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  1. Art Morte

    The X-Files

    It was bloody good, too! Really enjoyed it. Also, Gillian Anderson is too hot. I don't what it is, I don't remember being this "affected" by her in the original series. She's developed some extra aura about her. Damn. Anyway, the first episode was bad, the second was better, but I wasn't...
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    Leicester v Liverpool

    Our chance-creation attempts are painful to watch and when a scoring opportunity magically appears, we have no one who can take it. Should play Benteke if for nothing else than his ability to score inside the box. Our attacking play isn't any more "fluid" with Firmino up top. Hopefully...
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    Leicester v Liverpool

    Again starting that quartet of CMs. Can't understand why one of them can't be dropped for an attacker.
  4. Art Morte

    John Terry to leave Chelsea.

    He's not quitting Chelsea, to be precise, said he would have liked to stay. But Chelsea have made the right call, time for them to move on. According to Opta, the CBs with at least 200 apps with the best clean sheet percentage in the Premier League era: Tony Adams 45,1% Nemanja Vidic 45% John...
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    If you could change three rules in the English football system?

    I wouldn't change anything about the FA cup, but the League Cup I'm all for abolishing. We've done well in recent years in the League Cup and I'm struggling with how to feel about it. Just can't get as excited about it as about the FA cup. Was really hoping that Everton would have made it to the...
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    Which is the best team that didn't win the league?

    I probably wouldn't say it's us in '14. We had a crazy winning run of, what, 11 or 12 games or something like that, but our first half of the season was actually quite mediocre. Overall it was an inconsistent season from us - and we conceded more goals (50) than would-be champions should...
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    If you could change three rules in the English football system?

    I would consider making the penalty area smaller. Instead of 18 yards, maybe 12 yards. A lot of the fouls in the outer third or so of the penalty area are not clear goal-scoring opportunities. When that's the case, a penalty can often feel like too big a reward if the attacking team didn't even...
  8. Art Morte

    The X-Files

    The first two episodes were disappointing, but Duchovny and Anderson saved them. Their chemistry was as good as ever, like the original show had never stopped. Both were great in their roles and together. They've also aged well. Would be harder to take them seriously as FBI agents if they had...
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    If you could change three rules in the English football system?

    This is an interesting subject. If I'm watching a game as a neutral, some penalty calls can ruin or at least lessen my interest in the game. You know, the ones where it's a good game and then there's a penalty given for "a trip in the corner of the box", for example, on a play that wasn't going...
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    If you could change three rules in the English football system?

    I like the first idea, but the third and especially second are bad ideas. I would distribute more of the Premier League's TV income to the Football League and in the Premier League I'd like managers to have two video replay requests per game when there's a penalty awarded, a red card given or a...
  11. Art Morte

    US Presidential election 2016

    Well, age disqualifies everyone under 35, as the law is you have to be at least 35-yo to become the POTUS, so there's that.
  12. Art Morte

    Martinez

    I don't think Barkley is overrated and it's not like Everton could attract world-class CAMs in his place, either. Barkley mostly plays well, imo. Stones is overrated, though, at least was last summer. I wonder would Chelsea still be to fork out 40m for him, because he's been a bottom-15 CB in...
  13. Art Morte

    Martinez

    Moyes used to deliver 5-7 place finishes with inferior squads. Apparently Martinez's win % with Everton is the same he had with Wigan, 29%.
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    Norwich v Liverpool - Sat 23rd Jan - 12:45

    Already at 3 - 4 I couldn't believe we were winning, don't know what to say after that mad finish. Wow.
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    Norwich v Liverpool - Sat 23rd Jan - 12:45

    Mignolet could have done better for the 2nd goal, but our defence shouldn't be letting them through that easily. No one tracked Naismith's run, three guys just ball-watched. Also, a newsflash for Klopp: this isn't 2010, James Milner is not a winger.
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    Norwich v Liverpool - Sat 23rd Jan - 12:45

    Mignolet, Clyne, Toure, Sakho, Moreno, Lucas, Henderson, Can, Milner, Ibe, Firmino. Disappointed in our line up. Don't know why you'd need all four of Henderson, Can, Milner and Lucas on the field.
  17. Art Morte

    US Presidential election 2016

    Sanders is too old to be the president of the U.S., imo. 74. Being the U.S. president is a very hands-on job that requires a lot of energy and leading from the front. I heard that Reagan has been the oldest to become a president at 70. Hillary is 68, too, Trump 69.
  18. Art Morte

    Barclay's Premier League discussion '15-'16

    Leicester should try really hard to add one quality AM / winger now in the January window to take some of the creative burden off of Mahrez. That could be the difference between a top-4 and a top-6 finish. By the way, I was just looking at the table and the longest on-going win streak in the...
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    Liverpool v Man Utd

    Sakho had a great game. If he can play at this level consistently, he's definitely a keeper. I mean, not a goalkeeper, but, you know. I might add Lucas to Leewilson's list, he's been very good this season. We'll see if Firmino can toughen himself up a little, at the moment he's playing way too...
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    Liverpool v Man Utd

    We got what we deserved. I thought it was a negative line-up from Klopp. Basically just defenders and midfielders. Didn't know where the goals were going to come from when saw the line-up - and they didn't. It's a damn joke that our top goalscorer and most natural (fit) striker can't start games...
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