JUNE FOOTBALL: Klopp vs. Spurs Bottle Battle

[John Arne]

Day 2 of the Women's World Cup and the stadiums are half empty already.

[Waffdon]

Scotland have quite a few decent midfielders. Shame about centre halves and strikers.

[niko_cee]

Turkey rinsing France at the moment.

The latter look an absolute shambles.

[niko_cee]

Mert is, literally, in goal for Turkey,

:cool:

[Manc]

On our way.

[randomlegend]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfyjSzysoH0

@jimmyfloyd

One for you :D

[SincereTheRebel]

Operation in full flow there.

[Lewis]

If you fiddle with the negative it's like watching United.

[Lewis]

http://i68.tinypic.com/vexc7k.png

When the chatbox is better than the match.

[Mellberg]

Link gone down. Not put up with 105 minutes of this to miss pens. Anyone?

[Lewis]

I'm following the chatbox on this (http://www.dubstream.to/b/index.html).

[Mellberg]

Cheers. Have stopped watching the game in exchange for the chatbox.

[Lewis]

Are these all good penalties or hopeless 'keeping?

[Gray Fox]

I reckon Sommer could've got Englands last one if he'd stuck his arms out.

[Waffdon]

That England team today was fucking dreadful. Thankfully for them their younger players carry the squad. Still faf seeing Delph, Barkley and Dier getting close to the team.

[Mellberg]

Easy this penalty lark.

[Ian]

Not quite a Pressman from Pickford but at least he wellied it. Lol if he was the fifth most keen to take one.

[Bam]

That England team today was fucking dreadful. Thankfully for them their younger players carry the squad. Still faf seeing Delph, Barkley and Dier getting close to the team.

Lol @ the jock. Delph, Barkley and Dier all walk into the Scotland team shit in the shower and walk out again.

Fucking dreadful, you should know.

[Lewis]

I thought Ronaldo would have been on one today trying to salvage an end of year award. Instead he's BOTTLING another big game.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lol @ the jock. Delph, Barkley and Dier all walk into the Scotland team shit in the shower and walk out again.

Fucking dreadful, you should know.

That doesn't mean that those 3 are actually any good.

[Pen]

Lol @ the jock. Delph, Barkley and Dier all walk into the Scotland team shit in the shower and walk out again.

Fucking dreadful, you should know.

Surely if England want to challenge for trophies again who walks to the Scotland team is irrelevant.

I’m pretty happy things are on the up for England, but a midfield three mentioned above isn’t very likely to get them there. Dier probably has a part to play if you keep using the current formation, but I’d be looking at upgrades for the other two. I haven’t seen enough of West Ham to judge myself, but people are speaking pretty highly of Rice, so maybe him (or Dier) Alli and maybe Henderson would be better. I guess you’d hope Foden gets more games for City next season as everyone else I can think of don’t really seem like players that could provide some much needed creativity for your midfield.

[Lewis]

Jack Wilshere.

[Bam]

That doesn't mean that those 3 are actually any good.


No, they're crap. But not on Scotland level crap.

[Pleb]

That England (Mens) match was a bit shit.

[mugbull]

No, they're crap. But not on Scotland level crap.

You’re the one who brought up Scotland out of nowhere you sad sack

[SincereTheRebel]

Them Portugal man were going hard in the celebrations for the internaitonal emirates cup.

[Kikó]

We went to both games yesterday and the difference in quality is huge. Portugal Netherlands was like watching a different sport at times, great movement and quality.

England did well though. Swiss were out to spoil and should be banned from international football. Didn't see any violence or aggro. In the Portugal game, the Harry Maguire song was rolled out a few times then "always look on the bright side of life" back at the Dutch after they had sang it at us.

Cracking stadiums as well. Get them onto Sincere's lists.

[Manc]

The Ox will solve our midfield woes. Him and a fully fit RLC will provide unparalleled dynamism. Winks at the base and we're laughing.

[SincereTheRebel]

Cracking stadiums as well. Get them onto Sincere's lists.

What are the names of the venues?

[Ian]

The Swiss might never be involved in games that are good on their own merits but I'll keep forgiving thanks to the services rendered at the 2010 World Cup.

[bruhnaldo]

What are the names of the venues?

Oh, I've also since visited Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta United) and, if for some reason they have it, South County Regional Stadium (Treasure Coast Tritons [Port St. Lucie, FL]) though I'm almost positive that won't be on there.

[Waffdon]

Ramos has scored 8 games running for Spain lol.

Edit: wait, nevermind it’s 7 in 8. Still, lol at that.

[Spoonsky]

Kosovo beat Bulgaria. :cool:

They'll be seething on the streets of Sofia tonight

[Ian]

Kosovo last lost in 2017.

[Waffdon]

That Scotland team is something else. Robertson, Fraser and McGinn all dropped. Three of the only four or five talented players in the squad. What on earth

[Pepe]

Who was that young lad that you were drooling about some years ago? Ryan Gould maybe? What was of him?

[Danny]

Since RL isn’t around, apparently AWB is done to United 53m

Edit: he is and I am in the wrong place

[Danny]

Who was that young lad that you were drooling about some years ago? Ryan Gould maybe? What was of him?

Went to Sporting and has done fuck all with himself.

[Waffdon]

Who was that young lad that you were drooling about some years ago? Ryan Gould maybe? What was of him?

Came back looking like a hippy. Least I was right about Robertson hehe

[-james-]

That Scotland team is something else. Robertson, Fraser and McGinn all dropped. Three of the only four or five talented players in the squad. What on earth

It's pretty bizarre. Belgium are miles better in every area of the pitch. It should really play out like a top 4 premier league side against a crap championship team, but Scotland are going to win 1-0.

[Waffdon]

I love Johnny Russell but fuck knows why Fraser and Forrest aren’t there for playing on the counter. The defence is utterly horrific and should concede at least four.

[Waffdon]

I’m presuming there’s no VAR as De Bruyne looked miles off in real time and even more so on the replay.

[Kikó]

Strange they didn't even mention it.

Awful finish from Scotland then.

[Lewis]

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:cab:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He can't leave soon enough.

[Pen]

We are actually in a good position to qualify for a major tournament. The Greece game in September is huge. But to be five clear of Greece and Bosnia after four games is just superb.

[Amigo]

Genuinely don't understand Turkey as a footballing nation.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They are the sort of nation whereby if you light a fire under them then everything goes red hot, but if you send them to Iceland on a Tuesday night just after a big win, it has rather the opposite effect.

Basically the opposite of England, who love to churn out comfortable wins against teams they should beat, but you put them under any kind of situational pressure and they crumble to dust.

[Giggles]

That's an arrow.

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[Ian]

I do love a top-corner goal that looks like it's gone in without any bend at all.

[Giggles]

Rising all the way too, couldn't catch it any better.

[Raoul Duke]

I do love a top-corner goal that looks like it's gone in without any bend at all.

Salah vs Everton in the season just now being the archetype :drool:

[Giggles]

It's on, Pepe

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[mugbull]

I initially though that said @spastic midfielder

[John Arne]

Macau FA Cup result: KA I 21-17 Hang Sai.

The game did not go to penalities.

[Disco]

I initially though that said @spastic midfielder

He plays for Scotland.

[Pepe]

It's on, Pepe

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Did we win?

[Giggles]

Did we win?

Indeed, on penalties

[Pepe]

Just saw that it was a third place playoff. Lol.

[niko_cee]

This Scotland women's match is lol beyond belief.

[Waffdon]

I’ve never laughed so much. That all took about 6/7 minutes.

[Waffdon]

And she’s blown the whistle after about a minute hahahahaha what the fuck

[niko_cee]

The first penalty was one of the worst I've ever seen. She must have looked at that corner about 50 times before limping it towards it.

Bit of a travesty that she got a retake. VAR is such a shit addition to the game.

[Waffdon]

She was hardly off the line too. I’m all for VAR but if that’s a thing give up on football.

86th minute the challenge was and the second penalty 94th. Ref blows a minute later.

[niko_cee]

The problem with it is that every minor detail that no one gives a fuck about is suddenly of game-changing importance. Half a hair of encroachment? There's no room for discretion. I guess the game will change, but literally every single exciting moment is caveated by a need to check ridiculous things to the nth degree.

[Mellberg]

Yeah, I'm officially against VAR now. It was good for a lol at one stage (Sterling vs Spurs), but it's completely destroying games. The end to that Scotland game was a farce and don't get me started on the handballs in the penalty area.

[Shindig]

It's being enforced differently here, though. Last year it was all about infringements at corners and very little else. Plus FIFA's brought in new rules (like the zero tolerance of any movement from keepers at penalties) and stuff.

[mugbull]

If youre not gonna do VAR, you should at least have promotion/relegation for referees and linesmen. A board reviews their calls post-match and assigns a score to each of them. At the end of the season, the bottom several referees get demoted from reffing Premier League matches and the best of the bunch from the lower leagues get upped to the PL

[bruhnaldo]

That sounds fantastic but surely could never happen. The referees have their own union or whatever the fuck I'm sure.

[Shindig]

Ref's do get demoted from the Premier League. I feel like the dodgiest thing about last night is the early finish. That's directly against FIFA's rulebook and just looks like she wanted out of there.

[John Arne]

Rooooooney...

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[Spoonsky]

bruhnaldo trolled again.

[Lewis]

That is the best one of those goals I've seen.

[Smjffy]

That is the best one of those goals I've seen.

Allow me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=gc_WmJZ6Nrs

[niko_cee]

Didn't some Malaysian just do this the other week, but from a freekick? :cab:

[SvN]

Allow me.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=gc_WmJZ6Nrs

That only went in because the keeper fell over. Firmly in the "clanger" category rather than "great goal".

[Smjffy]

Apparently he's now scored a halfway line goal for all three clubs he's played for. :D

Time will be kinder to Rooney I reckon.

[SvN]

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[Smjffy]

I ain't accepting the last one but then no strike will ever beat his one against City for United.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I always preferred his goal against Newcastle.

[Smjffy]

I always preferred his goal against Newcastle.

Fair shout but probably helped that he was arguing beforehand and his reputation at the time for being a talented head.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPHqRpJ7tLY

[Lewis]

1. Overhead against City
2. Volley against Newcastle
3. Chip against Portsmouth
4. Counter against Arsenal
5. That one against I think Wigan where he fell on his arse, got up, and toe-blasted it into the bottom corner

[thommo]

Watching some Europa League football tonight, Barry Town United at home to Cliftonville. Not really sure as to what the standard of football will be like, but it'll be nice to have a few drinks in the sun and watch a meaningful game.

Might be a new one to tick off in TTH grounds list too, unless someone has been to the Leckwith Stadium before.

[SincereTheRebel]

Watching some Europa League football tonight, Barry Town United at home to Cliftonville. Not really sure as to what the standard of football will be like, but it'll be nice to have a few drinks in the sun and watch a meaningful game.

Might be a new one to tick off in TTH grounds list too, unless someone has been to the Leckwith Stadium before.

Picture or it didnt happen.

[bruhnaldo]

Rooooooney...

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bruhnaldo trolled again.

dude.

*sigh*

[Shindig]

Okay, names allegedly in the hat for the Toon job:

Gary Monk
Giovanni van Bronkhorst
Patrick Vieira
Jose Mourinho.

Deadline for the takeover is before the team sets out for the Asian Cup which is... maybe a fortnight away?

[Boydy]

Mourinho at Newcastle would be interesting.

[Giggles]

It would be the biggest mismatch of all time.

[Kikó]

How are the serviced apartments in Newcastle?

[thommo]

Picture or it didnt happen.

Cross it off the list.

https://i.ibb.co/dr6JWK1/IMG-20190630-WA0001.jpg

[Shindig]

It would be the biggest mismatch of all time.

Aye, if Ashley's still in charge. I can't help but wonder if it's the press speculating on the takeover actually happening.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Mourinho and Newcastle would be a great match in many ways, though not as great as Mourinho and Everton.

[niko_cee]

:D

It's Newcastle or Ipswich (then Barcelona after they've completely gone to shit in the post-Messi era). I've said it before, his final [club] job(s) in football should be walking in his mentor's footsteps. With actual backing his siege-mentality mania would be brilliant at Newcastle.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Exactly. He needs to go to the most chip on shoulder, tinfoil hat job available. Wolves would be another great one.

[niko_cee]

He should have just bypassed the lot and gone to Liverpool in 2004.

[Smjffy]

Mourinho to Newcastle would be fantastic for both I imagine. It would also be nice for him to replace Rafa for once instead of the other way around.

[Baz]

Cross it off the list.

https://i.ibb.co/dr6JWK1/IMG-20190630-WA0001.jpgYou said you were sat in the sun.

[thommo]

You said you were sat in the sun.

Posted before the fact. Watching a game at that stadium in that weather had a distinct feel of a central European pre-season fitness tour, when you face up against some Swiss 5th tier side.