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The Premier League have just reduced tonight’s result to 2-0.

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Not sure City have any issues with PSR though? And if they did, sure they could e found another way of satisfying it without selling one of the English footballs best talents. I’m not entirely sure where Man City stand in regards to PSR, but selling Palmer was more financially beneficial than selli...

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beddie wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:29 pm
If they sack Dyche after this I hope Kompany gets on the phone to Billy Mercer.

I don’t think Billy Mercer will have the authority to appoint Kompany.

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claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:26 pm
But none of them were fouls, were they?

No, but two nearly fouls equals a foul, doesn’t it?

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claptrappers_union wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 15, 2024 9:24 pm
Why has the penalty been given?

I think it was given for a culmination of penalty appeals. The ref clearly gave it for the second and took his chances that one of the challenges was a foul.

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What a bunch of babies.

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What the hell has he given this for?

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As gutting as it is for us to hear we were close to getting him on loan for a season, just imagine how bad it is for City fans imagining Palmer / Foden being their future. Huge error from Pep. Was he not sold because he’s a home grown player so therefore his entire transfer fee counts as a profit a...

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England should build their team around Palmer, and Foden, and Grealish, oh, and Kane, and Madison, and Bellingham.

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Foster did look knackered on Saturday, but he’s only just come back from another long lay off. Odobert and Koleosho tend just to drift out of games for me, which I think is often about experience and confidence. As an example Koleosho’s diminishing effectiveness tended to coincide with the games be...

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I read even Tarks said he annoys him in games :lol: :lol: I can believe it. He’s hyperactive and talks a lot, but I wouldn’t say he’s particularly dislikable - at least not to me. Seems to come across like a decent bloke. There are many players in the Premier League who I’d rather see get a slap.

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Confidence and nouse, probably. Fitness, no. Maybe, maybe not. Some of our players do noticeably look tired towards the end of games. Without wishing to draw comparison to Dyche’s sides I felt we used to be the opposite and would often not even make a single substitute. Perhaps we play a higher int...

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beddie wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:30 pm
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer keeper.

Why do people dislike him so much? I wouldn’t say he’s particularly ‘not nice’.

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Great finish.

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Wow. Nice work Pickford.

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I’m not sure I can see a team lacking fitness being in so many close games at this point of the season. You’d expect us to be struggling to stay in games at the back end of the season, but we’ve actually been in more games of late and even nearly beat Chelsea with 10 men. The problem is in the pers...

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beddie wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:22 pm
Have of effort from us against against Everton and we could have turned them over. They are shocking.

Everton away and Palace at home were probably the poorest opposition we’ve faced this season other than Sheff U who went down to 10 men fairly early.

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Southgate will obviously take him. I can’t ever recall someone in such form being left out of one of his major tournament squads.

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I don't think I am. The quotes from both Mcguiness and Cathro both imply the use of studs as the first touch to give then a slight advantage in being able to play both ways. As soon as you take a touch with the sidefoot it attracts the press from one side, it's a trigger for the press and you then ...

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I don't subscribe either but seem to be able to view the article for some reason. So you're just going to ignore expert professional opinion because it contradicts your own fairly archaic opinion? Here's a few more quotes on there from highly regarded coaches, it also uses example of Raya and Eders...

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Here's a better link talking about it. Ironic that the mistake happened against one of the pioneers of the technique. https://theathletic.com/4912608/2023/10/12/sole-foot-tactical-revolution?source=user-shared-article Includes this quote from De Zerbi: 'If you have it to the left, you could not pla...

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Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 14, 2024 2:44 pm
Can only think of Chelsea away where the subs have had a meaningful impact on the game. The ones yesterday once again poor.

Fulham at home I guess, but the question there would surely be that Fofana should have started that game.

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All very despondent and rightly so but it could have been so different if we had just one player who could score goals. We started the season , and continued through it, without a recognised goal scorer. I am unsure if its true that we chose not to play Luton in that first game but if so it was a m...

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We do of course long for Heaton and Pope again, but they were incapable of playing the way we play (and City etc play). The fast distribution, the high defence and sweeper keeper. I’m not convinced having them in our goal this season would have saved us. I think it’s more than likely we’d have pick...

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Darnhill Claret wrote: ↑
Sun Apr 14, 2024 7:48 pm
I haven't looked at the 'rate the players' thread, but not surprisingly Ekdal looked very rusty yesterday. The further away he is from our goal, the more confident he looks, but for a defender, I'm not sure that is a great recommendation.

Really? I thought Ekdal was fantastic yesterday.

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Let’s just thank the lord for the international breaks.

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Look how empty the Emirates is. What a bunch of plastics.

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Haha. What a shocker today has been. Hand City the title.

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People around me were laughing when we conceded yesterday.

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Would you have commented on that if it hadn't slipped under his foot? I don't think I've seen that criticism of his technique at any point until yesterday. Do you watch all other prem keepers to see if they ever team it with their stoods, I'm fairly sure I've seen Alisson do it regularly for exampl...

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That isn't bad technique. It's exactly what modern day players are being taught to do at the top level. https://twitter.com/TifoFootball_/status/1614925564925583365?s=19 Did you watch the clip you posted below? I did, and it doesn’t even mention why players put their studs on the ball. The video is...

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There's definitely hints of laziness across the team at times. I'm really surprised that some people can't see it. For example, yesterday Brighton beat us with a long ball over the top that almost ended up in the back of the net, the assistant went on to raise his flag regardless. But Foster was sto...

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Yeah thats what he did mate. It's just the wrong thing to do and at the wrong time. Same as last week when there was 20 seconds left in the half. For the record, I said in the summer, prior to signing Trafford, that I would be surprised if Muric started in the prem for these reasons. However, I wel...

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I have no agenda whatsoever but there's probably ten back passes a game played between the sticks. 99 times out of a hundred the keeper controls the ball with his instep and doesn't try to put his studs on it. For a keeper who gets the praise Muric gets as a competent ball player, it would be quite...

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It's a simple question. About a complex subject. I believe complex subjects deserved thoughtful answers. Yours is just a question designed to entrap me into taking up a simplistic position on a complex subject. It's already been given more respect than it deserved I’m not trying to entrap you, in f...

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The point is this: you're trying to present a complex question for which there are multiple different and related issues, many of which overlap as a simple yes/no question. My thoughts on the matter have been laid out in detail here for you. But I’m not, because it’s not a complex question. It’s a ...

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If, for whatever reason, you need me to rephrase it for you then here is another response for you: Is supporting BLM this reason the PFA started taking the knee? Yes. Read their own press release for confirmation. Are the players being physically forced to make the gesture? No Are they being threat...

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Superb, taken you a few posts to realise I am not dictating what has to happen (or not happen) at a game. Just expressing an opinion as a paying customer. Suppose it was hard to see that up there on your high horse though :lol: Fair point, and poorly expressed by myself, but it’s not easy to concen...

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Rowls wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:29 pm
I've answered this above.

No you haven’t. It’s literally a yes/no answer, and one which you’re refusing to give because you know it completely invalidates your argument.

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Rowls wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:23 pm
Which question?

I always answer any genuine questions put my way.

Not sure why I’m having to ask again then… did the Burnley and Brighton players today take the knee in support of the political movement BLM?

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Poulton-le-Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:21 pm
Yes, that was my argument?

I am paying for admission and I would rather watch football and not social or political standpoints.

Which is perfectly fine. But buying your ticket doesn’t give you the right to dictate exactly what you do and don’t see.

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Note how Rowls won’t even answer a straightforward question because he knows it will topple his disingenuous and dishonest stance.

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Luckily you actually pay for admission to the ground which includes the time before a game. Unless you think the rules only start with the refs whistle? In which case we can have a drink in our seats, stand in front of and block the fire exits etc prior to this time? So you do pay to watch the play...

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The PFA statement says that is why the gesture has been adopted. It would have been great for more players to have had the courage to stand up against this but it's understandable why they didn't want to stick their necks above the parapet during a period of mass hysteria. The Galileos and Graham L...

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Rowls wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 13, 2024 11:00 pm
An incredibly weak argument.

"Today's sporting event will be preceded by a series of political rallies. Those who do not want to listen or witness these please cover your ears a d close you eyes until 3pm precisely."

It’s not an argument, it’s a question. Care to answer?

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Groundhog day! No we can't. Mainly for the following reasons. The gesture is irrevocably linked with BLM. The PFA confirmed they were making the gesture specifically in support of BLM. Their press release is still available online. Were the Burnley and Brighton players today taking the knee in supp...

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Poulton-le-Claret wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:55 pm
If they want to take the knee in their own time I'll have no opinions on it. Since they are at work and I am paying to be there, I'll have an opinion on it.

You pay to watch the match. They take the knee before the match starts. Your point doesn’t make sense.

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Groundhog Day here. But can we all agree that the Burnley and Brighton players taking the knee today was not in support of the BLM political movement?

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Embarrassing thread. Let’s pick a side and relentlessly stick to it regardless of what actually plays out in front of you. Like a bunch of infants.

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CrosspoolClarets wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 13, 2024 9:32 pm
The leading goalscorer in Europa League last season?

Europa Conference League.

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