[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. :henn0rz:

[Spammer]

THE MIGHTY BLADES are hopefully going to SMASH Burton tonight :cool:

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

THE MIGHTY BLADES :cool:

[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/2017/11/limited-edition-puma-stuttgart-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/2017/11/limited-edition-puma-stuttgart-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 (https://streamable.com/gu0j1)

[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? :D

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 :drool:

[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.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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Pogba with Martial and Rashford starting? :drool:

[Lewis]

Juan Mata getting a game is the interesting one, but those centre-backs will let four in anyway.

[Shindig]

Man Utd must be a graveyard for orthodox full-backs.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://streamable.com/sr9y5

De Bruyne's goal really was special.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Inevitable with this defence and the commentators talking about how long it's been since De Gea let a goal in.

Lindelof is a trainwreck.

[-james-]

Slipdelof. :harold:

[Lewis]

He does look like a proper mess.

[Shindig]

Hey, Gayle scored. Haven't seen that in a while.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The Yids got Davinson Sanchez for about the same price, he looks so much better.

[Lewis]

Fosu-Mensah/Tuanzebe look better.

[Reg]

I think Robbie Savage might be the worst commentator ever. There's no comedy value: he's just really bad.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Who is it that tells Rashford that he's actually good on set pieces?

[Lewis]

Fucking Lukaku. It's like watching Wayne Rooney in a fat suit. And there are years of it to come. I can't.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pogba is such a don.

[randomlegend]

Pogba is our best player by about a factor of 50. Thank god he's back from injury.

[Lewis]

He is pretty amazing. Looks like he barely tries as well.

[Lewis]

More crap refereeing, Randrew. Get it on the list.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Spacey would have been proud of that assault by Clarke.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a ball and a half.

Look, Lukaku, do that mate.

[Giggles]

Normal service has resumed.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Trashford is probably put on set pieces because Mourinho doesn't want him in the box because he isn't tall enough. Jose loves height even more than he loves MIND GAMES.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pogba :cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Oh and bring back the dab, what the fuck was that?

[Lewis]

Mata has quietly been good, so hopefully he gets a run of games instead of that weak gypo.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Tried his best to miss that.

[niko_cee]

Is Salah really the top scorer in the league?

[Lewis]

Last minute penalty, up steps 'Zlatan', can he... And he misses it being a clever twat.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lukaku on the right side of midfield?

lol.

[Luke Emia]

I genuinely cannot believe how good Salah has been. If we could defend and keep the front four fit we could be on to something.

[Reg]

I made a mug of myself regarding Salah, wasn't sure if he'd be good enough. I didn't see much of him last season but during the previous one he looked only like a slightly better Depay.

[Magic]

I genuinely cannot believe how good Salah has been. If we could defend and keep the front four fit we could be on to something.

I said he'd be a God. I was laughed at.

[John]

I said he'd be a God. I was laughed at.

No you weren't.

[Magic]

No you weren't.

Reg has already apologised.

[Spoonsky]

This Juventus game :cab:

[John Arne]

Oh look, Andy Carroll leading with an elbow...

[Giggles]

Carroll is such a dirty scumbag. But it's benefit of the doubt as it's "early in the game", ie: not a forrin.

[Giggles]

Good start for Watford.

http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/2000_Me__Myself___Irene/000MMI_Michael_Bowman_002.jpg

[Reg]

Just watched the Rome derby from yesterday. Not a great game - typical derby scrap - but the first time I'd seen the VAR in action. There was about ninety seconds between the ball going out of play and the decision being made, which I didn't think was too long.

Perotti takes the casual penalty thing to another level.

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[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Richarlison is such a don.

Joe Hart showing his shitness again.

[Yevrah]

90 seconds. :sick:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Surely there has to come a point when people realise that Joe Hart just isn't a top flight keeper anymore, let alone international. Usually, as with Rooney, these things take about 5 years to process in people's minds.

[Max Power]

Great to hear “sack the board” coming out of the away end. Throwback.

[Jimmy Floyd]

As shit as the dildo brothers are, the fact that their fan boards are all crying out for an imaginary Chinese consortium to buy it up and spend £500 million on famous players sums up how stupid most fans are - though West Ham fans are more stupid than most.

[ScousePig]

Great to hear “sack the board” coming out of the away end. Throwback.

You should pop along to Sunderland sometime for a bit of nostalgia.

Chris Coleman confirmed earlier today. I've never been a big fan but considering our situation we couldn't have got someone with a much higher profile. The buzz-words seem to be 'charisma' and 'personality', which could be just what we need, and the media are portrating it as something of a coup. Also, the Welsh seem pretty gutted he's gone.

[Reg]

90 seconds. :sick:
It felt fine. If it happens once a game on average I think it's well worth doing. Injuries can easily take similar amounts of time and it was a lot more interesting than an injury break because of the anticipation of the Lazio's penalty being given.

[Giggles]

Well this is shit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42071456

Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku has avoided the prospect of a jail sentence in the United States by agreeing to pay compensation to the Beverly Hills police.

Lukaku, 24, was arrested in July after police responded to five noise complaints at the house he was renting.

The Belgian will pay $450 (£340) to reimburse police for the callouts.

Does this work for murder too?

[Disco]

Bernie Ecclestone did something similar to get rid of his German bribery court case.