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Premier League Gameweek 24

Buchan

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These Stockholm Syndrome Scousers never fail to infuriate me. They’d be after shipping five to their Scouse wanker cousins by now but always perform miracles against the two Manchester sides.
 

SilentWitness

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These Stockholm Syndrome Scousers never fail to infuriate me. They’d be after shipping five to their Scouse wanker cousins by now but always perform miracles against the two Manchester sides.
Our last win against City was in 2017. Since then we have had 3 draws and 12 losses but don't let that stop you.
 

Bobski

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Inevitability of City cruising through the first half of the season then pulling away when it matters was always high.
 

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The utter City wankathon from these commentators is nauseating.
 

Camy89

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Naturally the city fans only start singing when they’re winning. Can’t wait for their downfall.
 

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Not sure why VAR doesn't check that stuff.
Same with offsides which annoys me as well. Linesmen keep their flag down because VAR will catch it in case a goal happens. Defender deflects it out for a corner and it's a goal scoring opportunity instead of a freekick to the defending team.
 

Melbourne Red

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The utter City wankathon from these commentators is nauseating.
It's always the same on the international coverage as well. How you can gush about this utterly grubby fecking outfit with any sort of genuineness is beyond me.

And for what it's worth, I'm not oblivious to the decades of self-serving manoeuvring that clubs like mine have been doing at the expense of the broader game either but there's just something about the way this syndicate have gone about it that feels like organised crime.
 

SilentWitness

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Same with offsides which annoys me as well. Linesmen keep their flag down because VAR will catch it in case a goal happens. Defender deflects it out for a corner and it's a goal scoring opportunity instead of a freekick to the defending team.
Yep, didn't you get caught out against Spurs due to that in the Conte - Tuchel fight? Could be the difference today between 3 points or 1.
 

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Yep, didn't you get caught out against Spurs due to that in the Conte - Tuchel fight? Could be the difference today between 3 points or 1.
I'm unsure actually. I think that fight was after the Cucurella hair pull but I could be wrong.

They showed a quick replay of the corner situation and it looks like DCL and the City player touched it pretty much simultaneously. Tough to call without seeing it again for me.
 

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Same with offsides which annoys me as well. Linesmen keep their flag down because VAR will catch it in case a goal happens. Defender deflects it out for a corner and it's a goal scoring opportunity instead of a freekick to the defending team.
The whole thing is shit. Genuinely rather go back to how it was. Wouldn’t even keep var for offsides unless it’s the automated ones they have in Europe.
 

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Super Jack Grealish. Did city get their announcer from the NFL?
 

SilentWitness

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Sorry but that was extremely weak by Branthwaite. Shit defending.
I think he tripped, just one of those unlucky situations.

Shame for him, had a great game keeping Haaland and City quiet and then makes two mistakes that lead to two Haaland goals.