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As our fans sang today, "he's just a shit Andy Carroll". Really excellent performance by Nunez tonight (and Jota, MacAllister, Konate, and Virg too)

16 hours ago, Chris2K said:

It wasn't just Sky though, it was Brentford as well. Making him captain for his return is literally rewarding him and treating him as a hero for getting caught breaking the rules he has to abide by.

Brentford know that Ivan Toney wants to move to a big club, preferably this January. Brentford know they need him at least the rest of the season to help make sure they don't get dragged into the relegation battle, especially since Mbeumo is likely out the rest of the season. They're going to do whatever they can to make him feel loved, welcomed, and their guy. Then come summer time, sell him like he wants.

Arsenal 2 vs. 0 Crystal Palace (Sat 12.30pm, TNT)

Brentford 2 vs. 1 Nottm Forest (Sat 5.30pm, Sky)

Sheff Utd 1 vs. 3 West Ham (Sun 2pm, TNT)

Bournemouth 0 vs. 1 Liverpool (Sun 4.30pm, Sky)

Brighton 2 vs. 1 Wolves (Mon 7.45pm, TNT)

19 minutes ago, Busch Wyatt said:

A European sports site is reporting him as having now passed away but none of the main NBA writers have confirmed yet.

Terribly sad situation  

ESPN just confirmed it, unfortunately.

46 minutes ago, Hobo said:

Hopefully its better than my only experience: a 0-0 draw with West Ham on a Monday night during the brief time Robbie Keane was a liverpool player.

 

Haha cheers, thanks! We definitely picked this match thinking it was our best chance to get tickets. I only remembered afterwards my best friend and I are going to Mania, which is that weekend. Going to be jetlagged as all hell for Mania, but I'll happily take that problem since it means we're going to the match!

Hoping that the match doesn't get moved around at all and change my travel plans, but just found out I got selected for tickets for the Liverpool match home to Sheffield United Wednesday April 3rd!!

I am in jubilant disbelief. Can't believe I am going to be going to Anfield.

5 minutes ago, GhostMachine said:

I may hate the Eagles, but they were screwed by the refs last night. I absolutely do not like to see games affected by bad officiating.

 

Naw. The refs yes made several bad calls that cost us a 2 point conversion and handed the Bucs a TD instead of a FG, but the Eagles lost that game because they were by far the inferior team at each and every level of the game.

The third season Mourinho syndrome strikes again 

3 minutes ago, Maxx said:

I remember when Philly’s defense was at worst, decent.  And then Matt Patricia arrived and nuked it from orbit.

Eh. It's a mix of losing our best DT, all our starting LBs and safeties to free agency; a lot of guys either massively regressing after career years or just being a one season wonder (Bradberry especially, who has been the single worst CB in NFL), injuries, and just awful awful replacements. Reddick, Slay, and Bradberry especially regressed badly.

2 minutes ago, Maxx said:

Don't get too cocky, all you Philly haters. All they need is a touchdown, an onsides kick, another touchdown, another onsides kick, another touchdown, a lesson on the basics of tackling, and to stop getting torched by Baker Mayfield, and they’ll be right back in this thing

Also the basics of play calling. It's insane just how truly awful this play calling has been by Johnson and Sirianni. Just repeated WR screens, flats, and the random odd vertical. That 4th down play call especially was terrible. You know the blitz is coming, but dial up a vertical into double coverage. They run vertical, flats, curls, and sometimes an out route. Just throw a few fucking slant routes on the blitz. 

This is phenomenal.

It definitely isn't helping the Eagles that the refs have missed some very blatant, terrible calls. Two very obvious holding calls on the Bucs TD, and an even more obvious facemask to Hurts on the two point conversion. They already suck enough, refs! Don't make it harder!

Also, Nick Sirianni and Brian Johnson should be kicked in the nuts every time they run the WR screen. Just repeated awful play calling.

18 minutes ago, Busch Wyatt said:

The collapse of the 2023 Eagles should be studied for years to come.

It's just such a comedy of errors on defense almost every play. It's an equal part problem of really awful coaching, really awful players who have no business in the NFL, and a LOT of players either being one season wonders or regressing significantly. 

I really think we're going to regret Jalen Hurts' contract. I know he's definitely playing hurt, but man he strikes me way too much as a one season wonder who will never touch last season again.

Two Eagles DBs run into each other to give Tampa WR a wide open catch, and then I believe 4 missed tackles afterwards for the TD. 

Peak Philadelphia Eagles secondary right there ladies and gentlemen!

Pittsburgh really should have used their timeouts there. Try and get the ball back with at least one timeout left. Buffalo's punter did his hamstring in too!

Hey few tennis fans! Aussie Open is up and running!

Unfortunately for the Brits, Andy Murray went down in straight sets, albeit to a seeded opponent. Naomi Osaka made her long waited return, but she also went down to 16 seed Caroline Garcia. The women's side has Angelique Kerber returning too, as well as Caroline Wozniacki back on tour too. Iga Swiatek has a murder's row of a draw pretty much, Sabalenka will look to continue to try and dominate, and Coco Gauff is in incredible form.

For the men's...I mean, it's pretty much Djokovic's tournament. Unfortunately. Alcaraz is still the best chance to beat him, but Sinner is someone the experts think could upset him again having done so late last year.

Miami's offensive play calling has been Philadelphia Eagles level of terrible tonight.

That's absolutely the right call and possibly one NFL wouldn't have made.

Agents of Shield is a big one for me. I liked the pilot episode, but the show is pretty boring and pointless watching until John Garrett's character is introduced and we get all of the Winter Soldier tie in to elevate the show.

Burnley 2 vs. 2 Luton (Fri 7.45pm, TNT)

Chelsea 1 vs. 0 Fulham (Sat 12.30pm, TNT)

Newcastle 1 vs. 2 Man City (Sat 5.30pm, TNT)

Everton 1 vs. 2 Aston Villa (Sun 2pm, Sky)

Man Utd 2 vs. 1 Tottenham (Sun 4.30pm, Sky)

Good for Dier to go to a club where he will win trophies finally. Ange did that guy dirty.

FIFA really needs to make it a rule that agents are not allowed to be paid by the clubs for transfers. It should be like it is in I believe all American sports where the players pay their agents. I know there's still going to be fuckery with it, but it's got to be better than this where you have agents trying to sometimes force or trick their client move to a different club than what they might actually prefer.

J.J. McCarthy may get drafted in the first round, but he is absolutely not a first round level QB. I don't think he'll ever have success in the NFL.

Brighton are doing Brighton things and signing another FM wonder kid. LB Valentin Barco is close to finalizing the move after Brighton paid his release clause. 

Jadon Sancho loan move to Dortmund is pretty much done too.

Timo doesn't realize he joined Spurs given what he's said, right!?