Today's Football

[tiger76]

Big goal for Pool before half time, now we'll see what Arsenal are made of.

[Dark Cloud]

Apologies.....Thought I was debating this with Dark Cloud, who knows, if he wants to continue the debate from next door but one, there's always a bottle of whiskey available to stimulate the conversation.

Well thank you so much for the invite Royboy and I'll definitely take you up on that in the near future, but I'm still recovering from a very boozy day and night in Middlesbrough and didn't get back until well into yesterday after staying over. Then I remembered I've got to do it all again tomorrow!!!

[Ric_C]

Odds on a red card in this game. Ref is a bit of a homer

[claretburns]

Odds on a red card in this game. Ref is a bit of a homer

Should be the linesman with that elbow

[Ric_C]

I wouldn't mess with him tbh

[agreenwood]

Hilarious that players think it’s fine to constantly get up in the faces of officials then complain like hell when a lineman raises an arm to shoo them away.

Lino shouldn’t have done it, but it was hardly a full blown swing.

[ksrclaret]

Lino

I'm sure most of us would like to be able to give that gobshite Robertson a cheeky elbow, but he'll surely be in bother after that

[RVclaret]

Lino

I'm sure most of us would like to be able to give that gobshite Robertson a cheeky elbow, but he'll surely be in bother after that

One of the most unlikeable players in the league

[claretburns]

One of the most dis-likeable players in the league

And he nearly became a Claret.

[GaryClaret]

It is a bit rich Robertson going round all the players about the elbow given the abuse they give out to officials all the time. Yep it’s wrong and he should be punished but why act the bloody victim over it. It’s about time the officials fought back against gobshites like Robertson. Thump Fernandez next.

[agreenwood]

Arsenal doing a Leeds here

[ClaretTony]

Penalty

[Colburn_Claret]

Justice

[GaryClaret]

What a game this is btw

[agreenwood]

Dreadful

[ClaretTony]

One of the most unlikeable players in the league

I changed my opinion on him when he cried like a baby when we got the draw there in 2020.

[RVclaret]

Thats 3 penalties that haven’t hit the target for Salah this season!

[ClaretTony]

Salah misses again

[wilks_bfc]

Well that’ll be Mo off the penalties

[ClaretTony]

Thats 3 penalties that haven’t hit the target for Salah this season!

It’s one thing the goalkeeper saving them but to miss the target three times is ridiculous.

[tiger76]

That pen sums up Liverpool's season in a nutshell.

[box_of_frogs]

Who will get the red card first?

[ClaretTony]

Who will get the red card first?

You suspect there’s one coming

[tiger76]

Thats 3 penalties that haven’t hit the target for Salah this season!

That's terrible at any standard, but for a player of Salah's ability it's unforgivable.

[box_of_frogs]

You suspect there’s one coming

My money is on Granit!

[Carport]

Thats 3 penalties that haven’t hit the target for Salah this season!

For all his goals, Salah for me is nowhere near being world class. Far too many mistakes

[ClaretTony]

My money is on Granit!

I wouldn’t bet against that

[Ric_C]

I'd say fabinho tbh.

[claretburns]

For all his goals, Salah for me is nowhere near being world class. Far too many mistakes

Salah's explosive quality moments are very much on instinct with little thinking time. When in a situation to think such as penalties or one on ones he is far from world class.

[Bosscat]

Icing on the cake of a brilliant season would be a Leeds relegation.
The cherries on it would be our friends down the road missing out on the play offs.

Just been sent this by my m8 who is a Leeds fan (who has s sense of humour unlike s lot of them )

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[Pickles]

Premier League footballers should never be missing the target from a penalty.

[Stayingup]

Premier League footballers should never be missing the target from a penalty.

Barnes doesn't / didn't.

[Taffy on the wing]

For all his goals, Salah for me is nowhere near being world class. Far too many mistakes

Don't be daft!

[Colburn_Claret]

For all his goals, Salah for me is nowhere near being world class. Far too many mistakes

Even when he was scoring 30 goals a season, he was missing sitters. Like most of the squad, he just isn't the player he was.
Klopps problem is he is too loyal to players who have served him in the past. To be a top manager you have to be ruthless, and know when it is time to move a man on. He had the same issue at Dortmund, built a great team, but didn't have the balls to keep it great.

[ClaretTony]

2-2

[ksrclaret]

Why on earth did Arteta change it to go 3 at the back?

They’ve been far too deep with no pressure on the ball in midfield

[wilks_bfc]

I can see Liverpool nicking this

[Conroysleftfoot]

Great finish to the game.

[ClaretTony]

Superb save from Ramsdale

[agreenwood]

One of the games of the season. Brilliant entertainment.

[RVclaret]

How’s that not gone in. Incredible

[RVclaret]

Absolutely brilliant from Ramsdale

[ClaretTony]

Fantastic finish to the game.

Brilliant game.

[CoolClaret]

Mind boggling decision for Arteta to take his captain and absolute architect off in Martin Odegaard to go to a back 5 with what 20 minutes to go?

Like a tactic from 2005 that. Could cost him the title

[Bosscat]

Ramsdale MotM with those saves 2nd half

[Vegas Claret]

Ramsdale MotM with those saves 2nd half

He was second, the ref was the MOTM, didn't fall for all the cheating, wasn't having players surround him, booked players for time wasting and was calm throughout - probably the best ref performance I've seen all season

[ksrclaret]

Mind boggling decision for Arteta to take his captain and absolute architect off in Martin Odegaard to go to a back 5 with what 20 minutes to go?

Like a tactic from 2005 that. Could cost him the title

A terrible tactical change that meant they ought to have lost the game in the end.

[Royboyclaret]

Good for Royboy....Couldn't happen to a more deserving bloke....Hope he keeps Palace up.

[dsr]

He was second, the ref was the MOTM, didn't fall for all the cheating, wasn't having players surround him, booked players for time wasting and was calm throughout - probably the best ref performance I've seen all season

Except for giving a stupid penalty. How do refs decide, when two players each put a hand across each others' chest, who is committing the foul? It's like watching two men shake hands and trying to decide which one shook hands first. (And that's before we mention that touching a man who chooses to go down isn't actually a foul.)

[Vegas Claret]

Except for giving a stupid penalty. How do refs decide, when two players each put a hand across each others' chest, who is committing the foul? It's like watching two men shake hands and trying to decide which one shook hands first. (And that's before we mention that touching a man who chooses to go down isn't actually a foul.)

it was a clear cut pen, about as straight forward as you can get