#dean henderson

[aaamike]

Becky is going to be a great college student one day...

[pinkydec]

so post match thoughts

I won’t lie, this result doesn’t hurt as much as the Italy final. Nowhere near as much, because in my own head I expected us to lose 2-0/3-0, Spain just are in their own league of their own atm, the young talent they’ve got coming through their ranks is insane.

we’ve not played our best this tournament, it’s been utter dogshit if I’m being honest, the England from a few years ago was completely different. we play such boring football, our tactics are just not right, and it’s a pain in the ass to watch at times.

But still, we had hope. it’s the one thing that kills us off, hope. we know what this team are like, getting the final huddle again and again and falling short, but we always hope. always have the hope that we will one day bring football home. whether it’s the wc, the next euros or in ten years time, we always have the hope.

they say it’s the hope that kills you, but for England fans it’s the hope that keeps us alive. We’ll always keep that hope with us, with the talent in our ranks, that one day they finally will bring it home.

This will hurt today, hurt tomorrow, hurt for the next year but, we will always pick ourselves up and go again, it’s just what we do.

today it went home to Spain, but god knows what the future holds. this team will pick themselves us, pick up the pain, players will come and go, but we’ll go again.

always have hope. one day it will come home.

[pernillecfcw]

The squad heading to the euros 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️

[shirtlesscelebsofdaworld]

[cityzenchick]

Tonight's the night ......... England vs Slovenia ....... Euros 2024 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️💙🤍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Let's hope we see lots of celebrations from our England boys like this one .... ⚽️👏🎉🥳

(Nice illustration of City boys Stonesy and Phil 'The Sniper' Foden on the match promotional poster!) 🩵🩵

[unitedbydevils]

Transfer sagas rumble on

It wouldn't be a transfer window if United weren't linked to everyone and their nan, but in what has been a sensible window rumour-wise (by our standards at least) we're now seeing the Old United come through.

Sofian Amrabat is the man who wants United and United fans want that man. He would bring order, composure, and dependability to the heart of midfield at a time when Casemiro is unfit, Bruno is naturally a 10, and Mount is adapting to the system.

There's also talk of a swap loan between Ryan Gravenberch and Scott McTominay with Bayern Munich - a surprise, but not an awful trade for either side based on needs/variety if we're honest. Just weird how we wouldn't accept £30m from West Ham for McTominay so we could just go and get Amrabat...

This problem of CM has fallen to the wayside though, with Left Back now the big issue. Vague muscle injuries to both Tyrell Malacia and Luke Shaw mean that United are down to Dalot and Fernandez (Williams out on loan) at LB. Not great. Loan rumours link us to Cucurella at Chelsea, Reguilon at Spurs, and Marcos Alonso at Barca, but even free agent Ryan Bertrand - age 34. Hmmmm.

Beyond this there are rumours of United taking on another (cheap) goalkeeper with Henderson now sold to Crystal Palace and maybe a CB (pending Maguire's sale) but all points raise the question: where are United's funds?

£164 million has been spent on Højlund, Onana and Mount, with a surprise free deal for Jonny Evans. That's a good sum for a window. The rumoured budget though was £120m but then that was quashed and a new figure of £160m was touted, with sale funds on top if we get them. Henderson sold for £20m, Fred for £8.36m, Kovar for £4.29m, Telles for £3.95m, £860k for Iqbal, and De Gea, Tuanzebe and Jones off the wage bill. £35 million ish made back there on fees alone, let alone wages saved.

Ultimately the club is professional enough to hide the true figures and plans behind the scenes, but given how swiftly we wrapped up our main three transfers it feels less comfortable at present knowing we need a CM, the ideal one wants us, he's cheap, and we're not just going and wrapping up the deal. Still plenty to overhaul at United, and it all stems back to the ownership.

Glazers Out. Up the Reds.

[gockhandaioldtrafford]

[kazifatagar]

Liverpool beats Bournemouth but Crystal Palace holds Man Utd 0-0

Liverpool returned to winning form in the Premier League, beating Bournemouth 3-0 at Anfield. Luis Diaz scored twice early on, capitalizing on a defensive error by Kepa Arrizabalaga, and quickly adding a second goal. Darwin Nunez, making his first start of the season, curled in a stunning third as Liverpool dominated the first half. Despite 12 shots on target, the Reds couldn’t extend their lead…

[footballhq]

[insidecroydon]

From Selhurst to Berlin: Southgate on brink of true greatness

His record as England manager speaks for itself. Final chance: England manager Gareth Southgate at last night’s press conference After more than 100 games in charge of the national men’s senior side, Gareth Southgate has achieved more than all his predecessors bar one. And if his England team manages to win tonight’s final in Berlin, beating Spain to lift the European Championship trophy, then…

[hoodup]

[coachtfd]

Can’t say I understand what Ten Hag is doing in this transfer season so far tbh. I mean I very much approve of signing Mount but a striker should have been our number 1 priority! Followed by Mount and another addition to the midfield bc we are the most vulnerable there both in depth and quality. This goalkeeper situation I don’t like one bit. Dave leaving saddens me but I could deal with it had the club handled the whole thing with utmost respect and grace but it was the exact opposite. As for Onana.. am I the only one with the opinion that Inter is robbing us? 55m + 5m in add ons has to be daylight robbery smh. That money should be spent on a number 9 instead. Raya is right there for 40m and he’s a great keeper and skilled with his feet as well. Henderson man.. seems like he fucked up his one chance when he refused to come back from loan when Ten Hag called him last season. I would give him a shot though cause he can’t be worse with his feet than DDG. What are your thoughts T?

55 million anything for a title-winning, Champions League finalist goalkeeper? I wouldn’t that’s being robbed. We paid a record fee at the time for De Gea and he was a mess when he first arrived. Granted, he’s proven worth it in the long-term, obviously. Also, remember Chelsea paid €80M / $91M for Kepa and you saw what a rollercoaster he was. 😂 I’m worried that he’s just not the right option, but unfortunately he’s what we can afford. But I do agree that paying that price for the same kind of keeper that we could get for less elsewhere is ill-advised, especially when we’re in need of a striker.

I was incredibly willing to let De Gea go a while back because there was a market for him still and he’d proven that he could bounce back from a bad run of form. We could’ve gotten top dollar for him even when he was making mistakes, to say nothing of the opportunity to give him a proper send-off before he left. To let him go for nothing like THAT, well sadly that’s classic Manchester United at the moment. We make terrible short-term decisions that leave everyone at the club really screwed in the long-term. The De Gea money would’ve back then would’ve funded a striker bid now. That’s why I always say: you have to look at the finance AND the football, because bad business always leads to bad football. 🧐

[isaacbookclub]

Huge thanks to my friend who attended the Alice Oseman Pop Up Shop this weekend for their photo of Alice’s reasons for each recommendation

THE CATCHER IN THE RYE BY JD SALINGER

This was one of the books that made me want to write SOLITAIRE. Essential reading for any fans of snarky narrators.

SUMMER BIRD BLUE BY AKEMI DAWN BOWMAN

It's hard to find aromantic/asexual representation infiction, but this is one of my favourites.

CONVENIENCE STORE WOMAN BY SAYAKA MURATA, TRANSLATED BY GINNY TAPLEY TAKEMORI

One of my favourite novels of the past few years, perfect for SOLITAIRE and LOVELESS fans. A story about one woman's alienation with modern society.

THE BLACK FLAMINGO BY DEAN ATTA

A beautiful and hopeful story about a teenage drag queen, written in verse.

HERE THE WHOLE TIME BY VITOR MARTINS

An adorable queer teen romance. HEARTSTOPPER fans will love this.

HOMEBODY BY THEO PARISH

This trans coming out story is so uplifting and affirming.

LAURA DEAN KEEPS BREAKING UP WITH ME BY MARIKO TAMAKI

I loved the complexity of the toxic relationship at the heart of this stunningly illustrated graphic novel.

IT'S LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH BY ZOE THOROGOOD

This graphic novel features a hard-hitting and honest portrayal of depression. A great choice for those who are drawn to the mental health themes in my works.

[bluemoon--10]

[jewishcissiekj]

alright every bts pic from The Acolyte I found feel free to add anything you have I think we all need it now

[gockhandaioldtrafford]