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Post by DakeyrasUK on Sept 18, 2021 14:40:09 GMT
Jota just missed an absolute sitter ffs. Palace living a charmed life right now.
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Post by Blackmarsh63 on Sept 18, 2021 15:58:06 GMT
Hope all those extra fans that Pep persuaded to turn up enjoyed the 0-0 🤣
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Post by simple on Sept 18, 2021 16:05:55 GMT
Was just going to ask if Pep’s pleading got anymore plastics through the gate today
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Post by muddyfunster on Sept 18, 2021 16:07:45 GMT
Some positives from the annual fixture against the Burnley rugby team:
- Ramsdale was absolutely superb, sorry I doubted him.
- Tomiyasu looks ideally suited to the Premier League. I'm not sure we'd have got the same result with Leno and Bellerin. Clear upgrades, which is pleasantly surprising, and the summer recruitment continues to look decent overall.
- Odegaard is impressive (wish others would press with him) and nice goal.
- Gabriel also superb which is more expected. Really missed him at the start of the season
Negatives:
- created enough promising situations in the final third to score 3 or 4 but the final pass was routinely awful. Pepe, Saka, Auba constantly misplaced, over hit or under hit relatively simple passes under modest pressure. Not Arteta's fault, these guys are professionals and it's nothing to do with systems if you can't play a simple through ball or cut back. I don't know how we fix this.
- White seems a bit of a liability. Of all the summer signings, he seems the most questionable. Not ideal as the most expensive. Clear footballing ability but doesn't look like a centre back. Almost as if we were determined to sign another David Luis, flaws and all. At least he's young and should improve.
- Why is Partey STILL so unfit? I know he's had injuries but he's had a full pre-season, then an international break off and no midweek football and he still looks knackered after an hour. WTF Thomas?
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Post by TheSaint on Sept 18, 2021 16:42:28 GMT
Good result today but really frustrating that the ref and the VAR official bottled the penalty and the sending off. One thing I don't understand is why the VAR official gets to decide the angle the ref sees on the pitchside monitor. The TV replays showed multiple angles where it appears to be a penalty but the ref is only shown one angle on a loop.
More of a cynic than I might suggest the VAR ref is trying to engineer a particular outcome.
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Post by reddevil93 on Sept 18, 2021 18:07:43 GMT
That is some assist from Ings!
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Post by jono62 on Sept 18, 2021 18:36:01 GMT
That is some assist from Ings! Bailey is going to be immense when fully fit. |
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Post by Dougs on Sept 18, 2021 18:54:43 GMT
@muddy, Chuffed with an away win there. Small steps imo - there's more to come from this side I think. But it's not going to happen immediately. I thought the CBs dealt well with Burnley's aerial threat and generally we were quite comfortable.
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Post by Dougs on Sept 18, 2021 20:06:38 GMT
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Post by reddevil93 on Sept 18, 2021 20:19:34 GMT
Thanks for sharing this. Horrible horrible disease than needs some serious looking at in the UK and Ireland. |
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Post by Dougs on Sept 18, 2021 20:29:58 GMT
It's so insidious. And as someone who relies on football for work, Merse must feel so exposed given how pervasive betting companies are. I love a gamble but thankfully am able to get my kicks out of small stakes. Can easily see how it can get out of control quickly.
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Post by jono62 on Sept 18, 2021 20:38:12 GMT
Super 6 is really horrible for this. Guess the score and hey look at what you might win if you bet that.
Needs more control.
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Post by RobEG on Sept 18, 2021 20:47:48 GMT
It's so insidious. And as someone who relies on football for work, Merse must feel so exposed given how pervasive betting companies are. I love a gamble but thankfully am able to get my kicks out of small stakes. Can easily see how it can get out of control quickly. Plus all his soccer Saturday chums doing ads for sky bet. Must be so hard to keep out of it. Talk sport are terrible with it too (or at least used to be). Talk about something for an hour - now let’s hear the odds from out betting partner. |
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Post by Dougs on Sept 18, 2021 21:13:02 GMT
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Post by simple on Sept 18, 2021 21:37:04 GMT
Jota just missed an absolute sitter ffs. Palace living a charmed life right now. Just saw it on MOTD, what a miss |
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Post by DakeyrasUK on Sept 18, 2021 21:51:22 GMT
Watching MoTD a few mins behind. Those stats of Milner today are phenomenal. Gotta be up there as one of the best free transfers ever.
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Post by simple on Sept 18, 2021 22:14:56 GMT
And 19 years after his debut too
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Sept 18, 2021 22:45:12 GMT
What is going on with the badge on Pep's jumper?
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Post by prawnking on Sept 19, 2021 9:07:55 GMT
Jimmy Greaves has passed away.
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Post by kal on Sept 19, 2021 9:10:02 GMT
Jimmy Greaves has died  Before my time as a player but I have vicarious memories from my dad, and of course Saint and Greavsie as a kid. Injuries in ‘66 meant he doesn’t have the reputation of England’s best ever player that he possibly should. Sad story when you know it all. Legend. |
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Post by Gl3n on Sept 19, 2021 9:19:28 GMT
Off to the home match with Leicester in a bit, feel that we might come unstuck again ala Everton a few weeks ago.
My seat at the Amex is about 25 metres behind one of the goals and in five seasons of watching us against Schmeichel he's always been really strong and unfazed. He also banters with the fans a lot, which is fun.
Obvs early into the season but its weird not being frustrated already. I fear the universe might correct itself soon though and we'll turn stinky for a few months.
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Post by Dougs on Sept 19, 2021 10:12:33 GMT
Ah, that's very sad news about Greavsie.
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Post by deez on Sept 19, 2021 11:43:44 GMT
Off to the home match with Leicester in a bit, feel that we might come unstuck again ala Everton a few weeks ago. My seat at the Amex is about 25 metres behind one of the goals and in five seasons of watching us against Schmeichel he's always been really strong and unfazed. He also banters with the fans a lot, which is fun. Obvs early into the season but its weird not being frustrated already. I fear the universe might correct itself soon though and we'll turn stinky for a few months. I'm here too, and to have the obligatory moan about modern football, why the fuck are we here at 2pm on Sunday for a match that's not on the telly. No reason we couldn't have had a traditional Saturday 3pm KO. |
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Post by Dougs on Sept 19, 2021 11:56:51 GMT
Leicester played in the Europa, so have to play on Sunday. And it's 2pm so it doesn't clash with the 4.30pm KO.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Sept 19, 2021 11:59:23 GMT
RIP Jimmy
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Post by deez on Sept 19, 2021 12:05:40 GMT
Leicester played in the Europa, so have to play on Sunday. And it's 2pm so it doesn't clash with the 4.30pm KO. Dammit. A sound reason was not what I was looking for here. |
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Post by Dougs on Sept 19, 2021 12:19:16 GMT
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Post by kal on Sept 19, 2021 12:28:35 GMT
Always been slightly puzzled why Greaves doesn’t get wider recognition as probably the greatest English player ever. Still the top goal scorer in the top division. Only player to get 40+ league goals in a season post WW2. Scored 30+ in 9 seasons. Still 4th on the international list. Part of the 66 squad. Even went to play for Milan long before that was the done thing.
Don’t think the man even has a FUT card, but Peter Crouch and Joe Cole do.
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Post by Dougs on Sept 19, 2021 12:37:12 GMT
It's all just filed under "before the PL". Same as Dean, Lofthouse, Matthews etc. Few people around who saw them play and only fans of their clubs are aware of their accomplishments. Ian Rush too possibly. Very little footage either.
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Post by clemfandango on Sept 19, 2021 13:19:18 GMT
Harry Maguire showing his shit abilities again
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