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Seen it mentioned that he’s due to start tonight. Fingers crossed and good luck young man. Will be very interesting to see how he does if he does indeed start his 1st senior game.

Caught the last 20 minutes of the 1st half. Tierney has been very good. Mostly in defensive phases as Real are pressuring but he’s not let anything get past him down his side. He had a one on one with Rodrygo that he looked like he might lose out on but did excellently with his recovery pace. He made one bursting run forward on the counter and only a poor pass from his team mate stopped him creating a chance. It’s been an enjoyable game, so going to happily watch the 2nd half.

I think it's what he didn't say, really. He did mention it wasn't within his control which I think may be the telling bit. Other than that he gave the issue little heed. I think that can be taken two ways - he isn't happy with the press coverage and didn't want to speak to them about it or that Anderson has does a u-turn on his decision.

The defence and midfield will get a lot of plaudits and rightfully so but a quick mention for the bold Theo Bair. Thought he was really good with his link up play and showed plenty of quality with his touches and passing.

My arse was knitting cardigans there. Superb result! Thought we were tremendous first half. Really went into our shell after Spittals 2nd half miss but dug in to get the result. Long live Kettle ball!

That was stupid by Mcginn. Shouldn’t have got himself into that situation. Gonna be a long slog this now.

McTom not in the Man Utd squad this afternoon. Wonder if it’s an injury?

Rangers fans cheering the free kick. Idiots.

Excellent news. Things have really shaped up nicely for the squad in this camp. Plenty of players getting significant minutes and in form. Looking forward to the next two games.

I initially thought Cena would be excellent for him but they’ve both been so complimentary of each other in recent years I’m not sure what the angle would be? I think a run against Reigns would be stellar but you’d think Reigns’ plans are set and they’re not gonna disrupt that for Punk. Still, there’s plenty of guys he could work with, perhaps not with a ready made storyline but they’d work something and as usual with Punk it would be entertaining. Anyway, as you say, we’re in the land of fantasy, I would be shocked if it ever came to pass.

Winning what? I don’t think he’d come in as the all conquering face who topples Reigns no, but I’m sure he would be presented as a top guy over the short period he’d be there for. It’s very unlikely to happen but fun to fantasy book I suppose.

Aye can’t see Punk going back to WWE, too many egos and pride at play there. Bloody hope he does though, it would be absolutely blockbuster stuff.

Faultless performance there. He’s a top player, you could see it straight away with him, despite a period of struggle. Hopefully this is him now on the path to realising his potential which is a really exciting prospect.

I haven’t seen anything to disprove it personally. If we’re being totally honest though fans like ourselves will never truly know the intricacies of what went on or the personalities involved. So it was kinda a moot point I made anyway. Agree on the second part. Those feuds have the ability to draw in non dedicated onlookers like myself, which would only help AEW’s viewing figures and growth. Shame it looks a forlorn hope.

Aye mob handed. Hallmark of shitebags.

Exactly, he reports what he's been told. Point is, told by whom? Seems pretty obvious who his sources are on a consistent basis. Say what you want about Punk but at least he has the baws to front things up to peoples face. Whereas the other side leak things to their dweeb pal masquerading as a journalist. Look at me, have a few drinks and turn into a Phil fanboy

That’s true and a shame. I guess as someone who only really watches clips instead of the TV programme that doesn’t really bother me as much as someone who watches regularly. I get my fix from the behind the scenes stuff instead.

I don’t really watch AEW cause I find it awful 90% of the time but I do like to read/keep up with the stories and behind the scenes stuff as thats all I really find interesting. Seems clear to me and I’d have thought clear to any non fanboy/unbiased individual that the Alvarez and Meltzer stuff is completely obvious. Not gonna get into the rights and wrongs of it all because well I don’t really care but what I do find strange is that people want them to stop fighting and feuding. Isn’t that what wrestling is all about? Conflict, drama and the illusion of real heat? Hardcore AEW fans seem to want everyone to be friends and a lot of the wrestlers portray that on TV as well. I can’t understand it at all, it’s so boring and counterintuitive to what wrestling was. Let them fight I say. Love hearing about Punk slapping about someone else backstage. Outside MJF it’s the most entertaining thing in AEW.

It’s been 12 years since I’ve been, so caveat applies, but I would suggest Gili T. At the time it was like a desert island paradise with just enough food/drink spots to keep you entertained. I was with my then GF and we loved it. Just to say accommodation wasn’t great at all on Gili T but I was a younger man at the time not giving an f and things may have changed over time (although I hope not).

Really? What’s your working for that? Maybe I’m forgetting some instances but I can’t recall too much evidence to support that claim at all in recent games.

This isn’t meant as anything other than a retelling of an observation but while sitting in Botanic Gardens one afternoon with my dug I observed Dunne and a friend approaching random women. It was fairly obvious what they were approaching them for and I remember having a conversation with myself at the time whether I thought it was appropriate behaviour or not. I settled on that it wasn’t the kind of thing I’d do and I wouldn’t like to be friends with people who did it but as long as they’re being respectful while doing it then what’s the harm. I obviously never knew the detail of their interactions but the only reason I mention it was reading that he was perhaps pro Mendy and that jogged my memory of the incident and made me rethink it. Anyway, bit of pointless info there.

Lamie isn’t the answer to any question. Particularly football related ones.

The other consideration for Clarke is where would he play him? We don’t play with wingers. I know the manager said that he thinks Doak can play through the middle but as far as I’m aware that’s a completely untested theory thus far. So you’re then looking at him playing the Ryan Christie role but perhaps naturally drifting out to the right side. It’s maybe a distraction Clarke feels that we can do without right now.

Tbh, and far be it from me to slow down the hype train, but I actually thought his recent cameo was one of his weaker showings so far. Yes, he pretty much beat his man every time he had the ball, which is staggering given his age, but I’ve almost come to expect that from him now. He’s one of the best 17 year olds I’ve seen in 1v1 situations. However, he also pretty much wasted all of those chances afterwards with a poor touch and/or inaccurate final ball. I’m already judging him by a very high bar, which speaks a lot to the potential of the lad but there’s work to do there for sure. Still early days.