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Especially when the player who scored 2 of the goals is a proven world class goalscorer.

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Was you behind the sofa in the first half as you did seem rather quiet then Jim.

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I’ve been flipping between footy, T20 and F1 all afternoon, by some strange coincidence every time I switched to the footy United scored.:D

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Yes that is the trouble when sports events are all on at the same time as its even worse in the summertime.

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Well done Marine AFC ! :)
8th tier team into the 3rd Round of the FA Cup. Watch out Klopp they're coming for you...

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:Yes::Yes:

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Still awaiting more positive news on Jimenez after being taken straight to hospital. David Luiz however is still on the pitch whilst continuing to bleed. This is really silly.

May need to employ an independent medic at games to make these decisions given clubs are incapable of making sensible ones themselves.

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Luiz off.

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l have heard Jimenez is conscious and responding to treatment adzii.

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We all wish Jiminez the very best

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Marine AFC v Tottenham Hotspur :)
Love the FA Cup.

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A memory Marine AFC will never forget about.

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Do Spurs put the full team Kane, Son, Bale etc or do the rest their star players.


Would it be fair to Marine?


Personally we should send out our best team otherwise that would insult Marine.

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Full house at the Emirates again.:D

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How long did it take you to count them.:p:

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Got to be at least 60,000 in, there always is. :rolleyes::D

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Was great to see fans in a football stadium again in last night's game,even though limited to just 2,000. Hopefully it won't be too long before we see full grounds again.

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Not a Rangers fan but well done on a great result last night.

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Would be nice if Arsenal stop making the rest of us look good. :erm:

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Watched Liverpool v Wolves on Amazon Prime this evening, anyone else feel the picture quality was poor? Or was it just my poor internet? I can't get fibre or Virgin where I live.

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Watched footy on Prime a couple of times and always thought the video quality was poor.:(

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l can only echo the same thoughts.

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It scales based on connection like other Web players. That said its notoriously dodgy and thousands have reported the same issue regardless of connection quality.

Mine supposedly streams it at 4k. Colours always seem to look off. Wish there was a way to lock it at 1080p without having to mess with the hard resolution.

Also if you're watching directly from firestick, they have a horrible WiFi receiver.

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Was watching it via app on TV. The problem for me was the picture was rather blurry.

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It scales in and out. When it does it though its fairly blatant. It's so hot and cold for people. I've had a few perfect games but remember the Newcastle game 2019 when they had an entire day's fixture list on Prime, quality wouldn't budge and was what you've described. Blurry or as I remember it basically 480p.

If they intend to be a serious player then that's just not good enough. But I doubt their intentions. The fixtures they pay for all seem to be to bring traffic in for the festive period, onto a platform that sells things. :erm:

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Spurs must be the most boring team in the Premier League. Arsenal battered them but just couldn't get through that brick wall then got caught with sucker punches.

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Well they are a Mourinho team after all.

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Of course it’s got nothing to do with Arsenal being the 4th lowest scorers in the division has it.:D

And they didn’t batter Spurs THEN get caught by sucker punches, Spurs scored twice in the first half, first goal was very good then did what they needed to do.

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The other difference is Spurs have a manager with a proven long term track record while Arsenal have gone for someone largly untried at the highest level.

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Spurs also 3rd highest scorers, hardly what you could call ‘boring’.;)

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Exactly.

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Another table we're not bottom of.

Fancy swapping Steve Bruce for Arteta?

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Yes because they sit back and wait for teams to leave gaps in their defence for Son and Kane to exploit. Spurs never dominant a match and always have the lesser possession. As Graeme Souness said on Sky the spurs fans are happy with the situation at present because they sit at the top of the league.Watch what happens when it all starts to collapse like it did at Mourinio led Man its and Chelsea. I'm not a Spurs hater in any way but I do detest Mourinio's style of football as successful as it's clearly been.

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l understand exactly what you are saying but playing good football hardly got Spurs any silverware in the last 50 years did it?.

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https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/30/S...land-Tottenham

According to this site, they had possession in their Premier League matches of 50.1% of the time.

And this one says 51.5%

https://www.themag.co.uk/2020/12/new...the-stand-out/

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I agree with you and I guess that's why most Spurs fans are happy at present

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Watching Arsenal v Burnley on TV and Leicester v Brighton on Prime on my ipad. Have to say that picture quality on the ipad is quite good.

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Dreadfully sad news about the passing of a true Liverpool legend Gerard Houllier this morning.:(

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...-b1773063.html

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Yes very sad new indeed. One of the games true gentleman. R.I.P Gerard

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Well it had to happen sadly.:(:td:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55253670

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. . . and the merry-go-round of managers continues :rolleyes:

or maybe it's football monopoly?

Win promotion to the top flight . . 'advance to Park Lane, collect £25million'

Draw with Man City . . 'go directly to Kings Cross Station and bugger off'

:D'

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Den, can I ask a favour?

Could you not just post a link with a cryptic comment, please?

Just post (at least) the headline in quotes, to give people an idea if they want to click through. Thanks.

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Will do in future.

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[QUOTE=denphone;36062421]Well it had to happen sadly.:(:td:

Why???

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[QUOTE=iadom;36062439]Because that's how football works now, everyone wants instant success and the riches it brings. The stupidity of it is, they'll now pay a fortune to employ a manager that has previously failed at previous clubs . . . it's all getting very 'Watford' ish :D

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I thought Sheffield United manager would of been the first to go personally. Slaven Billic for Celtic? You heard it here first!

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[QUOTE=Carth;36062441]Still doesn't mean it HAD to happen. :rolleyes:

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[QUOTE=iadom;36062439]You tell me as sadly there are some owners who seem rather happy at sacking managers on a regular basis..

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Just me playing with semantics, ;):angel:

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Video on VM for Amazon Prime Liverpool v Spurs is appalling. Near perfect on iPad?

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i just watched us on Prime on my tv (LG) with no problems whatsoever.

How we didn't beat Arsenal is beyond me :(

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So far none of the top six from the weekend has won.:shocked:

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Indeed Southampton should have won that is for sure.

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Its not for the lack of trying..:)

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There you are......

WTG Liverpool

Rewarded for sourface parking a fleet of buses

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Jose Mourinho did not seem too happy when being interviewed after the match.:D:D

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Goodness me, the Amazon Prime feed on VM is so far behind I got a message about Martial’s goal from my United app on my iPad 15 seconds before I saw it on screen.:rolleyes:

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Yeah sadly that has happened a few times sadly.

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Saints finishing let them down badly, think Redmond had his boots on the wrong feet.

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Yeah agree with you.

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We had a lovely HD picture on our Fire TV Stick, mind you I have wired it to a network switch.

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Can’t believe just how bad Arsenal are atm.:(

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Just as you said that they woke up and scored.;)

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I know, I wish I could harness this incredible power I have.:D

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You seem to be having a effect on Ole lately that is for sure.:D

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Since Ole got the job only Liverpool and City have got more points than Utd, he's possibly doing better than given credit for.

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Yes he is certainly doing better then the previous manager although l think to challenge the top 2 over a season l still think they need 3 more world class players at least.

Goalkeeper, Centre back and a midfield general.

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Centre back yes, Dean Henderson has the time and the quality to make a top class keeper. Midfield is not a problem area IMHO with Fernandes, Pogba (with his head on) McTominay who is young enough to improve even more, even Fred has stepped up his game.

Not convinced about our fullbacks defensive positioning though.

I Wouldn’t swap Bruno for any other player in the Premiership on current form.

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l like how you said Pogba (with his head on) as he has been there long enough to know the full score.

Not totally convinced with Henderson.

McTominay can he stay fit?.

Fred is too inconsistent but Bruno was a very good buy.

You are obviously not convinced by Shaw and Wan-Bissaka.

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I refer the honourable gentleman to my previous answer.:D

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There is no better tackler one on one than Wa-Bissaka but he leaves a lot of room behind himself at times.:(

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Trust me to open my gob...;)

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l agree and l am not too keen on the Centre backs as l think they paid far too much for Maguire who certainly does not convince me one iota.

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This is looking ominously like a 1-0 win for Everton.:rolleyes:

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What is this pessimistic tone as l thought you would be more positive tonight Jim.

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- Steve Bruce 'The worst manager in Premier League history' repeating his antics of blaming anything but himself.

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I totally agree with you 100%. Newcastle fans deserve better than simply surviving every season. Unless Mike Ashley goes though and is replaced with a owner with ambition Bruce will remain in charge I'm sorry to say Newcastle fans.

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Being an owner with ambition won't get you far in the Premiership unless you're also an owner that can throw hundreds of £millions (of your own or 'investors' money) into competing for the top 5 spots.

Until the financial aspects are leveled out, most clubs will simply be making up the numbers with mid table mediocrity or fighting off relegation. Both of these scenarios are still rewarded with decent 'winnings' at the end of the season though . . which is a dream come true for those dodgy owners out there ;)

Sometimes a club will get lucky by having the right manager with the right tactics for the right players, but that often needs an owner (and fans) with patience and a lucky streak :D

The merry go round of failed managers doesn't help either

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I sort of agree with you. Getting the right manager is vital of course but just as much is getting the right players in is also vital. I don't believe you have to spend 50 _80 million pounds to be a top 4 club just make the right signings plus have a very good youth policy. Far too many clubs spend millions on foreign players in the belief they're better than the British players which isn't always the case. I'm not anti foreign players by any means. I just feel far too often clubs buy them because they think fans want them. I hope Newcastle get it right sooner rather than later because once fans are allowed back into grounds there's not many grounds can rock like St James Park . And I say this as a Boro fan!

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What an absolute disgrace that citeh can cry off from their match tonight without forfeiting it.

Very convenient for them in a busy spell of games.

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The Premier League are not going forfeit matches though Julian as they never did that even in the first lockdown as according to the Premier League the decision to postpone was based on strong medical advice the Premier League received the Premier League in consultation with both clubs have decided to postpone the fixture.

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If the game was called because of an outbreak of covid 19 at the city training ground shouldn't city's next 2 games also be called off like Sunderland games are?

Watching the Chelsea v Villa game,much better picture quality. Anyone else think the commentator (forget his name now) boobed when he said the Villa v Liverpool FA Cup game is live on BT Sport!

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That is what l thought.

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Including the League cup game against MUFC which they MUST forfeit

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Unsure. I reckon it must be down to the amount of infected and whether they've managed to keep it isolated. We got a postponement a few weeks back but managed to isolate it and put a team out the following week.

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I think the vast majority of us have accepted that survival will always be the goal under Ashley and that acceptance comes at the idea that the Saudi Arabia takeover over the club will eventually pass via arbitration. I'm too scared to think beyond that :D

The annoyance at the minute is down to Bruce and his negative ways. We're starting games hanging on for dear life from the first minute of the match. The goal not being to get something from the game but to lose by as few goals as possible. It's embarrassing to watch as a fan, it's equally as dismal to watch as a neutral. Pure Anti-football at the bottom level. Bruce's equivalent to what Mourinho serves up at every club he turns up at now.

Basically we'd care a lot less about losing to Man City if we at very least attempted to make a game of it. With Benitez, he'd set up defensively but drill the counter into the players. Pardew would just go for it. Bruce can't conjure up either.

Fairly grim when most of us would have Alan Pardew walk through the door in a heartbeat.

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Only matches up to the 4th round must be forfeited so the match will have to be played at some point.

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They really did their homeworkthen!!

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A bit hard on Orient all the same.:rolleyes:

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Absolutely.

I see Everton are demanding full disclosure on the decision to postpone.

At the beginning of the season the Premier league said as long as a team has 14 fit players the match should be played.

city seem to have been able to get the equivalent of a school sick note to avoid playing fixtures. :rolleyes:

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I think the phrase is, “a wins a win. :rolleyes:

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And the bookies have slashed Man United's odds.;)

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Another Premier League match called off 3 hours before kick off.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55420342

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Obviously Newcastle would then go on to put in a performance following that rant. :rolleyes:

Fair play though. Poor Liverpool performance. But odd seeing Newcastle go forward.

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RIP Tommy Docherty.:(

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Sad to hear of his passing as he was a real character in the game.:(

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Thanks Den :D

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Well done as Southampton deserved it.:tu:

No retaining the title this season for us as sadly IMO the die was cast in September last year and made even worse not much later.

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Thanks Den.

The injuries to your back line have been disastrous.

Watching Henderson play at centre back is woeful.

Is a January purchase on the cards?

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The trouble with January purchases is can they fit into the team straight away, two how many decent quality centre backs are actually available this time of year, and three will they sign knowing they will not be first team regulars when we have our best defence available next season.

Yes Henderson and Fabinho we are deeply missing in their midfield roles that is for sure as its great that Curtis Jones has been given some matches but experience counts for quite a bit when there are sometimes some very fine balances during football matches.

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Liverpool still had ‘the best forward line in the world’. A top class keeper, both first choice fullbacks and plenty of very good midfielders. ;)

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Just imagine yourself without Dolly and Daisy and you might think differently.:p:

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Saints had Sean Long and a bunch of academy graduates on the bench due to their missing players. I would back Axel Tuanzebe, Marcos Rojo or even Phil Jones to perform better than your central pair last night. :rolleyes:

Liverpool didn’t lose because of your central defenders.

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l never said they lost because of our missing central defenders last night as the point l am making is over a season the loss of our top centre backs will cost us quite a few points as it would any team including your own.

Henderson and Fabinho are not centre backs as you well know..

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Southampton made Premier League history on Tuesday as they became the first team to beat all seven winners of the competition in the season after they lifted the crown. :D

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Now that is something to celebrate.:)

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Another football great has passed away, RIP Colin Bell, aka Nijinsky.:(