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United do now have that Jose look about them. They look as if they're the equal of their opposition but not much better and still pull away in the last 15 minutes.

Matic is the difference this year. United's defense is a lot better because of his presence.

dembele out for 4 months, that was 100 mil well spent

Shit happens, hopefully he comes back a bit sooner but they will either need Delofeu to step up or change the system further.

Could even see a back 3 and Messi behind Suarez

iarmhiman wrote:United do now have that Jose look about them. They look as if they're the equal of their opposition but not much better and still pull away in the last 15 minutes.

Matic is the difference this year. United's defense is a lot better because of his presence.

That was like a Ferguson game, weren't great and rode their luck for spells but then just put Everton away clinically when they needed to. Every one of the last few seasons that would have ended in a draw. Didn't think Utd would make Champions League again this season but might have to revise that. Lukaku has 7 goals in 7 games which is fairly impressive and Rashford/Martial are chipping in with a few which they weren't last season. Yet to play anyone good in the league tbf. Everton have had such a shit start but when you look at it they've played City, Spurs and Utd now already.

c69 wrote:

HurricaneWasp wrote:I can't actually believe this. Only losing the playoff final trumps my utter despair at the moment
We dominated for 90 minutes too...

Funny as feck

It really wasn't funny at the time. Scenes in the Luton end. The winner was one of the dodgiest flukiest goals I've ever seen.

Paddy "The Derry Pele" McCourt doing his thing for Finn Harps. Such a skillful player.

https://www.balls.ie/newsnow/paddy-mcco ... ers-373842

Too bad it didn't help them get the win.

SASP wrote:Paddy "The Derry Pele" McCourt doing his thing for Finn Harps. Such a skillful player.

https://www.balls.ie/newsnow/paddy-mcco ... ers-373842

Too bad it didn't help them get the win.

The Bogside Baggio

If he liked the booze and fags a little less he could have been a great

earl the beaver wrote:If he liked the booze and fags a little less he could have been a great

Incredible talent.
I met him years ago at a wedding of a Derry City player in Letterkenny (I was working in the bar).
He was really sound and drinking 7up all night.

Then again I don't really know him.

Oxblade Chamberpot continuing his Arsenal form of getting the ball in useful places and then blazing it into row z. FFS.

And quelle fucking surprise. Oxblade Chamberpot sends in another shite ball from a corner. What were Liverpool thinking. Arsenal must be laughing all the way to the bank.

Told you he was shite...



Seems a nice kid, but £40m with a year on his contract my arse. Even in this market.

Jordan Henderson at fault for the first goal and no one seems to notice.

steel city derby tomorrow

Love smashing the Pykies away

le chat wrote:steel city derby tomorrow

Mon the Blades.

Man In Black wrote:

DragonKhan wrote:Love smashing the Pykies away

https://twitter.com/xm20x/status/911565678603309056

Exactly. Bimbo won't like that insinuation though.

Man In Black wrote:

DragonKhan wrote:Love smashing the Pykies away

https://twitter.com/xm20x/status/911565678603309056

Aurier you fool!

coutinho on fire

iarmhiman wrote:

le chat wrote:steel city derby tomorrow

Mon the Blades.

Might be starting Ched the Ripper as there are rumours of an altercation between Billy Sharp (3 busted ribs) and Leon Clarke (bad hand/suspended by club)

The booing for Ched Bundy will be at unprecedented levels tomorrow

Kyle Lafferty has opened up about gambling addiction.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41239996

Must be more prevalent than we think among footballers in the UK imo with the money available to young players.

That's a pretty good piece.

I'm glad he doesn't blame the betting companies for his issues.

earl the beaver wrote:Kyle Lafferty has opened up about gambling addiction.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41239996

Must be more prevalent than we think among footballers in the UK imo with the money available to young players.

world's smallest violin

SASP wrote:That's a pretty good piece.

I'm glad he doesn't blame the betting companies for his issues.

Gambling advertising is absolutely out of control and I'm saying that as a guy who loves a punt.

How can the authorities possibly let bet365 run on every single advertising hoarding in a ground and then discuss the integrity of the game out the other side of their mouths. There is plenty of money in the world, go find someone else to sponsor your games. I can absolutely see how this would wreak havoc with someone who has an issue with gambling and you can't avoid it on the ads either. It has to be curtailed.

Yeah the advertising is ridiculous, you can't watch sport without about 15 gambling ads at half time.

Some goal by Bale.

Harry Kane - just too good

Rumham wrote:

SASP wrote:That's a pretty good piece.

I'm glad he doesn't blame the betting companies for his issues.

Gambling advertising is absolutely out of control and I'm saying that as a guy who loves a punt.

How can the authorities possibly let bet365 run on every single advertising hoarding in a ground and then discuss the integrity of the game out the other side of their mouths. There is plenty of money in the world, go find someone else to sponsor your games. I can absolutely see how this would wreak havoc with someone who has an issue with gambling and you can't avoid it on the ads either. It has to be curtailed.

The FA themselves have cut ties with whatever gambling company they had a sponsorship deal with. Nearly half of the Premier League clubs must be sponsored by betting companies at this stage.

danthefan wrote:

Rumham wrote:

SASP wrote:That's a pretty good piece.

I'm glad he doesn't blame the betting companies for his issues.

Gambling advertising is absolutely out of control and I'm saying that as a guy who loves a punt.

How can the authorities possibly let bet365 run on every single advertising hoarding in a ground and then discuss the integrity of the game out the other side of their mouths. There is plenty of money in the world, go find someone else to sponsor your games. I can absolutely see how this would wreak havoc with someone who has an issue with gambling and you can't avoid it on the ads either. It has to be curtailed.

The FA themselves have cut ties with whatever gambling company they had a sponsorship deal with. Nearly half of the Premier League clubs must be sponsored by betting companies at this stage.

There are gambling companies on some of these team's jersey I've never heard of. Stoke's ground is called Bet365 ffs.

We all know where the bookies is and how to place a bet. No need to ram it down our throats every 3 mins. I can't see it being allowed to continue like this indefinitely. And it might rid us of the scourge of Paddy Power guerrilla marketing the absolute wankers.

c69 wrote:

HurricaneWasp wrote:I can't actually believe this. Only losing the playoff final trumps my utter despair at the moment
We dominated for 90 minutes too...

Funny as feck

We've just done exactly the same thing to Crewe tonight

Cavani.

I'm never sure if he's any good. PSG look quite tasty on the break though.

iarmhiman wrote:Some goal by Bale.

Nonchalant class.

Rumham wrote:

danthefan wrote:

Rumham wrote:

SASP wrote:That's a pretty good piece.

I'm glad he doesn't blame the betting companies for his issues.

Gambling advertising is absolutely out of control and I'm saying that as a guy who loves a punt.

How can the authorities possibly let bet365 run on every single advertising hoarding in a ground and then discuss the integrity of the game out the other side of their mouths. There is plenty of money in the world, go find someone else to sponsor your games. I can absolutely see how this would wreak havoc with someone who has an issue with gambling and you can't avoid it on the ads either. It has to be curtailed.

The FA themselves have cut ties with whatever gambling company they had a sponsorship deal with. Nearly half of the Premier League clubs must be sponsored by betting companies at this stage.

There are gambling companies on some of these team's jersey I've never heard of. Stoke's ground is called Bet365 ffs.

We all know where the bookies is and how to place a bet. No need to ram it down our throats every 3 mins. I can't see it being allowed to continue like this indefinitely. And it might rid us of the scourge of Paddy Power guerrilla marketing the absolute wankers.

Whilst I'm absolutely on board with the "too much gambling advertising" thing, bet365 is based in Stoke, and is how the club's owner made his millions. It's not like, say, Watford and 138.com or Swansea's random far Eastern betting conglomerate, who have zero link with the club.

For the record, I'm not hugely impressed with Sarries getting betfair on their shirts, either.

Plastic Sarrie wrote:

Rumham wrote:

danthefan wrote:

Rumham wrote:

SASP wrote:That's a pretty good piece.

I'm glad he doesn't blame the betting companies for his issues.

Gambling advertising is absolutely out of control and I'm saying that as a guy who loves a punt.

How can the authorities possibly let bet365 run on every single advertising hoarding in a ground and then discuss the integrity of the game out the other side of their mouths. There is plenty of money in the world, go find someone else to sponsor your games. I can absolutely see how this would wreak havoc with someone who has an issue with gambling and you can't avoid it on the ads either. It has to be curtailed.

The FA themselves have cut ties with whatever gambling company they had a sponsorship deal with. Nearly half of the Premier League clubs must be sponsored by betting companies at this stage.

There are gambling companies on some of these team's jersey I've never heard of. Stoke's ground is called Bet365 ffs.

We all know where the bookies is and how to place a bet. No need to ram it down our throats every 3 mins. I can't see it being allowed to continue like this indefinitely. And it might rid us of the scourge of Paddy Power guerrilla marketing the absolute wankers.

Whilst I'm absolutely on board with the "too much gambling advertising" thing, bet365 is based in Stoke, and is how the club's owner made his millions. It's not like, say, Watford and 138.com or Swansea's random far Eastern betting conglomerate, who have zero link with the club.

For the record, I'm not hugely impressed with Sarries getting betfair on their shirts, either.

I'd we;come tobacco sponsorship. As long as they had those graphic pictures on the back of the shirts.

Fair play to Chelsea, that's a cracking result for them.

Ancelotti sacked by Bayern

SASP wrote:Ancelotti sacked by Bayern

I mean they've lost two games this season, terrible

SASP wrote:Ancelotti sacked by Bayern

The Man gets the harshest sackings

DragonKhan wrote:

SASP wrote:Ancelotti sacked by Bayern

The Man gets the harshest sackings

It's because of his one weird eyebrow.