Basket case FC vs the Petro State Cheaters and the World (A match thread)

No-one in their right mind would predict a victory. Luckily for you I am not in my right mind.

Nah, VAR will give them three penalties just to run it in but Sels does a masterclass and only lets one in and everybody things the big Viking is rubbish and not up to Citeh’s level. Pep considers us a Lower league team and demands that they don’t play a replay because his boys are tired. This means we draw 1-1 and the world rejoices.

Goal difference is the key. I wk be watching this through gritted teeth but as a fan watching it all the same I am sure Nuno will say something inspirational like ummmmm.

Fuck it! We get a result by hook or by crook and Taiwo makes an appearance.

You’ve got to be in it to win it!

Chicago: About to start electro shock therapy.

I'll be positive and go for 0-3.

Jesus C Chicago. You said you were going to excuse yourself from match predictions threads after your recent terrible run. But here you go.

2-2 which helps no one.

1 point helps us a lot

Pre-match the big screens show all the terrible decisions we've had on a loop. When Sky's Tweedle Dumb and Tweedle Dumber emerge onto the pitch A Block greet them with an alternating chant of 'Gary Neville / Jamie Carragher, what a wanker, what a wanker'.
Just before kick off the Trent End unveils a tifo featuring Carragher spitting at a 14 year old girl in one corner and Neville in the other, clutching wads of Qatari Riyals with a speech bubble saying 'La Liga is just as corrupt as the rest'. Underneath in large letters is the word INTEGRITY.
Following an even louder than usual Mull Of Kintyre the crowd start chanting 'VAR and refs are shit, VAR and refs are shit, you know it's true that VAR and refs are shit'.
Sensing the febrile atmosphere, whichever clown has been given a whistle to play with for the afternoon decides it would be best if Forest didn't score and accordingly declines to award a penalty when Walker kneecaps Hudson-Odoi with a shotgun. Nick Owen on VAR can find no clear or obvious error as Walker's shotgun license is up to date and Hudson-Odoi was trespassing in the 6 yard box.
The whistling clown decides to then thoroughly deflate the crowd by awarding a penalty when Jack Grealish falls over a leg just outside the area. Nick Owen on VAR can find no clear or obvious error as Grealish is a smashing lad who has put his drink driving troubles at Villa behind him and he now does a lot of good work with handicapped kids.
Citeh score and I turn over to watch Murder She Wrote instead.
Prediction - Jessica Fletcher endures some mild peril but apprehends the killer just before the hour mark.

OOOH - is Murder she wrote on Sunday afternoon/evening? Which channel?

GREAT! tv - channel 157 on Sky. There are 10 episodes back to back starting at 11am.
The 4pm episode is titled 'If a body met a body'. The blurb states 'during a routine murder investigation the police make a shocking discovery that a coffin contains the wrong body!' (s2 ep1).

Sounds a belter.

Series 2 was when it really started to hit its stride.

And yet some idiots claimed it was the TV equivalent of the difficult 2nd album.

Wankers

Obviously Angela Lansbury is a very important piece of Forest History. After all he may have had cancer during his playing time with us. The Murder She Wrote actress may have more longevity than us but it doesn't mean that Top team Bias doesn't exist in the Premier League. Joao Pedro had a clear penalty turned down by VAR for guess what? Yes you guessed it minimal contact when Gvordiol took his ankles out.

Also Brighton players getting booked for jersey tugging but not Citeh players.

WE need a VAR miracle on Sunday based on what happened tonight.

Premier League is a joke (but we knew that didn't we..)

Roll on Sunday ...Gulp.

And yes there is a possibility I will rename the match thread Murder She Wrote...

Chicago: Flexible.

Chris Sutton is predicting a 2-1 defeat for us, which is surprisingly optimistic.

That is surprisingly optimistic.

City have now scored 4 goals in each of their last 4 games. For once, I don’t think we will be breaking a trend.

Not sure which of our players are capable of dealing with Foden, de Bruyne and Silva?

11 v 3? I'd give us half a chance. Maybe a draw.

According to the BBC, last four games have seen them score 4 v Brighton, 1 v Chelsea, 1 v Real Madrid and 5 v Luton.