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mabunch78

Fine, Bellingham is perhaps not the 'machine player' Rogers might be but my god, how good is he to watch? Not everything he tried came off but he's magnetic and good enough to bear it. I could spend an entire match watching him rather than the ball and get the best education on modern eight-ten pla...

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Fine, Bellingham is perhaps not the 'machine player' Rogers might be but my god, how good is he to watch? Not everything he tried came off but he's magnetic and good enough to bear it. I could spend an entire match watching him rather than the ball and get the best education on modern eight-ten play.

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Just a great (big) lad, having the craic

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England are the Super League of Europe' - how Premier League is dominating elite https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ceq0z4pnp1yo Gary Rose BBC Sport journalist So following this dominant start, are English teams favourite to win the Champions League? And how likely is a fourth all-English ...

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Hands up who supports a club that has had three Puskás Award wins...(just getting in early for when Van de Ven wins the 2025 edition)
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Kawhaja @ 48 in Australia Marnus @ 56 in Australia Steve Smith @ 60 in Australia Travis Head @ 52 in Australia Beau Webster @ 96 in Australia Cameron Green @ 32 in Australia Alex Carey @ 32 in Australia To be fair, it is probably a little weaker than what we’re used to… And it really doesn’t stack ...

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I’ve heard a few England cricket heads on radio thinking they can win, Woods and Archer to tear Aussies a new one etc etc Australia lacking in (batting) talent. Kawhaja @ 48 in Australia Marnus @ 56 in Australia Steve Smith @ 60 in Australia Travis Head @ 52 in Australia Beau Webster @ 96 in Austra...

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I reckon Crawley is key for England, not because he's the best or most important player but because the rest of the team carries him for ~four out of every five tests. If he outperforms this, the rest could enjoy themselves.

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Tue Oct 28, 2025 12:05 am

Ange taught him everything he knows...

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It was gutting when West Spam became the first team to win at the THS so I'm drinking in fulsomely after Spurs' win at the Jimmy Hill & David Dickinson Stadium.

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This 'great' period for the HW division over the last 10-15 years has been exposed for ~half of that time as being competitive but not burgeoning with great fighters.

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Speaking of which, obviously Ange has to be admired for moving forward the payoff heist as an artform this season. But we have to doff our caps to Nuno, not wanting to be outdone by his successor, he's a mere one game in at Spam and he's already socialising the spectre of relegation in a way that un...

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Ted. wrote: ↑Sun Oct 19, 2025 8:21 pm

I thought the mangina was supposed to be on his neck...?

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Unusual for the "Forest in advanced negotiations with Dyche" headline to be sitting on the BBC Sport page for 24 hrs unchanged. I hope Dyche is demanding a copper-bottomed deal including a layoff payoff at least as large as the fat Greek's...

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Short Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Mon Oct 20, 2025 3:10 am I've tried looking for a pic showing a judges score card with 6.5, but one doesn't appear to be out there.

Keep shoehorning him in as a 7, do they? That'll kill the flowing movement...

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It would be the right move for various reasons, all of which applied when Ange was appointed. Ange seemed to get the gig entirely on the basis of his birthplace. Marinakis is the dictionary definition of a loose cannon.

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And there he goes...15 f#cking minutes later. Marinakis is a joke.

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Bye Ange. What's his EPL loss ratio now? Weird how Forest can't defend set pieces anymore.

He walked away with what, £5M from Spurs. He'll add to that today. Worst value for money EPL coach of all time. Clearly the #1 question is, just how sh#t exactly is the SPL?

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The past 15 years? This last campaign has presented zero challenge and I mean that in a bad way. There's something quite wrong with the lack of jeopardy. And they're planning to expand the WC again in future. Are we almost getting to the point just giving a bye for certain 'big' teams? Crazy that w...

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England looking very good again. Kane, Spence, Gordon all outstanding. When has qualifying been this relaxing? The past 15 years? This last campaign has presented zero challenge and I mean that in a bad way. There's something quite wrong with the lack of jeopardy. And they're planning to expand the...

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Are rumours of the demise of AFTV true? https://shewore.com/2025/10/13/are-rumours-of-the-demise-of-aftv-true/ I f#cking hope not for a couple of reasons. First and most important, it would be a symptom of Arse's success (the chicken). Second, I'm convinced it's presence is destructive to Arse's ch...

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 9:58 am Tindall is a presentable face

Said no-one ever, not even his wife

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Hate saying this but it looks like Arsenal this season. Look at the fixtures they've had. Only a choke can stop them from here... Pundits are clueless. To a man it was Liverpool at a canter. Slot's done what OGS did at ManUre when he bought Van de Beek after finishing 2nd. A totally superfluous sig...

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Hate saying this but it looks like Arsenal this season. Look at the fixtures they've had. Only a choke can stop them from here...

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P in VG wrote: ↑Fri Sep 26, 2025 1:22 pm A day to forget for poor old Chris Robshaw!

Nice but dim

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Forest playing like PSG first half... and like last year's Spurs second half... Should have brought Wood on.. not the guy with no first touch... If I could sum the whole Ange strategy up, it seemed to be to get 3 goals ahead early in the game, then hold and/or pick the opponent off on the break. EP...

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The article says he had four magners - would that be enough to get 2.5 times over the limit an hour later ? I’m thinking it was perhaps more , using the rule of thumb one pint per hour will wear off Four. OK, so the first is a loading dose. The second is the one that wears off after an hour, and so...

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What a Race in the pouring rain! M 4x400m World Athletics Championships. First time an African nation won this. 1. Botswana from Southern Africa 2. USA 3. South Africa Cheslin Kolbe's cousin Wayde van Niekerk the WR holder ran leg3 finishing like a steam train. https://youtu.be/L18__sDwJHI?si=fqmpE...

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Sorry for not checking earlier in this thread to ensure I'm not Redrebelling but as an England fan, Canada's ruck speed against the Black Ferns is causing me serious concern ahead of the final...

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Objectively they aren't playing fantastically and have really relied on late goals. Albeit they are elite when it comes to late game pressure, so you make you're own luck to an extent. 5 points is a great gap at this stage of the season and they had a slow start performance wise last season too (wh...

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Ali's Choice wrote: ↑Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:56 pm She's silky smooth. Great technique.

Marie-José Pérec's still my favourite female 400 m runner for relaxed elegance...

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RodneyRegis wrote: ↑Thu Sep 18, 2025 9:30 pm Think Rashford just reignited his career.

No matter what happens from here, his football career will be relatively unfulfilled. He is extravagantly talented, proper top-line, Ballon d'Or quality. Bellingham level.

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Can you imagine the frothing if BB placed the ball short of the line instead of scoring I'm sure hes actually done that, its just hard to recall among his litany of other mistakes. He must be due for his annual corker of a try, at which point his fanbois will cream their jeans simultaneously, share...

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Quins89 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 13, 2025 6:53 pm Potter will be sacked on Monday.

Nuno's out there...the glove to Spam's squad hand. How can they resist...?

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terryfinch wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 8:58 pm
Akkerman wrote: ↑Sun Sep 14, 2025 6:07 pm odds on amorim sacked in the morning after this shitshow ?

There were 3 Man U fans outside my house yesterday. I heard all this noise and saw they were playing football with a poor little hedgehog. I was about to call the RSPCA when the hedgehog went 1-0 up.

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Arsenal beating Nottingham Spurs 3-0 We've got to get used to losing I suppose Get used to losing your players to muscle injuries (especially as your players had a pre-season geared around a conservative game plan), your players' market value as they won't be improved and will appear to regress, th...

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Daniel Levy GOOOOOOOONE as chairman from Spurs. I did the numbers after the Europa League win, and even with that European trophy, the 2 league cups won in 25 years make Levy/ENIC’s tenure in charge the least successful in terms of silverware in the club’s history. Same goes for most other historic...

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How is this possible?! https://scontent.fadl5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/535575356_1213376497496563_3826876453233147632_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=8tGrqeLjHLEQ7kNvwFRw88g&_nc_oc=Adk7lfPg6zWdr2VzZocSmdh8lR69cNfj0NmmvY7_OpvJwftnUf-XE0yTfgzlHPV31l9K0FQIgascYHSE4_YCjRnp&_nc_zt=2...

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What's that I don't hear? Scouse tears splashing down onto the floor...
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Grandpa wrote: ↑Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:09 pm Remember Nuno won his first three games in charge of Spurs...

Manager of the Month for August...

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