Todays Games

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Great set of results for us elsewhere.

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Orient away at Birmingham midweek. 

Huddersfield at the pies.

[L/H White]

Arsenal bottlers 

[tomski]

2 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Orient away at Birmingham midweek. 

Huddersfield at the pies.

Up the tics

[Matt Lofthouse]

Another blank for Dion today. Can’t say I’m overly arsed, he was done with us and we were done with him.

[Zico]

2 hours ago, L/H White said:

Arsenal bottlers 

They're either unlucky with injury or they've fucked up in the transfer market when this is their front 3 

For years their midfield was too soft

They've sorted that and not they're struggling up top

 

[Matt Lofthouse]

3 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Orient away at Birmingham midweek. 

Huddersfield at the pies.

Then Brum v Wycombe and Orient v Charlton when we play Wrexham. 

[frank_spencer]

26 minutes ago, Zico said:

They're either unlucky with injury or they've fucked up in the transfer market when this is their front 3 

For years their midfield was shit 

They've sorted that and not they're struggling up top 

 

Little from column A and a little from column B. Don't really have a natural striker in the squad but anyone who could play that role out of position is injured.

Merino scored 2 playing there last game so no surprise to see Arteta try it again.

Lack of striker was an issue in the summer and again in Jan and they seem reluctant to spend the money required.

[Dr. Feelgood]

4 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Huddersfield at the pies.

I read "ate" the pies.

Oh dear.

[Johnnyrotten]

2 hours ago, Matt Lofthouse said:

Another blank for Dion today. Can’t say I’m overly arsed, he was done with us and we were done with him.

Huddersfield 6 home games without a win.  Yet to score at home in 2025!

[deeane Koontz]

Like a school yard game this lol

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

15 hours ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Huddersfield 6 home games without a win.  Yet to score at home in 2025!

They've fallen apart since we beat them

[gonzo]

1 hour ago, deeane Koontz said:

Like a school yard game this lol

And it didn't get any better. That last ten mins was like a Rugby match, kick and rush

Standard of the prem is as low as it's ever been. Very entertaining like but fuck me it's so poor.

 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Just now, gonzo said:

And it didn't get any better. That last ten mins was like a Rugby match, kick and rush

Standard of the prem is as low as it's ever been. Very entertaining like but fuck me it's so poor.

 

Each to their own, but I don't think it is. 

The pace and physicality sometimes quashes skill, but then we sometimes take technical ability for granted a bit, and it is only when teams come up and struggle, that we can see how good it is.

Bournemouth, and Forest are a breath of fresh air, as Brighton have been. Sticking it up to the former big boys, which makes it so interesting. 

 

[Johnnyrotten]

2 hours ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

They've fallen apart since we beat them

Apart from winning away at Barnsley and Shrewsbury last week!

They seem to be better away than at home (as we can testify).

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Like a morgue this City-Liverpool game.

Seems like a lack of belief in the home fans, and also from the players at the moment. 

As soon as city get the ball, they have red shirts all over them.

Their play, whilst pretty at times, is sluggish: players not readily moving for each other, and the ball is moved slowly. 

By the time they've worked it to Doku for example, Liverpool have loads back.

They won't move it early neither.

Well, a good move there, with a disallowed goal!

[Johnnyrotten]

34 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Each to their own, but I don't think it is. 

The pace and physicality sometimes quashes skill, but then we sometimes take technical ability for granted a bit, and it is only when teams come up and struggle, that we can see how good it is.

Bournemouth, and Forest are a breath of fresh air, as Brighton have been. Sticking it up to the former big boys, which makes it so interesting. 

 

Yes I'd agree, there has been a narrowing of the gap between the big boys and the rest.  I could be wrong but I get the impression foreign players just want to come and play in the Prem and don't really care who they play for whether its Bournemouth or Man U - the money is probably similar because of TV etc income.  And these young talented managers are finding a way to play against City and Arsenal, they aren't scared of them any more.  I never look at the likes of Arsenal and think their players are a class above the rest of the Prem, its all much of a muchness.  When they had Henry, Bergkamp, Vierra etc they were different class.

[Johnnyrotten]

56 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Like a morgue this City-Liverpool game.

Seems like a lack of belief in the home fans, and also from the players at the moment. 

As soon as city get the ball, they have red shirts all over them.

Their play, whilst pretty at times, is sluggish: players not readily moving for each other, and the ball is moved slowly. 

By the time they've worked it to Doku for example, Liverpool have loads back.

They won't move it early neither.

Well, a good move there, with a disallowed goal!

Only just seen the opening goal, but Pep the genius chose not to ask any of his 9 defenders in the box to pay any attention to Salah, just let him have a free shot in acres of space, he's not that good!

Edited February 23, 2025 by Johnnyrotten

[MancWanderer]

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Bournemouth, and Forest are a breath of fresh air, as Brighton have been. Sticking it up to the former big boys, which makes it so interesting. 

 

I enjoy watching those three. Play nice, open football 

[1969]

1st time this season I've watched city and wow how poor do they look

If this is a game between 2 top sides I'd hate to see the rest

Absolute bore fest and no atmosphere 

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

58 minutes ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Apart from winning away at Barnsley and Shrewsbury last week!

Oh yeah 😁

[Tonge moor green jacket]

15 minutes ago, 1969 said:

1st time this season I've watched city and wow how poor do they look

If this is a game between 2 top sides I'd hate to see the rest

Absolute bore fest and no atmosphere 

Absolutely. 

Men against boys.

[L/H White]

On 12/02/2025 at 21:39, Casino said:

Cup gone

Rocking in the League

 

Rocking 11 clear 

[gonzo]

1 hour ago, Johnnyrotten said:

Yes I'd agree, there has been a narrowing of the gap between the big boys and the rest.  I could be wrong but I get the impression foreign players just want to come and play in the Prem and don't really care who they play for whether its Bournemouth or Man U - the money is probably similar because of TV etc income.  And these young talented managers are finding a way to play against City and Arsenal, they aren't scared of them any more.  I never look at the likes of Arsenal and think their players are a class above the rest of the Prem, its all much of a muchness.  When they had Henry, Bergkamp, Vierra etc they were different class.

Hence the actual standard is shot at.

Entertainment is one thing. Actual standard and quality is another.

That United Everton game looked like a championship game yesterday. Same as Toon Forest today.

Ace to watch like, but christ it's so poor technically.

[MancWanderer]

Fuck me City were poor 

Trying to walk the ball into the net

Easy game for the scousers