2016/17 EFL Cup (League Cup!) - Real World Football - FM24/25 Update

Number 1

17 years ago

1 year ago

3,650

29 Nov 2016 22:52:25

Hmmmm... shooting practice required. And maybe a kick up Matz Sels' arse. Again.

Shola

16 years ago

6 years ago

2,708

29 Nov 2016 23:06:03

Selz is an easy scapegoat. He was bad, but Newcastle as a side looked fundamentally not good enough,

Besides I'm sure we'll see loads of criticism of Selz, but none of the cunt who played him. (He made Newcastle a football club again. He made us hope again)

BR.

18 years ago

3 years ago

1,896

30 Nov 2016 12:05:14

By Shola | On 29 November 2016 - 23:06 PM GMT

Selz is an easy scapegoat. He was bad, but Newcastle as a side looked fundamentally not good enough,

Besides I'm sure we'll see loads of criticism of Selz, but none of the cunt who played him. (He made Newcastle a football club again. He made us hope again)

How come you hate Benitez so much, Shola?

Must admit though resting players against us to focus on last night didn't really work out

Eric Portapotty

15 years ago

1 month ago

3,324

Premium

30 Nov 2016 14:01:44

Shola's just KM's Newcastle-supporting alt. isn't it?

BR.

18 years ago

3 years ago

1,896

30 Nov 2016 14:29:32

It does seem as though he likes to have a different opinion to the majority. e.g. backing Pardew, hating Benitez.

Shedender

18 years ago

1 month ago

13,751

30 Nov 2016 15:12:25

By BR. | On 30 November 2016 - 14:29 PM GMT

It does seem as though he likes to have a different opinion to the majority. e.g. backing Pardew, hating Benitez.

Unless I'm mistaken, he always seemed to support Mike Williamson despite being absolutely shite 99% of the time.

Number 1

17 years ago

1 year ago

3,650

30 Nov 2016 15:20:51

It'd be boring if we all thought the same opinions tbf.

King Luis

18 years ago

10 months ago

3,111

30 Nov 2016 15:45:18

By Number 1 | On 30 November 2016 - 15:20 PM GMT

It'd be boring if we all thought the same opinions tbf.

It would yes, but sometimes you have to choose your battles. Shola's fucking mental in this case

Number 1

17 years ago

1 year ago

3,650

30 Nov 2016 16:17:51

We've had the discussions of a differing nature before here. But there's an odd all or nothing ethos - there's some who are blindly pro-Benitez they'll at worst overlook fuck-ups like these 2, but equally some who go "He's an overpaid shit manager who should fuck off". There's no in-between. Its weird. IMO we're probably better for having him then not, but equally there's responsibility. Even if calling Rafa a cunt for last night is odd - the 27 shots off target are the bigger explainer for that. Not to mention standard penalty shootout bottling.

Though it is amusing me more that Palace fans who this time last year were gloating about Pardew are now going "You know what? The Geordies were right" given he's doing more or less what he did at Newcastle at least 2 times.

Carroll.

15 years ago

4 years ago

3,361

30 Nov 2016 18:20:45

Without Benitez you'd be struggling for top half at best. Shola is a moron.

Shola

16 years ago

6 years ago

2,708

30 Nov 2016 19:01:56

I'm definitely being harsh on Benitez - because I can't stand the 'aura' around him - it's not his fault tbf. He's basically the club's ridicolous ego incarnate. It's led to everything becoming so overhyped and overrated. People fuming because Gayle and Shelvey aren't in the England squad - and insisting Matt Ritchie is better than Townsend was. Ciaran Clark probably isn't as good as Williamson - he couldn't handle Danny Graham at all last week - but that is completely ignored as the narrative is Benitez has solved all the problems.

He's only two points ahead of Chris Hughton (who was sacked for not being good enough)

And after all the conspiracy theories about how Ashley was demanding Newcastle finish 17th every season - Benitez has just thrown away a cup tie by playing a reserve keeper in a winnable quarter final against a shite team with ten men.

It's the absolute inverse of Pardew - where people would believe the worst to try and bend reality to fit perception. He left Newcastle in ninth with a team regularly featuring Obertan, Ameobi, Williamson, Abied, Alnwick and Riviere. People still hate him. Benitez is a miracle worker for being two points clear ahead of Brighton with about 20 times the budget.

Poe

18 years ago

1 week ago

3,675

30 Nov 2016 19:45:46

Should have won last night, Gayle was rubbish and Selz was dire.

Outplayed a Premier league team for 80% of the game though which is a positive.

Comparing Benitez to Pardew is silly, though.

King Luis

18 years ago

10 months ago

3,111

30 Nov 2016 20:07:49

West Ham are so shit

United really should be 2 up already, defence is a shambles.

Carroll.

15 years ago

4 years ago

3,361

30 Nov 2016 20:47:00

United singing 'One of our own', West Ham reply with 'He left cause you're shit'

SpinSwimScream

14 years ago

1 month ago

1,598

30 Nov 2016 20:49:32

Thing is though... we're pretty shit too

Shola

16 years ago

6 years ago

2,708

30 Nov 2016 22:01:49

By Poe | On 30 November 2016 - 19:45 PM GMT

Should have won last night, Gayle was rubbish and Selz was dire.

Outplayed a Premier league team for 80% of the game though which is a positive.

Comparing Benitez to Pardew is silly, though.

I'll reserve praise for Benitez for when he merits it.

If we're sitting in the top ten and playing nice football, then fair enough.

Dan

13 years ago

2 weeks ago

16,964

25 Jan 2017 18:04:02

Big second leg tonight against Southampton! Thankfully its at home so I'm hoping the Anfield crowd will play a big part in helping us overturn the first leg result and get us into the Final. Although our form has been woeful as of late.

chokosc

15 years ago

9 months ago

1,041

25 Jan 2017 22:33:40

What a great counter attack that was! Sims looks like he could be a good player!

BR.

18 years ago

3 years ago

1,896

25 Jan 2017 23:47:45

They're in a bad run, Liverpool. Well done Southampton though.

Ninja

15 years ago

7 years ago

5,341

26 Jan 2017 08:43:59

Despite the initial criticism, which I didn't really understand, it shows how important Mane has become .

Carroll.

15 years ago

4 years ago

3,361

26 Jan 2017 10:24:09

2 games in a row we lost to a team with 10 men behind the ball. No idea why we're fucking passing it around so slowly and taking so many touches, going sideways and backwards. When we moved it quicker and tried one twos it was causing them problems.

Was at the game and atmosphere wasn't the best for a weekday night, bit disappointed.

VP.

14 years ago

3 months ago

25,271

26 Jan 2017 20:40:05

I swear the last post here was Sam complaining about the ref?

Ninja

15 years ago

7 years ago

5,341

26 Jan 2017 20:41:28

If that fat fuck has actually seen that and thinks that is a penalty then I'd like to hear the explanation for why he doesn't give 10 penalties a game.

Jesus christ.

Sam

18 years ago

2 years ago

5,092

26 Jan 2017 21:39:33

By VP. | On 26 January 2017 - 20:40 PM GMT

I swear the last post here was Sam complaining about the ref?

No idea where it went. But in any case I can repeat it: Jon Moss is a fucking woeful ref. Terrible on Sunday and he somehow got even worse tonight.

We were pretty poor tonight, Smalling and Jones in particular were terrible.

VP.

14 years ago

3 months ago

25,271

27 Jan 2017 07:13:35

By Sam | On 26 January 2017 - 21:39 PM GMT

No idea where it went. But in any case I can repeat it: Jon Moss is a fucking woeful ref. Terrible on Sunday and he somehow got even worse tonight.

We were pretty poor tonight, Smalling and Jones in particular were terrible.

Was gonna reply to it but it had gone

Number 1

17 years ago

1 year ago

3,650

26 Feb 2017 23:11:51

So MUFC won the thing.

Southampton did look & sound they gave it a decent go tbf, and very unlucky on the incorrect offside at 0-0.

bmg033

10 years ago

1 week ago

2,268

27 Feb 2017 00:39:41

I'm pleased Gabbiadini seems to have settled quickly. I always liked him at Napoli, it just didn't ever look like it was going to work out for him no matter what he did. Still has so much potential and if he can stay confident and in the team then Southapton will have one hell of a bargain buy there.

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