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15 Mar 2026 15:51:27
I don't want to give it the "plucky losers" nonsense, but as a team it says something when I'm actually disappointed not to get something out of that.

I thought we played really.

15 Mar 2026 16:44:35
We were really unlucky not to be a goal or two up at half time. We're definitely the better team first half. Sadly, we retreated further and further into our own half after half time and got what was coming. Still, we have to admire the effort. We have improved so much. I really hope we have our plans in place for the summer window.

15 Mar 2026 19:05:58
Happens everywhere, mate. Went to non-league yesterday. Team was 1-0 and much the better side first half. Lost 2-1.

15 Mar 2026 12:11:49
Anyone aware of the situation surrounding Barrys friends last night?

Looks like they were filled in for celebrating the victory. Tbh, if that is accurate, I have no problem with that. Zero respect or awareness.

15 Mar 2026 12:46:58
Yeah, read that, mate, police are investigating apparently.

15 Mar 2026 14:30:02
I wish he would take his friends somewhere else.

15 Mar 2026 19:51:53
Ditto, Mike. 👍

14 Mar 2026 15:02:48
Any ed, please help the bewildered and confused.
Will the Premier League ever get round to addressing the issue of man City's chargers.
In the Unlikely event that they ever do, it will be done only if it saves spurs from the drop. The Premier League is corrupt as F. k.

{Ed025's Note - if it does happen AB I expect it to be a fine of some sort mate. And yes it is corruption.

15 Mar 2026 11:16:30
They can't afford to do anything to City. City's lawyers would bankrupt the Prem before a resolution was ever reached.
Year upon year, the Premiership is getting worse, and true football supporters are being priced out of it. The costs go up and the product gets poorer.

Just look at how our so-called top teams are doing in Europe right now.
Soon, we will have the top twelve teams qualifying for some made-up European competition, and this will eventually lead to European leagues, which will lead to the death of English football as we know it.

15 Mar 2026 15:01:17
If they do nothing to them bar a fine, what are the chances we can sue the Prem for discrimination of sorts, get 10 points reinstated and be handed a fine instead.?

Of course it won’t happen, but it’s a farce to treat teams differently for breaking the rules.

City and Chelsea won’t have anything done to them. I also wonder what is lurking in the closets of Liverpool, Arsenal, Utd, or any team who has possibly gained the system. The millions of debt clubs have racked up must have something dodgy about how FFP has been managed, or more how they haven’t fallen foul of it.



I worked as an auditor for a multi-million pound company, and they were always using 'clever' financing to avoid fines. Their competitors were at it also. It was always about how clever your accountant was at gaining the system. I'd be very surprised if football clubs weren't at it.

Moshiri screwed up, got caught and complied with the league's investigations. City and Chelsea have been found out, say they are complying, but we are years down the line and nothing.

Treat all clubs the same. We know that won’t happen.

{Ed001's Note - it is gaming, not gaining by the way. But Chelsea, to be fair to them, were not caught, their new owners coming in self-reported past issues.}

15 Mar 2026 16:08:54
Cheers Ed01. Clearly not enough 'gaming' in my youth to fully understand the meaning!

What's your take on it all? Will it ever get resolved? Is it City, Chelsea, the Prem League or a mixture of them causing the delay?

My understanding with the City situation is the evidence showing the corruption came from leaks so is deemed unlawful and can't be used. That is probably just rumour but you'd have thought someone would have unearthed something concrete by now.

I worry that theorem League might try and sweep the Chelsea one under the carpet and pass it off as Abramovic era corruption so won't punish the new owners. That's just my opinion, nothing factual to base that on. If the new owners volunteered the evidence, I would have thought it was more of an open and shut case and dealt with by now.

{Ed001's Note - it is one of those sayings, like damp squib, that people often misheard. I didn't mean to be pedantic but I just thought it makes more sense when you say gaming rather than gaining.

City are dragging it out, I expect them to get away with just a slap on the wrists in the end, disgracefully. The initial evidence came from a hack but that opened an investigation by UEFA which had confirmed all the charges, just that Citeh got away with it because they were time barred from being found guilty. The Prem doesn't have a time limit on charges, so they should have already been dealt with, however the appetite to really take on the wealthiest club of all is not there imo.

The Chelsea one is difficult because of the circumstances, but I think the same as you and it will just be a other slap on the wrists.}

15 Mar 2026 20:16:39
Cheers for your insight Ed01.

I hope we are proved wrong and someone grows a spine to take on City and Chelsea properly. Sadly, I don't think there is anyone left with any morals and they will get away with it.

I've no problem with you being pedantic it's a deep-seeded feeling some people have to be right and I don't mind being an escape goat in this case. In all intensive purposes, I take your case and point
(Apparently, it's called an Eggcorn - never realised that)

{Ed001's Note - that made me properly laugh out loud, thank you!}

14 Mar 2026 23:12:51
Not at fault exclusively for the result by any means, but another reason why we must change our left back. Goes to engage a 16 year old boy and gets absolutely done and swept aside.

14 Mar 2026 23:50:21
Nothing wrong with our left back, that was/is a superb 16 year old. Our weakness is on the right.

15 Mar 2026 00:29:15
Rooney was a superb 16 year old because he had the physicality to go with the ability. Dowman is no doubt a very talented player, but that defending was absolutely abysmal. Talk about selling yourself.

The two aren't mutually exclusive. Both sides need brand new starters.

Garner, brilliant again. The lad can play anywhere, but I much prefer him in the middle.

15 Mar 2026 05:47:07
For me, Mycolenko was at fault for their first goal. For some reason, he dropped off his position and retreated some 10 yards, leaving the youngster on his own to put in an excellent cross. Normally, when a goalie comes that far out, he has to get it, but for me it was down to Mycolenko's naivety.

15 Mar 2026 09:54:30
Don't get carried away with that 16 year old. Really, what did he do? He put a cross into the box, which Pickford made a terrible mistake with, and then ran the ball into the net when there was no keeper in the net. He will be another Smith Rowe, all hyped up, and then he will be playing for Fulham in 3 years.

Can't believe a team as crap as Arsenal can win the Premier League these days. They are a bad lot. They are worse than the Liverpool teams that won the league in the last few years, and that is saying something cos Liverpool are a bad lot too. I hope Spurs go down this season as well. Another bad lot they are.

15 Mar 2026 11:07:18
He does seem a great talent and good luck to him, love the youngsters making the first team even if it's for the last 15/20 minutes. We should do the same.

15 Mar 2026 12:10:02
He won't be another Smith Rowe imo. Smith Rowe didn't make his debut until 18. This lad came onto the scene at 15, and made Joe Linton look lost at sea.

His frame and his composure on the ball set him apart from Smith Rowe already. He is 6ft tall already, and will only grow into his body.

He came on for his PL debut against Leeds and won a penalty.

In his 2nd game (against us) , he had a big play in the 1st goal, then made Mykolenko look like the schoolboy, before calmly slaloming out of the way of KDH.

A goal and an assist in less than a half of PL football is very impressive at 16 years of age. Smith Rowe did not manage to score until about 18 games into his Arsenal PL career.

15 Mar 2026 13:21:46
We will have to wait and see then.

15 Mar 2026 16:11:00
If he plays on the right, he could well end up at us if he doesn't make it.. We'd probably spend £50m+ for the pleasure if that was the case..

14 Mar 2026 22:21:19
Played well, but you don't get any points for hard luck.
In the real world, you make your own luck, know that Pickford has seen some criticism for that goal, but, in truth, had we taken our chances, it wouldn't have mattered.