Mr_Dogg

4 minutes ago, colhint said:

5 more goals for Arsenal and they will have a 50 GD better than Man U

Most goals for, least against, 3rd in the league. That's football.

Sheffield United were promoted as a bad championship team, so being utterly dire is no surprise.

1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Remember saying he was betting than Grealish a few years back and if didn’t go down well around here.

He wasn't but now he is.

What is the Manchester Derby on at 3:30?

Get in there you beasts.

Michael Oliver can choke on my balls.

I've watched 3 episodes of Masters of the Air. The aerial scenes are spectacular but I find the show a bit corny.

I'll probably stick with it but does it go up a level or 2?

7 hours ago, Marka Ragnos said:

You have to understand, I was at church every Sunday as a kid without fail, did all the big milestone ritual events, etc. I was immersed. It means a lot to me. I imagine it's similar -- and I doubt this will surprise you -- to "Cultural Judaism," following the Levitical dietary edicts, etc., but not really trying to hit people over the head with dogma. There's an emotional connection to the habits etc. But it's not what I consider the important part of my choice to believe. Do I do confession? Sometimes, yes. Take communion? Yes, sometimes. But my own beliefs run a lot deeper than those rituals for me. They're more or less comforting routines of a shared community. My English dad is an atheist, as I said, but he never prevented us from being Catholic. I think he was happy to have Sunday mornings to himself after a hard work week. He'd make his bubble and squeak and listen to the BBC World Service.

I was born and raised a catholic. Confession, communion, confirmation etc. I am culturally a catholic. But I don't believe in any of it since I was about 10. It's just stories.

I feel like you are conflicted, holding on to your community and upbringing. No offence intended with anything.

13 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said:

Yes, I hear you. Got it now.

I speak only for myself, but I guess I don’t really see it as a core story, but I’m not seeking coherence either — again, I’m not much of a theologian. To me it has the hallmarks of a tale built up from a very early first century reference by Paul — and lots of virgin birth mythology? But I still use the rosary sometimes, so … 

I don't understand how someone who appears so curious and open minded can still believe in a god.

31 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said:

I kinda suspect that there are an enormous amount of footballers who are doped to the gills - at the highest level I really wouldn't be surprised if it's just about everybody.

I think Pogba might be guilty of upsetting the wrong Italian somewhere and I would imagine there are a fair few footballers being a bit nicer to their owners and chairmen this morning.

 

Doping is simply about using the drugs that aren't banned yet. 

Just now, villa4europe said:

3 highest PL english scorers so im guessing thats where its coming from

dont think i saw a single response saying solanke who actually has more goals

a few went for bowen because of his position but id say that makes him more in competition with grealish, gordon, palmer, barnes etc 

majority were saying ollie and a lot of people were pointing out his assists and overall work rate + contribution makes him head and shoulders above the other 2 - which is the right answer

All on the same goals, Watkins destroying them for assists.

3 minutes ago, villa4europe said:

Saw a thing on Facebook earlier with start, bench, sell and it was Ollie, Bowen and solanke 

Was surprised by how many went with that obvious order and how much praise Ollie was getting in general 

Was also surprised by seemingly around 30% of the comments also made reference to big nose picking rashford over those 3 regardless 

People have clocked on to him 

 is that even a debate?

Richard Lewis always looked like he was at death's door on Curb. He had great chemistry with Larry.

Everything Klopp does at the moment turns to gold.

3 minutes ago, Zatman said:

Some people were saying Haaland was a predictable one trick pony

His one trick is scoring goals.

3 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said:

Whispers quietly - it always was.

Entirely different viruses, similar symptoms.

12 hours ago, sidcow said:

So we're nearing the end of Winter and this has barely been in the news. Is this the end of it now? Is it just a type of flu now? 

I'm wondering if they'll even bother with future vaccinations.  Or is it just that the press have lost interest? 

The whole thing seems like a weird old dream now. 

Has it evolved to a weaker strain, or is it the vaccinations at work? Or both?

I think Howe is gone this summer, I know they are injury riddled but that is not happening in a vacuum.

Mike Dean is incredibly unlikable.

@foreveryoung Nunez and Salah, those non injured Liverpool players are not in the squad for the cup final.

1 hour ago, useless said:

Probably because they're not actually as bad as people claim, sixth in the table, just three points off Spurs in fifth, before yesterday they had won four games in row and only one defeat in the last seven. They're not good relative to what is expected of them or where they think they should be, but ignore the name and the expectations that come with that and they're not a bad Premier League side, with their current points total they would have been just one point off top four after the same amount of games last season

Their recent good results were in defiance of all stats and analysis, yesterday was a fairer result.

It's hard to overstate what a bad result that is. Fulham had 1 away win this season.

ETH won't be there in August 100%.

On 14/02/2024 at 22:41, theboyangel said:

Extraordinary times, as I've had 2 cinema trips in 3 days.

First off was Argyle on Monday night. A much toned down version of The Kingsman to accommodate a younger (wider and more profitable) audience. 

It was a little bit hit and miss in places but overall an okay action/comedy. My biggest gripe was the latest Beatles song being repeatedly woven into the soundtrack... 

Tonight was The Iron Claw, which was well worth the watch.

I appreciate some rasslin'  aficionados will point out some factual errors in the film timeline but the story of the Von Erich curse was very well acted by the main seven actors and helped along with some terrifically bad haircuts and 80s outfits.

On 20/02/2024 at 18:30, Stevo985 said:

No wrestling knowledge needed. The story of the brothers and the Von Erich curse is fascinating. 
 

The film isn’t about wrestling. It’s about a family who happen to wrestle

On 20/02/2024 at 19:48, theboyangel said:

Yep. The Iron Claw is a fascinating watch with a very very good (and clearly committed) cast.

I have little to no interest or knowledge of wrestling but loved the film. 

Christ, ye could have warned me. 

35 minutes ago, TheAuthority said:

If we’d have just drawn against Manure twice and SaudiCastle twice we’d be 4 points better off and well in the title race

No point thinking like that. There are worse teams we dropped points to.

On 21/02/2024 at 17:34, Wainy316 said:

The fact that KFC are using 'Down with the Sickness' by Disturbed on their advert, although personally I think they should have used the song's bridge.

It's interesting that a company selling food would use that song.

14 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said:

Well, that prediction had a 23 minute life. Maybe Arsenal know that Villa are breathing down their necks.

Nah Arsenal are just very good and in fantastic form.