The state of Arsenal

That penalty in the Newcastle game is the most anti-football penalty I've ever seen given. It's beyond disgusting what VAR has done to footy.

*Sigh* It'd be nice if those of us you'd see VAR gone in a heartbeat, if the refs could show remote competence in a nationally televised game where there's no VAR.

New on Always Liverpool | The 25th Anniversary of our *other* win in Rome is this weekend. It gave me, and a new generation of Reds, a lived chapter in the Liverpool in Europe anthology. No longer feeding only on legends told by others. Proud of this one.

I massively under appreciated Luis Diaz. Sadio Mane made me a spoiled brat. Every time I watch Diaz for Bayern he's obscenely good. An absolute joy to watch. He's pretty much made himself the main man there too. I was so wrong. Diaz is far closer to Mane than Cody Gakpo is to Diaz.

New on Always Liverpool | The 25th Anniversary of our *other* win in Rome is this weekend. It gave me, and a new generation of Reds, a lived chapter in the Liverpool in Europe anthology. No longer feeding only on legends told by others. Proud of this one.

Have some of that Joffrey Maye.

Was that God's plan too? Dickhead.

Is there a bigger joke of a football club than Tottenham? In the whole world?

Wakes up. Sees Arsenal fools jibber jabbering about Declan Rice being better than Steven Gerrard. Dismays again.

CNN talking about the mid-terms as if they're going to be fair.

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Jesus wept.

Is there anything more tedious in the technology world than the forthcoming release of a Samsung Galaxy S phone?

Another unnecessary thing to say in a month littered with unnecessary things to say.

Worst thing about the Super Bowl being in California? The absolute barrage of Red Hot Chili Peppers music we're going to be subjected to.

1985, Whiteside to stop Everton winning the Double before we did. Shaking two fists at the tv, then they show Ron Atkinson doing the exact same gestures. It was like looking in a mirror. Sat down, shamefaced.

It has properly fucked me the next time I play “never have I ever” too.

I just “get the fuck in”d a United goal. That’s what those Arsenal cunts have done to me. I don’t like it. I feel like there isn’t enough soap in the world to wash that stink off me.

Just when you think you’ve seen them score the scabbiest goal of all time they find a way to score a scabbier one.

So weak. So, so weak.

Love that we’re selling our best left back ever after that.

457 British servicemen and women died in Afghanistan.

From June:

Fuck that. Send Slot to Spurs.

Shame we couldn't just have a place to write.

Is there anyone in football less deserving of a big reputation than De Zerbi? Goddamn nerds putting him on the pedestal. They're absolutely SHITE.

Makes me feel icky having to watch a game with that horrible little bastard Greenwood. Nothing ever saw a courtroom, but we all heard the tapes. Don't wanna upset the Arsenal contingent by 'inciting violence' but I hope one of our lads puts him in the stands from kick-off.

New on Always Liverpool | I miss Jordan Henderson.

This is the end of Guardiola's Manchester City, isn't it? A proper end-of-an-era game.

How much can a city take?

Cool. Yet another on-the-job learner hired by an owner who never learns. See you right here again in… well, precisely one year later than it should have taken for this new dude to be fired 🫡

Already can't be arsed with that Will McKenzie-looking Chelsea manager nerd.

Us too, mate.

That's a battering. Had the ball in the net five times. Hit the bar. Hit the post. But it should have been 10 vs 11 after ten minutes. Different game then. Cowards.

They do this often, the PGMOL. Go too far and, when criticised, traverse to the other extreme. "From VAR is too studious, it's spoiling games" to "Well, what's the fucking point in having it?" Never finding the happy medium. That Dalot tackle (and less) has always been a red card in the VAR era.

The Athletic are the masters of the rhetorical headline. So they can sell them to balance the books in a few years, duh!

Episode 1 > Everything this bloke’s done in his entire life.

And the end where Dan says “I’ve got to go” then proceeds to do a full stand up routine. Another good listen as per from the lads at TLW.

Zero percent chance this is true.

Not even that bum could miss that.

New on Always Liverpool. Deny. Deflect. Accuse the other side of doing the same thing. Dredge up everything, no matter how ancient. Ask “What about?” constantly. Distort the plainest video evidence. The Gooner playbook is unlike anything else in football. But it is reminiscent of one thing...

FA Cup 2008 They won that one too. Gulp.

I'm sure there's been another since, but Liverpool vs Barnsley at Anfield gives me a little shudder. November 1997. Liverpool 0 Barnsley 1. Coach broke down on the way home. Stranded in Ellesmere Port for hours in one of the all-time worst pubs I've ever been in. A low point, for sure.

But.. but… he crawled back on to the pitch! Gutted for him. Seething about Martinelli and kinda shell-shocked by the mental gymnastics that lot have performed in circling the wagons. I’ve only ever seen it on one place before. It’s so MAGA, I’m now convinced JD Vance is an Arsenal fan.

Unai In.

Please stop romanticising Wrexham.

There’s something that doesn’t sit right about having a sixth year college QB. Dude is twenty three.

Pod from tonight with me and Chris theliverpoolway.podbean.com/e/arsenal-0-...