'Even allowing for inflation, this thread is not worth 198 Terry Francises' - EPL 2017-18

ah bless they scored

Don't think we can really judge how good this Man City team is until they play in a more competitive league.

it still counts as Best League in the World if there's just one team distorting the average

Yes, but there's no competition for them, not since Rangers went bust, the fans must be so bored of watching just rolling teams over week in week out. They should about playing in Spain, even if they have to start at the lowest rung and work their way up.

still think united could beat them on a good day or at least make more of a contest of it than they managed last week. and I’m not just talking about in the tunnel afterwards.

lmao at Sean Dyche on MOTD to postgame interviewer "thank you for correcting me"

with the withering venom of, say, a terf tweeting at Owen Jones

still think united could beat them on a good day or at least make more of a contest of it than they managed last week. and I’m not just talking about in the tunnel afterwards.

― faust apes (NickB), Saturday, 16 December 2017 19:44 (yesterday) Permalink

Anyone can beat anyone on a good day. Yous are barely playing the same game as them

... in which our protagonist completes phase 1 in his transition from TWP to TWJ (the white Jesus):

The former Manchester United and England captain also told how doing community service working with disadvantaged adults in Macclesfield, Cheshire, had changed his perspective on life.

He said: “I’m still doing it and am about halfway through it.

“It wasn’t something that I was thinking I wanted to be doing because obviously I’ve got children at home and when you have a day off you want to rest.

“But I’ve really enjoyed doing it. I’ve been working with adults with learning difficulties in a garden centre and especially around this period at Christmas, going in and helping them with different things.

“I’m honestly really enjoying it, working with these people, and it is a place I will certainly keep in touch with when my hours are over.

“Seeing what they do, they obviously need support in what they do, there are a lot of adults with learning difficulties who need a little bit of help and guidance with what they do and someone there to help them.

“The staff there are doing a fantastic job and when I go they make me feel really welcome.

“I will keep in touch with them and try to help. Just going in, they have made me feel so welcome. There has been no stick. We don’t actually talk about football, it is a refreshing place to go and it is relaxing, you are with people and doing things you wouldn’t do normally if I didn’t go there. It has been great. It is not somewhere I would say I would go and do but I’m in that position and try to make it work and I’ll certainly keep in touch.”

there is a punchline so obvious and so off-colour here that i'm gonna take the high road

Meanwhile, at the bottom end of the table: how u like them apples imago lol

we're probably one more Everton win away from a bunch of terrible "British managers are back yo" pieces in the press

I hope Zaha's leg falls off

Talking of shit overrated Brit managers, they don't half blow a lot of smoke up Eddie Howe's arse on 5 live.

For real that's some challops

Terry Butcher

Ex-England captain on BBC Radio 5 live

Eddie Howe is a future England manager in my book. Since Bournemouth came up to the Premier League, he's got them playing fantastic, lovely football.

He gets extra out of players and playing to their absolute maximum. Players want to play for him.

"Fantastisc lovely football"? Bournemouth are 17th, one point above the relegation zone...

This "plucky little Bournemouth" punching above their weight thing is nonsense. They are backed by an oligarch and have as big a wage bill as any of the established mid table prem sides.

It is amazing they have only conceded 23 this season, Liverpool could end this in double figures. The Salah goal was embarrassing.

Christian Eriksen announces he and his partner are expecting a baby. Meanwhile, in the comments... pic.twitter.com/M8nXHueZSm

— Sean (@SeanDZWalsh) December 17, 2017

Trenchant, encouraging, helpful, clairvoyant. I like it.

Ha amazing

give that guy his own thread

still think united could beat Bristol City on a good day

Some goal from Bristol mind

WATCH: "What a strike! That is phenomenal!"

Scenes at Ashton Gate after Joe Bryan's stunning goal.

Watch on Sky Sports Football or follow here: https://t.co/L1QCATp57V https://t.co/OYA9Mvuj08

— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) December 20, 2017

"Blind Substituted for R Lukaku at 61'minutes"

never got around to that Blind R Lukaku box-set.

Lol noodles :)

Got to hold on to that 1-1 scoreline when you're playing Bristol City... oops.

Eh good luck to them

Clement out.

went last night, pointless

Jorgensen has bought a pint for every Town fan that travels to Southampton. Speaking about himself in the third person (using his Cool Runnings character nickname) he said "I hope you like the gift. Zanka Claus is coming to Town!"

waht

The name Jorgensen has on his kit "Zanka" is his nickname, in tribute to his fave character from Cool Runnings.

one can only hope he'll be providing a free pint of Crucial Brew for everybody

god I miss Crucial Brew

I don't think Jack Iron is available at modern football grounds, but it would be a perfect drink on a cold match day.

I need to stop reminiscing about lovely warming booze

crucial brew - was that like a higher strength red stripe or something?

yeah, it was magnificent, came in a black can

The Caribbean clientele in the bookies I used to work in used to often drink bottled Special Brew from the pub across the road. Or often overproof Rum out of coke cans. Rocket fuel was that stuff.

all beers should be named to a scale of words like crucial depending on their abv

vital brew
important brew
significant brew
routine brew

minor brew

ha ha

"Please drink significantly"

"This beer, while crucial, can damage your health."

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTU4ODE1Mjc0NV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNzM2NjA5._V1_.jpg

The Caribbean clientele in the bookies I used to work in used to often drink bottled Special Brew from the pub across the road. Or often overproof Rum out of coke cans. Rocket fuel was that stuff.

probably not any branded stuff that these fuckers were drinking!

Ryan Giggs interview: I am more suited to coaching in top leagues than at bottom clubs

that might be a paradox, tbh you would just as fucking useless at either.

"Ryan Giggs tells Oliver Kay what jobs he would like to take as he begins his managerial career".

Truly sublime deadpan from the Times sub-editor there.

there was a time, altho Dalglish at Liverpool is the only example that springs to mind, when it was possible to come thru a top flight club as a player and end up managing them without taking a lower league detour. but the hubris of Giggs and his ilk in 2017, it's like being an air cadet and hoping that your first job will be as a jumbo jet pilot

Me wants be an engine driver with an engine driver hat when I grows up.

he is going through a tough period, after some seriously deep introspection the revelation that other people exist independently of his current field of vision, completely blew his mind.