st james park probably top 3 scariest atmospheres in england

The short answer is because our culture has demonized the act of disliking stuff unless we can prove its moral impurity and critics get death threats for not sufficiently fangirling

I’ve never seen anyone like Virgil van Dijk. That performance was unbelievable.

A very common turn of phrase in football is that ‘X player should be built around’. It’s obsolete. No top manager builds around 1 player anymore.

The best and worst thing about football is tribalism

Thierry Henry on Hugo Ekitike: “The way he finished was outstanding. In France he was outstanding. That’s a hell of a finish and that’s three games, three goals.”

Wonder how tempting it would be for Harvey Elliott and other Liverpool fringe players to scurry to media when they don’t get picked? #Mainoo drama reflective of the club’s terrible culture. Entitlement central. No respect for the structure. United fanbase being played like a

United fans need the constant 247 drama. Probs the worst legacy of the post Fergie era. #MUFC

If I’m Bruno I’d take one look at the garbage said about him online today and book a flight to Saudi. It isn’t worth it. People are so fickle it hurts. #MUFC #bruno

After a certain age in life, you need to accept football is a business. Players see their clubs as employers, just like everyone else sees their bosses. Romance is set aside and people move transactionally. Only natural given the £££ involved. People calling it ‘sad’ re

Amorim aside, Moyes is the perfect hire at United. Pragmatic, makes tough decisions & fans would buy into his approach unlike last time. #mufc

Rolls Royce performance from Virgil last night. 34 never looked so good. He’s on a Thiago Silva arc 🍷 #lfc

Lots of Man U fan accounts mock & discredit Goldbridge but his takes re the club are usually spot on. Hard to take a lot of big profiles seriously after this Mainoo discourse - weak minded and fickle people. #mufc

Here’s a little tidbit on how free transfers vs massive transfer fee deals work at clubs like Barca/RealMadrid with behind the scenes politics at play. If Madrid had paid 80-100m to sign Trent, he would be guaranteeing himself a starting role at least until he was deemed a bust.

But with Clearlake, this is cynically driven. They get debuts to juice their resale value - that’s their main priority. This will have toxic and terrible long term consequences. Parents will stop sending their kids to Chelsea’s academy - they’ll go to clubs with genuine

Re #Trent @ Real: It was never gona be easy for him. His game needs work & in any case, Real has always had toxic politics. There’s hierarchies and agendas - it’s part of the job. He needs to be patient, fix his game and wait for the opportunities. They’ll come.

Love him hate him, Goldbridge gets it. #MUFC

What’s scary re #NUFC is with some targeted investment, they could mount a title challenge. Strongest (physically) team in the league. Pace & Power. Aggressive style. Top manager & fans. Genuinely not far off.