September football: It never ends, does it?

[Ian]

If there's a worse version of this footballing summer than "the old season ending with a load of boring games in empty stadia and moves straight onto the next season but without the international tournament" then I'm not sure what it is.

But whatever, football is trudging on regardless and so must the threads.

Still, for those of you with sufficiently empty lives that this is the best turn of events there is even football on this very day for you, with Maine Road's FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round (?) match against Squires Gate being shown on the BBC red button at 7.45 tonight, for some reason or another.

Then comes the Nations League, which is admittedly better than international friendlies and features such box office clashes as Scotland against Israel, Iceland vs. England and Lithuania vs. Kazakhstan.

Then of course the Carabao Cup starts up again the Premier League which feels like it's barely finished grinds into motion once more and fucking hell does anybody actually need more football at this point?

EDIT: The poll title was supposed to end "forever." it's fitting that my poll title was in fact cut short prematurely when it seems football itself is going to go on uninterrupted for centuries.

[Yevrah]

Messi coming to the Premier League might pull me back in but other than that I struggle to care at all.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Each more climactic than the last.

I am quite looking forward to seeing if Frank Lampard OBE can get all these fancy players together into something that resembles a decent side. The rest of it is just wallpaper for those dreary winter weekends, as football always is.

[mugbull]

I still deeply enjoy football

[niko_cee]

Hopefully fans get back into the stadiums in decent numbers before long. An entire season, or at least a big portion of it, behind closed doors promises to be the worst on record.

[Don]

- As Jimmy said, I'm sat here with a hoodie on, the summer is over and it's either this or an opioid addiction so fuck off belittling it. The prospect of a fresh league still gets me hard and we're like a month tops off everyone realising COVID is a scam so crowds will be back too.

- Very jealous of Nations League replacing your shit friendlies. Iranian federation is a corrupt incompetent mess so we don't even get the shit friendlies but to have regular competitive games against (largely) quality opposition is something I'd give limbs for. Look at the Jews worming their way into the action :(

- That kickabout on BBC today sounds quite fun actually. If I hadn't returned to work today I'd have been tempted to kill a couple of my leisure hours with it.

[randomlegend]

It is annoying how they keep having actual playing seasons and interrupting the proper entertainment of the transfer windows.

[Shindig]

Well, we got crushed by Middlesbrough 5-1 today. Start as you mean to go on.

[Giggles]

The Stephen Kenny era begins and it's in no way going to go as well as people think but fuck it, what were we ever going to win anyway?

[mugbull]

The two best Czech players, Schick and Soucek, just pulled out of our internationals as they have to quarantine. Some fuckin luck eh. At least it means Hlozek might start

[Ian]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/02/dean-henderson-oust-david-de-gea-manchester-united-keeper

Is this how he actually speaks? He sounds like a fucking weirdo, if so.

[SincereTheRebel]

International games. What?

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think we kind of need them as some kind of punctuation mark between the seasons, although no one else seems to think so.

[Giggles]

International games. What?

It's not like there's been many lately.

[Giggles]

James McCarthy is alive!


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[Giggles]

Also, Idah. Even though he doesn't really fit anywhere in a Kennyfront three, Michael Obafemi must be fucked off he isn't Nigerian now.

[Shindig]

Wor Jeff starting. G'wan, lad.

[Giggles]

Wor Jeff starting. G'wan, lad.

Hopefully this is finally the time he stops living off 2016.

[Giggles]

I wonder how long it takes for muscle memory to take over and they start hoofing it?

[niko_cee]

Must be reassuring as a Leeds fan seeing your new transfer record striker going through one on one with the goal (not goalkeeper) and not managing to finish there. Is he going to be full Soldado?

[Lofty]

Christoph Metzelder is a nonce pass it on.

[Baz]

He has been for a while, hasn't he?

[niko_cee]

Nothing better than a stonewall offside being scuppered by some dude lying down off the pitch.

[Pen]

Must be reassuring as a Leeds fan seeing your new transfer record striker going through one on one with the goal (not goalkeeper) and not managing to finish there. Is he going to be full Soldado?

But imagine telling Leeds fans that they’d have Spain’s starting striker playing for them a few years back.

We lost to Wales in a game we maybe should’ve won. Missed an empty goal from a yard out and conceded after a defensive mistake, but If you’d ask a Wales fan they’d probably say they deserved it. Quite uneventful and both teams far from their best and missing quite a few players.

Team Giggles away on Sunday, but not expecting much there as we tend to not do very well against slightly better teams away.

[Don]

Might need to revise my view of Werner because the cunt looks sharp. I wouldn't mind all that much as Chelsea will still be shit but fuck sake it's all kinds of headaches for fantasy.

Edit: Nah, there's no way I'm getting him in over Dings. Mon the Nazi running to his bunker after a few challenges from prem CBs.

[Kikó]

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Those successful asthmatics strike again.

[Shindig]

When's the last time they chased a game?

[Don]

Dan James was an inhaler away from leading a title charge.

[niko_cee]

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Those successful asthmatics strike again.

That reads a bit QAnon tbh.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It reads like a Russia Today kind of counter-propaganda article, which is probably exactly what it is.

[Kikó]

5G was rolled out first in Liverpool. MOTWYW.

[Kikó]

I have zero idea where that stat came from either but did pick up this article:


Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has already revealed that one of his players is asthmatic but, according to Dr Dickinson, it is likely that between “25 and 30 per cent” of all players in the league have exercise-induced asthma they are unaware of.

Dr Dickinson led a team which conducted a two-year study, concluded in 2017, which tested players from two Premier League clubs, one in the Champions League and the other mid-table, and clubs from the Championship and League One. It revealed that 28 per cent of the players had the condition.

[niko_cee]

PFA Award nominees out then.

:cab:

I sort of assumed they'd sacked that off and given De Bruyne whatever it is he won to stop City moaning.

Van Dijk or Alexander-Arnold should probably win it but they won't.

[SincereTheRebel]

Bullshit that they cancelled the Ballon d'Or. Lewandowski should have taken that award easily.

[niko_cee]

Well, you put the French in charge of something . . .

[SincereTheRebel]

It's not any major league got cancelled. They all got completed. Well, except one...

[Waffdon]

Chelsea getting Havertz for £20m less than Harry Maguire :lol:

[Jimmy Floyd]

I've never seen the boy play, I hope he's actually good and not some kind of Teutonic propaganda lab experiment.

'The boy'. Christ, I'm getting old.

[Ian]

What position does he actually play? Is he eligible for The Operation?

[niko_cee]

How does that work? Isn't it c.£70m (up to c.£90m) that's generally being reported?

Chelsea could probably do with Maguire a lot more than they need Havertz anyway. Maguire's, if not underrated, over-criticized for his short-comings. Just don't ask him to hold a high-line and he's a top class, old fashioned centre-half.

[Waffdon]

He was playing as a ‘false 9’ at parts of last season but mainly a midfielder. They’ve finally bought a lefty to play through the middle for the first time in about 40 years so he’s worth the 60 million for that alone

[Ian]

Matt le Tissier having a normal one, seemingly comparing people who choose not to wear masks to the people who tried to save Anne Frank from the Nazis.

It's fine though, he's removed it because it was "taken out of context."

[Jimmy Floyd]

What position does he actually play? Is he eligible for The Operation?

I think he exists in the hole - that's a bit of a 2001 term for it, isn't it. We need a new one.

Frippery Fields
Luxury Lane
Ponce-about Pastures

[Ian]

The Crater of Creativity.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's a pile of dust.

[SincereTheRebel]

What position does he actually play? Is he eligible for The Operation?

https://i.ibb.co/jGtXXGY/20200904-160437.jpg

[Lewis]

We might have needed a new word for it five years ago, but 'in the hole' and/or 'enjoying a free role' are more than sufficient in Brexit Britain. Better still we should re-purpose other indigenous sporting terminology. No more 'quarterbacks' and 'Makelele Role' and 'trequartista [mate]'. Your man here is a scrum-half (stand-off in Red Wall fixtures, where the scrum-half is the deep-lying playmaker, like the fly-half). Add your own cricket bollocks for defensive positions.

[Lewis]

Maybe an outside centre in the South actually going off that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Alright, he's an inside half. My dad (65) hasn't moved on from the old W-M position names, or First-Fourth Divisions being the professional leagues. He just carries on like it never changed.

[SincereTheRebel]

His name is Jawbone

[Don]

I didn't see the problem with LeTiss as the connection wasn't something he implied, he merely condoned the message ofthe meme. What I'm trying to say is, these fucking Monstera-bumming sourdough-making Nick Cave-idolising cunts can FO.

[Yevrah]

Anyone have the actual tweet?

[Don]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EhEnEKzXYAAHy7x?format=jpg&name=medium

The original was posted in response to this which in itself os good value:

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Imagine if that was a black life :harold:

[Yevrah]

Sweet Jesus, was that copper 'trained' in the States?

[Jimmy Floyd]

You should be allowed to bash lippy scousers about regardless.

[Shindig]

It's like #1 rule in any engagement with coppers. Don't act smart.

[Giggles]

That Sanchez stuff is lol. What a twat.

[Ian]

I'm not sure if I'm having deeply selective memory here but he's giving it the big'un about being blamed for everything but that's not my memory of THE NARRATIVE. Just that he was very expensive for how shit he was. I don't remember people easing off on the rest of our issues just to blame him, the moany tart.

[Pleb]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54036595

Incredible.

[Lewis]

https://i.imgur.com/NDfzMR4.jpg

[Jimmy Floyd]

That will go in as a forfeit. Not having their best players is no reason not to play the match. There are plenty more males in the Czech Republic.

[niko_cee]

Is being corona positive/travelling from quarantine countries going to rule players out from the opening weekend of league games?

I see Liverpool's new Greek has it. All sorts of fantasy implications.

[Shindig]

It should. The Czech's are knackered. If it was two keepers, they might have had grounds for it.

[Lofty]

Yaya Toure axed from Soccer Aid for posting porn in the whatsapp group :D

[Offshore Toon]

Twitter seems to think he offered to get 19 prostitutes and weed as well. What a legacy this man will have between this and the birthday thing.

[Shindig]

Plenty of time for a Presidential run as well.

[Waffdon]

Pickford over Pope/Henderson is laughable. What is that defence all about too?

[Baz]

Who the heck is this Nathaniel Phillips? :lol:

[John Arne]

Who the heck is this Nathaniel Phillips? :lol:

That's Nathaniel 'Nat' Phillips to you. A slow, tall youngster, who isn't actually that young.

[John Arne]

Minamino is great.

[Ian]

Pickford over Pope/Henderson is laughable. What is that defence all about too?

The whole back five is fucking grim.

Luckily in spite of that this has been the single greatest football match of all time, I take back all my cynicism from the OP.

[Waffdon]

If he brings Greenwood on he’ll win you the game

[Ian]

We might as well, we're doing fuck all else.

Also Ashley Cole must be up there with the worst pundits. He's making Alex Scott seem like the world's most interesting person.

[Foe]

Alex Scott is fucking decent and an absolute babe so you wash your mouth out you dirty whore.

[Ian]

I don't have an issue with Alex Scott as a pundit because I'm not a demented misogynist, but Cole makes her look a lot better than she is.

[Shindig]

I just don't know what TV punditry can really add. Gary Lineker's not going to spark a heated philosophical debate about the merits of a three-man attack. It's just the usual, "Well, this happened. Talk us through it, Jermaine Jenas."

And then Jermaine drops the worldly knowledge that the defender didn't follow the man who he was supposed to mark so a goal happened.

[Ian]

I'm sure there are plenty of people who could offer nothing but do so at least in a more entertaining fashion.

I don't expect anybody to be ad-libbing a follow up to Inverting the Pyramid but I'm sure there's a level between that and "For me Jeff they just need to get that ball into the right areas."

Gary Neville was actually interesting before he disappeared up his own rectum.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's so fun watching England. A truly TOP TOP side who play some lovely football.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Walker :harold:

[Ian]

Imagine if he had a brain.

[Reg]

Ian I think Pat Nevin, Jamie Carragher when he manages to be concise, Ruud Gullit, and Owen Hargreaves make a decent stab at that middle ground.

Pundits should aim to do one of three things: offer something insightful or at least not blindingly obvious, tell us what they'd have thought of the goal/pass/sending off/whatever when playing themselves, and if neither of the first two, just be a funny/inoffensive/likeable presence like Ian Wright.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Greenwood should have been on at least 15 minutes ago.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bring a United player on, get a penalty within 10 minutes or so.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Gahahahahahahahaha.

[Waffdon]

Gahahahahahahahaha.

Huh?

[Shindig]

England gave Iceland a penalty of their own only for Iceland to miss. Mahow is seething.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Huh?

Gomez gifting Iceland a penalty in injury time.

Not quite as funny after they fucked it though :(

[Waffdon]

Oh, lol. My stream was about ten seconds behind on commentary so turned it off after Sterling scored. Assumed Iceland scored but was still 1-0

[Giggles]

Wind your neck in mahow, nobody buys that bollocks.

[phonics]

We beat Villa in a friendly today. You’ll be shocked to find out Aubameyang scored twice.

[Lewis]

I'm not sure how Mahow's anti-England stance is sustainable when the side is the biggest bunch of Character-less fannies (alternatively: great bunch of #lads) you could ever put together.

[Baz]

Back to the pundit thing, the ones on BT are usually good. Owen Hargreaves in particular, once you get past thinking about his accent.

[Lewis]

BT suffer from having over-promoted Rio Ferdinand despite him being a complete idiot. Their commentary being shit probably makes people think the analysis is worse than it is as well. Do they still do that awful casual alternative to Soccer Saturday with a massive settee and Harry Redknapp talking shit?

[Waffdon]

The only thing BT were actually good at was with Scottish football and that was mainly down to Chris Sutton carrying it, the massive don.

England are about to lose out on another unreal generation by sticking with Gareth Southgate.

[Shindig]

You leave Gareth Wastebin alone. :(

[Ian]

Who are you counting as part of this "unreal generation"?

[Lewis]

The attack is potentially shit hot, so we're depending on the next tournament cycle and some defensive prospects come good. We're not doing anything with Harry Maguire/John Stones minding the fort.

[Shindig]

We used to be real good at producing centre backs.

[SincereTheRebel]

We beat Villa in a friendly today. You’ll be shocked to find out Aubameyang scored twice.

Didnt arsenal lose against villa and has auba signed a new deal?

[niko_cee]

I see Gomez was back to his grabby, demented best yesterday. I only saw the last 5 minutes or so (not even the Iceland penalty live) but I noticed Southgate having a deep and meaningful with him after England scored. Look Joe, just don't do anything daft for 5 minutes . . .

England might have a decent front 3, and that's all it really is in international terms, and I know a few players are out, but much of the midfield and defence is pretty poor.

I other news, Liverpool's 7-2 against Blackpool looks a bit less impressive when the 2 Blackpool scored were to go 2-0 up.

[Baz]

Matip looked good in the half he played, despite finishing 2-1 down, so no worries about Gomez. He can live stream from the bench with Ox.

[Andy]

Did Ward-Prowse have a good game?

[Giggles]

Is the lad with the Irish name likely to play today Pen?

[Manc]

Did Ward-Prowse have a good game?

Gave the ball away on numerous occasions, heavy touches, a shit version of Winks all in all.

[niko_cee]

In Ward-Prowse's defence, he does have one actual skill (dead ball delivery) unlike Winks, who has none, other than 5 yard sideways passes (admittedly the quintessential modern footballer skill).

Unfortunately for Ward-Prowse he doesn't get to use his skill for England all that much.

[Pen]

Is the lad with the Irish name likely to play today Pen?

You obviously mean O’Shaughnessy (it’s not everyday you need to check the spelling for someone in your National team). We’re missing a ton of players so possibly. It’s more likely if we continue with our great three centre backs, zero points approach.

He’s not usually even close to getting into the squad, let alone start.

[Pen]

My biggest hope for today is that Hämäläinen plays so that he’s tied to us and can’t switch back to the Yanks.

[Giggles]

All three of the midfield replaced from Thuraday. Never like seeing a Brady appearance though. Never thought I'd see Arter play for us again either.


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[Lofty]

Didnt arsenal lose against villa and has auba signed a new deal?

Yes and no.

[SincereTheRebel]

:cab:

[Giggles]

Love that Finland kit.

[Pen]

Shame the cross is inexplicably not the same blue as in our flag. Otherwise I agree though, it’s pretty good.

We’re also been surprisingly good so far. Pukki really should’ve scored.

[Giggles]

Yeah you're completely dominating. Way poorer performance from us than in Bulgaria.

[Pen]

Hard to take much away from these games at the moment though. I’m just happy we haven’t looked out of our depth in these games.

And Hämäläinen is ours now :cool:

[Giggles]

Two games Duffy has looked woeful in now too.

[Reg]

Was pleased to see Duffy was the hero a few days ago. How's he viewed in Ireland Giggles?

Edit: ^Excellent timing. :D

[Giggles]

Was pleased to see Duffy was the hero a few days ago. How's he viewed in Ireland Giggles?

Edit: ^Excellent timing. :D

He's always performed well and is great for popping up with a goal, bit of a legend by all accounts. He really looks uncomfortable on the ball and having it knocked about anywhere close to him in this system though. I didn't see much of Brighton but presumably that's why he didn't play much there either.

Is Molumby expected to stay there or go on loan again next season? He's looked energetic enough tonight anyway and had good reviews out of Millwall last season.

[Reg]

Yeah, he was a perfect Hughton defender and totally unsuited to Potter. Hope he does well at Celtic.

[Giggles]

New manager, still dire.

[Pen]

We should be out of sight here, so I fully expect us to throw this away.

[Giggles]

We should be out of sight here, so I fully expect us to throw this away.

Nah, Duffy had the chance on about 85 minutes.

[Pen]

It was less than a minute after I posted that.

Very happy that we won away against a better team on paper, though you looked really poor tonight and I’m not sure it was because we made you look poor.

Nonetheless our first ever win against your lot.

[Giggles]

We just have too many players that don't perform once they pull on that jersey, regardless of manager or setup.

[SincereTheRebel]

Would merging top and bottom Ireland help?

[Giggles]

Would merging Spain and Portugal help either of those? Of course it would and merging any two would obviously create a stronger team, but then you'd be left without a proper national team which is the real point of international soccer.

[Reg]

I missed the Molumby bit somehow, Giggles. He came off the bench in the Chelsea friendly. But he's probably 5th-7th choice centre mid, so I'd guess he'll go on loan again.

[Giggles]

Hopefully so then, it's better he plays regularly at this stage.

[niko_cee]

I saw Molumby in that Ireland line-up and wondered what had become of him. Had no idea he was still at Brighton.

[Giggles]

I saw Molumby in that Ireland line-up and wondered what had become of him. Had no idea he was still at Brighton.

Spent last season at Millwall but I think he got a decent extension before he went.

[Jimmy Floyd]

We just have too many players that don't perform once they pull on that jersey, regardless of manager or setup.

If you sacked off all the English ones (no real idea how many there are) would it be better? Bit of identity/shared experience.

[Giggles]

If you sacked off all the English ones (no real idea how many there are) would it be better? Bit of identity/shared experience.

The numbers of those are falling all the time and Kenny probably look more to the underage squads so it should fall more, though they'll need to be operating at a higher level to hold on to some of these promising Irish born 2nd generation Africans. In fairness very few of the English lads that played for us in the past were lacking in commitment anyway.

I'm probably being a bit unfair on them anyway as the likes of Brady, Hendrick, Hourihane, McCarthy, etc haven't exactly been lighting it up at club level either for a good while. If he doesn't have a 3-5-2 up his sleeve then some of our better PL performers like Doherty and the left wing back from Sheffield Utd will always be wasted. Would find a use for Obafemi too. I'd definitely worry that Kenny, due to his CV, won't get a decent crack from the supporters or media too, the vultures are already circling tonight.

[Don]

You're just one of the dozen or so completely pointless national teams who seem to have no purpose or entertainment value. Rep. Ireland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland, Czech Rep., Romania, Norway, Scotland, Austria, Slovakia and so forth. This is unfortunately what happens when you become over-reliant on Aryans in this sport. Obafemi will be your saviour.

[Don]

That was a light-hearted post but I've just watched the goal and penalty Barca's useless little black lad won for Spain and I'm now well on board.

[Don]

Ignore the above, just seen Harvey Elliott's assist.

[Giggles]

You're just one of the dozen or so completely pointless national teams who seem to have no purpose or entertainment value. Rep. Ireland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland, Czech Rep., Romania, Norway, Scotland, Austria, Slovakia and so forth. This is unfortunately what happens when you become over-reliant on Aryans in this sport. Obafemi will be your saviour.

Obafemi doesn't seem to have the temperament to warrant selection at the moment regardless of not fitting the style.

Though if we ever have a lineup that contains Obafemi, Bazunu, Afolabi, Omobamidele, Sobowale, and Oko Flex I'll send you over a jersey.

[Shindig]

O'Bafemi. :dc:

[Don]

Selecting players based on 'temperament' is how we've got to this sorry state of affairs where under 2.5 is games involving said sides is about 1.3 pre-match.

Jesus, that is some lineup, even if you have tagged on a Transformer to the end. Even the whites are coming in with names like Molumby. Was only a matter of time before the untapped Irish gash market was penetrated by BLM :drool:

I tell you what, highlights of Arsenal Gash against Reading have just been on BBC and there was some fucking tasty goals, progress has definitely been made, I reckon they could probably give my weekly kickabout lot a game.

[Giggles]

Weirdly enough, Molumby is a common enough Irish name. We do have some fine rarities like Farrugia, Mandriou, and Elbouzedi in the 21's though.

[Don]

I recognise the first as Maltese and last as Libyan. Second must be confused.

[Baz]

I tell you what, highlights of Arsenal Gash against Reading have just been on BBC and there was some fucking tasty goals, progress has definitely been made, I reckon they could probably give my weekly kickabout lot a game.

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[Don]

Fuck sake. That's the most elite team going too, no? :D

[Giggles]

I recognise the first as Maltese and last as Libyan. Second must be confused.
Romanian.

[Baz]

Yep. Lyon won the women's champions league. Absolute shambles.

My wife moans when I say womens football is rubbish, but come on!

[Foe]

The last live football game I went to (RIP) they had the like primary school development guys and girls teams out doing little 5s at half time. The standard will definitely keep getting better because, bar the odd humoungous heffer there to do the Roy Keane role there was some decent technique.

Problem being trying to keep them interested at 13 when they start reading mizz magazine.

Whenever SSN talks about it I just change the channel though. The standard might be better, but I just don’t care.

[Baz]

I'd shag Taylor Hinds though.

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[Ian]

My wife moans when I say womens football is rubbish, but come on!

Now that I've realised I like basically any sport with high stakes and pressure over anything without I'd say I still enjoyed the last 8(ish) of the womens world cup more than 95% of Premier League games I watch.

[Foe]

Mo salah would eat that all year long regardless of what his religion says.

Babe.

[Mellberg]

We beat Villa in a friendly today. You’ll be shocked to find out Aubameyang scored twice.

Jacob Ramsey scored twice in a 3-2 Villa win.

[phonics]

I identify as Dyslexic.

[phonics]

Foden and Greenwood have been sent home for bringing Amigos sister back to the team hotel.

[Manc]

If Grealish doesn't start tomorrow we riot.

[SincereTheRebel]

How come both him and especially Maddison are nowhere near starting?

[-james-]

How come both him and especially Maddison are nowhere near starting?

Southgate doesn't fuck about when it comes to "disciplinary issues". Foden and Greenwood not to be seen again this side of WC 2026, then. :')

[SincereTheRebel]

Southgate doesn't fuck about when it comes to "disciplinary issues". Foden and Greenwood not to be seen again this side of WC 2026, then. :')

If that's the reason, then that makes perfect sense.

[Don]

Cause the manager is mentally handicapped. What the sweet fuck was that Iceland selection about?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

If that's the reason, then that makes perfect sense.

Well not really seeing as Harry "Guilty" Maguire will be in the very next team.

[Waffdon]

Foden has a kid and a missus back home too. What a mong

[niko_cee]

Well not really seeing as Harry "Guilty" Maguire will be in the very next team.

I doubt he will be if he ends up being guilty, which he won't.

Greenwood and Foden also won't get the cold shoulder, due to the teams they play for.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Foden is a wrong un, you can see it in his eyes.

[Waffdon]

Proper ASOS model look about him

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I doubt he will be if he ends up being guilty, which he won't.

Greenwood and Foden also won't get the cold shoulder, due to the teams they play for.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/sep/04/harry-maguire-in-line-for-england-recall-in-october-gareth-southgate-reveals

“It has clearly been a really difficult period for him and the last few days have been very important for him to relax, get away from all the attention and mentally get a rest. I think he needed that switch-off; he can go back to his club and, absolutely, we would look to involve him in October.”

[Giggles]

I doubt he will be if he ends up being guilty, which he won't.

Greenwood and Foden also won't get the cold shoulder, due to the teams they play for.

Is he still living in fear for his life?

[Don]

I had visions of them eiffel towering a 6ft busty blonde and doing lines off each other's little todgers and instead, it's a covert video by some virgin of them sat on opposite sides of the room all browsing TikTok and playing snake. Questions have to be asked of Kyle Walker and his lack of leadership to the young lads.

[SincereTheRebel]

You're a weirdo if you don't try and sample some Icelandic pum-pum. It's a remote island. Once in a lifetime type move. You have to try and line it up.

[Giggles]

You're a weirdo if you don't try and sample some Icelandic pum-pum. It's a remote island. Once in a lifetime type move. You have to try and line it up.

Once in a lifetime? It's not like they're short of a few bob so fly over on a day off and horse all round you. Money can't buy someone out of being thick though.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I had visions of them eiffel towering a 6ft busty blonde and doing lines off each other's little todgers and instead, it's a covert video by some virgin of them sat on opposite sides of the room all browsing TikTok and playing snake. Questions have to be asked of Kyle Walker and his lack of leadership to the young lads.

Eiffel towering?

[Giggles]

Eiffel towering?

A standard doggy/blowie double team with some added man on man affection thrown in. Presumably it's a prelude to some bumming while the bird watches.

[Kikó]

Once in a lifetime? It's not like they're short of a few bob so fly over on a day off and horse all round you. Money can't buy someone out of being thick though.

18 and 20 year old with loads of money. Of course they're thick.

[Giggles]

18 and 20 year old with loads of money. Of course they're thick.

Between this and the open dissing of fantasy football you're on fire today :cool:

[Lewis]

Socialising with Manchester City players (especially to that extent) strikes me as the bigger Character issue.

[Lofty]

A standard doggy/blowie double team with some added man on man affection thrown in. Presumably it's a prelude to some bumming while the bird watches.

The old spit roast sounds fun but then your leg touches your mates and it ruins the fun, unless that is your sort of thing.

[Lofty]

Wasn't soccer aid mixed teams this year?

[Giggles]

The old spit roast sounds fun but then your leg touches your mates and it ruins the fun, unless that is your sort of thing.

When you're at the stage of holding your mates hands in the middle of it an old leg touch would be the least of it.

[Lofty]

True but I imagine hands have a slightly more tactile feel than a hairy man leg, unless he's been bricklaying for decades.

[Manc]

I imagine.

Gahahahahahah.

[Don]

Literally no one cares about these games, do they? :D

Paddy McNair operating as a number 10 and a goalscoring midfielder for Boro in the champ is fascinating, can someone give me a step-by-step walkthrough of how that happened?

[Shindig]

That sounds like a Warnock masterstroke. Unless Woodgate planted the seeds of chaos.

[Don]

It's not something recent although transfermarkt has him down as a DM so maybe it's just a few set-piece goals and a retarded national manager.

[Lewis]

I think he was a midfielder until Louis van Gaal trainer-coached him into being somebody who wasn't particularly good at defending.

[Baz]

I’ve started this Spurs thing on Amazon Prime. I never realised Daniel Levy, famed for his hard-bargaining and intimidating negotiations, is such a homosexual manlet. :cab:

[Don]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53980518

Southgate must have had a stroke.

[Kikó]

Why? Because he's softly spoken?

I actually have a lot of his respect for sitting out in the open so much with the team and managers and addressing things in a pretty easy way. His treatment of Erikson was pretty impressive.

[phonics]

Jack Grealish opting to play for England and then finding out they’ll never pick him no matter how many people get sent home. Harsh.

[Giggles]

Jack Grealish opting to play for England and then finding out they’ll never pick him no matter how many people get sent home. Harsh.

He just needs to get on the magic bus to a bigger club doesn't he?

[Shindig]

He needs to pull his socks up.

[Giggles]

Who is Kalvin Phillips?

Edit - Leeds. What the fuck? I take back what I said about Grealish so.

[Mellberg]

He just doesn't fancy him.

Because he's a blind twat.

[Giggles]

Championship players getting caps is something that shit like us get up to. Are things gone that bad for England too?

[Lewis]

I'd be quitting the sport if I couldn't get in that England midfield. Jesus.

[SincereTheRebel]

Who is missing from that England CM positions as im struggling for names?

Edit: Henderson and Ox

[Don]

I'd like us all to spend some serious time trying to see if a non-third world nation has fielded a shitter midfield in the last 20 years.

[Don]

About 5 minutes of watching The Yorkshire Pirlo is enough to out him as a fraud/system player. Similiarly TAA is going to do his reputation great harm if he doesn't announce his retirement from international football.

[Shindig]

The only way I can accept a Yorkshire Pirlo is if every long pass he makes is a massive hoofed clearance.

[Don]

Good drinking game to play, a shot if one of the midfield make a successful pass to anyone beside the back 3/5. Good drinking game as in if you're out of booze.

This is poison, holla when sexy legs in on in the second half.

[Giggles]

Kane looks really awkward.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

"He couldn't cut it at Middlesborough but he's a Barcelona player now..."

[phonics]

Dier just got turned by someone with the turning circle of a large tank.

[Waffdon]

That England team again :D

Do they not have any fit left backs? I’m not watching but if it’s Dier, Coady and Gomez at the back then lol at that.

[Don]

Saka is sitting at home gagging to get knee deep into Bjork's daughter but nah, call up 29 year-old Trippier who is inexperienced at LB and is picking splints out his arse from sitting on the Atletico bench.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a beautiful half of football that was.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kane has been horseshit again tonight.

[Mellberg]

Grealish winner please lord.

[Yevrah]

How this shitfest of a thing survived COVID I'll never know.

[Lewis]

We would have been shown right up in Euro 2020 had it happened as scheduled.

[Manc]

Southgate out.

[Mellberg]

Proper yawnfest. Should be sacked if he tries 3 at the back again.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Setting up a team to not lose against Iceland and Denmark is proper small-time.

[Waffdon]

Both Ronaldo’s goals tonight were beauties

[Don]

The filthy fuck is 8 off Ali Daei's record. Mon an ACL.

[Ian]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Ali_Daei

Them opponents. :drool:

[Don]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Cristiano_Ro naldo

Listen mate, just cause they're whiter doesn't make them more respectable, this is 2020.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Sir Henry Winter calling Southgate's tactics 'clueless', this is a seismic moment in English football history.

[Lewis]

Big up me and Yevrah calling him a useless gimp at the height of Waistcoatmania.

[Yevrah]

I'd so like him to be good as he seems like a decent chap and he might yet be, but there is literally no point watching England if we're not going to be at least vaguely entertaining as we're never going to win anything.

[Shindig]

Fuck it. He's already had his moment. He can't ruin that, to me.

[Smjffy]

Chelsea signing Havertz and co went completely over my head and Liverpool's lack of activity is a bit shit but I don't imagine it will cause too many issues. I'd rather sell Origi than Brewster but it is what it is.

[Baz]

The filthy fuck is 8 off Ali Daei's record. Mon an ACL.
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Women’s football :harold:

[Giggles]

Putting the women in the same list :face:

[Baz]

Yeah, but ... (http://instagram.com/modiseportia)

[Andy]

Southgate really losing the good will he built up.

Saka or Bertrand should have been in the squad and we should have played a more progressive midfield in both games.

[Ian]

Maybe he just didn't play enough holding midfielders and centre-halves. I'm thinking a third holding midfielder next time.

[Jimmy Floyd]

International managers are always about 3 years behind reality.

[Shindig]

Are international managers excluded from the 10 commandments of binmen?

[Dave.]

Grealish winner please lord.

Who will be in goal for start of the season for your lot? Nyland or Steer?

[Mellberg]

Who will be in goal for start of the season for your lot? Nyland or Steer?

Baz asked this the other week you FF wankers :D

Heaton is first choice and out since Jan. Steer second choice and out since last year. Don't know if he's fit yet. Nyland third choice, but being linked with a new keeper. In short, no idea.

[Dave.]

Baz asked this the other week you FF wankers :D

:eyemouth:

[Ian]

Mellberg if you could give me a breakdown of Aston Villa's 2nd choice left back situation that'd be much appreciated.

[Mellberg]

:D

Neil Taylor mate. Get him in.

[Ian]

Awesome, cheers man.

[Waffdon]

Any Burnley fans? Taylor or Pieters for left backs?

Cheers x

[Don]

Taylor is the more concrete but Pieters for that LM potential is tasty.

What's the verdict on Villa keepers given Heaton is injured?

[Waffdon]

Just get Ryan if you are desperate for a cheap starting ‘keeper. I was going to go Martinez but unsure if Leno will jump back in

[Baz]

Meslier. :dc:

Top 5 keeper in the league, and gonna be absolutely peppered with shots (well, saves) every game.

[Danny]

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[Baz]

Kyle Walker-Peters is gay, right?

[Ian]

...?

[Baz]

...?There was a submissive glint in his eye when Dele Alli crashed his car into KWPs on All Or Nothing, and I’ve just seen him on Sky Sports News talking about Black Lives Matter and how the world needs to be more accepting (or something)!- whatever the exact quote was made me think he meant not just with regards to discriminating “BAME” but also people like him, whatever that may be.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDmT4v7Ak87/?igshid=36wwzp5op3h2

I’d put money on him coming out.

[Kikó]

So what?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Well, with that dossier of evidence he'll be confessing by sundown. Detective Baz cracks another crime.

[Ian]

"A submissive glint in his eye." :D

Fucking hell, man.

[SincereTheRebel]

"A submissive glint in his eye." :D

Fucking hell, man.

He clearly understands what a submissive glint in a man's eyes looks like.

[Ian]

:D

[Baz]

So what?If he is, I hope he comes out while still playing.

And you could reply ‘so what?’ to every single post on this forum and we’d never discuss anything.

I admit my reasons are weak, but it was just something I thought.

[niko_cee]

I see Klopp's been stirring the Chelsea seethe pot again. Added to that touchline kerfuffle last season it feels like we're getting back to peak Mourinho/Benitez levels of enmity. Shame there won't be any fans at the game next week to embrace the hatred.

[Jimmy Floyd]

You producing a legal file on people's possible sexuality is a large part of why they don't 'come out'.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I see Klopp's been stirring the Chelsea seethe pot again. Added to that touchline kerfuffle last season it feels like we're getting back to peak Mourinho/Benitez levels of enmity. Shame there won't be any fans at the game next week to embrace the hatred.

Jurgen is a past master at tweaking the old scouse heartstrings in the media.

[Don]

Just glad we've got them before December so that we can drink in Lamps' tears.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I hope when he's knighted, he invites you to the investiture as one of his designated 4 family and friends.

[Kikó]

If he is, I hope he comes out while still playing.

And you could reply ‘so what?’ to every single post on this forum and we’d never discuss anything.

I admit my reasons are weak, but it was just something I thought.


I just mean so what if he's gay or not?

Your reasoning is properly shit as well.

[Baz]

Anyway, enough pointing fingers, let's celebrate that every game is on tele!

Match Round 1

Saturday 12 September
12:30 Fulham vs. Arsenal (live on BT Sport)
15:00 Crystal Palace vs. Southampton (live on BT Sport)
17:30 Liverpool vs. Leeds United (live on Sky Sports)
20:00 West Ham United vs. Newcastle United (live on Sky Sports)

Sunday 13 September
14:00 West Bromwich Albion vs. Leicester City (live on Sky Sports)
16:30 Tottenham Hotspur vs. Everton (live on Sky Sports)

Monday 14 September
18:00 Sheffield United vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (live on Sky Sports)
20:15 Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Chelsea (live on Sky Sports)


Match Round 2
Saturday 19 September
12:30 Everton vs. West Bromwich Albion (live on BT Sport)
15:00 Leeds United vs. Fulham (live on BT Sport)
17:30 Manchester United vs. Crystal Palace (live on Sky Sports)
20:00 Arsenal vs. West Ham United (live on Sky Sports)

Sunday 20 September
12:00 Southampton vs. Tottenham Hotspur (live on BT Sport)
14:00 Newcastle United vs. Brighton & Hove Albion (live on Sky Sports)
16:30 Chelsea vs. Liverpool (live on Sky Sports)
19:00 Leicester City vs. Burnley (live on BBC Sport)

Monday 21 September
18:00 Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United (live on Sky Sports)
20:15 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs. Manchester City (live on Sky Sports)


Match Round 3

Saturday 26 September
12:30 Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Manchester United (live on BT Sport)
15:00 Burnley vs. Southampton (TBC)
15:00 Crystal Palace vs. Everton (TBC)
15:00 Tottenham Hotspur vs. Newcastle United (TBC)
15:00 West Ham United vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers (TBC)
17:30 West Bromwich Albion vs. Chelsea (live on Sky Sports)

Sunday 27 September
12:00 Sheffield United vs. Leeds United (live on BT Sport)
14:00 Fulham vs. Aston Villa (live on Sky Sports)
16:30 Manchester City vs. Leicester City (live on Sky Sports)

Monday 28 September
20:00 Liverpool vs. Arsenal (live on Sky Sports)