Legally, he is allowed to play football for Man Utd. Entirely coincidentally, I think knee-high, studs-up, two-footed tackles will be in fashion among away teams at Old Trafford.

DeNiro?

Didn’t David Seaman pull a muscle reaching for the remote control once? Or have I pulled that out of my ‘unusual injuries’ Football Manager package? (Best one was losing my star signing to retirement because broke both legs in a car crash…)

Retirement home for over-the-hill players. Glorified Masters League.

Even compared to the early 00s team. He wouldn’t get in any team that included R9, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka. Hell I think I even saw Juninho show more talent.

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I’m not a news editor, I’m someone who watches the news. And I didn’t care that the women’s match wasn’t on the news, nor did my wife (who plays locally and has had me watching as much of the WC as I had her watching the men’s). We watch BBC for news because it covers what’s important, not what’s popular, that’s why it’s worth watching. That it covered the WC tonight just proves it knew what it was doing, and maybe has it’s finger on the pulse better than you do.

I love Finneran, such a complete player for his age. If Wharton is Pirlo, Finneran is Keane.

Ofc I’ve heard of previews, and when on the news they’re irritating and not informative in the slightest. Literally no reason for the game to be on the news today. Tomorrow, ‘before the big game’ etc is good. Today? What’s the point? And I wish it was this way with the men’s internationals too, they’re irrelevant to the news. The final, maybe. Winning it abso-fucking-lately.

Superb reply @wilsdenrover I bow down!

Why would something that’s not happened (and already announced as happening previously) be on the news? Unless there’s been an injury to Chloe Kelly or something?

GIVE THAT MAN A BISCUIT

Wahlstedt is giving me the same ‘cult status’ vibes I get from Szmodics. I feel like he’ll be a good player, but also have a personality to match. Can’t put my finger on why I feel that way. I didn’t even get that from Kaminski, whom we were able to sign only because he booted his own defender in the bollocks.

You’ve upset me now: Rovers winning the league is closer to the moon landings than today.

I feel like this formation would really suit us AND get a tune out of Buckley. If JRC and Wharton marshall and dictate respectively, this would allow Buckley the freedom to play box-to-box and roam forward (as we’ve seen him do really well in the past).

I’ve always asked them how many trophies they have won without a benefactor. Answer - 6 That’s how many FA Cups we have. None of which were won with Jack Walker. We’ve also won two first division titles and a league cup without Jack Walker.

In all seriousness, as embarrassing as their fans are as a whole, I felt like I saw enough about them to stay up over the course of the season. Hope I’m wrong!

Thank you for sending me down a Morecambe and Wise rabbit hole 😂😂😂

Tbf, that IS a punishment, Sunderland is a proper hovel. Makes Burnley look like Sandringham.

Praised him already but Gilsenan gives me Rochina vibes BUT… he passes in the final third too!

Said exactly the same.

Tronstad and Markanday on for Wharton and Gilsenan. Gilsenan is one to watch.

4-3, nervy defending

Frankly we’re very lucky not to have conceded another two. Batty at fault for their second, Wharton Sr equally not covering that well. Barnes playing pretty well (not brilliant) but being left exposed by Brittain imo

Not defensively sound tbh.