August Football: We back bois?

[Lewis]

Stay 3-0 and I win 145 from a fiver.

lol

[John]

That pass from Pedro should be considered gross misconduct.

[randomlegend]

Scoring 4 and fucking Mahow at the same time :drool:

[John]

Mason Mount's nose is bigger than the rest of his head.

[randomlegend]

Greenwood :cool:

[John Arne]

Let's say that VAR was checking that incident on Zouma (it wasn't a pen, but let's say it was) - after Man Utd score and the ref is told that it should have been a pen, would he have to just chalk of the Man Utd goal and give a pen to Chelsea?

[randomlegend]

I think so yes.

[SincereTheRebel]

Stay 3-0 and I win 145 from a fiver.

Good

[bruhnaldo]

Emerson's had more shots than anyone else on their entire team.

[Lewis]

I reckon I'll still write the club calendar off because this will be its peak.

[randomlegend]

Ole's at the wheel.

[SincereTheRebel]

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[-james-]

Chelsea have some technically brilliant players, but no defenders that can defend and nobody that can score goals. It's early days but Lampard is probably just horrifically out of his depth.

United are shit as well, their season has probably peaked here.

[John]

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That video would have been improved by a factor of a thousand if the referee had turned his thumb like Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator.

[bruhnaldo]

idk if anyone else watching but this Koln-Wiesbaden German Cup match has been very entertaining

3-3 about to head to pens now tho

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/075F/production/_108278810_mosalah.jpg

:lol:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49313879

[Jimmy Floyd]

When I saw the starting XI I was braced for 3-0, good to know the instinct is still strong.

[Gray Fox]

At least you've got an easy game up next.

[Waffdon]

Nice to see Lampard realising how dreadful Azpilicueta has become with his comments about Reece James. Not that it should matter with the latter being England’s first choice right back within two years.

[SincereTheRebel]

6 tackles and 3 interceptions for Wan-Bissaka

[Mazuuurk]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49316537

OK, who the hell signs a NINE YEAR contract? What the fuck.

[SvN]

I thought they'd changed the rules about 15 years ago regarding max contract lengths? Or was that just in England?

[Pen]

Denilson’s ten year deal 😅

[Gray Fox]

Makes sense as they can only have players from the Basque region. If you get a good one, lock him down for as long as you can.

[Mazuuurk]

It makes sense for the team maybe, but not really for the player...

[Spikey M]

It makes sense for the team maybe, but not really for the player...

Presumably he's taking the absolute piss with his wage and other terms. No other way anyone signs a deal that long.

[SincereTheRebel]

Denilson’s ten year deal ��

That man had me practicing 20 step-overs in a row back in 98.

[niko_cee]

Why the hell not? It has a release clause if he wants to leave, and this way he's guaranteed (presumably good) wages until he's in his mid-30s.

Probably has one of those yearly wage escalation clauses I recall FM used to have (probably still does) that saw Alessio Cerci end up on 'Alexis' money back in the day (although in his case it was fully justified).

[SvN]

The 90s were such a weird time for football. Imagine the likes of Real Betis breaking the transfer record now.

[Smjffy]

Most clubs seem to be breaking their own with regularity at the moment so give it time.

[SincereTheRebel]

Racism. Im dying :D

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-7349071/Barnsley-increasingly-concerned-offensive-chanting-supporters.html

[Lewis]

Lukaku's best period (his first couple of months) coincided with United fans serenading his cock, so they should be careful about shutting it down.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Is it bigger than a bread bin?

[Shindig]

Yanga Mbiwa also got songs regarding his length.

[Shindig]

OK, who the hell signs a NINE YEAR contract? What the fuck.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/n2dV_do7tDE/maxresdefault.jpg

[Lewis]

lol at Celtic.

[Lewis]

Linfield though. Everything's coming up Brexit.

[niko_cee]

lol at Porto.

[Gray Fox]

Hang on, who are we going to draw in the quarter finals now?

[Lewis]

Dortmund, and everyone involved dies of mawk.

[Pleb]

Madrid?

[SincereTheRebel]

lol at Celtic.

why is Scottish football is a joke? Who said the likes of Celtic and Rangers would finish in the top 10 in the premier league. That statement is void if you keep losing qualifying rounds to teams from Uganda. Fucking hell. I should've known. Shame on me.

[Giggles]

Chelsea being in the super cup completely took me by surprise. Have no recollection of them winning the Europa League.

[John Arne]

There was a clown on Football365 a few months ago essentially suggesting that if you didn't like Scottish football, or if you thought it was rubbish, you were a bigot. Wonder how he feels today.

[mugbull]

Sounds like a Scottish Giggles

[Spikey M]

I bet he wears a Germany shirt when England play them.

Edit: this geezer, not Giggles.

[Giggles]

:uhoh:

[Lewis]

why is Scottish football is a joke? Who said the likes of Celtic and Rangers would finish in the top 10 in the premier league. That statement is void if you keep losing qualifying rounds to teams from Uganda. Fucking hell. I should've known. Shame on me.

Rangers and Celtic would be solid Premier League clubs if they were given three years (or whatever) to establish themselves. If you just chucked them in the league now then yeah they would probably both get relegated. We really should have a United Kingdom league structure. You could still keep it local at the chump levels, but the full-time professional tiers should cover all countries.

[Mazuuurk]

You can't even manage to have a United Kingdom political structure, so.

[Boydy]

Rangers and Celtic would be solid Premier League clubs if they were given three years (or whatever) to establish themselves. If you just chucked them in the league now then yeah they would probably both get relegated. We really should have a United Kingdom league structure. You could still keep it local at the chump levels, but the full-time professional tiers should cover all countries.
The two sides of Belfast coming together to fight some English hooligans when Belfast United play Chelsea. It'd be beautiful.

[Boydy]

You can't even manage to have a United Kingdom political structure, so.

:D

Ha

[Lewis]

It should be a Brexit Britain 'Our Precious Union' project. Rangers and Celtic into the Premiership with three years relegation immunity; Linfield and the four next best prepared Scotch teams up into the Championship; and so on and so on until all them tin-rattling breadline clubs around the bottom of League Two are dead.

[bruhnaldo]

Imagine finishing 16th and getting relegated.

[Waffdon]

Celtic and Rangers would be top six clubs after a year or two with ease

[Jimmy Floyd]

Do 'Old Firm' fans want to do that, or stay in their current tinpot setup?

[Danny]

Top 6 of the Champ?

[mugbull]

They’d get relegated immediately but would probably be lucrative investments for some Kuwaitis or Omanis and would end up doing well after 5 years

[mugbull]

Well, not lucrative. The Arabs would love the Old Firm though

[niko_cee]

Saudi buys one and Iran the other?

They'd be top 10 at best long term (save for a City style takeover). I don't see what they have that Newcastle don't in terms of following etc, for all the good that has done them.

[Lewis]

Celtic could be bought out by some pretend Irish Americans, and the Crown could support Rangers by periodically forcing Catholic churches to sell any lead that they might possess.

[Giggles]

Leave both where they are and let them die.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Liverpool 1.71 tonight, considering dropping my balls on it. We're not ready to compete with these sorts of teams.

[Ian]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/aug/14/the-joy-of-six-football-and-the-outside-of-the-boot

Loving basically every video in this.

[niko_cee]

Liverpool: Adrian, Gomez, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Milner, Henderson, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mane, Salah.

Subs: Lonergan, Kelleher, Wijnaldum, Firmino, Lallana, Shaqiri, Brewster, Origi, Hoever, Alexander-Arnold, Elliott.

I reckon Chelsea will be more suited to this type of game. Oh, I see all of the kids have gone in the bin.

[-james-]

Kante is good at the football.

[niko_cee]

If PSG had spent the £200m on him they'd probably have won a Champions League by now.

Liverpool are always so crap in these half-intensity games.

[Trancemeister]

Azpilicueta to become the new Ivanovic.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Kante is good at the football.

Reckon he's worth about ten league places to us now.

[SincereTheRebel]

Reckon he's worth about ten league places to us now.

Relegation without him

[SincereTheRebel]

Zouma isnt first choice CB is he? Im struggling to think who is missing from this Chelsea back four.

Edit: Rudiger. OK.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cracking finish.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Am I going to have to watch Jorginho taking these shite penalties all season? God.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

You could tell that Abraham wasn't going to score.

He couldn't even look at the goal.

[niko_cee]

Adrian's definitely off his line for that last one.

[Danny]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/aug/14/the-joy-of-six-football-and-the-outside-of-the-boot

Loving basically every video in this.

How that list doesnt include Quaresma I will never know. This came to mind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbQ_6u32fs) and google threw up this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuYZy7bhzwo),

[Jimmy Floyd]

Tammy is going to get 0 in 93 or some other Chris Sutton-redeeming run. Poor guy.

[Gray Fox]

General quality of pens has been very good between this and the dinner plate.

Abraham is a bit unlucky but then it's probably about fair given I don't think it was a pen.

[Smjffy]

It's nice seeing us lift trophies again. Here's hoping the one in December follows.

[Ian]

How that list doesnt include Quaresma I will never know. This came to mind (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcbQ_6u32fs) and google threw up this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuYZy7bhzwo),

He does get a mention, to be fair.

I also remember Teddy Sheringham outside-of-the-boot-ing one onto the bar at the 2002 World Cup against somebody (Argentina?), Ian Wright saying people at home would be "creaming" themselves and Crisps going, "Ian, please, people at home will be having their breakfast."

[phonics]

Was Pulisic any good or should I be looking to bin him out my fantasy team?

[niko_cee]

I think he looks decent, but probably a risk.

'Clear and obvious error' is going to become the new daylight or whatever that offside interpretation was.

[Ian]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49335941

This might be the worst "news" story ever.

[Shindig]

Jesus wept.

[Pleb]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9731563/la-liga-free-itv-barcelona-athletic-bilbao/

SCENES

[SincereTheRebel]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49335941

This might be the worst "news" story ever.

He has been managing Arsenal for the past five versions of FM. It's about time he changes.

[Spikey M]

He clearly likes a challenge.

[Jimmy Floyd]

About 80% of what appears on the BBC website these days seems to be 23 year olds finding a tweet and writing several dreadful paragraphs around it.

The other 20% is people complaining about racism/sexism in their field.

[niko_cee]

Hopefully they get Andy Lonergan on the fantasy thing pronto. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49369915)

:face:

[mo]

I'm sure Andy Lonergan will be a perennial quiz answer in years to come.

[Max Power]

I once saw Andy Lonergan score a goal. He launched a kick out of his hands and it bounced over an obese Kevin Pressman’s and into the net. Glory days.

[SvN]

Hopefully they get Andy Lonergan on the fantasy thing pronto. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49369915)

:face:

People are going mad about this on the FantasyPL subreddit :D So many players have brought him in for this game, it would be hilarious if he's unfit.

[SincereTheRebel]

I'm sure Andy Lonergan will be a perennial quiz answer in years to come.

Only need a few days.

[niko_cee]

People are going mad about this on the FantasyPL subreddit :D So many players have brought him in for this game, it would be hilarious if he's unfit.

Liverpool now have no less than 5 goalkeeping options listed.

Quick Giggles, get 'qweeveen' in there before he disappears again.

[phonics]

4.5 million, almost tempted to swap im in for Matt Ryan but that's a fools errand.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is there actually much difference between goalkeepers, say, 11-1000 in the country? Obviously the top guys are top, but all other pro keepers seem to be varying degrees of solid.

[niko_cee]

They're all usually pretty solid until they make their debut for Liverpool at which point they inexplicably chuck one into their own goal. Adrian might be the first to have avoided this, can definitely recall Brad Jones and Adam Bogdan bowling in with a couple of crackers after Ming had made enough errors to let them have a go.

If Lonergan plays I want him to have 'Andy' on the back of his shirt.

[phonics]

Is there actually much difference between goalkeepers, say, 11-1000 in the country? Obviously the top guys are top, but all other pro keepers seem to be varying degrees of solid.

Fabianski went from being considered a joke at Arsenal to being described as one of the best keepers in the league without playing any differently.

[Ian]

Adam Bogdan nailed it at Liverpool. He must have been furious when they loaned him out.

[niko_cee]

All he had to do was not spack the first shot he faced into his own goal.

Oh sorry, it wasn't even a shot. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqagyKCStzw)

VAR rules it out for handball.

[Giggles]

Liverpool now have no less than 5 goalkeeping options listed.

Quick Giggles, get 'qweeveen' in there before he disappears again.

:drool:

[niko_cee]

It's quite funny seeing Barclona turf out Coutinho whilst they're still persisting with the likes of Rafinha and Sergi Roberto. Hope 9 Year Williams roasts them in the second half.

Got to be a massive chance for 'Atleti' this year.

[niko_cee]

:drool:

Bavaria Munchen drew at home as well. Cut to The Scorpions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4RjJKxsamQ).

[Jimmy Floyd]

Aritz Aduriz must be about 54 by now. Legend.

[Giggles]

Jaysus.

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[SincereTheRebel]

Barcs look lost. Messi didn't play, Suarez picked an injury in the first half and Coutinho was cheering them on from the stands.

[Andy]

Is there actually much difference between goalkeepers, say, 11-1000 in the country? Obviously the top guys are top, but all other pro keepers seem to be varying degrees of solid.

Theres a huge difference. Weve had a huge contrast at Southampton from people like Niemi who would win us 10 points a season to the likes of Forster, Forecast and Gazzaniga who if they played a whole season would result in relegation.

[SincereTheRebel]

https://youtu.be/tvreCDC61Zw

[Ian]

Yep, exactly where my mind went too

[Trancemeister]

Arsenal Leno, Maitland-Niles, Luiz, Sokratis, Monreal, Ceballos, Guendouzi, Willock, Aubameyang, Nelson, Lacazette

Burnley Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Pieters, Gudmundsson, Cork, Westwood, McNeil, Wood, Barnes.

[SincereTheRebel]

I thought arsenal would have waited to concede a goal before dropping Chambers. Looks like being good in training and a clean sheet is only worth one game.

Good to see the english lads in midfield though.

[mugbull]

I thought arsenal would have waited to concede a goal before dropping Chambers. Looks like being good in training and a clean sheet is only worth one game.

Good to see the english lads in midfield though.

Tbf Burnley play every game as if they’re already a goal up

[SincereTheRebel]

Arsenal cant win aerial balls first, can they?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a shit celebration that is from Barnes.

[Foe]

Peach that.

:moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.tsn.ca/polopoly_fs/1.1349386!/fileimage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/ashley-barnes.jpg

[SincereTheRebel]

Who is this arsenal no 8? He seems alright.

[Giggles]

Who's R.Nelson and J.Willock? Signings or youths?

[randomlegend]

Who is this arsenal no 8? He seems alright.

Ceballos, he's on loan from Real Madrid. From what I've read he's pretty highly rated and the Madrid lot weren't very happy at the idea Zidane seems willing to let him go.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Looks a lot better than Denis Suarez.

[Trancemeister]

Aston Villa Heaton, Taylor, Mings, Engels, El Mohamady, Grealish, D Luiz, McGinn, El Ghazi, Wesley, Trezeguet.

Bournemouth Ramsdale, Daniels, Aké, S Cook, A Smith, Fraser, Lerma, Billing, H Wilson, King, C Wilson


Brighton Ryan, Burn, Dunk, Montoya, Duffy, Stephens, Pröpper, Groß, March, Murray, Trossard.

West Ham Fabianski, Fredericks, Fornals, Diop, Masuaku, Rice, Ogbonna, Lanzini, Snodgrass, Wilshere, Hernandez.


Everton Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Gbamin, Andre Gomes, Bernard, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.

Watford Foster, Femina, Dawson, Cathcart, Holebas, Hughes, Doucoure, Capoue, Pereyra, Deeney, Deulofeu.


Norwich Krul, Aarons, Hanley, Godfrey, Lewis, Leitner, Trybull, Buendia, Stiepermann, Cantwell, Pukki.

Newcastle Dubravka, Krafth, Schar, Lascelles, Dummett, Ritchie, Ki, Hayden, Shelvey, Almiron, Joelinton.


Southampton Gunn, Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Valery, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Hojbjerg, Bertrand, Adams, Redmond

Liverpool Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Matip, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Milner, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

[Gray Fox]

I seem to remember last season Southampton were all over us until about the 60th minute, when they tired and we were able to take control. Redmond was a handful too.

Hopefully it's easier this time, but after extra-time in Turkey on Wednesday I'm expecting a tough game. Quite the attacking lineup that too.

[Shindig]

Yeah, this season has relegation written all over it. Bruce cannot organise a defence the way Rafa managed. It's like watching us under McClaren again.

[Gray Fox]

Absolutely hopeless all first half, should probably be 2-0 down and then Mané smashes one into the corner on half time.

[Smjffy]

Absolutely hopeless all first half, should probably be 2-0 down and then Mané smashes one into the corner on half time.

Sign of cha...

[John Arne]

Vestergaard really is fucking rubbish. Slow, lumbering, can't read the game... should be in League 1.

[randomlegend]

Newcastle would have been better off spaffing £40m on Pukki than that Joe Linton gimp.

[Trancemeister]

Manchester City - Ederson, Walker, Otamendi, Laporte, Zinchenko, Rodri, İlkay, De Bruyne, Sterling, B. Silva, Aguero.

Tottenham Lloris, Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Ndombele, Eriksen, Lamela, Kane

[mugbull]

Cutting Vertonghen out again, I don’t get it. Aurier should be in too at this point

[John Arne]

Who does Adrien think he is... Loris Karius?

https://gyazo.com/44ed5422895a837f55083357aac45da2.gif

[Shindig]

Newcastle would have been better off spaffing £40m on Pukki than that Joe Linton gimp.

Yeah, I'm sure Bruce knows how to get the best out of him ...

[Gray Fox]

Who does Adrien think he is... Loris Karius?

https://gyazo.com/44ed5422895a837f55083357aac45da2.gif

He even had the warning in the first half.

Southampton very unlucky. The referee was an absolute shambles.

[Spoonsky]

They're all usually pretty solid until they make their debut for Liverpool at which point they inexplicably chuck one into their own goal. Adrian might be the first to have avoided this, can definitely recall Brad Jones and Adam Bogdan bowling in with a couple of crackers after Ming had made enough errors to let them have a go.

If Lonergan plays I want him to have 'Andy' on the back of his shirt.

Unlucky.

[Gray Fox]

City players have broken out the t-shirts for Sané.

[John Arne]

Has Phil Foden ever started a league game for Man City?

[mugbull]

Ederson standing near the penalty spot there for some reason

[randomlegend]

That's atrocious from Ederson.

[randomlegend]

Nice to see Oliver booking City for their ridiculous tactical fouling.

[niko_cee]

Brighton were good today, should have won it really. Need three points next week, before going to the murderbowl, for a good start to the season.

[mugbull]

De Bruyne is just totally unplayable

[randomlegend]

Tottenham are getting absolutely raped.

[Smjffy]

Adrian's fuck up should ensure him dropped. Just stick the kid in when he's fit then be done with these other two.

[niko_cee]

He's not going to be dropped. Alisson did basically the same thing against Leicester this time last season. It's an occupational hazard of being a twat with the ball at the back.

[SincereTheRebel]

De Bruyne is just totally unplayable

He really is a maestro.

[John]

De Bruyne is just totally unplayable

Yep, when he's really on his game there's just no way to defend against him. Cover the first six passes and he'll drop one with perfect accuracy onto the seventh player's toe.

[Smjffy]

Blind faith says Spurs are gonna take something.

[SincereTheRebel]

Spurs with Fifa levels of accuracy.

[John]

That 'touches in opposition box' count can't be correct.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Blind faith says Spurs are gonna take something.

Well done.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

lol.

[Giggles]

Fuck sake what happened there? Var?

[mugbull]

Handball fam

[Gray Fox]

VAR my Lord, VAR.

[Giggles]

Dropping two to Liverpool already.

[niko_cee]

Yeah, the West Ham fans were all over that chant as well today.

It's pretty much the end of football as a spectator sport. All you do is spend your time watching to see if the ref has his finger in his ear.

[Spikey M]

That was beautiful. Play that game again 100 times and city win by 5+ every time.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

2 on target from Spurs with 0.22 'Expected goals' :harold:

[John]

VAR shouldn't be going near that. Genuinely disgraceful.

[randomlegend]

Why not? It's clearly a handball.

[niko_cee]

VAR shouldn't be going near that. Genuinely disgraceful.

More legit than the one Wolves had chalked off last week, at least the ball went to Jesus off his arm. Boly had no chance or idea about the ball hitting him.

It's not clearly handball, but the ball clearly hits his hand/arm, which is a strict liability thing now for that (absolute bullshit rule change but lol City). I doubt it's a penalty in his own box (unless given on field).

[-james-]

There have been some silly handball calls with VAR, but this one was ok I think. He plays the pass that results in the goal with his arm.

[randomlegend]

It's clearly handball under the current handball rule. Given it's impossible to police handballs unless they make it like they have now, I think it's the correct way to have the rule.

[-james-]

2 on target from Spurs with 0.22 'Expected goals' :harold:

This is the kind of instance where a single game xG total is useful. It's just a shot count but better, and just tells you the exact same thing as what Spikey has said in the post above you.

[Gray Fox]

It's clearly handball under the current handball rule. Given it's impossible to police handballs unless they make it like they have now, I think it's the correct way to have the rule.

This is pretty much it.

If VAR has to check things, it's better to make it as black and white as they seem to have. Still leaving it to an interpretation with VAR would see it being relatively pointless.

They do still need to do a better job of communication in the stadium. I know someone who went and he said all they got was a blurry photo on the screen and that was it.

[mugbull]

Obviously the problem is the handball rule. Not VAR

[randomlegend]

What should the handball rule be?

[Spikey M]

It was fine as it was.

[Giggles]

Exactly. This is horse shit.

[randomlegend]

It wasn't, there were constantly arguments about "was it intentional, was it not, does it matter" blah blah blah. Rose tinted spectacles.

[Spikey M]

It wasn't, there were constantly arguments about "was it intentional, was it not, does it matter" blah blah blah. Rose tinted spectacles.

And there was nothing wrong with the arguments. Same as with fouls etc. You can't make football black and white to this degree.

[SincereTheRebel]

That 'touches in opposition box' count can't be correct.
It probably is. Jesus had two touches in the spurs box for the disallowed goal. At a corner, in the last minute of the game at 2-2.

[Waffdon]

It wasn't, there were constantly arguments about "was it intentional, was it not, does it matter" blah blah blah. Rose tinted spectacles.

Do you ever shut up

[Yevrah]

What's happened to the handball rule?

[Shindig]

If it hits the hand, it's handball.

[Yevrah]

Even if an opposing player twats it straight at the arm/hand of a defender?

Has anyone tried that yet if so?

[SvN]

It only counts for offensive players.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

“I’m old school – I love the flow of the game and the enthusiasm. But if we want to get the game better I’m fine with it, but I learned after the game if the ball touched the Tottenham hand then the goal is disallowed which is absurd."

That's what De Bruyne said. Would it mean that the ball is just dead if it hit a Spurs hand accidentally?

[randomlegend]

Do you ever shut up

It's like having my very own angry little Scottish coke head stalker.

[randomlegend]

“I’m old school – I love the flow of the game and the enthusiasm. But if we want to get the game better I’m fine with it, but I learned after the game if the ball touched the Tottenham hand then the goal is disallowed which is absurd."

That's what De Bruyne said. Would it mean that the ball is just dead if it hit a Spurs hand accidentally?

They won't VAR it unless it leads to a goal/penalty so effectively it'll only be called if it leads to a major advantage.

[Waffdon]

It's like having my very own angry little Scottish coke head stalker.

Being back the migraines you nonce looking weirdo

[randomlegend]

:D

What are you trying to achieve with this? You may as well go shout at pigeons for all the difference it's making. You probably do to be honest.

[Boydy]

Where has this beef come from?

[Giggles]

Where has this beef come from?

Wrong thread, but Tesco in Liffey Valley.

[randomlegend]

Where has this beef come from?

Literally no idea, he just started giving these sorts of replies to most of my posts in the football threads one day.

[Giggles]

We need some good forum needle anyway.

[Waffdon]

Literally no idea, he just started giving these sorts of replies to most of my posts in the football threads one day.

I just think you’re weird is all. Nothing more nothing less. Well aside from looking like you get off on grooming children.

[Spikey M]

Glass house. Shards everywhere.

[randomlegend]

I'm well at peace with the fact I'm weird. I think perhaps you might need to come to terms with the same, given your extremely well-adjusted reaction.

[Ian]

Wrong thread, but Tesco in Liffey Valley.

:D

[Waffdon]

I'm well at peace with the fact I'm weird. I think perhaps you might need to come to terms with the same, given your extremely well-adjusted reaction.

Square go, boy

[randomlegend]

Is he trying to fight me?
:D

[Disco]

Shank him with one of your wanky knives.

[Ian]

*Wanky chibs.

[Shindig]

And then refuse him medical treatment.

[randomlegend]

He's Scottish, I can just sit back and let my extra 20 years of lifespan win the battle for me.

[Disco]

Sure about that?

[Trancemeister]

Chelsea: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Zouma, Emerson, Mount, Jorginho, Kante, Pedro, Giroud, Pulisic.

Leicester: Schmeichel, Ricardo, Evans, Soyuncu, Fuchs, Choudhury, Ndidi, Tielemans, Maddison, Perez, Vardy.

[randomlegend]

Sure about that?

I might be a wreck, but he's a wreck AND Scottish.

[Disco]

Fair.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was a lovely header.

[niko_cee]

Shit's going to hit the fan with the handball rule once someone Maradonas one in only to have it chalked off because it grazed someone's little finger in midfield in 'the build-up'.

[mo]

Shit's going to hit the fan with the handball rule once someone Maradonas one in only to have it chalked off because it grazed someone's little finger in midfield in 'the build-up'.

Did you have to use Maradona as an example when discussing handball? Took me a few seconds to work out 'Maradonas one in' didn't refer to the hand of God.

[niko_cee]

I couldn't bring myself to use the phrase 'absolute worldy'.

[Giggles]

I couldn't bring myself to use the phrase 'absolute worldy'.

And you're a better person for it.

[Vercetti]

Did you have to use Maradona as an example when discussing handball? Took me a few seconds to work out 'Maradonas one in' didn't refer to the hand of God.

Same :D

[phonics]

1163183882151313413

:d

[Giggles]

:d

Maybe you'll fix that now.

[Smjffy]

I thought I liked VAR, then I didn't, then I did. I think I'm back to disliking it now. It needs to be smoothed out and whilst I first found the suspense in waiting for a decision to be exciting, I now find it to be far too time consuming and whether it goes for you or against, it's just another excuse to slow down the game.

If you took VAR, throw ins and subs etc, I reckon we get to see roughly 60 minutes of actual football a game.

[Shindig]

I'd rather the usual debate that goes with disputed decisions happens between officials. For that reason, I think VAR is good.

[Ian]

If you took VAR, throw ins and subs etc, I reckon we get to see roughly 60 minutes of actual football a game.

Didn't it average out to a bit under that before VAR anyway?

[niko_cee]

At Brighton on Saturday there was a lengthy VAR check on the disallowed goal, and then 1 minute of added time at the end of the half. Factor in the new hokey-kokey goalkick set-up and it's a time wasters charter.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Why on earth did they change the goal kick rules? What was wrong with it before?

[Spoonsky]

I think VAR could be good but they’re being too pedantic about it. “Clear and obvious”, in an offsides call, should mean clearly ahead of the last player, not two centimetres ahead. And the new handball rule is just shit.

VAR should be about avoiding game-changing obvious errors, not stamping out every bit of ambiguity from the game.

[niko_cee]

Offside, like the new attacking handball rule is a binary thing. It either is or isn't. They need to change the rule so the line is taken through the torsos. There are also reasonably valid arguments that defining when the ball is played forward precisely is fairly inexact at the moment. In short, it's all gack.

[phonics]

Challenge system is so much better.

[Yevrah]

I think VAR could be good but they’re being too pedantic about it. “Clear and obvious”, in an offsides call, should mean clearly ahead of the last player, not two centimetres ahead. And the new handball rule is just shit.

VAR should be about avoiding game-changing obvious errors, not stamping out every bit of ambiguity from the game.

I remember having a discussion this previously and the reality is if the technology is there it will be used and used excessively.

I don't watch football much these days, but if it's used anything more than 3 or 4 times a game then it's being used more than is needed.

[Lewis]

Where are streams these days?

[John]

Hesgoal is pretty reliable for all football.

[Lewis]

Thanks, but Disco just sent me a link. Please warn him for piracy.

[randomlegend]

Where are streams these days?

Footybite is run by the people who ran soccerstreams on reddit. Find the 'preview' for the match you want and it has loads of streams listed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cracking finish.

It will also help all of you to know that I had £5 on Rashford to score first. Also have £5 on us to win 2-0, 3-0 or 3-1.

[bruhnaldo]

He came from France!

[SvN]

Brilliant finish from Tony.

[randomlegend]

Lovely goal :cool:

[bruhnaldo]

Martial has scored 50 goals for us holy shit lol Never would've imagined for some reason.

[randomlegend]

Cracking finish.

It will also help all of you to know that I had £5 on Rashford to score first. Also have £5 on us to win 2-0, 3-0 or 3-1.

3-1 til the 90th minute, when Rashford double fucks you by getting the 4th.

[Boydy]

Footybite is run by the people who ran soccerstreams on reddit. Find the 'preview' for the match you want and it has loads of streams listed.

They don't seem to be very good for me these days.

[randomlegend]

They don't seem to be very good for me these days.

You come to recognise a few on there which are usually good. "youpit" almost always works well for me.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

3-1 til the 90th minute, when Rashford double fucks you by getting the 4th.

I'm officially on Team Waff.

[Lewis]

He did a slide tackle whilst face down on his chest.

[randomlegend]

He did a slide tackle whilst face down on his chest.

I don't think it's ridiculous to say he's the best slide tackler in the world.

[niko_cee]

So are Wolves having a bit of a Burnley bounce here? They looked pretty crap last week and haven't been much/any better in this.

[mugbull]

United looking great which is disappointing. AWB really is a cheat code as someone mentioned last week. McTominay still seems useless which is a saving grace. Hopefully they return to form in the 2nd half and concede a few

[John]

Adama has been on the protein since I last saw him.

[randomlegend]

If we had a better player than Lingard at number 10 I think we'd be in danger of being a really good team.

[bruhnaldo]

This guy Lingard, I hate to say it considering he's still so young with so much promise, but I'm not sure he's really up to standard.

[Lewis]

Should have brought Wayne Rooney back.

[bruhnaldo]

I like that whoever whoever is doing the game for NBC has our boy down as Danjames and done away with the silly Daniel bit altogether.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Dan James just makes him sound like an Aussie convict.

[bruhnaldo]

I really like AWB, though. Can't tell if it's just being so used to praying Ashley Young does literally anything positive or not.


Dan James just makes him sound like an Aussie convict.

Lol it really really does actually. Much more bad ass than "Daniel James".

[Lewis]

Daniel Bellion.

[John]

This guy Lingard, I hate to say it considering he's still so young with so much promise, but I'm not sure he's really up to standard.

He's about twenty seven. He was 'young and promising' for about four years under Ferguson.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jesus.

Neves is just too good from that range.

[Spikey M]

This guy Lingard, I hate to say it considering he's still so young with so much promise, but I'm not sure he's really up to standard.

He's 27 in 4 months.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I'm a big sucker for shots that go in off the bar too.

[Lewis]

I would love to have seen that disallowed.

[thommo]

Every game that goes by is making me dislike VAR more and more.

[bruhnaldo]

He's 27 in 4 months.


He's about twenty seven. He was 'young and promising' for about four years under Ferguson.

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh.

[Danny]

Lads :face:

[randomlegend]

John's always been completely incapable of spotting sarcasm, but I'm surprised at Spiky getting done there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Why is Rashford not taking penalties?