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Or we’re about to sign this Franca kid?.

@Dr Gloom I can’t find the thread where I basically said Jewish folk should talk more about Israel and Palestine, and accused Baddiel of never doing it. As I said in the PM I sent I’ve now read his book and am now aware of the various blind spots those on the left have where anti semitism is concerned. Apologies.

We don’t have a left back 🤷🏻‍♂️ and there’s five days of the window left…

My holiday entitlement starts on 1st Jan every year…am in attendance, so am hoping even at this relatively early stage of the year that the current Mrs PL isn’t expecting to be whisked off somewhere exotic for a fortnight this summer They nick a goal and they’re right back in the tie but the thought of them doing so v this defence at a SJP full of seething desperation is fancilful to say the least

He met Ben Arfa in a club too…is there a chance he was a bit of a fantasist?

Chez was Noel Gallagher then?… that’s maybe why he stopped posting, busy writing songs and that

Anyway, not sure if this has been asked yet but has anyone booked a hotel for a potential visit to Wembley next month??

I always ask if any of these bigger clubs needed a 50k+ stadium in 1995. When they screech “ONE CLUB CITY” I point out even the Mackems built a 48k one down the road around the same time

Some players were more equal than others

Am not sure, but Pep is apparently re inventing the right back role with Rico Lewis. He doesn’t go on marauding overlapping forward runs, he just moves into midfield and operates as a “no. 6”, setting the play. According to Micah Richards the other night anyway

Yeah ok that’s fine, my point was you can’t say it’s just a new better name for things then insinuate that we’re all thick, that’s giving the game away a bit Its this underlying insinuation that gets me, and tbf in the past you’ve insinuated nothing, you’ve told me am plain thick. Fine, as you can tell whether am right or wrong am perfectly capable of defending myself and I know it’s largely in jest but it has to be said this came up because someone on here didn’t know what you meant by “low block”…. you’ve explained why perfectly well, but someone still had to ask..

Thing is “cavalcade of crusty cunts” somewhat gives the lie to that notion I feel that you think that because we’re old therefore our thinking on the game is out of date. It’s not. We’ve shown you but you ignore it. I have no objection to whatever you want to call things but I do get the impression that you don’t like it when someone goes “eh?” when you’re on a word flourish 🤷🏻‍♂️

Oh it’s all about calling things by a new name is it Dave? Your trouble is mate is that you’re looking down your nose at people. It doesn’t make you a bad person, but you’re going to get a bit of blow back. But that’s the main reason some of us are here, so it’s all fine

Rayvin, regularly best poster on this forum 🤣

Agreed. Some people seem to think new name = new thing though. That’s when some of us get accused of being somewhat somewhat behind the times…. Kilograms and pounds measure the same thing using a different scale, so that’s a bullshit comparison. Yet more misrepresenting. I could go on but Craig’s will to live is now on life support so I’ll leave it there

“Gengenpressing” “Git fuckin intae thum in their half, back each other up” Thats how Alex Ferguson could be taught how to play football in the 50s and still be winning champions leagues 50 years later, you still have to do the same things to win a game of football 👍

It’s not, it’s people pretending something is a new idea when it’s as old as the hills

All that is fair enough in a way, but it is all arguable as well. eg the first sweeper keeper that came to public attention was Dave Beasant the best part of 40 years ago., long before the beck pass rule in the early 90s made every coach think differently . Jimmy Greaves was never a centre forward, never had 9 on his back, was he a false 9 or attacking midfield or a number 10 with 8 on his back? It’s all been there forever and I fuckin resent the accusation that the casual fan pre internet didn’t understand the nuances of the game . Language does evolve, but this is rebranding for for the FIFA generation, an exercise in reinventing the wheel when the new wheel has no discernible differences as far as I can make out…

Yeah that was it , forgot he got booked too

Don’t know if tv showed this but Bruno went over to the touch line to get a drink as no. 6 trudged off, looked to me that Bruno pointed out that he was a fuckin idiot as he ran past him coming back on

Grumpy old men call it “sitting deep’ or “sitting in” Why change it Dave? Is it change for change sakes? 🤷🏻‍♂️

What a bunch of absolute fuckin weapons man

Yeah…. that’s the wrist flexer but this is for the vinegar strokes “he can operate in several midfield positions, and has been used as an attacking midfielder or "trequartista,"

“ Kleenex to the fish please, kleenex to the the fish”

Graeme Souness said that to Alex Scott a couple of years ago on sky I think it means a team that sits in and says “ok break us down”…