This Weekend's Fixtures & Two Others (09/10/11/13 Mar).

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Saturday, 9th March 2024
Manchester United v Everton, 12:30 https://i.imgur.com/tM2pRxb.png
Bournemouth v Sheffield United, 15:00
Crystal Palace v Luton Town, 15:00
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Fulham, 15:00
Arsenal v Brentford, 17:30 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Sunday, 10th March 2024
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur, 13:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg
Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest, 14:00
West Ham United v Burnley, 14:00
Liverpool v Manchester City, 15:45 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Monday, 11th March 2024
Chelsea v Newcastle United, 20:00 https://i.imgur.com/htwHZ0c.jpg

Wednesday, 13th March 2024
Bournemouth v Luton Town, 19:30

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Manchester United: Onana, Dalot, Varane, Evans, Lindelof, Casemiro, Mainoo, Garnacho, McTominay, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford
Subs: Bayindir, Mee, Amrabat, Eriksen, Diallo, Antony, Kambwala, Collyer, Ogunneye

Everton: Pickford, Godfrey, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Harrison, Onana, Garner, McNeil, Doucoure, Beto
Subs: Virginia, Patterson, Keane, Calvert-Lewin, Young, Gomes, Coleman, Chermiti, Dobbin

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Man Utd 1-0 Everton, Fernandes pelanty.

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Man Utd give up so many chances. :lol:

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Great save from Pickford off Fernandes' freekick!

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Another pelanty for Man Utd.

Everton are so dumb.

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Man Utd 2-0 Everton, Rashford.

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Man Utd 2-0 Everton, FT.

[Mac76]

Typical Neverton, the rare time it would be good for them to get a result they commit suicide

I still hope they go down

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Typical Neverton, the rare time it would be good for them to get a result they commit suicide

I still hope they go down

All depends, they are facing the possibility of another six point deduction. But if it happens to them it will almost certainly also happen to Forest.


I kind of feel sorry for Luton, the results haven’t been happening for them even though they really go for it in games.


Burnley and Sheffield United are fucked and they know it, the trap door looms for one of the three I’ve mentioned. Everton don’t help themselves, they outplayed the Ammers and contrived to lose…and if honest i do find myself agreeing with Letters that this is a club that has spent years circling the drain.


I have no particular affection for the club itself, and Goodison Park is a toilet. My justification for wanting Everton to stay up is purely that I think having two premier league clubs is good for city of Liverpool. Saw the new stadium when I was up there at Xmas and it looks impressive (albeit could only see it from a distance). I don’t like Dyche anymore than you do, and they are a shit house team….but I feel bad for the fan base…the club has taken them for a ride.

If I didn’t like the city of Liverpool (and to be fair its inhabitants who are far friendlier than us southern cunts) I would regard Everton as a Bolton/Burnley and be glad to see the back of them.


Then again I lived in Stoke for a year, and I hated that club and its fans anyway :haha:

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Palace 1-0 Luton, Mateta.

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Solanke missed a pelanty.

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Bournemouth 0-1 Sheffield United, Hamer. Whoa.

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Bournemouth 0-1 Sheffield United, Hamer. Whoa.

Assuming this stays the same, and that would be foolish of me

This is what I call a reflex result. Teams that are long since dead in terms of survival get these flickers of movement.


That plus Bournemouth don’t really have much to play for

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Championship promotion race is interesting, all the contenders seem to be staggering around like drunks


Ipswich were leading 1-0 into injury time but lost to Cardiff 2-1

Leicester have only just found the Imodium after a lengthy spell of explosive diarrhoea

Southampton had a mini implosion, Leeds seem to be the form team currently

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Wolves 1-0 Fulham, Alt-Nouri

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Wolves 1-0 Fulham, Alt-Nouri

Any relation of Ctrl-Alt-Delete?

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Oh hang on it’s Ait Nouri so my unfunny dad joke doesn’t even work :shrug:

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Bournemouth 0-2 Sheffield United, Robinson. WTF.

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Sheffield United extend their lead, only for Bournemouth to pull one back within a minute. 2-1 to the Blades

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Semedo scores for Wolves 2-0

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Solanke’s goal chalked off by VAR. Still 2-0

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Wolves 2-0 Fulham, Semedo or Cairney OG.

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Bournemouth 1-2 Shefield United, Ouattara.

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Bournemouth do get a goal back this time, Ouattara

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In non English football, Kane gets a hat trick in 8-1 home win for Bayern over Tuchel’s old team Mainz

Season is still very much on life support but getting into UCL 1/4s means the plug hasn’t been pulled out yet, even though Tuchel is gone at the end of the season come what may

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Eze almost does to Luton what Xabi Alonso once did to them in an fa cup tie many years ago

Bournemouth equalise

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Bournemouth 2-2 Sheffield United, Unal.

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Luton equalise at Palace!!!

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Wow huge for them.

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Wow huge for them.

Yep

I won’t lie, have developed a bit of a soft spot for the Hatters. They have put the other two promoted sides to shame

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That said, the Blades clearly put up more of a fight today than they did against us

[HCZ_Reborn]

Iwobi gets a consolation for Fulham.


Palace 1-1 Luton
Bournemouth 2-2 Sheffield United
Wolves 2-1 Fulham

[Letters]

Any relation of Ctrl-Alt-Delete?

Years ago at work we had a dude called Altab working for us.

Obviously I called him Alt+Tab, which morphed into the above

:d

[HCZ_Reborn]

Years ago at work we had a dude called Altab working for us.

Obviously I called him Alt+Tab, which morphed into the above

:d

Must have been many years ago. In this day, you’d be having a very awkward conversation with HR

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It was a while back and we didn’t call him it to his face.
I’d have told HR to do one. It’s a play on words, if anyone tried to play the race card about it then I’d have called bullshit on it

[HCZ_Reborn]

It was a while back and we didn’t call him it to his face.
I’d have told HR to do one. It’s a play on words, if anyone tried to play the race card about it then I’d have called bullshit on it

Experience tells me it wouldn’t be Alt Tab or whatever the fuck his name was that would complain anyway but some busy body on his behalf. I can’t prove it but I’m absolutely sure that’s what happened to me although it was also pretty thick of me to discuss a work based issue online but similarly it was absolutely fucking spiteful of them to decide to throw in a completely unrelated tweet into the formal disciplinary, for about four years after that I played it safe and never spoke about Trannies online, so you can get a gist of what they didn’t like (although actually now believing blokes with dicks aren’t women anymore is a protected belief so thank you Maya Forstater)

It was actually About this time, six years ago. Thus why I went on sabbatical for four years…I was told they were investigating me and I thought oh fuck…I’ve used this place at work delete delete delete.

Then frankly I forgot this place existed.


Dont get me wrong, as someone who believes stupidity should be punished….the ordeal (even though I got off with a warning after three months of thinking oh I’m fucked I’ll never get another job) did have a teaching effect to the point that I’m a bit more careful how I run my mouth.


Anyway my remark to you was largely flippant, but suddenly it brought it all back how absolutely absurd that situation was


Why I decided to go off and do counselling, I wanted to do it anyway but situations like that kind of remind you not to put shit off. I still work at the same place, but I’m a star pupil now. I don’t get paid for the counselling work, first because I’m working towards getting a masters and second because actually in the short term I prefer doing something like that because it’s what I want to do rather than a need for a wage

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Sky's programme is ten minutes in.

Also, :popcorn:

An actual Super Sunday. :faint:

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Draw at Anfield is obviously the best result.

I'd take Man City winning so long as Rodri gets a straight red for a headbutt though.

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Draw at Anfield is obviously the best result.

I'd take Man City winning so long as Rodri gets a straight red for a headbutt though.

I’d rather Liverpool win, although I’d prefer a draw


They beat Liverpool and Us that’s the title for them I think.

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Liverpool win is the worst outcome purely from a perspective of then not being in our hands.

I've got a pretty big caveat for being ok with a Man City win though.

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Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Lenglet, Torres, Digne, McGinn, Luiz, Tielemans, Watkins, Bailey.
Subs: Olsen, Carlos, Moreno, Diaby, Zaniolo, Duran, Rogers, Kesler-Hayden, Iroegbunam.

Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Bissouma, Sarr, Kulusevski, Maddison, Johnson, Son.
Subs: Austin, Hojbjerg, Dragusin, Royal, Werner, Lo Celso, Bentancur, Davies, Scarlett.

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Liverpool win is the worst outcome purely from a perspective of then not being in our hands.

I've got a pretty big caveat for being ok with a Man City win though.

I dunno I don’t think there’s a great deal of difference between the title not being in our hands, and us needing to win at city to have it in our hands :haha:

Getting a draw there will be hard enough and other teams have done it this season.


Also I think it’s underestimated how difficult it will be for City to get a win at Anfield. They’ve lost one home game in the league in three years. And even under Pep they’ve won once there in seven. Bloody place is a fortress

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Great from Watkins and Van De Ven.

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Yellow for Sarr.

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Bit of a scramble in the Tottenham box.

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Did Don Goodman just say Villa play in Claret and Amber?

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Checkmate at HT. :haha:

Commentators are having a mare.

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0-1 Maddison.

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2-0 Johnson

Ugh

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0-2 Johnson.

Emery. :doh:

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West Ham 0-1 Burnley, Fofana!

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McGinn sent off!

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0-3 Son.

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Emery :doh:

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0-4 Werner.

Emery. :doh:

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Holy shit :doh:

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Liverpool: Kelleher, Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez. Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Diaz, Nunez, Elliott.
Substitutes: Adrian, Robertson, Tsimikas, Salah, Gakpo, McConnell, Clark, Nallo, Koumas.

Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Foden, Haaland, Alvarez.
Substitutes: Ortega, Dias, Kovacic, Doku, Gomez, Gvardiol, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis.

:lol:

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Liverpool: Kelleher, Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez. Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Diaz, Nunez, Elliott.
Substitutes: Adrian, Robertson, Tsimikas, Salah, Gakpo, McConnell, Clark, Nallo, Koumas.

Manchester City: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Akanji, Ake, Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva, Foden, Haaland, Alvarez.
Substitutes: Ortega, Dias, Kovacic, Doku, Gomez, Gvardiol, Nunes, Bobb, Lewis.

:lol:

Quansah has played well when he has stepped in...but Konate would've been a sure starter given the choice so not ideal.

Salah only on the bench too.

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West Ham 1-2 Burnley, Mavrapanos OG and Paqueta.

Brighton 1-0 Forest, Omobamidele.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Quansah has played well when he has stepped in...but Konate would've been a sure starter given the choice so not ideal.

Salah only on the bench too.

I talked about Pep’s record at Anfield. All that rather goes out the window.

Liverpool arguably have massively over performed, that squad isn’t anything special and injuries have caught up with them

[Marc Overmars]

Reckon this will be a high scoring draw.

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I went for 2-2.

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I’m going for 0-3 to City

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Foden. :haha:

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West Ham 2-2 Burnley, Ings.

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Why didn't De Bruyne go for goal?

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He did that time.

Saved though

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Come on, giant meteor :pray:

[WMUG]

Come on you draw! :scarf:

[WMUG]

Come on, giant meteor :pray:

Or that, yes :lol:

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Nunez. :lol:

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Come on you draw! :scarf:

:lol:

:gp:

[WMUG]

Anyone got a decent stream? My usual sources are buffery as all hell.

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1-0 City - Stones

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Liverpool 0-1 Man City, Stones!

[Mac76]

bit of a pub goal really, not good news

[Mac76]

Neville talking BS about Macallister and Ake - Macallister was pulling Ake

[Mac76]

Szoberslei (sorry can't spell it) misses easy header to make it 1-1

[Mac76]

close from Diaz

[Mac76]

Walker :lol:

[Mac76]

Decent FK from Szoberslai but saved

0-1 HT

Liverpool overall lacking a cutting edge

The best thing so far has been the Haaland vs Van Dyke battle

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Walker. :haha:

[Mac76]

Walker. :haha:

blimey are you watching it on the moon?

[Mac76]

pelanty!!!!

[Mac76]

1-1 Macallister

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1-1 Argentine Ramsey from the spot

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1-1 Mac Allister!

Get in.

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Head tennis!

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Ederson looks fucked.

Shame.

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STOP.
THE.
COUNT.

[Mac76]

Ederson forced off, Ortega on

[Mac76]

STOP.
THE.
COUNT.

Why? i always liked him...


https://www.cnet.com/a/img/_tSLhFD4ROPpk37jLcDpcK_mA_8=/1092x0/2014/12/01/9bcaf58e-5f17-46b9-82a1-546898aad693/count.jpg

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Luis Diaz just dropped the Ashes.

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Salah and Robertson on.

[Mac76]

amazing pass from Salah but Diaz messes it up

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Luis Diaz what have you done?!

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Man City hanging on here.

[Mac76]

Walker again :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Looks like City can definitely be got at but I’m not sure we will create chances like Liverpool do with just 1 or 2 passes from deep.

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Luis Diaz what have you done?!

You made a fool of everyone? :unsure:

#ObscureBeatlesReference

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

You made a fool of everyone? :unsure:

#ObscureBeatlesReference

Stupid sexy Diaz

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Ortega saves. Fucking hell.

[dostoy]

Surely the only way Arsenal are going to win the PL is to win at Man City.

It would not be just the three points, it would be the confidence boost as well.

If they don't win there, they will not win the PL.

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OMG, Foden hits the crossbar but knew nothing about it!

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Stupid sexy Diaz

:lol:

:gp:

You :bow:

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Nunez off, Gakpo on.

[Mac76]

lame effort from Doku

more of the same please :lol:

meanwhile De Brune's arguing with Pep - wheels coming off...?

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Doku is so raw.

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Guardiola and De Bruyne having it out. :lol:

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Surely the only way Arsenal are going to win the PL is to win at Man City.

It would not be just the three points, it would be the confidence boost as well.

If they don't win there, they will not win the PL.

It’s more of a “must not lose” than a “must win” but I see what you mean in terms of the confidence it would give us. A win there could be the thing which gives us the boost to get us over the line.
But I don think we will win there. I fancy us to get a point:

[Mac76]

What a run from Diaz

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Luis Diaz doing something good.

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Liverpool are all over for them.

They have to take this surely.

[Mac76]

Doku off the post then at the other end Salah backpasses to Ortega

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Doku his the post!

[Mac76]

8 mins ET :faint:

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8 added. Damn.

[Mac76]

Gakpo and Diaz get in each other's way

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Never a pelanty.

[Mac76]

phew - no pel

VAR :bow:

[Mac76]

1-1 FT

Arsenal still top :scarf:

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Liverpool 1-1 Man City, FT!!!

Jesus christ what an intense game.

But we stay top bby!!!!

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:woohoo:

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1-1 FT

Both sides a bit undercooked imo

City clearly had the better team out and were the better side first half, Liverpool could and perhaps should have won it second half

[Marc Overmars]

We simply have to avoid defeat at City.

[Mac76]

really good second half though got a bit tense the longer it went on, perfect result for us

[Mac76]

Got to say Van Dijk was immense

[Mac76]

We simply have to avoid defeat at City.

Yes, although I think we have a really tough run following on from that game, plus the psychology of winning at the Etihad would be immense, so if we're serious about the title we need to try to win

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It'll suck going to the Etihad deflated if we go out on Tuesday.

Gotta keep momentum going as much as we can, even with the stupid arsed international break.

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We simply have to avoid defeat at City.

I am not sure a draw would be enough, I mean I actually wanted one of them to take all 3 points (Citeh actually).

Liverpool have the easier run in and honestly it looks more and more like Klopp is going to get his fairytale.

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We aren’t going to win every game between now and the end of the season

I don’t think Liverpool are either…they struggled to put the ball in the net when they had city on the ropes

City might but they’ve got the best squad and experience of going on these kind of runs

The way I see it if we draw with city and win every other game and that’s still not enough….well fuck our luck

[Marc Overmars]

I am not sure a draw would be enough, I mean I actually wanted one of them to take all 3 points (Citeh actually).

Liverpool have the easier run in and honestly it looks more and more like Klopp is going to get his fairytale.

I think City have the more favourable fixtures.

We’ve definitely got the trickiest.

I just want to see an Arsenal team go to the Etihad and not shit itself. Not looking beyond that because it’s such a graveyard fixture for us.

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Hmmm

Liverpool - Brighton (H), Tottenham (H), Fulham (A), Palace (H), West Ham (A), Villa (A), Wolves (H), Sheffield United (H), Everton (A), Man United (A),


City - Brighton (A), Tottenham (A), Arsenal (H), Fulham (A), Palace (A), West Ham (H), Villa (H), Wolves (H), Forest (A),

Luton (H),


I don’t think there’s a lot in it but I think I’d just about rather have City’s matches

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There's really not much in it when the same teams crop up numerous times.

Anyway, we have the chance to make it irrelevant which is all you can ask for.

[Letters]

Experience tells me it wouldn’t be Alt Tab or whatever the fuck his name was that would complain anyway but some busy body on his behalf.
I do have a story where that happened to me, actually.

I was on a work trip to India. At the entrance to the offices there was a noticeboard where they put the names of various visiting important people.
We turned up on the first day and noted they hadn't put our names there. Which was fine with me, we were visiting but we weren't important. I don't actually need validation from a noticeboard. Anyway, a colleague jokingly complained and when we got back from lunch there were our names! I took a picture and put it on FB with a comment something like "I feel validated by this". I'm jolly funny on FB, you know. Honestly, you're missing out.
Cut to a couple of days later when we visited again and, as expected, our names weren't there. So I took a photo and chucked that on FB with a comment something like "Well, screw you guys then!". It was a pretty obvious joke.

Next thing I know I have my line manager contacting me telling me someone had complained. After a bit of digging it turned out to be someone who
a) Didn't work in India
b) Wasn't FB friends with me.
It wasn't even a "lost in translation" thing in terms of language or culture and different sense of humours. It was some English bloke.
As you said, a busybody.

Nothing much came of it. HR certainly didn't get involved. I may have deleted the second post to avoid a scene. I can't remember if I had to "apologise" to anyone.
It was all complete bullshit. Some people seem so desperate to be offended by everything these days.

Sorry to hear about your experience. It sounds equally nonsensical.
I keep my FB profile public so I don't say anything stupid - I know anyone could potentially see it, so that keeps me honest. But you can't do much about the terminally offended.

[Letters]

Never a pelanty.

I agree. The whole world and his wife seem to think it was nailed on. I really don't see it that way, he got the ball.
I'd have been fuming had a penalty been given against us for that.

[Mac76]

I do have a story where that happened to me, actually.

I was on a work trip to India. At the entrance to the offices there was a noticeboard where they put the names of various visiting important people.
We turned up on the first day and noted they hadn't put our names there. Which was fine with me, we were visiting but we weren't important. I don't actually need validation from a noticeboard. Anyway, a colleague jokingly complained and when we got back from lunch there were our names! I took a picture and put it on FB with a comment something like "I feel validated by this". I'm jolly funny on FB, you know. Honestly, you're missing out.
Cut to a couple of days later when we visited again and, as expected, our names weren't there. So I took a photo and chucked that on FB with a comment something like "Well, screw you guys then!". It was a pretty obvious joke.

Next thing I know I have my line manager contacting me telling me someone had complained. After a bit of digging it turned out to be someone who
a) Didn't work in India
b) Wasn't FB friends with me.
It wasn't even a "lost in translation" thing in terms of language or culture and different sense of humours. It was some English bloke.
As you said, a busybody.

Nothing much came of it. HR certainly didn't get involved. I may have deleted the second post to avoid a scene. I can't remember if I had to "apologise" to anyone.
It was all complete bullshit. Some people seem so desperate to be offended by everything these days.

Sorry to hear about your experience. It sounds equally nonsensical.
I keep my FB profile public so I don't say anything stupid - I know anyone could potentially see it, so that keeps me honest. But you can't do much about the terminally offended.

'Screw you' is a bit strong though isn't it, it's basically a.slightly less rude way of saying f--- you. you'd probably have been fine if you'd said something lighter like 'it seems we're no longer important!' or suchlike

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Regardless the reaction is always over the top. It’s always worse in the public sector as well, it’s so cynical and it’s just arse covering (or back side covering if you think arse is too strong).

Of course there’s nothing you can do to help the terminally stupid, I know of more than one example of people being fired for making jokes perceived as racist, sexist, homophobic etc. Now looking past the fact that I don’t believe anything should be considered out of bounds in terms of humour. What kind of idiot makes these jokes in a professional setting or a work based what’s app group.



If people like that end up losing their job (especially if they are in senior positions) I have to say I’ve no sympathy whatsoever. It was stupid enough of me ever to visit this place using a work computer, but this is another level.

On a similar subject, my brother was given the work laptop for a terminated senior manager for whom he’s had to replace (dead man’s shoes) and whilst I don’t think that was the reason for him being fired….the guys laptop was full of porn. I don’t know…why on earth would you watch porn on a company laptop.

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'Screw you' is a bit strong though isn't it, it's basically a.slightly less rude way of saying f--- you. you'd probably have been fine if you'd said something lighter like 'it seems we're no longer important!' or suchlike
I actually can't remember if that's exactly what I said.
It is the sort of thing I can imagine myself saying though. And there's a clear difference between the two words.
And, as always, context is important. And the context was the previous FB post. It was clearly a joke.
And my main point was no-one in the team I was meeting was offended. It was some busy-body who I'm not even FB friends with who decided it was ever so offensive on his behalf. :doh:

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I agree. The whole world and his wife seem to think it was nailed on. I really don't see it that way, he got the ball.
I'd have been fuming had a penalty been given against us for that.

The question you have to always ask is, is that given as a foul outside the box? And I think it is

The intent is to get the ball no question, but no question looking at his and McAllister’s momentum he’s not clearing that ball with his leg/boot without making contact with McAllister which he does.

Possibly a bit harsh if it’s given, but if you look at where the ball is, McAllister either has to cushion the ball with his head to bring it down and control it with his feet. There’s just not the space and time for him to do that, and Doku can use his body to block. So then the question comes is it a necessary interception?

I’d absolutely be fuming if a penalty was given against us for it as well, but there’s no way I’d expect VAR to overturn it if the referee had given it

[Mac76]

I actually can't remember if that's exactly what I said.
It is the sort of thing I can imagine myself saying though. And there's a clear difference between the two words.
And, as always, context is important. And the context was the previous FB post. It was clearly a joke.
And my main point was no-one in the team I was meeting was offended. It was some busy-body who I'm not even FB friends with who decided it was ever so offensive on his behalf. :doh:

Ok, but given your profile is public that's why you have to verge on the safe side

Personally i think you overstepped the mark and i'm glad I reported it :D

[Letters]

:lol: Whyioughta...!

(I did find out who it was at the time, it was someone I barely knew. No idea why he was sticking his oar in)

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:lol: Whyioughta...!

(I did find out who it was at the time, it was someone I barely knew. No idea why he was sticking his oar in)

He was a cunt??

[Letters]

The question you have to always ask is, is that given as a foul outside the box? And I think it is
Probably true, but a mate tried to compare it to De Jong in 2010 which is clearly bullshit


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSN6t9_A82A

De Jong is nowhere near the ball and makes no attempt to play it. He should have been sent off.
Doku not only attempted to play the ball he did play the ball.
Now, fine, he caught the player too and one could argue it's reckless. It's definitely high foot and would generally be given as a foul. BUT...I don't think it was a clear and obvious error which is why VAR didn't overturn it and I think rightly so.

On another day a pel could have been given and I agree VAR wouldn't have overturned it the other way either for the same reason. I'm just not seeing it as the stonewall penalty some people are claiming. I also note that Liverpool fans who are crying are forgetting that not long earlier City hit the post and but for a very kind rebound in to the 'keepers arms they could have lost it. So, overall, shut yer yaps you whining Scousers.

[Letters]

He was a cunt??

That could have been it :lol:

[HCZ_Reborn]

Probably true, but a mate tried to compare it to De Jong in 2010 which is clearly bullshit


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSN6t9_A82A

De Jong is nowhere near the ball and makes no attempt to play it. He should have been sent off.
Doku not only attempted to play the ball he did play the ball.
Now, fine, he caught the player too and one could argue it's reckless. It's definitely high foot and would generally be given as a foul. BUT...I don't think it was a clear and obvious error which is why VAR didn't overturn it and I think rightly so.

On another day a pel could have been given and I agree VAR wouldn't have overturned it the other way either for the same reason. I'm just not seeing it as the stonewall penalty some people are claiming. I also note that Liverpool fans who are crying are forgetting that not long earlier City hit the post and but for a very kind rebound in to the 'keepers arms they could have lost it. So, overall, shut yer yaps you whining Scousers.

Oh exactly, I definitely don’t think they’ve been hard done by. I just think equally that could have been given

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

I can't really bring myself to care that much, because I can't really bring myself to care that much about football in general anymore, but I can't see how studs to a chest isn't a nailed on foul, in any situation.
He did touch the ball, but only after MacAllister got there first, so I'd argue he didn't "get the ball" but in any case, whether he got the ball or not is completely moo when it comes to reckless/dangerous/endangering the opponent or whatever its called. The same as there being no "intent".... it doesn't matter. That's not the rule.

I think a draw was ultimately fair, as frenetic as it was it wasn't the two teams at their best at all. Both had good chances, both missed good chances. I still think all 3 teams are gonna drop points in the last 10 (?) games.

I'm not entirely sure why but I'm developing an irrational dislike of Foden. And I actually can't explain it as there's nothing to actively dislike, and he is obviously a very very very good footballer. At least my loathing of Pickford, Richarlison and Walker are based on something. Anyhoo...

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[McNamara That Ghost...]

Profit and Sustainability rules are being junked in the summer. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ok they'll be replaced but still, funny how quickly these rules came in and went.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea: Petrovic, Cucurella, Chalobah, Disasi, Fernandez, Caicedo, Gallagher, Gusto, Sterling, Jackson, Palmer.
Subs: Sanchez, Silva, Mudryk, Madueke, Chukwuemeka, Casadei, Deivid, Gilchrist, Acheampong.

Newcastle: Dubravka, Livramento, Schar, Botman, Burn, Longstaff, Guimaraes, Willock, Almiron, Isak, Gordon.
Subs: Karius, Lascelles, Ritchie, Targett, Krafth, Murphy, Anderson, White, Miley.

[HCZ_Reborn]

1-0 Jackson. Scuffer

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle, Jackson.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'd only just seen Chelsea took the lead. :lol:

Got it on now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 1-1 Newcastle, Isak!

[HCZ_Reborn]

Woop

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chelsea 2-1 Newcastle, Palmer

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sterling. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

3-1 Mudryk

[HCZ_Reborn]

Can’t work out if Newcastle are shit, or Chelsea are starting to get their act together

[HCZ_Reborn]

3-2 in the end

[Letters]

Of course Chelsea are getting their shit together before we have to play them again <_<

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tbf we don't play them until late April probably.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Tbf we don't play them until late April probably.

Yep at earliest it’s going to be week of April 22nd, likely to have our match with Wolves re-scheduled as well as unless they shit the bed against Coventry they will be playing fa cup semi final the weekend when our league fixture is scheduled

That most likely will be played week of May 13th just after we’ve been to Old Trafford

[Letters]

Fine, but they seem to be less inept of late.
And they’re bound to raise it against us

[HCZ_Reborn]

Fine, but they seem to be less inept of late.
And they’re bound to raise it against us

I don’t think we are going to have many easy games from now till the end of the season

Spurs are going to want to stop us winning the title, United and Villa going for top four

Luton and Everton battling to stay in the league (and the latter is our final league game of the season)

[Marc Overmars]

Yeah April looks stacked.

Just something you need to deal with if you want to win the big prizes though. Every game will feel huge now.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Luton 2-0 up at Bournemouth which as it stands would put Forest in the relegation zone

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-3 at HT, Barkley. :blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

1-3 Solanke now.

[HCZ_Reborn]

3-3…ouch

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Zabarnyi and Semenyo with those.

Crazy.

[HCZ_Reborn]

Not really, Luton can’t defend for shit

[HCZ_Reborn]

4-3 Bournemouth

[Letters]

Oh Luton :doh: