Football - 2023/24 Season

How on earth is that a penalty? Havertz trailed his keg looking for contact.

It's getting like basketball where manufacturing contact is a skill of the game.

It was however a penalty because having left a leg in there, the keeper duly obliged. At least as the laws are written right now.

I went out in a huff as I don't like the way the game is going. Looking forward to the rugby now when contact isn't manufactured.

Hmmm, watching a bit of the Man City game I'm not sure I want to go up to the premier now!

Alex Isak - "I fancy a tilt at the league top scorer award, I'm up to 20 now"

Cyberdyne Industries Robostriker - "Hold my beer"

Nobody seems to want that fourth spot, do they?

Spurs are getting absolutely battered at Anfield

Still, it does seems like Levy made the right decision to get shot of Poch.

12 minutes in and I’ve already seen quite enough. It’s quite incredible how we keep coming up with new ways to be even worse, week on week.

My prediction that we’ll lose every game we have left this season is off to a flyer.

Finishing in the bottom half of the table looks like a very real possibility

Must be great being a 'keeper nowadays, just got to make a fuss that you were brutally attacked by a forward and the goal will be disallowed. Bert Trautmann would be astonished.

Looking forward to ETH's post match fantasy review of this one.

It’s a strange end to the season. West Ham, Spurs & United are just falling to pieces.

To be fair Palace are on a fine run, United have loads of injuries, top four is gone. It’s all part of the process.

The process of?…

The process of enjoyment for non ManYoo fans

❤️💙❤️💙

ETH usually warbles some nonsense about the process. I’ve no idea what it is either, unless it’s trying to avoid European football altogether. Hopefully Bruno will want away in the summer and the transition to mid table mediocrity will be complete.

In fairness Jim Ratcliffe never wanted to be in Europe.

I’d be wary if my team found Ineos as a backer - Team Sky, Mercedes, Man Utd have all declined after he has come on board

It’s a strange end to the season. West Ham, Spurs & United are just falling to pieces.

Aston Villa cruelly overlooked again!

All these sides falling apart when one or two key players are missing, just shows again what a superb job Eddie and Jason have done at SJP again. To think some fans were suggesting he had to go.

It's all gone a bit mad, you can see why Spurs are falling apart, players out of form at the same time as they've got the worst run in ever, Villa should be safe for the fourth spot, so it's all about 5th, Newcastle vs ManU next week should be a big one, but Chelsea are sneaking back in without much notice, they're above ManU now, who'd have thought that from a few weeks ago!

Nice seem to be doing okay since Ineos bought them

To think some fans were suggesting he had to go.

Utterly bonkers isn't it! Thankfully they all seem to have shut up. I reckon Howe and Tindall have done a better job this season than last. There's an outside chance we could make 5th and a couple of different results we'd be looking at CL again which is nothing short of a miracle given the fact we played with a makeshift midfield for 3 months and the last month with a makeshift defence. If we can hang on to Bruno and Isak in the summer next season could be crazy.

Yep, Newcastle hitting form again after a very poor mid season. On current form they’ll batter Man United!

No doubt Utd will turn up on Sunday.

In fairness Jim Ratcliffe never wanted to be in Europe.

Chapeau !!

Fingers crossed ETH has done enough to keep the job.

In fairness Jim Ratcliffe never wanted to be in Europe.

Chapeau !!

Or as Jim likes to put it "Hat!!"

I'm tempted to bet on Newcastle finishing 5th.

I’m tempted to bet on Newcastle finishing 5th.

Still unlikely as one of Burnley or Sheffield Utd would have to take points off Spurs (assuming City beating Spurs is a given) and the toon will have to win their remaining games which is probably unlikely too. You might get decent odds though.

I think that Newcastle have a very good chance of winning the last 3 games.

That Man Utd display last night was terrible.

Spurs need 6 points to guarantee 5th, expect City to beat them, so it only takes a draw from one of the relegated teams playing with no pressure.

Newcastle are 3rd in the form table, Spurs 17th, Man Utd 13th.

However, Newcastle can be as Spursy as Spurs, so anything could happen......

After turning off that utter bilge in disgust last night, a different ball game altogether at Chez Binners tonight.

My long-suffering, Bolton-supporting wife may have something to be happy about. 8 o clock kick off for the Division One playoff second leg for Bolton v Barnsley. They’re 3-1 up from the first leg.

Would it be tempting fate/the kiss of death to get her some fizzy stuff chilling in anticipation. If I do and that curses it, is that grounds for divorce?

TBF, Spurs have a very good record against City - they struggle with Sonny.

However, like most Spurs fans, I'm hoping for a loss to avoid handing the title to that lot down the road.

That Sancho fella looks good. Surprised a premier League team hasn't snapped him up...

Any predictions for Real v Bayern tonight?

Any predictions for Real v Bayern tonight?

I expect Real will win 2-1 helped by the crowd and the ref. But I'd like to see an all German final. Not a fan of Real they've been bankrolled and entitled since the 50's.

Not a fan of ‘domestic’ finals so hoping for Real tonight and Dortmund to win

However, like most Spurs fans, I’m hoping for a loss to avoid handing the title to that lot down the road.

+1. There's little point in adding European matches into the mix when Davies or Royal are the options with Udogie or Porro out. Hopefully, Ange will add more depth to the squad for next season.

Oh dear Neuer 🤦

Oh dear oh dear

Real bloody Madrid

Tuchel showing the tactical genius that will bring him the united job.

Come on Dortmund, anyone but but Madrid FFS.

Looks like my crystal ball was on fire tonight but enough about my problems.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3g8ejvezv3o

Just read this on the BBC website regarding their incident reviews. Turns out they can't even unanimously agree on if things are penalties or not...

I don't think there is anything wrong with that panel review. I would have thought most fans would say those three incidents were in the grey area.

You wouldn't necessarily expect them too, they are three subjective decisions. All three were also voted 5-0 against VAR intervention (ie against an obvious error being made) so even those that disagreed with the onfield decision weren't that certain

The Citeh juggernaut continues. They didn’t even need robostriker on the score sheet yesterday.

I doubt Arsenal will even need to break a sweat to give us an absolute shoeing this afternoon, with what I expect will be about 157 shots on goal as our static defence stands there watching them

Spurs are going to do the most Spursy thing imaginable and thrash City at home to hand the title to their most bitter rivals, aren't they?

It's a weird one. City probably need Utd to help them today, Arsenal do need Spurs to help them midweek.

A 2-2 draw today would be ideal.

A draw?

We’ll be starting with a central defensive partnership of Jonny Evans and Casemiro, with a combined age of 68 and the mobility of a pair of supertankers

Up against the pace of Arsenal upfront, I can only see that ending one way. It could be a cricket score

Its not worth betting on an Arsenal win as the odds are so low (1.3/1), but I think I’ll stick a few quid on Casimero to get carded (if he actually gets close enough to anyone to hack them down) and quite possibly sent off

Mercifully we’re off to a mates house for a barby who has zero interest in football, definitely doesn’t have sky sports, so I’ll be keeping up with the regular Arsenal goals on my phone and not have to endure watching it

No Martin... it will unfold like this.

1. Utd beat arsenal today

2. Liverpool beat villa Monday

3 spurs thump  City Tuesday

4. Palace beat villa on Sunday

5. Spurs score in the 5th minute but fail to kill the game,  conceding 2 late goals to lose against Sheffield

6. Arsenal lose aganst Everton

6. City are cruising against wet spam until a var controversy,  they lose their sh1t completely,  west ham score 2 late goals to send the title to the Emirates and Moyes dances in peps face and is signed up for another 10 years at Stratford.

We’ll be starting with a central defensive partnership of Jonny Evans and Casemiro, with a combined age of 68 and the mobility of a pair of supertankers

It's the midfield where it'll be won or lost, Arsenal have Odegaard, Rice and Partey in there, up against Mainoo, Fernandes and Eriksen, on paper that looks unbalanced as ever, ManU could be run over easily if they're not on top of it, of course we are also talking about Arsenal holding their bottle in the title run in, and we know how that ends over the last few run ins 🤣