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As a Fulham fan I recognize this as β€˜The Palhinha Pact’ where you trade the ability to pass to your own attackers for the glory of 32yard slide tackles.

26.10.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So many questions:
- away against a MF so fast & strong, is Iwobi/Lukic/Berge they path forward?
- how much of our progressing weakness is solved by Jedi?
- What exactly is ESR good at?

26.10.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That Jacob Murphy is a black guy and Harvey Barnes is a white guy just demonstrates how big a gap there is btw US/UK.
#NEWFUL
#epl-live

25.10.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait, the JD Vance Baby meme is a living person?!?

24.10.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Obviously, Dems retaking Senate is big important to my future life but whether the D candidate that wins is Smith or Jones ... I have no control over. All of this feels like intellectualized "Lighting a candle in church for XYZ" but with typing - which I can clearly get behind.

22.10.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or do jump on the hype train and just be ready to jump off - which applies to much of life. Like 99% of people involved in the discussion I don't live in ME and my thoughts on dude are for my entertainment purposes only - unless I'm gonna donate $$. People are really arguing about other issues, obv.

22.10.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is it being judged β€˜not a shot’ bc someone decided it was gonna hit the bar or bc it was deemed a miss hit cross?

Seems like it has to be one of those two, no?

21.10.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The ironic thing, is that the racist text messages sent by Ingrassia were all replies to other racist messages originally sent to Ingrassia by Young Republican staff members of these same four GOP Senators.

21.10.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The ironic thing, is that the racist text messages sent by Ingrassia were all replies to other racist messages originally sent to Ingrassia by Young Republican staff members of these same four GOP Senators.

21.10.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why they gotta do Mamdani like that?

21.10.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So happy that switching all of my sports interest to English soccer has freed me from any need to grasp what the hell is happening on ESPN. I'm sure there most be some weird right wing things in the UK media I consume - but I'm too dumb to understand.

21.10.2025 00:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are β€œNazi streaks” what the King Trump jet was dropping in that video?

20.10.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m not ostracizing anyone - beyond saying I don’t wanna read the 7,462nd weak sauce apology (not really an apology).

This feels like one of those social media pancake-waffle things.

20.10.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re kind of describing my position from 2018. Time (and ICE agents) marches on. I’ve read dozens of these pieces, and if you wanna read more -have at it.

The real change is only gonna come when they realize they’re choosing between authentic apologies and a seat at the defendant’s table.

20.10.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Snacks and gas are great, expecting all of us mofos who arrived on time to listen to their β€œIt’s not really my fault because …” excuses?

No thanks.

20.10.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A person realizing they’ve messed up and they wanna change their ways choosing for their first act to be an explanation of why their previous bad behavior wasn’t really their fault (rather than doing everything they can to make amends) isn’t as far along on their journey as they’re purporting to be.

20.10.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Bob shows up 40min late to depart on an 8hr drive while the rest of us are waiting. When Bob arrives, dya wanna hear his excuses or dya wanna finally get moving?
I’m not gonna hurt Bob or throw him out of the car but I’m also not listening to his β€œjourney”. That’s for *his* benefit, not ours.

20.10.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He’s welcome as long as I don’t have to hear the tale of his bolt of insight.

20.10.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great. Do it over there and do it quietly.

The rest of us being expected to treat the dawning of β€œoh wow, women/immigrants/gays/brown people *are* humans just like me” as if they’ve discovered a new vaccine is tiresome & reinforces the expectation that empathy isn’t just a basic part of humanity.

20.10.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I thought dude seemed thoughtful at first but stopped reading when we got to the abortion section and the conservative guy realizes that maybe policy stuff isn’t just a chit in a game you wanna win.

I’m full up on the β€œwait, misogyny is bad for my sister/daughter/wife” realizations.

20.10.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Who knew, f@@king females *is* for poofs.

20.10.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LFC last season seemed to have more control (than w Klopp) and that disguised their def issues. Off season moves seem to be aimed at less control, more attack. The problem for LFC isn't their weak defense - that is/was their plan. The real problem is they aren't scoring 3 goals per game, no?

19.10.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nuno was famously Mendes' first ever client but Silva was not far behind, so their relationship is looong.

Maranakis's behaviour with firing managers isn't making the Forest job look more attractive, either.

I expect this is Silva's last year at Fulham and I'd bet on his next job being Juve.

19.10.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm a FFC fan and don't want Silva to leave but I'll suggest that Silva has the same agent (Mendez) as Nuno and that was a huge part of the problem between Nuno and Edu/Joorabchian.

Also, not sure that 'worked w Maranakis before' really means 'interested in working w Maranakis in the future.'

19.10.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Possibly John Oliver's funniest skit this season!! We Got Him Compilation.
YouTube video by Airrick Hix Possibly John Oliver's funniest skit this season!! We Got Him Compilation.

It's as if what people drew from the John Oliver 'We Got Him' comedy bits was we just needed a *slightly* better piece of evidence to finally, truly "get him" and not the less fun concept that there is no single, silver bullet that will pull us out this mess.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9mb...

19.10.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe I don't watch enough MLS these days, but are there now more games played with American gridiron football lines of the field in the Premier League than in MLS?
#epl-live

19.10.2025 14:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Isn’t this the same question for clubs/fans/leagues in Belgium and Austria and Portugal and Netherlands and …

19.10.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Inflatable penis on fire off the shoulder of Orion. Time to die.

19.10.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image 18.10.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My buddy calls him 'Short King.'

#epl-live
#FULARS

18.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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