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Online paul_e

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17265 on: April 20, 2026, 11:20:16 AM »
I know this has been done ad nauseam and I am in a minority but personally I find the idea of Citeh completing another domestic treble less palatable than Arsenal winning the league. For all the "they don't count when they win", yes they do. And being able to buy the two of the hottest prospects in the league part way through a season while being under a never ending investigation for financial doping also matters. To me at least.

This is my feeling too . it is a farce they can carry on in cheat mode ,  the whole integrity of the league is undermined.  Then you have the sycophants drooling over PEP and his masterstroke management.  =   buy up all the talent around.   

The farce is exactly why no one really cares if they win a few tarnished trinkets.

On the end of the season, in addition to Man City going into to overdrive Arsenal have fallen off a cliff enough times now (and are clearly mid-fall again now) that I don't see anyway the league doesn't go back to cheats.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17266 on: April 20, 2026, 11:29:24 AM »
If you struggle with the clearly hollow and tainted success on Man City, console yourselves with the thought of the trophies they've denied the others and the existenstial dread they've induced first in their nearest and dearest and now Arsenal.

Offline Skipper_The_Eyechild

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17267 on: April 20, 2026, 11:35:55 AM »
If Man City win the league it genuinely will barely register with me, it will be a few seconds thought and that's it. 'Oh Lance Armstrong won again, oh well'. It won't be far off how much it'll register with their own fans.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17268 on: April 20, 2026, 04:12:01 PM »
A thought has just occurred to me.  It does happen sometimes.  Will wolves be arsed about beating Spurs?  Surely they won’t want them in the championship battling a promotion place.

Offline Flamingo Lane

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17269 on: April 20, 2026, 04:57:53 PM »
A thought has just occurred to me.  It does happen sometimes.  Will wolves be arsed about beating Spurs?  Surely they won’t want them in the championship battling a promotion place.

That's what I was thinking.  Then again, I'm not sure they would be any better off with West Ham or Forest down there with them either.

Offline Percy McCarthy

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17270 on: April 20, 2026, 05:28:34 PM »
West Ham win tonight please, to round off the weekend nicely.

Offline PeterWithesShin

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17271 on: April 20, 2026, 05:30:29 PM »
When you're on 17 points this late in a season you just want more points.

A West Ham win tonight puts Spurs deep in it. Once there's a 2 game gap at this stage it's massive psychologically.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17272 on: April 20, 2026, 05:51:54 PM »
Come on you  irons, you spanked Wolves,  and Palace are shit (unless they are playing us)

Surely taking a big shit on Spurs whilst really helping yourself has to be a motivator.

Saturdays result could do for them if you win. Come on you Irons


Online Deano's Mullet

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17273 on: April 20, 2026, 07:38:13 PM »
Turned on and they havent stopped talking about City Arsenal lol

Offline Hampshire Villa

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17274 on: April 20, 2026, 07:50:51 PM »
Turned on to watch Appy Ammers , but it’s all Arsenal Citeh. Decided to watch Chernobyl on Nat Geographic catch up. Really interesting

Offline Villa in Denmark

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17275 on: April 20, 2026, 08:04:11 PM »
Come on West Ham.

That's about the third time I've said that in the last couple of months and it's getting tired now.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17276 on: April 20, 2026, 08:10:00 PM »
Trying to figure out where the Palace fans are mentally with this - do they hate West Ham or Tottenham more?

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17277 on: April 20, 2026, 08:13:09 PM »
Always been a big fan of the Kit Stealers. I'm having jellied eels as we speak

Offline Richard E

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17278 on: April 20, 2026, 08:19:26 PM »
Turned on to watch Appy Ammers , but it’s all Arsenal Citeh. Decided to watch Chernobyl on Nat Geographic catch up. Really interesting

Who are Chernobyl playing and who do we need to win in that one?

Offline Hampshire Villa

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #17279 on: April 20, 2026, 08:22:12 PM »
Turned on to watch Appy Ammers , but it’s all Arsenal Citeh. Decided to watch Chernobyl on Nat Geographic catch up. Really interesting

Who are Chernobyl playing and who do we need to win in that one?

Sadly the bit we’re at in the documentary at the moment is that they are playing against the World.
Can’t believe the bravery of the firefighters and helicopter pilots.  They knew what trying to were going into

 


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