Weekend Football and the MAGIC of the FA Cup (11/12/13 March)

[Pleb]

Today (15:00 kickoff unless stated):

English Premier League:
Bournemouth v West Ham
Everton v West Brom
Hull City v Swansea

The EFL Championship:
Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday
Barnsley v Ipswich Town
Brentford v Huddersfield Town
Burton Albion v Nottingham Forest
Cardiff City v Birmingham City
Leeds United v QPR
Newcastle Utd v Fulham
Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers
Preston North End v Reading
Wigan v Bristol
Wolves v Rotherham

The FA Cup Quarter Finals sponsored by BT:
Middlesborogh v Man City - 12:15 (BTS2HD)
Arsenal v Lincoln City - 17:30 (BTS2HD)

Sunday (14:00 kickoff unless stated)

Sky Super Sunday Football:
Liverpool v Burnley - 16:00 (SS1HD/SSU4KHD)

The FA Cup Quarter Finals on the beeb:
Tottenham Hotspurs v Millwall (BBC1HD)

The Old Firm Derby MMXVII:
Celtic v Rangers - 12:00 (SS1HD/SS5HD)

Monday (20:00 unless stated)

The FA Cup Quarter Finals on the beeb:
Chelsea v Man Utd - 19:45 (BBC1HD)

...and Football. (http://www.live-footballontv.com/)

[Ian]

Most of my work are Celtic fans so it'd be quite funny if Rangers found a way to win.

Thankfully if Celtic win 6-0 there aren't enough Rangers fans in work for me to have to hear about it.

[Foe]

Middlesbrough forfeiting after 2 minutes is a little inconvenient.

[phonics]

I made plans for 6 o'clock assuming we were playing on Sunday :moop:

[Adamski]

How many times a week do you make a cunt of something like this?

[Giggles]

Yeah it's not hard to check. www.livescore.com

[Max Power]

This guy Sane is going to be an absolute superstar

[Foe]

This guy Sane is going to be an absolute superstar

He's absolutely lethal. Raheem Reheem is looking like an actual player nowadays too, so if Man City can find a GK content with saving shots and not passing the ball to the other team they've got a tasty couple of years ahead.

[Raoul Duke]

They need a defence first.

[-james-]

Peter Lovenkrands is commentating on my Dortmund - Hertha feed. Never heard anyone with a Danish vs Glasgwegian accent before. It's quite something.

[-james-]

He just said "the now".

[Waffdon]

This guy Sane is going to be an absolute superstar

Very Bale-like.

[Max Power]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C6pR9umWYAAEy3Y.jpg

Relegate them please

[Disco]

Props for making an actual triptych, although marks off for forgetting how to spell 'justice' on the last panel.

[Raoul Duke]

That might be most tragic thing I've ever seen

[Lewis]

It's one fan. The tragic-off is between Newcastle leaving those plane crash fans' seats empty, everything City have done this year, and 'Justice for Jeff'.

[Shindig]

To our credit, we stopped that after a year. We don't clap for Jonas' cancer any more.

[Lewis]

I like to think Mike Ashley called time on it for financial reasons.

'Wouldn't a better tribute be to let somebody else enjoy the seats?'

[Reg]

That'll do, Fulham. :cool:

Although it looks like it might be a horribly tense final few weeks with three or four points between the top 3. We were good last night though, really intense closing down and Knockaert is BACK.

[Dquincy]

I forgot about this, so i thought I'd post it here...

https://youtu.be/c55-KbNcXKE

[Max Power]

IMPressive start from Lincoln. Hope they get to HT for the booooooooos

[Pleb]

Lincoln deserve a fucking standing ovation for that half despite the Arselol goal.

[Magic]

Better put those WENGER OUT flags away for the moment lads.

[Danny]

That might be most tragic thing I've ever seen

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Thats not far behind.

[Lewis]

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[Magic]

Wexit. :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

When did Niasse turn into Pele circa 1960?

[CJay]

To be fair, he was never even given a chance at Everton. Made a scapegoat for no good reason.

Saying that, Everton were quality today. Schneiderlin is classy.

[Lewis]

If Hull stay up (especially at the expense of Big Sam) then their man is Manager of the Year, and Antonio Conte will have to seethe as best he can after all those facelifts.

[Giggles]

If Hull stay up (especially at the expense of Big Sam) then their man is Manager of the Year, and Antonio Conte will have to seethe as best he can after all those facelifts.

If it happens I want a camera stuck straight into Merson and Thompsons face too.

[phonics]

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Teehee

[Magic]

Sellick. :harold:

[niko_cee]

That was quite funny. Rangers look like they'd struggle to get out of (or maybe even into) League 1.

[Waffdon]

Janssen still on the bench :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

Kane off injured. Please let them now plummet down to 5th.

[Pen]

Went to check how the Rangers game ended and clocked that Celtic are 4 points off maximum points after 28 games. Is there any point to the SPL anymore.

[Foe]

Millwall have absolute nothing about them going forward. It's all well and good being organised and not conceding, but you need to have at least some sort of attacking threat.

No wonder they draw so many games 0-0.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They have scored 50 goals in the league at least. Oldham in the same division, 37 played, 22 for and 35 against. Must be a right thrill having a season ticket there.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The BBC man's incorrect pronunciation of Son Heung-Min is really annoying me. Time to quit my job I think.

[Gray Fox]

So predictable that it's becoming boring.

[niko_cee]

It's fairly lol that Can is DEMANDING his wages be doubled to sign a new deal. He's absolute shite.

[John Arne]

It's fairly lol that Can is DEMANDING his wages be doubled to sign a new deal. He's absolute shite.

Indeed. He's such an average player. Doesn't excel in passing, tackling, or getting forward - but plays most weeks trudging around the field.

[Reg]

Two goals from corners for Deportivo. Barcelona 2-1 down with 15 to go.

Barcelona haven't been very good but Deportivo look better than relegation candidates. Pepe Mel to the rescue.

[Max Power]

Remember when Pepe Mel managed West Brom? What a time to be alive

[Waffdon]

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lol

[Max Power]

FFS :D

What did he expect? Some light hearted back and forth banter?

[Giggles]

:D Sort of looking for that.

[Samadini]

Shoddy camerawork.

[Magic]

FFS :D

What did he expect? Some light hearted back and forth banter?

How utterly stupid. Probably one of these lad bible pricks that think it's funny to do that.

[Disco]

He checks for police beforehand too.

[Gray Fox]

And Emre Can buys another 5 games in the side.

[Magic]

He checks for police beforehand too.

He didn't check for a thousand people videoing it and posting it in 1080p on twitter.

[John Arne]

What a tit. Looks like he is with a young kid as well.

[Magic]

"Watch this son, it's only in film they are lunatics. Mythwall"

[Lewis]

Hopefully he gets some time for that, the pathetic cunt.

[Kikó]

Oh fuck off Lewis. The guy was asking to get a smack thinking he was doing some great #bantz. Serves him right the soccer am watching idiot.

[Lewis]

You can do some serious damage punching somebody like that, and 'He made fun of my football team' isn't a particularly convincing excuse.

[Giggles]

In fairness to Lewis, if we all went around punching everyone who was a dickhead then we'd all need to wear gloves full time or all be brain damaged.

[Kikó]

True and I agree to an extent. At the same time, the guy is a complete muppet so it's pretty satisfying to watch.

[Offshore Toon]

Best case scenario is the bloke gets punished so they both lose.

[Offshore Toon]

I do like how football brings out the old/inner hooligan in Kikó as well.

[Magic]

Thing is he basically telegraphed that punch as well and there was absolutely no reaction to it. Weird.

[Offshore Toon]

Depay from almost half-way line.

https://streamable.com/lzvfg

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's filthy.

[Adamski]

That was quite funny. Rangers look like they'd struggle to get out of (or maybe even into) League 1.

2m spent on the entire squad so thank you for the compliment :cool:

[Reg]

Depay from almost half-way line.

https://streamable.com/lzvfg
Class. The winger/striker looks at him like, "What are you doing?"

[Magic]

Shteve sacked again. :harold:

[Lewis]

For the good of the sport, whoever gives him his next job should provide a full breakdown of their reasoning.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The bloke who punched him is a thousand times bigger dickhead than anyone singing twatty songs. Look at the look on his face before he does it. They should bring back prison ships for the likes of him.

[Offshore Toon]

I don't know about a thousand. They're different brands of dickhead, but no worse than each other. I don't condone violence in any way, and I love being a twat, but he's doing something which isn't funny against a group of fans well known for being violent. There's even an opportunity to stop and back down like a true coward but they stupidly carry on. I can't help but suspect it's his mate filming it too.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Yeah but I'd send down pretty much anyone who initiates physical violence no matter what the provocation. I appreciate the more manly men amongst us may disagree.

[Waffdon]

Weekly Ramos is a don message.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Barcelona went under at Deportivo earlier as well. Just like the good old days.

[niko_cee]

Shteve sacked again. :harold:

Holland has broken him, not just his English. After the Brighton game the other night he came out and gave a bizarrely frank interview. The sort you can get away with (to an extent) as a no-speaky-the-English-too-good foreigner, but just sounds wrong otherwise. Seems to be the same thing every job he has as well. Comes in, improves things quite a bit, then it all goes tits up fairly rapidement. It's odd.

[Waffdon]

Apparently Rooney, Martial and Rashford are all out tomorrow as well as Ibrahimovic being banned. Fellaini up top!

[Lewis]

'LvG' would have stolen a timeless 1-0 under those circumstances, so let's see how the so-called 'Special One' so-called measures up.

[Magic]

How is Moyes win ratio compared to him looking now?

[Lewis]

Not so great once you factor in expected goals and qualitative saves.

[Ian]

Can we sign Hernandez on an emergency loan?

[Lewis]

Diego Milito run-in out of the crowd.

[Lewis]

Fucking hell it was Phil Jones that took Wayne Rooney out. What is wrong with him?

[Ian]

Fellainimania to run wild.

[Jimmy Floyd]

On the down side, Willian has put his hair in corn rows, so United clear favourites.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Analysis

BBC Radio 5 live's Pat Murphy

So the Derby players escape responsibility while the manager who has been at the club five months carries the can.

Steve McClaren had an immediate effect last autumn, taking the club out of the bottom four and impressing with his acknowledged coaching skill, but the players shrivelled in the face of promotion expectations.

McClaren had set in place a major overhaul of the dressing room this summer, aware that he had been undermined by some malcontents speaking to club owner Mel Morris, a micro-manager who demands success and is not known for his patience - four managers in just over a year testify to that.

But it is his club, his £100m-plus investment, and he will run it his way.

I won't claim to know the ins and outs of Derby County (Football Club), but that's some proper Proper Football Man ranks-closing there by Pat Murphy.

[Lewis]

'Mel Morris' is a proper seventies businessman name. The sort who makes his money in something like scrap metal, and therefore knows more about everything than everyone.

[Boydy]

'Mel Morris' is a proper seventies businessman name. The sort who makes his money in something like scrap metal, and therefore knows more about everything than everyone.

:D

[Yevrah]

This idea that players are responsible and should be blamed for managers getting sacked needs to stop now.

[Ian]

So players obviously, visibly phoning it in when they can't be arsed with a manager anymore is okay?

There are times when players must bear some of the blame.

[Byron]

No you're wrong Ian, the manager is always wrong, there is absolutely no area in which the players are ever even partly to blame.

[Max Power]

Yeah but it's hard to ship out a massive amount of players. And you better be 100% sure the manager you have is the one to completely overhaul the squad.

Bad form is never down to one factor. But changing the manager is a fairly easy and obvious solution.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's more down to the balance of power these days being massively in favour of players with the Bosman ruling and high wages. Back in the day, if you crossed the manager he could pretty much finish you if he wanted to, so the players would have to toe the line for the most part. Nowadays, the players can effectively do an unofficial work stoppage if they want the manager replaced, which I think is what happened at Leicester and probably happens everywhere.

It may make sense from a player's point of view but for fans who have normal jobs, that sort of fragging culture is a bizarre and unappealing way to behave. Just another part of the huge divide between footballers and real life.

[Kikó]

I'm off to the bridge tonight to watch Fellimania run wild. Can't wait. Last time i went was about 10 years ago and we lost 3-0. Carvalho with a header as usual. I think that was the game when Rooney was injured as well.

We are going to get pumped tonight.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho: "We cannot go with Nicky Butt's team [ie players from the under-23 team, managed by Butt]. Manchester United is too big. Manchester United is the winner of the competition.

"It is not Chelsea's fault that we were given this Monday match, so we have to make changes for sure... but we cannot go to Stamford Bridge with a Nicky Butt team."

What is he on about?

I heard him whingeing about our light schedule the other day as well. Whose fault is that, m8?

[niko_cee]

I guess he'll be gunning for a 0-0 for the ages tonight.

Worked well last time.

[phonics]

What is he on about?

I heard him whingeing about our light schedule the other day as well. Whose fault is that, m8?

Jimmy being exposed to the utter tedium that is Mourinho managing another club has been the only joy I've got out of this season.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The only real way to play against us is mental pressing, six brick shithouses in the middle of the park and high balls into Dave's back channel (ooh) so I think we might be OK.

[Kikó]

I'm expecting a mental 5-3-1-1 to counter Chelsea. Shaw and Valencia wing backs with fellaini up front with pogba behind.

It'll be shit.

[Pleb]

Pogba to score the winner in extra time with a random 4th sub for no reason

[Kikó]

This is brilliant
https://twitter.com/BallStreet/status/841257556932739072

[Magic]

More violent hooliganism. You must hate your new life, mate.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm expecting a mental 5-3-1-1 to counter Chelsea. Shaw and Valencia wing backs with fellaini up front with pogba behind.

It'll be shit.

Anyone who matches up to us gets roasted. Tottenham have done easily the best job on us so just look at what they did. Wanyama and Dembele's 40 stone frames smashing into our midfield without the ball. Not sure Poggers has that in him.

[Offshore Toon]

That video is so good, Kiko. :D The desperation to be violent but cowardice throughout is amazing.

[Waffdon]

Anyone who matches up to us gets roasted. Tottenham have done easily the best job on us so just look at what they did. Wanyama and Dembele's 40 stone frames smashing into our midfield without the ball. Not sure Poggers has that in him.

Spurs changed to three at the back for that game.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Now that I had forgotten. Everyone else who's come to Stamford Bridge with a three has been pole axed. Maybe it's just because we're good.

[Reg]

Spurs played with two no.10s which I can't see United trying to copy. I'm not sure what they'll do. Kiko might be right. The back 3/5 at Rostov may have been in preparation for this. Otherwise just 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 and hope they know what to do when Rashford is up there.

[SvN]

Looks like Rashford made it after all, which is a relief.

[Reg]

https://t.co/VYZ5WMR4oN

Back 3/5...then who knows.

[Lewis]

World Clashley Young makes it a back six.

[Lewis]

The BBC has Phil Jones in midfield. He used to be alright there when Alex Ferguson wanted to ruin a game, but everybody was good in those days.

[Waffdon]

Dropping Pedro seems a bit bonkers.

[CJay]

What is with this pre match light show?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Dropping Pedro seems a bit bonkers.

He tends to play Willian when he thinks there's a physical challenge. No other way of doing it really as Hazard isn't getting the chop.

[Waffdon]

He tends to play Willian when he thinks there's a physical challenge. No other way of doing it really as Hazard isn't getting the chop.

Yeah, just what I was saying about the Matic/Willian subs last week. Only changes he makes.

[Raoul Duke]

Maybe Pogba will do something...

[Jimmy Floyd]

Something about a United away end always makes me seethe, with their Yi Ny Tid and contorted face sneers.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Played, Ander.

[Waffdon]

Hazard is such a don.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wanyama and Dembele's 40 stone frames smashing into our midfield without the ball. Not sure Poggers has that in him.

They are doing this well and this is why Phil Jones is in midfield.

Once everyone works this out next season, we'll need someone less lazy than Matic.

[Reg]

World Clashley Young makes it a back six.
It actually is almost. Really wonky formation. Interesting Mourinho has indentified Chelsea's right as the danger side when Hazard is over on the other side.

All goes to pot now of course. Herrera needs to chill out sometimes.

[Raoul Duke]

Nice one, Andy Herrera. Commence Costa giving us a complete rinsing...

[Giggles]

Should have sent Valencia off too for the lols.

[Dquincy]

Love it that Mourinho's niggly tactics has backfired. Also enjoyed Hazzard catching the refs eye whilst he was still on the way down. :D

[CJay]

United have fouled constantly from the off. Not surprising. Did the ref say the next foul was getting a booking regardless of who it was? Herrera's a total moron.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ha. Classic. Jones got him that seconds earlier.

[niko_cee]

I saw Shaw pop up in the BBC gossip column with some conspiracy about Mourinho hating him for not joining Chelsea. What's the deal with him? Is he injured or doesn't he have a big enough arse for Mourinho to consider him as a fullback?

[Giggles]

I saw Shaw pop up in the BBC gossip column with some conspiracy about Mourinho hating him for not joining Chelsea. What's the deal with him? Is he injured or doesn't he have a big enough arse for Mourinho to consider him as a fullback?

Isn't his problem always that his arse is far too big?

[Lewis]

He was going down before Ander Herrera even touched him.

[Giggles]

He was going down before Ander Herrera even touched him.

That's what he does though. That's what they all do these days. Herrera is an idiot to stick his leg in and given him the chance when ball wasn't even in the same postcode.

[Lewis]

It was a dive, otherwise you can't go near people in case they dive.

[Dquincy]

The reaction of the Man Utd players towards the ref warranted additional yellows.

[Max Power]

Fouling is about the only thing Herrera is good at. Nothing player.

[Pen]

I like Herrera. Definitely a starter for United.

[Waffdon]

Fabregas should be on for Matic right away.

[Reg]

Herrera's a very good player.

[CJay]

Nice goal. That'll be that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What the fuck is happening that Kante is banging one in?

[Pen]

Shit :(

That's United out. Is it really so that United haven't beaten Chelsea since 2012?

[Reg]

If he starts scoring regularly give him the Ballon d'Or.

[Ian]

The reaction of the Man Utd players towards the ref warranted additional yellows.

It's annoying to see how bad United are for this at the moment.

What are you expecting to achieve, you thick cunts?

[Giggles]

What a rabbit in the headlights finish from Rashford.

[Waffdon]

What a rabbit in the headlights finish from Rashford.

2 goals in about 30 games showed there.

[niko_cee]

If he starts scoring regularly give him the Ballon d'Or.

Unfortunately he can't play United every week.

[Adamski]

What a great game Pogbas having.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This gypo-off between Costa and Rojo is better than the game.

[Giggles]

I think Willian is my favourite player.

[Pen]

Kante being Conte on my stream is doing my head in.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Kante being Conte on my stream is doing my head in.

Pronounced correctly they are basically identical.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That Valencia tackle looks dodgy because of how he jumps in.

Don't think it's a foul/card but it looks bad.

[Jimmy Floyd]

If this is 1-0 in the dying minutes, hopefully Conte goes absolutely mental geeing up the crowd.

[Pen]

Pronounced correctly they are basically identical.

Really. How does that work then? How come the Ka at the start sounds more like a Ko?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Really. How does that work then? How come the Ka at the start sounds more like a Ko?

French innit. The same African name is held by for example Kewullay Conteh (used to play in Serie A or somewhere).

[Pen]

I don't know French so can't really say anything to dispute what you said. Just seems very odd. Kewullay Conteh still haunts me from ten or so years a go when I used to play CM with a mate and I think he always bought him in as right back, but with that kind of spelling its easy enough to understand.

[Jimmy Floyd]

How long before the Chelsea rentboys stuff falls under the equality bus?

[Magic]

1-0 against a depleted 10 man scum side at home? Pathetic cunts.

[Waffdon]

Alonso is fucking rank, init?

[Lewis]

RIP Plastic Treble, but Corporate Jose will ride the SEETHE all the way to fourth at the expense of Arsenal.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Alonso is fucking rank, init?

Both our wing backs are individually awful, but they are disciplined as fuck and you can taste that balance.

[Giggles]

RIP Plastic Treble, but Corporate Jose will ride the SEETHE all the way to fourth at the expense of Arsenal.

The post match interview :drool:

[Raoul Duke]

Both our wing backs are individually awful, but they are disciplined as fuck and you can taste that balance.

I'm really surprised he's stuck with it as it is (although when they're bumming everyone all over the place, I suppose it's not that big a deal). I'd expect Zouma to come through soon - he looked great when he was in the side.

RIP Ake though :(

[Lewis]

Why is this interviewer speaking to Kante like he's in a wheelchair?

[Shindig]

I don't want to call either of those semis.

[Magic]

Why is this interviewer speaking to Kante like he's in a wheelchair?

Because he's black.

[Shindig]

Jose's wounded.

[Giggles]

Because he's black.

And the height of someone sitting down.


I don't want to call either of those semis.

There was no combination handily called. Still though, Chelsea v City.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Mourinho is a great coach but he really can't take any stick.

[Kikó]

That was shit. Flat back 6 and fellaini first sub then too slow to change.

[Kikó]

The light show and music was equally cringe. Dreadful club.

[Smiffy]

Fragile being so he is.

[Dquincy]

How long before the Chelsea rentboys stuff falls under the equality bus?

Anyone know what this means?

[Jimmy Floyd]

http://www.redcafe.net/threads/ander-herrera-vs-ngolo-kant%C3%A9-thread-has-gone-well.427163/

Enjoying this currently.

[Lewis]

I wonder what would happen to football debate if nobody collected statistics.

[Raoul Duke]

Anyone know what this means?

Yeah, it's pretty obvious.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I wonder what would happen to football debate if nobody collected statistics.

It would be like it was on here in 2002-4 with pretty much endless 'my dad is bigger than your dad' rhetoric about Henry and van Nistelrooy, which to be fair was arguably more interesting than stats. Although thinking back it may have been largely a young Harold on the Henry side.

[Lewis]

The @Ruudesque and @VintageHenry accounts would have had massive followings back then, and there would have been a Tony Blair-led panic about the fourteen year olds running them being targets for grooming.

[phonics]

Looks like 3 years too late we're deciding it may be useful to have some sort of transition in place for when Arsene inevitably signs this new contract. Monchi's the word. I'm very much down for just nicking everything Sevilla do so him and Sampaoli please.

[Mazuuurk]

Looks like for all intents and purposes that guy is headed to Madrid?

[phonics]

The Director Of Football of Sevilla is off to work for Florentino Perez? You what?

[Mazuuurk]

Well a quick google of his name suggests that exactly in about 10 different places, whereas the only 'article' I can find 'linking' him to Arsenal seems to be of an enthusiastic wishing on Fan Blog?


Edit: and besides, when did the "The [player / manager / mascot] of club X would go to Real?" argument ever apply? Look at Figo.

[Magic]

I'll take 442onics word on this one.

[phonics]

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Makes Ched Evans seem like a nice bloke.

[Lewis]

Corporate Jose dealing with that 'Judas' stuff in his own 'I don't care, but if I did...' way is pretty funny, but what sort of div Chelsea fans think that anyway?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm still very pro Mourinho but he's become madder with every passing year, more or less since he went to Madrid. In the end he'll go full Harold.

[Magic]

Fuck off.

[Giggles]

:drool:

[Giggles]

Jebus.

[Magic]

Would love to see Vardy lose his life on the pitch through an undiagnosed heart condition or clash of heads.

[Giggles]

Would love to see Vardy lose his life on the pitch through an undiagnosed heart condition or clash of heads.

You'd love to see him at Leeds.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://m.popkey.co/69ea7c/w6AAA.gif

[Magic]

Lol at Darkie and Cabbage not understanding simple away goals. Cunts.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Nasri :harold:

[Mazuuurk]

There's no mid-week football thread? Sort it out lads.

Anyway, since we're here: what a bunch of cuntery from Vardy. Then again what a bunch of fucking dickery from Nasri.

Then again, it's Vardy and Nasri.

[Giggles]

He wasn't a happy bunny was he?

[Magic]

PMSL.

So good.

[Giggles]

PMSL.

So good.

Sure is :D

[Magic]

FFS.

That is the worst penalty I've seen.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a shit penalty.

[Magic]

Lolster trolling me so hard right now?

[Giggles]

A late late defeat would still be lol as fuck though.

[Mazuuurk]

Well I had money on Leicester through, at 2-0 I figured I'll trade out for 60/90. Good call, I thought, as that Pen came. But then, yeah :D

[-james-]

This is remarkably enjoyable.

[Offshore Toon]

Can't help but think 'fix' these days.

[Mazuuurk]

So, why are you all enjoying this? Genuinely wondering.

I'm just betting on this. Think I'd like Sevilla to go through really but I don't really care much.

[Pleb]

So are we on course for a Champions League title run and a relegation avoidance from Leicester then?
:cool:

[Giggles]

So, why are you all enjoying this? Genuinely wondering.

I'm just betting on this. Think I'd like Sevilla to go through really but I don't really care much.

I didn't know it was on and then when I watched a bit i found myself wanting Leicester to win. No idea why.

[Giggles]

Christ, Vardy. How many chances does he need?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Vardy is having a shocker.

[Mazuuurk]

I didn't know it was on and then when I watched a bit i found myself wanting Leicester to win. No idea why.

Fair enough.

[Mazuuurk]

Vardy :harold:

[Giggles]

Fair enough.

Actually probably because fuck la liga basically.

[Offshore Toon]

I can't imagine why anybody British would want Sevilla to win over Leicester. The underdog story continues. Somehow.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

lol at that Sevilla fan.

[Pleb]

:cool:

[Giggles]

Was that a quarter final or the one before it?

[Mazuuurk]

Actually I'm on the Leicester bandwagon here as well now, seeing these scenes :drool:

[Disco]

Last 16.

[niko_cee]

Put your house on Sevilla to go through they said . . .

[Offshore Toon]

Just as I'm enjoying the Leicester win Danny Simpson comes on screen.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Was that a quarter final or the one before it?

One before, they're in the quarter final now.

Them to draw Bayern and put up more of a fight than Arsenal 10-2.

[Giggles]

Last 16.

:thbup:

Still though, last 8 is impressive going.

[Raoul Duke]

I hope they get someone massive now. Real or Bayern or something.

[Waffdon]

Jesus.

Shame it looks like Sevilla have peaked. Would have been an absolute rout two months ago.

[Kikó]

Leicester to get pumped by Barcelona next.

[Giggles]

Any potential shit likely to get through?

[Pleb]

I hope they get someone massive now. Real or Bayern or something.
Barcalona.

Any potential shit likely to get through?
Juventus, Man City (that is if the draw isn't seeded) or Monaco.

[Boydy]

Kasper Schmeichel really reminds me of someone else but I'm not sure who. Name me some lookalikes.

[Raoul Duke]

Kasper Schmeichel really reminds me of someone else but I'm not sure who. Name me some lookalikes.

Peter Schmeichel

[Disco]

:D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I lolled.

[Pleb]

I thought he looked like David Seaman.

[Kikó]

Robert Mugabe.

[Boydy]

Peter Schmeichel

I knew this would happen.

Seriously though. I think it's another current player I'm thinking of. Maybe.

[Magic]

Kante?

[Mazuuurk]

Holy shit Albrighton sounds daft. I mean most football players do, but he sounds daft.

[Mazuuurk]

I knew this would happen.

Seriously though. I think it's another current player I'm thinking of. Maybe.

Eric Dier?

[Offshore Toon]

Henning Berg.

[Danny]

http://www.101greatgoals.com/news/social/fail-theres-something-not-quite-right-leicesters-flags-v-sevilla-tweets/

:D

[Magic]

Jesus Christ. :lol:

[Mazuuurk]

The real question here is whether we can now have a "Mid-week Football" thread for tomorrows games?

That would be kind of awkward now. But then where does it all end? Because all of a sudden this will be the thread for this weekends football as well, because might as well, and all of a sudden it becomes the new new Late night thread and kills the board.

So I hope you're happy, Reg and Pleb. You really dropped the ball on this one.

[Offshore Toon]

Ban them.

[Boydy]

Eric Dier?

I thought that but then when i looked him up to have a proper look at him I didn't think it was him. I don't know.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I was going to start one just to tell you all that Leicester would thrash Sevilla with ease (as Sevilla have gone to shit in the last month) but I couldn't be bothered to research all the fixtures. Didn't even bet on it either. Tosspot.

[John]

http://www.101greatgoals.com/news/social/fail-theres-something-not-quite-right-leicesters-flags-v-sevilla-tweets/

:D


Having lost the 1st leg 1-0 in Seville a couple of weeks ago, Leicester have the key advantage of having scored an away goal, which means a 1-0 win would see them through tonight.

I like that this line appears on a page headlined 'FAIL'.

[phonics]

I'd completely missed what's happening. The Spanish newspapers have done a Robert Mugabe on it and decided that if they don't mention it then it didn't happen.

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[wullie]

I still remember the day eight years ago when Leicester failed to score at Stoke which put them down to League One instead of us, and going to Fosse Park the next day laughing my head off. Last night I watched us give Southend 3 points to put us 17 adrift at the bottom of the third division, while Leicester did alright I hear. It's a magical game.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The first mistake people like 'Sport Witness' make is thinking Marca is a Spanish paper. It's a Madrid paper. Spain is very balkanised.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I still remember the day eight years ago when Leicester failed to score at Stoke which put them down to League One instead of us, and going to Fosse Park the next day laughing my head off. Last night I watched us give Southend 3 points to put us 17 adrift at the bottom of the third division, while Leicester did alright I hear. It's a magical game.

I know a Cov fan and every time I see him, which is weekly, he just mutters 'it's a fucking disgrace' and changes the subject.

[wullie]

It'll be just shoulder shrugs and resignment before too long, barely anyone has the energy to give a shit now.

[Disco]

League Two isn't so bad, apart from our away end, that is pretty terrible.

[Pleb]

You should see the National League :baz:

[wullie]

Give us two years.