Dr Gloom

nailed it. We’re a proper Jekyll and Hyde team this season. I don’t know if it’s an attitude or tactics thing. Today felt like the former which made it all the more disappointing. Much harder to take than the Fulham defeat where I think Howe was just our coached in the second half. Really hope we don’t fail to turn up for a fourth consecutive Wembley final in a few weeks. Again, there’s no shame losing to Liverpool but please don’t put in another no show

It’s all the more galling after the arsenal performance. We all know how good we can be when the players are up for it

yes and no. IIt’s no disgrace to lose to them for the reasons you mention but the manner of the defeat was concerning. You still need to do the basics. There was no fight to win second balls all game. You can have an off game where multiple players don’t hit their levels but I saw a worrying lack of desire today which is hard to explain. Trippier and Willock both had a chance to impress and stake a claim for a cup final spot. Both failed the audition miserably.

I really thought we’d give them a game today. How wrong I was. We didn’t turn up

That was one of the worst performances of the season. So lacklustre. Got to wonder what the team talk was before kick off as there no discernible game plan. Tripper and Hall both v poor. Midfield, the area I thought we might have some joy, completely absent

Sobering indeed

Premier League sponsorship rules 'void' says tribunal https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c78xpp3vlkko Oh, hai Aramco

the fact that it started life with Jimmy Hill hosting said it all about that show. RIP

Zero fucks given for the travelling Brighton fans

Good music is good music. Music journalists are paid to invent genres to build hype. That was particularly the case back in the 90s when music hacks were more relevant than they are today. The thing that fucked me off about NME and Melody Maker was they built bands up then shot them down. But that’s the British way. We don’t like to see people enjoying success too much.

Terror vision. I saw them a couple of times. So bad they were good. I caught Ash at a festival last summer and got a bit emotional watching them. The way music can evoke memories is unique

I was listening to all sorts in the 90s, some of the genres stood the test of time, others less so. Kicked off the decade getting into indie music via my brother. Loads of sub genres. Take your pick from Madchester/shoe gazing/greebo/grunge and many more: Roses, Mondays, Inspiral Carpets, Kingmaker, Blur, Ride, Wonder Stuff, Jesus Jones, Carter USM, Suede, Cud, Manics. Then from America bands like Nirvana, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins etc Mid 90s, as I started going out, was getting more into house music,techno and jungle and I was also caught by the golden age of hip hop: Nas, Tribe called quest, Wu Tang, Slick Rick, J5, Gang star, mob deep, souls of mischief, Big daddy kane, nwa, de la soul etc I liked loads of bands during the Britpop era but the good stuff was always just indie music to me. I’ll also always have a soft spot for the trip hop/acid jazz and big beat, which were the soundtrack to uni days There was loads of great music in the 90s. It’s partially influenced by nostalgia because I think my appetite to discover new music definitely diminished as I got older. The only new music I’m across these days is electronic stuff

Agreed. Much better than the Different Class follow up which blew up during the Peak “Brit pop” years. I’d say the same about Blur’s modern life is rubbish, which bombed in the charts, being loads better than Parklife, which followed it.

aye, exactly. Coined by the music press to create a bit of buzz around indie bands, many of which had fuck all in common, musically. There was loads of good guitar music kicking around in the 90s, but I’m biased because I was a teenager and it was the soundtrack to good times

They’ll be talking about this one for years to come according to the lass on TNT

Blur evolved across the decades. Park life and great escape were cheesy albums but those that preceded and followed it weren’t. Alburn is a much better songwriter than Gallagher, who wrote two brilliant albums then a bunch of poor imitations which all sounded exactly the same.

a morale-sapping 3-2 turnaround win for Real. Can’t work out if it’s good for us or not

2-1 Man City. Good result for us if it stays like this as surely all their lads are going to be thinking about the second leg

London mag road trip?

The atmosphere at Man City sounds turbo gash. Hopefully not a window into our future when we dominate European football

If I can’t a ticket I might do the same. See you in hooters.

jeez, that’s rough. Poor woman. Sorry man

he must be buzzing tbf. Brilliant move for him