The Deuce: To be clear, I'm still very much rooting for City to lose

TROSSARD!! (Kickball)* - VIV May 10, 2026, 12:16:08

Congrats to all our Gunners -- and to Roughly and Aston Villa. - Chicago1995 May 21, 2026, 8:03:27
Congrats to roughy and Aston Villa* - Poldark May 20, 2026, 16:10:47
- Because of that Bournemouth are in good shape for the 6th Champions League spot… - SurfTheBoneyard May 20, 2026, 19:13:12
  - They would still need Liverpool to jump Aston Villa on the last day - dk May 20, 2026, 20:49:36
    - Requires a Liverpool win and a Villa loss. - Chicago1995 May 21, 2026, 8:18:55
Southampton lost their appeal. Boro to play Hull City for promotion this weekend.* - SurfTheBoneyard May 20, 2026, 15:38:32
Congrats, Gunners. * - Tuscy May 19, 2026, 20:11:16
Congrats! A deserved win—definitely the best team in the league this season.* - DT May 19, 2026, 18:13:47
FEELS MOTHERFUCKING GREAT * - MC May 19, 2026, 16:59:30
Congrats Gunners fans* - Carl Spackler May 19, 2026, 16:41:35
Congrats Arsenal fans. You earned it* - CoronaTheirAss May 19, 2026, 16:29:49
- Thank you! Been waiting for this for a long time* - bbonb May 19, 2026, 17:31:38
- Thank you! Been waiting for this for a long time* - bbonb May 19, 2026, 17:31:28
Meanwhile, Southampton thrown out of Championship Playoff Final. - SurfTheBoneyard May 19, 2026, 16:25:06
22 LONG years - VIV May 19, 2026, 15:26:15
- Started following Arsenal in 2007, just in time for all the shit and banter years * - MC May 19, 2026, 17:00:43
  - Chamakh at forward. Squillaci at centre back - Poldark May 19, 2026, 18:10:24
    - Kim Kallstrom with a broken back brought in on loan* - UIHuskie May 19, 2026, 19:01:00
    - Having to sell Cesc, Nasri, and RVP * - MC May 19, 2026, 18:38:41
      - Proudly wearing my 09/10 cesc jersey today. * - VIV May 19, 2026, 20:10:58
    - 8-2 at Old Trafford, Finishing 4th is like a trophy, panic buys, the young English core…* - Franklin May 19, 2026, 18:23:59
      - We’ll always have Jack’s goal v Norwich. * - VIV May 19, 2026, 20:11:57
      - 10-2 v Bayern Munich* - Poldark May 19, 2026, 18:55:26
        
        LORD Bendtner, Theo being called “the LeBron of the PL” by bill simmons. * - VIV May 19, 2026, 20:10:22
- BEAT PSG* - Poldark May 19, 2026, 15:53:03
  - you're goddamn right* - VIV May 19, 2026, 16:34:03
- WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!* - SurfTheBoneyard May 19, 2026, 15:35:27
- Champions!* - UIHuskie May 19, 2026, 15:27:29
  - so close so many times. * - VIV May 19, 2026, 15:32:12
These City road kits are all time terrible* - Sounder May 19, 2026, 14:38:34
God dammit * - ATL May 19, 2026, 14:34:11
What exactly is Cole Palmer trying to do with his hair?* - ATL May 19, 2026, 14:30:43
- dotz - Sounder May 19, 2026, 14:35:21
All eyes on Bournemouth and Stamford Bridge tomorrow.* - SurfTheBoneyard May 18, 2026, 18:03:42
- UP THE CHERRIES!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAN-MOUTH thread* - VIV May 19, 2026, 13:29:23
  - great save* - VIV May 19, 2026, 14:34:36
  - YEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! 1-0 Bournemouth!!!!* - VIV May 19, 2026, 14:09:39
    - city really shat the bed vs. Everton and tonight. * - OWWDig May 19, 2026, 15:23:28
      - let the record show i never had any doubt* - VIV May 19, 2026, 16:35:13
    - they are having a hell of a season - Sounder May 19, 2026, 14:28:01
      - looks better in red, looks better in reeeeeed. Antoine Semenyo, looks better in red. * - VIV May 19, 2026, 14:46:48
    - was Tyler Adams booked for dissent?* - Poldark May 19, 2026, 14:11:13
      - he was. he clapped in the direction of the ref. yellow for clapping.* - VIV May 19, 2026, 14:19:39
    - (sorry sounder)* - VIV May 19, 2026, 14:10:35
      - That was a very nice goal* - Sounder May 19, 2026, 14:27:13
  - whew.... Semen-yo just barely offsides* - VIV May 19, 2026, 13:42:40
    - This game is very conflicting to me - Sounder May 19, 2026, 13:44:42
      - this is so fucking jeff frank* - VIV May 19, 2026, 13:47:53
        
        To be clear, I'm still very much rooting for City to lose - Sounder May 19, 2026, 14:26:44
        
        "very conflicting"- "kind of need man city to win" for fantasy.... vs the team you say you support - VIV May 19, 2026, 14:31:47
        
        Be honest, wouldn't it be more fun to watch them win it live on Sunday?* - Sounder May 19, 2026, 14:36:41
        
        is this a bit?* - VIV May 19, 2026, 14:45:40
        
        I know right? - SurfTheBoneyard May 19, 2026, 14:24:39
- Current odds 59% for City to win tomorrow. - SurfTheBoneyard May 18, 2026, 21:24:33
whew. far more nervy that home to fucking burnley should be. terrible. * - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:57:58
LOL wtf was Fleming doing there?* - ATL May 18, 2026, 15:49:15
terrible 2nd half for arsenal. leaving the door wide open to get GDed on the last day* - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:45:02
- That was ugly, if they play like that in the UCL they'll get smoked* - Sounder May 18, 2026, 15:58:19
  - That will be a completely different type of game* - UIHuskie May 18, 2026, 16:01:13
- and now we're even starting like we might concede a chance or two. * - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:49:15
I just saw cheeks* - ATL May 18, 2026, 15:35:10
- this whole thing has been cheeks* - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:46:26
Did Havartz even see a card there? If that's Romero it's a straight red.* - ATL May 18, 2026, 15:27:18
- were you not watching?* - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:27:38
  - flipped the computer window over and caught the last replay * - ATL May 18, 2026, 15:29:46
    - yellow* - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:30:03
really sloppy start to the 2nd half for arsenal* - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:15:39
- they look so tight this half. * - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:25:33
  - and thats a really bad tackle from havertz. * - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:26:00
    - should have been red. * - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:27:22
Pep reportedly leaving City at the end of the season* - UIHuskie May 18, 2026, 14:51:06
- sanctions for the 115 incoming over the summer...* - VIV May 18, 2026, 15:10:41
  - 100% - Pep always said he’d leave if they got charged with wrong doings - RD May 18, 2026, 15:13:53
would love like 4 more in the 2nd half* - VIV May 18, 2026, 14:49:28
right there is why the CL handball rule is stupid. - VIV May 18, 2026, 14:47:01
And that kind of defending is why Burnley are going down. Absolutely nothing in the movement - ATL May 18, 2026, 14:38:51
- Yea, it was really bad* - OWWDig May 18, 2026, 14:41:54
HAVERTZ* - UIHuskie May 18, 2026, 14:37:57
- 60 million down the drain - VIV May 18, 2026, 14:39:47
  - hi londoner!* - Poldark May 18, 2026, 16:11:16
Saka does not get a penalty for fouling the Burnley player in the box* - ATL May 18, 2026, 14:36:02
It is bullshit that Arsenal and Spurs are going to be on short weeks heading into final weekend.* - Carl Spackler May 18, 2026, 14:28:23
EPL sidejack: there is nothing more frustrating than finding an EPL match. Can't access my cable - ATL May 18, 2026, 14:22:17
ARSE-BURN (thread)* - VIV May 18, 2026, 13:53:57
- SET PIECE FC!!!!!!!!* - VIV May 18, 2026, 14:37:59
- that's a pen* - VIV May 18, 2026, 14:35:51
  - Naah...I think the announcers got it right in the end. Saka kicked the defender's plant foot.* - ATL May 18, 2026, 14:37:17
    - shot facing the goal looks like a pen. shot behind the goal looks like it isn't - VIV May 18, 2026, 14:39:27
- I think Burn has a good one in them...don't you?? - OWWDig May 18, 2026, 14:08:53
  - i would certainly hope not. - VIV May 18, 2026, 14:15:57
LOL, Mourinho back to Real Madrid* - Carl Spackler May 18, 2026, 7:20:09
- The recycled one* - ATL May 18, 2026, 7:28:49
  - Lol* - CoronaTheirAss May 18, 2026, 7:59:45
ooo - ATL May 17, 2026, 13:28:35
lol that looked like a pen against Newcastle. Hit the boot first and barely touched the ball. - ATL May 17, 2026, 13:05:45
Another example of nobody knows what a handball is anymore in United-Forest - UIHuskie May 17, 2026, 7:54:29
Quite the roller coaster day for Chelsea fans - dk May 16, 2026, 15:09:31
- Alonso will get them ironed out but I feel like they need a major sell off. - MC May 17, 2026, 14:00:46
- The players should celebrate by going on a four day bender - ATL May 17, 2026, 8:35:51
  - I wouldn't put it past them. * - Tuscy May 17, 2026, 10:25:51
    - I’m willing to buy the alcohol and drugs for them * - ATL May 17, 2026, 13:17:59
Phrasing, people. - SurfTheBoneyard May 13, 2026, 16:34:25
Well City got three and could have had more… - SurfTheBoneyard May 13, 2026, 15:57:45
- Up the Clarets!* - Chicago1995 May 13, 2026, 16:12:19
Big time Pep Roulette today* - Sounder May 13, 2026, 14:32:12
- Foden finding his form.* - Chicago1995 May 13, 2026, 15:10:38
Anyone watch the first episode of the HBO USMNT docuseries last night? - Blazer May 13, 2026, 14:29:30
- I can’t do it. They’re all losers. * - assassin May 13, 2026, 14:35:47
McDonald's agrees to become new Chicago Fire stadium naming partner - assassin May 13, 2026, 14:11:23
- Lot of Grimaces here at McDonald’s Park…* - SurfTheBoneyard May 13, 2026, 14:14:00
  - Much like the ice cream machines, the side's defense has taken the night off * - assassin May 13, 2026, 14:15:08
Man City v Palace today - SurfTheBoneyard May 13, 2026, 12:39:23
- So much for that.* - SurfTheBoneyard May 13, 2026, 14:41:29
- FA Cup Final in 3 days. Haaland, Cherki and Doku on the bench.* - SurfTheBoneyard May 13, 2026, 13:13:41
TROGDOR!! (Burninating)* - Gene Parmesan May 12, 2026, 9:50:52
OPTA has it 81-19 West Ham after that. - SurfTheBoneyard May 11, 2026, 16:23:12
- Spurs lose to Chelsea, draw Everton. West Ham lose to NUFC, draw with Leeds - MC May 11, 2026, 16:31:53
- Eh? That surprises me. But sportsbooks show similar it looks like* - Carl Spackler May 11, 2026, 16:27:18
That’s a pen* - ATL May 11, 2026, 16:05:04
- you are misinformed.* - Poldark May 11, 2026, 16:06:01
MOAR VAR* - VIV May 11, 2026, 16:04:34
- Wanted it but think thats right * - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 11, 2026, 16:05:04
  - i think the defender got a toe on it* - VIV May 11, 2026, 16:06:46
13!* - ATL May 11, 2026, 15:51:56
- WHOA* - VIV May 11, 2026, 15:59:34
  - that was an amazing save* - VIV May 11, 2026, 16:14:40
This is all Aston Villa’s fault. This is when Arsenal said fine we will play that - MC May 11, 2026, 15:17:59
- we were repeatedly told "Ramsdale needs to be stronger, there"* - VIV May 11, 2026, 15:21:44
Ritchie probably should have been booked there * - ATL May 11, 2026, 15:08:49
- really nice strike from Tel* - VIV May 11, 2026, 15:12:18
  - uhhh, i think that's a pen. * - VIV May 11, 2026, 15:31:03
    - oooo, we're gonna get another day of VAR talk* - VIV May 11, 2026, 15:35:15
      - You know…you leave the bar for 5 minutes to take a work call and it all goes to shit.* - ATL May 11, 2026, 15:45:25
        
        i feel like it was more "sticking your head in so it gets kicked" vs anything malicious* - VIV May 11, 2026, 15:53:16
        
        That's exactly what it was. You have to be able to follow through on your legitimate football moves - ATL May 12, 2026, 9:52:44
Rumor, Alonso is Chelsea is close * - MC May 11, 2026, 13:39:43
- what a snaking to liverpool that would be* - VIV May 11, 2026, 15:16:52
- also, The Special One to Madrid?* - VIV May 11, 2026, 14:27:20
  - To be a fly on that wall.... - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:39:59
    - exactly my thought* - VIV May 11, 2026, 14:45:09
      - there could be trouble in that dressing room at some future date* - Sammich May 11, 2026, 14:45:59
        
        Fede Valverde will tell you about trouble in that locker room, once his TBI clears.* - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:46:54
        
        I was trying to obliquely reference that, but I overdid the oblique* - Sammich May 11, 2026, 14:49:22
        
        I figured. - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:50:45
  - Wendy's* - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:39:56
- Wonder who will replace him in January.* - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 13:54:33
ooo - SurfTheBoneyard May 11, 2026, 7:28:40
100% a foul - dk May 10, 2026, 13:11:46
- No one has found any clip of an Arsenal player holding the GK arm though - MC May 11, 2026, 13:37:25
- there's a difference between being in the keeper's way, which is legal - VIV May 11, 2026, 8:29:42
  - Not referring to being in the keeper's way as players do have a right to stand their ground - dk May 11, 2026, 12:15:40
    - again, we've come to this referendum on needing overhaul on rules because of a *correct call*. * - VIV May 11, 2026, 13:06:16
      - By no means, do I think there is 100% clarity on this being a "correct call" - Sounder May 11, 2026, 13:08:31
        
        which one? - VIV May 11, 2026, 13:15:40
        
        The one with his arm across Raya's body - Sounder May 11, 2026, 13:18:22
        
        he literally reaches across raya's throat to grab raya's arm as he's going up to grab the ball - VIV May 11, 2026, 13:20:08
    - Fouls on set pieces should be called the same as fouls in open play. And fouls against the keeper - ATL May 11, 2026, 12:21:23
      - I'm not sure I agree with that statement - Sounder May 11, 2026, 12:32:00
        
        I didn't say what is, I said what it should be. And if you can find me a law of the game that says - ATL May 11, 2026, 12:34:17
        
        Have you ever been a referee before? - Sounder May 11, 2026, 12:38:58
        
        You think referees picking and choosing when to enforce the rules is making it not about them?* - ATL May 11, 2026, 12:42:20
        
        Sadly he is right and plenty of refs do see it that way - dk May 11, 2026, 12:46:50
        
        But that's not the same thing as what we're arguing. We're arguing about whether pulling someone - ATL May 11, 2026, 12:53:51
        
        I'm not agreeing with Clattenberg's thought process on staying invisible - dk May 11, 2026, 13:03:33
        
        I used to communicate a lot with the players when I was reffing - Sounder May 11, 2026, 13:06:28
        
        Agree that communication is very important - dk May 11, 2026, 13:19:59
        
        Also in the end any given ref can't change anything beyond themself - dk May 11, 2026, 13:31:57
        
        I refereed way too many games in high school and college - Sounder May 11, 2026, 12:50:01
        
        I'm saying that you have to establish a line and try to keep that line - Sounder May 11, 2026, 12:45:59
        
        The problem is players/teams realized you can't call a penalty on every set piece - dk May 11, 2026, 12:52:20
        
        This part is definitely true, and it they probably need to reset some boundaries - Sounder May 11, 2026, 12:55:05
        
        Next season, don’t stop play but have a VAR review after each set piece - DT May 11, 2026, 12:59:28
        
        I do think something has to give - Sounder May 11, 2026, 13:01:12
        
        The handball rule in UEFA competitions is totally ridiculous - UIHuskie May 11, 2026, 13:22:46
        
        having been on both ends of the benefit on the UEFA handball rule, it's completely dumb. - VIV May 11, 2026, 14:07:55
        
        UEFA handball rule sucks - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:26:27
        
        You mean you have to establish two lines. One for set pieces, and one for open play. - ATL May 11, 2026, 12:47:35
- The call was right. But it’s also not the way it’s been treated all year - Chicago1995 May 10, 2026, 13:59:46
  - the fallout from yesterday is pure fucking madness. as an example, - VIV May 11, 2026, 9:25:17
    - Thing is, they got that one right. And that means they got how many wrong? - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 12:35:59
      - way too much, "it's the right call, but...." - VIV May 11, 2026, 13:14:17
        
        It's a correct call. Which makes other calls that have benefitted Arsenal incorrect. - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 13:50:21
        
        "lucky break." come on. - VIV May 11, 2026, 14:01:30
        
        Being in the keeper's way? Nothing more to discuss here.* - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:08:10
        
        do you seriously not see the difference?* - VIV May 11, 2026, 14:09:22
        
        I do, but I don't think we're just talking about "getting in the keeper's way" - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:15:18
        
        i've said that there's one that should have probably been ruled out. - VIV May 11, 2026, 14:22:00
        
        The two most clear comps to this I've seen both ended up as goals - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:46:15
        
        Gabriel v. Emi was absolutely not a foul on Gabriel - VIV May 11, 2026, 14:59:03
        
        That's not clear and obvious to me. * - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 15:12:06
    - the "problem" with that play, IMO, is that there were seemingly 8 fouls happening at once - Sounder May 11, 2026, 12:17:09
      - Whichever is first, which I believe they determined to be the foul on Raya* - UIHuskie May 11, 2026, 12:24:42
        
        I think it was the right call - Sounder May 11, 2026, 12:31:12
        
        nm - VIV May 11, 2026, 13:07:35
        
        would you rather it take 30 seconds and be wrong or take 5 minutes and be right? - VIV May 11, 2026, 13:07:34
        
        The standard is "clear and obvious" not "absolutely always correct." - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 13:53:11
        
        i do believe this is clear and obvious. * - VIV May 11, 2026, 13:59:10
        
        Fair enough. Given the length of time the review took, it might not have been.* - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:01:11
        
        it was about 2 & 1/2 mins for VAR to look at all the different angles to send it to the ref - VIV May 11, 2026, 14:04:33
        
        Getting it right isn't the standard of review. It's is it a clear and obvious error. - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:14:25
        
        but the amount of time it took, in addition to it being complex, is also contextual - VIV May 11, 2026, 14:18:55
        
        Pretty fundamentally disagree on your first point. - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 14:39:17
        
        but my contention is that it was given more time *because* it was so consequential - VIV May 11, 2026, 15:02:02
        
        Agree to disagree again. - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 15:08:49
        
        I think that is a much larger discussion unrelated to this specific goal as it is an ongoing issue - dk May 11, 2026, 15:19:59
        
        Understood and agreed. - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 15:27:05
        
        if it's matchday 5 in the 21st minute between two mid table teams, - VIV May 11, 2026, 15:11:43
        
        I don't think that's the case, but if you are right, that's more reason to scrap VAR. - Chicago1995 May 11, 2026, 15:14:18
        
        agree to disagree. i think that's a ridiculous conclusion. * - VIV May 11, 2026, 15:15:46
        
        I think you're massivly oversimplifying the right and wrong component here. - Sounder May 11, 2026, 13:09:22
        
        are we talking about the same play? i'm confused. - VIV May 11, 2026, 13:18:02
- Exactly * - QcIlliniFan May 10, 2026, 13:24:53
Beat Burnley. * - Poldark May 10, 2026, 13:04:48
duplicate * - ATL May 10, 2026, 12:34:00
This isn't good for the old ticker, I must say.* - SurfTheBoneyard May 10, 2026, 12:33:57
Clear foul. The most ironic of fouls.* - ATL May 10, 2026, 12:33:53
Oww, my blood pressure. * - VIV May 10, 2026, 12:33:38
100% a foul on raya * - VIV May 10, 2026, 12:28:19
Have to give that foul * - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2026, 12:28:13
- Raya can’t get up to get the ball. * - VIV May 10, 2026, 12:28:43
  - Yeah hes clearly impeded* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2026, 12:29:08

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