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Reply | ADVERT for the Championship
at 14:25 13 Sep 2025
Bonkers
Again Preston have played very differently. Yes under the cosh second half, but after the first Boro equaliser, thye came again and attacked..
I think if you finish above Boro this season, you'll be in the top two.
Hackney mixed for me |
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Thread | Philogene song lyrics:
at 14:02 13 Sep 2025
Is it:
Philogene he came from villa
He's just a lad
Who likes to score for fun
And he hates the f@ckin scum
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Reply | Hackney has really grown into this game, can see the quality.. BUT
at 13:52 13 Sep 2025
He's really struggling to end some brilliant energetic work with end product - shooting or incisive passing.
He is such a similar role to Nunez.
I'd say Nunez may be just a bit more technically gifted with his distribution - albeit this Preston side are really robust and difficult to get through [Post edited 13 Sep 13:59]
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Reply | Anyone else watching Preston v Boro? makes you think differently about our...
at 13:16 13 Sep 2025
Yes we were saying in my block, that Blades had flooded the midfield and were owning that space and feeding forwards form their, plus we were giving away some silly free kicks, that the blades couldn't punish.
I do think that maybe on 15mins before the goal, Matusiwa and Cajuste just started to get on top and started winning the battle... then the goal
Blades tried to press us high, and there was palmer passing out moments... but they pressed us too high in my view.. and Akpom was having early joy in that space.. the kind of space we had none of at deepdale |
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Reply | Anyone else watching Preston v Boro? makes you think differently about our...
at 13:11 13 Sep 2025
Indeed
I was saying to someone earlier.. The Blades were almost perfect for us last night... came at us for significant periods, but fortunately were completely blunt on any chance, and they left us space between midfield and defence, and Philogene and others had a field day.
That is simply not going to happen in 80-90% of games, especially when we've just score 5!
The difference since the Preston game is we now have Nunez... who is going to be that midfield creator to unlock things that we've missed for season upon season. And you have a ridiculous back-up cavalry, I mean look at this:
Hirst
Philogene Akpom McAteer
Azon
Clarke Szmodcis Egeli
Plus Burns
Its beautifully ridiculous |
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Thread | Anyone else watching Preston v Boro? makes you think differently about our...
at 13:00 13 Sep 2025
... game and result up there
Yes Boro have had more possession.
But Preston are taking the game to them, not sitting deep, technical on the ball, energy
They basically sat deep completely with us, had a few moments due to physicality, got the pen, then sat deep for a long time.
Maybe we underestimate how Preston completely changed their game to nullify us. |
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Reply | That is outrageous! is this where Farage and Robinson are taking us?
at 12:55 13 Sep 2025
Firstly, and its an important caveat, Kirk's assassination is appalling and completely unjustified. But the way he is being made out to be a hero and martyr is concerning. He was an extremist, he profited from division, and some of this beliefs and statements need condemning not celebrating. His wife's video statement, just sums up the movement the Kirk was in.
The way Trump has use this episode, is dangerous and so ill informed. The shooter seems to have acted alone, he's from a white conservative republican environment. Where's the conversation on people being able to get high powered sniper rifles.
And for arch grifting disruptor Farage to jump on this band wagon is sickening. We need to stand up a country, and ask how do we avoid becoming like the USA. |
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Thread | Quick match thoughts - this could get very good
at 23:33 12 Sep 2025
1. A hugely important win, both for the team and the fan base - first home win in 2025!
2. Important goals for Philogene and especially Hirst… the latter was still struggling to kick start his season, but was like a different player after his goal - which was actually well taken, as well as being soft from the keeper
3. It was strange how the game panned out as Sheff United had more possession and had long spells coming at us, and they were desperate to score, but a combination of good defending and woeful finishing from the blades meant we kept the clean sheet and then were devastating breaking or when we were attacking
4. Thought Greaves and OShea were getting back to their best, love Greaves breaking forward. But it was a defensive masterclass debut from Furlong.
5. Our central midfielder purred at times, or just did the dirty work well. I love Azor… likeable chap and a more than worthy Morsy replacement
6. McAteer was frustrating those around me, and I’m still to be overly impressed… but he did a couple of things due to his physicality that made me perhaps see the plan
7. Akpom started brightly and was getting joy from balls infield from Furlong… and he looks to have real quality… but needs to gel into the team more
8. Then the embarrassment of riches from the bench - it’s ridiculous, Nunez looks to be the first creative mid we’ve had for a long time, and looked a level above. Clarke was very good when he came on - and McKenna praised his sub display on BBC Suffolk. Szmodics put in a shift and shame he didn’t get the goal he needs. And the Spaniard was very strong.
9. Egeli showed some lovely moments, but is green, I’d like to see some players with their arm around him, especially at the end
10. Overall a huge win, and the blades weren’t as woeful as the headlines, the squad competition now seems to be bringing the best out of players, and I still think we’re weeks away from really clicking - just in time for the derby? Which is going to be raucous this season!
A great night, and well done fans. Block A seemed in fine form. [Post edited 12 Sep 23:39]
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Thread | Trump’s Oval Office speech after Charlie’s Kirk death is I’m afraid poor
at 07:35 11 Sep 2025
It included Christian referencing alongside divisive words. Below is the kind of message he should have been sharing. From a Texas Democrat of faith:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOctIZtjULL/?igsh=eTh5ajFmYXYxaDJv
Trump focused on a radical left being the issue, and fails to acknowledge the below incidents.
Dark times for the USA. And continued very very poor leadership.
The man who targeted and killed Democratic state Rep Melissa Hortman was a Trump supporter.
The man who targeted the home of Dem Governor Josh Shapiro was a Trump supporter.
The men who wanted to hang Mike Pence on Jan 6th were Trump supporters.
The man who targeted and killed the son of Obama-appointed District Judge Esther Salas was a Trump supporter.
The man who tried to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and assaulted her husband was a Trump supporter.
The men who were convicted trying to kidnap Dem Governor Gretchen Whitmer were Trump supporters.
The man who sent pipe bombs to the homes of Obama and Biden was a Trump supporter. |
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Reply | Far right politico Charlie Kirk just shot in the neck in Utah
at 22:44 10 Sep 2025
Agree the motives of the democrat murderer remain ‘murky’:
“Boelter’s motivations remain murky. Friends have described him as an evangelical Christian with politically conservative views who had been struggling to find work. Authorities said Boelter made long lists of politicians in Minnesota and other states — all or mostly Democrats.“
I think my point above is that it’s the relative reactions - Musk has already tweeted - “the left is the party of murder” that is outrageous at this early stage
And of course another angle to this - is just how normalised and all pervasive is gun violence in the US |
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Reply | This is an important point
at 22:41 10 Sep 2025
The guy who killed Melissa Hortman the Dem leader and her husband, and the attempted murder of demorcrat John Hoffman and his wife, was seemingly right wing and Christian National.. and frankly unstable
The reaction from ‘the left’ was obviously outrage… but it was not of the tone we are now seeing… from the likes of Musk |
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Reply | And Musk posts on X:
at 22:24 10 Sep 2025
The flood of guns into the US since Trumps first term is remarkable…..
The total number of firearms in the U.S. has increased significantly since Donald Trump’s first term (2017–2021).
Growth of Civilian-Owned Firearms
Academic research shows that private firearm ownership rose from approximately 265 million in 2015 to 326 million by 2019.
Other estimates push that number even higher. By 2023, civilian-owned firearms were estimated at around 393 million
Another source in 2024 estimates over 500 million firearms in circulation—about 1.5 guns per person in the U.S.
Gun Production Trends
The number of firearms manufactured domestically has nearly tripled from 2000 to 2020, jumping from 3.9 million to 11.3 million firearms annually. |
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Reply | And Musk posts on X:
at 22:11 10 Sep 2025
“The left is the party of murder”
Divide divide, incite, incite… that’s just him now
Charlie Kirk was awful, but did not deserve this… and it’s just more division and hate in the USA
When that country should be focussing on the deep damage their President is doing… they have another flood the zone moment… Trump is now lauding Kirk as a martyr. |
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Thread | McKenna and the team should watch England in that first half
at 20:43 9 Sep 2025
Low block(ish) from Serbia, England are really moving the ball at pace and moving off the ball at pace... runners are taking defenders away from team mates and Serbia have been pulled apart.
Crisp and fast passing. Never dropped the tempo when approaching the Serbia box. |
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Reply | Norway u21 vs Slovenia u21
at 19:15 9 Sep 2025
Think McKenna will try and have some consistency but with Akpom
So
Hirst
Philogene Akpom McAteer
Then switch for:
Azon
Clarke Humphreys (?!) Egeli |
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