September football: It never ends, does it?

[phonics]

Infantino is currently facing a serious investigation case from the Swiss. Meaning he’s likely to face a contested election. If he survives the case, he needs the African voting bloc for the election in 2 years. This allows the likes of Nigeria to call up people without players worried about making the wrong call.

It’s got nothing to do with players interests.

[Baz]

If Ireland could somehow get a Jofre Archer reincarnate as a footballer, I’m sure Giggles would accept him as his cousin.

[SincereTheRebel]

They already have Strong Nose.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a quality finish but why is no Everton player bothering to close him down?

[Waffdon]

Mina moving out the way :D

[igor_balis]

Fucking hell! Didn't see that coming.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Baggies are looking good so far.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Less so now.

[Shindig]

Boing.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a mong Kieran Gibbs is.

[igor_balis]

Hahah fucking hell Gibbs what the fuck

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Billic :harold:

[-james-]

:lol:

[igor_balis]

Ahh this is more like what i expected

[phonics]

I like that from Bilic. You're a goal down with 10 men to a good team. Just back your player and call Mike Dean a knob.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That is a beautiful free kick.

[Foe]

One of those classic South American scenarios.

Petulant little chip, provoke a reaction, go down.

Gibbs is an idiot what did he expect to happen shoving him in the face. Bilic too.

Interesting as all wouldnt have happened without that late bump. But you can’t react like that.

[Waffdon]

That’s fucking lovely

[phonics]

Got the boys fired up in the dressing room. Bilic is the man for these no lose situations.

[Waffdon]

Everton will be fun this season, even more so if they get a right winger that’s half decent not named Iwobi or Walcott

[Trancemeister]

Leeds XI: Meslier, Dallas, Cooper, Koch, Ayling, Phillips, Harrison, Hernandez, Klich, Costa, Bamford.

Fulham XI: Areola, Bryan, Hector, Odoi, Tete, Reed, Anguissa, Kamara, Onomah, Cavaleiro, Mitrovic.

[Waffdon]

Odoi at centre half. How is he still playing? He was horrendous the last time they were up. He must be aboot 5ft8.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

2 games, 2 penalties given out by Robin Koch :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Robbie Savage: "Koch tried to pull out".

[Disco]

You also don't need to be from somewhere to represent them.

[Magic]

:cool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lovely goal, this Leeds side is nice.

[igor_balis]

Us and Fulham are gonna struggle to get 40 points between us

[niko_cee]

1 game at a time sucks so badly.

[Waffdon]

1 game at a time sucks so badly.

Why?

Fulham are such a pointless club. They’ll struggle to get more points than two years ago.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Saturday afternoon is football time, I want a good slate of games to follow then and then do something else. I'm not sitting around all weekend watching one at a time.

[Giggles]

Needs to evolve into club streaming services.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fulham have woken up.

[Waffdon]

Saturday afternoon is football time, I want a good slate of games to follow then and then do something else. I'm not sitting around all weekend watching one at a time.

Get a ten fold on the lower leagues then.

Leeds games are going to be fun. No danger they finish top ten

[Alex]

I underestimated quite how big a gaping fucking hole the loss of Ben White has left in our back four.

[Trancemeister]

Man Utd XI: De Gea, Fosu-Mensah, Lindelöf, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Pogba, James, Fernandes, Rashford, Martial.

Crystal Palace XI: Guaita, Ward, Kouyate, Sakho, Mitchell, Townsend, McCarthur, McCarthy, Schlupp, Zaha, Ayew.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fucking Dan James.

[Lewis]

Dan James. :cool:

[SincereTheRebel]

Luke Shaw is built like a basket of laundry

[randomlegend]

This season is going to be rough.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Can we sign a competent defender or two instead of Sancho please?

[Lewis]

Luke Shaw is shit and I won't hear any of the NARRATIVE claiming otherwise.

[niko_cee]

How many years into the 10 years of solving the left back position are we now?

I suppose that was right, in a way.

[Ian]

Luke Shaw is built like a basket of laundry

:D

[niko_cee]

Felt certain they were going to give that after looking at it so many times.

United not getting bunged an absurd penalty somehow feels wrong. What will become of Captain Fernandes?

[niko_cee]

That's a cracking, and possibly match saving save by De Gea there.

[-james-]

Just sack Ole lmao.

[Waffdon]

Bellingham started for Dortmund. Wonder how much Man Utd will be linked to paying for him in 2.5 years

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

£120m.

[Waffdon]

Surely no one will ever actually buy Zaha. He’s just a bit meh, isn’t he? His end product is pretty abysmal

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bring on Van De Beek.

[SincereTheRebel]

I heard they are trying to phase out referring to black players as fast and strong. Regarding the crystal palace front four. They are fast and strong.

[Waffdon]

Zaha, one on one on the half way line with the slowest defender of all time, an decides to dance in front of him by doing a Pogba special of trying to have as much touches as possible in a short period of time

[Waffdon]

Lol.

Decent player would have stayed onside

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lindelof :lol:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That penalty :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Giggles]

Giving that as a penalty is bollocks.

Edit -
Though I presume he misses now even though he hasn't took it on my feed yet.

[Lewis]

It hit his hand. Why isn't it a penalty?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's bullshit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ref is on overs and Palace to win.

[Waffdon]

They penalise the striker for it so why not the defender?

Shocking penalty anywya

[Giggles]

Ah for fuck sake the whole thing is down the toilet if they're calling this back.

[Lewis]

Shouldn't feet/line be micro-measured as offsides/goals are?

[Giggles]

That's enough for me. If they ever bring in VAR here then I'm done completely.

[Spoonsky]

United losing to shit teams at Old Trafford just isn't the same without the crowd.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Donny :cool:

[Waffdon]

Was he not offside? Or at least close to it to check at least

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lindelof and Maguire are donkeys.

[Waffdon]

I should jinx people more often. Definitely worth £60 million.

[Lewis]

Lindelof is just a fanny. He plays like he's five foot nine.

[-james-]

They're surely at least a little tempted to sack him.

[-james-]

It hit his hand. Why isn't it a penalty?

Maybe it's the rule, I don't know, but in that case the rule is bollocks. It's a random event and he's not intentionally gained an advantage, or gained an advantage at all. No way it should be penalised with a penalty.

[randomlegend]

Glad I'm at work

[Ian]

So glad to have United back in my weekends. :drool:

[Waffdon]

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How did I miss that. :lol:

[Kikó]

It's amazing that they've brought VAR in and made football worse. Deserved the defeat.

[niko_cee]

Never a penalty, shambles to have it retaken, as Taz would say, GWAHAHAHAHAHA!

Guess that's bit a Bjorn Tore KVARMA for all the shit they had go their way after the restart last season.

[Giggles]

Wouldn't matter who it was, VAR is ruining the sport.

[Shindig]

Really sets the stage for our 0-0 stalemate against Brighton tomorrow.

[niko_cee]

Since when hasn't it been?

Lindelhof has been done there in the same way that the Croatia defender (or whoever it was) was against France in the World Cup. Slow motion makes it look like his arm moves towards the ball (and is somewhat away from his body at the point of impact) when in reality it's just the natural movement of his arm from running. It's just a bafflingly bad decision.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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How did I miss that. :lol:

Brilliant :D

[-james-]

I like this West Ham side. Overrated vs underrated here imo.

[SincereTheRebel]

Brilliant :D



https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article22148711.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Soccer-Barclays-Premier-League-Manchester-United-v-Arsenal-Old-Trafford.jpg

[Giggles]

You would, but he's far too well off to be settling for it.

[randomlegend]

Solksjaer with a pretty clear message to the board when asked about transfers. Doubt we'll sign another player.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was more of a penalty than Lindelof's.

[Dquincy]

A couple of things:

1. Arsenal performance last night was akin to their turgid displays last season, where they look like a mid table team, at best. So much for the media hype after beating a shit Fulham.

2. I love seeing how bang average Man Utd have become :drool: Even when they spend a sack load of money on players, they seem to turn them into worse players after the initial 6 months.

[SincereTheRebel]

1. That is because Arsenal are a mid-table team. They finished 8th last year.

[Dquincy]

My comment was more a reflection on the media hype surrounding them after just one game.

[niko_cee]

They won, which is all that really matters. They can take operation park the bus for another spin next week and anything gained will be an excellent start to the season. It's not like United or Spurs look anything other than bang average either so there's an opportunity for Arsenal (or maybe Everton, this season's Leicester, to go far and then implode) to get up around the 4th place trophy.

No idea what to expect today. Years of watching Mourinho sides grind us into the dust has completely melted my brain. I read yesterday that Chelsea have only won two of the last ten at home against Liverpool in the league, with Liverpool winning five. That feels all wrong and outwith my experience of the fixture. I expect Werner to do well against the high line. Hopefully Frank comes up with one of his tactical masterplans and it scuppers their chances. Kepa will probably have a blinder now they've nearly bought a replacement, he does usually do quite well against Liverpool.

[Dquincy]

I think if the same defence performance turns up from last weekend, Chelsea's attackers are going to have a field day.

[niko_cee]

Thankfully most of their attackers seem to be injured, Pulisic in particular.

[Spikey M]

West Ham can only be trusted to do 2 things.

1)Be relegation level shite for most of the season.
2)Somehow be good in London Derbys.

[Baz]

Weird that retaken penalties don't have to be taken by the same player. :cab:

[Jimmy Floyd]

We will leak 3 so will have to score 3. Could happen

[Waffdon]

It’s a shame Pulisic is injured and thus saving Alexander-Arnold from a doing.

Hudson-Odoi should really start but he will probably play Ross Barkley with Mount and Havertz out wide. For some reason.

[Trancemeister]

Southampton XI: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Djenepo, Ings, Adams.

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Doherty, Dier, Sanchez, Davies, Hojbjerg, Winks, Ndombele, Lucas, Son, Kane.

[Kikó]

I still can't believe how shit that retake decision was.

[mugbull]

Winks and Hojbjerg midfield again. Jfc. Good to see Dom Billy starting though

[Waffdon]

I still can't believe how shit that retake decision was.

Wouldn’t have happened if you had a decent manager.

[Kikó]

Not sure if serious.

[Manc]

Good to see Dom Billy starting though.

Is this his year?

[mugbull]

Is this his year?

It better be, he’s the best midfielder in the squad

[Andy]

That was so poor from McCarthy on the goal. The moment of hesitation makes it so much easier for Son.

Were playing well though, I'm not sure why weve switched to play such a high line but it's making the games a lot more interesting.

[Baz]

Glen Hoddle looks rough.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Can we buy Son please?

[mugbull]

If we win this game it’s despite Mourinho. Horrible manager. Relies on the dynamic duo to do every single thing. Tim Sherwood would do better. A lamppost would do better

[randomlegend]

If we win this game it’s despite Mourinho. Horrible manager. Relies on the dynamic duo to do every single thing. Tim Sherwood would do better. A lamppost would do better

We tried to tell you

[John Arne]

Hasenhuttl needs a fucking talking to for not changing his tactics and that high line, when it clearly wasn't working.

[Andy]

Hasenhuttl needs a fucking talking to for not changing his tactics and that high line, when it clearly wasn't working.

He is so stubborn. He gets things stuck in his head and refuses to back down. We didnt play with a high line at all last season and finished really well, for some reason weve decided to play this crazy high line with exposes the defence and keeper.

Real issue here is the lack of a replacement for Hojberg, Romeu went off and weve been terrible since. Smallbone is no way near the level needed.

[Spikey M]

If Ings leaves / gets injured, Southampton are utterly fucked.

[Andy]

If Ings leaves / gets injured, Southampton are utterly fucked.

Completely. I think he scored or assisted 69% of the goals last season.

[mugbull]

We tried to tell you

I was saying this from the moment he came in

[Shindig]

This season is completely retarded.

[Spikey M]

Completely. I think he scored or assisted 69% of the goals last season.

What happened to you guys? There was a point 5-6 years ago that you were on the brink of European Football, but it's just been slipping ever since. Is it as simple as Liverpool repeatedly buying all your players? If so, why has the recruitment suddenly turned to shit, because you used to pull some diamonds out of nowhere but that doesn't seem to be happening anymore.

[Gray Fox]

After this weekends goal bonanza, we're surely set for a turgid 0-0 at the bridge later.

[Gray Fox]

Fabinho at CB. No Matip or Gomez in the matchday squad.

[Waffdon]

It’s alright, Chelsea are playing four centre mids and an attacking mid at right back again.

[Gray Fox]

Werner could have a very good day if he sticks between Trent and Fabinho.

I'd like to take back that 0-0. I'll be surprised if this isn't 2-2 inside 10 mins.

[SincereTheRebel]

Who for Chelski is playing Right back?

[Trancemeister]

Chelsea XI: Kepa, James, Zouma, Christensen, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Mount, Havertz, Werner

Liverpool XI: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Fabinho, Robertson, Henderson, Keita, Wijnaldum, Mane, Firmino, Salah

[Gray Fox]

Chelsea: Kepa, James, Christensen, Zouma, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mount, Havertz, Werner

Subs: Caballero, Barkley, Abraham, Tomori, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Azpilicueta

Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Fabinho, Robertson, Henderson, Keita, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane

Subs: Adrian, Thiago, Milner, Jones, Minamino, Tsimikas, Origi

[Waffdon]

Who for Chelski is playing Right back?

James. But Havertz last week was stuck in a weird position and ended up behind James half the time

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

James. But Havertz last week was stuck in a weird position and ended up behind James half the time

He's supposedly playing next to Werner in a narrow 4-2-2-2 which would be good.

I'm expecting him to be in a weird position again though because Lampard is useless.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That's a quality kick from Bissouma.

[Waffdon]

That was some sweet chin music

[mugbull]

Klopp's water man looks like Klopp

[John Arne]

Ouch.

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[Gray Fox]

Clumsy from the defender. Sky ticker is even trying to blame Kepa for that one.

If Thiago is any kind of match ready I'd be shocked not to see him on quickly after the restart. A man up, he could be given a free role.

[Waffdon]

How’s it a red if he wouldn’t have gotten close to the ball? Still, usual retardness from a Chelsea player defensively

[Giggles]

What the fuck is that collar on the Liverpool jersey?

[Giggles]

Clumsy from the defender. Sky ticker is even trying to blame Kepa for that one.

If Thiago is any kind of match ready I'd be shocked not to see him on quickly after the restart. A man up, he could be given a free role.

There you go.

[Giggles]

Mane :cool:
made look so easy.

[Don]

Thiago's passing, dear lord. The prem has never seen anything like it.

[Giggles]

Jesus, he really is shit.

[Trancemeister]

Just fucking sub him. Fucking wanker Kepa.

[-james-]

Poor bloke.

[Gray Fox]

I mean we have Karius for sale.

[Danny]

Romano tweeting that Chelsea will be signing Mendy this week the second that happened :lol:

[Don]

VAR said 'checking foul' and all they checked was the offside, blatantly rushed. Such a shambles.

[Reg]

Enjoyed our game today but my god VAR is horrible. Instead of feeling elated when 2-0 up inside 6 minutes, your instinct is now to question every goal and penalty decision, and then only after confirmation there's a diminished celebration. I can only assume those still in favour of VAR are accountants, lawyers and robots.

I wouldn't care if they used it for red cards (Bissouma was rightly sent off imo), but please no goals, penalties or offsides.

On the bright side: Lamptey was again fantastic, £4million is laughable; an average age of 23 or something means we'll only get better; and although he changed formation mid-game, Potter seems to be sticking with 3 at the back to start at least.

[Giggles]

Takes any joy out of most goals. It's already completely fucked up the NFL

[Don]

Pothead can go die in a ditch. I wept at my guy's MOM interview.

[Giggles]

When did BBC buy EPL?

[niko_cee]

Don't call it EPL.

They get some games when every one gets televised.

[Giggles]

Is it not the EPL? EPD now?

Also, I’m not watching long but is that Andy Carroll up front for Burnley?

[Giggles]

The commentator sounds like he’s a relation of Pickford trying to jinx Pope every time he talks about him.

[Giggles]

All is forgiven Pickford.

Love how they’re not putting that 4th on Pope at all, if it was a dirty forrin keeper he’d be shredded to bits. Horrendous goalkeeping.

[phonics]

Anyone thinking a Burnley goalkeeper is good is a fool. There's about 8 men blocking every shot so the only ones getting to you are shots so shit they've managed to avoid all of them.

[Waffdon]

Another dreadful take from Phonics. No shocks there.

[phonics]

I didn’t say he was bad. I said they don’t have to be amazing to look efficient.

[Don]

Lamps blaming Kepa and saying without that and the penalty, they're walking away with a draw. The xG superiority was about the same number of months he's got remaining in his job.

And does Havertz do anything?

[phonics]

I’ve just seen a journo say ‘the big 10’. At what point does a brand become diminished when it’s just ‘everyone I don’t think will get relegated’.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lamps blaming Kepa and saying without that and the penalty, they're walking away with a draw. The xG superiority was about the same number of months he's got remaining in his job.

And does Havertz do anything?

It would help if Lampard played him in the right position.

As it is, I hope "Lamps" continues to ruin him this season and we buy him for £40m next season.

[niko_cee]

The xG stats for the Spurs and Leicester games are pretty lol.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Havertz will come into the season as it goes on. He's probably trying to do the same thing with him that we did with Pulisic last year.

[Lewis]

I think these high-scoring games are a bit ominous. Everyone will be in bits by Christmas, and the season is going to be shit to the point of people just stopping watching it before crowds are allowed back.

[Don]

The xG stats for the Spurs and Leicester games are pretty lol.

MOTD doing a "how did Southampton turn it around/what led to Leicester's downturn in form?" piece in 4...3...2...

[Ian]

I think these high-scoring games are a bit ominous. Everyone will be in bits by Christmas, and the season is going to be shit to the point of people just stopping watching it before crowds are allowed back.

As the Chelsea game was about to start yesterday Tyler said something about 31 goals in 6 matches proving the league had returned in amazing form as if 5 goals a game doesn't just mean no fucker can defend.

[John Arne]

Real Madrid bringing on a former Tranmere youth player to change their fortunes is a turn up for the books.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Gundogan has the 'Rona.

[Don]

Scott Parker's post-match interviews :D geezer, you're not Al Pacino and you're not getting the England job, settle down.

[Giggles]

That's the worst part of VAR. If you're going to stop the game and fart about then at least don't make a ridiculous decision.

[Trancemeister]

That penalty save looked amazing in real time

[Spikey M]

A load of Orient players have come down with Covid and nobody seems to know what it means for their cuptie tomorrow. Theories ranging from forfeit the game, play the youth team and suspend the fixture.

Does anyone know what is actually meant to happen? Their must be procedures in place for this.

[mo]

Well postponement would seem the fair and logical choice, so good luck to Orient's kids as they take on Spurs.

[Spikey M]

It would, but with non-Covid illness the games still go ahead. Lasagna-gate springs to mind.

[Trancemeister]

Wolves XI: Patrício, Saïss, Coady, Boly, Marçal, Neves, Moutinho, Traoré, Neto, Jiménez, Podence.

Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Stones, Ake, Mendy, Rodri, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Foden, Jesus, Sterling.

[Shindig]

It would, but with non-Covid illness the games still go ahead. Lasagna-gate springs to mind.

We once had a game abandoned at the Riverside for snow that wasn't even there. I do wonder if Orient could take the nuclear option and just forfeit? Is there TV money due for the tie because it's not like there's gate receipts coming in.

[mo]

You're not wrong. I thought there would be a precedent for postponement due to illness but all I can find is women's football and Scottish football, so nothing of relevance.

[Spikey M]

You're not wrong. I thought there would be a precedent for postponement due to illness but all I can find is women's football and Scottish football, so nothing of relevance.

You're right in saying it's not fair though and this is different to your normal illness in that it writes the whole team off for 7 - 14 days, it could take players a long time to recover and at somepoint it's probably going to happen to every club going.

There must be some form plan in place.

[phonics]

A load of Orient players have come down with Covid and nobody seems to know what it means for their cuptie tomorrow. Theories ranging from forfeit the game, play the youth team and suspend the fixture.

Does anyone know what is actually meant to happen? Their must be procedures in place for this.

I believe there are rules for league fixtures but not cup ties as the schedule is already too overloaded for postponements. I remember something about 7 players missing or something but that might have been Germany.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-54193770

A team in Germany had members of the team come in contact with someone who tested positive and were allowed to play. The other team took 7, kicked off and then socially distanced from the team.

[SincereTheRebel]

Should just play heads and volleys in one goal

[Pleb]

VAR gave no fucks in that penalty decision.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Stones cannot mark Podence at all.

[Ian]

You've got an unnecessary word in there.

[SincereTheRebel]

Wolves should have scored 8 goals here

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fabio Silva to don City senseless from here.

[Don]

Lol at Podence ending the yet to emerge Thiago-KDB debate whilst ending the albino cunt's career.

Traore at RWB and that Portuguese Kooks singer :sick:

[niko_cee]

It's obviously a stonewaller but I do wish there was some way that the type of penalty City got yesterday could be ironed out of the game - the type where the attacker just pokes the ball (out of play in the case) and runs into/waits for the defender to hit him, but then, that probably ends up with a wholesale change to or removal of the penalty rule itself (it is a bit of a stupid rule when you think about it) which is going to be too big of an alteration for most to stomach.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The penalty rule should stay, but you should have to take the kick from wherever the foul took place (or on a backwards line no nearer the goal, as in rugby).

[phonics]

Awful idea.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Oh and to make it even better, automatic yellow card for any foul which leads to a penalty.

[Shindig]

Scrap penalties altogether and replace them with indirect free-kicks inside the box.

[Spikey M]

Extra-time-multi-ball

[Don]

Those MLS half-way line penalties for entertainment purposes but also because you're well on the way to destroying penalties with this keeper on the line obsession.

[Kikó]

It's obviously a stonewaller but I do wish there was some way that the type of penalty City got yesterday could be ironed out of the game - the type where the attacker just pokes the ball (out of play in the case) and runs into/waits for the defender to hit him, but then, that probably ends up with a wholesale change to or removal of the penalty rule itself (it is a bit of a stupid rule when you think about it) which is going to be too big of an alteration for most to stomach.

Why?

Don't fly into tackles is the obvious way to avoid it.

[niko_cee]

Why?

Don't fly into tackles is the obvious way to avoid it.

Yeah, of course.

But surely the idea of a 'foul' in essence is the fouled player being denied fair play of the ball, which isn't really strictly the case in the poke-and-fall type penalties. They never have any intention of doing anything with the ball other than getting to it and falling over. Of course, defenders should know not to do that sort of thing, and Saiss's effort was particularly egregious yesterday, but it's just something that annoys me when it is so obviously played for, in an entirely meaningless area of the penalty area [to the extent that that isn't a self-defeating phrase].

[Manc]

Take the L.

[Giggles]

Lovely goal that from Tel Aviv.

[randomlegend]

This Utd team is rancid

EDIT: Change Lingard and Mata for competent players and it suddenly looks like a decent team. Amazing how two players can make the entire line-up :sick:

[Spikey M]

David Moyes and a couple of West Ham fans have Covid now.

Football won't make it to Christmas.

[Lewis]

This Utd team is rancid

EDIT: Change Lingard and Mata for competent players and it suddenly looks like a decent team. Amazing how two players can make the entire line-up :sick:

And yet it still seems needlessly strong because Ole Gunnar Binman can't/won't rotate.

[randomlegend]

And yet it still seems needlessly strong because Ole Gunnar Binman can't/won't rotate.

Based on the Palace game some of the first teamers are in need of a pre-season.

[Ian]

Really enjoying this.

[randomlegend]

Really enjoying this.

It's like being sounded with a soldering iron

[Lewis]

Based on the Palace game some of the first teamers are in need of a pre-season.

Harry Maguire has been knackered since the return. I know the other defenders are crap, but it's getting a bit comfort blanket with him.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

A rare penalty for us.

[Danny]

Seems like no one but VDB is willing to take a risk or make an incisive run.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Seems like no one but VDB is willing to take a risk or make an incisive run.

If they did that then they wouldn't be able to complete as many sideways passes as they need to.

[Luke Emia]

David Moyes and a couple of West Ham fans have Covid now.

Football won't make it to Christmas.

Void the season.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This is such an exciting game.

[randomlegend]

The Luton keeper looks like one of those amateur cyclists who takes it way too seriously.

[Dquincy]

A rare penalty for us.

Someone fetch the violin.

[Kikó]

It's a joke you dickhead.

[Shindig]

Joelinton's a certified cup specialist. Suck it, Morecambe.

[Don]

I have looked into the future gentlemen and it will present itself to us in the form of Niels Nkounkou (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Nkounkou&ved=2ahUKEwiX74_UgIDsAhWRecAKHZhuAhQQmhMwDXoECAYQA g&usg=AOvVaw23UFeNSP69hHR02El5izHB&cshid=1600889118294). I shit you not when I say he has the delivery of TAA, the power of Mendy and the dribbling of Robbo, it's outrageous. Digne will be switched to a CB by the end of the season.

[Danny]

Someone having fun with his Wiki


In his second start for Everton, Nknounkou was absolutely boss again and a constant threat down the left hand side. If only he was right-footed eh. Mad that Leighton retired and we still have the two best left backs in the Prem.

[Danny]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/amp/football/54274142?__twitter_impression=true

Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are two investors interested in investing in Wrexham AFC.

Deadpool and Detective Pikachu star Reynolds and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's McElhenney will put forward their vision for the club to members at a Special General Meeting.

What

[Pen]

Is he playing at left back tonight and Digne in the centre with Keane?

I wonder what’s going on at livescore who have Iwobi as a centre back with Keane.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Here comes Kai. Today, Barnsley in an empty stadium; tomorrow, the world.

[Don]

Is he playing at left back tonight and Digne in the centre with Keane?

I wonder what’s going on at livescore who have Iwobi as a centre back with Keane.

Yup.

[Shindig]

I'm thinking this must've been the first time we've hit 7 since Sir Bobby's home debut.

[Waffdon]

Suarez and Costa up front managed by Simeome :drool:

[Shindig]

How long before they bite each other?

[Don]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/24/adebayo-akinfenwa-unhappy-after-fa-says-fat-water-buffalo-remark-was-not-racist-wycombe-pfa

Lol fuck off, geezer. We call Suarez a rat, Xavi/Ozil a lizard, Yashin a spider and Bruno Fernandes a cunt all based off appearance and mannerisms, you thought you could just juice up to the size of a whale and sell some beast mode tshirts whilst being protected?

[Mellberg]

Should've gone with albino water buffalo to be safe.

[Lewis]

It's not the obvious comparison you would make if - IF - you wanted to be racist (they aren't even found in black countries), so is being compared to an animal racist in itself? Because you often see Harry Maguire being compared to a wardrobe.

[Baz]

Shaqiri, Minamino & Origi. :drool:

2 each, easy.

[Mellberg]

Bertrand Traore with a screamer 14 minutes into his debut :thbup:

We're crying out for pace and he looks quick too FOR A BLACK MAN.

[Don]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news but he's Tammy Abraham black rather than black black :(

[Don]

Mayor of Budapest apparently had his wishes overruled in not wanting to hold this super cup. They've packed out the stadium with a socially distanced crowd. Mon the blame game after.

[phonics]

Bertrand Traore with a screamer 14 minutes into his debut :thbup:

We're crying out for pace and he looks quick too FOR A BLACK MAN.

The level of your signings compared to the ‘buying any random old shit for 20m’ when you were in the championship is immense.

Has someone taken over?

[Don]

Your boyfriend aside, who are you talking about?

[phonics]

McGinn, Mings, Traore. There's been some shit in there but it's miles from 25 million quid for Ross McCormack.

[Don]

Fair. Rory Delap's son leading the line for a Guardiola side as a silky forward is quite the event.

[Shindig]

Big ups Philf Oden.

[Mellberg]

Tammy Abraham black is enough for me Taz.


The level of your signings compared to the ‘buying any random old shit for 20m’ when you were in the championship is immense.

Has someone taken over?

Yeah, we spunked a lot of money on some real shit the first season in the Championship. Became better when Bruce came in (Hogan aside) and then Smith took us forward further in the January (Mings).

We had Tony Xia for two years after Lerner and couldn't pay the tax bill at the end of his second season. Fortunately bought out by Wes Edens and Naseef Sawiris, because Xia was taking us down the leagues, maybe even under.

We're as well run now as I've ever known though.

[Smjffy]

I don't think I like us winning most the time...it's just not Liverpool anymore.

[Giggles]

A draw a Sheriff is a great result, won’t get a better chance to make the group stages.

[Manc]

I don't think I like us winning most the time...it's just not Liverpool anymore.

It won't last. Enjoy the ride while you can.

[Mellberg]

A draw a Sheriff is a great result, won’t get a better chance to make the group stages.

Is the next game your last qualifier? What a draw that is.

[Giggles]

Is the next game your last qualifier? What a draw that is.

Not my own lot but we're tinpot enough a.league that we're all in for everyone's European ties. Some Faroe lot in Oriel in the last round. As poor as they've been this season they should be winning that.

[Manc]

Curtis Jones is the real deal.

[Mellberg]

Not my own lot but we're tinpot enough a.league that we're all in for everyone's European ties. Some Faroe lot in Oriel in the last round. As poor as they've been this season they should be winning that.

I can understand that. Was the last one Shamrock Rovers when we ended up signing Enda Stevens? That must be 10 years ago now.

[Waffdon]

Curtis Jones is the real deal.

Derby County by 24.

[Giggles]

I can understand that. Was the last one Shamrock Rovers when we ended up signing Enda Stevens? That must be 10 years ago now.

Yeah 2011. Dundalk have gotten there since in 2016, managed a draw away to AZ Alkmaar and beat Maccabi Tel Aviv at home. Only lost 2-1 twice to Zenit St Petersburg in it too. That campaign is the main reason Kenny is international manager now.

[Pen]

Not my own lot but we're tinpot enough a.league that we're all in for everyone's European ties. Some Faroe lot in Oriel in the last round. As poor as they've been this season they should be winning that.

Can relate to this 👍

Our last team in weren’t so lucky and got Cluj in the last round.

[Lofty]

Tammy Abraham black is enough for me Taz.



Yeah, we spunked a lot of money on some real shit the first season in the Championship. Became better when Bruce came in (Hogan aside) and then Smith took us forward further in the January (Mings).

We had Tony Xia for two years after Lerner and couldn't pay the tax bill at the end of his second season. Fortunately bought out by Wes Edens and Naseef Sawiris, because Xia was taking us down the leagues, maybe even under.

We're as well run now as I've ever known though.

I'm still annoyed we sold you Martinez instead of kept him. He isn't the second coming of Gordon Banks or anything but he is so confident and catches everything, makes a massive difference.

[Giggles]

Can relate to this 

Our last team in weren’t so lucky and got Cluj in the last round.

Is this the last year smaller leagues teams will be allowed in the Europa League? I'm not sure of your coefficient, maybe it's high enough, but I think that's us done.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The new (middle tier) Europa League will be the worst comp imaginable. The Conference League will be way better to be in.

[Kikó]

Surely that's a black hole for cash for those middle teams who will have to spend loads on travel for probably a relatively poor TV return?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I guess there's the carrot of a CL place for winning it which may make that worthwhile, but it's now just like a shadow Champions League filled with middling teams and then dumping the 8 CL losers onto the 16 qualifiers to make a watered down load of shite. At least currently the CL losers are only 8/32.

In the Conference League, you'll still have the chance of a nice big away day if you're Shamrock Clovers Utd, but mostly it'll be more winnable affairs or at least ties you can think about winning.

[niko_cee]

Derby County by 24.

You reckon they've got another Clough era in them?

I'm always amazed Jones seems to have gone relatively under the radar in age group football. He's a much better prospect than someone like Brewster.

That game last night was ridiculous though. I've no idea what division Lincoln are in, but when you've got some lower league carthorse centrehalf being asked to take the ball off the 'keeper and play out from the back against, probably, the best pressing team in the world, how do you imagine that is going to end up? Pepball has broken everyone's minds. Most Premier League teams (looking at you here Brighton) screw themselves over with the out from the back ethos on a fairly regular basis so how lower league Lincoln thought it was going to be anything other than disastrous is beyond me.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Age group football is a complete false economy. Yes, the very best will be clear (like Foden), but otherwise selecting a team from a 2 or 3 year age band to play against their peers is very different to the criteria used in senior football. It's the same in all sports, actually. You tend to get flat track bullies in the age group game who get found out when they come up against experience, whereas someone like Jones has different qualities that are better suited to senior football.

A lot of it is down to attitude. I look at Hudson-Odoi and think there's someone who is literally only interested in money, whereas Fikayo Tomori, for example, has a great and visible hunger about him.

Process guys and outcomes guys. The process guys tend to make it, in the end.

[Waffdon]

I see Liverpool fans have driven Nico Williams off Twitter :lol:

[Spammer]

Worried that THE MIGHTY BLADES are going to get smashed by Leeds on Sunday. I suppose we'll just need to wait and see.

[niko_cee]

I see Liverpool fans have driven Nico Williams off Twitter :lol:

Are they being mean to him?

He does look a bit of a bombscare, although maybe that goes with the territory at rightback.

[Baz]

I see Liverpool fans have driven Nico Williams off Twitter :lol:What happened there then?