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[Howmanheyman 36647]

12 minutes ago, PaddockLad said:

Looks pretty consistent, not sure why Tomori didn’t play yesterday, he didn’t appear for England during the break 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

They play inter every year, it'll be the first time most of them have played against Newcastle United and the famous black and white stripes. It's bound to have distracted them. 

[Howay 12496]

33 minutes ago, PaddockLad said:

Looks pretty consistent, not sure why Tomori didn’t play yesterday, he didn’t appear for England during the break 🤷🏻‍♂️

He was suspended for the Inter game. 

[wykikitoon 22921]

Everton are wank

[Howmanheyman 36647]

8 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Everton are wank

 

Their fans were just generically booing throughout the game when it wasn't silent and I don't even think they knew what they were booing for? It's got so bad for them every year now I'd be tempted to gamble on relegation and years of wilderness in the championship just in case they had a great promotion year and some fun pissing the league. 

[wykikitoon 22921]

8 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

 

Their fans were just generically booing throughout the game when it wasn't silent and I don't even think they knew what they were booing for? It's got so bad for them every year now I'd be tempted to gamble on relegation and years of wilderness in the championship just in case they had a great promotion year and some fun pissing the league. 

Did they say anything in commentary about the booing? No doubt what brilliant die hard, hard working fans they are who deserve so much better. 

[Howmanheyman 36647]

6 minutes ago, wykikitoon said:

Did they say anything in commentary about the booing? No doubt what brilliant die hard, hard working fans they are who deserve so much better. 

 

They said fuck all. They're not a happy bunch and need putting out of their misery tbh. They could end up enjoying themselves in the long run but could also become a Sunderland. (They're already like them in so many ways especially just before they eventually were flushed).

[ewerk 33236]

3 hours ago, Howmanheyman said:

 

They said fuck all. They're not a happy bunch and need putting out of their misery tbh. They could end up enjoying themselves in the long run but could also become a Sunderland. (They're already like them in so many ways especially just before they eventually were flushed).

Plus they have a massively expensive new stadium to pay for.

[Howmanheyman 36647]

24 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Plus they have a massively expensive new stadium to pay for.

 

What if the lift breaks in their new stadium and they've been relegated?

 

[The Fish 11323]

Even MOTD2 peddled the myth of a supportive Goodison. I can't remember when it wasn't either silent, or toxic. 

 

These new owners sounds dodgy as fuck, our antipodean members might be able to talk more about 777's Australian team but from what I heard they're not doing a good job at any of their owned sides. 

 

 

[sammynb 3923]

4 hours ago, The Fish said:

Even MOTD2 peddled the myth of a supportive Goodison. I can't remember when it wasn't either silent, or toxic. 

 

These new owners sounds dodgy as fuck, our antipodean members might be able to talk more about 777's Australian team but from what I heard they're not doing a good job at any of their owned sides. 

 

 

 

TBH didn't even realise that 777 partners were involved with Melbourne Victory but if what happening there is how they are going to operate the blue scouse mackems, bring it on!

So obviously the difference in money is huge but Victory have been one of the better clubs, financially and with trophies during the time of the A-League but the last few years, they have been all over the shop, under performing finishing 2nd bottom last season, runners up in 21-22 and bottom in 20-21.

According to this they have taken full control as of this season and the former chairman isn't happy or confident.

[Ayatollah Hermione 14687]

That 777 have turned everything they’ve touched to shit. Seems like it’s just a catalogue of relegation battlers where no fans are happy

[Gemmill 50017]

[ohhh_yeah 3053]

 

 

[The Fish 11323]

5 hours ago, sammynb said:

 

TBH didn't even realise that 777 partners were involved with Melbourne Victory but if what happening there is how they are going to operate the blue scouse mackems, bring it on!

So obviously the difference in money is huge but Victory have been one of the better clubs, financially and with trophies during the time of the A-League but the last few years, they have been all over the shop, under performing finishing 2nd bottom last season, runners up in 21-22 and bottom in 20-21.

According to this they have taken full control as of this season and the former chairman isn't happy or confident.

[RobinRobin 12501]

6 hours ago, sammynb said:

 

TBH didn't even realise that 777 partners were involved with Melbourne Victory but if what happening there is how they are going to operate the blue scouse mackems, bring it on!

So obviously the difference in money is huge but Victory have been one of the better clubs, financially and with trophies during the time of the A-League but the last few years, they have been all over the shop, under performing finishing 2nd bottom last season, runners up in 21-22 and bottom in 20-21.

According to this they have taken full control as of this season and the former chairman isn't happy or confident.

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of twats

 

[Dr Gloom 23649]

some goal this like 

 

 

[The Fish 11323]

41 minutes ago, RobinRobin said:

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of twats

 

What's the craic with this?

[Gemmill 50017]

2 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said:

some goal this like 

 

 

 

 

I watched this live and didn't realise quite how much they took the piss there.

 

Tough day at the office for the Mekon.

[Holden McGroin 7638]

Man Utd is the is the perfect game for Brighton.  The team think they are better than they are. Eriksen, Fernandes and Rashford etc won’t chase you down. No intensity. 
 

lovely to see.

[LondonBlue 1021]

Not sure where to post this as the match thread title isn't up yet... but it seems Pep won't risk his key players in the league cup game with you guys. We have serious injuries and a paper thin squad, so they'll get rest in the lesser competition. 

 

 

[Gemmill 50017]

Whatever team he puts out, I'd much rather play you lot now than in the final.

[sammynb 3923]

21 minutes ago, The Fish said:

What's the craic with this?

 

Two things, Victory fans are renown for being absolute cunts (they have a history of brawls, pitch invasions and at the time were already on a good behaviour bond) and earlier that week the A-League association had announced they had signed a deal with Stadium Australia, in Sydney, to host the grand final for the next three seasons and, of course, regardless of the teams playing in it, so the Victory fans decided they weren't happy.

A bit of background, since the leagues inception, the GF has been held at the home ground of the highest place team that makes the final and with Victory having a successful history, they had held it a number of times over the years - not that their recent history would point to that.
But the association had recently lost millions from their TV revenue because there was a clause in the contract that included a "bonus" payment if a certain number of subscribers signed up (online broadcaster) and the association being the idiots they are thought it was a given but lo and behold, they didn't make the number, so they found a solution that no one agreed with.

 

To the actual incident - the Victory fans had made a big fuss about protesting that game, turning their backs, etc. Then one of their idiot fans threw a flare at the City keeper, he decided to return it back to where it came, next thing you know, the cunts jump the fence, rushed him, some cunt picked up the sand bucket, where flares are meant to be extinguished, and starts laying into the keeper with it.

 

A bunch were arrested, some have actually fled the country. The conspiracy theorist in me, thinks there is more to it - this was just weeks after Australia had had a successful World Cup and football always has a huge boost here after we do well in a WC but there is a lot of hate for the local national league from the other football codes, rugby league and aussie rules, and because that's where the money in sport is, in this country, they fear losing it. Rugby League matches currently are at an all time low for attendance and TBH, only Victoria and the weirdo states of SA and WA care about aerial ping pong. Football is the most played game here but it's professional competition has never cracked it - the other have a lot to lose.

[sammynb 3923]

8 minutes ago, LondonBlue said:

Not sure where to post this as the match thread title isn't up yet... but it seems Pep won't risk his key players in the league cup game with you guys. We have serious injuries and a paper thin squad, so they'll get rest in the lesser competition. 

 

 

For starters, fuck off with that shite, it's a cup and most would give their left bollock for Newcastle to win a cup.

 

Regardless the match is a whole 8 days away and there are too many pants pissers on this forum to allow anyone to start the match thread until after the Sheffield United game.

That said it's better than the final years of Ashley were most match threads didn't happen until five minutes before KO.

 

[LondonBlue 1021]

3 minutes ago, sammynb said:

 

For starters, fuck off with that shite, it's a cup and most would give their left bollock for Newcastle to win a cup.

 

Regardless the match is a whole 8 days away and there are too many pants pissers on this forum to allow anyone to start the match thread until after the Sheffield United game.

That said it's better than the final years of Ashley were most match threads didn't happen until five minutes before KO.

 

 

Don't get me wrong Pep will be desperate to win every piece of silverware going. But with De Bruyne, Stones, Grealish and Kovacic all key men missing we can ill afford another key injury. So expect to see Kalvin Phillips start. If he starts then the newspaper article is right, if he doesn't start then i'm not sure when he ever will. 

 

The game is sandwiched between Forest and Wolves so its possible that he goes strong against you and weaker in one of those games.

 

[The Fish 11323]

36 minutes ago, LondonBlue said:

Not sure where to post this as the match thread title isn't up yet... but it seems Pep won't risk his key players in the league cup game with you guys. We have serious injuries and a paper thin squad, so they'll get rest in the lesser competition. 

 

 

 

My Oil Baron Brother, I have to pull you up on this bit. If Manchester City  (who can replace Haaland with Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne with Foden, and Grealish with Doku) think they have a paper thin squad, what chance do the rest of us have?

 

Like you've said, you've gentler fixtures in the league surrounding the League Cup games, and your Champions League Group is... accommodating. I'm pretty sure you could field fringe players in those fixtures and steamroller the opponents, while naming a strong team to face us.