rubecula

I’ll take the bet Matt. 
Best way to get me to remember to donate.

We haven’t fallen behind at all, they have pulled ahead. Just because they have improved doesn’t mean we have weakened. 
Before last season they needed more goals, they bought Salah. 
Before this season they needed to concede less goals, they bought Alison and Van Dyke. 
If you look at us in the same way, only Liverpool, City and I think Chelsea have been better defensively in recent months, so we aren’t too bad at the back (if we keep Zouma). We’ve not scored enough goals. To close the gap we need to go and get a striker.
The idea of buying young and up and coming players is all well and good, but we need a proven goal scorer. If it means buying someone a bit older but more reliable then so be it. Tim Cahill has been banging the drum about Costa for a while. 
Even if we do improve, we might close the gap on Arsenal because they just can’t seem to sort it out at the back. We might close on Chelsea if they lose Hazard and get the transfer ban. Closing the gap on Liverpool and City? That’s a completely different level, right now I wouldn’t even be thinking about that. Maybe a win against them, but getting close to anyone at that level is years away for us. 

Evidence?! Already mentioned multiple times but you are deliberately ignoring basic facts. Couldn’t give less of a shit if the teams we’ve dominated and battered weren’t in form, they are games that we would’ve lost embarrassingly except we didn’t regardless of their current form; the amount of teams that made us a springboard for their season or stem a flow of bad results over the last 3-4 years is sickening. Whatever changed at the derby and since couldn’t be more obvious.
His job, along with Brands, was to get us to the top 6 and further. This was never going to be possible in 9 months. You’re honestly at super Trump levels of troll, denial and idiocy at the moment. 

I've said I can't see it and you've offered no evidence that there is. Feel free to enlighten me. 
 
It's not unrealistic expect a team that adds 5 first team players that are all much much better than their previous players to kick on and get more points. Digne instead of a leggy Baines and a misfit Martina. Zouma over a leggy Williams and Jagielka. Bernard and Richarlison, two Brazilian Internationals over a kid striker on the wing in DCL or Bolasie coming back from an injury. Gomes over a leggy Rooney playing out of position. 
If Alladyce was given the chance with this team it's logical to expect him to have gotten closer to the top 6 considering what he managed with the unbalanced team. Surely given a more balanced team with better players he'd have done better. 
How's it hypocritical? You can only beat what's in front of you and the teams we beat was more down to them than us. You never called me hypocritical when I said the same last season. 
Arsenal were missing both of their CMs. Even Cardiff were missing their best players. Man u were playing on a hangover, Matic even come out apologising as he should have closed down Sigurdssen. That goal was a great strike but in most games would have been blocked. The reason it wasn't blocked was because United were poor, not because of Sigurdssen's skill or Silva's management. 

What evidence is there that it is happening? 
Only difference is the players. Look at motm threads and you've got Gomes, Digne, Richarlison prominent. The players that come in have been the difference. If Silva took us over instead of Sam we'd have been a lot closer to relegation. If Sam had stayed we'd be a lot closer to the top 6. 
As for beating the top sides they're not in great form, all three we beat have been beaten by worse teams than us this season. Even Crystal Palace won away at Arsenal. Both Arsenal and Man U have lost 4 of their last 9. We didn't win because of our manager, they are just plop atm and especially on the day with Arsenal missing half their squad and Man U not even trying. I'd expect is to have won those games with any manager at the helm. 
His job is to challenge the top 6 and he's failed miserably. 

Name one manager who we could realistically expect to attract who would have had us challenging top 6 this season? Our squad is threadbare, we have nearly a full team out on loan because most of them aren't good enough, the players who have come in have ended up doing great but it is not enough to fix the shit show that was last season. 
Aside from that, you are an absolute hypocrite for blaming the manager for every poor result but refusing to give him any credit when we win. 

Whereas Fat Sam didn't show up till Wednesday after losing on a Saturday... went to spain.

not his fault matt at his age the memory loss is quite profound lol
 

Still can't believe that Barcelona didn't score just one goal that would have seen them through.

I agree with Rubes on this, if we don't win the League or the Cup I'd be disappointed if it didn't come to the city of Liverpool, its understandable for people not born in Liverpool to feel that way, but I'm glad if it comes to my home City rather than go to some other club.

why so worried  are you a city fan?  if the reds do win the champions league I think it is good for them  being a blue means we must try to be better than the reds  but being jealous of their success is not right.  we just need to strive to be better than them, not be  jealous.
 

why so worried  are you a city fan?  if the reds do win the champions league I think it is good for them  being a blue means we must try to be better than the reds  but being jealous of their success is not right.  we just need to strive to be better than them, not be  jealous.
 

Good to see a couple of Bluenoses in this; good advice also..
 

Rubes, there was an episode showing the origin of the Night King. You've missed something there pal!

it would be nice,  but highly unlikely imho

Couldn't not watch GOT, second episode still just build up but brilliantly done; how in the hell they're going to bring it to a conclusion in just four more shows is a mystery to me.

We don’t need to mate.
Gana has done a better job at that than any of us could.

I thought it was good and some  nice hints thrown in too  

that us what I like to see,  keep these greetings coming  folks  let us all remind Mike he is getting  older by the minute roflmao 😈

that us what I like to see,  keep these greetings coming  folks  let us all remind Mike he is getting  older by the minute roflmao 😈

Anyone watch GOT yet? No Sky TV where I am and snail pace wi-fi so I couldn't stream it; thinking I might try to avoid it until the end and then binge it. Probably have to go to a monastery for six weeks though.

Mike, hopefully, like me, you will reach an age where dates, days and time in general, don't matter.  What day is it?  Is it time for tea yet?

Back when footblers were footballers. RIP. Tommy
Tommy Smith took exception to Emlyn Hughes singing Liverpool are magic Everton are tragic.... never got on with him.