United Thread - 2023/24

[Bluesince1979]

The Borstal of Bad Memories?

The penitentiary of pricks

 

[goalmole]

I agree with this. It's the nip and tuck games, especially at the swamp, where the interference from the officials will help them out. Alas, I don't think I'll ever witness a relegation for this shower.

I bet you (rightly) thought we'd never win the league back in the day.
Hang on in there, good things come to those who wait.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

What is amusing is how ignorant about football some of their fanbase has become. I saw their highlights last night. At one point Rashford miscontrolled the ball, ran like a headless chicken with his head down, and sliced the ball wide of goal. It was pathetic yet all the fans in the Stretford End applauded wildly as if it was a near miss. Rashford is repeatedly described as world-class, especially for his England performances against pub teams. But he is an average player. He has pace but no awareness of the rest of the field. He is 26 next month but is not as good now as he was aged 18.

That's a fair assessment. He is also judged on his one or two games a season when everything clicks for him and he actually looks decent. But in reality he is averaging 9 league goals a season.

 

[burning blue soul]

The penitentiary of pricks

The Gaol of Comedy Goals :D

I can go on all day with these!!! ;)

 

[Akira]

EtH makes special concession for Rashford, who presses as and when he likes off the ball, if he even presses at all. Pep and Klopp would've long shown Rashford the door, or at least the bench.

The turmoil around the ownership has allowed EtH to play a blinder. Whenever they lose, the first blame always fell on the Glazers, and how they supposedly did not back their managers. EtH was the one who was adamant on spending a fortune on Antony. He wanted Martinez and Malacia. He spent a second huge sum for Mount and he deemed Casemiro adequate for the Rags' long term future. He wanted Onana, who could kick a ball but can't seem to save one. The Rags could desperately use a DoF but let's not forget EtH's the one who wanted Rangnick gone.

 

[oakiecokie]

My stream switched over after our final whistle.
It's looking very empty

A bit like the players heads then.

 

[lee one pen]

Yeah its unbelievable that their strategy seems to be "let's copy City". Sanchez. Fred. Maguire. And finally a manager who looks a bit like Pep. Hilarious.

That sounds absolutely mental. But unbelievably it is close to the mark.

 

[Vienna_70]

Watch "Licha" (aka "The Butcher") getting done like a kipper by Gross for Brighton's second goal (1:53 in the video). Poor fucker nearly ended up in the car park outside the "Theatre of Dreams"™!

It was a brilliant dummy.

Almost Merlinesque.

 

[Kinkybyname]

rag fan gets it...

 

[Vienna_70]

I was going to bring this up... I only started noticing that silly theatre name being used probably mid-late 90's, which I assume to be all part of the commercialised hyperbole that came with the advent of the PL, can any oldies confirm if the silly theatre name had been in use much longer than that, ie back in the 60's or 70's, or is it just a modern invention created by the rag loving media?

I thought it was the pisscan, who coined that, when he arrived there.