FA Cup 2023/24
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Sounds a right rip off. Back in the day when I had a season ticket I'm sure that some cup matches were included, not that we got anywhere.
BigMoaner
What A Load of Old Bollocks
i think it's cheaper, you're right come to think.
but i honestly don't care about teh cup this year. weve had an awful start and only just showing signs of life.
weirdly, despite being down teh bottom of the league, i am enjoying this season because there's something so nerve shreddign constantly about being top 8 which we have been for a few seasons, or at least mid table. this season feels more of what i am used to!
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We were the boomerang club, constantly being relegated or promoted. These days pretty much mid table mediocracy which is very indifferent. We will never compete with the money the top clubs have.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
Why? Front leg studs up, misses ball completely, no control. He only wins nall with second leg, by accident. He was lucky not to cause serious injury.
technical
stripey
Because, IMO, he merely brushed the Palace players leg, didn't actually hurt him. Ok his foot was above the ball, but he did win it with the leading leg (it then bounced off his other). The ref was in a good position, no Palace players reacted or appealed which is a reasonable indicator usually. I'm in my mid 50s so accept the game is different from when I played and started watching but I don't get the purpose of sending someone off for a tackle like that. We're on the verge of saying you can't challenge for the ball if so.
I think when players at this level get touched around shins/ankles/feet now, they stay down as they think/expect VAR will intervene if refs don't give it.
1927
Funnier than he thinks he is.
The fact he didn't touch the player is irrelevant. He wasnt in control so the lack of contact/serious injury was luck.
just because he didn't get the ball doesn't mean he was 'out of control' and it's automatically dangerous. he was barely moving. not sure how he could have caused 'serious injury' - have you watched it at full speed?
you can't send people off for every slight mistimed tackle. it's called a foul and maybe a yellow.
you can't send people off for every slight mistimed tackle. it's called a foul and maybe a yellow.
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There was reasonable contact; that said I see Everton are appealing Everton appeal against Calvert-Lewin red card
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A Fulham season ticket holder told me earlier that he can't be arsed to go tonight and says there are many unsold tickets.
Steel Icarus
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Clyde "Clive" Tyldsley went Full Partridge earlier when it was still 0-0. "It's been a dry January match...but Spurs are looking to mix a cocktail".
Silas Loom
Advanced. Forthright. Signifficant.
He was wibbling about having matches with offside and violent play rules suspended, then about substitutes checking themselves off the pitch through automatic gates. I wondered if Zapp Brannigan would assume he was hallucinating it all due to meds.
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That started a conversation between me and Mrs SI about releasing whatever animal is on the club crest onto the pitch if matches get boring. Should liven things up at Millwall (lion), Hull (tiger) or Wolves (can't remember, a robin or something).
I can never understand how kits get chosen for a particular match. Often in the league you get teams wearing their away kit, when there's no need (Chelsea at Luton last week). Today I can only presume they allowed both to wear home kits because of the significance of the Wear-Tyne clash.
Middlesbrough were incredibly disciplined against Villa, and were a bit unlucky not to get a draw.
Kaka Tim
Half Arsed and Slapdash till I Die
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Swindon are or were Robins and maybe Charlton also.
Great day for Maidstone yesterday.
I get why Arsenal are wearing white. The numbers are not that obvious and names on shirts missing altogether. Is that allowed even,?
Given the white, is a shame Liverpool have not reverted to red.
steeplejack
trapped lbw for a duck
Yep happy to see Maidstone through against Steve Evans' cloggers. The North East derby was a disapointing non-event and Sunderland really will rue appointing that charlatan Michael Beale. I have no idea how that happened.
However the whole round with a few honourable exceptions has been a bit meh.
However the whole round with a few honourable exceptions has been a bit meh.
tommers
Fuck it, it's fine.
That's quite something.
They’ve had them as sponsors for years now. Long before any of the Tory nonsense.
