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Post by The Quito Diet on Jan 6, 2018 10:42:54 GMT
Fair play, he's got a point, the journalist completely manufactured the argument by twisting Mourinho's words and accusing him of aiming them at Conte. Good to see Mourinho call them out on it and rise abov... Oh. I thought it was aimed at klopp tbf Oh aye I think he fully meant it for Klopp and Conte, but he was smart enough not to name them. The journalist who asked the question to Conte was an absolute weasel though, fully snitching like a bitch. But it worked, he's manufactured a bigger drama out of it. As Guardiola said recently, our media is rubbish and doesn't actually want to talk about the game. Also, where's the logic in defending Firminho because we can't possibly know what he said but then in the same breath castigating Holgate for definitely absolutely positively accusing Firminho of racism???
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Post by g7vikings on Jan 6, 2018 10:45:27 GMT
Tbf the only video doing the rounds rather clearly has Firmino calling him a "puta". Unless there is another incident, then it seems Holgate must have misheard?
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Post by The Quito Diet on Jan 6, 2018 10:49:08 GMT
But just as we're assuming we've correctly lipread Firminho, were assuming Holgate's reacted that way because he thinks he's been racially slurred.
We don't know either for certain.
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Post by g7vikings on Jan 6, 2018 10:51:58 GMT
You keep spelling Firmino wrong!
I've only seen a little of Twitter, but didn't Allardyce comment on it post match? And LFC release a statement saying they'll fully comply in investigation?
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Post by The Quito Diet on Jan 6, 2018 11:09:31 GMT
Can't even hide behave auto correct on that one.
Yeah I've just seen that, although it's mostly just based around "if" there's a complaint.
Also, think it's being woefully underplayed just how fucking dangerous what Holgate did is, should be getting a ban for that.
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Post by #FreeBTS on Jan 6, 2018 11:33:03 GMT
Some of the worst refereeing I've ever seen for him to be in the middle of all that and come out with zero bookings
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Post by danielbuggery on Jan 6, 2018 11:43:43 GMT
Lingard is in sensational form at the moment. 8 goals in 10 appearances with 2 assists.
I thought he'd be a decent squad player to have but he's surpassing that expectation at the moment. I hope he can reach a similar and consistent standard for the future when this purple patch inevitably ends.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 12:03:26 GMT
Robertson was boss lastnight hoping Moreno doesn't get automatically shunted back in when he returns
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Post by ChappyHova on Jan 6, 2018 12:33:17 GMT
Tbf the only video doing the rounds rather clearly has Firmino calling him a "puta". Unless there is another incident, then it seems Holgate must have misheard? If it's the video I've watched then Firmino says something when Kenny's head is in the way and that's when Holgate reacts. Impossible to know what he's said or what Holgate thinks he's heard. People were lip reading Holgate talking to the ref and saying it looked like "he called me a n*****" but it looked nothing like that to me. Will just have to wait and see, no one else seemed to react to it though and the ref was in between them so we should find out the truth, it's even possible that the other officials will have heard over the ear piece thingys.
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Post by #FreeBTS on Jan 6, 2018 14:13:26 GMT
I'd read reports saying it had been sorted at half time as well, doesn't seem to have been mentioned a lot
Are lower league pitches generally smaller than Premier League ones? Every time I watch a Premier League side away at a League 1/2 side who are perennially lower league, they seem to have problems keeping possession and the pitch seems really condensed. Obviously the pitch quality isn't great either
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 14:47:03 GMT
Its all down to discretion I think. There are FA guidelines like but some clubs have massive pitches (Ipswich have one of the biggest in the football league if not the biggest) and then teams like Stoke who I think went by the bare minimum requirements until Hughes extended it. I think the PL want them all at 105x68 so if that happened you’d definitely notice a difference in lower leagues.
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Post by #FreeBTS on Jan 6, 2018 16:14:36 GMT
Thank god we're not going to lose with Tommy Robinson in the away end
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Post by ChappyHova on Jan 6, 2018 18:01:50 GMT
This game is fucking awful
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Post by g7vikings on Jan 6, 2018 18:08:03 GMT
Jimmy Carr is on Catch phrase, ITV.
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Post by The Quito Diet on Jan 6, 2018 18:34:10 GMT
I almost can't watch two people this fucking thick.
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