[Football] Midweek Fixtures ft dquimcy's keen sense of smell

[Adamski]

Reg - I got your back bro.

http://www.live-footballontv.com/

Tuesday 21st February 2017

Champions League

Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st Leg - 19:45BT Sport 3 / BT Sport 3 HD
Man City v Monaco UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st Leg - 19:45BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 2 HD / BT Sport 4K UHD

SKY Bet Championship

Derby County v Burton Albion 19:45
Huddersfield Town v Reading 19:45
Queens Park Rangers v Wigan Athletic 19:45
Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford 19:45

Wednesday 22nd February 2017

Champions League

FC Porto v Juventus UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st Leg - 19:45 BT Sport 3 / BT Sport 3 HD
Sevilla v Leicester City UEFA Champions League Round of 16 1st Leg - 19:45 BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 2 HD

UEFA Europa league

FC Schalke 04 v PAOK Salonika (agg 3-0) - 17:00
Fenerbahçe v FK Krasnodar (agg 0-1) - 17:00
Saint-Étienne v Manchester United (agg 0-3) - 17:00 BT Sport 3 / BT Sport 3 HD

SKY Bet Championship

Bristol City v Fulham 20:00

The William Hill Scottish Cup

Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian - 19:45

La Liga

Valencia v Real Madrid La Liga - 17:45 Sky Sports 1 / Sky Sports 1 HD

Others

Monaco U19 v Real Madrid U19 UEFA Youth League - 1615 BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 2 HD
Man Utd U23 v FC Porto U23 Premier League International Cup Quarter-Final - 19:00 MUTV / MUTV HD

Thursday 23rd February 2017

UEFA Europa League

Osmanlispor v Olympiakos (agg 0-0) - 16:00
Ajax v Legia Warsaw (agg 0-0) - 18:00 BT Sport 3 / BT Sport 3 HD
Apoel Nicosia v Athletic Bilbao(agg 2-3) - 18:00 BT Sport ESPN / BT Sport ESPN HD
Besiktas v Hapoel Be'er Sheva (agg 3-1) - 18:00
Roma v Villarreal (agg 4-0) - 18:00
Zenit St Petersburg v RSC Anderlecht (agg 0-2) - 18:00
FC Copenhagen v Ludogorets Razgrad (agg 2-1) - 20:05
Fiorentina v Borussia Mönchengladbach (agg 1-0) - 20:05 BT Sport 3 / BT Sport 3 HD
KRC Genk v Astra Giurgiu (agg 2-2) - 20:05
Lyon v AZ Alkmaar (agg 4-1) - 20:05
Shaktar Donetsk v Celta Vigo (agg 1-0) - 20:05
Sparta Prague v FC Rostov (agg 0-4) - 20:05
Tottenham Hotspur v KAA Gent (agg 0-1) - 20:05 BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 2 HD / BT Sport 4K UHD

[Adamski]

I've even added in a sneaky daytime fixture to try and give Lewis' life a bit of purpose.

[Magic]

Shit thread mini-John.

[Adamski]

Lost the book again?

[Magic]

What? No. Was just having a pop at Quinceth. KUTGW.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Couldn't you have listed all the UEFA official partners next to each Champions League fixture?

The format I love for the second leg of ties is 'Galatasaray (1) vs Rosenborg (2)'. You never see it these days. Or Rosenborg.

[Adamski]

Couldn't you have listed all the UEFA official partners next to each Champions League fixture?

I didn't fully comprehend the size of the task when I undertook it. Props to Reg, I'd have killed myself by week 3.

[Davgooner]

Buzzing for tonight's action.

[Reg]

:D yeah it's a bugger isn't it. Cheers.

City game should be good.

[Giggles]

I'd keep an eye on those bushes Dquincy.

[CJay]

Europa League on Wednesday? What is this? It's what I've been suggesting for years - play them all on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 17:00. FESTIVAL OF FOOTBALL.

Looking forward to the City game tonight, as well. Monaco are a good watch.

[Kikó]

I'm off to Lyon in a couple of hours for some banter in St Étienne. Hopefully I'll be able to dab with the Pogbas.

[Adamski]

Lyons meant to be awesome for fine middle class gents like ourselves Kiko.

[-james-]

Sevilla game should be hilarious.

[phonics]

Lyons meant to be awesome for fine middle class gents like ourselves Kiko.

It's genuinely the dullest place I've ever been.

[Dquincy]

Can't even spell my name correctly. So embarrassing.

[Dquincy]

I'd keep an eye on those bushes Dquincy.

Nah, he'll be too busy noshing off John somewhere.

[Adamski]

Can't even spell my name correctly. So embarrassing.

My spelling is more apt.

[Adamski]

I'd keep an eye on those bushes Dquincy.

Not every hero wears a cape bro. Keep on trucking.

[Giggles]

Not every hero wears a cape bro. Keep on trucking.

Have you actually lost it?

And what's the hounding job on him for anyway? Has he offended you that much or are you looking for a pat on the back from someone for it?

[Dark Soldier]

Trainwreck so far, well done lads.

Have some crap 90's football:

https://twitter.com/Crap90sFootball

[Dquincy]

Giggles, I wouldn't worry about it. It's not his fault that he's got the attitude of a c*nt.

I blame his parents. His mum should have swallowed him all those years ago.

[Adamski]

Have you actually lost it?

And what's the hounding job on him for anyway? Has he offended you that much or are you looking for a pat on the back from someone for it?

I wouldn't really call it a hounding would you? Just trying to get him involved amicably which seems to be his wishes. You've done worse to more people.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Sevilla game should be hilarious.

I think it could go the other way, Sevilla not been on SIZZLING form of late and expectations for Leicester are so low that they can only really surpass them.

By that I mean lose 4-0 as opposed to 7-0.

[Max Power]

We've had such a dramatic few years I can now only see a hilarious 1-0 away win tomorrow. Relegation is a certainty but still potential for fun in Europe perhaps. Still piling into the handicaps as planned though.

City/Monaco game could be fun. Goals galore.

[Giggles]

What's the other game likely to be like tonight?

[Adamski]

Not great. Atleti will shit their way to a clean sheet.

[Adamski]

Giggles, I wouldn't worry about it. It's not his fault that he's got the attitude of a c*nt.

I blame his parents. His mum should have swallowed him all those years ago.

This is a bit out of order wouldn't you say? With this and calling me a scroat [sic] on the other thread I'm not really sure why you're attacking me with such language.

[Dquincy]

This is a bit out of order wouldn't you say? With this and calling me a scroat [sic] on the other thread I'm not really sure why you're attacking me with such language.
Have you seen the title of this thread?

[Giggles]

When did this Mon-ahko thing start? Even Souness is at it now and he never stuck me as the type to go in for any shite.

[Magic]

Lol at them billing Monaco as some sort of super team. Shite.

[Manc]

City and Madrid to get nozzled.

[Boydy]

When did this Mon-ahko thing start? Even Souness is at it now and he never stuck me as the type to go in for any shite.

What?

[Giggles]

What?

A load of the TV heads keep over emphasising the A in Monaco these days. The American way of saying it.

[Magic]

Omg Falcao?

[Giggles]

Fucking lol at that shit crowd. A load of them.must have blew their wad too soon in changing to Leicester in the summer.

[Disco]

Is it just the local/French pronounciation? Still, it can go in the same wanker bracket as putting a 'th' into Barcelona.

[Baz]

Or calling Ivory Coast Coat de Aurevoir and Brazil Brass Eel.

[Magic]

Is it just the local/French pronounciation? Still, it can go in the same wanker bracket as putting a 'th' into Barcelona.

That's Castillian Spanish, true fanatics pronounce it 'se'.

[Giggles]

Is it just the local/French pronounciation? Still, it can go in the same wanker bracket as putting a 'th' into Barcelona.

Every time I hear anyone at that I expect their next words to be Chris Waddle Scorchio.

[Waffdon]

Bernardo Silva will run riot against Fernandinho.

[Yevrah]

I see the four and a half star manager's been sacked.

[Giggles]

I see the four and a half star manager's been sacked.

Coyle?

[Yevrah]

Yep.

..

[Giggles]

Yep.

..

Has to be him done this time.

[Boydy]

I can't hear 'Caballero' without thinking of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI_Jl5WFQkA

[Magic]

Sane. :D

Accuracy = -15

[Max Power]

Bernardo Silva is absolute quality

[CJay]

The tempo of this game. :drool:

How did Aguero miss that?!

[CJay]

Bernardo Silva is absolute quality

That run and pass for Falcao was beautiful.

[Magic]

Sane. :D

Accuracy = -15

Bellend.

[Adamski]

:harold:

[CJay]

Woof. :|

[Magic]

Awwww yeah. :drool:

[Giggles]

Thank God I didn't go for the other game.

[John]

Both Monaco full backs look like seriously good crossers of the ball.

[Adamski]

Falcao?! :harold:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

So City's keepers can't even pass now? lol.

Nice finish by Falcao.

[CJay]

Wow. Surely that's not a dive? :cab:

[Adamski]

I'd say he went looking for it on the replay.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Aguero :harold:

He was going down already.

[-james-]

Good ball game this.

Monaco have several seemingly godlike French children I've barely heard of. That Lamar pass earlier. :drool:

[Dark Soldier]

Call me thick as fuck but how wasn't Sterling offside for their goal?

Also fucking lol

[CJay]

This is great. 🇲🇨

[Adamski]

everybody's doing a brand new dance now

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:harold:

[-james-]

I have so much time for this.

[Magic]

Perfect. Fast flowing, eloquent, skillful European football is back and the EPL shit way of playing can fuck off.

[John]

City are a fucking circus at the back, but Monaco are bonkers going forward. Bernardo Silva will leave them for eleventy billion quid this year and they'll barely notice the loss with all these fourteen year olds they've built in their lab.

[Waffdon]

Their goal scoring record :drool:

[Dark Soldier]

Ah yeah Sterling wasn't offside because of a fucking rugby style rule, cool.

Plastic club getting wrecked.

[Lewis]

Top Red Falcao. :cool:

[Magic]

Fucking lol at the Wendies.

[John]

Who's worse, Stones or Otamendi?

[Magic]

:D

This is good.

[John]

Or Falcao?

[Magic]

What the fuck was that. :cab:

[CJay]

What a terrible penalty. :face:

[Giggles]

That was so shit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Falcao :face:

He's so shit at penalties.

[Waffdon]

Strikers, on the whole, are fucking shite at penalties.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mbappe looks dangerous every time he gets a whiff of the ball.

[Magic]

The legend that is Morgan De Sanctis on the bench. Love this Monaco side. Always knew they were great.

[Giggles]

I just copped that I've that Mbappe lad on my FM game. I knew I recognised the name, had thought he was a regen.

[Magic]

L.o.l

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What the fuck was that shit?

[Max Power]

This is great

[Giggles]

Well that was muck.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I just copped that I've that Mbappe lad on my FM game. I knew I recognised the name, had thought he was a regen.

He's tormented my GKS Katowice side for years now.

We seemed to be drawn against United every single year after he got bought and would destroy us.

Finally retiring soon (34 and barely plays), I'm so happy.

[CJay]

This is a classic.

[Magic]

Ahahaha!!!

:drool:

[Giggles]

That was far from muck. Unreal.

[Magic]

Cillian Murphy looking gutted there.

[Raoul Duke]

Fucking hell Falcao. Stones is a shambles :D

[John]

Stones. It's John Stones. He's the worst.

What a fucking finish though.

[Max Power]

This really is the perfect blend of sublime attacking football and hilariously bad defending

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:drool:

Fucking hell.

Lol at Stones.

[Waffdon]

Great this is going exactly how it should be.

[Magic]

Why didn't he play Zaba from the start?

[Lewis]

John Stones being the worst signing is about the only pre-season prediction I'll get right.

[Adamski]

I just copped that I've that Mbappe lad on my FM game. I knew I recognised the name, had thought he was a regen.

He's Henry's regen mate.

[Raoul Duke]

That was pretty much Atletico-era Falcao. I fucking love chipped finishes :drool:

[Giggles]

He's Henry's regen mate.

Isn't there one of them every couple of years?

[Max Power]

Can't get over that Falcao finish. Pure filth.

[Magic]

Why do they have such shit like Bottymendy and shite goalkeepers?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why do they have such shit like Bottymendy and shite goalkeepers?

Because £50m went down the toilet on John Stones.

[Magic]

Mendy's energy. :|

[Giggles]

That looked a peno first glance.

[Giggles]

Not in the replay though.

[Magic]

Fuck off Borediola you cunt.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

'Pep' is losing it.

[Giggles]

Fuck off Borediola you cunt.

Bottymendy? Borediola? Ffs Magic.

[Giggles]

This game just keeps giving :drool:

[John]

'Anything Falcao can do, Aguero can do.'

Pushing it a bit there.

[Magic]

Lovely anticipation.

Fuck off Fannysis Grolsch.

[John]

Bottymendy? Borediola? Ffs Magic.

Giving things awful, wit free nicknames is Magic's number one hobby.

[Gray Fox]

I like the idea of a Champions League were no team can defend.

[Lewis]

This referee looks like Robocop when he takes his helmet off.

[Magic]

Giving things awful, wit free nicknames is Magic's number one hobby.

Ok Jonjo Shelvey.

[Magic]

Someone split some port on Zabby's head lololol.

[CJay]

And another! :drool:

[Giggles]

Of all the muppets to score :D

[Magic]

As if this could have gone any more fucked.

[Raoul Duke]

Stones :rasta:

[Lewis]

If City ever won this competition, do you think they would signal their arrival as a proper club by turning Noel Gallagher away at the dressing room door?

[Magic]

John Stones being the worst signing is about the only pre-season prediction I'll get right.

:harold:

[John]

This is finishing 5-4 to Monaco.

[Magic]

Because £50m went down the toilet on John Stones.

:harold:

[Giggles]

John Ortiz! That's been fucking bugging me all night.

[John]

How the fuck have Monaco managed to look like such a wonderful attacking side when they've played an average of two passes a minute?

[Giggles]

Non defending is the way forward for this sport.

[Adamski]

Pep :cool:

[CJay]

Was hoping that would hit Sterling on its way in. Lovely goal.

[Baz]

City/Monaco game could be fun. Goals galore. :lewis:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ugh.

[Raoul Duke]

Loved that geezer bouncing off Yaya Toure in the build up to that goal. Kudos to Aguero for not trying to get his hat trick either

[John]

That fat mess behind the corner taker telling the defence which foot he was going to take it with. :D

[Magic]

Fucking Udders.

[Adamski]

Bottymendi is an absolute shocker :D

[John]

'Pep' there admitting Monaco have more history than them. He'll be found dead in the morning.

[Lewis]

He's probably referring to Frank Sidebottom selling them out.

[John]

That penalty decision in the Atletico game is a horror show.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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lol.

[Offshore Toon]

What is Aguero doing wasting his time at Man City? I know the Argies are known for being greedy but he could be getting the same money at a better club.

[phonics]

He's won the league twice in four years, can't play for Real Madrid. What is he going to do?

[Offshore Toon]

Why can't he go to Madrid?

[phonics]

Played for Altetico, said he doesn't want to play for the other side at some point.

[Disco]

They need some music and a bit of pyro on that ramp.

[Lewis]

City need some sort of Cynic-in-Residence to go around battling their small time instincts. 'Pep' had to sit through that embarrassing festival they put on to unveil him, then you had the tribute shirts to somebody alive, and what the fuck is that?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I wonder what Garry Cook is up to these days.

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/2604213/Gary-Cook-seeks-magic-recipe-to-return-Man-City-to-top-table-Football.html

The classic interview. Some of it has come to pass, some is still lol.

'Central-entity' as a verb, obviously, is in the 'still lol' camp.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I wonder what Garry Cook is up to these days.

Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Europe, Middle East and Africa for the UFC.

Been there for a few years now.

Edit: Or not, he was released a few months ago:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/mma/2004727/ufc-releases-garry-cook-former-manchester-city-ceo-describes-his-ufc-tenure-as-a-magnificent-experience/

[Lewis]

His Wikipedia (half of which looks like it was written by himself) says that he works for the UFC, which would be some major upwards falling.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm actually a little surprised that he was cut by the new management in the UFC.

Rumours were that he was set for a promotion.

[Lewis]

You can probably only have so many gobshites in one organisation.

[Magic]

What game tonight lads? Obvs lol @ anyone considering Europa.

[John]

https://i.gyazo.com/837c4118956d1ba6794a8567747057f8.png

Big, big fan of that photo.

[Baz]

What game tonight lads? Obvs lol @ anyone considering Europa.United then Leicester.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Balls, I forgot we were playing today early.

[John]

What game tonight lads? Obvs lol @ anyone considering Europa.

The Europa and Champions League games aren't on at the same time.

The Leicester game is likely to see them getting smeared all over southern Spain so I imagine that's the one you'll want.

[Reg]

Really surprised Zlatan is playing. If he isn't rested for this he never will be.

[Lewis]

He doesn't run, so he'll be alright.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Apparently Nani and Zaza are dicking on Real Madrid :harold:

[Lewis]

Nani. :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nani. :cool:

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Just look at that pass SPLITTING the defence.

[Magic]

The Europa and Champions League games aren't on at the same time.

The Leicester game is likely to see them getting smeared all over southern Spain so I imagine that's the one you'll want.

:drool:

[Magic]

Guess it was obvious these games would be dreadful.

[Adamski]

11 minutes in :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wes Morgan is a mess.

[Magic]

What the fuck was that League Two tackle all about?

[Magic]

Lol. Shambles.

[John]

Bigger arsehole for their contribution so far, Magic, Wes Morgan, or Correa?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

And that penalty was disgustingly bad.

[Magic]

Bigger arsehole for their contributin so far, Magic, Wes Morgan, or Correa?

Contributin aye? Whas nae contributin ken.

[Magic]

That was cracking. Leicester really are shit aren't they?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a header :drool:

[John]

Well done.

Sevilla should really get four or five here. Leicester are completely inept.

BT have done me over by putting Savage on this game though. He's worse at his job than anyone at Leicester and I think I'll have to move to the other game before long.

[Magic]

Look at the space in midfield!

[Magic]

Ranieri looks like one of those mistaken identity expert interviews.

[CJay]

Do Leicester's players even train together? They genuinely seem to have no gameplan.

[Magic]

Where the fuck did they get this Musa cunt from? Masai Mara?

[John]

Russia, strangely.

His thought processes always seem to run about three seconds behind his actions.

[Magic]

So easy.

[John]

The fucking state of Huth and Morgan there.

[Magic]

Oh lol. Football eh?

[Offshore Toon]

Leicester given a lifeline. :cool:

[Giggles]

From reading this I expected to tune in and see it about 6-0.

[John]

From reading this I expected to tune in and see it about 6-0.

It should have been.

[Magic]

Fuck Sevilla. They should have arseholed this lot but fucked around in their shit siesta pedestrian Spanish way. Useless cunts.

[Giggles]

It should have been.

In the 5 or so minutes I've seen, if Leicester's defence are anything to go by then I couldn't doubt you.

[Magic]

70% possession and 23 shots. Lol.

[Max Power]

Yoooooo absolute burglary. No surprise when Gray comes on we look vaguely dangerous.

At least my £40 return game is a live game.

[-james-]

Leicester will qualify now. It's happening!!!!!!!!

[Jimmy Floyd]

If Claudio wins this and gets them relegated (preferably without amassing another league point) he'll comfortably surpass the likes of Ferguson as the best manager of all time.

[Shindig]

I know they're champions and that but the way the pressure's been piled on him sounds rather unfair.

[ItalAussie]

I'm a bit worried about the Bonucci situation. Hopefully someone resolves it, because I'd hate to lose one of the best defenders in the game over a silly spat.

[Max Power]

If Claudio wins this and gets them relegated (preferably without amassing another league point) he'll comfortably surpass the likes of Ferguson as the best manager of all time.

He just needs to keep us up, resign in the summer and he'll have a fucking statue. I love the mad twat but he's really fucking it up this year. PLAY DEMARAI GRAY FFS.

[Kikó]

Some atmosphere in the St Ètienne stadium. Both sides behind the goal are nonstop singing. Grates after a while as they don't react to the actual football on the pitch.

The game itself was terrible. They're awful and it was so easy. Micky going off could be massive for the season.

Alkmaar arrived last night as well for Lyon. Lots of big bastards.

[Jimmy Floyd]

United should win this shouldn't they? I'm looking down the draw and there's not an awful lot to fear. Roma maybe.

Would render the top 4 irrelevant.

[Giggles]

United should win this shouldn't they? I'm looking down the draw and there's not an awful lot to fear. Roma maybe.

Would render the top 4 irrelevant.

Is there any scenario where Utd winning it would make Liverpool miss out through the league because of it?

:drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

1. Chelsea
2. Tottenham
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Man City (CL winners)
6. Man Utd (EL winners)

Think that would make Liverpool miss out.

[Kikó]

Does it mean we take the 4th spot if we win? Or are they independent?

I have no idea who's actually still in the competition Jim.I feel a bit 90s with the lack of information.

[Jimmy Floyd]

There is a reserved spot for CL holders and Europa League winners regardless of country, so it wouldn't affect the top 4 unless in the scenario above. I think there is a scenario where the EL winners would have to play the qualifying playoff though.

This season Spain had Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico and Villarreal (didn't qualify) from the league, and Sevilla from the Europa League, so 5 teams.

I just looked at the draw and it's a list of boring teams from boring countries. I guess a tooled up Spurs could be a threat as well.

[Adamski]

There's quite a few handy teams left in, my dear Little Englander.

It is made slightly easier by draws like Roma vs Villarreal and Lyon/AZ meaning a decent side goes out early on but Roma, Zenit, Fiorentina, Lyon, Spurs, Bilbao, Schalke & Shakhtar are all more than capable of beating Utd I would say.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yeah they could win, but I'd have United as heavy favourites for the vast majority of those ties, assuming they put first choice XIs out.

It reminds me of the season we were in the Europa League under Sir Rafa Benitez, and even though we weren't that great a side and there were some vaguely dangerous opponents around, it was obvious from quite early on that we'd take the trophy easily.

[Lewis]

BT will now show the remaining four EA FIFA Majors in this year's FIFA Ultimate Team Championship Series. Simon Green, Head of BT Sport, welcomed the acquisition: 'This is yet another example of live innovation from BT Sport. Competitive interactive football gaming is a rapidly growing industry and I'm delighted that BT Sport is now able to showcase it for the first time ever in the UK.'

BT Sport has won the rights to broadcast the North American Regional Final in Vancouver on April 8, Asia-Pacific Regional Final in Singapore on April 22, European Regional Final in Madrid on May 6 as well as the showpiece FIFA 17 Ultimate Team Championship Final in Berlin on May 20 and May 21.

I think we're done now.

[Giggles]

Did they lose the rights to fishing or something?

[phonics]

Was always coming. A bunch of teams sponsor players these days. It's big money.

They're doing it in the NBA too.

[Lewis]

Maybe, but, given that they struggle to shift them off the back of actual football, it doesn't seem like the sort of thing that will sell one extra subscription.

[Jimmy Floyd]

FIFA isn't even a good game. The mechanics have marginally, marginally improved year on year since about a decade ago. The difference is what people can be bothered to do.

Who would pay to watch people do that?

[phonics]

No, it won't sell subscriptions, the show itself will be sponsored by some fast-food company (in the States likely Doritos/Mountain Dew, probably Red Bull over here) and that's where you make your money. You get a million per episode from Red Bull and then produce a show for 300k.

It's way more cost efficient than paying eleventy billion pounds for the Champions League only to have it viewed by 30 people.

[Lewis]

In which case why charge for subscriptions at all, when being free would increase your exposure and marketing revenues?

[phonics]

Because increased advertising dollars wouldn't cover the revenue lost from lack of subscriptions and fluctuates month to month. Subscriptions allow you to create a base revenue no matter what and then it's a matter of how much money you can make on top of that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You'd think the subscription TV model is going to break at some point in the future, in the same way that the newspaper model has.

[Giggles]

FIFA isn't even a good game. The mechanics have marginally, marginally improved year on year since about a decade ago. The difference is what people can be bothered to do.

Who would pay to watch people do that?

It's all about special moves these days isn't it? The demographic for players probably haven't seen a full game of football in their lives.

[phonics]

You'd think the subscription TV model is going to break at some point in the future, in the same way that the newspaper model has.

I think it's the future but not in the way it's currently set-up. What the NFL have done with it's service where you either choose a team and get access to all their games or pay premium to get them all combined into an app that's on every media device from AppleTV to Xbox/Playstation to Roku boxes.

It's the only way it survives.

[ItalAussie]

Yeah they could win, but I'd have United as heavy favourites for the vast majority of those ties, assuming they put first choice XIs out.

I'd have them favourites against most of those sides, but Roma would be 50-50 to my mind.

Would make for a great final.

[Reg]

That would be great to pay for one team. One off matches, too. You'd think they could charge an equal rate proportionally and be confident of ending up making way more.

I think Utd would be big favourites v Roma. Though I've seen much less of Roma this season than in the last few.

[phonics]

Over here we pay per game but you don't get a choice of every game just the midday/evening kickoffs. It's ridiculously overpriced but I used it for a year or so before HD streams became easy.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Allowing people to pay to watch one team would kill the league, and thus the PRODUCT, stone dead. There's a reason they haven't ever offered it in 20 years.

There may come a point when they have to though because people of my generation and younger just won't pay what the boomers have paid for Sky.

[John]

I think we're done now.

They've been showing that sort of thing for a while now. They had a couple of Brazilian kids playing each other after the Manchester City game the other night, with a prize of thirty thousand dollars going to the winner.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39070917

Fat prick obviously thought the offers were too low.

[Kikó]

Or there were no offers.

[Dark Soldier]

Anyone read The Blizzard? I 'acquired' the first 21 earlier and going off reviews only it seems its 90% hipster with some gold chucked in.

[Reg]

It's good. I find some of the articles don't warrant the depth/length. Some are great.

[-james-]

I got a year's subscription for my birthday last year. I like it. There's generally bits I have no interest in but for £3 quid a month I'll probably resubscribe when it runs out.

[Dark Soldier]

Cheers lads.

[Adamski]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39070917

Fat prick obviously thought the offers were too low.

:harold:

[Dark Soldier]

Ranieri sacked according to The Mail?! True?

[Max Power]

Apparently so. Weird timing after a decent away result last night.

[Magic]

:drool:

Horrible yid cunts. Take that in front of your RECORD CROWD.

[Dark Soldier]

Alli is a right horrible little cunt.

[Lewis]

I bet Tottenham are only still at Wembley because they booked it expecting a Champions' League run.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Apparently so. Weird timing after a decent away result last night.

The timing is such that you wonder if the owners actually understand football at all. Do it two weeks ago or in two weeks' time, not now.

[Giggles]

I bet Tottenham are only still at Wembley because they booked it expecting a Champions' League run.

Didn't he throw out the kids in the group stages for some of the games? For a club with such an ingrained loser mentality moves like that is why they remain such chokers.

[Mazuuurk]

Watching Shaktar - Celta because I betted on Celta, but they are bottling it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It is made slightly easier by draws like Roma vs Villarreal and Lyon/AZ meaning a decent side goes out early on but Roma, Zenit, Fiorentina, Lyon, Spurs, Bilbao, Schalke & Shakhtar are all more than capable of beating Utd I would say.

Two gone, one going. Hand United the medals now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

APOEL have beaten Athletic Bilbao :drool:

'Mon the United draw.

[Max Power]

The timing is such that you wonder if the owners actually understand football at all. Do it two weeks ago or in two weeks' time, not now.
Probably planned to do it this week anyway and expected a shelling last night rather than a decent result.

Also talk that the massive player revolt ratcheted up last night after the team selection and there was another big bust up with Ranieri and players/staff.

As sad as it all is his position had become untenable. You can't sack all the players even if you wanted to. His job is to get the most of the squad and if he isn't doing it anymore then I suppose he had to go. Was hoping we'd scrape enough points to finish 17th and he could resign in the summer but sadly not.

[Lewis]

I had Tottenham and their Young Side as the main threat. Fiorentina. It's not 1998.

[Adamski]

We know it's not. Look at Utd.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Fiorentina have Young Hagi and Young Chiesa in their squad, so it might as well be.

[Magic]

APOEL have beaten Athletic Bilbao :drool:

'Mon the United draw.

Can't wait until they go out to some shit Uzbeki outfit.

[Adamski]

Fiorentina have Young Hagi and Young Chiesa in their squad, so it might as well be.

Spending 6 years at the Gheorge Hagi academy is just cheating eh? Bet it was free.

[Adamski]

Fiorentina losing 3-2 now. Proof if ever needed as to how strong all the teams are

[Magic]

Ffs can't believe I'm not watching that instead of this shit.

[Magic]

Does Batistuta still play for them?

[Magic]

Lol good job MJ.

[Adamski]

Spurs :D such a shit club.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Imagine them going out to Gent over two legs.

Belgium with three sides in the last 16, taste that coefficient goodness.