[FOOTBALL] Weekend Football Thread - 5th, 6th, 7th August

[Weaver]

Friday
Fulham vs Newcastle United - Sky Sports, 19:45

Saturday
Birmingham vs Cardiff City
Blackburn vs Norwich
Bristol City vs Wigan
Derby vs Brighton
Huddersfield vs Brentford
Ipswich vs Barnsley
Nottingham Forest vs Burton Albion
Reading vs Preston
Rotherham vs Wolves

Sunday
Leicester City vs Manchester United - BT Sport, 16:00

QPR vs Leeds - Sky Sports, Midday
Sheffield Wednesday vs Aston Villa - Sky Sports, 16:30

[bruhnaldo]

yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[Max Power]

Steve McClaren really is one of the most tragic men in football. Just pathetic.

[Kikó]

I'm going to fight Lee on Sunday in a pub.

[Baz]

Don't forget the friendly on Sunday that makes no sense at all. On ITV too. :cab:

[Max Power]

Oh my God, this Ian Holloway/Steve McClaren banter is excruciating. They keep touching each other. Losers

[bruhnaldo]

Oh shit I just realized there's football about to happen RIGHT NOW.

We've made it, boys. Summer's finally over. :drool:

[Shindig]

Fletch, do your fucking research. Mitrovic is suspended. He's not dropped.

[Shindig]

We need a creative midfielder.

[niko_cee]

Zonal marking.

:cool:

[Max Power]

Denied a stonewall pen by some fat ref then concede to Big Matt Smith. Welcome to The Championship.

[Boydy]

Oh ffs.

[Sam]

Welcome back lads.

[niko_cee]

Somebody get a watch up.

[Raoul Duke]

Does Rafa have what it takes to win the Championship?

[Waffdon]

Referee is a bit of a dunce.

[Shindig]

Sigh. I mean, the ref's been tragic but so have we. Sigh.

[Max Power]

Ref has been awful but Newcastle have work to do

[Mellberg]

Newcastle setting the early standard of calamity ahead for us both.

[Pleb]

Newcastle losing to Fulham :D

[Sam]

What the surprise? This is the Championship. It's a slog and Newcastle will still win it

[Magic]

BMS scoring. :cool:

Can't believe we let him go.

[Spammer]

Did Newcastle actually look any good?

[Samadini]

Not really.

It was the first game of the season, there's a lot of new players, with more still to come into the team and the match would have gone very differently had Newcastle got (and scored) the penalty at 0-0. Nothing to shit the bed over yet.

[niko_cee]

That's probably pushing it a bit (Newcastle missed a host of decent chances and should have had 2 penalties) but they did look a bit ill-prepared for the more frantic nature of the championship.

[Samadini]

Shelvey should have started, he's the only midfielder there who can actually play a forward pass that wouldn't just be a hoof up to one of the midgets.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, and midgets definitely isn't the way to go. Would expect them to be much better once Mitrovic is back. How long is he banned for? Will he miss the Brighton game?

[Shindig]

3 more games.

[Samadini]

His first game will be the Brighton game :cool:

[Reg]

Oh poo.

[Foe]

Didn't help that Anita seemingly didn't fancy passing to Newcastle team mates yesterday.

Rangers losing at home to Hamilton would be quite amusing.

[bruhnaldo]

I know this is stupid but the number font in Football League this year is miles better than the old.

Actually be able to take a League 2 team in a FIFA career and not get annoyed. :drool:

Edit: oh, now seeing them in close ups... Weird little dots and a player outline in there? Fucking can't just be normal numbers can they

[bruhnaldo]

Assombalonga now that's a fucking name.

[Lee]

Norwich running riot with Cameron Jerome at his natural level.

[Max Power]

My man Lloyd Dyer giving Burton the lead at Forest :cool:

[bruhnaldo]

How the fuck did that go in at Forest lol wow

Pretty entertaining match

[mo]

Just wanted to say, in your face, wullie .

[Magic]

Can't wait for tomorrow. :drool:

[SincereTheRebel]

rotherham is one of the worst places in the world.

[Max Power]

Off to wemberlee :cool:

[Pleb]

I hear Gary Neville is a regular pundit again :sherlock:

[Reg]

It's true. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/07/gary-neville-returns-to-skys-premier-league-coverage---and-jamie/amp/

Glad to have GNev2 back.

[Magic]

This is shocking. worse than under Evans.

[phonics]

Almost like Monk has no experience of actually running a club.

[Giggles]

It's true. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/08/07/gary-neville-returns-to-skys-premier-league-coverage---and-jamie/amp/

Glad to have GNev2 back.

More importantly.

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[Magic]

Still waiting for the first shot on target. :harold:

[Lewis]

Jeff Stelling is the worst thing in football.

[Magic]

Still waiting for the first shot on target. :harold:

Still none on target. 90 minutes.

[John]

We are in desperate need of central defenders. Clint Hill is the slowest person I've ever seen on a football pitch, including officials and groundsmen.

[Magic]

Only team for the start of the season to have 0 shots on target.

[Reg]

Two managers and a couple dozen transfers later, Fellaini remains the unwipable shit stain.

[Magic]

Look at these stupid cunts with their Mourinho flags. He's the most 'ANTI-MUFC way!' manager there is. Horrible cunt. But this Is good for me.

[randomlegend]

Bailly looks really, really good to me.

[Boydy]

The commentators just said this is the highest profile game of his career. It's only the fucking community shield for christ's sake.

[randomlegend]

Yeah they called Villarreal a "small team in Spain" earlier, which I thought was pretty ridiculous.

[Reg]

The commentators just said this is the highest profile game of his career. It's only the fucking community shield for christ's sake.
I think they said that about the Europa semi final v Liverpool.

And they are a small club, RL, to be fair. Relatively anyway. Fan numbers etc they'd be one of the smallest in the PL.

--
Who were those imposters in the middle of Leicester team for a few seconds there?

[Magic]

Has there ever been a good charity shield match?

[randomlegend]

I told you about Lingaard :cool:

[Boydy]

I think they said that about the Europa semi final v Liverpool.

I heard them mention it too but I thought they said it about this.

[Reg]

Has there ever been a good charity shield match?
The one where Cleverley looked like the next Scholes was quite good.

[Danny]

Has there ever been a good charity shield match?

Figured you would be all over the 92 version.

[Ian]

Fellainimania running wild all over that glorious backpass/through ball.

Idiot.

[randomlegend]

Good old Fellaini :D

He was actually looking like a professional football player before that.

[randomlegend]

I'd be fucking fuming if I was Juan Mata. Gets ousted from Chelsea after being voted their player of the season the year before, and now finding himself behind Rooney despite being about 500 times better than him.

[randomlegend]

:rave:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Zlatani Brahimovic :cool:

[Ian]

"'Zlatan.'" :cool:

[Magic]

Figured you would be all over the 92 version.

It was followed up by near relegation so meh.

[Giggles]

Was that 92 shield Cantonas last game or did Utd sign him later into the season?

[Danny]

Later on. November time iirc.

[Lewis]

I don't know why Rooney is getting loads of grief when he set up the first goal.

[Kikó]

He was absolutely awful. The sooner he's out of the first 11 the better.

[Lewis]

If he's on the bench all year then who does the manager stage a fall-out with next summer?

[Gray Fox]

I like how Mourinho had to bring Mata down another peg. Just because he can.

[Giggles]

I like how Mourinho had to bring Mata down another peg. Just because he can.

What happened? Did he bring him on and then off, or just start him and substitute him and the media are losing their rag for DRAMA.

[Kikó]

If he's on the bench all year then who does the manager stage a fall-out with next summer?

Phil "Duncan Edwards" Jones.

[Gray Fox]

What happened? Did he bring him on and then off, or just start him and substitute him and the media are losing their rag for DRAMA.

He brought him on midway through the 2nd half. Then he took him off again in injury time. Not injured or anything, just because. Mata looked a cross between seething and crying.

[Giggles]

He brought him on midway through the 2nd half. Then he took him off again in injury time. Not injured or anything, just because. Mata looked a cross between seething and crying.

Ah, well then. The ultimate insult :D

[randomlegend]

He said why he did it - that he'd played very well, but he had subs left and Leicester were chucking in high balls and corners and Mata was the shortest player on the pitch.

They were laughing together straight after he came off.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If he's on the bench all year then who does the manager stage a fall-out with next summer?

There is no possible sequence of events in which at least two of Mourinho, Pogba and Ibrahimovic don't have a massive falling out. Jose and languid, leggy creative types do not mix.

I think Berbatov would have been the best Mourinho bust up player.

[Lewis]

Him and 'Zlatan' sound like right bum boys, so the latter filling somebody like Ashley Young in seems like the best bet.

[randomlegend]

There is no possible sequence of events in which at least two of Mourinho, Pogba and Ibrahimovic don't have a massive falling out. Jose and languid, leggy creative types do not mix.

I think Berbatov would have been the best Mourinho bust up player.

Ibrahimovic absolutely bums Mourinho.

Edit: as has been covered by Lewis I see.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Lube sales tend to peak in August, or so I'm told.

[Lewis]

I forgot to say. I watched the match in a pub with my friend (BT are filth), and there was a lad there in a Martial 11 shirt kicking every ball. Thankfully, we eventually made eye contact as I pulled a Cornette Face at him waving an imaginary yellow card, and then he wound it in a bit.

[mugbull]

Someone brought a football to a pub? You're confusing the shit out of me Lew Lew

[niko_cee]

He said why he did it - that he'd played very well, but he had subs left and Leicester were chucking in high balls and corners and Mata was the shortest player on the pitch.

They were laughing together straight after he came off.

:D

The Armenian is hardly a defensive colossus, is he?

Surprised how little defensive cover United had on the bench though.

[bruhnaldo]

Someone brought a football to a pub? You're confusing the shit out of me Lew Lew

Not only did he bring one, he kicked every other one brought to the pub.

Shameful. Momma always told me, "If you bring a ball to the pub, make sure that's the ball you kick."

[Reg]

Mildly interesting article from Xavi on Pep. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/10/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-barcelona-xavi

Luton v Villa on Sky if anyone's interested. Kick off in fifteen minutes. Interested to see how Jones has got Luton playing and whether Villa will be any good this year.

One of my best friends is a Luton fan and is there, and some of my family are Villa fans. I'll be supporting whoever has the stupidest haircuts.

[Reg]

Impressive number of defenders shitting themselves in such a short space of time there.

Was Grealish the one people were hoping would choose England and lead us to European 2016 glory?

[Magic]

Getting beaten and comprehensively outplayed by Fleetwood. And this is by far our strongest team.

Garry Monk. Fuck me.

[Max Power]

Di Matteo looking a bit rough these days. What an odd managerial career he's had.

[Reg]

Rea probably could have got Ayew sent off there. But was brought up in The Brighton Way.

[Shindig]

Di Matteo looking a bit rough these days. What an odd managerial career he's had.

Its the Neil Armstrong thing of hitting the moon in your thirties. Everything else will disappoint.

[Sam]

Villa looking awful again :D

[Reg]

There are some own goals where you feel sorry for the player and think they couldn't do much about it, but that one...

They are falling to pieces defensively. Look in dire need of some basic drills, and maybe a new leader. (Edit - forgot they'd signed Elphick.)

Ayew looks decent though.

[Jimmy Floyd]

And the owner tweeting that in 5 years they will be the 'top club in Europe with the most fans around the world'. Sounds legit.

[Giggles]

Villa going down again would be special.

[Raoul Duke]

That Villa defending is shocking

[Ian]

I've just stumbled upon the 'EFL Cup' (:sick:) draw on Sky Sports news. Some presenter and Iain Dowie. Dowie drawing the teams out of the pot, and responding to every draw with a phwoar-esque sound.

I dunno if I like that more or less than the fact that they think Iain Dowie is going to increase the chances of somebody watching the draw.

[Magic]

Fucking hell that was grim.

[niko_cee]

The state of that draw. Why was only one team being picked per tie? Did someone die in the build up? It was meant to be on SS1 but that inexplicably lapsed into decade old play-off final highlights.

[Reg]

Oxford away. A giant "meh". Second XI again and hopefully a Prem team at home in the next round.

[Sam]

Cambridge at home. I'll take that then one of the London clubs away in the next round should we get through

[Reg]

Heh. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/aug/11/claudio-ranieri-more-chance-et-landing-leicester-title

[bruhnaldo]

He's not lying, I reckon.

[Lewis]

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lol

[Jimmy Floyd]

The tone of that is properly Moscow 1936.

[Andy]

It's all a big load of bollocks, they're desperate to sell the stadium. Utter cunts.

[Shindig]

Looks like I'm not getting to Huddersfield. No tickets yet and I left my confirmation in my desk at work. If it doesn't drop tomorrow I'll send out details of which seat it is so you can fuck him up.

[niko_cee]

Good to see Glenn Murray up and running.

I'm not having the k-nockart business.

[Reg]

Pretty solid start. Murray, Skalak (bar his stupid challenge) and KUHnockaert were good. Would have given MoM to Murray. Forest were a bit rubbish and their new formation didn't work.