scram

Tbh this had been the direction of travel for the top clubs for years I said for years now that it won't be long till we see Man U play Barca in a league game in Kuala Lumpur for eg. This is just another step up that ladder

Is not odd really tbh He's such a small and weak man that ETH didn't have the balls to take on the likes of Rashford and Fernandes so he went for what he saw as a lesser character and slung him under the bus I think subsequent events have shown the job and club is way way too big for ETH Meanwhile Sancho regained his form and confidence and into the CL semi final

Sancho doesn't have a bad attitude He was used as a sacrificial lamb by an incredibly weak man to try to deflect from his own disastrous failings.

Football fans in singing the song of other fans shocker

I think this is why Klopp is quitting. The remedial work needed on this team is substantial and they'll probably need a little readjustment time He's had a golden era there and probably wants end before they completely destruct

Sad to see just how Salah had gone from one of the best players in the world to looking like he's he's the kid that always gets picked last in the playground teams.

Saints were still in the race for automatic promotion

That scenario will never happen

Players these days are fitter - undeniable We have the data The modern player plays for much longer periods at a much higher intensity - again, we have data However, that doesn't mean it's due to some genetic quirks of today's players and there's no reason the majority of players from other eras wouldn't adapt given today's methods and knowledge

Our 93 team wouldhave smashed this pigs team into oblivion

There is literally no argument that one of the very worst teams in PL history would have been the best 20 years ago

Must be really tough as cov can seeing that.

Tbh refs have been making outrageously poor decisions for ages and there has never been an outlet to get answers In that regard this little media storm might serve a purpose

Also shows how today was a must win game

I don't disagree I never wanted the wretched thing in the first place and all the things I argued would be an issue have come to pass I would bin it this second if I could - I hate it My point is that if its here and we have to suffer it then if it reaches the correct decision then we can't moan at that at least

Where is the disagreement?

At most a yellow card

VAR definitely shouldn't be in use in the cup because it's only in selective ties But if it is in use and arrives at the correct decision then that's got to be a good thing, hasn't it

It wouldn't be handball Keepers are allowed to use their hands

The biggest sin in penalty taking is missing the target

I detest var with a passion but if we've got it and it gives the correct decision then that's right isn't it?

You're right but with the standard of refs who knows what his decision would have been

ETH is an awful manager for them They're a basket case club and need a complete overhaul The way ETH chucked Sancho under the bus to absolve himself was shameful And they have lost a very good player into the bargain I'm far from saying that episode is the entire difference between them being a joke and a top club but it symbolises how out of his depth ETH is

The ref said "great stuff pearsy lad - as agreed we'll split the winnings 50/50"

I've got loads of things wrong - never pretended otherwise And I really don't want to relitigate the xisco appointment but being as you brought it up... He wouldn't have been my first choice by any means But when he was appointed I thought he'd prove to be a decent leftfield option - I also thought it signalled a change of direction from the club regarding our entire strategy Yes, stupid I know... As for johnson, if he played like that every game then he simply wouldn't be playing for us That he can play like that and at other times resemble a fan who won the team place in a raffle is what divides opinion on him I just don't think folk who share different opinions should be labelled clueless