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ben_the_beast

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  1. Judging by their latest statement it appears United are set to reinstate Mason Greenwood into their squad. I'm stunned because its just plain wrong. It's an endorsement of domestic violence. Violence towards women, and rape. Purely from a PR perspective I can't believe United are contemplating this. The evidence in the public domain is clear as day. It's not just that they will have Greenwood playing for them, it's the fact the club have endorsed it. As a fan, how do you continue to support that? I can also see a lot of sponsors cutting ties with the club. I'm not sure United have fully understood the shit storm which is about to come their way. Note for anyone who thinks Greenwood has been found not guilty. That's not true. The victim has withdrawn the complaint so the charges were dropped. Something which is very common in domestic violence cases. One final point. There have been many reasons to say this over the years. But after this. Fuck Man United! Feel free to remove if necessary mods, as I recognise its a sensitive topic.
  2. I'm convinced Onana was trying to give away a penalty just so he could save it and get me more points for my fantasy football team.
  3. One word. Loans. We need 2 attacking loan players through the door who are of good quality. Do that and spend any remaining money wisely on a permanent addition and this could be a promising season.
  4. Agreed with Leicester. Fixure wise I don't think it's been the toughest start to the season for them, but their squad is packed with quality. Leeds look as though they're in crisis. Any decent players are refusing to play. Farke has a job on his hands. Russell Martin may be the undoing of Southampton. If his style works then they will be a force as they're also packed with quality. The team who have really impressed me so far are Norwich. They should have hammered Hull. Amazing it only finished 2-1. It could have been 5-0 on another day. They should have beaten Southampton too. The last minute equalising penalty was very soft and Shane Duffy with a brain fart moment for the first. Both Sara and Jon Rowe look like they could tear any defence in this league apart.
  5. Wait.....Who's your mommy? MotM in the future gang We might not know her, but we know who her Daddy is! Sorry @tonyoz 😂
  6. Not just because we benefited from it today but I'm happy for refs to punish waving imaginary cards around. Onyedinma was stupid doing it. He wasn't unlucky. Before the start of the season, players are briefed on what referees will be clamping down on. But he just ignores it and does it anyway. His first yellow was an absolute joke though. I can understand it if the player had jumped over the hoardings into the crowd. All he did was go up to them. Yellow cards for over celebrating is one of the dumbest rules ever introduced.
  7. How anyone can watch that and not have Szmodics down as the worst player on the pitch is beyond me.
  8. Szmodics has absolutely destroyed us that half. Missed the penalty and his head just went. Guarantee he wouldn't have tried that stupid pass which gave the goal away if he'd not missed the pen. Trying to do too much to atone. Then his head went even more. Truly one of the worst halves of football I've seen from any player.
  9. Its rare you see someone act so petulant in public. It was disgusting behaviour from Mowbray. Surreal to see players taking subtle digs at him on social media afterwards as well.
  10. Every game is important but this feels even more so. The week we've just had really lifted the dark cloud which had descending onto the club over the last month. We have a tough run of games after the international break. A win here would keep the positive momentum going and give us some breathing space to bed any new signings in. We surely have some cash in the bank too and though it's very early doors in the season, a positive start can help to make us that bit more appealing. Especially when looking at loan signings.
  11. They're also the first ones moaning if a relegation threatened team manage to get a result against them by wasting a ridiculous amount of time. If anything these rules actually benefit clubs with better quality squads.
  12. The rules which I hope really stick are yellow cards for time wasting and players staying off the pitch if they revieve treatment. Personally I'd have liked to have seen this be 1 minute rather than 30 seconds. I'm happy the added time will be more reflective of what has been wasted. Large amounts of added time are less of a stain on the game than clubs killing matches by wasting time. However, the amounts are going to end up being ridiculous. Imagine if Preston had been leading in the first half! There does need to be a balance.
  13. I'm happy for Markanday to have a place in the squad this season. I'm not totally writing him off just yet. It was great that he got a goal at the weekend and he does seem like a decent finisher. But if we're to be pinning our hopes on him being part of our first 11 for the season, he's going to struggle. We desperately need a new starting right winger with a big of quality.
  14. The goings on around Qpr are the one thing in football that I'm semi itk about. Ferdinand brought in Michael Beale and when he ditched them it was very unexpected. Critchley didn't work out at all and by that point the board panicked and took it into their own hands overruling Ferdinand. Essentially they listened to the fans. Club legend and all that. But one that played a style which was not suited to the Qpr players in the slightest. Players are jumping ship as there is zero faith amongst them that Ainsworth has any sort of idea. The best thing they could have done is sacked him at half time yesterday. The big issue is though that with Ferdinand gone, there's nobody above the manager with a clear vision. When Ferdinand left he said he'd made mistakes at times. Was influenced by the fans with some of his decisions. But generally speaking they were usually all pulling in the same direction. I don't think Ferdinand did the best job, but the over riding of him and complete change in philosophy by bringing in Ainsworth has been suicidal. The club should be in panic mode already because as it stands they look like a dead cert for relegation.
  15. It's a case of be careful what you wish for at Qpr. He hadn't been perfect at Qpr but Les Ferdinand had at least been steering them in the right direction. He was strongly opposed to the appointment but meddling board members brought in Ainsworth and Ferdinand then left at the start of the summer after all the deals he had lined up were over ruled. Now look at them. They had a squad with young technical players, some of whom have been sold on the cheap. They have a manager who is absolute dross and quite frankly, a bit weird. A manager who only knows how to play route one football which doesn't suit his squad. We're a day into the new season and it'd be the correct decision to sack him. Major life saving surgery needed as they're a dead cert for relegation.
  16. Watched a bit of the Sheff Wednesday vs Southampton game last night. I hope its been clearly pointed out to our players, (ESPECIALLY TRAVIS) not to kick the ball away. Even 5 yards. With these new rules he feels like a red card waiting to happen.
  17. Venkys aren't selling us any time soon, but if they are only looking to put in a certain amount, which is now reduced, post Indian tax they should look to sell a portion of the club. This would make up the shortfall, allow us to compete up to FFP limits and if the backer were UK based/attended games it would help to bridge a gap between the club/fans and ownership. I don't believe any of this will happen for a moment, but it could be a huge step in the right direction. Give the club a massive shot in the arm.
  18. Or he was putting in all the effort he could, but his body just wasn't up to it anymore...
  19. Can we bring back the feature that when ever anybody typed Keans name, it autocorrect to t*** or something like that. I don't often say this about someone I've never met but him and Anderson were scum. What they did was clear fraud and they ruined our club.
  20. I don't think he's far away. I think he was honest but chose his words carefully in his interview though. By saying he was in the dark, he avoided naming names, whilst making it very clear that he wasn't happy. It didn't make his position untenable in the eyes of owners or directors. I interpreted as a clear demand for backing and the club to sort the mess out ASAP. Turning the pressure up a bit.
  21. I thought Tronstad looked good. He'll put his foot in, shows for the ball and has a good first touch, covers the ground reasonably well and when he gets the ball he only take one or two touches whilst looking for a quick forward pass. I think we've signed a decent quality midfielder who will be an unsung hero. I was worried about him at first though. I was watching on a twitter stream and I loudly exclaimed at how bloody slow he was as I saw him running back during a Girona breakaway. He looked like a hunchback running in quicksand... Then I realised it was Harry Pickering 😂
  22. I'm sure we'd all agree Leonard probably isn't ready to be leading the line for us, though I would have liked to have seen him be given more opportunities this season. He does seem to have good positional awareness so I think he'll grab a few goals. I more worry about games when we're pinned back. I think he might get bullied if left isolated. Especially considering our wide forwards aren't going to be doing much to support him. Aside from his goal against Girona the major positive was that he didn't seem to tire. Looks to have a good level of fitness about him. Patience will be needed with him, but I'm relatively hopeful.
  23. So that's what happened to the pictures 😂 Well done on today though. A great effort all round.
  24. I always appreciate his input. Its great to have a member of this message board who regularly watches the u21s. I've always found him very objective, including his opinion on Markanday. I also saw him post recently that he'd happily be wrong. It's not like he's Sparks/Bucko style vendetta.
  25. I'm not trying to discredit it. The bubble analogy is because there will never be transfers between men's and womens teams. So it does sit outside of that bubble. It's one of those things that the more it begins to develop, I'm sure my interest will increase. I find it difficult to be emotionally invested for one off games as I don't know the history. I've not seen players develop through their careers. I'm not anticipating whether a player lives up to their potential in the future. For me, seeing club level football in the women's game develop would give me more of that consistent interest. It is developing at a rapid pace which is great. Its not hooked me in yet. But I hope that development continues, and I'm more drawn to it in the future.
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