Football

And previous game was first time that Leeds had conceded 5 at home in the Premier League, ballsy move for them to hold their own beer

Got to be the best PL season, after 30+ games pretty much everyone has something to play for bar Chelsea.

And then there’s Chelsea

We’ve got everything to play for. Starting with avoiding relegation. The only teams that are below us in the form table are the bottom three.

Sounds like it's time to change the manager then.

Oh.

Palace, wolves, Bournemouth and West ham are pretty close to the beach now.
Still going to be a fun last few weeks.

Please tell this to the players

Form may be absolutely pony but no way at least seven teams below them will bridge the points gap in the 7/8 games remaining (e.g. Forrest would need to make up 12 points, in reality 13 with the GD).

Yeah, it's looking like 3 from 5 now (maybe 6 if West Ham lose their game in hand) although the way that things have bounced around in the past few weeks - who saw Palace winning 3 in a row comfortably? - who knows

Forrest would need to make up 12 points, in reality 13 with the GD

City lodge plans with Manchester council to add 6000 new seats to their often empty stadium. Thinly veiled cover for building a massive hotel imo!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65308511

hopefully they'll find some room for more advertising hoardings too

don't they struggle to fill their current capacity, presumably it's another way to get around some of the financial fair play rules.

They’re fucking crooks.

yes they are
although not yet proven. there are numerous court cases ongoing against them.
lets hope the fa / premier league have the balls to see it through.

Thinly veiled cover for building a massive hotel imo!

Don't be so cynical. Have you ever been to The Etihad? It's the perfect location for a family abduction.

Is @Pistanator still here?
If so, I am sure he has been sent this a number of times today, from the comments under the briliant David Squires cartoon in the Graniuad (every Tuesday at 11am*)

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/apr/18/david-squires-on-arsenal-title-trip-and-tottenham-travails#comment-162247480

*depending on lawyers

Sidfishes
Sidfishes
4 hours ago

Guardian Pick
230

Choose football
Choose a team
Choose an obsession.
Choose Everton,
Choose a fucking big centre forward
Choose overlapping wingers
Compact midfield-players, and rampaging defence openers.
Choose good results, low goals against average

Choose shite warm beer served by bored students
Choose fixed-interest monthly repayments on your season ticket.
Choose a win at home for once.
Choose your friends.
Choose casual wear and matching trainers and getting beaten up in Yorkshire.
Choose a 5 man defence bought from 3rd party agents on hire purchase
In a range of fucking abilities.
Choose VAR incompetence and wondering where you
Are in the table on a Sunday morning.
Choose sitting on that wooden seat and watching mind-numbing
Sprit-crushing defensive no-shows
Stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth.
Choose rotting away at the end of it all,
Pishing your last at a miserable home game
Nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish,
Fucked-up brats
Your manager has bought to replace decent footballers
Choose your future.

Choose Football.

West Ham’s game in hand is against Man City, so…

Ah, so they are still in the mix

so two of the most successful clubs of the 2000's are under scrutiny for dodgy dealings
who'd a thunk it
i mean we all know how abramovich accrued his billions from little old ladies and putin

no wonder liverpool did so badly in that time. we weren't cheating ( and we bought some terrible players and had some bad owners and managers ) but we weren't cheating, we were just shooting ourselves in the foot

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/18/the-cyprus-connection-the-family-firm-that-helped-pour-abramovichs-millions-into-chelsea

What was Boehly's prediction for the second leg?

i don't think he made a prediction he just called the squad " embarrassing "
the pep talk didn't work

lampards last 18 games as manager

❌ Lost 2-1
❌ Lost 2-0
❌ Lost 1-0
❌ Lost 2-0
❌ Lost 2-1
❌ Lost 3-1
❌ Lost 4-1
🤝 Drew 1-1
❌ Lost 2-1
❌ Lost 3-0
❌ Lost 4-1
❌ Lost 2-0
🤝 Drew 0-0
✅ Won 3-0
❌ Lost 1-0
❌ Lost 2-0
❌ Lost 2-1
❌ Lost 2-0

https://twitter.com/MunichFanpage/status/1648812208330010624?s=20

UpaMaguire

Almost as incredible as Meccano guy having a career as a top flight footballer.

Best I could come up with last night was
Upachadvalley or Upatriang.

Great job Utd 🫠