Dark Munster

Yes, in a nutshell.

Probably, but not definitely. For example, if we draw our last 2 matches their point today could be the difference between them staying up and us going down.

Er no, if they'd won both their matches before us they'd only need a point against us to reach 100 points. Now that they've just dropped 2 points against Huddersfield it means they need to beat us to get to 100 (assuming they beat Brighton later this week). It's a bad result today whichever way you look at it.

The ref shouldn't have given him his first yellow.

Yes, a win against Swansea would mean today's point was a good one. We'd be more or less safe. But a win today and a draw against Swansea would have meant that we would have had several avenues of escape (assuming no big goal difference swings): we'd be safe with any of Huddersfield failing to get at least 2 points against Chelsea, City and Arsenal (very likely), or Swansea not beating Stoke (less likely but not impossible), or us getting a point against City (less likely but not impossible). But now if we only draw against Swansea we'll need to match or better their result against Stoke with ours against City, or get a draw against City and hope Huddersfield lose their last three. Not likely.

After so many "must-win" matches this season we've finally arrived at the real one.

So true. And not to mention the mind-numbing incompetence of not bringing in goal-scorer over the past 4 windows (instead selling JRod, loaning out Gallagher, and spending £20m on the clown's mate, a League 2 level flop). Heads indeed need to roll, the leading ones being those 2 muppets Beaker and Bunsen.

Actually I'd rather forget that, thanks.

Well we got one, but it feels like a loss doesn't it?

Exactly this. In North America they use video replays, and measure each game (basketball, hockey, am. football) to the second. Here we're amateurish with timekeeping and keep dragging our feet with VAR. And to make it worse, here the consequences of shit ref decisions/timekeeping can be devastating: we all know the potential financial disaster of finishing bottom three in the PL. Ironically in North America where they're professional in reffing/timekeeping there are no negative consequences of finishing bottom (no relegation, and in fact the bottom clubs get rewarded with a high draft picks!)

5-1 I think, but anyway Spurs had nothing to play for either. In fact they had just lost their chance of finishing first with a nasty draw against Chelsea, so were completely deflated. OTOH Swansea will have everything to play for (unless we're already down by then).

Not bad by the average Essex bowlers.

And now there's no reason for him to not field his strongest possible 11, in stark contrast if they were to have a Europa cup final 3 days later.

Hard luck Arsenal. Now make Wenger proud in his last PL games.

1-0 down at the moment. Far from over of course.

If we survive let the mocking begin!

I'm giving that one to Lovren.

And Lovren taking the deciding penalty like this:

Judge Redmond if/when he plays on the right. Anyway, back to the atmosphere....

I think you answered your own question in the first sentence with the other two. The problem isn't Bertrand, it's Redmond playing on the left.

That's what we did, and we were unlucky to lose. One of the clown's (extremely) rare good games.

Didn't McManus and Rossouw miss a large chunk of last season for the same injury? Just bad luck, or something they should take precautions for in practice?

True dat.

Reading between the lines it appears he knows the square root of **** all about football, and believes all the bullshit from Beaker and Bunsen. Hope I'm wrong.