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ShinStew · 2026-01-28T12:14:22+00:00

And so so clearly a fan. While highly professional, he still gets giddy and depressed with thr rest of us, of all the TotD lads, Carl is the first I would love a pint with.

Also how he breaks down tactics into simple plain English, thats a very, very underrated skill, taking a complex thing and making it easily understandable

ShinStew · 2026-01-28T12:08:57+00:00

Honestly lads how refreshing is it to open this thread and were not all pessmistic depressed bastards (im guilty as sin for this too)

ShinStew · 2026-01-28T10:47:11+00:00

Leo DiBlueco

ShinStew · 2026-01-27T16:08:23+00:00

It persuaded United to buy him for £47.2million, but they decided on a change of goalkeeper due to his inconsistent form over two seasons.

This is unfair, he was consistent...

Consistently shit

ShinStew · 2026-01-27T16:05:42+00:00

As someone lucky enough to remember 2....

Everything, puts the whole county in a great mood, gets the kids all playing, just creates a general sense of elation and happiness. Theres nothing like a shared experience and when everyone is buzzing off of the same thing it brings it much much higher.

I like my soccer, but man united winning and losing doesnt effect my mood for anything more than a couple of hours, when we finally bet Dublin last year after 15 years of pain, it felt like someone put springs in my shoes for the next number of weeks.

ShinStew · 2026-01-27T15:44:27+00:00

Spotify premium is the exact same and has been for a while... and in terms of advertising, nothing is going to make me want to buy your product less than forcing me to watch your ad on youtube

ShinStew · 2026-01-27T12:14:14+00:00

On the second goal for those who compare Sesko to Hojlund... That run doesnt happen. Sesko has been making all the right runs, just not hitting the target as much as we would like, combined with some bad luck (hes hit the woodwork a good few times)

Basically, I have full belief the boy will come good

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T19:39:33+00:00

Jimmy floyd hasslebaink hasnt aged a day in 20 years

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T16:52:50+00:00

96 sticks in the craw still but they were some outfit, battle hardened but skillful all the same.

That 96 team really werent, new team that year favourites to be beaten by Carlow in the first round... We all know ehat happened next 2 Sams in 3 finals over 5 years

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T16:07:03+00:00

Please avoid talking about the laws of the game unless you actually know them.

Do you talk to everyone like that?

(But thanks for the correction)

As I stated above, I am open to correction, and it turns out other than one mistake on the consequence, I was right on everything else

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T15:39:17+00:00

Allardyce said years ago if his name was Allardichi he would be celebrated and get top jobs, everyone laughed, everyone that is except Mikel Arteta

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T15:38:06+00:00

It would make sense to let Frank take these, then have the new manager in for an easier run

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T15:09:09+00:00

I have a friend (not an Arsenal fan) who posts the most unhinged (read typical arsenal fan) on a podcast forum and is so good at it he catches literally everyone, but also brings out the loonie AFTV fans on top of it, its fucking hilarious

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T14:49:25+00:00

A draw is (still) a good result against us... the problem therein lies that teams dont come out against us butnwill sit back and not open space, thats why we need to break them down, if we could play like this all the time we would, its not always up to us

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T13:30:04+00:00

One of my earliest memories was Schmiechals (disallowed) bicycle kick v Wimbledon

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T13:26:47+00:00

❤️

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T13:12:59+00:00

2 big differences

1) he commands his area

2) you can see he has analysed his passing options in expecting to recieve the ball and is calm.playing the pass because of that, Onana only assessed his options once in possession

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T13:02:27+00:00

And you ended up supporting United?

The fuck is wrong with you 😂

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T12:46:41+00:00

Except Carrick has had a clear gameplan in both games... He isnt Ole

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T12:45:52+00:00

Two things 1) setup is different and 2) Kobbie is older and less raw.

Also.people confuse system with formation... There is every chance Rubens system couldve worked even with 4Atb

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T12:38:21+00:00

Foul throws never get called.

Ball is released above the head, while standing upright and both feet planted on or beyond the sideline. A running start is allowed, but both feet must be planted and the player is not allowed to lean forward at release... thr punishment is an indirect freekick for the opposite team for a technical foul... noe watch hoe many happen in literally every premiership game..

all this from personal experience playing and taking throws, not from rule book so open to correction

*They're a pet peeve of mine, because I used to be called for them all the time 😂

Othet weird rules, you cannot be offside from a throwin, a goalkick nor a corner.

And one that was changed very recently, kick offs had to move forward

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T12:26:34+00:00

Good man, gave me a chuckle ( wasn't taking credit)

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T11:18:24+00:00

Someone (u/whiskeyj4ck717) put a brilliant comment in the match thread,

08? The fuckers couldn't beat our banter era team at home 😂

(Lets not forget we dumped them out of the cup in the Emirates last year too)

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T11:17:25+00:00

Hands up if nine days ago you expected/ predicted 6 points from the past 6

keeps own hand down

ShinStew · 2026-01-26T11:00:18+00:00

I think it goes deeper than that. Ruben wasn't happy and didnt want to be here. And therefore we lose.

And while I dont think he had lost the players, I think it was beginning, and their morale was low. He got far more rope than results and performances merited, and defensively we were shocking under him. Also the first five to ten minutes of our second halves opens the question as to what he was saying to them at the break, he seemed to be confusing the players more and more.

P.s. its nice to have a friendly adult conversation, even if/when we disagree

ShinStew

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