Football Media

[Harry Dowd scored]

Anyone doubting that the red shirt shills in the media will stand by and allow Newcastle to become another City should read this by Oliver (the cunt) Holt - :


Saudi's sportwashing is truly cynical

Saudi Arabia's takeover of Newcastle United is already playing out like the perfect blueprint for a sportswashing project.

It is no coincidence that the Saudis, like the Emiratis at Manchester City, chose a club down on their luck, gripped by a historic sense of injustice, desperate for success and eager for the promise of investment into a neglected region.

And now Newcastle are rising up the table, led by a fine manager and fuelled by good signings, the rewards are rolling in for the Saudis. They have cultivated swooning Sky reporters and supine local newspapers, who had to be brought round with smelling salts when some of the owners kicked a ball around the pitch after their victory on Wednesday.

The fans are so grateful to be out of the Mike Ashley era that most don't care where the money comes from. So already, a regime that murders dissidents, massacres civilians in illegal wars, executes criminals and oppresses minorities, is being held up as a force for good.

If the cynicism of the sportswashing weren't so sad, you could almost admire it.

[zuricity]

Can these BBC Commentators get their act together ???

Pat Nevin ffs !

Chavski game:

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Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

Alistair Magowan

BBC Sport at Stamford Bridge

Much of Chelsea's good work is coming down their left side as Marcus Alonso teams up with Timo Werner, but their right-hand side has been sorely lacking. A day when the value of Reece James increases without even taking a touch.

The home supporters are getting a bit frustrated with this.



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Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

Pat Nevin

Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

What is noticeable about Chelsea when they've got Reece James and Ben Chilwell, how much danger comes from those areas. How many crosses have come in from the right and left from Chelsea so far?

None from Ruben Loftus-Cheek, maybe one from Marcos Alonso?

[Dimples]

Dietmar Hamann has claimed that Manchester City-bound striker Erling Haaland has been “disrespectful” to Borussia Dortmund.

He used to play for us but he is still a Dipper at heart

[carl_feedthegoat]

Dietmar Hamann has claimed that Manchester City-bound striker Erling Haaland has been “disrespectful” to Borussia Dortmund.

He used to play for us but he is still a Dipper at heart

The fag smoking cretin hates us - every single time he has a dig .

[Mase]

Dietmar Hamann has claimed that Manchester City-bound striker Erling Haaland has been “disrespectful” to Borussia Dortmund.

He used to play for us but he is still a Dipper at heart

He once signed for Bolton and then decided he didn’t want to play there actually and moved to City before he’d even kicked a ball. Pretty disrespectful.

[nottsblue]

Dietmar Hamann has claimed that Manchester City-bound striker Erling Haaland has been “disrespectful” to Borussia Dortmund.

He used to play for us but he is still a Dipper at heart

The fag smoking cretin hates us - every single time he has a dig .

It’s like VVD didn’t go on strike at Southampton

[Dimples]

Adrian Durham stirring it on Talksport.
Describing Liverpool as lucky team and they get all the decisions at Anfield. Using the penalty decision against Everyone as an example of their 'luck'.
At least it makes a change to hear someone call out what is going on with Liverpool.

[Bear60]

Adrian Durham stirring it on Talksport.
Describing Liverpool as lucky team and they get all the decisions at Anfield. Using the penalty decision against Everyone as an example of their 'luck'.
At least it makes a change to hear someone call out what is going on with Liverpool.

I quite like Adrian Durham to be fair he has been on our side on a few occasions

[johnny crossan]

Adrian Durham stirring it on Talksport.
Describing Liverpool as lucky team and they get all the decisions at Anfield. Using the penalty decision against Everyone as an example of their 'luck'.
At least it makes a change to hear someone call out what is going on with Liverpool.

At least somebody noticed - if you head the ball onto your own arm it's no penalty

[Bluemoon4610]

Adrian Durham stirring it on Talksport.
Describing Liverpool as lucky team and they get all the decisions at Anfield. Using the penalty decision against Everyone as an example of their 'luck'.
At least it makes a change to hear someone call out what is going on with Liverpool.

At least somebody noticed - if you head the ball onto your own arm it's no penalty

Think that might be the PL interpretation, not sure for CL, especially against European royalty...

[ayrshireblue]

Adrian Durham stirring it on Talksport.
Describing Liverpool as lucky team and they get all the decisions at Anfield. Using the penalty decision against Everyone as an example of their 'luck'.
At least it makes a change to hear someone call out what is going on with Liverpool.

At least somebody noticed - if you head the ball onto your own arm it's no penalty

Dimples is talking about the penalty that Everton never got on Sunday not the one given against us against Real Madrid. That was a penalty, his arm is in a position where it shouldn't be and while unlucky to head it against his hand it had to be given.

[PeterParker]

Reading the media you think last night was all about Benzema. Not a word about how the Ginger Socrates controlled the whole midfield.

[john@staustell]

El Mundo Deportivo reprts that Real 'got out alive'. They could have been hammered, but weren't, so the 'destiny will be decided at the Santiago Bernabeu'

[salford city]

El Mundo Deportivo reprts that Real 'got out alive'. They could have been hammered, but weren't, so the 'destiny will be decided at the Santiago Bernabeu'

No doubting that they did and live to fight snother day. We will rock up with the same attacking threat and a mire orthidox set of fullbacks so I'll back us over there

[PeterParker]

Anyone watched the game on Supersport (I think it's called, has a S as logo)?
Tyler almost died of despair every time we scored.

[johnny crossan]

Adrian Durham stirring it on Talksport.
Describing Liverpool as lucky team and they get all the decisions at Anfield. Using the penalty decision against Everyone as an example of their 'luck'.
At least it makes a change to hear someone call out what is going on with Liverpool.

At least somebody noticed - if you head the ball onto your own arm it's no penalty

Dimples is talking about the penalty that Everton never got on Sunday not the one given against us against Real Madrid. That was a penalty, his arm is in a position where it shouldn't be and while unlucky to head it against his hand it had to be given.

Watch on youtube.com

Off his head on to his arm which was in a natural position as a consequence of the jump - ie not above his head. No pen on any interpretation of the handball rule,

[ayrshireblue]

Adrian Durham stirring it on Talksport.
Describing Liverpool as lucky team and they get all the decisions at Anfield. Using the penalty decision against Everyone as an example of their 'luck'.
At least it makes a change to hear someone call out what is going on with Liverpool.

At least somebody noticed - if you head the ball onto your own arm it's no penalty

Dimples is talking about the penalty that Everton never got on Sunday not the one given against us against Real Madrid. That was a penalty, his arm is in a position where it shouldn't be and while unlucky to head it against his hand it had to be given.

Watch on youtube.com

Off his head on to his arm which was in a natural position as a consequence of the jump - ie not above his head. No pen on any interpretation of the handball rule,

I did see it, his arm is above his shoulder and out from his body, looks like a penalty to me. The officials thought the same but I respect your right to disagree.

[johnny crossan]

Adrian Durham stirring it on Talksport.
Describing Liverpool as lucky team and they get all the decisions at Anfield. Using the penalty decision against Everyone as an example of their 'luck'.
At least it makes a change to hear someone call out what is going on with Liverpool.

At least somebody noticed - if you head the ball onto your own arm it's no penalty

Dimples is talking about the penalty that Everton never got on Sunday not the one given against us against Real Madrid. That was a penalty, his arm is in a position where it shouldn't be and while unlucky to head it against his hand it had to be given.

Watch on youtube.com

Off his head on to his arm which was in a natural position as a consequence of the jump - ie not above his head. No pen on any interpretation of the handball rule,

I did see it, his arm is above his shoulder and out from his body, looks like a penalty to me. The officials thought the same but I respect your right to disagree.

"Arm above his shoulder " it clearly was not

[PaulieIrish]

How about this for bias in the Irish Independent. Headlines over past two days. I think we must have lost last night... we've relinquished control apparently.

Man City
‘If we have to compete with history we don’t have any chance’ – Pep Guardiola urges players to focus on Real task
Old maestro Modric cut down PSG and Chelsea and he can do the same to City
Anxious Pep Guardiola must fear history repeating itself as Manchester City relinquish control in Real tie
Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema warns Man City that they will ‘see something magical’ in Bernabeu’s second leg

Liverpool
‘It’s crazy - a massive game’ – Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool won’t underestimate Villarreal
How this Liverpool side can compete on all fronts and become the greatest of all time
‘Anfield is hell’: Villarreal’s Etienne Capoue knows what to expect from Liverpool tie

[patrickblue]

Watch on youtube.com

Off his head on to his arm which was in a natural position as a consequence of the jump - ie not above his head. No pen on any interpretation of the handball rule,

I did see it, his arm is above his shoulder and out from his body, looks like a penalty to me. The officials thought the same but I respect your right to disagree.

"Arm above his shoulder " it clearly was not

His hand is just above the level of his ear when the ball strikes it.
Last time I looked at Laporte, his ears were on the side of his head which is above his shoulders.