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Reply | Applauding a quality opposition goal
at 12:41 17 Sep 2025
I was going to mention that one. I don't think I could bring myself to applaud because it was them, but the thought certainly crossed my mind. |
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Reply | Applauding a quality opposition goal
at 00:30 16 Sep 2025
When Roy Wegerle scored that outrageous goal at Leeds there was a lot of applause from the home fans, and rightly so.
From my own point of view I remember applauding an excellent goal by David Platt for Villa at LR. That's probably the only time I remember doing it though. |
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Reply | QPR's newly acquired strike power downs Disney FC - Report
at 03:09 15 Sep 2025
Quite the turnaround in sentiment since Coventry and maybe as mentioned it might turn out to be one of the most well disguised blessings ever seen.
Not long ago we'd all be desperate for Chair to be fit again but I'm actually wondering how he gets in the team at the moment. Some real prospects signed. Vale probably more unsung but has been very good, Burrell's pace is incredible (did enjoy the business days line about Coady's arrival though), Kone is everything we'd want in a striker and Poku still to return. Also a proper left back makes a huge difference.
Now imagine a world where JCS comes back from his Op and stays fit for an extended period. We really could be in for a season we can actually enjoy. I know I'm stretching the boundaries of reality here but why not dream? |
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Reply | Chelsea under investigation...FA will happen!
at 09:58 13 Sep 2025
In the case of Rangers it was never going to take them long to get back up the leagues. Did not have a single honour stripped despite many years of cheating, so I wouldn't really be holding it up as a good example of how to deal with these things. |
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Reply | Eliminator Playoffs
at 06:54 12 Sep 2025
Getting closer to the Australian style finals they have here with NRL, football and AFL where winning the playoff equivalent trumps winning the league over a full season (referred to as the 'minor' premiership) which is frankly ridiculous. [Post edited 12 Sep 6:55]
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Reply | Charlie Austin on Under the Cosh
at 07:48 11 Sep 2025
From memory he scored nearly 20 in a season in the premiership while playing for one of its poorest teams. |
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Reply | Serbia 🇷🇸 v 🏴 England Match Thread
at 01:42 11 Sep 2025
He seems to be willing to pick the players that best suit his playing style, rather than the old way of just trying to shoehorn the same old big names in, Lampard and Gerrard being a good example.
Long may it continue. |
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Reply | Playing in Europe as an EFL club
at 08:13 8 Sep 2025
I remember that. Was in the clock end and saw them scatter the North Bank. Then our lot were marched down to our end to applause. The Stewart goal was indeed a thing of beauty. |
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Reply | Celar
at 14:27 6 Sep 2025
Possibly but no chance he's getting selected ahead of Remy. |
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Reply | Players with big conks
at 14:25 6 Sep 2025
Gordon Cowans of Aston Villa shouldn't be excluded from this conversation. |
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Reply | Rangers v Celtic
at 08:43 5 Sep 2025
Indeed. They all changed their twitter pictures to the same "55" thing and constantly referenced it. All that did was show how insecure they are about the club's status. I remember asking some of them them why they didn't feel the need to do it after 54 (which was also a record at the time of course).
But yes, how on earth they got found guilty of what they did over many years and did not have a single honour stripped. Corruption, pure and simple. Also very interesting how the number of penalties they get has dropped off a cliff since VAR arrived in Scotland. |
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Reply | Our away support, and support in general....
at 01:10 4 Sep 2025
It amazes me. We're getting bigger crowds now than at times in the 80s when we were a top 6 side. We also didn't usually take many to away games back then. |
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Reply | Rangers v Celtic
at 08:47 3 Sep 2025
Its not about the fans claiming them or otherwise, the authorities should strip honours won if a club is found guilty of cheating to gain an advantage during the relevant period. You can try and claim honours stripped, but nobody would take you seriously.
Rangers were guilty of cheating in how they paid players and of massive tax evasion, all of which enabled them to sign much better players than they would otherwise have had. [Post edited 3 Sep 8:50]
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Reply | Rangers v Celtic
at 08:34 3 Sep 2025
If we won it by having a better team that we'd have had without the cheating (the situation with Rangers for quite a few years) then it wouldn't be right to claim it in my view.
You'd normally expect honours to be stripped in this situation. Happened to Melbourne Storm in the NRL here when they were caught breaching the salary cap. Had two premierships taken off them. Another club had to play an entire season for no points after they got caught (and also were demoted from first place to last the season before). Lance Armstrong was stripped of his tour de France wins. Athletes lose gold medals years after the event.
Fans shouldn't get to "accept". If you've cheated to win things, you should lose those titles. Should have happened to Rangers and should happen to City if guilty. |
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