Premier League — Week 23

Saints stuffed again. Since they beat Liverpool, they have conceded 17 goals, scoring 3. It makes United's 9-0 a little more palatable considering the roles were reversed with Newcastle playing the last 20 mins with 9 men.

Goals have been hard to come by for us. It's a while since we scored 3 or more in a game. Maybe today's the day. King to come on late and stun 'em with a brace.🤞 I've backed us to win 1-3.

Who does Moyesy think he is? A Sith Lord or The Grim Reaper?

Having watched MotD, the ridiculous and incompetent refereeing continues, Soucek's sending off definitely came into that category, and it is an example of what seems to be happening every week. I have to raise another question here, apart from the obvious.

Why aren't the alleged victims of non-existent fouls, punished for simulation? Even if it was retrospective, it would certainly go some way to eradicating this hideous show of histrionics, in order to get an opponent undeservedly sent off.

The only time I have ever seen simulation punished, and again it was very dubious and a lot less severe looking than many that have happened since, was our own Oumar Niasse!

What the fuck is West Brom's kit all about? Rotten!!

Funny, we were randomly discussing kits somewhere else Eugene and I mentioned how West Brom had previously changed their traditional green and yellow away strip to green and red because the manager thought red to be more intimidating and associated with success (choke, gag).

But I get what you mean, their adaptation and variation of the stripes both home and away makes them really look like bar codes. Forget Newcastle.

Mmmm. Might have to order some Deliveroo popcorn.

Quality "journalism" or punditry from Souness, Keane and Richards on Sky. Let's all shout each other down.

Could be entertaining though!

FFS, didn't know Harry Kane was playing today, thought he was out for a few weeks, and he's just scored.

Anyone got odds on Big Sam resigning before the end of the season to preserve his "never been relegated" status?

Wouldn't put it past his self-obsession.

Danny, don't be silly and pass up the huge compensation package he will receive if he gets sacked.

Danny. don't know why blues bother with sky Bt, even when shiesters not playing they can't wait to get the subject on to them, rather keep bonce in ToffeeWeb sand until it's safe to come out ( when we're ready to really kick ass )?

I said elsewhere Brian, I do most of my reading on sites like this and have pretty much given up on the national media. I'm going to try out Greg O'Keefe's "The Athletic", which comes recommended.

A sign of progress is that we could actually do with a Wolves win against Leicester. Even with that, they are nowhere near us whilst that would also keep Leicester very much in touch.

Yes Rob,

Similar deal to the one with us. 18 months so he gets a nice payday when he gets his fat arse kicked out at the end of the season.

Cmon Wolves show some fight Suck it Lester!

I never stopped to think of him being financially motivated.

He only done those hotel interviews to pass on his wisdom right?

West Brom deserve every bit of the Fat Sam charade after how they treated Clarke

Neto looks a real player? Cheeky bid in the Summer?

He does Eugene. Replacement or competition? Strikes me that's Richarlison space??

At this moment replacement, but to be fair to Richie, he still is working hard, and as long as he continues that, hard work will always mean you will regain your confidence and touch, etc I hope!!

City win this and we're 3 points off 4th with 2 games in hand.

Liverpool started take out City danger man Gundag

Ahem! Can we look forward to the meedjah putting on their black caps and condemning Thiago for his wreckless challenge on the in-form Gundogan in the opening two minutes..?

Jordan Pickford mention number 1,000,000 FUCK OFF MARTIN TYLER

It took 17 minutes for Tyler to mention Pickfords challenge 😂 they are just unbelievable

17 minutes before they mentioned VVD and Pickford

And the comment that he was the ref who "decided not to send Pickford off" - the implication being that he should have done.

Yeah Marty's rather shit anymore, used to like the guy when I first started watching in the 90s

Jay@21. No we cannot and if that wasn't a targeted attack I don't know what is!

The chinless wonder Oliver fails to book Mane for the most cynical of fouls on Marhez

And Jeff the commentator said Mahrez wasn't touched

Penal penal penal!

Jesus what a miss!

How many penalties have City fucking missed at Anfield!!!! FFS

Gundaland over the bar

What a shite pen. Just seen the ball flying over our house.

Fucking Mane diving again. Has he got no shame!

That was good Rob. I needed that laugh

I know penalties are given for next to nothing these days, but was that a pen? I didn't see any intent there, twat of a penalty when it was taken, I thought justice was done, although I wanted it to go in obviously.

Of COURSE it was a penalty, Dave!

It was awarded against THEM!

Justice?! You're starting to worry me, Mr Abrahams.

Shite attempt, mind.

Re:Luiz they're calling where you impede play without attempting to play the ball. No more passive aggressive oopsie in the box

Dave when M.Owen and S,McMannaman say it was a penalty it was a penalty

some scallies setting if the fireworks!! :)

Ilkay makes up

it's a terrible game, let them all, fuck off to a super league shitheads!!!

GET INNNN!!!

City may have blown this now !!

Ooh with a bonus knee to Allison's face! Well played Ilkay!

Fair enough, I detest them as much as most on here, maybe more so, just didn't think that one was, I hope City get a couple more and make amends both times.

pickford's fault

Shoulda been 2-0 there

Fireworks? Why does it always seem to be them?

To overly demonstrate their passionate-ness I guess.

Look at us, we set fireworks off.

City have played like this a lot on their unbeaten run

Well if City's wasn't a pen then that one wasn't. Diving twat.

Theatrical from Salad there, Oscar, 6.0 6.0 6.0

OK Dave you said Cities wasn't a penalty how about that one

It's the way the gobshite goes down that's annoying. Like he's in a western movie and gets shot in the back,then arches his back before falling over. Cheating shit!!

Diaz made it easy for the dive though didn't he.

The Swiss Billy Whizz head on now.

Penalty?

What a disgrace that Salah is. Even live you could see he dived. That's blatant cheating and VAR does nothing.

Well, we think our keepers make mistakes. How about that.

What a right Fuck up by the bearded lady!!

hahahahahahah Allisson!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHA

Barely a touch and Salah goes down like he's been shot by an Elephant gun. If they can get away with that type f simulation they will never stop, it's a disgrace he knows full well what he is doing there. The FA literally do fuck all on this cheating.

Yeah, Danny, just think... we could be stuck with THAT keeper!

Stones goal not even properly checked with scale rules and coloured lines, RS got VAR in their pockets now
Get in

What a player Foden is

Allisson. Pickford. Or Olsen.

Discuss.

Haha, I've just almost pissed myself!

Both our keepers are better than Allisson and DeGea at the moment.

Bearded lady again! Hahahahahahah.

My god, he's done it again!!!!!!!!!!

Allison wtf

Again!!!! HAHAHAHAAH

i Wonder if this color commentator I think its J Beglin commentates with a Liverpool shirt on/ oh and this is the most expensive keeper in the world

Play it again, Sam!

Oh dearie me.

Allison! Allison!

There's a song in there somewhere!

Ok. I feel much better now. Suck it ‘Pool

Best keeper in the world? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Tee hee clown that goalie

KEEPER

What's funnier, Allisson's expression after that last goal or Ole's expression when Duncan sprinted past him last night?

I blame it all on missing the Blessed Virgil!

Well wipe me dryyyyy!! 🤣

Brilliant that especially because you could see that meltdown coming just before he got the ball!

I don't remember a time when the standard of goalkeeping everywhere was so poor

I'm waiting for his hat trick!!

Allison. the gift that keeps on giving !

Not even at gunpoint, Brian.

@89. LOL.

Martin Tyler named the title candidates , even West Ham. But not us!

FFS commentator blaming the cold for bearded lady's errors.

Martin Tyler blaming the gk gaff on being cold. Brilliant

sychophantic prick = Tyler

The best are still the best, Andrew. Guys like Ter Stegen and Neuer and Oblak still bail out games for their clubs on bad days, and there are still brilliant young keepers coming along. But you're right, mistakes and blunders seem to be everywhere these days.

I blame Pickford!

We want five we want five we want we want five!!!

Have I just heard right from the Sky commentator. It's a bit cold so that might have affected the keeper and he's not been feeling well.

I suppose it's better than somehow turning this into a missing St Virgil discussion, cue Pickford and the evil Everton.

What a goal by Foden

we need to get the AC Milan keeper Donnarumma ???

What a fucking goaaaaaal.

It's official. Foden is now more Salah than Salah. What a superstar in the making. 20 years old. WOW.

Haircut for Allison! Cha !!!

Foden is a heck of a talent.

So, who wants to interview old Colgate-face after the match? Whoever does he'll be moaning about too many games blah blah blah

Don't ask me to explain this but the sun's just come out over our house!!!!

Anyway, don't know why we're cheering, we've got them in a couple of weeks. 😬😬😬

Did I read somewhere that Foden's been with the club since he was four years old?

Ah, fuck it. Come on city, get a couple more!!

Coz we'll beat em Rob.

Rob #107, no worries, we'll beat 'em. We've got good goalkeepers.

We've got them both Rob, same week.

Foden is what I thought Ross might become.

This whole biziness of away wins is getting ridiculous. Even the rugger! First time ever all three Six Nations games ended as away wins.

I actually meant man city, we'll murder the RS!

Rob Hal

Being a member of the goalies union. Can you make any sort of case for Allison ? Or is he having a seriously shit game ?

All beets are off ho soon Pickford will be mentioned on sky

Oh ffs. Tylers just mentioned Vvd again. How much of this is down to VD he asked?
What a c**t!

Oh goodness, they're on about the Van Dijk thing again.

Not sure about that Mike. But, how refreshing for a purist like me to see an English player come through who is technically gifted yet only 5ft 7". Not 6ft +, powerful and pacey but trips over their own feet when it matters.

Tyler back to van dyke excuse prick

Leave him alone Jeff. He's depressed !!

Pardon the grammar you get my drift

Are Liverpool the only team in history to have injuries? Have I missed something??

I haven't seen the Rugby today Michael so didn't realise that.

We should do this more often all. Good place to come and comment on the opposition, rest of the league and football in general.

Not used enough in my opinion.

Darren, you couldn't defend what he did. That was just a shit all round display from the bearded lady! 😄😄😄

Brian, it's been a good weekend. We didn't win but that was a valuable point. The teams above us dropped points also, so in all this has been good.

Pouring another glass of grape for the Souness meltdown.

All of you who work with RS supporters... have a WONDERFUL week!

All of you who work with RS supporters... have a WONDERFUL week!

Alisson Blunderland!!!!!

Looks like it's down to us to put a dent in City's march...

That was heartwarming... But Allison went full Karius there, esp. for Sterling's goal, presumably because he was still upset from his first gift to City a few minutes earlier.

Ben Foden is some player, isn't he?

The way he cut back inside the full-back and instantly got his shot away was real class.

City are going to run away with this league, aren't they?

Have I wondered on to the Live Forum again??

Be very Everton to beat city but lose Fulham and the RS

No one mentions that VVD was front and centre when Villa smashed 7 past their supposed first team.

Not much chance of that Mike they will blame Covid 19 and not turn in for work oh flags at half mast in Norway

My mate just said the rs have put a bid in for Pickford.

This always works on such occasions

Link

City won that game in 2nd gear. Now the media will have to scramble to give their beloved rs/Man U darlings a boost.

It's been here all season, Danny, every week, for a number of seasons.

Sorry to smack your wrist but you've been one of the worst offenders, posting on the bloody Everton matchday threads. You know how that grinds my gears!

I think so Jay (BRZ). 10 points clear of Liverpool with a game in hand (although clearly we have a say in that). Bit too much for anyone to overcome in 15 games. That would take a meltdown on City's part and Liverpool to kick in to what they were last season. Can't see that either way.

I can't see United realistically challenging them.

Without getting carried away, I still see Europa as our realistic target, but am heading off to my Paddy Power App to put a pound on Champion's League.

I know Micheal. That's why I've been educated and now have discovered this!!

Salah is a cheat.

Bad few days for Allison as his girlfriend dumped him this week as well. Apparently when asked she said he's just not a keeper.

I'm gutted had Stones to score anytime at 17-1. WTF where was VAR?

Fair does to Souness - said the Salah penalty wasn't a penalty.

Danny, did you get your free bobble hat?

Michael, you know how hard it is to scroll down

Elvis Costello springs to mind “aaaaaaallison, I know this world is killing you”

Cold Feet!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAH

He did say that didn't he Eugene? That wasn't just me.

Oh he said it Danny!! lol!!!

Klopp.

"Ali made the misplaced pass because his feet were cold"

Get yerselves on the Echo website cracking laugh.

Why doesn't var spot those kind of ludicrous dives?

Anyway, came here for a bit of a laugh. Called my red aquaintence l am working with tomorrow just to check what time we meet and he isn't answering. Rude bastard

Keane isn't holding back!!! HAHAHAHAH

Roy Keane having a right good go at the shite. Let em have it!

Half Everton, half Celtic David!!

I don't like Roy Keane but he's really nailing the VD excuses and all the other excuses too.

Many of the excuses are not being made by Liverpool especially but by Sky presenters and other media apologists in the main.

Just fuck the lot off.

Can't help you with that, David @147.

Mouse lessons are extra.

Bill (55), I don't know if it was a penalty or not, as soon as City scored their first goal I switched off, started reading, if the game had stayed 0-0 or 1-0 to Liverpool I would have carried on watching, I truly believe there is a devil, and those bastards are in league with him, so I always expect them to come back and win the game, all who carried on watching are braver than me, I switched on for the result on this thread, so happy at that result, might watch MOTD, maybe not, knowing the bastards got beat, humiliated by the sound of it, is more than enough for me. As for the penalty, if Salah was involved, enough said, what was I saying about the Devil!!.,

Danny, l used to have one of them in the 80s. Went well with the farahs.

VAR, and poor refereeing, is killing the game. I'd get rid of both.

Totally agree on the poor refereeing Colin. I'd add ridiculous rules like the current offside one.

VAR, I think can be a success if we get the above right.

It works in Rugby. How about Refs are miked and have to explain their decisions for transparency? That would promote competency as they would have to know what they were talking about.

Video technology in the modern game get's rid of the poor decisions through human error. Nothing is ever going to be 100% but when it is there for everyone to see, there is less to argue about. As ever, all we want is consistency.

Colin (162), Colin you'll never, ever, get rid of poor refereeing, they are born that way, no offence to the referees we have on here!!!

Only caught about 15 mins before losing the stream, but Jim Beglin's attempts to talk up the RS performance (as they were being ripped to shrewds) was comedy gold. I left it at 2-1, would have loved to have heard his summary at the end.

Never mind cold feet, Michael Owen and Steve McManamann talking about Liverpool not finishing in the top 4 because of the way teams around them are playing, mentioned all the teams down to about 7th place except Everton who are 3 points behind with 2 games in hand.

Another excuse by Jim Beglin when Fabhino brought down Foden from behind was he didn't mean it as he has been injured and is not up to speed. Apologies if I spelt players' names wrong...

And to round off a top weekend we've now got the Super Bowl. The greatest QB ever vs the next greatest QB ever. Come on the Chiefs

Rugby with crash helmets for me.

Watched Ireland v Wales earlier. Tough these lads. Knock the shite out of each other then have a pint together, how sport should be played. Bash your opponent but always respect him/her.

Just listened to R.Keane's remarks before and after the game. The presenter true to the rest of them mentioned VVD missing and give him his due G.Souness said, but when they lost 7/2 to Villa he was playing, Keane's comments they are a bad premier champions, always making excuses.

Since Capt Tom Moore died last week there have been a number of suggestions that a statue of him on the empty plinth in Trafalgar Square would be a fitting tribute.
Any truth in the rumours that the Sky TV pundits are arguing for a statue of VVD (the greatest player of all time - apparently) to be put there instead?

I love it when we win, I like it when we draw. I love it more when the shite conceded four.

Nice back track / get out clause Dave on the officials. Like the small print on an insurance contract!

I used to spend a lot of time in Annapolis with work and was there for the 2013 Super Bowl when the Ravens beat the 49ers Graham.

I don't profess to understand the game too well or have any particular allegiance but that was a great night given the Ravens are fairly local to Annapolis. Almost all the bar staff in the drinking establishment I was in seemed to be Washington fans too, which added banter and spice to the occasion.

The weekend that keeps giving.

And Shef Utd just scored.

Spoke to soon..

And Chelsea quickly restore their lead.😮😮

I know. I should know better given what I preach about the game not being over until the end!!

Given we've got a thread full of Beglin-isms I'll add one from yesterday when Maguire went down under a challenge from DCL (when he created the Richarlison chance).

Maguire has waited for contact gone down easily, but then we've seen Calvert-Lewin go down like that and get the decision

How many years ago was that penalty at Anfield? Gives you an indication of how long he'll be talking about the VVD-Pickford challenge.

Was it Beglin the other night who said 2-0 was a dangerous scoreline to go in with at half-time??

First two callers on Radio 5 live phone in, both want Klopp out! 😁😁😁

Mark #178,

Almost certainly. In a perverse sort of way, I now get a bit disappointed when he isn't co-commentator. He's beyond parody... but manages to make me laugh with his obvious bias.

Be honest, Rob. Were you one of the callers?

Mike, I'd be thinking maybe he should stay?

Beglin has personal against us. Not just his Kopite leaning, but for the tackle by Gary Stevens that snapped his legged and arguably ended his career in reality. He never really came back from that.

I have no recollection why, but for some reason that night I was in the Main Stand rather than the Gwladys Street and that happened right in front of me. Littlewoods / League Cup fixture if I recall. I don't even remember the score without looking.

No malicious intent from Stevens, but it wasn't pretty.

https://fb.watch/3w5gQvBROq/

Don't know if my attempts to attach the link have worked. If so, listen to Gary Neville saying de Gea should have taken Calvert-Lewin out to prevent him equalising. Isn't this the same man who was berating Pickford for his challenge on Saint Virgil?

What a complete bell end!

Allison got cold feet!!! Come on Kloppite you can do better than that with your excuses.

Perhaps it's time for ToffeeWeb to follow the example of Private Eye's Colemanballs column and introduce Beglinballs?

I found the MotD analysis of the Liverpool game strange indeed. No look at Salah's dive or the goalkeeping errors. A couple of mentions of VVD and the clear insinuation that, unknown to us, Anfield is, apparently, the only stadium at which home fans are not allowed to attend.

Yes, MotD pundits blaming lack of fans at Anfield for their poor home form. If their fans were there, it would be different, apparently.

No correlation at all to the fact they won the Premier League by a mile last season playing in fucking empty stadiums. Any excuse will do, it seems.

Graham @167,

An Englishman watching the Superbowl is like a Frenchman eating a Big Mac. There are much better alternatives.

And the RS's next home game is.....?

I just don't see them losing 4 homes games on the spin!! 😥

Julian @ 60, one for you.

Link

Steve @ 91; We all suspect (a nicer word for know ) VAR is bent, but how on earth is that a penalty.
Answers own question; its the rs.

The way Salah went down, I can only think there was a sniper in the Kop or one of those fireworks went astray.

Danny (193), I watched that penalty on Sky highlights, I wasn't surprised it was given, they always are, but no one in the media hardly ever question them, usually just, Salah won a penalty, nobody brings it up, calls him out on it, the constant diving with the unmerciful scream that goes with it, pathetic, but they still keep on getting them. That one last night was the same as most of the others that he was “ clever there” or “ entitled to go down there” never “ The cheating bastard dived there” although most of the media know he did.

Ah lads, Salah took a dive. Have you seen big Yerry lately? They're all at it. It's embarrassing no doubt but it's everywhere.

Yeah, saw the minimal contact Dave, so the player went for the penalty. The fall however was nowhere near proportionate to the contact and very theatrical. There was a good still doing the rounds on SM last night. He would have got a full house on Strictly for those movements.

Is the cheats' panel that Niasse became a victim of still in existence? Or was the advent of VAR seen as being enough to have disbanded it?

Steve, the panel that found one person guilty in all the time that it was active?

I think VAR has just highlighted what a piss poor bunch of referees are now in charge of matches, and those mistakes they make are often backed up by another poor referee based in Stokely Park agreeing with the awful decision.

Then just to prove how absolutely hopeless they are, another panel a few days later overturn the decision that the ref on the field made and endorsed by his idiot mate watching VAR made. The idea of VAR was to correct clear and obvious not to scrutinise to the minutest detail of offside or on a challenge that the referee saw. Decisions like Lamphards disallowed goal against Germany a yard over the line absolutely a clear and obvious mistake.

Dion Dublin had the correct comment's on the Salah penalty, 1st if I was that close to goal nobody would stop me getting there, and 2nd, if you are pulled back you don't fall forward.

Have to agree that the playacting is still rife and despicable but the fact that so many inept referees are so oblivious to it is beyond me to it.

Surely to God they get tuned in to this when they take their referees training courses.

What is with all this clutching of faces when the ''coming together'' is no where near the face. Cheating is a word that comes to mind with so called professionals trying to con the referee into showing the red card to fellow professionals.

Graham #167
I guess your next greatest young quarterback ever was given a lesson by the old man.

Bill

He most certainly was. It was a bit like being back at Texas Tech for Mahomes. Trying to make plays behind an offensive line that make no blocks

I wasn't too impressed: thought Tampa were a load of thugs and one particular incident when 4 or 5 piled on Mahones was clearly premeditated and dangerous. I cannot believe St Tom Brady, who picked key Tampa players and has a great input into team strategy, did not approve. No wonder there are so many serious head injuries in American Football. And the so called penalties for such thuggery, loss of a few yards, were pathetic. I have enjoyed some Super Bowls, but not this one: Tampa are the (old) Wimbledon of American Football

What a night it was in Tampa, having a dummy run for Everton's next homecoming party.

Coronavirus, what Coronavirus?? Good to see so many people enjoying themselves but regrettably there will be consequences. Very few people with masks and very intimate celebrations.

Getting a last minute equalizer against Man U, watching City make Klopp look like a spitting image dummy and Tampa winning the superbowl. This year is getting better by the week.

The worst part of the Salad dive was the pathetic flinging up of his arms into the air. Disgraceful player.

Andrew, that panel - I made a brief search earlier without success, but seem to remember one other punished (Stoke player maybe?). Either way, another damp squib.

Larry you sound like a Liverpool supporter, you cant really believe there is not thuggery as you put it, from both defensive players on either sides.

Brendan 144 and Mike 148, How about "Aaaallison, you're aim's not true". If they cannot play out from the back it could get interesting.

Will # 206. I've said this many times, Salah's actions always remind me of those spaghetti western films, when a cowboy is shot in the back, or hit by an arrow. The cowboy stops, bends his knees, arches his back and flings his arms in the air before falling forwards and is dead. Salah is exactly the same. One cheating bastard yet gets away with it time after time.

Shane ( 195), yes Yerry was pathetic, and looked it, made a fool of himself trying to get a man sent off, Richarlison staying down for next to nothing, constantly, also pathetic, cheating, most referees ignore him and carry on with the game, Salah does these dives in the penalty area and gets the penalty, even when it's apparent he is playing for them, apparent to everyone except referees and pundits in the studio, lots of them associated with Liverpool FC, it's just wrong Shane.

Although it will never happen, I'd like to see cards dished out for attempting to deceive an official (unsportsmanlike behaviour) for things like Salah's blatant dive or Mina's comical collapse. Even if it is a penalty, the pathetic dives should be punished as well until they are stamped out, as well as the fouls being given. It might have been a penalty for Salah, but his legs going for a tug on the arm should get a booking.

2 or 3 bookings for a dive should equal a 3 match suspension.

Will 206, I think it was Lanzini at West Ham we got done like Niasse, as soon as Salah and Mane started their theatrics, the panel disappeared!

Saw a caption of Liverpool supporters in a sweat over which button to press.

"Send Allison death threats" or "Blame Pickford".

LOL

Bill: I sound like a Liverpool supporter? I've supported Everton for over 50 years. It's stupid comments/insults like yours that make me disinclined to post often. You can do one

BBC website currently has the Cup Semi Final goals v Spurs in 95, and Amokachi sending us wild. As we all know our last trophy that year, and I was 25, i'm now fecking 51!

Joe (215), what a coincidence, I was 25 when Everton won the cup, erm in 1966, fancy a swop!!

Sharp as a tack for nearly 80 years of age Dave.

I had to do the maths twice 😁

Dave, if you don't mind i'll turn down your kind offer, But what I will say is you saw England win the world cup and Everton win the league just 4 years later.

Funnily enough, Joe and Dave, I was 25 years old in 1984!!

Is there anybody out there who is 25 years old this year??

Joe we're similar, I'm 49 in my 50th year.

Jay, I believe there were 25,000 in the stadium in Tampa last night. I know those stadiums generally hold 3 to 4 times that amount but that's still a chunky crowd in the current situation.

Right, I have switched on to watch Leeds v Palace right?

Feels like we're still in last night's post match analysis.

Thomas (217), Sharp as a tack? Should see me coming down the stairs in the morning!!

Joe (218), I had a fiver on Germany to beat England, that ball never crossed the line and there was a spectator on the field when the last goal went in, I'm still waiting for the replay!!!

As my Irish great grandad would say Dave.

"Up there for thinking. Down there for dancing"

Rob (219), the first one to answer Rob wins a prize, the chance to swop with me, I've got to get out of this “Old Age Club” any way I can, getting desperate now.

I'm sure my oldest lad is 25 this year Rob, so what a family hat-trick that would be because I'm also pretty sure I was 25 the last time we won the cup🙏

Tony (224), Sonny is 25 in just under a fortnight, just to make sure you're sure and yes you were 25 the last time we won the cup but I'm not swopping with you, I'd rather be me, even if I was a hundred and bleedin' eighty.

The old one just popped into my head.

Our young fans have never seen us pick a trophy up.

We win the cup and the fans cant go.

Everton that.

I was 25 when Walter Smith got sacked for not winning that cup quarterfinal against Boro, if that counts... lol.

Just in case anybody's still missing Gerard Deulofeu (not me, but you know who you are), here's his first goal in Serie A for Udinese:

https://www.espn.com/soccer/club/_/id/118/udinese

That wouldn't bother the kids, Thomas, just as long as they don't have to swap places with their grandda's!

Rob, 209 - how anyone can say there's no bias/allowance, I have no idea. Everyone that watches football knows it. Insulting really.

Jeff, 212 - you might be right, sounds familiar.

It probably wouldn't Tony.

Always gets me laughing when I go for a burst during the away games.

Hundreds of kids rotten singing and boozing downstairs. Travel for hours and watch it on the concourse telly.

Miss them days. Only go to 3 or 4 aways last few seasons.

Thomas, and the wasted beer that gets thrown up into the air as KO approaches. Great to watch but keep your distance.

Kieran, that was one of the worst matches I recall watching. Certainly up there with them.

My lad is 26, so I'm a digit out, but as I've got a year on some of you fine gentlemen, does that balance out?

Brent, I'm sure I've seen you in the middle of that mob throwing ale in the air, but you're the one with the glass held in the air trying to catch all the falling ale!!

Rob, that's a beaut! Half pint me (5'5" on tiptoes)!

Larry *214,

First off, I apologize, using the Liverpool supporter was the wrong thing to say...

The point I was trying to say was, it sounded like a Chief's supporter blaming their loss for the rough tactics that Tampa Bay were using, even though a number of sports writers after the game said that Kansas City lost the game with undisciplined penalties. This is the type of complaints Liverpool supporters use when they loose to the same type of infractions they use.

So once again I apologize as I didn't mean to make you out as a Liverpool supporter.

Talking about the Wimbledon era, I guess you mean Vinny Jones. Himself and other hard players of that day they like to reflect on how good they were, but know that they would not last 15 minutes in today's games.