5Live trying to big up the (fleeting) Emirates atmosphere earlier, ever since it’s been a library, with some audible moaning (way before the equaliser)
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As if the whole thing wasn’t Mickey Mouse enough, the fact that the trophy looks like an umbrella stand you’d see in The Range doesn’t exactly help matters. I’m surprised they didn’t do it in a rose gold finish with ‘Eat, Sleep, Drink Gin, Repeat’ or similar inscribed around the base and be done...
I imagine any WH fan trying to hold that up as a significant trophy would be widely mocked by any fellow London fans (Spurs and Chelsea fans in particular)
Exactly, people saying it makes no difference are wrong imho, there’s a big psychological difference between 3 and 4 nil, with the hope of scoring early in the return leg, taking it to extra time with a draw etc.
And the reason a lot of these bigger teams have more experienced squads is...because they cherry pick the best players from clubs like us, as if things weren’t skewed enough in their favour without them doing that. All been said before, it’s the business model etc. but it destroys any hope of...
Finally got through Kleo, as recommended on this thread, an excellent, quirky watch. Jella Hasse carries the show but the acting all round is superb, if somewhat intentionally hammy at times.
Not bitter at all, just surrounded by Sussex Liverpool fans at work, as neighbours etc. Even the ‘impartial’ BBC are in bed with Liverpool. As much as I respect MacAllister, it’s hard seeing him pulling up trees there too.
The beach does get rammed on bank holidays and balmy summer days, lots of out of towners/London types, who are probably fed up trying to get space on Brighton beach.
Not only is he not a serial wife/girlfriend beater, nor an abuser of Max as a young man, nor someone who assaulted his own father, he’s also not a liar, who knew? Jos Verstappen walks on water.