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  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    edited March 2018 Posts: 9,117
    Anyone seen Arsene's trousers speech in the post match? It's not your trousers you've lost son it's the plot.

    At least Eric's seagulls metaphor actually made sense when you thought about it. I'm struggling to see what he's on about here except that Arsenal were caught with their pants down again.
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    Anyone seen Arsene's trousers speech in the post match? It's not your trousers you've lost son it's the plot.

    At least Eric's seagulls metaphor actually made sense when you thought about it. I'm struggling to see what he's on about here except that Arsenal were caught with their pants down again.

    Trousers speech? Will need to see that!
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    No game for us due to the snow! So it was a relaxing weekend for me! Lol!
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    RogueAgent wrote: »
    No game for us due to the snow! So it was a relaxing weekend for me! Lol!

    Any news about when the fixture will be played?
  • 001001
    edited March 2018 Posts: 1,575
    Good win for Liverpool.
    Karius and the OX playing very well.

    Back despite no demand :) :

    Opta stats

    Liverpool have set a new Premier League record of most consecutive home games of scoring against a single opponent, netting in 22 consecutive matches against Newcastle at Anfield.

    No player within the big five European leagues has scored in more competitive club games than Salah (26 games) in 2017-18.

    The Egyptian has now scored against 14 of the 19 different opponents he's faced in the Premier League this season.

    It took 97 games for Liverpool to reach 200 Premier League goals under Jürgen Klopp - the only managerial spells at a club to have reached 200 goals quicker were Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City (84 games) and Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool (96 games).

    Man of the match: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
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    RogueAgent wrote: »
    No game for us due to the snow! So it was a relaxing weekend for me! Lol!

    Any news about when the fixture will be played?

    Yeah it has been rearranged for March 13th which will be a week tomorrow.
  • edited March 2018 Posts: 17,755
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    No game for us due to the snow! So it was a relaxing weekend for me! Lol!

    Any news about when the fixture will be played?

    Yeah it has been rearranged for March 13th which will be a week tomorrow.

    Interesting! That game might become available on a channel I have, now that it's on a Tuesday.

    ___________
    Crystal Palace-Manchester United off to a good start. Attacking play in front of both goals.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Blow for full time now ref.
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    1-0 Crystal Palace!
  • Posts: 17,755
    Blow for full time now ref.

    Got any United or Palace in FPL, @TheWizardOfIce?
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    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.
  • edited March 2018 Posts: 17,755
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Given it's already over and against an unglamourous team you'll probably find someone selling them outside the ground. Would think £60 or £70 ought to get you in.
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…

    No he's basically the new Carrick but given for the money I'm paying you're lucky to get a guy who sits on the bench for Brighton it's a no brainer. Was only hoping for appearance points and a clean sheet from him so not a big deal if he does nothing. I wouldn't say no to him hitting a 30 yarder in the 90th min as long as Palace are 3 up.
  • edited March 2018 Posts: 17,755
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…

    No he's basically the new Carrick but given for the money I'm paying you're lucky to get a guy who sits on the bench for Brighton it's a no brainer. Was only hoping for appearance points and a clean sheet from him so not a big deal if he does nothing. I wouldn't say no to him hitting a 30 yarder in the 90th min as long as Palace are 3 up.

    You are right about that. Mourinho have been very positive about him in interviews, and he's played well, so you would imagine him getting regular starts.

    Ouch! He just got a yellow.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Yellow card for the twat!
  • edited March 2018 Posts: 17,755
    Yellow card for the twat!

    Subbed for Rashford!

    _______
    2-0! Van Aanholt having some game!
    2-1 Smalling. Assist from Valencia, the defender the other guy in my FPL league have, of course…
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    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd


    I will bring a large banner:

    "I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited March 2018 Posts: 25,095
    Get the hell in, watching United tonight is stress.

    Thank God for that Palace 2 - 3 United.
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    jobo wrote: »
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd


    I will bring a large banner:

    "I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)

    That will be popular, haha!

    _________
    Matic makes it 2-3 in added time. Great strike!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,095
    jobo wrote: »
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd


    I will bring a large banner:

    "I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)

    That will be popular, haha!

    _________
    Matic makes it 2-3 in added time. Great strike!

    Corker from Matic though for large parts of the game United were dreadful, can't start like that against Liverpool at weekend.
  • Posts: 17,755
    jobo wrote: »
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd


    I will bring a large banner:

    "I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)

    That will be popular, haha!

    _________
    Matic makes it 2-3 in added time. Great strike!

    Corker from Matic though for large parts of the game United were dreadful, can't start like that against Liverpool at weekend.

    What's your predictions for that game?
  • DCisaredDCisared Liverpool
    Posts: 1,329
    jobo wrote: »
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd


    I will bring a large banner:

    "I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)

    That will be popular, haha!

    _________
    Matic makes it 2-3 in added time. Great strike!

    Corker from Matic though for large parts of the game United were dreadful, can't start like that against Liverpool at weekend.

    What's your predictions for that game?

    0-8
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,095
    jobo wrote: »
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd


    I will bring a large banner:

    "I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)

    That will be popular, haha!

    _________
    Matic makes it 2-3 in added time. Great strike!

    Corker from Matic though for large parts of the game United were dreadful, can't start like that against Liverpool at weekend.

    What's your predictions for that game?

    I think it maybe a draw
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    jobo wrote: »
    'I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)

    A bit rich- Barca quite happy to be in bed with Qatar for how many years?
  • edited March 2018 Posts: 17,755
    DCisared wrote: »
    jobo wrote: »
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd


    I will bring a large banner:

    "I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)

    That will be popular, haha!

    _________
    Matic makes it 2-3 in added time. Great strike!

    Corker from Matic though for large parts of the game United were dreadful, can't start like that against Liverpool at weekend.

    What's your predictions for that game?

    0-8

    That would be some result, haha!

    jobo wrote: »
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd


    I will bring a large banner:

    "I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)

    That will be popular, haha!

    _________
    Matic makes it 2-3 in added time. Great strike!

    Corker from Matic though for large parts of the game United were dreadful, can't start like that against Liverpool at weekend.

    What's your predictions for that game?

    I think it maybe a draw

    A likely result, possibly. Is Jones injured?
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,095
    DCisared wrote: »
    jobo wrote: »
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd


    I will bring a large banner:

    "I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)

    That will be popular, haha!

    _________
    Matic makes it 2-3 in added time. Great strike!

    Corker from Matic though for large parts of the game United were dreadful, can't start like that against Liverpool at weekend.

    What's your predictions for that game?

    0-8

    That would be some result, haha!

    jobo wrote: »
    That Mctominay. Won't score me any points but 4.2m for a top 4 midfielder you can't complain.

    The main thing is Utd have conceded as the bloke above me has De Gea.

    Is Mctominay dangerous in front of goal? The guy just behind me has double United defense, as well as Lingard. Scenes when Palace scored, haha! Living dangerously in FPL without United defensive cover, though…
    jobo wrote: »
    I am in Manchester for a week. Any ideas of how easy it would be to get tickets at Etihad for City - Basel and what it might cost?

    Aren't CL/EL tickets cheaper? Might be mistaken.
    Wear something recognizable so we can see you on TV, haha! :-bd


    I will bring a large banner:

    "I hate Manchester City! Get dirty oil money out of football!" ;)

    That will be popular, haha!

    _________
    Matic makes it 2-3 in added time. Great strike!

    Corker from Matic though for large parts of the game United were dreadful, can't start like that against Liverpool at weekend.

    What's your predictions for that game?

    I think it maybe a draw

    A likely result, possibly. Is Jones injured?

    I think so though Baily has been on the bench last few days, we will need him for the run in.
  • Posts: 19,339
    This in from The Independent,1 hour ago :

    Arsenal Supporters' Trust vote overwhelming for Arsene Wenger to be sacked .

    Support for Arsene Wenger from the Arsenal fanbase appears to be waning after eighty-eight per cent of a prominent supporters group voted in favour of his contract being terminated at the end of the season.
    The Arsenal Supporters' Trust canvassed their 1,000 members ahead of their annual general meeting on Monday night, with those who responded overwhelmingly calling for the Frenchman's 21-year tenure to come to a close.

    The Gunners lost a fourth game in a row following a 2-1 defeat at Brighton on Sunday which leaves Wenger's side 13 points off the top-four.
    A large majority of travelling supporters at the AMEX Stadium chanted "we want Wenger out", with the club 33 points adrift of runaway leaders City and closer to the foot of the Premier League table than the summit.

    During the current run, Arsenal were outclassed by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final having already seen their FA Cup defence end with defeat at Nottingham Forest in the third round.

    The only remaining hope for silverware, and a return to the Champions League, is to win the Europa League with Arsenal's first leg of their round of 16 clash against AC Milan taking place in the San Siro on Thursday.

    Ahead of that game, the Arsenal Supporters' Trust (AST) held their annual general meeting
    And, following a run of eight defeats in 13 games, the majority of respondents to a members' survey were clear what they wanted to see.

    "In a survey conducted online & at tonight's meeting 88 per cent of AST members vote for Arsenal ending Arsene Wenger's contract when position reviewed this summer (seven per cent for staying on and five per cent don't know yet)," a tweet from the AST Twitter account read.

    Arsenal went through a similarly poor run of form at the same stage of last season, losing seven in 12 before chief executive Ivan Gazidis said those results would be a "catalyst for change".
    Wenger's position was uncertain during that spell as his contract was due to expire but, despite Gazidis' words and a number of matchday protests and marches, he penned a new two-year deal after guiding Arsenal to a third FA Cup in four years.

    AST held a similar vote 12 months ago where 78 per cent of respondents called on no new contract to be offered to Wenger and, despite that recent FA Cup success, more of the trustees now want the 68-year-old removed from office.

    Asked after a 3-0 Premier League reverse to Manchester City last Thursday, Wenger said: "I'm always ready for a fight. I'm of course very disappointed but I've experienced these situations before. I've faced difficult situations in my life and it helps to deal with that."

    Defeat to Milan over two legs could see the most difficult of situations presented to Wenger, who has also now conceded he had to be "realistic" of the importance the Europa League now holds.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Bazza you're alive. Thank Christ. The police were just about to start dredging the canals.
  • edited March 2018 Posts: 19,339
    Bazza you're alive. Thank Christ. The police were just about to start dredging the canals.

    I was in hospital after watching too much Arsenal,old pal,...I think it was diagnosed as 'whyohwhydoikeepputtingmyselfthroughthisshititis.'

    I kept mumbling about how I wanted Thierry Henry's love child,it was most embarrassing.

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