Alex

Nah. Not giving it another hit. These things are just another example of providing a certain audience with what they want to hear rather than any smidgen of truth. Whilst at the same time winding up our fanbase (also to generate interest). It’s trivial stuff but the culture of telling lies for personal gain in general makes me sick

He’s purely motivated by greed / money. It’s more of a story because of our recent success. Put the two together and it means he’s got people willing to let him air his absolute bollocks take on things. Not that I’ve watched it.

Do you know what a rhetorical question is, LTA?

Gemmill and Gloom have been watching Rastamouse again

The RSPB

They actually fucked the plan up. They were meant to narrowly miss out on the playoffs

Do you ever wonder why hardly anyone ever engages with you other than to take the piss? That’s a rhetorical question btw 👍🏻

Warp Records in the 90s 👍🏻

Pete’s middle name is Warwick 👍🏻

Tbf I think he’s about 10 years younger

Every bit as bad as the goal is good

Ah, man. Sorry to hear about that. Hope you get sorted soon.

It would normally annoy me that he gets a get out of jail free card due to the ‘off the field issues’ keeping the fans and the press off his back. But long may it continue

What a beautiful glancing header though

let me do a quick mackem to English translation: We’re skint as a club so I’m pretending that’s better than playing competitive football against the best sides in Europe

As predictable as Edwards with the negativity

My wife’s gone to the Caribbean. Jamaica? No, she went of her own accord

I haven’t seen it but it’s Adam Curtis so it’s probably really good. It’s on iPlayer too. Not that I’m particularly convinced our pugilistic friend has watched it (or is indeed real) off the back their recommendation

Great / really puerile minds

White wee wee

Crewe Alexandra must be shit hot

I don’t recall any 30 minute cameos where he’s terrorised top sides before like

The FFP argument was specific to the situation after two (arguably three) players capable of playing in the same / similar roles were brought in. It’s obvious what Howe’s view was on the player on the back of that. If FFP wasn’t an issue we may well have kept him. But, equally, if it was that much of a concern (and Howe rated ASM) then signing Barnes, Gordon and Livramento (particularly the first two) would not have happened. Surely it’s not that difficult to grasp

I think Gemmill’s point re progression not being linear is correct. It would be true anyway but it’s doubly so given the trajectory of the last 18 months. This is further exacerbated by (for whatever reasons) not being able to strengthen in a couple of key areas (LB / CM). On top of that there are injuries to key performers from last season, the two Joes. This has disrupted things, cut down the options the manager has and has probably meant integrating Tonali more quickly than he’d have liked. As an aside ASM went because Howe doesn’t rate him and didn’t trust him. The notion that he’d have gotten a 30 minute cameo in that situation last night is fanciful.

Channel 5 covered the UEFA Cup games with him under Roeder iirc. And /or when Pardew was manager