Don’t ever change.

[HCZ_Reborn]

11 minutes of first half injury time :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

11 added minutes. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 Royal. :blink:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Brentford sat back after taking the lead, just like Spurs did when they went 1-0 up

[McNamara That Ghost...]

What a chance for Mbuemo!

[Marc Overmars]

Such a huge advantage for the trailing team this increased stoppage time.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 HT eventually.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Saves to deny Son and Richarlison in the last few minutes.

[HCZ_Reborn]

FT : 2-2

About right really

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 FT! Spuds. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea: Sanchez; Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill; James, Chukwuemeka, Enzo, Gallagher, Chilwell; Sterling, Jackson.
Subs: Bergstrom, Cucurella, Gusto, Maatsen, Santos, Ugochukwu, Mudryk, Madueke, Burstow.

Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz; Jota
Subs: Kelleher, Gomes, Matip, Tsimikas, Jones, Elliott, Doak, McConnell, Nunez.

[Mac76]

2-2 FT! Spuds. :lol:

:good: Obvs a Brentford win would have been better but Spuds dropping 2 pts on the first weekend isn't a bad result

[Letters]

#mindthegap

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Hearing Peter Drury instead of Martin Tyler. :cloud9:

[Marc Overmars]

Forgot Sky have Drury now.

Signing of the summer tbf.

[Marc Overmars]

Weird seeing a Chelsea team without any real superstars. Unrecognisable from the squads they’ve had in the past. Never even heard of a few of them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chukwuemeka does a brogue kick.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Salah hits the bar!

[Letters]

Chukwuemeka does a brogue kick.

Hanson :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Both these teams should do a timeshare on Caicedo. Split his season between the two of them each season.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Liverpool, Dias!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Scuffer from Jackson.

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0-2 Salah!

[HCZ_Reborn]

0-2 Salah!

VAR chalks it off

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Disallowed for offside!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 Disasi!

[Marc Overmars]

Chilwell scores but probably offside

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 Chilwell!

[Marc Overmars]

1-1 it remains

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Offside surely.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah yeah it is.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Chilwell scores but probably offside

I know VAR is meant to be for clear and obvious errors but surely that should have been made as an on field decision without needing to refer it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Alisson saves from Jackson!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

James went off injured?

Again?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Agent Mudryk is on!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sanchez. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Mudryk had a huge chance!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-1 FT. :lol:

[Mac76]

1-1 FT - good result for us

[HCZ_Reborn]

1-1 FT - good result for us


Neither side will be challenging for the title, but then again neither will we

[Mac76]

Neither side will be challenging for the title, but then again neither will we

Well then unless Man Ure make a really good start this could be the shortest title 'race' in history

[Marc Overmars]

Sky are definitely banking on Daniel Sturridge being as well received as Micah Richards.

Sturridge is a bit cringe worthy though and trying too hard.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Well then unless Man Ure make a really good start this could be the shortest title 'race' in history

Man United aren’t challenging for the title. I think the only side that might is Newcastle. I think they have been undervalued. Don’t get me wrong they aren’t winning the title this season (well probably not) but I think despite the predictable predictions that they’ll be the side to drop from the top four, I think they could be the side that finishes runners up.

3rd Liverpool…4th Us or United…I’d favour United at the moment. Because their manager isn’t a maniac

[HCZ_Reborn]

Shows you the state of football at the moment, that the premier league is probably the strongest league in Europe by some distance but many of the teams aren’t actually that good.

[Mac76]

Man United aren’t challenging for the title. I think the only side that might is Newcastle. I think they have been undervalued. Don’t get me wrong they aren’t winning the title this season (well probably not) but I think despite the predictable predictions that they’ll be the side to drop from the top four, I think they could be the side that finishes runners up.

3rd Liverpool…4th Us or United…I’d favour United at the moment. Because their manager isn’t a maniac

Yes i was thinking that about Newcastle, they're looking strong and let's face it, if Howe gets them a sniff of the title by January tbey'll buy Mbappe and get the job done :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Man Utd: Onana, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro,Mount, Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Garnacho, Rashford.

Subs: Lindelof, Maguire, Martial, Eriksen, Dalot, Sancho, Henderson, Pellistri, McTominay.

Wolves: Jose Sa, Nelson Semedo, Kilman, Dawson,Ait Nouri, Matheus Luiz, Joao Gomes, Lemina, Pedro Neto,Sarabia, Matheus Cunha.
Subs: Silva, Doherty, Traore, Hwang, Kalajdzic, Gomes, Bentley, Hodge, Bueno

[Globalgunner]

Maguire still on the bench for Utd:d. They may end up having to give him away

Wolves looking like they actually want to give it a go. Utd not so clever, Fernandes dive and pel may yet save the day

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Close from Sarabia, good break though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oof so close from Cunha.

[Globalgunner]

0-0 HT. Wolves looked like conceding towards the end. They will need to be up and at em in the next half or will get blown away

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wolves are running through them at will.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

So many chances for Wolves.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-0 Varane.

Wolves. :doh:

[HCZ_Reborn]

1-0 Varane.

Wolves. :doh:

Quite predictable really. Similar to the Everton-Fulham game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That's a pel from Onana surely?

[HCZ_Reborn]

That's a pel from Onana surely?

Nope. Well it probably is, but not going to be given as one

[LDG]

Utd looked shit

[Marc Overmars]

PGMOL have apologised for not awarding Wolves a penalty. :rolleyes:

[Globalgunner]

Utterly predictable. During Fergie's reign I doubt a single penalty was awarded against Utd except in the CL. English refs are full of shit.

[Letters]

PGMOL have apologised for not awarding Wolves a penalty. :rolleyes:Well that’s alright then.
The system works!

[WMUG]

Honestly the utter incompetence we had under Riley for so many years was always going to take some time to work out. Kinda like the job Arteta had on his after years of mismanagement at Arsenal.

I like what I'm seeing from Webb so far. Sacked Mason after his cock-up against Brentford, has started penalising time-wasting with yellows and a few other things I think.

We'll see how he deals with this incident, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's done well.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Kinda like the job Arteta had on his after years of mismanagement at Arsenal.

Just think what the next bloke will have to contend with, with all the mismanagement going on at Arsenal currently

[WMUG]

So the ref and VAR haven't been selected for this week. We'll see if there's anything else.

[Marc Overmars]

De Bruyne out for 3-4 months.

Shame. :coffee:

[Mac76]

Just think what the next bloke will have to contend with, with all the mismanagement going on at Arsenal currently

I want Arteta out too, but you can't deny he has rebuilt morale and the connection between club and fans, also he's brought on players like Martinelli in terms of improving their game

Tbh i think just as a coach he would be ok, he lacks the manager's ability to select the right lineup amd tactics, also to identify what our real transfer needs are

He's a bit like Gordon Brown thinking he'd be a good prime minister when in reality he lacked the awareness and personality

His insecurities will never allow him to admit it to himself of course

[HCZ_Reborn]

I want Arteta out too, but you can't deny he has rebuilt morale and the connection between club and fans, also he's brought on players like Martinelli in terms of improving their game

Tbh i think just as a coach he would be ok, he lacks the manager's ability to select the right lineup amd tactics, also to identify what our real transfer needs are

He's a bit like Gordon Brown thinking he'd be a good prime minister when in reality he lacked the awareness and personality

His insecurities will never allow him to admit it to himself of course


I don’t want to get into the whole non existent insecurity thing


But I think what we’ve got is a bunch of brain dead fans who don’t want to think for themselves as to what a total fraud this man is.

Idiots singing North London Forever or whatever it’s called make me want to vomit blood. Utterly cringeworthy load of shite.

I wish he was beset by insecurities or needed people but he has irrational self confidence, which explains why he’s able to do something objectively stupid like make Kai Havertz a central midfielder and act like it’s some stroke of genius.

People have bought into him like people do a lot of confidence tricksters, but he isn’t even aware he is one. I don’t mind the autism so much, not everyone is good with people or wants human relationships but just think some awareness of how dangerously stupid he’s being would be nice.


I saw Martinelli in the last days of Emery’s time at the club, it was abundantly clear how talented he was….Arteta hasn’t improved him he just hasn’t impeded his progress.

Gabriel and Partey the only two players he’s bought with the 600 million he’s spent whose quality is beyond question. The rest have either been disappointing or inconsistent. Odegaard was player of the season last season but it looks very much like he’s reverted to his old awful self this season.

I’d honestly rather have Emery back with our play as clunky as his accent. As I said a few days ago Arteta is a cancer who too many credulous people have bought into it. For me the club won’t be back again until he’s gone. And hopefully he never gets another job to do to another club what he’s done to us.

[Mac76]

Idiots singing North London Forever or whatever it’s called make me want to vomit blood. Utterly cringeworthy load of shite.



Well yes I'm with you 100% on that.

When you go to matches as I do, you generally want to get in to it, even to the extent I join in the Super Mick Arteta song sometimes, but one thing's for sure, you'll never catch me singing that shite

The whole idea of it's so repressive, you either sing it or somehow you're not a fan

And then of course we have our neo-fascist ultras with their black hoodies, covered faces and menacing flags, we never needed all that shite before and we don't need it now

[HCZ_Reborn]

Well yes I'm with you 100% on that.

When you go to matches as I do, you generally want to get in to it, even to the extent I join in the Super Mick Arteta song sometimes, but one thing's for sure, you'll never catch me singing that shite

The whole idea of it's so repressive, you either sing it or somehow you're not a fan

And then of course we have our neo-fascist ultras with their black hoodies, covered faces and menacing flags, we never needed all that shite before and we don't need it now


Neo-Fascist?

https://media.tenor.com/loTzP8Ju0Q8AAAAd/anton-chigurh-no-country-for-old-men.gif