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Is pickford in the same situation as kepa, but not getting the same attention?

last night was another shocker from him

Everton spent a lora lora money on him I seem to recall?

Kepa - £71m
Pickford - £25m

Pickford has various ricks every season but probably outweighs these with some super reaction saves (see spurs). I don’t rate him massively but we’re not going to get anything better for another season unless It comes from the squad. Kepa is the world’s most expensive keeper so that naturally puts him under the microscope a bit more. That and the fact he appears to be quite shit.

Also Pickford is the national team keeper so we expect him to be overpriced and shit.

And never be dropped, despite obvious alternatives.

Really impressed with the youngsters Dewsbury-Hall and Luke Thomas for Leicester last night. Poised and mature on the ball dealt with the Arsenal threat on the right really well. The rest of Leicester's team was utter shite. Gray and Iheanacho stealing a living - balloon balls and everything. Rodgers, deluded as ever, thought they played well.

He put out a team without a single first team starter (with the possible exception of Maddison, when fit) because the Carabao cup isn't a priority and it would have been Liverpool in the next round. He's not deluded, he knows they didn't play well but isn't going to say publicly that they were shit.

Thomas was one of the few bright lights post-lockdown last season and will feature this season. Dewsbury-Hall needs a season on loan, hopefully at a decent Championship club, as there's too much competition in midfield - Tavares is a better prospect anyway IMO. Gray is going (should have gone two years ago) and Rodgers has as much as said so. Iheanacho frustrates and blows hot and cold, but too much cold of late but Rodgers gave an interview yesterday and said there's no money for another striker, the priority being a CB.

I'm just happy with the cracking form of the Belgium trio...

Rumours of American venture capitalists buying Burnley. Can't say I'm that keen.

Can't be worse than our Chinese owner who has given us zero support to be able to compete in the league this year.

Are you sure it's not Ryan Reynolds?

Just reminds me of the old joke about football ownership:-

How do you make a small fortune buying a football club?

Start with a large fortune.

Amazing goal from Traore on debut. Another one from Watkins. Sure it was Bristol B team, but looking pretty good for the new boys after Martinez saved a penalty on Monday. Small shoots of hope for this season.

Things you discover on a short walk in Worcester that link track cycling gold medalists to MUFC @jonny

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nice nice. statue needs more ronaldo though

Where in Worcester is that?

Have you got a sauce for that?

Next to Diglis Bridge/Locks/Weir

Oh yep. Been a few years since I last walked along that way!

just caught 5 mins of the big match revisited showing a west ham vs wolves game from the 70's on a muddy upton park pitch, lots of comedy slipping and sliding
nice little freekick routine by, possibly, frankie lamps snr. difficult to see with all the facial hair going on
man on the ball flicks it up in the air just to his right and lamps hits it on the half volley into the corner
old school but effective

hope jurgen was watching

poor old brighton hit the post 5 times and lost to a goal scored after the final whistle

what the actual fuck is going on at Derby?

and yeah that is brutal. palace unlucky as well as peno decision sounds harsh.

speaking of penalties though that Maupay one was class against De Gea.

and we deserved to see it of course

goodbye Frank. west brom eat chelsea managers