November fitba: Is anything interesting happening?

[Giggles]

Has he got out of Josh Cullens pocket yet? :henn0rz:

[Kikó]

A symptom of the entire team playing like a group of piss heads rather than him specifically. The entire team bar maybe Cavani are desperately out of form.

[Shindig]

I never realised Newcastle had such a horrendous start until I seen Norwich weren't actually bottom.

Yep. Groundbreaking. Dubravka's that big for us and Norwich are scrambling out the bathwater.

[Offshore Toon]

We were good yesterday so I think we'll be fine. We had a lot of chances and were ultimately let down by Darlow, Lascelles and Joelinton (who was MOTM aside from falling over) being a bit useless, but that won't happen every week.

[phonics]

United laying De Gea 300k a week has to be the worst contract of all time surely.

[niko_cee]

Sanchez and Ozil have to be up there, and we should never forget the real pioneer in the field, Winston Bogarde.

[phonics]

Ozil is close but he has the advantage of him being shit isn’t a goal.

[niko_cee]

Hasn't De Gea been mixing up horrible errors with being their best player for most of the season?

[Don]

Conte-ball about to arrive with a pumping with Raphinha and Bamford out.

[Magic]

Shambles.

[Waffdon]

Rangers :D

Imagine losing 3 goals to Hibs in half an hour

[Jimmy Floyd]

Very well deserved goal for Leeds, much the better side in this half.

[Spikey M]

Conte-ball about to arrive with a pumping with Raphinha and Bamford out.

Your power is unrivalled.

[Don]

I don't know, I reckon if dullards stopped posting BBC live text updates of what actually happened, we might have a competition :eyemouth:

Spurs lacking ambition and required quality tbf but you really have to go some to concede against this Leeds side.

[Don]

Spikey in the mud, video-calling Kiko for support. You hate to see it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

As tap-ins go that was a brilliant goal by Reguilón. Proper steamed through the lines like an NFL running back.

[Kikó]

Spikey in the mud, video-calling Kiko for support. You hate to see it.

Don't sub@ me you maggot

[Spikey M]

How did he know about our support group though?

[phonics]

Just seen that ‘The Conte era is up and running’

I fucking hate football punditry. I think I could make a career never watching a single game and just looking at the results and no-one would ever know.

[Don]

Mans out here giving you all the inside scoop 3 hours early, come and kneel at the altar.

[Giggles]

How many mans?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Just seen that ‘The Conte era is up and running’

I fucking hate football punditry. I think I could make a career never watching a single game and just looking at the results and no-one would ever know.

The way he was celebrating at the final whistle you'd think that the Conte era was climaxing with a 12-0 World Cup triumph.

[Giggles]

The way he was celebrating at the final whistle you'd think that the Conte era was climaxing with a 12-0 World Cup triumph.

I was waiting for the trophy presentation.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This James Horncastle who goes on the Italian football coverage is a guaranteed wrong'un. In fact, that whole 'set' of people give me very weird vibes.

[phonics]

This James Horncastle who goes on the Italian football coverage is a guaranteed wrong'un. In fact, that whole 'set' of people give me very weird vibes.

I feel this way about pretty much everyone who joined James Richardson on the Football Weekly mutiny.

[Don]

Italian football brings it out of them. We lost Paulo Bandini to it.

[phonics]

Ducking hell the graphics there.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I'm no fashion expert but the quartet of long hair, beard, suit and polo neck, all black, is at least one of those things too many.

[Manc]

Italian football brings it out of them. We lost Paulo Bandini to it.

:D

[Giggles]

Payet is after getting a good clatter of a bottle going to take a corner.

[Giggles]

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[-james-]

I feel this way about pretty much everyone who joined James Richardson on the Football Weekly mutiny.

I will never understand how Julien Laurens is a journalist. He has never said anything insightful, amusing or intelligent in his life.

I quite like Honigstein and Alvaro Romeo though.

[Manc]

Has something gone on with Marseille this season?

[Gray Fox]

Didnt Payet get hit by something earlier in the season also?

[phonics]

Has something gone on with Marseille this season?

Everyone hates Marseille. It’s basically the chav capital of France and no one looks down on people like the french.

[Manc]

L'empire Contre-Attaque.

[Spikey M]

Why is Conor Coady doing MOTD2, he can't be skint while still playing, surely?

[Spikey M]

Everyone hates Marseille. It’s basically the chav capital of France and no one looks down on people like the french.

You do.

[phonics]

Stones. Glass houses.

[Spikey M]

Nah. French judgement is all snide and snooty. My judgement comes comme de white van-man.

[phonics]

I’m Swiss. We pretend we’re neutral but if you PayPal me a fiver I’ve got your back.

[Dquincy]

Old but gold.

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[Kikó]

Went to FSV yesterday Vs probably the best followed team in this division, Kickers. It was actually pretty decent albeit freezing.

Even got you a goal
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(The previous tweet even has me holding a sausage for the pandas amongst you)

[Dquincy]

Southgate has renewed his contract with England until 2024. Wonderful news.

[Adramelch]

Heard that Palace have conceded 9 goals from set-pieces in the league. If that's true that's pretty horrendous.

[Don]

It's what happens when you make your managerial appointments based on diversity.

[Giggles]

I thought Crystal Palace were doing well on the whole aren't they?

[Jimmy Floyd]

They are 10th which is pretty good for them. Should have appointed Lampard like Taz wanted.

[Giggles]

10th is about as good as they could ever dream of you'd think.

[Don]

Possession-based expansive football is what these black managers use to cover their shortcomings. You wouldn't get set-piece frailty with a proper English manager who knows the game.

[Waffdon]

Doesn’t help both their centre halves are tiny

[Ian]

Van de Beek starting? Ole will be taking back all those nice things he said about Carrick.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Forgot we were the early game. How painful has the display been thus far?

[Don]

Same turgid shite. Being outdone by the simplest pass and move :D

[Ian]

Forgot we were the early game. How painful has the display been thus far?

We're gonna get the ball any minute now.

[randomlegend]

Same turgid shite. Being outdone by the simplest pass and move :D

I mean if you were expecting big changes from one of Ole's main coaches taking charge then you're retar...never mind.

[Don]

Donny's out of retirement and is starting over the gyppo who you've stopped sharing tweets about as quick as those formatted tables of goalscorers, you're still banned from football discussion for eternity, please adhere to it.

[randomlegend]

:moon:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Cracking save from De Gea there.

This is looking like 1-0 to Villarreal.

[Lewis]

At least this answers whether Carrick is shit or useless.

[randomlegend]

Why not both?

[Lewis]

Yeah, but in terms of how involved he actually was. The 'revelations' since have said that Ole Gunnar Binman just picked the team and left the coaches to it, which would suggest more shit than useless.

[Lewis]

Paul Scholes has said they should all be flushed, which is quite big of him.

[Spikey M]

I don't understand how he's come out of toe-gate so unscathed.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

lol.

[Ian]

Mahow, mate...

[Adramelch]

That's Carrick sorted as permanent manager then.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Mahow, mate...

1-0 Ronaldo.

[Ian]

Better. Don't make me remind you next time.


That's Carrick sorted as permanent manager then.

Don't say it. I know they're thinking it but if we just don't say it...

[Adramelch]

Don't say it. I know they're thinking it but if we just don't say it...

I mean the results speak for themselves, he's clearly the best man for the job. :sorry:

[Shindig]

If he goes on a Solskjaer run, the cycle continues.

[-james-]

Get the contract out, put it on the table, let him sign it, let him write whatever numbers he wants to put on there.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sanchoooooo.

CarrickIN.

[Ian]

Jason Dancho. :cool:

[randomlegend]

Sancho has been excellent tonight and was one of the only bright spots at the weekend. He is class.

[Don]

I don't know what more you lot are wanting, as Robbie Savage has pointed out, the gameplan has been spot on. They have a plan. They have an identity. Fred and Sancho are on fire. The club jacket is out. This is it. He deserves at least till the end of the season. Please.

[Don]

Sancho has been excellent tonight and was one of the only bright spots at the weekend. He is class.

Mans had that saved in his drafts for 3 months :happycry:

[Giggles]

The cycle continues :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Listen to the fans singing Ole's name.

[Don]

Look at the connection he has with the players. Hugging them and everything, this is the English Klopp being born before our very eyes. Rio's summed it up perfectly, great discipline on show.

[Shindig]

Steve Bruce has a regen. This Reich shall last a thousand games.

[Spikey M]

But could he get Messi, Neymar and Mbappe playing on a cold Wednesday night in Paris?

[randomlegend]

Donny's out of retirement and is starting over the gyppo who you've stopped sharing tweets about as quick as those formatted tables of goalscorers, you're still banned from football discussion for eternity, please adhere to it.

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Also what you on about "formatted tables"? I literally just put a list.

[Don]

You didn't 'just' anything, you hideous drivelling waste of space. You fucking made your four poster bed with Egyptian cotton sheets and boy will you be made to sleep in it until I deem it appropriate.

[randomlegend]

You didn't 'just' anything, you hideous drivelling waste of space. You fucking made your four poster bed with Egyptian cotton sheets and boy will you be made to sleep in it until I deem it appropriate.

:harold:

[randomlegend]

They don't just care more about United than they do Liverpool, they care more about me.

[Don]

Double-posting. On the ropes.

[randomlegend]

9 minutes sweating over the keyboard for that zinger.

[Gray Fox]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FE5w5SLXsAA1bx6?format=png&name=360x360

Is it time?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Nothing sweeter than Juve and a seething Bonucci being on the wrong end of a tight refereeing decision.

Thiago Silva has just died doing an epic goalline clearance as well.

[Kikó]

I've always thought Carrick was the brains of the operation. Finally he gets his chance.

[Waffdon]

Kante isn’t half broken. Gets injured if he plays twice in a short period every time

[Adramelch]

Ye it's about time that his role in this season's results is properly recognised.

[Manc]

RL v Don might be the most underwhelming feud TTH has ever seen.

[Spikey M]

It's more like Taz vs RL vs TTH, but Taz has had one too many chair shots and RL has been put through the colour commentators desk.

Smiffy is the Special Guest Referee and Yev is the fit bird distracting him from the real action.

[randomlegend]

My heart's not in it I'll be honest.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Juventus being absolutely taken apart here. Thrashed out of sight and without mercy.

[Waffdon]

Reece James could play in an position and be the best player on the pitch. So fackin good

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

RL should be posting about James and Transfermarkt soon.

[Giggles]

No Chelsea youngster will ever be short of a ride with Waff around.

[Jimmy Floyd]

4 past the defensive masters.

Weston McKennie is the footballing personification of wishful thinking. Dreadful player, should be on the bench at Milwaukee Mailhawks.

[Waffdon]

No Chelsea youngster will ever be short of a ride with Waff around.

I’m always correct. Reece James will go down as England’s greatest ever full back

[Don]

I really don't think Trent is going to be that special in midfield to overwrite his history at full back.

[Waffdon]

He can’t even surpass Kieran Trippier ffs

[Gray Fox]

Trippier has never taken a corner quickly.

[randomlegend]

4 past the defensive masters.

Weston McKennie is the footballing personification of wishful thinking. Dreadful player, should be on the bench at Milwaukee Mailhawks.


American. He's shit.

:thbup:

[Waffdon]

Trippier has never taken a corner quickly.

Or pestered a pregnant lass for nudes

[Manc]

Reece James is even more impressive in the flesh.

[Don]

:thbup:


Kulusevski appears to be a ginger Swede who having managed to impress at some part-time level in Serie A has for some reason conned people into thinking he has a career as a top player.

More concerning is this smattering of dogshit 'USMNT' players. I'll give them Pulisic and Reyna even though they're hideously overrated and will amount to little but there's not a fucking chance Steffen, Dest, McKennie, Adams and de la Fuente are all in the knockouts stages of the CL at this point on merit, every single one looks hopeless. Reminds me of when Saudi Arabia poured so much money into La Liga that they convinced the clubs to take one or two of their prospects onto their books.

Get the fuck outta here until you're informed the ban has been suspended.

[Gray Fox]

Or pestered a pregnant lass for nudes

Exactly. He needs to up his game.

[randomlegend]

Get the fuck outta here until you're informed the ban has been suspended.
This is probably your worst line of posting ever, which is some achievement.

[Mike]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FE5w5SLXsAA1bx6?format=png&name=360x360

Is it time?
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[Mike]

Excited to see how Liverpool line up tonight, do we keep the full team out or rest and let some of the squad have a run out?

[Giggles]

I hope that’s a fake account with that spelling.

[Queenslander]

Carn Ange!


https://youtu.be/etg4JTyMFMw

[niko_cee]

Excited to see how Liverpool line up tonight, do we keep the full team out or rest and let some of the squad have a run out?

Seen that Morton kid might play so hopefully the plan is to troll 'Atleti' out of the tournament and repay Porto for letting us shoe them in any meaningful games.

[niko_cee]

Has that Carragher tweet just completely copied what James said, was James quoting/paraphrasing Rio or is there some other angle I'm not getting here?

[Shindig]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-59399701

Seems a bit shit how he avoids prison for that.

[Baz]

Has that Carragher tweet just completely copied what James said, was James quoting/paraphrasing Rio or is there some other angle I'm not getting here?Yeah it's the Rio quote from the "Ole's at the wheel" bit.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Has that Carragher tweet just completely copied what James said, was James quoting/paraphrasing Rio or is there some other angle I'm not getting here?

They're both a reference to what Rio (maybe?) said about Solskjaer when he was first in temporary charge.

This post is a reference to Baz's one above.

[John Arne]

Seen that Morton kid might play so hopefully the plan is to troll 'Atleti' out of the tournament and repay Porto for letting us shoe them in any meaningful games.

I reckon we'll go half-strength. Something like...

Alisson Becker
Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Andrew Robertson, Neco Williams
Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Tyler Morton
? (salah or mane), Takumi Minamino, Divock Origi

[Don]

A win pays for a month of Salah's new contract.

[Gray Fox]

Klopp after the previous game was stating how much the club needs money you get for winning group games so there will be no resting. If that's not just a bit of MIND GAMES, that's a bit of a concern.

Fully expect to see Konate, Milner and Minamino tonight. Morton and Williams would be nice too but I don't see him changing that much. I also think you'll see a rare rest for Virgil.

[Don]

MK boy Chilwell with possible cruciate ligament damage, what a belting piece of news, not only for title-race and fpl reasons but also because he's probably a horrendous human being too and fully deserves it.

[Jimmy Floyd]

FFS if I have to watch Marcos Alonso up and down that flank for the next six months.

Maybe they can chuck Robertson into the swap deal for Mason Mount.

[niko_cee]

Be more than 6, unless you don't plan on watching next season I guess. Probably would make him a doubt for the world cup, although I don't know if he features in the dear leader's thinking given his somewhat inexplicable policies regarding fullbacks.

[Jimmy Floyd]

6 takes us to May, can't see myself cheering on my azure heroes in months 7, 8 or 9 unless they moonlight as county cricketers per the good old days.

[Gray Fox]

Chilwell has the key disadvantage of not being a right back.

I've also heard these rumours of Mount-ing a bid for Chelsea talent. I'd love to see what Klopp could get out of Mason if I'm honest.

[niko_cee]

6 takes us to May, can't see myself cheering on my azure heroes in months 7, 8 or 9 unless they moonlight as county cricketers per the good old days.

More like a year out though, probably more for him given not playing for England in the summer seemed to wipe him out for a few months.

[Don]

I thought Jimmy was just trolling me. If that cunt with his bumfluff chin is pictured in a Liverpool top I'm done with the sport.

[Jimmy Floyd]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/NINTCHDBPICT000577466516.jpg

[Luke Emia]

Strikes me as a Klopp type player in terms of being hard working and could probably slip into the three in midfield in place of Chamberlain/Keita seeing as at best one of them is injured at any point througout the season.

[Manc]

I'm not sure who Morton is, but he'll have his work cut out lining up next to that bald fraud.

[Smjffy]

He's no fraud but he's not done it for us for various reasons so I wouldn't be too fussed if he left as was rumoured recently.

[Baz]

Nor is he bald.

[Boydy]

Who are you on about?

[Baz]

Thiago, I presume.

[Luke Emia]

He’s just scored an absolute belter as well. He’s a good player and he’s something that we don’t have in the rest of the midfield. But he’s got no legs at all and I just don’t see how he fits into the team.

[Lewis]

Is Wayne Rooney working miracles at Derby, or are they all just trying really hard and it will all fall apart by January?

[Adramelch]

Dortmund not going through from a group of Ajax, Sporting and Besiktas is quite the feat.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is Wayne Rooney working miracles at Derby, or are they all just trying really hard and it will all fall apart by January?

When everyone wrote their obituaries the other day I thought it was very premature. 15 points isn't that much to make up if he has got something going.

[CJay]

It’s surely worth losing a month of Salah’s wages to throw our last match in the interest of seeing Atletico crash out. :drool:

[Adramelch]

If they win they are through regardless and if they don't they are out, I am pretty sure. Your game only affects them in terms of 3rd/4th.


Edit: Ah nevermind, I forgot that away goals in the head-to-head matches are not a tie-breaker anymore.

[Pen]

The biggest football news today is (for SincereTheRebel anyway) that Tony Hibbert has come out of retirement to play in the French lower leagues

[Don]

I'm not sure who Morton is, but he'll have his work cut out lining up next to that bald fraud.

Gahahah. Man posts a football opinion for the first time in years and that's it. Weasel :harold:

[Waffdon]

The angle from behind from the frauds goal was fucking stunning.

[Boydy]

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Henry's reaction :D

[Jimmy Floyd]

NS Mura 2-1 Tottenham FT

lol

[AyDee]

As someone who watches Mura every week that is some result. :drool:

[phonics]

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[-james-]

As someone who watches Mura every week that is some result. :drool:


Slovenia eh. How's it going?

[Waffdon]

Scotland v Wales and Italy v Portugal assuming all seeded teams win :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

That is the best draw ever, unless it ends up being Ukraine v Austria I suppose.

[Spikey M]

Atleast one of them will find a way to fuck it up, sadly.

[Waffdon]

If we beat Ukraine we face Wales or Austria at home. Slightly annoying, think I’d rather face Austria since we’ve already beaten them but they’re probably a better team.

Ukraine also don’t lose very often but we should have enough at home for these. Couldn’t think of much worse than losing to Gareth Bale again

[-james-]

The other group is just the most generic set of play off ties ever. Scotland, Sweden, Italy for me, Clive.

[Waffdon]

I’m glad we avoided everyone in that path B. Would have fancied us more against Portugal or Turkey than Poland, Czech’s or Sweden

[Jimmy Floyd]

I think on balance I'll take Portugal over Italy. The latter have the greater overall potential for histrionics and sense of entitlement, even if C.Ronaldo ups the former's quotient by 1000%.

Don't mind which of Scotland/Wales qualifies, but Ukraine/Austria can get fucked.

[Gray Fox]

If it leads to Ronaldo crying and Jota getting a rest, I'm all for it.

[Spikey M]

Ronaldo's last Internatinal Tournament, surely? Him getting retired by a qualifier would be amazing.

[Adramelch]

Ronaldo's last Internatinal Tournament, surely? Him getting retired by a qualifier would be amazing.

He can definitely make it to the next Euros if he fancies it.

[Pen]

Hopefully Scotland, Sweden and Portugal go through.

I do fear it’ll be Ukraine, Russia and Italy.

[Shindig]

I think Scotland and Wales will fancy their chances. We're guaranteed one big nation out, at least.

[Giggles]

:cool:

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[mo]

:cool:

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Weirdly I read an interview with him the other day (Secret Footballer or somesuch), then saw the news he'd been sacked for not playing the owner's son. Waterford can't seem to stay away from dodgy owners.

[Giggles]

Weirdly I read an interview with him the other day (Secret Footballer or somesuch), then saw the news he'd been sacked for not playing the owner's son. Waterford can't seem to stay away from dodgy owners.

Absolute mess of a club, I hadn’t actually realised that Power had fully sold. The son is absolute muck by all accounts too.

They scored a few minutes ago and all went his direction.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Just watched the whole of West Brom v Nottm Forest. Weekend isn't coming back from this.

Hate to say that based on an early sample, football media are really struggling with the word 'Rangnick'. I'm not really sure why. It's a very easy word. Rang Nick. They all seem to want to put a Y in it.

[Lewis]

I'll just unironically call him 'Ralf' like I'm his mate.

[Don]

https://youtu.be/EJ7zEahtgpA

It won't be as fun seeing an educated and credible man who knows what he's doing crash and burn but I'm sure I'll get over it.

[SincereTheRebel]

The biggest football news today is (for SincereTheRebel anyway) that Tony Hibbert has come out of retirement to play in the French lower leagues

:cool:

[Yevrah]

https://youtu.be/EJ7zEahtgpA

It won't be as fun seeing an educated and credible man who knows what he's doing crash and burn but I'm sure I'll get over it.

Ok, I stand corrected, what a man.

[John Arne]

Some not at all fixed football from the Indonesian Liga 3

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[John Arne]

Without sounding like a sexist pig... Why do all female football presenters absolutely cake themselves in make up? Half of them look like clowns.

[Adramelch]

I doubt they are responsible for their make-up.

[John Arne]

It's just looks so uncomfortable (for them).

[Yevrah]

Without sounding like a sexist pig... Why do all female football presenters absolutely cake themselves in make up? Half of them look like clowns.

Genuinely don't think that's a sexist comment.

[Pepe]

Most male presenters are also caked in makeup.

[John Arne]

Most male presenters are also caked in makeup.

Aye, that too.

Also, would be nice if BT moved their microphone away from the screaming kids.

[phonics]

Newcastle have been camped in their box for the entire half and then Aubameyang goes and misses an open goal from a yard out. So annoying.

[Yevrah]

What's your take on Auba Phonics?

[Waffdon]

I swear the anniversary of Gary Speed’s death is every few months

[phonics]

I’ve deleted like 3 posts in reply to the question which kind of sums up my issues. I’m never a big fan of players that don’t get involved in play but also if he gets a 1v1 I expect him to convert it but then we don’t create enough of those situations.

I go back and forth basically.

[phonics]

Someone’s going to try sign this kid for a billion quid and I’m going to be sad. Shocking from Dubravka though.

[phonics]

I LOVE Martinelli. He’s pure class.

[Waffdon]

Every Arsenal player to ever grace the planet is pure class

[Gray Fox]

Getting on with it early today. I like it.

[Mike]

Dunno what some of you dislike about him. Thiago is utter quality. Guess he does get booked a fair bit.

[John Arne]

If Alisson cuts out those weird passes to the oppo, he would genuinely be one of the best keepers ever. So fucking good. /mantralux

[Gray Fox]

Alisson is also very considerate. He tends to squeeze his seasons quota or errors into one disastrous game.

[Lewis]

Every Arsenal player to ever grace the planet is pure class

Mate.

[Waffdon]

Yo

[-james-]

Jürgen Locadia still exists, and he is still not very good.

[-james-]

Proper Brighton 20/21 showing, this. Leeds injury time winner is nailed on.

[Gray Fox]

In not at all dodgy scenes in Portugal, Benfica were due to play away at Belenenses tonight. But Belenenses had a COVID outbreak. Turns out they got told tough shit and have named a 9 man team, with no subs and 2 goalkeepers in it.

Benfica currently 3-0 up.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Make that 5.

I wish I had known earlier as I'd have gone in on a high handicap.

[Kikó]

In not at all dodgy scenes in Portugal, Benfica were due to play away at Belenenses tonight. But Belenenses had a COVID outbreak. Turns out they got told tough shit and have named a 9 man team, with no subs and 2 goalkeepers in it.

Benfica currently 3-0 up.

That's farcical. 5-0 now.

[Shindig]

Could they not go full Brammall Lane and abandon it by getting 3 players sent off?

[Giggles]

Games shouldn’t ever be cancelled for covid so tough tit.

[mo]

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[Giggles]

7-0 wasn’t bad in fairness.

[Giggles]

40,000 tickets sold for the cup final here tomorrow. The two perfect teams playing and lots of post lockdown action but still it’s great to see. I hope it’s not a shitfest with so many eyes on it.

[-james-]

Make that 5.

I wish I had known earlier as I'd have gone in on a high handicap.

First half overs is always the one in these situations. Quite often players will go down injured until they only have 8 so it gets ended early. Overs that have won get paid in those cases whereas handicaps are void.

I remember finding this out when being on a -3 handicap in a game that got called off at 17-0 in around the 86th minute. Denise voided me as the result of my bet was "undetermined".

[-james-]

Belenenses player has taken a seat in the centre circle about five seconds into the second half.

[Kikó]

Yep all done. Ridiculous fixture.

[Gray Fox]

https://comunicados.sporting.pt/comunicado/91116

Sporting have taken tonights events well.

[Giggles]

https://comunicados.sporting.pt/comunicado/91116

Sporting have taken tonights events well.

Scorchio.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:lol:

[Queenslander]

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[Spikey M]

:harold:

[Lofty]

What's your take on Auba Phonics?

It's a double whammy, he is in decline and the system doesn't give him as much service as it should.

Saka and Smith-Rowe are genuinely excellent but will be lolled at as Mantralux wet dreams until they sign for City in record deals and do the business. Martinelli looks decent but needs minutes.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Watching Livingston v Rangers and a home goal was met with silence/groans, and looking around the entire ground appears to be filled with Rangers fans. Is this normal for Old Firm away games? I can't say I've noticed it before.

[-james-]

It's not just the old firm, I went to Partick Thistle - Kilmarnock a while back and it was probably 50/50 at best.

[-james-]

Burnley against Spurs has been postponed because of the snow. :cab:

[Spikey M]

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I thought they all had heated pitches these days?

Either way, a bit pathetic. It's not exactly the Arctic Tundra.

[Gray Fox]

It'll likely be for conditions outside the ground and not in.

[Spikey M]

"Concerns with the playing surface and surrounding areas" is the official line.

[Gray Fox]

Dyche was out there in just a shirt and tie too :D

But yeah they really should have the undersoil heating at this point.

[Waffdon]

Watching Livingston v Rangers and a home goal was met with silence/groans, and looking around the entire ground appears to be filled with Rangers fans. Is this normal for Old Firm away games? I can't say I've noticed it before.

Livingston, yes. They’ll happily give up most of their ground to any team and just take the one stand. Livingston is full of people originally from Glasgow. It’s probably the least supported team in the top two leagues.

[Giggles]

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[Jimmy Floyd]

Probably a better trip/story than watching them draw 1-1 at Turf Moor.

I don't understand how Andros Townsend can kick a man flush in the face and not even get booked. 'He was trying to clear it' - so what?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:D

[Waffdon]

Be funny if the Man City game was abandoned. Can’t tell if my stream is making it look worse though

[Jimmy Floyd]

Everton under Benitez going absolutely nowhere. If ever there were a case for a quickfire sacking, this is it.

[Waffdon]

Their team is properly brutal.

[Shindig]

For all the goodwill he built with us, he's not gone anywhere with it. China ruined him.

[randomlegend]

No idea what the Utd formation is. Maybe a diamond with Sancho and Rashford up front? Or 4-3-3 with Fernandes left wing? Who knows.

Ronaldo dropped anyway

[-james-]

Everton are alright I think. Or they were before half the squad got injured.

[Jimmy Floyd]

In this game they've looked like every Benitez side ever playing slow, ponderous, painting-by-numbers football. Allan and Doucouré the only bright spots.

[phonics]

Was catching up on Match of the Day. Leeds appear to have played in their pyjamas?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

No idea what the Utd formation is. Maybe a diamond with Sancho and Rashford up front? Or 4-3-3 with Fernandes left wing? Who knows.

Ronaldo dropped anyway

BBC has it listed as a 4312 with McTominay behind Rashford and Sancho.

They're clearly wrong but imagine if McSauce is playing IN THE HOLE with Bruno further back.

[Waffdon]

That Man Utd team isn’t bad if they’re going back to their sitting deep and hitting on the break style. Rashford always scores against Chelsea. 0-2 all over this.

£5 on that at 70/1 is very decent

[Raoul Duke]

The Guardian have it as 3-4-1-2, but no idea. Guess it's just to match up against Chelsea. Phil Jones on the bench :drool:

[Ian]

McFretic. :sick:

[Waffdon]

Marcos Alonso is a crime against football

[Shindig]

And an actual criminal.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't care if we draw or even lose this, being in a position where The Famous Man United come to Stamford Bridge and play like this is the long term win in itself.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

0.02 xG :drool:

[Don]

There's very little goals in this Chelsea side. Mon a rapist winner.

[Ian]

I don't care if we draw or even lose this, being in a position where The Famous Man United come to Stamford Bridge and play like this is the long term win in itself.

However many hundreds of millions of quid spent just to field three defensive mids and no strikers. Glorious stuff.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Jorginho for the Balon D'Or :harold:

[Waffdon]

:lol:

That was always happening on the break. No idea why Man Utd stopped playing like this, that’s how they got half their wins on Ole’s golden spell

[Jimmy Floyd]

The oddest part of a very odd goal was Rashford (was it?) remaining completely offside the entire way, forcing Sancho to shoot. Quite lucky he was able to score.

[Gray Fox]

I get he trusts his touch but what the fuck is he doing that as the last man for?

[Lewis]

Poorginho wahey.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

The oddest part of a very odd goal was Rashford (was it?) remaining completely offside the entire way, forcing Sancho to shoot. Quite lucky he was able to score.

I'm convinced that he doesn't know what the offside rule is, he's always fucking offside.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I get he trusts his touch but what the fuck is he doing that as the last man for?

Footballers operate on autopilot when it comes to things like first touch, he won't even have considered the possibility of miscontrolling it.

[Don]

Sancho is an incredible young talent.

[Waffdon]

Alonso on corners over Ziyech is an odd one

[Lewis]

That 'Rashford Shot Clock' idea could be a genuine world-beater. He should count to three, and if he still has it, stop running and pass it to the nearest red shirt.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The fact that so many consecutive Chelsea managers have believed Ruben Loftus-Cheek to be worth persisting with is a real indictment of modern football methods.