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Merry Christmas to all the usual sports regulars :xmas:

Hope your festive kick offs all go to plan :D

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Well lets hope Kane beats Shearer's record on Boxing Day.

He has equalled the number of goal, but done it 8 games quicker.

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Kane breaks an unquantifiable record.

Shame there is not as much interest in the disgusting animal called alli.

Deliberately elbowing Targett in the face. I bet there's no trial by television about that.:rolleyes:

Alli belongs in a zoo not on a football pitch.

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l did not see it so one cannot comment currently until l see it but Southampton are certainly displaying ominous relegation form today as its 4-0 already to Spurs..:shocked:

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Yes Den not lookibg good.

Clueless manager who can't decide on any team formation so the players have no idea where they should be playing.

He finally plays 2 up front and we score 2 goals. :rolleyes:

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l hope Jim is sitting comfortably.:D:D

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Liverpool agree club record £75m deal.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...rgil-van-dijk/

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Thank heavens that some of the poison is removed from my club Den.

You said you didn't want him any more so it will be interesting to see what happens..... will he be another lovren?

Rest assured barely a fraction of the money will be reinvested in my team. It is all earmarked for back pockets. :(

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Trouble is significant damage has already been done Julian.

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l think he is a bit better then that Julian.

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Not good IMO.

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£75m for a center half. I don't want to live on this planet anymore. :erm:

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Are you not forgetting about Newcastle's extravagance when they paid £15 million for Wor Shearer which was a record at the time.:)

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Well there's the blueprint to beat Man City. A team with better attacking options can copy that and do it. Many will view it as negative but City were knackered and there for the taking come the end. I don't mind them doing an invincible to be fair though.

I'm really starting to change my opinions on Pep. He's really starting to look like a Managerial God.

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And Jose is increasingly looking like yesterdays man.:D

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Very pleased with our performance today, we could easily have won that.

I wonder if the FA will do anything about youngs deliberate elbow that was caught on camera........

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Nike have basically announced Coutinho to Barcelona. :erm:

Ashley Young though, a great snake of English football. I guess he's passed flopping to the ground. Isn't even a hard decision for the FA. Whilst there at it. They should retrospectively ban him for his dives over the years. That should set him into retirement.

Its not nice having it in for someone but the guy really is one of the most prolific cheaters the premier league has seen. If Roy Keane thinks you're a disgrace you're definitely doing something wrong.

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It will be very sad to see him go officially at the end of the season as he has enriched the Premier league but a club is always bigger then one player.

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Sadly in football cheats prosper nowadays as the authorities worldwide have given carte blanche to it in these last 20 years due to their clear inactiveness to act on it by punishing those who do it with a stern deterrent

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Arsene Wenger not happy with the referee it seems and for once l agree with him..

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Absolutely Den.

Mike Dean is a disgrace. :mad::td:

I can't wait for the day when we finally get video decisions during a match.

On another note, the idiot young gets a deserved 3 match ban. :)

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It certainly can't make things any worse Julian and with all the other major leagues having it its about time it arrived.

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Mike Dean gonna Mike Dean. What can you do?

What's annoying is that he booked Cech after the game for questioning him. He booked Wilshere in the aftermath but that looked like Wilshere got too angry and deserved it. Cech however seems quite reasonable and didn't look too animated other than asking the question.

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Leaks claiming the Saudi Royal family will be the new owners of Newcastle United in the coming weeks. It's been claimed it's going to be announced on Saturday but that seems premature.

Can see previous posts about the implications of being a state owned football club. :erm:

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Good grief another poor penalty decision.:(:td:

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Agreed, then Yoshidas deliberate handball at OT may have been a game changer.:(

The player himself admitted he got away with it.

Very soft penalty again tonight.

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Gary Neville oh what a pundit... :no::no:

English assistant coach a complete and utter disaster
Valencia head coach well the less said about that the better...

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Soft , very soft, but not as bad as Mike Deans one at West Brom.

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West Ham moved on Shelvey a few days ago apparently. Mitrovic was said to be a target for West Ham too. Today, Newcastle and Benitez have held talks about re-signing Andy Carroll but have now said they're ruling that out as Benitez has little interest in the player. I can only assume a swap deal was on the cards.

At Newcastle though, we have absolutely no idea what's going on regarding January spending. Officially all we know is Ashley and Staveley met, £300m was agreed upon and we'd likely not hear anything official again for at least 30 days. That's still 17-18 days away I think. There was a leak suggesting an announcement tomorrow but I think that's really unlikely. The other suggested as above that the actual buyer is the Saudi royals which is pretty likely. We're in the dark about what financial commitment has been given for this window though. You've got a guy trying to sell so is naturally bit hesitant in investment.

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Coutinho off to Barcelona for £142 million..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/...nho-barcelona/

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That's incredible, he's not even the best player in the league :shocked:

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A transfer market that is sadly out of control is why fees are so high now.

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I still think they should treat them like race horses . . if they suffer a broken leg, shoot em :D

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It's pretty much solidified Kane, De Bruyne and so on at £200m easily.

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Grrr. Mark Hughes couldn’t even get a draw at Coventry. I was banking on that result to avoid having to go to Old Trafford at 8.00pm on a Monday night. :(

Coutinho price is just ridiculous. :shocked:

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Mark Hughes must be close to receiving his P45 given the results these past few months.

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Well l started so l will finish..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42332958

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If the lad Brereton could actually finish Forest would have had five or six by now.

Spoke too soon, good penalty from an 18 year old.

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Well I just hope Wenger doesn’t try and blame the ref for that, Arsenal didn’t deserve anything after that shocking display against a bunch of kids.

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Oh dear those Arsenal fans will be calling for his head tonight.

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You Reds !! :D

Cracking win :woot:

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That was our first team. Only 2 changes from Monday.

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Just wanted it more, a very well deserved win.:cool:

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Yeah, I still can't believe how well we played (considering how obvious the gulf was in the LC last year and also vs Chelsea this), and without a manager.

Ben Brereton is just a myth though

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If you go out and think it’s going to be a nice little stroll then you usually come unstuck.

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All my wife’s family on her mother’s side are Breretons, she is now claiming him as a family member.:D

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Yes I did today Den. Wish I'd put my wellies on, it was muddy as hell ;)

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Meh, his real name is Danny Fox

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There is a remarkable likeness.:D

RM keeper Navas getting away with murder. Should have had a straight red then was yards of his line before pen was taken. :(

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And a new manager Aitor Karanka is coming in as he has accepted the offer to become their new manager.

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Great draw for Newport and Yeovil. :cool:

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Fantastic for the cup as these clubs will be dreaming of some mighty giant killing.:)

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Pathetic turnout at Brighton, main strand is less than half full.:(

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Perhaps if they charged less they might get more paying customers.

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Suspect the chairman's would have really preferred the draws to be away for a mega pay day. However nice one for the fans.
I have been to one of these minnow v giant matches. Its a brilliant day, whatever the result. The 'premier' team' were scared to death, wouldn't use the changing rooms, and changed at their hotel ! Couldn't get in and out quick enough ;).
The minnows do have a genuine chance on their home turf in these matches. The millionaires just want to avoid injury. Desire and passion can win on over skill sometimes.

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No need to go to the match, it's on the telly or on down the pub. The crowd will be cgi'd in ultra ultra HD in future. The players were cgi'd long ago.....

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Over 54,000 at Anfield and more than 73,000 at Old Trafford on Friday night without reducing prices.;)

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But they can fill their grounds all the time Jim due to their massive support.

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And then the minnows get less in revenue, spuds cost Wimbledon hundreds of thousands with their deal and I'm surprised it was allowed to happen. It's hardly in keeping with the cups ethos but hey, as long as it looks good on the telly who cares about the little clubs

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Oh dear those United fans will be falling off their chairs at the current happenings up the road.:D

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Fair play to the Robins, they gave it a real good go, and I very much doubt there will be the same rows of empty seats at Ashton Gate for the second leg as there was at The Emptyhead Stadium tonight.

13,000 empty seats. :(

Given that Bristol City took 7680 supporters it means that only around 35.700 City supporters bothered to turn up for a Cup Semi Final.

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Very sad news, RIP the Flying Pig.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42634388

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A lovely humble man who will be sorely missed.:(

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Tit for tat I suppose, the only losers will be Sevilla’s own fans due to their clubs greed.:(

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42636450

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As the saying goes you reap what you sow.

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Absolute freaking joke.

The the cheating frog doucoure scores with a blatant handball in the 90th minute. :td:

They should ban the git and award the match to us. :mad:

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VAR would have sorted that out Julian..

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Last blatant handball not given that I witnessed was by a certain Yoshida. What goes around, ;)

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Yep, as it is the goal will not be ruled out and cheating wins. :rolleyes:

Banning the ******* doesn't give us the points that were stolen. :mad:

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l know how you feel Julian as there has been far too much poor refereeing this season for my liking which in turn changes the course of many matches.

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I didn't see that, in which case you can scrub the goal he scored with his hand too. :)

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Nice to see the blue side of Merseyside being given a drubbing today..:D

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Could have done with a 0-0 draw or a spurs defeat really. Can't see the Bitters going down whatever so better that Spurs don't get the points :erm:

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Oh Arsenal why do you make Sunday afternoon's so enjoyable.:D

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Well if you enjoyed watching that drivel I fear for you. :D

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l gather you are watching the drivel currently broadcasting on a certain channel this early evening then Jim.;)

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Not bad for an Arsenal cast off. :D

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You might have one soon according to the news wires.:D

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Wherever he goes I don’t think you could class Sanchez as a cast off. ;)

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Well he is the least of my worries with our porous defence springing a leak again.:td:

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Keeper should have stopped that.

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He is a real Bobby Dazzler...:D:D

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And this one is even better..:cleader::cleader::D:D:D

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Salah took that one well.:D City loosing their rag. Score another two and you go above United on GD.

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Liverpool simply playing from the front, something no other team has tried against City. Likely because of the chance of being battered. City are clueless right now though, falling on their arse.

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Well given your manager is under more severe pressure we will allow that for now.:D

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4-4 anyone.:D

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In game management is something Liverpool have none of.:(

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Everton haven't had a shot on target this year apparently :shocked: :)

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A bit more cutting edge is what is needed TD.

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Well Barca are now the only unbeaten team in Europe’s top five leagues, but maybe not for much longer.;)

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Well perhaps Man Utd will show them the way as l see those pink elephants fly by me.;)

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Starting to worry me now Den, your obsession with all things pink?:D

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l have been badly influenced by you l am afraid Jim.;)

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Perhaps they were listening to your great wisdom.:D

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Just for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OPc7MRm4Y8 :D

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Well you certainly have good taste.:D

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Check out the referee in the PSG vs Nantes game. He cuts off a Nantes player and ends up on the floor, he then takes a swipe at the Nantes player before getting up, sending him off and awarding PSG a free kick. One of the worst refereeing breakdowns and absolute failures I've ever seen. Expecting a huge ban for the referee and naturally the Nantes card overturned.

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Iirc you can't appeal cards in any country other than Britain and I don't think FIFA are happy about that either

Cyrille Regis has died aged 59 :(

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...-brom-11853230

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Thanks, TIL. It was absolutely bizarre. Here's a legitimate link and video

http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...ending-him-off

Cyrille Regis RIP. Before my time as a footballer but a pretty big part and reference when I did education into racism in domestic football alongside hooliganism. Particularly the NF coach incident.

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RIP Cyrille as he will always be remembered as a legendary Boing Boing Baggie.

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Diego Carlos Red card overturned and Referee suspended after Nantes - PSG train wreck refereeing moment.

Not sure if TD's comments above still stand as I don't believe the card was actually appealed, just overturned by the governing body without appeal.

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I think I heard it a while back on either world football phone in or trans euro express, pretty sure it was Andy brassel that said we had a unique appeals process in European football, I did a quick Google and it only seems to bring up English matches so read into that what you want!! It did bring up a champions league game where psg couldn't appeal Zlatans red, they'd only accept mistaken identity as grounds for appeal

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...nding-off.html

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I understand what Mark Hughes meant when he said no one else would do his job, no wonder so many turned it down.

A brief flourish in first 15 minutes then nothing from Stoke at OT tonight. Could and should have been five or six.

A side full of players well past their sell by date, Peter Crouch, Joe Allen, Stephen Ireland, Darren Fletcher plus a few who will never amount to much, possibly the worst side I have seen at OT this season.

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When Paul Lambert will be the right appointment we shall see Jim.

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If he keeps them up without massive investment it will be a miracle.:(

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Yes most definitely.