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Re: Weekend Football

by windermereROYAL » 20 Dec 2025 19:46

Sutekh Sky’s coverage of Spurs/Liverpool has been utterly dreadful

Richarlison is such a thug but has been outdone by Romero’s petulance

Liverpool have been absolutely abysmal even with an extra 1/2 men, have Slot and Stam ever been seen in the same room together?


Actually I don`t mind Richarlison, somebody that puts it about a bit and is labelled the pantomime villain.

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Re: Weekend Football

by Royal Rother » 20 Dec 2025 19:52

He’s a twat of the highest order imo.

Pretty much the whole game was the PL at its absolute worst.

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Re: Weekend Football

by South Coast Royal » 21 Dec 2025 10:46

Royal Rother He’s a twat of the highest order imo.

Pretty much the whole game was the PL at its absolute worst.


Agreed.
Both the Liverpool and Arsenal games were a hard watch.
In each case the better sides decided to play possession football and just wait for the inevitable opportunities.
Spurs helped Liverpool with their reckless behaviour and Everton gifted Arsenal a penalty with O'Brien acting as if he was in goal.

Some of the more entertaining games are those played by mid-table clubs such as Newcastle v Bournemouth and Leeds v Palace but I suppose none of those teams have even a remote chance of winning the League whereas the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and at times even City are more pragmatic in that it is just about winning.
That is a shame because these clubs have the best players capable of great performances.

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Re: Weekend Football

by BRO_BOT » 21 Dec 2025 19:35

Thought Utd were the better team but two very good goals from Rogers.

Is he English?

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Re: Weekend Football

by WestYorksRoyal » 21 Dec 2025 22:36

Isak broken leg after a late tackle from Van Der Ven. Just so happens he got his shot off and it was a goal so no punishment.

I've always thought defenders get away with a lot when trying to block a shot, and late contact frequently goes unpunished. Obviously there was no malice in it, but ultimately there's a player with a broken leg at the end of it. So surely has to be a red card for dangerous play?


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Re: Weekend Football

by Royal Rother » 22 Dec 2025 07:45

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Royal Rother He’s a twat of the highest order imo.

Pretty much the whole game was the PL at its absolute worst.


Agreed.
Both the Liverpool and Arsenal games were a hard watch.
In each case the better sides decided to play possession football and just wait for the inevitable opportunities.
Spurs helped Liverpool with their reckless behaviour and Everton gifted Arsenal a penalty with O'Brien acting as if he was in goal.

Some of the more entertaining games are those played by mid-table clubs such as Newcastle v Bournemouth and Leeds v Palace but I suppose none of those teams have even a remote chance of winning the League whereas the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and at times even City are more pragmatic in that it is just about winning.
That is a shame because these clubs have the best players capable of great performances.


Totally agree.

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Re: Weekend Football

by South Coast Royal » 22 Dec 2025 09:58

BRO_BOT Thought Utd were the better team but two very good goals from Rogers.

Is he English?


Man Utd had more of the ball partly because Villa let it happen but really didn't create much and the goal came from a bad mistake by Cash.
Two excellent goals from Rogers who is a City boy who , like Cole Palmer, who had to move to 'Boro and then to Villa to develop.
Before then he had a loan spell at Bournemouth and was hopeless.

Tuchel likes him and I expect him to be a starter when the World Cup comes around.

Fernandes will certainly be missed but maybe Mount will get back to the form of his Chelsea days if he is now given more responsibility.

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Re: Weekend Football

by windermereROYAL » 27 Dec 2025 14:52

Hard to like any further than city, they always seem to come through the sternest of tests don`t they.


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Re: Weekend Football

by BRO_BOT » 27 Dec 2025 16:58

Why/how are LFC so bad? They made hard work of it today.

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Re: Weekend Football

by Sutekh » 27 Dec 2025 18:12

BRO_BOT Why/how are LFC so bad? They made hard work of it today.


The manager is the problem, unlike Klopp, Slot is risk averse and seems to set them up to play some sort of cr@ppy keepball which with their lack of central defensive and defensive midfield options means every game is a struggle. They need to get rid and bring in someone who will take a risk now and then. Today was a prime example with Chiesa (amazingly actually getting a start) being taken off after an hour and replaced by Bradley - that was really taking the game to a side that are possibly the worst ever top division team! He also put 2 keepers on the bench and as usual refused to give game time to possibly the most exciting young winger in the division.

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Re: Weekend Football

by BRO_BOT » 27 Dec 2025 21:54

Another win for Villa, can they sustain it? LFC seems to have things back under control. Not playing well, but picked up a lot of points in the last 6 games (4/5 wins?)

Utd, Chelsea & Sun look most likely for 5th spot, but it really could be any number of teams. Three wins on the bounce would probably see them up in the top four

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Re: Weekend Football

by AthleticoSpizz » 27 Dec 2025 22:15

If anybody on a Reading FC website is vaguely interested on a Premier thread within it, …….then yes/wow/hopefully the £ elites aren’t quite so unsurpassable anymore.

‘Up the’ 115 charges awaiting Citeh :roll:


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Re: Weekend Football

by BRO_BOT » 27 Dec 2025 23:09

AthleticoSpizz If anybody on a Reading FC website is vaguely interested on a Premier thread within it, …….then yes/wow/hopefully the £ elites aren’t quite so unsurpassable anymore.

‘Up the’ 115 charges awaiting Citeh :roll:


It's the GF portal, calm down m8!

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