Football

Staff do in farringdon, I can't promise I'll make it.

an evening of two halves surely (and am not talking about pints)

I know I know!

How I wish I could join you bellends... Have one from me... 🍻

PS Manure will come good... #justsayin

It's about getting confidence in the team and the players isn't it?
Plus they need an "easy" run.
They've got some very good and some very committed players and a couple of very good and very committed players.
(Zlatan, DDG, Wazza, Carrick in the latter category, Rojo and Jones in the committed (and after that two footer last night, Rojo needs to be committed), Pogba in the very good)

I've seen Wilf twice in highlight shows this week, he's really quite excellent isn't he? And that puts it into perspective, he's still thought of as not quite good enough. I find that bonkers, the way he skinned (Blind?) last night, the goal he got in the match before.

sigh

Referring to our Derby supporting chums as "two halves" is plain cruel.

And you omitted Roberto.

Beers?

Had a trip to the Olympic Stadium last night, it's pretty shit. You're miles away from the game and there are loads of random empty gaps between the banks of seats which break up any atmosphere. I guess I've probably been to seventy grounds or so and this is easily in the worst 3. (And the match was shit.)

Can't be any worse than The Emirates?

Barkley to Spurs, so says that shithouse Matt Law at The Telegraph.

Hmmmmmmmm 🤔😒

http://www.thetopbalcony.com/times-matt-law-got-everton-transfers-wrong/363

I thought he was shit anyway?

It's irrelevant how good or shit he is, the story is complete horseshit and Matt Laws is all over it

The lower tier in the Emirates is pretty bad (which is normally where the away fans are) but the top tier is OK and there aren't acres of space separating the different seats.

Should be able to make it, what time do the festivities start?

sweet. i will be at the lamb at 17:15. no idea if and when anyone else will be there. but i suspect and hope that their will be some dry sheets

ETA around 7pm for me.

excellent. nice one ru.

think @clintsmoker is looking at around 18:30

got my bolton supporting mate in early doors. and have heard rumours of a few liverpool plastics tipping up.

should be others along too.

I reckon I can slide out of dinner at 830, pint, then home.
(but no taxi with Mark)

I'm down with a shitty cold, so not gonna make it. Would've been good to meet Prole, and make sure Damo gets home in one piece. Next year...

sorry to hear that mark.

it's really kicking off here

Pistanator

Can't be any worse than The Emirates?

It just suffers from being tooo comfy. The fans are as soft as the football on show.

Balls, I knew there was somewhere I was meant to be tonight. Sorry everyone but it was the work do last night and I've been utterly useless all day.