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Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

Discussion in 'The Premier League' started by Libby, Aug 4, 2017.

  1. Toonitus

    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    Luke Shaw to the rescue

    ryan-reynolds-facepalm-gif.gif
     
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    Toonitus Well-Known Member

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    At least Southgate can't fail to get out the group again.
     
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  3. duggie2000

    duggie2000 Well-Known Member

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    If Southgate managed a club team at any level he would be gone tonight
     
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  4. Chief

    Chief Northern Simpleton Forum Moderator

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    He's the Ole Gunnar at Solskjaer of International football. Complete spoofer.

    Only he's lasted longer, and actually fools people. Weirdly.
     
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  5. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    10 at the back and hoof.

    Hire me bro, i can do that
     
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  6. Spurlock

    Spurlock Homeboy Forum Moderator

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    Stupid loyalty that’s why he keeps his job

    A manager with half a footballing brain will outdo his tactics over the course of a game.

    At best he would have the Bournemouth gig in the PL

    wasteman
     
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  7. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    They'd go down tho

    100%
     
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  8. remembercolinlee

    remembercolinlee Well-Known Member

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    Rushed home from school (10 minute walk, then a bus and then a 5 minute walk) to watch it and was well pleased I only missed the first minute only to find I missed the first goal <laugh>

    Was that the world cup where we were knocked out without losing?
     
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  9. duggie2000

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    Gareth Southgate says England's performance in their defeat by Italy was "a step in the right direction" despite the Three Lions being relegated to the Nations League's second tier.

    England are without victory in five games for the first time since June 2014 following the 1-0 loss in Milan.

    They have also failed to score a goal from open play in 495 minutes.

    "It's difficult for me to be too critical of the performance," said England manager Southgate.

    "We had more possession, more shots, more shots on target. For large parts of the game we played very well," he added.
     
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  10. Peej

    Peej Fabio Borini Lover

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    Pope put in a great display…..


    :bandit:

    Burnley form for England.
     
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  11. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    I'm sure we got some yooth or summit anyway
     
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  12. FosseFilberto

    FosseFilberto Pizzeria Superiore and some ... Forum Moderator

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    One word ... Maddison...

    ... totally lacking in any guile or invention ... easy solution <cheers>
     
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  13. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    Think Gareth would turn Maddison into a Sean Longstaff.

    Giggs is available for a job
     
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  14. Tel (they/them)

    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    It was just a stupid team to pick and the formation was equally as ridiculous.

    Dier is ****
    Maguire is ****
    Saka is a joke, I mean what does that kid actually do?
    Bellingham isn’t ready either
    Grealish has turned into a Love Island piss can

    Another generation will be wasted by the woke as **** FA
     
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  15. Solid Air 2

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    yep when for no discernible reason there was a second group stage .
     
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    Wasn't it because 24 teams qualified for the final tournament ?

    Just a wild guess so could be wrong.
     
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    Trouble is with Southgate, he's typical of many managers that don't like change, like the supporters favourite players sometimes, that can do no wrong. I don't know if it's a British thing of just football managers in general.

    Ten Hag demonstrated what needed doing when he dropped Maguire, ok he came back, but the message is you play football my way. Whereas Southgate's way is I haven't got a clue but you're a good bunch of lads.

    Taking another one from Tel's list, Grealish, to me he's just another Bradley Dack, but will never make being a George Best.
     
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    Ffs, no decent footie on this weekend. So Jeff Stelling at 3pm then, to see how many goals my lot let in against his team, and probably bottom two by 5pm. Bring on the National League.
     
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  19. Solid Air 2

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    probably but then why would yo arrange to have a non dividable by 2 number of teams qualify in the first place other wise you end up with the likes of England going through to the next round having come 3rd of a 4 including Wales and Iceland .
     
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  20. Welshie

    Welshie Chavcunt fanboy dickhead

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    Saka is a mystery like, needs to be played now cos everyone was racist against him. Think if he wellied every single ball into the stratosphere for 90 minutes everyone would be like "man, that kid has power, fantastic from him"
     
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