MW Aug 19-23: …which makes me hard as a totem pole

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He has to find the most remote place on earth and hide there. I can’t think of another possibility now that his poetry is out.
 

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I briefly considered changing this thread title to “which makes me hard as a totem pole” because that might be the funniest shit I’ve ever read (both intentional and unintentional comedy divisions).

But Giggs has been revealed as such a fucking dirt bag, I can’t quite do it.
 

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I can think of no better way of punishing him than making sure his work reaches as many people as possible.
 

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He has to find the most remote place on earth and hide there. I can’t think of another possibility now that his poetry is out.
He could find some remote jungle in Paupa New Ginuea where outsiders haven’t ventured in 100 years and the people there wound still laugh at him
 

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Neto goes down clutching his head to get play stopped, replay shows no contact. VAR needs to have a power here.
 

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This season’s version of what is or is not a foul is very weird as a person who started watching the EPL in the past decade.

It’s relatively consistent so not too much complaint there, but it seems like a sharp turn from where the league’s been.
 

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This game is not good. But my son keeps saying go Chicken team so there's that.

Wolves really look the more likely to score but it's been quite disjointed with turnovers and transition fouls.
 

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This game is not good. But my son keeps saying go Chicken team so there's that.

Wolves really look the more likely to score but it's been quite disjointed with turnovers and transition fouls.
That’s gonna be the story of a lot of EPL games until they give up on the “let everyone foul each other” point of emphasis.
 

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Poor strategy from Kane to shoot Neves in the back with a shotgun, which is the only thing I can assume happed based on how Neves went down.
 

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Lags has a big mouth. Like, literally a very large mouth. He could eat a hotdog sideways.
 

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Howard’s story about asking for a transfer was funny. He’s become so great in the studio.

Leicester & Soton are a match to see who can quit on their manager quicker.
 

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We just got all the way to the kickoff circle after a goal and then got VARed.

And it was bullshit too. I can't believe there was incontrovertible evidence...he even looked on with the lines they do for offside.
 

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Dean Henderson and Fulham doing good work so far to make Man United look as stupid as possible.
 

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Ayew...how can you not score that? Oh, I think I answered my own question.

Palace is all over Villa, but can't get a second, at least on that isn't chalked off for a dumb offside call.
 

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0-0 Everton Forest at half. Everton quite good in spells but a good two way game. Still not quite enough of a cutting edge, haven’t been able to translate better play into goals
 

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Been a very boring Leicester-Soton tilt, but Maddison just sniped a fantastic and clever free kick from 20yds near the corner of the box. Classy stuff.
 

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Joachim Andersen has put on a clinic with long passes in all three games this season. On the other end, outside of Zaha, nobody could hit water if they fell out of a boat.
 

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I'm not sure if Palace's offense (aside from the finishing) is that good, or if Villa's defense is really this bad.
 

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That has to be a penalty against Digne.

Edit: VAR got that one right.

Martinez made a great save on the penalty, but it bounced right back to Wilf and he put it away to give a well-deserved 2-1 lead.
 

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I don't question Patrick Vieira often, but I have wondered why Mateta hasn't been starting and Edouard has. Beautiful pass from Mitchell and less than 90 seconds after entering the game, Mateta put that pass in the net.
 

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Brennan Johnson playing for Nottingham and doing that little bow & arrow celebration is cute.
 

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Toffees give up a goal at 80’ but then Gray slots on a through ball from Pickford at 86’. Draw to Forest is not great but back to front Toffees do look better. Just not clinical enough.
 

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Che Adams came on an bosses the game, 2 goals in half an hour. Leicester look lost outside the Maddison free kick.
 

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Toffees give up a goal at 80’ but then Gray slots on a through ball from Pickford at 86’. Draw to Forest is not great but back to front Toffees do look better. Just not clinical enough.
They should be really, really worried about where the goals come from I think.
 

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They should be really, really worried about where the goals come from I think.
If DCL comes back in good form and if they can get at least one other attacker with a complementary style it will be all right. Trouble is those are two big ifs.

New guy Onana is stll not 90’ match fit but he is big, pacy, and skilled. Back is more solid and with midfield firming up also, wingers that can put on crosses there is a better side to support strikers. Not yet good enough but it’s much better than our worst last season