[FOOTY] Weekend Fixtures ft. North London and Madrid derbies (Fri 17-Mon 20 Nov)

[Reg]

http://www.live-footballontv.com

Friday
Preston v Bolton - 19:45 Sky

Saturday
Arsenal v Tottenham - 12:30 Sky
Bournemouth v Huddersfield
Burnley v Swansea
C Palace v Everton
Leicester v Man City
Liverpool v Southampton
West Brom v Chelsea
Man Utd v Newcastle - 17:30 BT

Ross County v Celtic - 12:30 BT
Roma v Lazio - 17:00 BT (coverage begins at 17:15)
Fulham v Derby - 17:30 Sky
Napoli v AC Milan - 19:45 BT
Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid - 19:45 Sky

Sunday
Watford v West Ham - 16:00 Sky

Leeds v Middlesbrough - 13:15 Sky
Sampdoria v Juventus - 14:00 BT
Espanyol v Valencia - 15:15 Sky
Inter v Atalanta - 19:45 BT

Monday
Brighton v Stoke - 20:00 Sky

[SvN]

Thank God the proper football is back.

[Baz]

Feels like it’s been ages. Saturday should be a good day.

Come on Rafa lad.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Worst possible time for West Brom away, ours are all jelly-legged from international break whereas Tony's have had two solid weeks of being sergeant-majored into five-four-fucking-one on the training ground.

[Shindig]

Any result from Old Trafford will be treated with quiet applause. Front runner for our sale's been done for fraud so... y'know ...

[Offshore Toon]

Where do you get your Newcastle information from, Shinners?

Our game will be shit but we have a good record against Mourinho. I hope Rafa embarrasses the porko twat.

[mugbull]

Am I the only one who prefers international breaks to actual league games? i'm bummed qualifiers are over

[Lewis]

Paulp Ogba *and* 'Zlatan' might be back, so the title race starts/ends NOW.

[Giggles]

Am I the only one who prefers international breaks to actual league games? i'm bummed qualifiers are over

Yep same here. Our season is over here too so there's fuck all else except this soulless shit.

[Weaver]

Thank God the proper football is back.

Brighton vs Stoke on Monday has me feeling like this, too.

[Reg]

Surprised you can read our name from all the way down in 11th.

[Spammer]

THE MIGHTY BLADES are hopefully going to SMASH Burton tonight

Top of the league if so, if only for a day.

THE MIGHTY BLADES

[Giggles]

I was in Walsall FC earlier so I expect them added to the fixtures immediately.

[Shindig]

Where do you get your Newcastle information from, Shinners?

The takeover chatter? It briefly appeared on nufc.com a week ago before vanishing. That Staveley lass being fingered as a wrong'n. It vanished though so it's probably fake news. Like the idea of Mike selling in the first place.

[-james-]

Dortmund have gone one down in Stuttgart after an absolute howler from Burki. Just put Sancho in goal ffs.

Stuttgart are wearing an all black effort (sponsors, logos and all), and it's one of the sexiest kits I've ever seen.

edit: http://www.footyheadlines.com/2017/1...-city-kit.html

[Giggles]

Why the fuck would you leave Wales to take over the shitshow that is Sunderland? Surely he's done enough to land a bit higher?

[Shindig]

Maybe he misses the club game? Could he take Wales much further?

[Giggles]

Maybe he misses the club game? Could he take Wales much further?

Can anyone take Sunderland anywhere?

[ScousePig]

Alternatively, if you fail at Sunderland maybe it doesn't affect your reputation too much, because it's Sunderland.

[-james-]

Josip Brekalo is going to be a brilliant player.

[Offshore Toon]

The takeover chatter? It briefly appeared on nufc.com a week ago before vanishing. That Staveley lass being fingered as a wrong'n. It vanished though so it's probably fake news. Like the idea of Mike selling in the first place.

If they removed it then I imagine it's nonsense. Anybody getting carried away about a takeover before it's made official is an idiot, though. It's like picking up The Sunday Sport and getting excited about City signing Messi.

[Boydy]

Dortmund have gone one down in Stuttgart after an absolute howler from Burki. Just put Sancho in goal ffs.

Stuttgart are wearing an all black effort (sponsors, logos and all), and it's one of the sexiest kits I've ever seen.

edit: http://www.footyheadlines.com/2017/1...-city-kit.html

Looks like there's quite a bit of grey in it to me.

[Giggles]

It's ridiculous looking.

[Lewis]

It's shit. That sponsor-less black away kit Madrid had in their centenary season was a proper black kit. It was so black it can't get a coaching job.

[-james-]

Looked blacker on telly.

lol burki

[niko_cee]

It's the comedy stagger that really makes it.

[Reg]

He's running as if wearing a comedy sumo suit.

[Kikó]

Paulp Ogba *and* 'Zlatan' might be back, so the title race starts/ends NOW.

We might actually start playing football again! Great to have an alternative to lukaku in the middle as well.

Jose will probably end up playing both with fellaini just behind.

[Waffdon]

Should be a decent game, this. Arsenal’s front three are potentially brilliant but Spurs are strong all over.

If Dembele takes a game, he’ll win it for them.

[Magic]

0-0

[Giggles]

1-1.

[Lewis]

This feels like if Tottenham win then Arsene Wenger has questions to answer, and it's too early in the season for that (he doesn't need the stress over Christmas), so Arsenal will win 2-1.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Arsenal will fold, 3-0 to the Yids who will give nothing away.

[Waffdon]

Dembele is so fun to watch.

[Amigo]

Dele Alli is such a flange.

[Waffdon]

How is that a foul?

Wenger won’t mention it though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wasn't even a free kick.

Ref is a cock.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This feels like if Tottenham win then Arsene Wenger has questions to answer, and it's too early in the season for that (he doesn't need the stress over Christmas), so Arsenal will win 2-1.

I'm coming around to the idea that he's the greatest manager of all time. Who needs titles.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lolris should have pounced at that when Sanchez struggled with his touch.

[Waffdon]

Kane isn’t even bothering.

[igor_balis]

Spurs can be fun to watch at times but this is far from the first time I've watched them this season and thought they've looked really slow and ponderous.

[Lewis]

I'm coming around to the idea that he's the greatest manager of all time. Who needs titles.

Always bet against Arsenal, but never bet against Wenger. They have separate interests.

[Giggles]

This should alter the narratives a bit. I think Spurs have been shit and then Man City's only realistic challengers about 4 times each already this season.

[Magic]

St Mirren leading a bunch of lollipop men 7-0 at half time.

[Reg]

Maybe I'm forgetting something obvious but that's probably the worst I've seen Spurs play under Pochettino. Nothing against direct passes but those slow, high punts were hopeless.

Arsenal were really good first half, though. Such a strange club.

[John Arne]

Salah

[John Arne]

I really have no idea why the people designing the Liverpool shirt decided on the oversized, stupid white collar. Everything else is quite nice.

[Waffdon]

Chelsea are incredible when Kanye/Bakayoko play together.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We really need to pick up a surrogate Kanté for the occasions when he isn't there, so we can maintain the same shape. Not sure we have one in the youth team.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fucking hell, what a counter and then a brilliant finish by the ridiculous De Bruyne.