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Offline Brazilian Villain

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11520 on: February 11, 2026, 11:15:32 AM »
De Zerbi sacked after losing 5-0 to PSG and 3-0 to Brugge which knocked them out of CL by 1 goal. Sounds perfect for Spurs.

He'd be ideal. I could hate Spurs even more then.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11521 on: February 11, 2026, 11:36:54 AM »
I clocked the highlights of their match last night. Early on Bissoma goes right through Ramsey whilst nowhere near the ball and didn't get booked. Seems the "let the match breathe" response is still alive and well at Tottenham Stadium.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11522 on: February 11, 2026, 11:51:04 AM »
“Let the match breathe “ what kind of bollocks is that? They’re coming up with the most bizarre excuses for very poor officiating.
Anyway, Connor Gallagher, we dodged a bullet there.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11523 on: February 11, 2026, 11:56:15 AM »
De Zerbi, the Begbie/Mad Dog Tannen of football management.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11524 on: February 11, 2026, 11:58:13 AM »
Gallagher is an imbecile, delighted he has started terribly and manager predictably fired a few weeks after signing him. No matter who gets the gig there they are in serious trouble until they address their injuries.

On Frank, I thought he was in trouble early in the season when I watched Spurs beat Everton playing Pulis style ball. Spurs fans weren't going to tolerate that style of play when results turned. Thought Emery scorched him tactically in the cup game.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11525 on: February 11, 2026, 12:21:21 PM »
The only regret is that we didn't hockey them in both our wins at the Lane this season.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11526 on: February 11, 2026, 01:19:29 PM »
I clocked the highlights of their match last night. Early on Bissoma goes right through Ramsey whilst nowhere near the ball and didn't get booked. Seems the "let the match breathe" response is still alive and well at Tottenham Stadium.

Towards the end our friend Palhinha left his studs all over one of the Newcastle player achilles tendons. Didn't look completely accidental either. (I am biased.)

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11527 on: February 11, 2026, 01:43:25 PM »
Conor Galagher was getting pelters on SM last night which obviously brought a smile to our faces

But Worryingly we went all out to bring this guy in, yeah we may have dodged a bullet but it still exposes our lack of player awareness and quality in the transfer window because it was him that turned us down
weve not got a great record of late when we’ve spent decent amounts of money which is concerning

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11528 on: February 11, 2026, 01:46:14 PM »
Conor Galagher was getting pelters on SM last night which obviously brought a smile to our faces

But Worryingly we went all out to bring this guy in, yeah we may have dodged a bullet but it still exposes our lack of player awareness and quality in the transfer window because it was him that turned us down
weve not got a great record of late when we’ve spent decent amounts of money which is concerning

It could also be that just because he's not very good for a poor Spurs team doesn't mean he would be not very good for us.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11529 on: February 11, 2026, 02:03:13 PM »
Conor Galagher was getting pelters on SM last night which obviously brought a smile to our faces

But Worryingly we went all out to bring this guy in, yeah we may have dodged a bullet but it still exposes our lack of player awareness and quality in the transfer window because it was him that turned us down
weve not got a great record of late when we’ve spent decent amounts of money which is concerning

It could also be that just because he's not very good for a poor Spurs team doesn't mean he would be not very good for us.

Yes it could be that of course
« Last Edit: February 11, 2026, 02:10:54 PM by john e »

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11530 on: February 11, 2026, 02:06:29 PM »
Conor Galagher was getting pelters on SM last night which obviously brought a smile to our faces

But Worryingly we went all out to bring this guy in, yeah we may have dodged a bullet but it still exposes our lack of player awareness and quality in the transfer window because it was him that turned us down
weve not got a great record of late when we’ve spent decent amounts of money which is concerning

It could also be that just because he's not very good for a poor Spurs team doesn't mean he would be not very good for us.

You’d certainly back Emery to get more out of a player than Frank.

Edit. Must be difficult going to a club that’s on a downer and has a negative atmosphere as well. Still he chose to go there.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11531 on: February 11, 2026, 02:26:43 PM »
The winter Olympic are half way through.
There must be a ski instructor job waiting for him over there, surely ?

Nooooo, don't let him anywhere near our Chemmy.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11532 on: February 11, 2026, 02:40:38 PM »
We wouldn't want him bringing the sport into disrepute by his sleeping with his players.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11533 on: February 11, 2026, 02:56:54 PM »
De Zerbi and his dirty bastard cynical greenwood containing bunch of thugs deserve everything they get.

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Re: Other Games 2025-26
« Reply #11534 on: February 11, 2026, 07:55:53 PM »
Goaless in the other games so far. Forest are all over Wolves without scoring. Palace v Burnley had a delayed KO as the Burnley coach was late getting to the ground.

 


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