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Nor at your beloved club either or ours.

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Why would anyone want to go week in week out to watch the disgusting piece of filth that is wilshere?

Complete and utter ******* who basically a fat joey barton.:rolleyes:

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A nice little free gift from Liverpool to start the game, :D

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Anybody who thought it was over after the first leg was utterly deluding themselves.

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City supporters showing their class (or lack of it ) jeering Jame Milner.:rolleyes:

Can’t see this finishing 11 a side. :(

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Respect is sadly lacking sometimes.:td:

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Yep its looking rather ominous with this over zealous ref.

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At least the dodgy decisions are going your way for now, nothing wrong with Sane goal.

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:D:D

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Watching Roma v Barca now, :D

As SFA once said, “football, bloody hell” Barca out.:shocked:

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Well what a breathless night as they say Jim..:)

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Perhaps it was The colour of the Barcelona shirts to blame.:D

Still at least ex City players Dzeko and Kolarov are through to the semis. ;)

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Now which team shall we have now.;)

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I've a really strong feeling we'll get Bayern, and I think we'll have a decent chance against them.

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Yes you could be right Dave but one thing is for certain and that is we cannot allow them to dictate the pace of the match as we must use the pressing game to the full.

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Agreed, whoever we get ;)

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Game on at the Bernabeu.:D

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Bit worried about that third goal, RM will be making a stupid money bid for De Gea after that boob.:shocked:

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The old lady of Italy has shown there is still life in her.:D:D:D

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Game off - Real through

Penalty was correct, red card was correct.

You can't fly into the back of someone, miss the ball and expect to claim it's a soft decision, it's a penalty, not even as controversial as people want to believe and it's just blatant. Buffon 100% warranted his sending off, he went on absolutely ridiculous, truly stunning from someone with his experience. The way the Juventus players crowded the ref too, absolutely fortunate Buffon was the only one sent off. I'd expect some form of punishment via UEFA for that ending.

It's a shame because if it wasn't actually a penalty we could note the most prolific cheaters in Italian football just got shafted at their own game.

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Was I mistaken or did I see Martin Atkinson running the line, perhaps as well if he was there and not in the middle.:(

Definitely a penalty, shows Real are there for the taking if you attack them though.

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Well, well, another 3 goal first leg advantage in peril.:shocked:

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Not surprising given Arsenals soft underbelly and carrying of passengers.

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Think he was on about Lazio...

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A bit of both really, a crazy three days of football, what ever happened to Catenaccio?

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That died generally when the likes of Maldini , Baresi , etc , etc retired IMO.

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Arsenal get A Madrid.

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And Liverpool get Roma in the CL..

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Perhaps the draw you would have wanted but if anything Roma performed better than either RM or Bayern this week so not to be underestimated.

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Roma are favourites IMO.

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Love it.:D

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=da...&client=safari

And the TV companies are at it again, Spurs v City kick 7.30pm on a Saturday night in London.:(

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Southampton just retreated into their own arse... :erm:

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Saving themselves for the Fa Cup semi v Chelski next week no doubt.:D

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No good if you are going down.

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Why no good Den?

I have accepted relegation as perhaps not a bad thing to get rid of the wasters in the side. A continued cup run would be a bonus alongside that.

It didn't do Newcastle any harm did it Adz?

Also if there is any justice the disgusting animal alonso will get a retrospective ban and be unavailable next Sunday.

My son and I have our Wembley tickets and we will be there. :)

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Depends if the club have the mentality that it's too big to really be down there which in fairness, Soton sold a CB for £70 odd million. We did twice, and returned twice pretty dominantly. In our case it was a help because we really needed to offload the foreign influx we'd gotten and rebuild a solid home grown foundation, which we achieved. The issue being is we didn't improve upon those players when we came back up and have found ourselves relegation candidates until recently. We spent £50 million down there, can't see why Soton couldn't offload the shite they have and do the same.

That being said, you're only 3 points off, there's still 5 games to go.

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Not just the wasters in the side but poor managerial appointments and poor leadership from those up high Julian.

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Indeed. We used to have a conveyor belt of huge talent but we've got stuck in a rut of selling big and buying cheap foreign replacements. Leaving owners pocketing profits.

If we play like that without the defensive capitulation we could snatch a couple of wins which may be enough we will see......

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Benitez just committed to another season at Newcastle regardless of whether the takeover concludes :D

I think it will go through, I hope he hasn't said this to look good because he's assuming it'll go through and things will be amazing for him in the summer.

Soton may have the luxury of facing a City side that are already on the beach come the final day too.

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Yep that too Den.

Reed out!!!

btw Go green army ;)

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As you can imagine l have to play the diplomatic card of neutrality today with 2 brothers rolling in to town.:)

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Premier League is still nice and broken to be fair, it's even getting stranger.

So we're being real, you can't crack the top four without money. Leicester is a null argument, they won a Premier League on a bad year for the big clubs, but that didn't suddenly raise their stature, look at them again now :erm: mid table.

When there was a 'top four' you could sneak the odd team into fourth place every few seasons or so. That's not happening now there's a top six. Burnley could be that wildcard we have every few seasons. However, lets say Staveley gets her way and concludes the takeover of Newcastle and as people are anticipating and proceeds with the arab investment, leaving Newcastle alongside City and PSG in financial terms and shortly after changing the top six to the top seven.

How do mid table clubs ever stand a chance to compete with that when you'll have seven clubs all fighting for those four spots and the title. That means everyone else needs to wait for middle eastern money bags takeovers, at which point we've gone full circle and we're back to a top four. :erm:

We've seen an example of that already. United getting a spot via the Europa League, something Arsenal are needing to do to be fair.

The TV money was a sham. Sure it makes your club look a bit wealthier, you can spend it on training ground improvements and whatnot but it's absolutely worthless in the transfer market as inflation just matched it outright pretty much instantly. Your £10m bargain bin buys are now £25-30m.

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My ticket arrived this morning.:cool:

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Just seen Alonso on Long, that's just poor. Couldn't hand out an easier red card... :rolleyes: Sometimes there's an argument of perspective for the ref, dives etc. But Mike Dean is literally looking right at it.

Every time something has to be done retrospectively they should also judge whether the referee has a valid excuse for not punishing during the match, then add a strike to his record, three strikes and you're back in school. Punishing it and letting the ref go on as if nothing's happened doesn't really solve anything does it. They pull ref's from matches for ludicrous decisions. So why not a totting up system for the basics.

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Well points shared and diplomatic row avoided.:)

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Why bother trying for top spots, the millions 'paid' to clubs just for surviving is probably incentive enough to strive for a 'top 20' finish :p:

It's a bankers paradise up there :D

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Dean has to say he didn't see how bad it was or explain why he did nothing....

The attack reminded me of Keane on Haageland(sp.)

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Let’s see Harry Kane claim that one, Salah strikes again.

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:D

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Ayoze Perez is on fire. That's pretty much ended Arsenal's CL ambitions via the league. Arsenal must win the Europa League.

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The same old Arsenal with all its flaws.:D

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Their defensive flaws certainly. Perez, Ritchie, Gayle, Slimani all outpaced the Arsenal back four with ease.

They've got to be really careful mind, if Burnley jump them and Soton with the FA cup....

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Very poor from the theatre of dreams today from Jose's top of the pops or shall l say top of the flops.;)

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Anyone want to buy an FA Cup semi final ticket.:rolleyes:

Like having teeth pulled today, beat the top of the league away then lose to the bottom team a week later.

TBH United have struggled all season when teams play two rows of five across the back, just can't seem to break them down. Difficult to pick a single player who had a half decent game.

Saving themselves for the cup like Spuds yesterday.:(

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Phillipe Coutinho still out points Paul Pogba across the board in just the Premier League and he's not even here anymore. That's a testament to just how big of a flop he's becoming. Scored twice last week but still had a shocking game. Bad management or just not made for this league.

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TBH The Baggies are currently one of our main bogey teams, 3 wins and 1 draw in last five visits.:(

Not sure if Pogba is right for the Premiership full stop ATM.:rolleyes:

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Reminds me of some one like Iniesta or Xavi, throw Pirlo in there. All capable of dictating a game but only where the pace is slower and they're allowed to do it. Italy and Spain etc. That'd be why he shone in Italy and probably would in La Liga as well.

He's definitely no leader and United are also missing that.

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Not sure its Pogba but Jose who is at fault Jim.

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Yet more VAR controversy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43791511


Nice to see two ex England strikers registering tonight, just hope that Gareth has now seen enough to make Hart an ex England player as well.:rolleyes:

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Well l can assure you Jim that Mr Hart in not in my fantasy 23 for the World Cup.;)

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Not good for a club of United huge stature you might say?..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43745108

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The under 23,s league is a bit of a joke TBH. As mentioned in that article the under 18 side is far more important and relevant.

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Do you think enough young talent is coming through Jim?.

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Well it would appear they have more chance at United than City if you read that article with five of the squad in the recent derby coming through the ranks as opposed to none from City.

Liverpool have given a couple of youngsters a chance this season but they along with most of the 'big six' don't have the greatest of records for developing their own talent, far better to let Saints do it in Liverpools' case. :p:

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The trouble is people are impatient nowadays and want ready made players to come in and perform straight away.

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Well £90 million for Pogba and £30 million for Felliani were shrewd signings l can tell you ;) plus the other misfits too numerous to mention.:p:.

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I thought you asked a question about nurturing young talent, not money spent on underperformers.:p: As a Liverpool supporter yours is possibly the biggest glass house of all when it comes to buying turkeys.:D

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Now now who mentioned Southampton :p: as yes going on about nurturing young talent Chelsea IMO are the worst culprits as its criminal the way they treat their many talented youngsters they produce.:td:

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Well deserved, the real manager of the season with the second lowest budget in the top four divisions.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43707350

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Absolutely wonderful as they went very close 2 seasons ago but missed out in the dying embers of a match if l rightly remember.

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They've done amazingly well, however they might have to invest in a job lot of deck chairs in for next season :D, their ground currently has a small capacity even for the fourth tier.

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Perhaps the Emirates Stadium will lend them some seats, several thousand there rarely used.:D

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:D

I read that empty but sold seats still count towards Emirates attendance figures apparently. Not sure if this applies everywhere, i'd have thought bodies through turnstiles is the only meaningful figure.

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Exactly my thoughts.

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Plans for a two-week Premier League winter break could be announced before the end of this season.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43812904

At last.

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Think it's a good idea and should even things up a bit with the rest of Europe.

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Yes hopefully the clubs won't arrange a tour during this 2 week break.

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Not looking good for Southampton after last nights draw as hoping for a miracle to happen comes to mind for those Southampton fans out there.

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Wenger out, official.:shocked:

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A great manager in the past but sadly in the last few years Arsenal have fallen considerably behind the pack so this day was inevitable in the end.

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:(

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The last great manager of a bygone era where clubs were far more loyal and more long term in their thinking.

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One unusual fact I found out reading some of the comments was that Bob Wilsons middle name is Primrose.:D

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l see Brenda has been installed as the bookies favourite.

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The referee is having a dreadful game at the Hawthorns.:(

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In my hotel room and Jims lot have been making a lot of noise outside....

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He is a bit of a boy is quiet old Jim.:)

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Ref was poor at Wembley but a well deserved win. Don't listen to anything Arthur says, United just wanted it more. On a very hot, sticky packed tube into Waterloo on my way back to my brother's in Woking 😎⚽⚽

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Man Utd although it pains me were worthy winners as Spurs were disappointing.

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With Liverpool dropping two points as well, a perfect day.;)

Good luck for tomorrow Julian. A replay of last season league cup would be good.

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Thanks Jim

Had a cracking night out tonight in Shoreditch hopefully see you in May :)

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My favourite part of town, I hope Saints win the cup to for the record.

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Oh dear l am going to upset you both as my brother is a Chelski fan so l will be cheering them on tomorrow.:)

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It seems some of these Arsenal supporters are what you call fair-weather supporters as Wenger announces that he is leaving and yet there are empty seats still at the Emirates.:(

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So it's United v Chelsea on May 19th. TBH I fear Chelsea far more than I did Spurs.

Will hopefully get a ticket but the allocation for the final is a lot less than for the semis.:(

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By the time they share out around 40% of the tickets to their friends you are quite right Jim.

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That's sort of what I meant way back in this post

You could attend almost every game in a season,* crawling through road works, standing forlorn on a train station listening to the delayed announcement, suffering cold food and warm beer, going to work the next day with 2 hrs sleep under your belt . . . but when it comes to the 'big one' you find that a local councillor from Aberystwyth snagged 5 tickets so he and his family can have a day out.

* doesn't apply to watford fans ;)

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Liverpools attacks when on point are absolutely unstoppable. They might well just brute force through any challenge at this point. Liverpool have absolutely every chance of winning the champions league and deservedly so. The welcome return of European success for English teams. If Liverpool go through, I have no doubt Bayern or Madrid will fear them.

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Three. Systematic dismantling. The most formidable attacking force in Europe on its day.

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Well l certainly never expected this but l will certainly take it..:D:D:D

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Five now, shocking defending by Roma but Liverpool have been ruthless.

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Italian teams don't usually defend like this that is for sure..

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Roma do, United beat them 7-1 a few years back.;)