Dazzler 16206 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 They just won the league and are now in transition is bollocks journo speak for "they've gotten shitter". None of them have the stones to say that Wirtz and Isak were terrible vanity purchases when their defence was completely fucked due to an ageing Van Dijk and a really shit Konate. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43952 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 26 minutes ago, Gemmill said: "could very well become the best striker in the world now he's at Anfield" He won't make anything like the progress he made at SJP, you stupid cunts. What you mean is you'll feel like you can say he's the best striker in the world now he plays for Liverpool. I'm sure they spent a record fee on a striker they thought had potential rather than someone who already looked like one of the best strikers in the world, same shit with Andy Cole when he went to Man U, he was a better player there apparently? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 39252 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 19 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I don't know about that like. He's an excellent player, we wouldn't be saying any of this if he was still here. I'm just enjoying how much he's struggling now, and how much everyone is talking about his struggles, but I don't really expect it'll continue long term. He hasn’t turned to shit but even with us he was very streaky at times. That’s fine when you’re at little old Newcastle but at the bestest club in the world and as one of the most expensive transfers in history he’s going to be under an awful lot more scrutiny and we can but hope that he wilts under the spotlight. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43952 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Speaking of Andy Cole, remember this piece of fictional racism + regional prejudice by (life's always toxic in) The Sun? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 22508 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 (edited) I remember a particularly bigoted old cunt who I worked with suggesting to me around then that we called Andy Cole "Blackie Milburn"... This must've been where he got it from as he was an avid reader of that particular err "newspaper" . Am not suggesting for a minute that the Gallowgate didn't have issues with racist chanting etc over the years but Andy Cole was so fucking good he made anything nasty lingering from previous times disappear almost instantly... Edited October 7 by PaddockLad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 12388 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 44 minutes ago, Gemmill said: I don't know about that like. He's an excellent player, we wouldn't be saying any of this if he was still here. I'm just enjoying how much he's struggling now, and how much everyone is talking about his struggles, but I don't really expect it'll continue long term. There's no doubting he's a quality player but the protracted nonsense over the summer has pushed him centre-stage. Every move he makes is up for hyper-scrutiny and I just don't reckon he'll be able to live up to the hype that's been put his way. I agree we wouldn't be saying it if he was still with us - he'd have been able to focus simply on the football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63260 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 49 minutes ago, Dazzler said: They just won the league and are now in transition is bollocks journo speak for "they've gotten shitter". None of them have the stones to say that Wirtz and Isak were terrible vanity purchases when their defence was completely fucked due to an ageing Van Dijk and a really shit Konate. Delighted to see that Wirtz has taken a similar plummet as Isak in that Athletic piece. Also the centre half we famously overpayed for has jumped from 70th to 10th and now looks like a "Rolls-Royce type". It's almost like Howe and co know what they're doing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 6006 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 4 hours ago, ewerk said: He hasn’t turned to shit but even with us he was very streaky at times. That’s fine when you’re at little old Newcastle but at the bestest club in the world and as one of the most expensive transfers in history he’s going to be under an awful lot more scrutiny and we can but hope that he wilts under the spotlight. Exactly. And we will be waiting. After all, his ancient Greek namesake had a promising career that ended very early, here's hoping Alexander the Rat follows suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15607 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 2 hours ago, aimaad22 said: Exactly. And we will be waiting. After all, his ancient Greek* namesake had a promising career that ended very early, here's hoping Alexander the Rat follows suit. *Macedonian 😉 And the fucker had conquered just about the whole known world by the time he ended at 32, I'd rather the rat didn't follow suit metaphorically tbh. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimaad22 6006 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Well adjusting for average lifespan difference between now and then I'd say the Rat is well above 32 so...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42157 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 3 hours ago, Toonpack said: And the fucker had conquered just about the whole known world by the time he ended at 32 Bristow was only 27 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 3656 Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 14510 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 10 hours ago, aimaad22 said: Well adjusting for average lifespan difference between now and then I'd say the Rat is well above 32 so...... 33? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15607 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 11 hours ago, aimaad22 said: Well adjusting for average lifespan difference between now and then I'd say the Rat is well above 32 so...... Distorted by infant/childhood mortality, get through childhood and a decent chance of 70+ tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 28565 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 7 hours ago, ohhh_yeah said: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 7483 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 11 hours ago, aimaad22 said: Well adjusting for average lifespan difference between now and then I'd say the Rat is well above 32 so...... he's 26 until hes 32. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 43952 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 8 hours ago, Alex said: Bristow was only 27 Norman Whiteside was only 16 when he played in the world cup with Northern Ireland, the youngest player to do so, he also played for Man United so they didn't bother mentioning the WC age thing very often on the BBC and ITV whenever they were on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 50753 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 8 hours ago, ohhh_yeah said: He’s like a master of Drunken Fist style, but with football instead of chinning radgies 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63260 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 I dunno like, he looks years away from a first team starter to me. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 6701 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: I dunno like, he looks years away from a first team starter to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 63260 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 PRECISELY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 7483 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 TIMES ARE GRAVE, VOTE FOR NICK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 15535 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 22 hours ago, Howmanheyman said: Speaking of Andy Cole, remember this piece of fictional racism + regional prejudice by (life's always toxic in) The Sun? It was a different time. Obergruppenführer Woltemade will tell you that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 16206 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 22 hours ago, Howmanheyman said: Speaking of Andy Cole, remember this piece of fictional racism + regional prejudice by (life's always toxic in) The Sun? "And he loves it..." 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 3656 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Tyler Adams: "I always mark the biggest players. It's a case of grappling, gripping, pulling, being sneaky, holding on for dear life. I try my best." "I'm just, I'm used to, you know, talking trash and then someone talking trash back, but there was none of that." "He was a very nice guy, actually. He was. And he actually made me a little bit uncomfortable as he was so nice." "I haven't played with many Germans that have a high level of trash talk, but he was a great guy." 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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