Coffee 8:06 Sat Feb 27
Saturday football
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MANCHESTER CITY vs WEST HAM UNITED (1230 ko)
Heston Blumenthal and Gordon Ramsay get the weekend off to what’s likely to be an unhappy start. City are a totally different proposition from the side from which we took a point some months ago. Ogbonna is still out, but the defence has nevertheless looked generally effective in recent games. Declan Rice will be pivotal today against an attack that might include Aguero. City have 15 clean sheets from their 25 games. Beef Wellington will have to wait a couple of weeks as snail porridge gets stuffed down our throats today. But we’ll still be fourth at the end of the day. Home win.
WEST BROMWICH ALBION vs BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION (1500)
This is more a battle of the Greasy Joe’s Café cook and the local master fryer. The fixtures computer has chosen some distinctly unappealing games for the traditional Saturday afternoon kick-off and there’s little in this to whet the appetite. Draw.
LEEDS UNITED vs ASTON VILLA (1730)
Leeds are all but safe and lie just a point behind their equally inconsistent opponents. The influential Jack Grealish is still out for Villa, which Leeds may see as a major boon. Draw.
NEWCASTLE UNITED vs WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS (2000)
Newcastle have been pulled – have put themselves – into the relegation mix, there’s no doubt about that. Wolves are comfortably mid-table with no real worries on that count. It’s hard to see a clear winner here. Draw.
**SUNDAY**
CRYSTAL PALACE vs FULHAM (1200)
Fulham’s drive towards safety has been nothing short of spectacular. Today’s game offers them the opportunity to go level on points with Newcastle, depending on yesterday’s results. Guts deserve rewards and it would be great to see them stay up. Palace are tediously safe-ish. Away win.
LEICESTER CITY vs ARSENAL (1200)
Arsenal will be buoyed by their midweek win over Benfica, but are still not at Leicester’s level. Vardy remains as crucial as ever for the hosts, who should scrape this. Home win.
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR vs BURNLEY (1400)
Ninth plays fifteenth. Expect a dull game. Narrow home win.
CHELSEA vs MANCHESTER UNITED (1630)
Despite being separated by six points and three positions, there’s little to choose between these two. This is Thomas Tuchel’s biggest test to date as Chelsea boss. Draw.
SHEFFIELD UNITED vs LIVERPOOL (1915)
For the Blades, this is one of those free hit games from which little or nothing is expected for the hosts. As luck would have it, they face a Liverpool side wracked by issues of confidence and if they go for it from the start a early goal would lead to a nervy game for the visitors. But still. Away win.
EVERTON vs SOUTHAMPTON (1915)
The Saints have plummeted down the league since their brief ascendency to its summit some months ago. Everton are level on points with their red neighbours and will want to pounce on any slip-up at Bramall Lane. It’s hard to see anything but a home win.
**TUESDAY**
MANCHESTER CITY vs WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS (2000)
Home win.
**WEDNESDAY**
BURNLEY vs LEICESTER CITY (1800)
Away win.
SHEFFIELD UNITED vs ASTON VILLA (1800)
0-0.
CRYSTAL PALACE vs MANCHESTER UNITED (2015)
Away win.
**THURSDAY**
FULHAM vs TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR (1800)
Draw.
WEST BROWICH ALBION vs EVERTON (1800)
Away win.
LIVERPOOL vs CHELSEA (2015)
Draw.
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Replies - In Chronological Order ( Show Newest Messages First)
Manuel
8:47 Sat Feb 27
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I'm sure you know it's not the computer chucking out these Sunday morning park looking 3pm Sat games, they are hand picked. That said, it must be BFS's very last chance of having any hope so could be worth a watch. Then wait for his resignation next week, citing health reasons.
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fraser
9:24 Sat Feb 27
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Just looking at fixture list and Liverpool and Man u amongst others play 3 times in between today's game and our next one
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Mex Martillo
9:50 Sat Feb 27
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It’ll be closer than that. Never know we might sneak a point or 3.
Thanks Coffee
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Tomshardware
9:53 Sat Feb 27
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We can do them, only if we go out there believing we can.
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happygilmore
10:30 Sat Feb 27
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Thank you Mr Coffee
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Fortunes Hiding
10:37 Sat Feb 27
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Looking forward to today’s game.
I think it will be an indication of where we are.
Tomas and Declan will need to be on their game.
Good article in the racing post about the number of wins for city by the odd goal is the commonest result for them.
So backing us on a handicap might be worth a punt.
PS also it feels odd, looking at games like Chelsea and Man united, and thinking a draw might be the best outcome for us.
Coffee, I was up at 5am looking forward to this thread; was you having your parathe? You wasn’t watching the cricket !
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claretandbluedagger
4:31 Sat Feb 27
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Jack Wilshere just got sent off in the 99th minute of Bournemouth vs Watford for partaking in handbags
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Coffee
4:35 Sat Feb 27
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Fortunes Hiding 10:37 Sat Feb 27
Definitely not watching any cricket! Was at a shradh this morning - third one this week - but not a paratha in sight, just lots of fish. :-)
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fraser
5:29 Sat Feb 27
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Lee Mason what an utter shambolic cunt.. Blows his whistle Brighton take free kick score.. He then disallows it.. Listens to VAR then gives the goal... Then VAR says another blow of whistle after the first one before it hits back of the net goal disallowed again...
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Sven Roeder
5:32 Sat Feb 27
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Lee Mason
Blows the whistle for Brighton to take a free kick. Brighton kick the ball into the net. Lee Mason blows his whistle again as the ball goes in.
Disallows the goal. Then allows it. Then looks at the screen and disallows it
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gank
5:32 Sat Feb 27
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Mason and Dean are going to have to go on some kind of course, they've completely lost control.
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irisiris95
5:32 Sat Feb 27
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LOL total mess
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Come On You Irons
5:37 Sat Feb 27
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Absolute shambles. That goal should have scored.
Could that clueless piece officiating trigger West Brom's survival? Will be interesting if West Brom go on to win this and stay up at the expense of Brighton!
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Sven Roeder
5:38 Sat Feb 27
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Brighton had 25 shots v Palace on Monday who had 2 touches in their area and beat them.
Today they've missed a pen and had a perfectly good goal disallowed by LEE MASON for taking a free kick after he blew the whistle for them to do just that
BET BRIGHTON FANS ARE LOVING THE GAME RIGHT NOW
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Alfs
5:40 Sat Feb 27
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At least Mason is consistent. Consistently incompetent.
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Hugh Jampton
5:40 Sat Feb 27
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Fuck me, Lee Mason is making Mike Dean look like Collina at the moment. Somethings surely got to be done about this pair.
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happygilmore
5:46 Sat Feb 27
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The Wolves manager got fined €25k for speaking the truth abouty Mason. The Powers that be are a SHAMBLES:
“The referee does not have the quality to whistle a game in the Premier League. It is not about the crucial mistakes or decisions, it is about the way he handles the game. The players get nervous, too much voices, he whistles by the voices when some players are shouting.
“We are talking about the best competition and clearly he doesn’t have the quality to whistle the game. I’m very disappointed to say this but I would not feel right if I didn’t say it"
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Manuel
6:00 Sat Feb 27
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So Mason has made up his own rule and got away with it. He knew he'd made a mistake blowing the whistle as the keeper wasn't ready, but he then has to suck it up and take responsibility for his fuck up, instead he's made up a rule that he can pull it back, and got away with it. Scandalous.
Dermot Gallagher just said it's a lack of focus. That was his only criticism of his mate. Boys club scum cunts.
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Lato
6:05 Sat Feb 27
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They should have sacked Mason and his Jasper Carrot look alike mate Dean after the Fulham debacle!
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