acrossthepond

Let's not forget getting dug out by corrupt refs giving ludicrous decisions, don't think the 1999 side needed that either.

I see the so-amazing Dorgu, the new signing who was supposed to shore up the defense and take Man U to their rightful place in the top half, has already been dropped. I’m not sure if I’ve ever in my life seen such a dogshit XI turn up at SJP wearing red. I don’t care if I’m jinxing things, but these are fucking wretched and if we can’t beat them it’ll only be our own fault.

Cost us a go at another cup. Either way I wouldn't sweep it under the rug just because we won in his absence, just as it wouldn't be "his fault" if we had lost. It was an unnecessary moment of utter stupidity that let the team down.

I'd also leave Gordon out as what he did was fucking stupid and costly and he needs to know there are repercussions for that, but Howe will slot him back in. Barnes is not going to make it here, he should probably decide whether he's OK being a rotation option for a team in Europe. I'd be happy to keep him but I'm not sure how much longer he'll be happy playing second fiddle to Gordon who is clearly Eddie's undisputed choice on the left.

You still can't use a semicolon, though. I don't know how someone who pretends to literary ambitions has such a poor grasp of ordinary grammar. Semicolons join independent clauses; your second clause has no verb so it is not an independent clause. (That was a correct usage, if you'd like to take notes.) You're plenty good at wishing death on people from the internet though, I guess that's a feather in your cap.

"Nev" doesn't seem to think so:

This is how you know we've won a trophy. Even Luke Edwards is getting praise today. Any moment now someone's going to come along and announce that Louise Taylor's a fine writer and Ian Woan was all right after all.

I thought it would never come. We may never win another trophy as long as we live - not that any of us really think that, not anymore - but this one paid for many, many years of heartache. Howay the lads now and forever! (I’m especially glad that the greatest African ever to live and heir to Mandela did absolutely fuck all.)

Coming out with "How about that Howe, eh lads? Needs to be sacked, am I right?" about six posts into your first thread never bodes well.

We didn't turn up at all against Man U, who were a much worse side than this version of Liverpool. If we play like we did then we're going to get thrashed. All I ask is that we give it a go. I don't expect us to win, but I do expect us to go down swinging this time.

Hideous boondoggle that will waste millions of taxpayer pounds on a monument to past glories and current mediocrity. Have they named it yet? Maybe they can call it the Sir Jim Ratcliffe Monorail Stadium.

Pope was awful again btw. Dubravka starting the final is a no-brainer.

Laughed at "Let Me Out" and "Sock Robbers Corner." I don't get all the Wales references though, maybe someone can clue me in?

This game has probably killed off our season.

Certain yellow for the plank who dove in on Tonali an inch from the ref's face as well, not given. It's been up down and all over the gaffe today, a fucking diabolical game from every perspective. 30 more minutes of this too, let's see how many players are left on either side. Fuck's sake.

It was like, there's nothing to defend. A moment of utter brainlessness probably prompted by the egregious non-call on the arm-pulling minutes prior. Now 30 more minutes of this dirge before we lose and probably have a few more players crocked in the process.

Utterly idiotic. Self-destruct button has just been hammered. What a fucking dickhead.

If he wasn't on a yellow then that was a certain card, why should it be any different because he's already been booked? Useless.

Nailed on, that. I still think we have enough about ourselves to see them off in the second half.

Minteh contributing more than he ever got a chance to do at SJP....

If she is, she's right. Pope looked like shit and Dubravka, who I still have not fully warmed back up to after his sojourn at Man U, has done nothing to deserve being dropped. You could feel the crowd's nervousness every time Pope took a touch, it's not like other teams will have failed to notice that.

Wilson was absolutely wretched, couldn't hold the ball up, looked softer than a muffin. Of course he hardly distinguished himself in awfulness, that entire half was truly diabolical. We've well and truly escaped.

Brilliant goalline clearance by Elanga there.