Octoberball: In which Barca appeal a £265 fine.

[Ian]

I mean that story actually broke over the weekend but I missed it.

Anyway, this month we have a load of probably mostly a bit meaningless Champions League group games, United probably being as bad in the league as they have ever been in my lifetime, the continued adventures of Sir Gareth Waistcoat and the tragic Tuesday-ruining news that tonight's FA Trophy match between City of Liverpool and Tadcaster Albion has had to be postponed because of a waterlogged pitch. Sorry to end this on a downer, lads.

[John Arne]

Massive month for Vietnam national team for 2022 World Cup qualification. At home to Malaysia (10/10) and then away to Indonesia (15/10) - if we pick up 4pts, then we are set really well in Group G. Home game to Malaysia could get a bit tasty - VFF have requested that Malaysian fans do not march through Hanoi prior to the game - which, of course, has only increased the odds of that happening.

Domestically, 2 games left in the Wake Up 247 V.League 2019, however, Hanoi already crowned Champions, with my team, Ho Chi Minh City guaranteed 2nd. At the bottom, it's still a bit of a tussle between a bunch of relatively big clubs not used to being down there; 2 of Khanh Hoa, Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh, HAGL, Hai Phong and Viettel. The powers that be will not allow HAGL or Viettel to go down, so it's likely to be Khanh Hoa and either Thanh Hoa or Nam Dinh.

Oh, and Hanoi play the second leg of the Inter-zone Play-off final of the AFC Cup against April 25 of North Korea, 2-2 from the first leg. The winners to play in the actual final against either Al-Jezeera (JOR) or Al-Ahed (LEB), currently 0-0.

Thrilling stuff.

[Ian]

Yeah I was going to put all that in the OP but I thought it'd give you something to do.

[John Arne]

Yeah I was going to put all that in the OP but I thought it'd give you something to do.

Cheers buddy.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is there a more northern-sounding team than Tadcaster Albion? Answers in by Friday please.

[Ian]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostell_Miners_Welfare_F.C.

Too on the nose?

I quite like Almondbury Woolpack FC as well.

[bruhnaldo]

These zero effort OP's <<<<<

Show some RESPECT to our monthly function.

[Ian]

It's almost exactly the same effort as I've been putting in when I've done them for the past six months so feel free to wind it in, yeah?

Good lad.

[Danny]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7522381/Chelsea-backroom-stalwart-Gary-Staker-agrees-deal-leave-club-position-redundant.html

End of an era

[bruhnaldo]

It's almost exactly the same effort as I've been putting in when I've done them for the past six months so feel free to wind it in, yeah?

Good lad.

The effort you made trying to sound snarky could've been used perusing the month's fixtures and picking out something to look forward to instead of just rushing to be the forum version of "FIRST!" but g'wan son.

[Lewis]

Ian Webly, Ian Webly
He drinks the real ales
He watches cricket
His thread's fucking rubbish

[Lewis]

For future reference are real ales and craft ales the same thing?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

For future reference are real ales and craft ales the same thing?

Get ready for a lecture.

[Disco]

The effort you made trying to sound snarky could've been used perusing the month's fixtures and picking out something to look forward to instead of just rushing to be the forum version of "FIRST!" but g'wan son.

Do a better one then instead of just bitching about it.

[randomlegend]

Barca appealing does make sense tbh. The amount is irrelevant, it's about accepting guilt or not.

[Ian]

The effort you made trying to sound snarky could've been used perusing the month's fixtures and picking out something to look forward to instead of just rushing to be the forum version of "FIRST!" but g'wan son.

How do you think I found the devastating Tadcaster Albion news if not by perusing the fixtures?

There's only so much a man can do after a bodyblow like that.


For future reference are real ales and craft ales the same thing?

I assume there's a certain wankiness threshold where you start insisting it be called 'craft' and gelling your facial hair.

[SincereTheRebel]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7524933/Lamine-Diaby-Fadiga-join-Paris-FC-stealing-Nice-team-mates-watch.html

:lol:

[Pepe]

'timepiece' :sick:

[bruhnaldo]

Do a better one then instead of just bitching about it.

Or maybe you realize it's just a little ribbing and mind your own fucking business.

[Disco]

Ribbing would normally be funny though.

[Giggles]

Don't make Ian come down there or it won't need to be a diy job.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Real Madrid nil, Club Brugge two as things stand.

[phonics]

I'm very much here, for Zidane being outed as an absolute fraud.

I remember them putting out his half time team walk which could be summised as 'Get tight to them, when you have the ball in the middle, get it wide for Ronaldo'.

That Madrid and the Cech/Terry/Lampard/Drogba era Chelsea are the best arguments for great players > great coaches.

[John Arne]

Courtois subbed at half time :)

[Waffdon]

Lol at that second yellow for the Brugge geezer

[Giggles]

Lol at that second yellow for the Brugge geezer

Did he show a second yellow or just the red?

[Waffdon]

I didn’t see the yellow at all but assumed I just missed it.

[Smjffy]

I'm very much here, for Zidane being outed as an absolute fraud.

I remember them putting out his half time team walk which could be summised as 'Get tight to them, when you have the ball in the middle, get it wide for Ronaldo'.

That Madrid and the Cech/Terry/Lampard/Drogba era Chelsea are the best arguments for great players > great coaches.

Yet he still did something no other manager has come close to replicating in the modern game.

As for the Chelsea quartet, Drogba owns a club, Lampard is still cutting his teeth, Terry the same at Villa as a coach and Cech is on board at Chelsea all of which makes your statement every bit as fraudulent as those who still think Guardiola only won because of Messi.

[Lewis]

A bald fraud. The worst kind of fraud.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Anyone have some streams? I want the goals show thingy.

[Lewis]

1179094422274920450

:lol:

[Kikó]

Zidane is not a fucking fraud for fucking fuck sake.

[SvN]

Too right, he's a bald fraud.

[Disco]

They went to shit after he and Ronaldo left, he's gone back and they're still shit. And he is bald, did it dishonestly too, from the back forwards.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Small Pockets OUT.

[John]

Arsenal letting Gnabry go for fifty pence and a bag of sweets looks more stupid every time he touches a ball.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a laughable penalty that is.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Great penalty though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

And that should have been a penalty.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Arsenal letting Gnabry go for fifty pence and a bag of sweets looks more stupid every time he touches a ball.

And again.

[niko_cee]

Pochettino and Kane to United in January.

We'll take Son.

[Giggles]

Is all this because someone was horsing Eriksens Mrs or because they refuse to ever let anyone leave?

[niko_cee]

wtf is going on?

[Gray Fox]

Is all this because someone was horsing Eriksens Mrs or because they refuse to ever let anyone leave?

I've been told this one today. Supposedly Vertonghen isn't it?

[Giggles]

I've been told this one today. Supposedly Vertonghen isn't it?

That's the one. Seen something on Twitter about him turning up with a shiner because of it. Would be so Spurs for them to get their new stadium and go to complete dogshit as soon as they open the doors.

[mugbull]

Game’s going pretty well i think

[Gray Fox]

That's the one. Seen something on Twitter about him turning up with a shiner because of it. Would be so Spurs for them to get their new stadium and go to complete dogshit as soon as they open the doors.

That's a general North London thing isn't it?

If it is true then the seasons only going to go down in a big ball of fire.

[Gray Fox]

Also:


Remember when Tony Pulis said Gnabry wasn't good enough for West Brom?

[Giggles]

That's a general North London thing isn't it?

If it is true then the seasons only going to go down in a big ball of fire.

Pochettino should be just about able to pass all this off as "Spurs". He'd want to be out of there asap before he can't.

[mugbull]

Pochettino needs out anyway. Him resigning is better than us giving him the sack so, hope he does

[Giggles]

Also:

He'd be playing for Charlton by now.

[phonics]

Arsenal letting Gnabry go for fifty pence and a bag of sweets looks more stupid every time he touches a ball.

Wouldn’t sign a contract and we got absolutely backdoored by Bayern (Wolfsburg low balled us knowing that Bayern would triple their money)

We deserve it for sending him on loan to Tony Pulis though.

[Smjffy]

It was 2-1 when I last checked. WTF. :D

[Reg]

Pochettino needs out anyway. Him resigning is better than us giving him the sack so, hope he does
Why? What's gone wrong so quickly?

On an unrelated note, this is good: Bellerin meets Romesh Ranganathan https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/sep/28/hector-bellerin-meets-romesh-ranganathan-footballer-doesnt-have-to-be-alpha-male

[mugbull]

You listen to his pressers and it’s clear the atmosphere is sour. He’s pissed and the players are bored. Son’s beautiful little grin can only do so much

[mugbull]

More specifically, the board opted to not sell + reinvest this summer, which was much needed as we’ve had nearly the exact same squad for years and a lot of the players just want to go somewhere new. Instead, they shooed away bidders, made sure the old guard stayed, and signed a couple of replacements. We’ve been going downhill since the start of 2018, last year was flukey in all respects

[niko_cee]

If Einstein were still alive, he probably wouldn’t have a clue about the offside rule. We have a different kind of intelligence.

Hector, mate, it's not the photoeletric effect. I reckon he could get his head around it.

Although perhaps VAR is heading towards the idea of quantum offside, so maybe he is onto something. I hear Albert wasn't a fan.

[Reg]

Isn't that worth riding out though? You're not going to get a better manager than him anytime soon, so see off the guys who don't want to be there next summer, try get a couple of new faces to join the three that came this year, and suddenly the squad's fairly different.

[mugbull]

Isn’t that pretty much what got Ranieri sacked by Leicester though? He’d done an amazing thing but he had ridden his horse as far as it could go and it was clear someone new had to take the reins. I mean i would love for Pochettino to build a dynasty but it doesn’t seem to me like he’s cut out for it. It also really doesn’t seem like he wants to be here anymore.

We’re a different club than we were 7 years ago, we could get in a decent manager who could at least figure out how to balance a midfield. Even if he isn’t a charismatic father figure like daddy Poch is.

[phonics]

They've spent decades trying to find a manager that can take them from being just another club in London to one of the big boys and if mugbull is to be believed, they're about to throw it all away because they refuse to adjust to being one of them. Daniel Levy has properly fucked this transition but anyone going #PochOut is an idiot.

It'd be like when Newcastle got rid of Bobby Robson levels of idiocy.

[bruhnaldo]

Need Real to stop fucking about so we can get Poch in when Ole eventually fucks off.

[Shindig]

Would that really take you anywhere?

[thommo]

Went to see Fulham away at Reading last night. Easiest 3 points I think I've ever seen. If we wanted to keep our foot on the pedal, it could have been 7 or 8. It's just a matter of being consistent because when we play like that, we're the best team in the Championship.

[Waffdon]

Lol at Bernardo Silva potentially getting 6 games. Anything to help Liverpool eh

[Jimmy Floyd]

Football should close down for good if he gets a 6 game ban for that. Even High Priest Raheem said it was alright.

[mugbull]

They've spent decades trying to find a manager that can take them from being just another club in London to one of the big boys and if mugbull is to be believed, they're about to throw it all away because they refuse to adjust to being one of them. Daniel Levy has properly fucked this transition but anyone going #PochOut is an idiot.

It'd be like when Newcastle got rid of Bobby Robson levels of idiocy.

Yeah, you’re wrong

[Spikey M]

He really isn't. There's alot of problems at Spurs. Pochettino isn't one of them.

The want-away players need to jog on in January and the squad needs more new faces. It will mean a 'transition period' but Pochettino is the best placed to deal with that.

[Manc]

Pochettino is a trophyless nonce.

[mugbull]

He really isn't. There's alot of problems at Spurs. Pochettino isn't one of them.

The want-away players need to jog on in January and the squad needs more new faces. It will mean a 'transition period' but Pochettino is the best placed to deal with that.

Pochettino doesn’t want to be at Tottenham. Doesn’t matter who the problem is.

[niko_cee]

Silva being banned isn't going to make a jot of difference to City, you'd have to ban about 5 of their attackers before you started seeing a noticeable difference in their play.

Of course it's ridiculous, but this is the world as it is. Hysterical overreaction has to be applied with an even hand. I would imagine, however, any ban he might get will be suspended with a warning as to future conduct - ie in the future don't post images of golliwogs or the like as banter.

[Spikey M]

Pochettino doesn’t want to be at Tottenham. Doesn’t matter who the problem is.

He has had numerous opportunities to leave.

[bruhnaldo]

Would that really take you anywhere?

I mean what other options would we reasonably have?

Allegri, Spaletti, Gattuso, Ranieri ? I mean I honestly have no idea if any of those would be any better?

Poch under the Glazers for him would likely seem an oasis of riches compared to Levyball.

[Lewis]

I don't think he has had that many actual approaches.

[Waffdon]

Silva being banned isn't going to make a jot of difference to City, you'd have to ban about 5 of their attackers before you started seeing a noticeable difference in their play.

Of course it's ridiculous, but this is the world as it is. Hysterical overreaction has to be applied with an even hand. I would imagine, however, any ban he might get will be suspended with a warning as to future conduct - ie in the future don't post images of golliwogs or the like as banter.

It’s still a shambles, regardless of how many players they may have. De Bruyne is out injured too now so it will have a bit of an affect as David Silva is a bit pointless these days and he won’t play Foden.

[niko_cee]

He's not going to get banned.

De Bruyne will be back after the international break (assuming he doesn't play this weekend). They'll be fine.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think we're playing 3-4-3 here. Maybe Frank has been spying on Bielsa training sessions.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I do like this Tomori chap.

[John Arne]

Left back making those near post runs :)

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Hwang :cool:

[Waffdon]

Lampard really needs to sort set pieces out defensively. Hasn’t been making a great argument for Zonal Marking.

[Mike]

Oh eck

[Gray Fox]

Switching off far too early again.

Gomez and the midfield been shite most of the night.

[John Arne]

Gomez has been a bit off, eh. Someone needs to teach Salah how to pass the fucking ball.

[Waffdon]

Lampard has a right semi for Mason Mount. He’s okay but the last of the young players that should be starting every week. Burning him out playing him every week in three different positions too

Hudson Odoi and Reece James are taking over world football.

[Gray Fox]

A lot of hints of almost arrogance after it went to 3-0. Did quite well to retake control of the game and get the win.

I'd like to see Origi given more game time and break up that more advanced pairing of Gini and Henderson. It's very industrious yes, but you need a different option in there.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Lampard has a right semi for Mason Mount. He’s okay but the last of the young players that should be starting every week. Burning him out playing him every week in three different positions too

Hudson Odoi and Reece James are taking over world football.

Willian is taking over world football. He'll still be popping in ten goals a season when Mason Mount is dust under Brompton Cemetery.

[Waffdon]

10 might be a stretch. He has been a lot better than Pulisic though who seems to have been completely bombed out which has football twitter up in arms.

[bruhnaldo]

I'd just like to say that I repeatedly told anyone who would listen Pulisic was not at this level whatsoever.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think people want him to be better than he is owing to his nationality and the money that comes with it. Still, hopefully he's a slow burner like Ivanovic was.

[Waffdon]

He’ll be behind Sancho when he signs in the summer just like he was at Dortmund.

[mugbull]

I'd just like to say that I repeatedly told anyone who would listen Pulisic was not at this level whatsoever.

Same. I remember laughing at Jimmy’s confidence at a Starbucks back in March

[Lewis]

No shots on target. :gs:

[Foe]

A whole lot of empty seats at the emirates and a weak 11.

Are these tickets folk just aren’t turning up to despite buying, or have they just over priced it? Suppose there’s a balance between ripping off 40,000 vs. Filling it with a reduced ticket price.

[phonics]

A whole lot of empty seats at the emirates and a weak 11.

Are these tickets folk just aren’t turning up to despite buying, or have they just over priced it? Suppose there’s a balance between ripping off 40,000 vs. Filling it with a reduced ticket price.

IIRC, you get a certain amount of cup games a season so if you go to this one you'll have to pay for the Quarter Final etc.

or you have to buy these tickets to get enough points to get you tickets for the semi/final, one of the two.

[phonics]

Can't tell if this Martinelli kid is good, every goal he scores seems so easy that I'm not sure if he's a natural or just playing against shite.

[Foe]

What a couple of finishes from martinelli.

Sack pepe off and put this guy in for more of a chance. Clinical.

[Foe]

Can't tell if this Martinelli kid is good, every goal he scores seems so easy that I'm not sure if he's a natural or just playing against shite.

:cab:

Billed header and an exquisite finish into the corner.

[phonics]

The Liege manager just pulled out his Tobacco Dip :D

[phonics]

:cab:

Billed header and an exquisite finish into the corner.

I mean he makes them look easy not that they are.

Commentator just said Liege missed a chance for the equaliser. It's 2-0...

[Foe]

Billed = bullet according to my autocorrect.

Nice finish from willock too.

What do arsenal fans think of reiss Nelson? He seems to get a lot of chances under emery without really giving a lot back.

[phonics]

He was on loan all last season so not sure where the Emery has given him a lot of changes thing comes from.

He seems okay but I’m not sure if there’s much more of him to come. On the youth prospect scale I’d say Better than Jordan Ibe but worse than Mason Mount. Jesse Lingard level if he’s lucky.

[Foe]

This season he’s had a lot of goes already, is what I meant.

[phonics]

This Pepe lad looks appalling. We've wasted 80 million quid on Emmanual Eboue with less charisma.

[phonics]

Don't think Ole telling people 'it's not the 90s anymore' is a good look considering being from the 90s is literally his only selling point.

[Ian]

So you're suggesting that being overtly delusional would be a better look?

[phonics]

So you're suggesting that being overtly delusional would be a better look?

He's not parking in Sir Alex's parking space ffs.

[Ian]

Yeah, I think he's already overly reverent of that era which is why I'm not now criticising him for this, lulzy as it may be.

[Lewis]

The three previous managers all got slated for saying likewise. It might just be the lunatic Twitter fringe, but it seems like a few people are turning on him a bit now. I think you can explain most of the criticisms away at the moment, but directionless shit like we've seen over the past couple of weeks won't help if it continues.

[mugbull]

3 minutes in and Lloris has already thrown the ball into the net while breaking his arm. Iconic

[John Arne]

3 minutes in and Lloris has already thrown the ball into the net while breaking his arm. Iconic

Is that 2 or 3 errors leading to goals already from him this season?

[Mike]

Got a quid on Brighton, big spender eh, so Spurs will no doubt turn this around.

[SvN]

Is that 2 or 3 errors leading to goals already from him this season?

At least it's likely to be the last.

[Andy]

From bad to worse for Spurs. Feel sorry for Spurs fans having to watch Gazzaniga every week.

No top six side should be in a position with him as second choice.

[Offshore Toon]

Got a quid on Brighton, big spender eh, so Spurs will no doubt turn this around.
I had Brighton too and Bet365 have already paid out. :huhu:

[mugbull]

We haven’t had a sniff

[Lewis]

I don't want to get all NEAR POST boring cunt, but I don't think I've ever seen a goalkeeper injure themselves like that, so has he even managed to fall like a retard?

[niko_cee]

Lovren starting.

:sick:

[mugbull]

You wonder why Pochettino keeps the only player who's shown consistent quality and motivation on the bench until the 70th minute.

It's like a nervous tic he can't get rid of

[Gray Fox]

Lovren in and no sign of the Ox. Not much attacking off that bench.

I have concerns.

[Giggles]

That's Aaron Connolly that can't get in our squat because "he certainly wouldn't start ahead of James McClean".

[Gray Fox]

Tough first half that. Leicester defending quite well, but even so this should be 3-0. I suspect 1-0 will not be enough to take the win.

Wijnaldum annoys. The version that plays for Holland is much better on the ball and with his runs forward.

I also look forward to teams identifying and doubling up on Mané, thus leaving Salah more open. That surely wont be far off.

[Shindig]

Villa four nil up. The state of this league.

[Gray Fox]

We are beginning to believe.

[Spoonsky]

:D

This season's starting to feel charmed.

[Manc]

The league needs more players like Robertson. A proper old school wind-up merchant.

[Gray Fox]

Was that Perez that nibbled at the end?

[Max Power]

Another big away game where we don’t start playing until the last 20-25. Hopefully doesn’t become a habit but should have saw out the point, just clear it ffs.

[John Arne]

Everton 17th :D

[John Arne]

Modric with a thunderbastard today. Also, Casemiro really is a horrible little cunt.

https://gyazo.com/7385ee59aeaedbaccfe438548f99ac47.gif

[Reg]

I think Newcastle and Watford are pretty safe bets to go down but Everton could be the third.

What did Casemiro do?

Last weekend, I got a month of Premier Sports. Unfortunately their La Liga coverage has the same commentary team as Eleven Sports did. I like Graham Hunter but not sure about him on co-comm. There's Inter-Juventus and Barcelona-Sevilla to choose from tomorrow.

Edit: Just realised I posted in here without mentioning our game today. That was strange, and fun. "We're Brighton and Hove Albion, we're taking the piss" and dillydallying on the ball, passing it around to sarcastic "wheeey!"s when 3-0 up probably means we've MADE IT as a Premier League team now.

Potter changed to 4-4-2 which was unexpected and strange, and it worked very well. Spurs were poor though. I expect Shearer on MOTD to say, "First of all, before I get onto Tottenham, Brighton were absolutely fantastic" before the entire punditry is about Spurs without us getting another mention.

[Shindig]

My only hope is we rebound from Leicester to Man Utd like we did from Norwich to Spurs. I don't see it, though. Bruce just can't get us going forward.

[phonics]

I went on a bender and didn't go to sleep until about 10am. Seems Spurs did too.

[niko_cee]

What did this Choudhury chap do to Salah? By the way it's being talked about it sounds like he full Ben Thatchered him or something.

Hopefully he's just conveniently 'injured' for the international break.

[niko_cee]

Also, Woy's boys lolling their way into the top 4 is beyond comprehension.

[mugbull]

Salah committed a blatant attacking foul that wasn't called and Reggie Watts slid the fuck into him. Wasn't the worst, but not a good look either

[Gray Fox]

What did this Choudhury chap do to Salah? By the way it's being talked about it sounds like he full Ben Thatchered him or something.

Hopefully he's just conveniently 'injured' for the international break.

Salah had got passed one defender and was breaking towards the center of the box on a good counter.
Choudhury did one of those "take it for the team" tackles but he caught Salah quite hard twisting his ankle up a bit. He had to limp off not long after.

[Giggles]

If he was going to do it you’d think he’d have done it right, like pulling a gun on half the first eleven.

[phonics]

The guys a massive fouling cunt with no other skills.

[niko_cee]

I remember thinking that challenge he did in the U21s in the summer against France was a cracker (what was the ref thinking?) then I saw it from the other angle, penalty red card :D. He does seem to have a bit of a penchant for the very rash. That was a pretty bad 'challenge'. In the context of going for the ball it's probably nothing much to worry about, but when you are just trying to take someone out it gets a bit murky. Taking one for the team is usually more of a gentle affair.

[phonics]

His under 13s coach was on 5Live saying he used to just bring him on for the last 20 minutes to scare the other team. Under 13s.

[SincereTheRebel]

Lol at Lloris being stretchered off for dislocating his elbow. They even gave him oxygen. Pussyhole.

[Shindig]

Alright, Patient Zero. Calm down.

[phonics]

Don’t lash out at people for managing to have contact with women, Shinners.

[Waffdon]

Chelsea are the new Arsenal with their defensive capabilities.

[Shindig]

Mourinho in for Christmas to save the MASSIVES.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It really is going to be their year this year, isn't it? :(

[-james-]

on City outright @2.5


.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They're shit without Laporte.

[-james-]

Still better than Liverpool. The question is whether they're 8 points better over 30 games.

[Smjffy]

Oh my. :drool:

[Gray Fox]

Liverpools next 4 games: United(a), Spurs(h), Villa(a), City(h).

All have European/Carabao games in between. Could be tricky.

The past 2 title tilts by us have been decided by the games between Liverpool and City. Winning 3 of those 4 would take us a long way to believing.

[Lewis]

'Pep' Watch has taken its tracksuit off.

[Bob Sacamano]

Karen Carney on 5live was probably the worst one they've wheeled out, the Brummie accent should not be on radio.

[niko_cee]

The (absolute) state of this United side.

Must be the worst they've fielded in many of your lifetimes.

Good job they're playing an equally dreadful side whose manager has managed to bung every game against United he's ever been in charge of.

[Giggles]

That has to be league over now you’d imagine.

[-james-]

It'll be back to a 2 point gap around this time next month.

[Lewis]

I might just support Rangers for the season.

[Guybrush]

That has to be league over now you’d imagine.

Not really. Only takes a couple of draws/defeats and suddenly it could be within two or three points again.

[Waffdon]

This might be the worst game of football for a good few years if this keeps up.

[Giggles]

Not really. Only takes a couple of draws/defeats and suddenly it could be within two or three points again.

Liverpool are walking games without even trying and their only challengers have shit the bed a few times already. It’ll be the easiest English title in decades.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They barely scraped past their last game.

[mugbull]

And the one before that. And the one...

[niko_cee]

Liverpool are walking games without even trying and their only challengers have shit the bed a few times already. It’ll be the easiest English title in decades.

It won't be easier than the one City won by 25 points or whatever it was.

They probably need to come to Anfield and win now though. I suppose the World Club thing could throw a spanner in the works down the line, and you never know who might get injured.

The United game next up should be interesting. I don't think we've really turned up against them in the post-Fergie era at Old Trafford (even the win in Moyes tenure was penalty-driven), but we should really be turning up and giving them a good shoeing. Hopefully Spurs are no nearer to sorting themselves out in 3 weeks either.

[Waffdon]

Bentdner has a better goals per game ratio from his time at Arsenal than Rashford does. Lolz

[randomlegend]

Yikes, that miss.

[Lewis]

Bentdner has a better goals per game ratio from his time at Arsenal than Rashford does. Lolz

It's hard to see him being first choice beyond this season. I hope he never got that three-hundred grand.

[bruhnaldo]

This is our level. Relegation fodder.

[Yevrah]

We’re only 8 games in, it’s far too early to say it’s over.

[bruhnaldo]

#WelcomeMauricio

[-james-]

Liverpool are walking games without even trying and their only challengers have shit the bed a few times already. It’ll be the easiest English title in decades.


They are absolutely not. They've been very very lucky to win all of their games so far.

On another day they could easily have dropped points vs Sheffield United. Were far from convincing against Chelsea or Southampton. Took a last minute penalty to win yesterday (though it was a deserved win really).

City and Liverpool's points tallies could easily be reversed at this stage.

[randomlegend]

Yeah IDK how much longer I can keep up watching our games. Just painful atm. Squad is so bad.

[Shindig]

Liverpool have been struggling to keep the run going but they keep plugging away. You've got two teams at the top trying to live up to last season's expectations and they could easily wobble once or twice before the season's out.

[Kikó]

We're going down.

[niko_cee]

We're going down.

Everton will pip you to it.

:drool:

[Luke Emia]

They are absolutely not. They've been very very lucky to win all of their games so far.

On another day they could easily have dropped points vs Sheffield United. Were far from convincing against Chelsea or Southampton. Took a last minute penalty to win yesterday (though it was a deserved win really).

City and Liverpool's points tallies could easily be reversed at this stage.

Although I don’t disagree with the sentiment we have missed some very good chances in all those games to put the result beyond doubt before the other team have had their chances. Last week being a good example we missed three absolute sitters.

Anyway I didn’t think United could put someone in charge better than Moyes but they have managed it.

Everton in the bottom three as well!

[SincereTheRebel]

What a game. I saw the team sheet and thought the worst when Adama and Vinagre starting at wing-back. They are both wingers. Rui Patricio was an animal in goal. He made some strong saves. Adama was cool in front of goal. I was expecting him to spoon it wide on both occasions.

[mugbull]

#WelcomeMauricio

Lol good joke. The man will have offers far and wide and United is the last place he would go

[Giggles]

Matt Doherty needs to get out of there in January.

[bruhnaldo]

Lol good joke. The man will have offers far and wide and United is the last place he would go

Perhaps.

[Shindig]

Chelsea at Stamford Bridge next. Frank's got that side firing.

[niko_cee]

Going off that interview Solskjaer's totally lost it (if he ever had it).

He looked shellshocked.

[Giggles]

Spurs and Utd could just do a swap.

[SincereTheRebel]

Matt Doherty needs to get out of there in January.

Watch your mouth

[Giggles]

Watch your mouth

He’s too old to be warming the bench.

[Mike]

What a wonderful football weekend.

[SincereTheRebel]

What a wonderful football weekend.

If Sevilla could finish. They would be 4-0 up inside 30 minutes. Instead, they find themselves 1-0 behind from a left-footed bicycle kick from Suarez.

Edit: its now 3-0 before half time. The Dembele fake shot style is super effective.

[Jimmy Floyd]

That 4-0 reversal to Man U on the opening day seems a long time ago now for us, and presumably for them. Strange things happen on the opening day.

[SincereTheRebel]

The current inter home shirt maybe one of the prettiest football shirts ive ever seen. Current 1-1 with Juventus after 60 minutes.

https://prosportshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/inter-milan-men-front-600x600.jpg

[niko_cee]

Would be better if it was just the stripes without that shit in the middle.

Football gods obviously agree as they're now losing.

[SincereTheRebel]

Messi has just scored a free kick. He seems to be good at those now.

[niko_cee]

Now?

[SincereTheRebel]

Now?

How much?

[Smjffy]

30th will be interesting. The thought of OGS ending our run after how shit they've started off is horrid but then you'd fancy Mane and co to absolutely rinse that defense given how little protection it gets.

0-0 then?

[niko_cee]

This MotD2 presenter has that thing that arouses Mugbull where she talks in a horribly spitty/too much spit in the mouth way. She's very irritating.

Is Keown suffering from some sort of brain disease or has he always been like this?

[Shindig]

Keown's always been a coward. Saint-Maxim's definitely spending half the season out with hamstring bother. He only has one gear.

[Yevrah]

Jermain Defoe is scoring a goal every 39 minutes for Rangers in the league this season. :D

[Lewis]

Sounds like an England recall might be round the corner.

[John]

Jermain Defoe is scoring a goal every 39 minutes for Rangers in the league this season. :D

That's largely because he comes on for the last ten minutes and sticks two past tired plumbers. It's nine in seven appearances, with three of those coming at the weekend.

It should probably be double that, frankly. He's had some shocking misses.

[John]

https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/club-statement-jeremy-corbyn

:lol:

[Shindig]

Oh, Christ. :D

[John Arne]

Vietnam v Malaysia tonight. Every home game is a must win game. Indonesia away at the weekend.

And we're live....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMTUuqhRq3U

[SincereTheRebel]

Those foreign commentators sound lit constantly. Even at throw-ins, they sound mad excited.

[John Arne]

Those foreign commentators sound lit constantly. Even at throw-ins, they sound mad excited.

Aye, they can get a wee bit over-excited.

Final score Vietnam 1-0 Malaysia. Massive fucking win that.

[John Arne]

Meanwhile, Iran 11-0 up against Cambodia with 26 minutes to play. Australia only managed to put 5 against some Sherpa's and Xi's China bagged 7 against a USA C team. Japan hit 6 against a bunch of Mongs, and Son Heung-min help S.Korea beat Ceylon 8(EIGHT)-0.

[SincereTheRebel]

Belgium need to be 8 past San Marino or im going to hurt somebody.

[SincereTheRebel]

Poor Cambodians missed a penalty in 14-0 loss.

[Giggles]

Is Ceylon Sri Lanka or a different one?

[John Arne]

Is Ceylon Sri Lanka or a different one?

The very same.

[Disco]

Didn't we call it Ceylon when we went and nicked all their tea or is that an actual local name for the place?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ceylon comes from Portuguese, as I think does Bombay ('Mumbai' is a fake name made up by ethnonationalists) and a lot of others in the region.

[Giggles]

I haven't heard anyone call it that in a couple of decades at least. Then again I don't know what their FA or the Asian soccer federation use. Or it could be just EMPIRE.

[Jimmy Floyd]

No one has used it since the 70s, John Arne was just using some elegant variation.

[Disco]

Like when people use Persia instead of Iran.

[Spikey M]

And The Republic of Ireland rather than Bottom Ireland.

[Giggles]

Especially when both are wrong, there’s only one culprit and their ways will never be changed.

[John Arne]

Bottom Ireland still makes me lol. SincereTheRebel :D

[Giggles]

I doubt he even knew what he was doing but that’s half his charm.

[SincereTheRebel]

I don't know much about the place. I know it a shit hole, just like other third world countries and developing nations.

[Giggles]

Burn.

[Giggles]

How have Cutrone and Kean done in England since they moved? I see both are on the bench in Tallaght tonight so it must be a fairly strong Italian team.

[P_3]

They've done fuck all, so I reckon Italy's scraping the barrel.

[Giggles]

They've done fuck all, so I reckon Italy's scraping the barrel.

They’ve been good enough get moves to England and are still eligible for U21 level, so they must have a half decent group of players that they don’t start.

The only player we have in the squad that has ever done anything at PL level (and that was for one week total) has been upped to the senior side.

[Waffdon]

Snoddgrass is so fucking shit. How does he get game time for West Ham. The slowest winger known to man with no technical ability.

[Waffdon]

Lawrence Shankland :cool:

[Mellberg]

Win, lose or draw here, Northern Ireland repeatedly defy all footballing laws.

[Mellberg]

1-1. Well done me.

[Offshore Toon]

I bet on 0-0 earlier as they're consistently defiant.

[Mellberg]

FFS. Genuinely gutted for them. Superb performance.

[niko_cee]

Thank christ. Sorry Northern Ireland, but the world doesn't need more plucky shithouse nations, it needs the Dutch to sort themselves the fuck out and stop trying to lose by picking some of the muppets they do.

[Mellberg]

Fuck the world and fuck the Dutch.

[Giggles]

Too close for comfort that. Holland :hail:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Scotland are doing ever so well. Can't wait for that playoff that they will nonetheless have. Reckon will be two leggers against possibly Norway and then Serbia, something like that.

[Waffdon]

Surely there’s a centre half with a Scottish nan who isn’t good enough for England kicking about somewhere.

[SincereTheRebel]

Surely there’s a centre half with a Scottish nan who isn’t good enough for England kicking about somewhere.

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2018/04/caulker-e1533735378189-620x354.jpg

[-james-]

There's no way that Northern Ireland side is better on paper than Scotland, yet they seem to go about their business without embarrassing themselves on a regular basis. Why?

[SincereTheRebel]

There's no way that Northern Ireland side is better on paper than Scotland, yet they seem to go about their business without embarrassing themselves on a regular basis. Why?

Possible Irish luck but I don't know if it's Top or Bottom Ireland that is associated with leprechauns. Is it both?

[Spikey M]

Nah, it's bottom Ireland only. Top Ireland is associated with gang crime, pre-industrial era religion and crippling depression.

[Giggles]

Leprechauns are only mythical creatures. Like minstrels.

[SincereTheRebel]

Nah, it's bottom Ireland only. Top Ireland is associated with gang crime, pre-industrial era religion and crippling depression.


Leprechauns are only mythical creatures. Like minstrels.

Lesson learned.

[SincereTheRebel]

Lukaku became the first Belgium to score 50 international goals. He has the best goals per game ratio (0.61) at international level compared to everyone else on a level. Except for Berbatov, Pele, Drogba and Davor Sukur.

[Smjffy]

Lukaku became the first Belgium to score 50 international goals. He has the best goals per game ratio (0.61) at international level compared to everyone else on a level. Except for Berbatov, Pele, Drogba and Davor Sukur.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Romelu_Lukak u

But look at who they came against. It merely adds more fuel to the fire that he's a flat track bully only capable of scoring against tragic sides.

San Marino, Panama, Scotland etc.

[SincereTheRebel]

90% of international games and goals are against idiots.

[Smjffy]

Thus shouldn't be newsworthy. I'd even suggest 50 goals in arguably the best Belgium side in our lifetime is rather wank.

Break it down and only 30 have come in competitive matches of which almost half have come against Scotland, Gibraltar and San Marino alone.

[SincereTheRebel]

C.Ronaldo's isnt much better either. Internotial football really does need an overhaul.

[Spikey M]

What can you do? With the best will in the world, you aren't going to get a decent team out of a country 7 miles wide.

[mugbull]

International football is the best football

[Baz]

International football is the best footballGet lost.

Champions League football is the best.

[SincereTheRebel]

What can you do? With the best will in the world, you aren't going to get a decent team out of a country 7 miles wide.

I cant debate that at all.


Get lost.

Champions League football is the best.

Facts.

[SvN]

The Champions League is wank these days. Real football connoisseurs prefer the Europa League.

[Disco]

International is much more interesting, it feels less like a soulless parade of corporate entities while the champions league is the very worst in that respect.