Brummie PSR hostages (in Beige) v Eddie's mashed swede PSR hostages (in black and white, or possibly green, or maybe even blue)

[Gemmill 63272]

Couple of rum old fashioneds too which were great. At the time. 

[Toonpack 15610]

1 hour ago, Gemmill said:

Couple of rum old fashioneds too which were great. At the time. 

 

Is that a comment on the state of the female adults only "talent" or is it the drink?

[Howmanheyman 43956]

Playing Aston Villa, no colour clash but we're wearing green anyway because that's how the game is now. 

 

 

MODERN FOOTBALL!!!

[Howmanheyman 43956]

I'd take a draw all day long, obviously hoping it's our day but have a feeling we'll have to have a decent run in a few fixtures time when things have settled including new players. I'm confident in the long run we can have a good season this year it's just a shame we're risking a bad start with some already tough fixtures.

[ewerk 39255]

5 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

Playing Aston Villa, no colour clash but we're wearing green anyway because that's how the game is now. 

 

 

MODERN FOOTBALL!!!

Shut up and buy the shirt along with a fifth pair of NUFC branded sambas.

 

BTW, I’m sure I’m not the first to mention it but a green shirt on a green pitch is fucking idiotic.

[Howmanheyman 43956]

4 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Shut up and buy the shirt along with a fifth pair of NUFC branded sambas.

 

BTW, I’m sure I’m not the first to mention it but a green shirt on a green pitch is fucking idiotic.

 

I will say this one is better than the other green horror strips but it's not us really, as a one off fair enough but having it every fucking season plus wearing it for no other reason than contracts with manufacturers etc, get in the fucking bin, man.

[Craig 12388]

13 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

Playing Aston Villa, no colour clash but we're wearing green anyway because that's how the game is now. 

 

 

MODERN FOOTBALL!!!

There was a PL set some time ago that if you were selling a ‘change’ kit you had to play so many games in it a season.

 

Think it’s Man Utd we can thank for this one. Believe they sold a kit one season that was never worn competitively.

[Howmanheyman 43956]

1 minute ago, Craig said:

There was a PL set some time ago that if you were selling a ‘change’ kit you had to play so many games in it a season.

 

Think it’s Man Utd we can thank for this one. Believe they sold a kit one season that was never worn competitively.

 

It's fucking greed, We've played these fuckers for over a hundred years, both sides wearing their club colours but now teams just turn out in what they like? There's a lot bigger fish to fry in football these days but it's the sheer pointlessness of it which encapsulates it for me. 

[trophyshy 9004]

20 minutes ago, ewerk said:

Shut up and buy the shirt along with a fifth pair of NUFC branded sambas.

 

BTW, I’m sure I’m not the first to mention it but a green shirt on a green pitch is fucking idiotic.

One might even say, Irish.  
 

[Howmanheyman 43956]

There'll come a time where the away players will wear different kits to each other as long as they don't clash with the home teams kit, I'm joking but it's not totally beyond the realms of possibility if you give it a few years.

[Gemmill 63272]

6 hours ago, toonotl said:

Not doing much today on a lazy Saturday. Figured I'd have a little look at Anthony Gordon's stats for games started at CF for us in the PL.

 

 

Not a bad return with 2 goals in 4 games. But they were both goals from the spot. Against City it was a penalty he'd won when brought down by the keeper. Also he missed a pen against Everton.

 

Ratings for each match:

v Luton 6.44

v Bournemouth 7.4

v Man City 7.36

v Everton 6.01

 

The Luton and Everton ratings aren't great but there are explanations. Against Luton he was subbed at halftime with a twisted ankle. That was a fucking mental game too, from memory. That was a time in the season where the squad were fucked from all the injury pileup and only just getting players back. Against Everton, he missed a pen, and from memory had a really bad game. He definitely didn't handle the pressure of returning to Everton and once he missed the pen he was never going to recover his composure.

 

But in the other two games, he played well as reflected in the ratings. (It is important to remember the ratings are boosted somewhat by scoring a penalty in each game.) But still, he played well. All-in-all, I don't think this really tells us much we didn't already know. But, hey I've done it now, so you can all suffer some stat inanity.  

 

Gordon is not a CF, but there are positives. I think we gain having him compared to Isak in terms of defensive output. And Gordon's pace, threat in behind and link up play in transition should suit our gameplan against Villa nicely.

 

Overall perhaps it isn't the worst game for us to be missing a recognised striker. If we were against a side willing to sit in and frustrate us, we'd probably struggle without someone to slot home the odd half chance. But Villa will attack us and that should leave space in behind them. We should have ample opportunities on the break and overall Gordon should thrive by offering a serious counter-attacking threat.

 

I'd be happy with a draw to them away from home. Graham's spot on, we tend to trade results home and away. They're a really good team at home and always on the front foot. Never going to tip a draw though. So I'll say that we nick this 2-1.

 

The other thing re Gordon is the comments he made in his interview with Hope where he said he thought he could do a good job at 9 if he learned all of Howe's patterns for that position. You'd have to assume that the last month or so of training has been him learning those patterns, so hopefully we'll see a different Gordon at 9 than the makeshift version we've seen in the past. 

[Howmanheyman 43956]

 

"Our striker will be wearing his new maroon shirt today at Spurs, will you have his shirt on, kids? Fancy yourself as a centre half? Try Lascelles, (he'll still be here), he'll be wearing a green effort with some black and white on it somewhere that we'll kid you on is a nod to the central station or something? Fancy yourself as a right winger? We've got our number seven wearing the Farage brown shirt Munich tribute strip. All yours for £199.99, (£189.99 if you buy a pointless membership for just £99.99)."

[Renton 27796]

3 hours ago, scoobos said:

On the train now after getting a call from the club on Thursday morning asking if I can go. A real ballot winner has backed out. (So there's always a chance!) 

 

First ballot I've gone for, season ticket but no loyalty points. 

 

Buzzing, but no booze in our section 😕

 

Murphy first goal!

 

Think Villa is the only English ground I've been to which was dry, the boring beige arseholes.

Oh and watch out for the West Midlands police, absolute cunts. Especially the few bad apples that spoil their otherwise spotless image, right kids?

 

[Howmanheyman 43956]

2 minutes ago, Renton said:

 

Think Villa is the only English ground I've been to which was dry, the boring beige arseholes.

Oh and watch out for the West Midlands police, absolute cunts. Especially the few bad apples that spoil their otherwise spotless image, right kids?

 

 

I've been twice, got chucked out the first time as a bairn then saw a couple of our mates arrested a few years later by the good ol' British midlands thin blue line for having the temerity to have a few pints on a match day.

[trooper 1058]

I'm like a kid on Xmas morning, I've had my weetabix minis (chocolate chip). I'm on t9 my 2nd mug of coffee 

[Gemmill 63272]

Aye I'm looking forward to it as well. Hoping Howe's siege mentality approach sees us flying out the blocks. 

[Renton 27796]

4 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

Aye I'm looking forward to it as well. Hoping Howe's siege mentality approach sees us flying out the blocks. 

Get yourself a holiday mender.

 

[Gemmill 63272]

Is that what you're drinking?

 

Are you away now too btw? 

 

I just did 2 miles back from the supermarket with 12 litres of water in each hand in 28 degrees, with a hangover. I've been called up to the Strongman of the Year 2025 off the back of it, but I might not be able to press the buttons on my tablet to watch the match later. 

 

I'll need to drink most of it to replace the fluids lost in the process. 

Edited August 16 by Gemmill

[Ayatollah Hermione 17238]

Just drink the water straight from the tap and call it a detox diet

[Gemmill 63272]

 I'm scared to even rinse my toothbrush in it. 

 

[Renton 27796]

16 minutes ago, Gemmill said:

Is that what you're drinking?

 

Are you away now too btw? 

 

I just did 2 miles back from the supermarket with 12 litres of water in each hand in 28 degrees, with a hangover. I've been called up to the Strongman of the Year 2025 off the back of it, but I might not be able to press the buttons on my tablet to watch the match later. 

 

I'll need to drink most of it to replace the fluids lost in the process. 

 

Next week for me. Can't wait. 🏖️

[Duffman 189]

 

 

 

Play Osula Eddie, do it. 

[ewerk 39255]

Not going to happen. Also no chance Thiaw starts.

[Duffman 189]

Just now, ewerk said:

Not going to happen. Also no chance Thiaw starts.

 

[sammynb 4171]

1 hour ago, Howmanheyman said:

 

"Our striker will be wearing his new maroon shirt today at Spurs, will you have his shirt on, kids? Fancy yourself as a centre half? Try Lascelles, (he'll still be here), he'll be wearing a green effort with some black and white on it somewhere that we'll kid you on is a nod to the central station or something? Fancy yourself as a right winger? We've got our number seven wearing the Farage brown shirt Munich tribute strip. All yours for £199.99, (£189.99 if you buy a pointless membership for just £99.99)."

 

Ciaoman, ffs St Pauli wear brown but they are no facists!
Anyway, it will never take off (except for some clueless kid marketing team so probably Chelsea), most of these fuckers struggle to pass to a team mate when the socks are similar colours, imagine different coloured shirts. 🤦‍♂️