OTF

Trips was jogging as Pope was steamtraning down on the ball.

Yep, same here.

RIP Christian.

I'll have to take your word for it, my support in those days was checking the results in the back of the sports section of the newspaper.

That annoyed me too.

He arse licks whichever group of supporters he's talking to, never got the feeling that he pretended he never played for us. Has been interviewed multiple times talking about how much he loved his time playing here. He did get stuffed around by Mike Ashley to be honest, who didn't sort out a contract extension allowing Liverpool to get him on the cheap. In the end due to his injuries it didn't turn out to be as big a blow as it first looked.

Played more than 3 times the premier league games for us than Woodgate. We got Jose's best seasons as his injury problems took hold at Liverpool. Who has been a better left back for us? Enrique's speed and acceleration in his prime were what made him so good defensively especially combined with the confidence he got from season in the championship where he was so dominant. He was able to get forward really well combining with Jonas ahead and the ability to play it out from the back with Colo was something we'd not had the luxury of prior. Plus he posted a fantastic tweet about an away game in Birmingham that was something like: "In Brimignham to many snow!!!!!!!!!!!"

It's a good point you've made. At this point it's not like we'll be expecting to be waiting another 20+ years for our next chance at silverware. At least I fucking hope we aren't.

That was James Perch 2.0 a.k.a. Perchinho. Also, it was Perch who got headbutted by Reina, getting the Spaniard sent off and replaced in goals by another Spaniard and ex our best Premier League left back ever - Jose Enrique. Perch is apparently still playing....in League Two. Shudder to think what version he is now.

In case he tripped down some stairs on his way there? Anyway, it's much easier to like our Woodsy now. Not that I didn't before of course.

That's where I came to not mind him. Truth be told I was only watching it because I knew how it ended. Spectacularly... so I definitely have a fair dose of your second sentence in me as well.

I'm three hours into this and it just keep getting better.

I know I'm in the minority (possibly on my own) but I don't have the same level of dislike for Arteta. His over animated gesticulation from the sidelines is ridiculous, granted, but it's mostly amusing for how ridiculous it is. Klopp is 10 times worse overall. I'd be annoyed if I was them as well, that should have been an easy offside decision.

You could also read it like we're playing with three centre backs and Trippier is playing right midfield.

Maybe their oil money can buy them something to hold their banner up so it doesn't need subtitles.

How was the dive from Grealish. Commentary I heard didn't make anything of it, I swear if it was a lesser team, or a lower profile player and they would have been slating the player for simulation. Poor IMO that the VAR didn't overturn that, it was the perfect opportunity with no risk as the game was effectively over anyway.

I wasn't lying about high literature. Fox in socks eat rocks you pox, Pocks on rocks with clocks in box, Box of socks and rocks hit fox, Fox last tocks and now in box.

Think that's Green Eggs and Ham. I have an encyclopaedic knowledge of high literature.

I'd say there's every chance we're back in for him in the summer. We'd have loved him through this last run of games!

It did bring a smile to my face, and he actually didn't turn it over at the end.

That fucking tackle has really changed the feeling, it was a classic old Newcastle bit of self-sabotage.

Amateur hour, offside after the throw in..... Once again our shocking lack of depth on display. They were shite second half and we couldn't take advantage of it, hard to see us kicking on with the remainder of the season after the current run of games. Far from a crisis but frustration about what could have been with a bit more depth, or at least just not a brain explosion from Bruno.

And at half time.

Trippier the fucking ice man there, calm as you like.