Arteta's long suffering jellied eels v Eddie's Stottie fuelled northern raiders (- Gemmill + Trips, massive net gain tbh)

[Craig 6995]

  On 04/01/2023 at 11:37, Toonpack said:

 

Mourinho made a stellar career out of it everywhere he went.

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And moaned like fuck when it was done to him. Was it Spurs he accused of parking their team bus in the goalmouth? 

[Gemmill 51213]

  On 04/01/2023 at 09:09, Christmas Tree said:

 

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Hope pumping out the youtube content ever since he met a certain influencer by the name of Adam Pearson. 

[Alex 37287]

It’s weird the way some people think. Like everyone should play a certain way but only when it suits them. Football has always been a game where there’s more than one way to skin a cat, with the end result trumping the method. 
Oddly, if you look at Wenger, he’s made out as being someone with a philosophy based on playing the beautiful game. But that actually came in the second half of his time at Arsenal. When he had his greatest success, there was pragmatism combined with flair. When he arrived he kept the extremely solid back line and had bite in midfield with Vieira and Petit. Even Bergkamp could be a dirty bastard. The invincibles had Gilberto Silva, Cygan, Keown, Ljungberg and players like that too.

In his ‘purist phase’, when he seemed obsessed with buying pretty no. 10s to play in every single midfield position, he did less well. Arsenal becoming the sort of team Bolton, Stoke and the like licked their lips at the prospect of playing. Yet he still brought CL football and trophies. But that wasn’t enough for little cunts like ‘Ty’ and they hounded him out for it

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[ewerk 33649]

  On 04/01/2023 at 09:41, ewerk said:

 

It's a bit like Klopp being outraged when 'lesser' sides turn up at Anfield and have the temerity to dig in and defend deep rather than roll over and let Liverpool tickle their tummy.

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  On 04/01/2023 at 11:53, The Fish said:

Yeah, being frustrated that your team couldn't break down a perceived lesser opponent is one thing. Blaming that opponent for not rolling over to have their tummy tickled is entitled bullshit.

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What is it they say about imitation?

[Howay 12496]

  On 04/01/2023 at 12:11, Alex said:

It’s weird the way some people think. Like everyone should play a certain way but only when it suits them. Football has always been a game where there’s more than one way to skin a cat, with the end result trumping the method. 
Oddly, if you look at Wenger, he’s made out as being someone with a philosophy based on playing the beautiful game. But that actually came in the second half of his time at Arsenal. When he had his greatest success, there was pragmatism combined with flair. When he arrived he kept the extremely solid back line and had bite in midfield with Vieira and Petit. Even Bergkamp could be a dirty bastard. The invincibles had Gilberto Silva, Cygan, Keown, Ljungberg and players like that too.

In his ‘purist phase’, when he seemed obsessed with buying pretty no. 10s to play in every single midfield position, he did less well. Arsenal becoming the sort of team Bolton, Stoke and the like licked their lips at the prospect of playing. Yet he still brought CL football and trophies. But that wasn’t enough for little cunts like ‘Ty’ and they hounded him out for it

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Aye it’s very fucking weird. It’s one of Klopps usual complaints about teams, as others point out I was impressed by Leeds when they did it to us - I thought they were a soft touch but matched our intensity and physicality and we squandered our chances so were left wanting. It is frustrating of course but the Arsenal fans should be asking themselves why the only chances they really have to speak of were the late Pope save at the end and two of the softest penalty shouts you will ever see. 

[Alex 37287]

  On 04/01/2023 at 12:53, Howay said:

Aye it’s very fucking weird. It’s one of Klopps usual complaints about teams, as others point out I was impressed by Leeds when they did it to us - I thought they were a soft touch but matched our intensity and physicality and we squandered our chances so were left wanting. It is frustrating of course but the Arsenal fans should be asking themselves why the only chances they really have to speak of were the late Pope save at the end and two of the softest penalty shouts you will ever see. 

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The same Klopp who had Milner man-marking Bruno at SJP at the end of last season  

[The Fish 11344]

  On 04/01/2023 at 12:14, ewerk said:

 

 

What is it they say about imitation?

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It's a bad thing, so it is, tbstbs

[Craig 6995]

  On 04/01/2023 at 12:53, Howay said:

Aye it’s very fucking weird. It’s one of Klopps usual complaints about teams, as others point out I was impressed by Leeds when they did it to us - I thought they were a soft touch but matched our intensity and physicality and we squandered our chances so were left wanting. It is frustrating of course but the Arsenal fans should be asking themselves why the only chances they really have to speak of were the late Pope save at the end and two of the softest penalty shouts you will ever see. 

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Rather than weird I see it as them recognising their style of play has been nullified by the opposition. Both of them (Klopp in particular) are psychopaths. He's unable to accept someone has got the better of him tactically. 

Remember when he blamed the Fulham pitch for being 'dry'? How dare the home side set the pitch up to suit themselves / work against the opposition. Fucking prick!

[David Kelly 1346]

I'm absolutely loving the bitterness of the supporters and management of Arsenal, Liverpool and Man Utd against the way we've played against them this season.  My latest favourite is them complaining about how Tripps was at the ref every foul after a card.  How quick they are to forget the decades of this their own teams have subjected referees through, and in much greater numbers than just their captain (who in Trippier's case consistently stopped other players from approaching the ref).  The amount of photos you can find online of them doing it is staggering.  Arsenal were brought up on a charge for doing this as recently as October ffs.

Year after year we have watched as we meekly surrendered when we've went to these clubs and they simply aren't happy that we are now building something and have the resources to prevent their darlings from winning trophies or making the champions league as regularly.  Who knows how long this will continue, the Saudi's may pull out/be forced to pull out before they can reach our stated target, but I'm just loving every moment of it as long as it lasts.

[Toonpack 11810]

  On 04/01/2023 at 14:22, David Kelly said:

I'm absolutely loving the bitterness of the supporters and management of Arsenal, Liverpool and Man Utd against the way we've played against them this season.  My latest favourite is them complaining about how Tripps was at the ref every foul after a card.  How quick they are to forget the decades of this their own teams have subjected referees through, and in much greater numbers than just their captain (who in Trippier's case consistently stopped other players from approaching the ref).  The amount of photos you can find online of them doing it is staggering.  Arsenal were brought up on a charge for doing this as recently as October ffs.

Year after year we have watched as we meekly surrendered when we've went to these clubs and they simply aren't happy that we are now building something and have the resources to prevent their darlings from winning trophies or making the champions league as regularly.  Who knows how long this will continue, the Saudi's may pull out/be forced to pull out before they can reach our stated target, but I'm just loving every moment of it as long as it lasts.

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[Dr Gloom 23962]

it'll be a severe case of premature ejaculation if they pull out before we win the title this season 

[Craig 6995]

Just missing the Benny Hill theme
 

 

[wykikitoon 23328]

An absolute mile out of his technical area and aggressive towards the ref.

Any action taken? Nah, fuck all.

[ewerk 33649]

 

[Anorthernsoul 1222]

Made a right cunt of himself Mikel hasn't he.

 

 

A lesson in class, humility and respect from Sir Edward Of Howe.

[Howay 12496]

The scouse cunts are seemingly all up in arms over Howe chipping back to Arteta at some point during the game. I guess Howe had made some comment about Dr Teeth embarrassing himself against us on the sideline when we last played them. 
 

So far in the heads of these bellends and we’ve not even started. 

[Renton 24199]

  On 04/01/2023 at 19:13, Howay said:

The scouse cunts are seemingly all up in arms over Howe chipping back to Arteta at some point during the game. I guess Howe had made some comment about Dr Teeth embarrassing himself against us on the sideline when we last played them. 
 

So far in the heads of these bellends and we’ve not even started. 

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Sports washed. ☝️

 

 

[The Fish 11344]

  On 04/01/2023 at 19:13, Howay said:

The scouse cunts are seemingly all up in arms over Howe chipping back to Arteta at some point during the game. I guess Howe had made some comment about Dr Teeth embarrassing himself against us on the sideline when we last played them. 
 

So far in the heads of these bellends and we’ve not even started. 

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It does seem to be Liverpool, more than any other 'Big 6' club, that's taken the takeover really badly. 

 

I don't want a rivalry with them, I want a sporting, handshakes all round, rivalry with Man City, or maybe a Wenger/Ferguson style petty rivalry with Arsenal. 

[Craig 6995]

  On 05/01/2023 at 09:00, The Fish said:

It does seem to be Liverpool, more than any other 'Big 6' club, that's taken the takeover really badly. 

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Born out of pure envy IYAM. Remember the first match that Staveley was seen at and they were adamant it was a precursor to her fronting a bid to takeover Liverpool? "She's a lifelong Liverpool fan!", "Who'd be interested in shitty Newcastle, she has to be looking at LFC!", etc. 

 

Compounded because FSG are now looking to sell Liverpool, but PIF are no longer window shopping ... they've made their purchase, and they'll stick with it. 

[David Kelly 1346]

  On 05/01/2023 at 09:00, The Fish said:

 

It does seem to be Liverpool, more than any other 'Big 6' club, that's taken the takeover really badly. 

 

I don't want a rivalry with them, I want a sporting, handshakes all round, rivalry with Man City, or maybe a Wenger/Ferguson style petty rivalry with Arsenal. 

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Judging by the way Klopp is imploding we're not going to need to have a rivalry with them.  They're heading back to their previous premier league norm of being nowhere near the title race.

[MrBass 3071]

  On 05/01/2023 at 09:21, David Kelly said:

Judging by the way Klopp is imploding we're not going to need to have a rivalry with them.  They're heading back to their previous premier league norm of being nowhere near the title race.

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[The Fish 11344]

  On 05/01/2023 at 09:10, Craig said:

 

Born out of pure envy IYAM. Remember the first match that Staveley was seen at and they were adamant it was a precursor to her fronting a bid to takeover Liverpool? "She's a lifelong Liverpool fan!", "Who'd be interested in shitty Newcastle, she has to be looking at LFC!", etc. 

 

Compounded because FSG are now looking to sell Liverpool, but PIF are no longer window shopping ... they've made their purchase, and they'll stick with it. 

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How insecure must you be to get wound up by Newcastle being a threat? They've got an unbelievable number of trophies, a squad peppered with some genuinely talented players and a very, very good coach. If they're this precious about us already, imagine what they'll be like when we really start spending.

[thebrokendoll 10568]

absolutely love the fact that liverpool's support is so opposed to newcastle's takeover on moral grounds alone,

aye ok.

never has the phrase 'offended by everything, ashamed of nothing' been more apt.

 

might well be time to reconsider who the term 'scouse mackem' applies to.

[PaddockLad 19330]

  On 05/01/2023 at 09:21, David Kelly said:

Judging by the way Klopp is imploding we're not going to need to have a rivalry with them.  They're heading back to their previous premier league norm of being nowhere near the title race.

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I think that would depend on who  ends up buying them tbh . Man Utd up for sale too. We’re not getting this all our own way and no club ever has gone. Wenger stopped Ferguson for a while, Chelsea didn’t win the league every year. People are getting ahead of themselves. They need to chill out a bit and just see what happens . It’s great just to be in the running at the moment 👍

[Gemmill 51213]

No interested parties for the sale so far. I imagine Man United will go before Liverpool do, although I gather there's very little interest there either. The prices they're asking are crazy. If you just want a PL presence, you can do that for a lot less money than Liverpool and Man United are asking - see Bournemouth. You get a project rather than a finished article, but what you also get is a fan base appreciative of progress rather than one demanding immediate trophies when there's only 4 to share around each season.