Topic: Premier League Fixtures 24th - 26th February

[Crosby Nick]

4-0 is a dangerous lead for Arsenal against Newcastle remember.

Told you.

[FiSh77]

Not sure why anyone is surprised, Newcastle have been pretty dire for ages.

69 years by my reckoning

[FiSh77]

Yes! Get in you goal difference loving dickheads.

[jillcwhomever]

69 years by my reckoning

It could well be that long! 

[duvva 💅]

He was utter shite to be fair. I still find it funny how there are people who think he is actually good.

He wasn’t brilliant for us but was better than Mignolet but that game is all people remember now.

[Vegeta]

I can't believe Karius used to play for us; those were truly dark times.

[killer-heels]

He wasn’t brilliant for us but was better than Mignolet but that game is all people remember now.

I remember some other games he was shite in as well to be fair. He was hopeless against Roma in the semi final as well.

He has some qualities and maybe there was something people saw in him initially that marked him as having potential. But the fact was when he played for us, for the most part he was really, really bad.

[duvva 💅]

I can't believe Karius used to play for us; those were truly dark times.

I’m not sure how old you are, but we were once managed by an Owl.

Those were truly dark times.

I’ll take appearing in European Cup finals over that any day

[jillcwhomever]

I remember some other games he was shite in as well to be fair. He was hopeless against Roma in the semi final as well.

He has some qualities and maybe there was something people saw in him initially that marked him as having potential. But the fact was when he played for us, for the most part he was really, really bad.

I seem to recall in that game, Ali also let in a few goals.

[rushyman]

At least Newcastle fans have got a nice quick trip back Saturday night, no trains

[King_doggerel]

I can't believe Karius used to play for us; those were truly dark times.

Dark times under Klopp? stop it. He wasn't the best and he quickly upgraded him superbly after Kiev.

[Vegeta]

I mean in a sense that a world-class manager had to play such a mediocre keeper because of budget constraints, which he entirely fixed on his own by turning Coutinho into a £150 million player.

[Boston Bosox]

It's All Over

[zero zero]

I can't believe Karius used to play for us; those were truly dark times.

No they fucking weren't. He got us to a Champions League Final knocking out Man City and playing glorious football on the way.

[duvva 💅]

I remember some other games he was shite in as well to be fair. He was hopeless against Roma in the semi final as well.

He has some qualities and maybe there was something people saw in him initially that marked him as having potential. But the fact was when he played for us, for the most part he was really, really bad.

I don’t think he was that bad for us. But he wasn’t a good GK compared to what we’ve had over the years. However I do think he was the best we had at the time.

Anyway not sure I imagined I’d be spending an evening in 2024 defending him people are free to remember him how they wish

[zero zero]

I remember some other games he was shite in as well to be fair. He was hopeless against Roma in the semi final as well.

The Roma keeper was worse

[duvva 💅]

The Roma keeper was worse

😁

[Hazell]

I’m not sure how old you are, but we were once managed by an Owl.

Those were truly dark times.

I’ll take appearing in European Cup finals over that any day

Yeah, very odd comment.

[stockdam]

Hasn’t actually done much wrong tonight. Made some decent saves. Not his fault there’s a complete shitshow in front of him

Karius made some decent saves but was too rooted on his line at times. He probably should have been dominating the box a bit more. However he hasn’t played for a while and so it would be harsh to say that his performance was anything but decent. His defenders let him down a lot.

[smicer07]

Not sure how Howe has got the balls to clap the Newcastle fans there.

[duvva 💅]

Yeah, very odd comment.

Senseless

[Sheer Magnetism]

No they fucking weren't. He got us to a Champions League Final knocking out Man City and playing glorious football on the way.

Except we got there in spite of him - remember Roma? We would have been better off with Mignolet in goal, but people convinced themselves he 'didn't look like a top keeper'. In any case, Alisson was a massive upgrade on both and we don't have to think about it anymore.

[Nick110581]

So the League hasn’t changed.

We play first again next weekend.

[jillcwhomever]

Except we got there in spite of him - remember Roma? We would have been better off with Mignolet in goal, but people convinced themselves he 'didn't look like a top keeper'. In any case, Alisson was a massive upgrade on both and we don't have to think about it anymore.

Although as I said before Ali also let in a lot of goals in that game. It was that sort of game, we kind of got a bit complacent.

[Clint Eastwood]

Is that song their attempt to create something akin to YNWA?

Feels like it.

[JRed]

I can't believe Karius used to play for us; those were truly dark times.

Us?

[Caligula?]

Arsenal are already champions in my eyes.




At celebrating prematurely.

[Kekule]

I’m not sure how old you are, but we were once managed by an Owl.

Those were truly dark times.

I’ll take appearing in European Cup finals over that any day

I remember Brad Jones.

Karius might not have been great but at least he tried to get in the way. Jones had a habit of diving the wrong way, and into a different postcode, when the ball was struck in his general direction.

(Although still on the winning side against Everton at Wembley! Ha!)

[zero zero]

Except we got there in spite of him - remember Roma? We would have been better off with Mignolet in goal, but people convinced themselves he 'didn't look like a top keeper'.

Mignolet was dogshit. The only keeper I've seen make a point of making himself smaller on a one-on one.

In any case, Alisson was a massive upgrade on both and we don't have to think about it anymore.

I do remember Roma. Their keeper looked worse. Of course I'm glad we upgraded but picking the Roma tie just proves how strange/stupid it is to pick a particular game or tie to judge a keeper.

[Vote For Pedro]

Bear in mind Karius had suffered concussion in the final as well.

[Caligula?]

I remember Brad Jones.

Karius might not have been great but at least he tried to get in the way. Jones had a habit of diving the wrong way, and into a different postcode, when the ball was struck in his general direction.

(Although still on the winning side against Everton at Wembley though! Ha!)

Both are awful keepers but I think Jones shades it for me. Didn't Jones go on and win the Dutch league with Feyenoord after leaving us? Meanwhile Karius couldn't even get into Union Berlin's side and failed at Beşiktaş after leaving us

[duvva 💅]

Hands up who thought we’d be rehashing old Karius arguments in 2024 after a Newcastle Arsenal game 

[Vegeta]

I also really don't see the issue with expressing views on a forum. We are not directly abusing the player, and it's 100% clear that Karius is not an EPL-level keeper; he should not have been playing for us. It was all down to budget constraints.

I don't see the need to lie to ourselves and turn every player into some cult hero who defied expectations when he was painfully average.

[**** The Pain Away.]

Bear in mind Karius had suffered concussion in the final as well.

Bullshit.

[smutchin]

Great hair though.

[GinKop]

Bullshit.

https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/306090-jurgen-klopp-loris-karius-concussion

Great hair though.

Great end-of-season lifestyle videos too.

[duvva 💅]

I also really don't see the issue with expressing views on a forum. We are not directly abusing the player, and it's 100% clear that Karius is not an EPL-level keeper; he should not have been playing for us. It was all down to budget constraints.

I don't see the need to lie to ourselves and turn every player into some cult hero who defied expectations when he was painfully average.

You also should accept those views to be challenged when they are clearly hyperbolic.

And who has said Karius is a cult hero?

[smutchin]

Great end-of-season lifestyle videos too.

Oh god, I’d forgotten that. 

[rushyman]

I can't believe Karius used to play for us; those were truly dark times.

Not one dark time have I had since Jurgen has been in charge

Since that first 0-0 with Spurs, even that game the small springs of hope danced in my head. It's been a long time since the 80's.

He's made me a child again.

Jurgen brought the light back

[GBF]

Newcastle put Loris in goal, what they were hoping for? No goalie would have been better 😂