Vesper

First time ever, in 166 seasons of football, that a Forest manager has went winless in his first 8 games. Ginger Mou inbound.

Ffs Sanchez with another stupid yellow

Ange is going to get the sack.

And that led to the red

Sooooo stupid by Gusto

Wtf AMOTHER RED

Caicedo incredibly elevates the entire team when he comes on.

Reeeeeeeeece!!!!

Insane they didn't score there. We are so lucky today.

Wow

Wow. What a miss by them

Shit yellow, so weak

Weeeeeeeee 2.0

Joshhhhhh

Weeeeee

gotta score there

we are playing like dogshit

Manchester United takeover bombshell: ‘Formal approach made’ as David Beckham expected to play key role Major development in Manchester United’s takeover drama... https://thedailybriefing.io/p/manchester-united-takeover-bombshell-david-beckham-involved UAE are serious about the Manchester United takeover as the situation continues to develop behind the scenes. I covered a report last week about how a UAE-based consortium flew to London to meet Glazers officials regarding an incredible takeover of the club. There has now been an update on the situation with club legend David Beckham very much involved.. UAE consortium make fresh move with Beckham expected to play key role David Beckham is set to play a key role to arrange second round of talks between Manchester United and UAE-based consortium. That is according to an update from reliable insider Indy Kaila who has been covering the story through his sources inside Manchester United. Indy was the one who broke the story about the consortium flying to London to meet the Glazers last week. As per his latest update, the initial talks were rejected by the Glazers, who have had a strict stance regarding selling the club. However, a formal approach was made ‘in the last 24 hours’. The Gulf-based investors are very serious and believe talks can be restarted with the club icon Beckham expected to play a role to get talks started. Taking to X, Indy Kaila reported: “According to our sources: A consortium based in the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 initial talks has been rejected by Manchester United. Formal approach made in the last 24 hours. “They believe talks can be restarted. David Beckham could be very key 🔐 to get talks started. UAE are serious.” David Beckham’s influence and why his involvement could be key David Beckham’s potential involvement could prove to be a game-changer in Manchester United’s ownership saga. Few figures in world football possess the kind of global pull, respect, and connections that Beckham commands, both within the game and beyond it. His standing as a former United icon, combined with his successful business ventures and various ambassadorial roles, positions him as the ideal bridge between the Glazers and the UAE-based consortium. Beckham has long maintained a cordial relationship with key decision-makers at Old Trafford, while also enjoying close ties with investors and sporting executives across the Middle East through his commercial and football ventures. Beckham’s influence could help restart talks that initially stalled. His potential to open doors, smooth tensions, and lend legitimacy to discussions makes him a valuable intermediary figure in the process. If he can use his connections to reignite dialogue between the two parties, Beckham could play a crucial behind-the-scenes role in steering Manchester United toward one of the most significant ownership shake-ups in recent years.

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fucking Starmer........ Police commissioner calls for review of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans’ ban from UK match after PM’s criticism – politics live The Labour West Midlands police and crime commissioner said review should determine if ban is ‘appropriate, necessary, justified, reasonable’ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/oct/17/keir-starmer-uk-politics-latest-news-updates-maccabi-tel-aviv-fans-banned breaking: In an interview with Newnight last night, Ayoub Khan, MP for Birmingham Perry Barr who has welcomed the ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending the match (and who campaigned get the whole event cancelled, or at least relocated or held behind closed doors – see 8.46am), claimed that Maccabi supporters were “violent fans”, on the basis of what happened in Amsterdam last year. But he said safety was only one reason why he did not want them in the city. Khan said, given Russian teams are banned from competing in international sport because of the attack on Ukraine, a similar rule should apply to Israeli teams because a UN commission has found that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.

Cole Palmer out for another six weeks for Chelsea https://www.sportingnews.com/uk/football/news/cole-palmer-out-another-six-weeks-Chelsea/02dd1dfe416b47cce9709bd8 Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has revealed Cole Palmer will be out for another six weeks with injury. The 23 year old has been struggling for some time with a groin injury that has left him sidelined. Palmer's last appeared in their 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford on September 20, that saw two red card dismissals. He hardly made an impact though, after limping off 20 minutes in. Maresca had previously stated the club were hopeful for a November return for the winger, however he has retracted that statement. Speaking to the media ahead of their clash with Nottingham Forest, the Italian said: "I was wrong. Unfortunately, he has to be out probably six more weeks." "We are trying just to protect Cole as much as we can and the most important thing is that when he comes back, he is fully fit." The Chelsea boss was asked whether or not they've found the real injury issue, which he confirmed they had, and said Palmer won't need surgery. "The medical staff are not magicians" "You probably need six weeks. We hope that six weeks is enough, but it's a problem we need to see step-by-step, week after week." Maresca gave some positive reinforcement however, saying that Palmer is doing well and is relaxed as he recovers.

Joe Biden’s Ignominious Gaza Failure It’s America’s worst foreign policy disaster since the invasion of Iraq. https://prospect.org/world/2025-10-15-gaza-israel-joe-biden-peace-failure/ I’ll admit it: Donald Trump deserves some credit for the ceasefire in Gaza. I didn’t think it would happen—I thought Israel would fully ethnically cleanse the place, and then do the same thing to the West Bank, and Trump would not care. And one should not overstate the achievement here. There were two previous ceasefires negotiated under Joe Biden, under which many more hostages were released. The war may well start up again soon, just like it did after the other ceasefires. Indeed, as I was drafting this article, Israel was already violating the ceasefire terms by shooting several people and cutting the amount of aid let into Gaza in half, supposedly in retaliation for Hamas not producing hostage bodies fast enough. (Hamas claims it is working as fast as it can without digging equipment or electricity.) Still, at the time of writing at least, the ceasefire hasn’t broken, and it appears likely that the rest of the hostages, or their remains, will be released soon. If that happens, a key excuse for Israel’s prolongation of the war will be gone. Though there is no sign of a permanent settlement, much less any prospect of Palestinians getting civil rights, this is the best news we’ve had in the last two years. And it all happened because Trump got mad and leaned on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It proves beyond any doubt that President Joe Biden could have ended this conflict for good more than a year ago. Now, Biden almost certainly would have had a much more difficult time getting Israel, and particularly Netanyahu, to play ball than Trump did. Bibi is a paid-up member of the global network of right-wing authoritarians, and has the staggering corruption scandals to prove it. As we’ve seen with Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, or Trump and Javier Milei, or Elon Musk and Tommy Robinson, or Musk and Vladimir Putin, these people instinctively work together to protect each other and advance their mutual interests. They have a vision of the future, and it’s a boot stamping on a human face—forever. Indeed, Netanyahu is not just a friendly aspiring autocrat—he openly campaigns for Republican policies and politicians. In 2002 he told Congress there was “no question” Saddam Hussein was working on nuclear weapons; in 2012 he campaigned for Mitt Romney, and in 2015 he gave a speech to Congress attempting to derail President Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran. Netanyahu celebrated Trump’s victory in 2016—which indeed led to the nuclear deal being torn up, as well as the American embassy being moved to Jerusalem—and tried to help him in 2020 and 2024. It’s no surprise that Netanyahu would be more willing to listen to Trump than Biden. That said, it appears that Trump did have to apply serious pressure to get this deal through. The New York Times reports that he had more or less let Netanyahu do whatever he wanted, spending weeks on his bewilderingly goofy idea that the U.S. could annex Gaza itself, until the Israeli military hit Qatar with a missile strike. This massive overreach infuriated Trump, who rounded up support from the Gulf states, hauled Netanyahu into the White House, and forced him to get on the phone and read an apology to the Qatari prime minister. (It’s not for nothing that Trump wants to maintain good relations with Qatar, the country that gifted him with a luxury jet to become the new Air Force One.) But that is just to say Israel is a small country in a dangerous neighborhood, while America is the global hegemon providing it with vital money, weapons, and diplomatic cover. When the U.S. president chooses to apply pressure in such a situation, it tends to work. Trump didn’t have to do much, but he also barely touched the levers of diplomatic pressure available to him. And while Biden would have had to push hard, he should have assumed from the start of his presidency that Netanyahu would do all he could to undermine his policy and get him replaced with a Republican, because that’s what Netanyahu does to every Democrat. Biden didn’t do that. He, and the rest of his administration, carried out a criminally stupid “bear hug” strategy of enabling Netanyahu at every turn. When USAID and the State Department’s refugees bureau concluded that Israel was deliberately restricting food and water from entering Gaza, Secretary of State Antony Blinken buried the report and lied to Congress about what he knew, so weapons sales to Israel could continue—and in any case, it wasn’t some great mystery, as it was obvious people were starving. Even when Biden himself set a red line in public, saying Rafah should not be invaded, and the IDF proceeded to do just that, the only consequence was temporarily pausing the delivery of 2,000-pound MK-84 bombs that were totally useless except for maximizing civilian casualties and which Israel had already received in huge numbers in any case. To anyone with a passing familiarity with the history of Israel-Palestine, it was obvious that the Israeli reaction to the October 7 attacks would be murderous collective punishment. Within a week, this was an undeniable fact. Biden would have been entirely justified in applying heavy and intensifying pressure to end the conflict by that point. Likely all that would have been necessary is credibly threatening to cut off supplies of weapons, which, in fact, is required by American law. (That’s why Blinken lied.) It’s impossible to say with any certainty what Biden’s calamitous failure has cost America and the world. At the very least, tens of thousands of Gazans would be alive today. Ukraine might be in significantly better shape, as weapons that ended up blowing Gazan children to bits could have gone to fight Russian aggression instead. It’s not impossible that Kamala Harris would be president today; while there’s little evidence that people directly refusing to vote for her because of Gaza made up Trump’s margin of victory, the genocide did badly split the Democratic coalition, deflect attention from Biden’s very real domestic achievements, and badly demoralize the left. Whatever the case, this is Joe Biden’s legacy. Almost all his highly promising infrastructure and climate programs have gone in the trash. All he’ll be remembered for now is being beaten at humanitarian diplomacy by Donald Trump.

Brentford’s Antoni Milambo suffers ACL injury, out for remainder of season https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6718618/2025/10/15/antoni-milambo-brentford-acl-injury/ Brentford have confirmed midfielder Antoni Milambo will miss the remainder of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury on international duty. Milambo, 20, sustained the injury during the Netherlands Under-21s’ draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday. The midfielder appeared in visible pain and was taken off the pitch on a stretcher. Brentford confirmed on Wednesday Milambo would undergo surgery and remain in rehabilitation for the rest of the campaign. Milambo joined Brentford from Feyenoord in the summer and signed a five-year contract with the option for a further 12 months. He has featured three times in all competitions, starting both of Brentford’s Carabao Cup victories and playing the opening 45 minutes of the defeat to Nottingham Forest in their first Premier League game of the season. The Netherlands youth international has been an unused substitute or missed out on a place in the matchday squad in Brentford’s six subsequent top-flight matches. Milambo joined Brentford off the back of a productive season with Feyenoord, scoring seven goals and providing nine assists across 43 appearances in all competitions. Brentford return to action against West Ham United on Monday. Keith Andrews’ side are 16th in the Premier League after winning two of their opening seven top-flight matches. ‘More bad luck for Brentford’ Analysis by Jay Harris This is a huge blow for Antoni Milambo and it continues Brentford’s rotten luck of new signings having a difficult debut season. Milambo started their opening day defeat to Nottingham Forest and was taken off at half-time. The only other appearances the attacking midfielder has made this season came against Aston Villa and Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup. Keith Andrews has preferred to use Jordan Henderson, Mathias Jensen, Yehor Yarmoliuk or Mikkel Damsgaard in midfield as they are experienced players who can cope with the physicality of the Premier League. The plan was clearly for Milambo to be slowly reintegrated into the starting XI over the course of the season as he adjusted to his new team-mates and gained a better understanding of the coaching staff’s demands. The 20-year-old will now spend a significant amount of time recovering from an ACL injury and is unlikely to feature again in the 2025-26 campaign. Keane Lewis-Potter struggled with a knee injury during his first year with Brentford after a £16million move from Hull City and only made 13 appearances in all competitions. Damsgaard was hampered by knee issues across his first two seasons before becoming one of their key creative outlets under former head coach Thomas Frank. Igor Thiago only played eight times for Brentford last season due to a knee injury and a joint infection. The Brazilian has started every single game this season and scored four goals. Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard and Thiago overcame those injury issues to become important players for Brentford and Milambo needs to take some small comfort from that as he faces an extended spell on the sidelines. The Netherlands Under-21 international is still at the beginning of his career and hopefully this will only be a temporary setback.