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I'm sure Havertz kicked the underside of Kamaras leg in the first half in a similar fashion. It was outside the box, in our own half, but Havertz kick looked quite a bit more aggressive than Dougies kick.

That wasn't blown up as foul either. Do referees consider precedent during games?

Honestly, I see this instead of anything Zulu related..

Wow, what an awful lineup. It's just, "Sit back, don't you dare concede, and let's hope Sterling can produce some magic to take us through."

We're either gonna get mauled in the 90, or we snoozefest our way to penalties and lose it there instead.

Just now, neilski said:

Who was mings telling to f off then?

Barkley was trying to give Mings advice on how to play a defence-splitting pass.

Just now, imavillan said:

That’s it everyone blame Barkley before he’s kicked a ball....

clever that 

You're right. We should've waited to see his first pass before rushing to judgement.

4 minutes ago, Follyfoot said:

I believe the Syndicate are in league with the NWO

I hope it turns out the same way. Good novelty laugh for a couple of years and then it burns itself to the ground.

5 minutes ago, sidcow said:

According to rule 8.6 of The Premier League rulebook an expulsion from the league needs a majority of no less than three-quarters. 

This totally explains Tottenhams inclusion.  The 6 clubs prevents them being expelled. 

That's easily solvable by the First and Only Premier League May Madness. No relegations, 6 teams promoted from the Championship, and a totally unpredictable special vote on Premier League status to close out the season.

20 votes vs 6 = See ya to the "big clubs" and we've already sorted out 20 for next season.

I don't understand VT posters at all. In one breath, some are calling our performance lazy and sloppy, and in the next calling for, the perpetually lazy/unfit and definitely uninterested saviour, Ross Barkley to grace us with his presence. What is he really going to bring to the game, except wearing out the centre circle with mindless jogging around?

I'd wanna see Sanson on for McGinn. He's not having a great game.

The absolute mad lad has actually done it! Hoped Sanson would make the cut but over the moon Barkley is on the bench

'ey Deano, got your team talk for you:

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Get Ghazi off, don't think he's had a decent touch of the ball yet, and it's not like he's making a nuisance of himself off the ball or getting back to support Cash in defence.

McGinn's not at the races either. The game seems to be something that's just happening to him (or around him), instead of him being involved in it.

Barkley is slightly better, though that's not saying much. I've noticed the last few games that he has an annoying habit of dawdling on the ball when he should be moving the ball on quickly, and speeding up when taking a second would be better.

Even Luiz seems to be lethargic today, except that great block.

Get Bert on for Ghazi, get Sanson on for McGinn and give Barkley a two-touch limit for the rest of the game.

3 hours ago, a Man City 2-0 win would've got a shrug and a "Yeah, fair enough". But that has really put me off bothering anymore. It was such an enjoyable game up until then as well.

That "clarification of the offside rule" just opens up a whole world of goal hanging now, surely? Ironically, the very thing the offside rule was supposed to stop. Next game, let's stick Doug and McGinn up by their keeper, and longball it towards their goal all game long. As soon as he touches it, mug him and tap it in. Not offside officer, promise. Look it up. Robbie Savage smugly said so.

Absolutely bonkers.

Can we get a whip-round started to pay off Dean's fine as long as he promises to really lay into the PGMOL? We might have a few quid left over to convince JT to shag all their wives, mothers, daughters and cousins too.

I hope Taylor never pulls on our shirt again.

"I've got a brilliant idea guys. Let's hoof it to each other. We can dominate these guys in the air. You don't even need to jump to win those headers." - Steve Bruce, probably.

Have we won a header yet?

Easiest game of the season for QPRs defence.

Amazing what happens when you build from the back and not just hoof it away

"Only one place he's coming, and it's inside."

I get the feeling Hamilton knows he's not well received and he's given up on turning people to his side. He used to be really enthusiastic and genuine. I seem to remember there being a few times he got a bit of a hammering for a few badly turned phrases and poor jokes etc ("Maybe it's cos I'm black"). Instead of giving more ammo out by trying harder (we all know that'll just make people hate him more for being a tryhard) he's gone the other way and just shut down to avoid more bad attention.

It probably didn't help his outward personality by being groomed by McLaren for all those years as well. They're well known for training their representatives to be as corporate as possible.

As an aside; I think all F1 drivers have that bellend streak to them. Fame, fortune, glory, women, fast cars since before they can remember, fans and media fawning over them every two weeks the world over. Add in the sharkpit like environment of an F1 paddock and the absolute confidence/arrogance you have to have to drive a car like that. Every single guy on that grid can be ruthless and as mean as they come. Some are just better at hiding it.

3 minutes ago, AntrimBlack said:

2 midfielders = 2 man midfield.

2 midfielders on the ball

3 midfielders off the ball

It all depends on the phase of play.

Edit: And if Grealish and Adomah are hardworking enough, it could be 5 off the ball.

Not necessarily a 2 man midfield. I see it as Grealish and Adomah on the wings, McCormack behind Kodjia so he can get back and form a 3 man midfield when off the ball, but provide attacking support when on the ball.

Just heard the same. Not letting them out because Blues fans are waiting for them. Who'd have thought it?

3 minutes ago, villa89 said:

Pros 

We are winning. they look shite.

Cons

Westwood is dreadful. amavi has the positional sense of a packet of 20 Benson. mccormack isn't a right winger, should have brought on gabby.

McCormack might not be a right winger, but at least he's a footballer.

Gabby shouldn't make an appearance today unless we're 5 up and hes just been told to moon the natives for the last 10 minutes. Even then, he can do that from the bench.

8 minutes ago, Hoof hearted said:

I'd go with:

Gollini

Bacuna  Chester  Elphick  Amavi

Adomah  Westwood  Tish  Grealish  Jedi  Ayew  McCormack  Gardner  Bunn  Richards  Hutton  

..... and we'd still concede in the 85th minute with an eleven man midfield!

 

Seriously though, can't see us beating anybody at the moment so a 0-0 draw is all I can hope for, sad times indeed.

Westwood on the wing? Ayew and McCormack going missing in the middle is inviting pressure. Hutton on the wrong wing. Richards at all?

Hoof out.

4 minutes ago, rodders0223 said:

Let's not get silly now.

I wanted to jump on the extreme situations to prove points bandwagon.

1 minute ago, AndyM3000 said:

The real test is if he starts Alan Hutton, once you do that there's no going back for me.

 

And if Hutton plays the game of his life and is man of the match in a 4-0 win? Tough shit, too late, no going back?

10 minutes ago, Flynnchin84 said:

Imagine if it weren't Bruce 

After that tweet, who would there be hesitations in the fans getting behind?

MoN? Trevor Francis? Hughton?