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#281653 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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If DDG stays, does he move up to #1 and Romero drop out of the starting 11? Because judging by the fact he should've saved both Swansea goals, it would probably be a necessary requirement for MUFC's top 4 aspirations.
#281649 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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I know Martial is meant to be good on FIFA but £36million? Srsly?

Also, given how Falcao and Emmanuel Riviere adjusted from playing for Monaco to playing in England, I'm surprised there are BPL clubs willing to buy a CF from them.
I've come to the conclusion that Arsenal must be saving the £80m we have to spend on a large death ray to destroy Chelsea Football Club.

Might be a more worthwhile investment than some of the players Arsenal have bought down the years tbf.
#281463 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Thauvin's is a weird one as he makes contact with a different ankle to the one it looks like he should hit, but foul and booking is fair.
#281441 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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One idea I saw previously was the concept of a halfway card between a yellow & a red, with a 5/10 minute sin-bin for offenders. That might've worked better than a straight red.
#281434 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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I usually record MOTD and fast forward through the analysis parts so I don't really know what they're saying. Judging by what snippets I do see, I'm clearly not missing anything worthwhile. Especially seeing as Martin Keown was the one slagging us off for being dirty.

I do wonder though if we're getting more yellows/reds than we should be because we're getting a reputation as a dirty team, similar to Blackburn and Bolton when they were BPL mainstays. The ones Mbemba and Thauvin were booked for didn't look like bookings, even if Wijnaldum didn't help by getting booked for sarcastically applauding the only Arsenal booking (least that's what I heard - I missed the first ten or so of the second half but heard on radio that was the reason).

The club are apparently going to appeal Mitrovic's red, but in all reality, why bother - I don't think we've had a red repealed in about ten years.
#281365 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Lovren is also the worst defender in the League. I'd rather have Williamson

A proper "Who's the worst?" contest. Thrilling.
#281278 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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I get the feeling we could've got something if we hadn't had Mitrovic sent off.
#281248 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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That was a stamp on the foot though, Mitrovic was a lot higher.

True. Even if it took me a while to register it given the shite resolution of my stream. I'm not entirely convinced it was a red, but I sense any appeal is going to be met with a near-instant "Nope", even if it wasn't intentional. Certainly not like that foul on Targett against Southampton on his debut.

We're really doing our best to collect red cards. Reminds me of my FM10 save.
#281241 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Seeing as Sissoko got yellow for the same offence earlier in the game, I'm not entirely convinced.
#281231 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Seeing as Giroud seems to have his best games against us, I'm surprised they've benched him today.
#281105 Europa League 2015/16
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Southampton could quite conceivably go out next week. Wouldn't be great having them and West Ham already out before the group stage!

Well, you called it.

Given that England's coefficient is in danger of being overtaken by Italy, its hardly a promising start.
#280938 Transfer Rumours 2015/16
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Surely it'd be better for KdB to prove he's not a one-season wonder and he can do it again for Wolfsburg. But then clearly football culture is now about hyping up anyone who has one decent season to preposterous levels.
#280808 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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A reporter and cameraman shot dead in Virginia and a third person in surgery.

The killer filmed and uploaded it also.

Reports going about that he's committed suicide and also that he's in hospital in a critical condition after attempting suicide.

Also reports of a shooting in Louisiana where a cop has been hospitalised - this in a state where a cinema shooting took place last month.

I don't get how America can have more guns than people, and more gun deaths per 1,000 than anywhere in the Western world, and still claim to not having a problem. It makes no fucking sense.
#280631 Capital One Cup 2015/16
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Newcastle's top scorer Mike Williamson.

Joint with five others, mind
#280259 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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There's been a few articles in Sweden this summer about how attention whoring cunts with mobile phones blocking and disturbing rescue services at accidents has become a growing problem. People are more concerned about taking pictures and filming than helping.

Blimey that's a depressing thought.

Its a worrying trend that this need for relentless documentation has overtaken everything else. Its bad enough that so many people are so self-absorbed that they need to put a photo of themselves up on social media every few hours, or that crowds are always full of smartphone wielders. But its ridiculous that people feel the need for this above both empathy for fellow man, or for self-preservation.
#280219 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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There's something extremely depressing about the fact so many people's response to the plane crash at Shoreham yesterday was to film/photo it. Equally depressing that the news media's been so keen to put photos up on a loop.
#280162 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Well... that makes things interesting.
#280148 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Blimey that strike from Azpilicueta trickled in
#280027 Newcastle Thread
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Nah Williamson doesn't really fit any of those descriptions.

I do think that Steven Taylor is one of our better defenders, and him & Colo together looked secure as a CB combination. Hopefully we'll keep him fit for once. Mbemba's still learning but his game wasn't too bad, even if BT kept hammering him as a weak link (I heard - watched a US stream on mute, like I normally do). Also Haidara had a better game than he had against Saints/Swans.

Dunno how much helped by the fact Man United were playing without an in-form striker, and I do think Anita and Colback had fairly anonymous first 45's. Krul was good though. For once. Thauvin also looked half-decent in his 20 cameo. If only he was about 1mph quicker - we'd have got that later winner. But oh well.

In terms of ins, McClaren said they may still bring in one big money buy. Do you think we still need such a buy?
#280005 The Lower League Thread
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double post

... oh and impressive from Portsmouth coming from 3-0 and a man down to draw.
#280004 The Lower League Thread
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Great goal. What on earth are Leeds doing on TV again though? They're well dull.

Superb goal indeed.

And yeah. Presumably Sky is banking on them still having a big fanbase from their Champions League semi-final days.
#279950 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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It felt to me that for long stretches, the LVG brigade lacked that final ball. They were good in possession outside the penalty box, but when they got into it, they never seemed to work out a good way of getting beyond our defence. Rooney was probably unlucky with the offside, but offered very little in the second half, and Hernandez didn't really do a lot either.

I also can't help but wonder why the standard of corners and crossing was as sub-par as it was. In terms of both teams, the corner taking was largely shit, and there were lots of terrible crosses too.
#279941 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Fuck me Thauvin got so close to nicking it at the end.

Considering how abominable our defending was at Swansea last week, and indeed we've only kept 3 clean-sheets since November, it makes a genuinely nice change to see us keep a clean sheet and produce a rather decent defensive showing. Sure, Anita and Colback were invisible for long periods, but it was a decent showing nevertheless.

Hopefully its a sign the first win isn't too far away.
#279874 2015/16 Barclays Premier League Thread
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Mitrovic is on from the start.

Presumably to save time the referee might as well book him in the tunnel. Though as I've just taken him out of my Fantasy PL team after picking him in the first two weeks, I bet he grabs a fucking hat-trick.
#279839 The Lower League Thread
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Pretty sure its more money than Burnley spent on any player in the Premier League last year too. Though it probably helps them in case they were dreading he would score for Brentford in the game at Turf Moor tomorrow.

I think there's bigger issues in further west outposts (Exeter, Plymouth, Yeovil, etc) with the location thing, and Bristol as a city is not the worst place. But I do agree that compared with the likes of London or Manchester, its gonna struggle. Maybe its a case that they had too much faith in those who walked League One last year, but haven't made it Championship ready, or that Cotterill is not a Championship ready gaffer.
#279837 Newcastle Thread
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Williamson - steady pair of hands... nope.

I think Steven Taylor is better than Williamson, or at least he would be more convincingly if his limbs weren't made of felt and he kept having 5+ month injury layoffs.

Abdennour doesn't convince me as a rumoour, given I don't see us spending more than £10million on a player in the rest of the window. Which is fair enough - we're currently Europe's 5th largest net spenders after all, and we're probably heading for an FFP rule break (although granted UEFA don't seem to care anymore).

Who knows. We'll see what happens I guess. Still don't buy the line we still maintain a passing interest in a Mr. C. Austin from West London.
#279782 The Lower League Thread
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Current evidence suggests otherwise! Although interestingly they've only signed one player so far (albeit for £2.1m).

Presumably success last year has re-ignited his interest. Funny that.

Meanwhile Gray has been linked with Burnley. Which seems more like the deal I was expecting. It must be annoying to be BCFC though if they're prepared to spend mahoosive cash and still not get the players they want/need.
#279781 What Was The Last Film You Saw?
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Ant-Man

Very odd film. Enjoyable in the moment, and refreshing to see a superhero film not about a demi-god (or bunch of them) saving the world, but maybe superhero fatigue is catching up with me because it wasn't as good as it could've been.
#279749 The Lower League Thread
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The owner is a billionaire. Which explains why their colossal wage bill from when they got relegated (c.£30m) didn't put them in major trouble and why they've been able to rebuild the team whilst renovating the stadium.

I thought the billionaire owner of BCFC was seeking to offload or restrain his investment. Least that's what I heard when they were relegated to the 2nd tier two years ago.
#279592 The Lower League Thread
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Andre Gray has turned down Bristol City.

More amazing the bid was accepted in the first place - where has the money come from?