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I was there last night and I’d guess between 9-1100. Atmosphere was one of the worst away in 45 yrs following the club . Sure it’s a terrible combo of Fri night /tv/long journey /low round cup/guaranteed beating, tourists , London clarets etc etc BUT it was shocking . Also the 60k + Spurs fans were ...

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Muric 8-masterclass , almost Vitinho 5 the odd good tackle but limited O'Shea 7 worked v hard Delcroix 7 - good showing and perhaps a regular Taylor - good shift and a lovely Maldini esque “ double turn “ Zaroury 5- one sweet ball but it looks over for AZ Cullen 7- very busy grafted ticked it over R...

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Apart from the two huge chances at the end for Delcroix and Amdouni? And Amdouni’s chance from the Zaroury assist in the first half? Seemed like more than a glove. I barely remember their keeper being forced into a save , Muric was very busy . Our crossing and final balls were dreadful , yes Amdoun...

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Masterclass from Muric and some very keen defending , other than that we never laid a glove on them .

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I have no time for the zero hours culture or the employers who support it. Spoons, Mc Donalds and Sports Direct are all part of the “low wage rip-off Briton culture” unfortunately. As already said some of the employers who do pay more decent wages and conditions might merit such an award I suppose,...

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Staggering to think this is a “ must win “ but it very clearly is with City, Liverpool,Arsenal ( Fulham after citeh) which could leave us in an almost untenable position. Though who’s to say we can’t beat Luton and Fulham at home ? Huge huge games

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With so much competition on the wings with the somewhat bizzare “ over filling “ of those positions ( when we had 2 potential crackers ) there was always gonna be falling outs /sulking etc , let’s face it everyone wants game time, and sad though it is to see that’s football. Feels all the more galli...

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A real shame , though let’s not forget we’re run as a business and the investors need a return even if we get relegated . A good half season for Soton and they get promoted could give us a very tidy profit , 15ish+ m fee maybe ?? Would have loved to see him having a go at the more mediocre prem defe...

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Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 30, 2023 7:57 pm
Be amazed if Foster, Trafford, Amdouni and Odobert are at the club in the championship.

I think that’s more unlikely than actually staying in the prem this season.

Good point , though hopefully Foster especially would boost the asset sale value to a combined 60-90m ish IF he keeps up his form

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Trafford - 7- some tidy saves no chance goals Vitinho - 5- nowhere near prem level, his clearance skills are shocking O'Shea - 6- he battles but we desperately need better Beyer -na Taylor - 6- very tough gig kept at it Odobert - 5 lively when in possession Berge - 4 - daft sending off from the slot...

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I thought Weghorst was going back when I read the header !

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A personally think it’s fantastic honouring the sporting achievements, charity work and a lifetimes service from the arts through community to business and politics etc for service to the nation . While i think the “ resignation list” should be reduced it should have a caveat like perhaps 3 yrs as a...

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In other words “ Klopp has spoken “…

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The biggest surprise was coming back to a thread I’d started and finding it with balanced sensible debate !!! Though the noble exception being “He has it in his contract that if he’s fit he plays” :lol: not to mention the same rumour guy stating Cork /Anass out of favour … does he have any update on...

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While I seriously hope we keep both , could their seemingly endless absence/bench/few mins here and there be a precursor for loan deals ? Like most, I had high hopes for these 2 and while I get wingers are always a bit “ in and out” They both appear well out of favour . We’ve no shortage of wingers ...

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Everyone’s favourite cheeky , cherubic faced urchins at it again…

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The home crowd have had half a season to create an atmosphere building up to the KO and failed miserably. Why not try something different? Quite right , though the almost unimaginable dross we’ve served on the pitch hardly bodes for any particular match day anticipation. As per previous it’s not th...

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It’s surprising with all these wonderful players we have that we find ourselves almost cut adrift at the bottom reaches of the prem with 9? home defeats . While SB scored a great goal at Fulham and certainly has his moments ,as a prem midfielder he appears distinctly average .

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It’s not so much the track itself ( which is excellent) it’s the almost mind boggling playing literally until the KO therefore completely killing the build up atmosphere. It’s the sort of thing you’d expect at a US college NFL game . Do the club think it strikes fear into the opposition ? Cringewort...

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Steve-Harpers-perm wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 26, 2023 9:36 pm
‘Child prodigy’ christ there is some utter guff posted on here at times!!!!!

He had similar profile and club trajectory as Pickford who was earmarked about 8. Few grow tall enough , have 2 good feet , outstanding plyometric stats and the dedication though .

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I took your post as meaning ‘he is (right now) a child prodigy’ That’s interesting to know and I’ll give you that - though I’d have expected that ‘most’ English players playing right now in the PL were being monitored as youngsters. Interestingly, our now 2nd choice backup did enough as a child to ...

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Agreed here. ‘Child prodigy’ comment is a little embarrassing - I mean, he’s 21 and has over 100 games of Professional Men’s Footy under his belt. Dean Henderson had less hype and arguably had a better debut season (so far) in the Premier League at pretty much the same age. Let’s just calm down a b...

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Trafford 7- some good saves Vitinho 5 - bit outclassed Beyer 6- ok but usual blunder run to half way line O'Shea 6- some good headers but tough gig Taylor 7 - good job v Salah and got forward Tresor 7- some nice touches 1st half Brownhill 5- bit lost on a tough day Berge 6- clumsy at times Odobert 7...

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Trafford was perfectly good from when he started playing for us, he’s simply been busy recently with a few shots that have been stoppable . His feet are good and today a good but better than arguably one of the worlds best keepers Allison .He’s a child prodigy and starting to get the experience hd n...

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We’re very slowly but surely turning the wheels a little . We’ve a full strength squad and a bit of positivity up front , Oderbert looking good , Foster back etc . We’ll need to stay strong and start picking up home points . We’re a touch better than the bottom group and 2 good signings could just s...

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She had probs one of the easiest games you could have with almost zero contentious issues . Was toe curlingly embarrassing and patronising for the commentators constantly saying “ she’s got that spot on “ every 5 mins when they’re a goal kick or corner . She’s a professional referee and was perfectl...

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I wonder what the star rating is of our esteemed match day” in ground” food outlets ? Let’s hope for everyone’s sake it’s a lot better than the offerings themselves .

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Sounds absolutely horrific tbh , though let’s face it this was never going away. The same “ super clubs “and their greedy owners who wanted it ( and plenty who pretended they didn’t ) will be salivating at the prospect . The first attempt was always an optimistic “ feel of the tit” move ,knowing ful...

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MACCA wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:59 pm
Go up the road to jaipur, its Buy one get one free on all starters and mains all week when dining in.

Been several times and always been happy.

Jesus ! “ up the road to Jaipur “ That place must be fevkin good !

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If you continually compare against men then there would never be any female winners. You need to look at someone’s performance within their sport. Previous winners like Paula Radcliffe and Kelly Holmes couldn’t beat the best men I’d love to see Joey try and score 100/100 against Mary Earls by the w...

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Nori1958 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:11 pm
Pretty meaningless

In the scheme of a fairly long standing prem club, yes exactly that . That we had money and great players and momentum
made it good fun, but the club needs to compete with best , not be whimsical about our 4th promo in 12? yrs from the 2nd flight .

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Long as you don’t shake the chefs hand you’ll be reet.

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So you didn't enjoy last season then? your a tough cookie to please Last season was the championship,a pretty meaningless bauble but a great season nonetheless. We were a very strong side loaded with quality loans and experienced prem players In a very average league . This season we’re a lesser te...

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Well it was certainly a diverse line up with Balders,Scott,Logan and Gary Linekar covering the BBC's most cherished bases. Just had a skip through it and while it aint what it used to be with the beeb having so little Sport,it's a harmless enough back slapping smugfest. It attempts to cover both wom...

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The vast majority of “ big clubs “ do get tickets in our ends but always seem to manage to keep their heads down ( as you do in such situations) The exceptions being those cheeky blameless, selfless ,cherubic like urchins from the other end of the M62.

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You’d need to drink 10 pints just to break even wouldn’t you ? That’s some going. One of the very few fixtures I’d liken to a BFC v B@stards fa cup fixture where they have to give a big allocation but would likely ban alcohol , early ko, travel restrictions and do all they could to kill the atmosphe...

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The media are beyond shocking in their hounding of refs ,especially if it’s a “ big 6” type club with a contentious decision ,think of the howling petulance of a Klopp,Arteta backed up by the inane rantings of a Keane ,Neville or Carragher calling for the head of the hapless Ref ,who can only make a...

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They’re certainly with him at present as are most fans , though like any club there will be squabbles and perhaps 1 or 2 frustrated players like Roberts?? Zaroury ? . Though let’s be realistic if this disaster continues to Jan , I feel almost sick typing out our home record 1-8 , players will get ve...

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There weren't 500 tickets released close to the game. That was spread by an Everton fan saying that they'd been given an additional 550 tickets late last week, which obviously they hadn't. Maybe they were referring to our own unsold tickets and /or ticket exchange ? Whichever , they certainly manag...

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Appears on Twitter that pretty much anyone could get a ticket in the home end with over 500 tickets being released close to the game ? All the comments (which don’t appear to be dickheads) are on the thread where the vid on here was posted .

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Trafford 5 -1 great save , slow to react ( maybe ) on 2nd Vitinho 4- shouldn’t be anywhere near starting O’Shea 5- back up level at best Beyer 5- try’s hard but takes a bit to recycle balls Delcroix 5- good feet but looks miles off JBL 5- lively but little service Brownhill 4- a real off today for h...

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Pretty sure Alex Scot most definitely speaks in a regional accent , it’s that London English patois that I’m sure about 20/30% of Londoners ,certainly black and people of colour speak in .Though AS has a more polished version . I’m sure it’s even officially now recognised as a dialect as well .

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While the BBC is generally quite poor and agonisingly woke these days it’s not as dreadful as those “ cancel the licence fee” loons who also seem obsessed with cash payments and Covid conspiracies.

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Lineker’s an excellent sports host, Wright is incredibly poor and bizarrely always makes me think of someone doing an over the top impression of a black man .

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The sheer child like naivety of the “ it’s ok for away fans in the home end “ brigade is quite staggering . Imagine 20+ BFC fans in the home end at Everton /Liverpool , they’d be ejected amongst ( understandable) uproar from fans around them and no doubt punches thrown .The very same apologists woul...

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That’s scousers for you, always up to something …

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I’ve really bought into VK’s experiment but it’s looking like 100m down the drain . We’re so poor it’s almost beyond belief , we’re offering nothing and defensively we’re shocking . Missed Taylor and really need Ekdal and a proper right back .

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As long as it’s not a sword stick or a pre loaded single shot jobby I’m pretty sure you’ll be ok

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While the oft maligned Linekar is paid a huge salary, the fact remains, that as a presenter and anchor the jug eared soy infused remainer is excellent at his job .

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i've heard that marc almond story about boy george, george michael and andy bell. that must've been some party. It probs is ,not unlike the hamster up the arse stories from Neil Tennant , Holly Johnson et al . Though Almond being the first to hit real fame and he does mention it in his book it’s mo...

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