Topic: David Squires - Football cartoonist

[redgriffin73]

Bet, Man!

Tickled me, that one

Nuno in the first panel and Salt Bae in the last are good too.

[RJH]

Absolutely ridiculous. There is no way on this earth that the owl has even heard of Mogwai, never mind having a favourite LP.

I feel like Hodgson having slightly niche musical tastes is a recurring joke of Squire's.

[Nobby Reserve]

Bet, Man!

We don't need Capon and his gif!

Squires been brilliant the last few weeks

[Ray K]

David Squires on … the beginning of the end for Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool

Our resident cartoonist on the charismatic German manager’s long goodbye at Anfield and who could replace him

[redgriffin73]

The graph in the sixth panel

[Ray K]

References in the first couple of panels to the likes of Vitor Matos's conker hair are a reference to this insanity

The Daily Mail on Kate Middleton being hospitalized is honestly one of the most mental pieces of journalism I've ever read.

[redgriffin73]

References in the first couple of panels to the likes of Vitor Matos's conker hair are a reference to this insanity

Thanks, I was wondering if I'd missed something about his hair!

[semit5]

References in the first couple of panels to the likes of Vitor Matos's conker hair are a reference to this insanity

You’ve got to have a good memory and pretty niche knowledge for these to make sense sometimes

[vicar]

I thought its was a bit poor considering the consistent quality of his previous cartoons.

The Banter matrix had potential, but given the rich source of material available it didn't really land for me. 

[RedDeadRejection]

Never thought I'd see Cast mentioned in one of these 🤣

[Hazell]

I thought its was a bit poor considering the consistent quality of his previous cartoons.

The Banter matrix had potential, but given the rich source of material available it didn't really land for me. 

I liked banter matrix a lot the panel and thanks to Ray K, I can appreciate the genius of the first two panels but yeah, the rest of it wasn't as good I thought.

[Dim Glas]

I thought its was a bit poor considering the consistent quality of his previous cartoons.

The Banter matrix had potential, but given the rich source of material available it didn't really land for me.

considering the range of material available for the topic, it was really poor. Not up to his standards at all.

[thejbs]

As a suspected Liverpool fan, he was probably struggling past his tears…

[redgriffin73]

As a suspected Liverpool fan, he was probably struggling past his tears…

Supports Swindon I think? Although does seem to have a soft spot for us.

[Ray K]

Supports Swindon I think? Although does seem to have a soft spot for us.

Probably because of all the time he spends lurking on RAWK.

[thejbs]

Supports Swindon I think? Although does seem to have a soft spot for us.

And Paul Tierney only supports Wigan.

[Funky_Gibbons]

Chris Wilder being torn apart 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/feb/06/david-squires-on-chris-wilder-the-other-earl-of-sandwich?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[Andy @ Allerton!]

Chris Wilder being torn apart 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/feb/06/david-squires-on-chris-wilder-the-other-earl-of-sandwich?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[thaddeus]

Chris Wilder being torn apart 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/feb/06/david-squires-on-chris-wilder-the-other-earl-of-sandwich?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Back on form this week.  Once of his funniest for a long time.

"Can't believe we're leaving the pub for this"
"S'only for half an hour" 

[boots]

serves him right the pompous pillock.

Is Wilder related to Ronnie Pickering?

[Ray K]

Is Wilder related to Ronnie Pickering?

Who?

[boots]

[redgriffin73]

Brilliant stuff

[Black Bull Nova]

Who?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dcv6GKNNw

[tray fenny]

Clearly browses rawk 😁

[shy_talk]

Charles Dozsa


Vito Corleone

Couldn't spot the weekly Simpsons reference though. (pics above failed.)

[RedDeadRejection]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dcv6GKNNw

Whoosh??

[FiSh77]

Clearly browses rawk 😁

Robbed every pun from the Sheff united/Villa match thread

[oojason]

'David Squires on … messy exits for Roy Hodgson and Dan Ashworth':-

Our cartoonist on very public departures for a Crystal Palace legend and the holder of secrets at Newcastle United

www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/feb/20/david-squires-on-messy-exits-for-roy-hodgson-and-dan-ashworth

[Nobby Reserve]

'David Squires on … messy exits for Roy Hodgson and Dan Ashworth':-

Our cartoonist on very public departures for a Crystal Palace legend and the holder of secrets at Newcastle United

www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/feb/20/david-squires-on-messy-exits-for-roy-hodgson-and-dan-ashworth

Too nice by far to the OFC

[Black Bull Nova]

Too nice by far to the OFC

He had to be really, picking on a old git with a bad heart who's just retired never works well in the obituary columns


As for the strip, it's the little touches, I had an old Nokia like that 20 years ago.

[Ray K]

'David Squires on … messy exits for Roy Hodgson and Dan Ashworth':-

Our cartoonist on very public departures for a Crystal Palace legend and the holder of secrets at Newcastle United

www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/feb/20/david-squires-on-messy-exits-for-roy-hodgson-and-dan-ashworth

Salt Bae doing a Hannibal Lector to Arteta's brain had me chuckling.

[Nobby Reserve]

He had to be really, picking on a old git with a bad heart who's just retired never works well in the obituary columns


As for the strip, it's the little touches, I had an old Nokia like that 20 years ago.

Like Ashworth using [presumably] bank notes for garden mulch  (and having a tattoo of a laptop on his arm and, in the next panel, the R2D2 pattern on his tie)

[Alisson Wonderland]

David Squires on … Liverpool’s creche beating Chelsea in the League Cup final

Our cartoonist looks back at the Reds’ triumph at Wembley against a £1bn troupe of comparative fossils

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/feb/27/david-squires-on-liverpool-creche-chelsea-carabao-cup-final

[jillcwhomever]

"Spooky, telepathic children, saw off Chelsea's pensioners." 

[thaddeus]

David Squires on … Liverpool’s creche beating Chelsea in the League Cup final

Our cartoonist looks back at the Reds’ triumph at Wembley against a £1bn troupe of comparative fossils

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/feb/27/david-squires-on-liverpool-creche-chelsea-carabao-cup-final

Having got most of the references last week I've returned to being a cultural dinosaur this week! 

Who is the bespectacled chap saying "Creepeh"?  Are the Cast Away references linked to Richard Keys or just Squires poking fun at VAR?

I enjoyed the likeness of Wilson to Klopp.  That's more my speed 

[RJH]

Having got most of the references last week I've returned to being a cultural dinosaur this week! 

Who is the bespectacled chap saying "Creepeh"?  Are the Cast Away references linked to Richard Keys or just Squires poking fun at VAR?

I enjoyed the likeness of Wilson to Klopp.  That's more my speed 

I think that's Palmer - the glasses are just to make him look old and "creepeh" is because of his Manc accent (I assume he has one - I haven't heard him speak)

[BoRed]

All about the drop ball this week.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/mar/05/david-squires-on-mark-clattenburg-nottingham-forest-dropped-ball-furore

[thaddeus]

All about the drop ball this week.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/mar/05/david-squires-on-mark-clattenburg-nottingham-forest-dropped-ball-furore

It's almost as though he's not treating the incident seriously.  For shame.

I wonder if it's coincidence that his Clattenburg looks a lot like Littlefinger in Game of Thrones.

[Ray K]

All about the drop ball this week.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/picture/2024/mar/05/david-squires-on-mark-clattenburg-nottingham-forest-dropped-ball-furore

Back on form this week. Ten Hag saying the Manchester derby is decided by fine chasms..