Football Thread: September Edition

[Ian]

The window is SLAMMING SHUT. The sack race has already been won. And presumably it's Qatar's fault that it's September and I've got a United game on on a Thursday evening, for fuck's sake.

On the plus side we get a bit of respite from Romano and the gang for a bit once the window has closed again, so small mercies right?

It's all happening this month with European football back too and Erling Haaland to presumably score another twenty hat-tricks, the arsehole.

For want of somewhere better to post it I've also discovered that as well as the mighty Hamilton Academical near me (mightily overpriced tickets, more like) there is also this lot now: https://www.caledonianbraves.com/

"the first online community club in the world", with members all voting on stuff via an app. Still, tickets are a fiver a go so might go and watch them at some point

[Manc]

Brendy 3/1 for the chop is worth a tickle.

[niko_cee]

You reckon they're getting done 9-0 tonight?

[Yevrah]

Thank God there are no Women’s games on tonight, I wouldn’t have had a clue Man Utd Men’s Team were playing had there been…

[phonics]

What?

[Yevrah]

The BBC have a habit of putting Women’s football ahead of men’s on the upcoming fixtures, so that you have to go looking for the men’s games. I’ve been hard wired for twenty years to glance at it and if there’s no Premier League there assume there’s no games on.

[Yevrah]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62756971

What did Neville post?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Thank God there are no Women’s games on tonight, I wouldn’t have had a clue Man Utd Men’s Team were playing had there been…

There are loads of women's matches tonight.

[phonics]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62756971

What did Neville post?

“Truth always wins. Unfortunately liars get their turn first.”

[Yevrah]

“Truth always wins. Unfortunately liars get their turn first.”

Oh dear, he'll be right in the shit then.

[Lewis]

I'm interested to see how Sky excuse it if he is.

[Shindig]

He was called as a witness, too. What a stupid tit.

[Yevrah]

Jesus, I had no idea how much of a manlet Brendan Rodgers is, he looks utterly dwarfed by that lot.

[Yevrah]

I'm interested to see how Sky excuse it if he is.

It'll be an interesting one. At this point he's basically the champagne socialist Piers Morgan and presumably Sky put up with it because he draws viewers and hasn't said anything yet that has caused a shit storm on Twitter. This won't so I assume he'll be fine (unless he actually ends up in prison), but there'll be something he'll die on his sword over eventually that'll see to him.

[Manc]

Dead man walking. Brodgers that is.

[Lewis]

It'll be an interesting one. At this point he's basically the champagne socialist Piers Morgan and presumably Sky put up with it because he draws viewers and hasn't said anything yet that has caused a shit storm on Twitter. This won't so I assume he'll be fine (unless he actually ends up in prison), but there'll be something he'll die on his sword over eventually that'll see to him.

You can't really have your leading pundit going to the mattresses for somebody credibly accused (whatever happens with his own trial[s]) of being a complete lowlife. Not if you want to boost ladies' football anyway.

[Lewis]

'Listen, I know Mason, and whatever you think you've heard on that recording...'
*never seen on the telly again*

[Jimmy Floyd]

If Ryan Giggs gets sent down (or whatever the penalty is for what he might have done) it'll be quite culturally interesting. Will they have to edit him out of all the Classic Man U clips and goals?

[Lewis]

If he gets the 'Class of 92' stuff canned then it will be up there with the Arsenal goal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Leicester are so bad.

[Yevrah]

Amazing how Jadon Sancho actually looks like a footballer now.

If Ten Hag keeps this up I think it'll finally put to bed the "it's the players" bullshit once and for all, which will be one upside of the whole debacle I guess.

[Waffdon]

They’ve been a mess for ages. They really should change their manager.

[Lewis]

That was a very good pass by Rashford.

[Giggles]

Amazing how Jadon Sancho actually looks like a footballer now.

If Ten Hag keeps this up I think it'll finally put to bed the "it's the players" bullshit once and for all, which will be one upside of the whole debacle I guess.

They're about a fortnight from losing 4-0 to Brentford.

[Manc]

Shocking half of football.

[Kikó]

Amazing how Jadon Sancho actually looks like a footballer now.

If Ten Hag keeps this up I think it'll finally put to bed the "it's the players" bullshit once and for all, which will be one upside of the whole debacle I guess.

We've signed 6 players.
Eriksen, Malacia, Martinez weren't in last year's team. Varane wasn't fit. Then you have the newbies in Casimero and Anthony while losing the gobshites (Pogba, Lingard, Henderson) and space takers (Mata, Matic).

Not that the management didn't play a part but there's definitely a changing of the guard.

[Kikó]

“Truth always wins. Unfortunately liars get their turn first.”

He said it was about the Glazers ownership but it's extraordinarily dumb.

[Yevrah]

He said it was about the Glazers ownership but it's extraordinarily dumb.

:D He says it was....

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

McTominay needs putting down.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fernandes' passing lately has been so shit.

[Kikó]

:D He says it was....

Yeah, struggle to believe it as well. He's smart enough not to post with ambiguity.

This game has been trash.

[Yevrah]

Any legal knowledge here with a view as to how much actual trouble he's in?

[Giggles]

Surely if he didn't specify then he's in no toruble at all. And if he is in trouble then the whole legal system is a joke.

[Giggles]

What the fuck are those crests? A licencing thing?


https://i.imgur.com/ztwlySV.png

[Yevrah]

Surely if he didn't specify then he's in no toruble at all. And if he is in trouble then the whole legal system is a joke.

My mind did turn to how do you prove what he meant, but if that was allowed to pass if you can't 100% prove it then you'd never be able to prosecute anyone for crimes like this sort of legal infringement or insider dealing etc.

[Ben]

I just think their website is a bit fucked tonight. Mine has some random Swedish team crests when I click on it.

[Lewis]

We've signed 6 players.
Eriksen, Malacia, Martinez weren't in last year's team. Varane wasn't fit. Then you have the newbies in Casimero and Anthony while losing the gobshites (Pogba, Lingard, Henderson) and space takers (Mata, Matic).

Not that the management didn't play a part but there's definitely a changing of the guard.

Maguire/Shaw being ditched appears to have been transformative.

[Lewis]

You would think that knowing Ryan Giggs on a personal level would make you even less likely to believe he isn't guilty, so you have to wonder what he told Gary Neville to reassure him.

[Lewis]

Ronaldo holding the ball up and passing like somebody sheepishly returning to the room after an argument. He must be staying.

[Gray Fox]

Leicester looking like they'd struggle in the Championship there.

[Kikó]

Maguire/Shaw being ditched appears to have been transformative.

Shaw is the biggest time waster of the last 10 years.

[Danny]

What the fuck are those crests? A licencing thing?

Icelandic teams. So just a fuck up I imagine.

[randomlegend]

Shaw is the biggest time waster of the last 10 years.

Malacia on the other hand is quality.

[SvN]

It's been some turnaround for Shaw since scoring that goal in the Euro final. I wonder if he started believing his own hype

[Lewis]

His improvement was massively over-stated. His defending never got any better, but he learned to cross a bit and Rashford cutting in all the time allowed him an overlap (which just meant him being caught out all the time once lockdown shitball ended). Absolute pudding.

[Luca]

If he keeps up this form, Tyrell Malacia (that’s an excellent footballer name by the way, in contrast to “Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall”) might be the bargain of the summer.

[Don]

When will you learn fullbacks with no attacking output are not worthy of praise. It's the simplest position to play if you contribute nothing going forward.

[SincereTheRebel]

What the fuck are those crests? A licencing thing?


https://i.imgur.com/ztwlySV.png

International Superstar Soccer Pro Evolution.

[randomlegend]

When will you learn fullbacks with no attacking output


So this will be one of those things you've decided is true and are just going to keep saying regardless of reality I guess.

[Ben]

Taz is on a hot streak of being right about things.

[niko_cee]

It probably is true for teams who aspire to finish in the top 6.

[Don]

I'm open to hear of counter-examples but I'm too fucking massive for my fan club to allow such things. As with every utd piece of wank that's been heralded in the last however many years, the hype'll all settle down after the first half a dozen games.

Remember I was shitting on that Portuguese wank in the face of giddy goal contribution counts, same with Mount.

[randomlegend]

It probably is true for teams who aspire to finish in the top 6.

I'm not debating that full backs need attacking output, I'm debating him deciding Malacia has no attacking output when it's complete bollocks.

[Don]

At least one set of fans will have some smelling salts come Sunday, although I presume I need to watch Lofty think the Norwegian milkybar kid is top talent a few more weeks but lolling at Malacia's attacking output will keep me busy till then.

[Giggles]

The prediction guru leans into it.

[ScousePig]

My mind did turn to how do you prove what he meant, but if that was allowed to pass if you can't 100% prove it then you'd never be able to prosecute anyone for crimes like this sort of legal infringement or insider dealing etc.

Not sure if this is related at all, but it got me thinking about being a teacher. As you imagine, you have to be very careful about anything you post on social media, especially photos, as what may seem quite harmless could potentially 'bring the school into disrepute' and have you bang in trouble.

[ScousePig]

Leicester looking like they'd struggle in the Championship there.

And to talk football for a minute, Sunderland have really adapted to the Championship so far. Whist it's obviously a step up from League One, and it's entertaining, the standard is bang average and as long as you have a bit of depth to your squad, you shouldn't struggle.

We played Rotherham off the park last night, and the two games we lost (Sheffield United and Norwich) we were quite unlucky. If the QPR keeper hadn't scored against us last minute, we'd be right up near the top I think.

[Gray Fox]

Liverpool starting Carvalho, Elliott and Nunez. Quite harsh on Firmino but that’s as an attacking lineup as I’ve ever seen him put out.

[Manc]

Asking a lot of Fabinho.

[Waffdon]

Anthony Taylor is just not it.

[-james-]

Rangers. :harold:

[Waffdon]

Celtic’s attack is properly good at times. Be interesting to see how they do in Europe this time round. Their defence and the fact they play so open will probably fuck them over

[Don]

Gomez :sick:

Mbappe, face of Qatar FC, is apparently banging a tranny :harold:

[Manc]

Struggling to remember the last time Salah turned up.

[Gray Fox]

To sign his contract.

[Don]

4-2-4 :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Carvalho is proper weak if he can't play on with a dead leg.

[Gray Fox]

James Milner regularly filling in at full back. Is it 2017 again?

[Don]

Carvalho is proper weak if he can't play on with a dead leg.

Slightly different to when you get one from sitting on a computer chair moderating a camwhore's chat too long.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Maupay is shit.

[Waffdon]

Maupay :D

[Waffdon]

Both teams look like they’ll concede from their own corner

[randomlegend]

Both teams look like they’ll concede from their own corner

Lol

[Waffdon]

Why weren’t they lining it up from the ball? Surely if the ball is ahead he’s not offside?

[Waffdon]

Lol

In what world was that from a corner

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Van Dijk should be walking.

[Manc]

Incorrect.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Pickford's been big.

[Boydy]

That fucking Uruguayan donkey starts and Liverpool don't score? Coincidence? I think not.

[randomlegend]

It's amazing nobody could have foreseen it.

[Kikó]

Liverpool are falling apart.

[Gray Fox]

Great display from Pickford to be fair. One of those where it could have been 3-3 just as easily.
The inability to put teams away seems to be creeping back in.

I guess now we just sit back and watch Haaland score 50 league goals as City lol to the win.

[Boydy]

1566034760597659648

[Don]

The guy is a spastic but he's a mercurial one. Nearly scored a goal of the season contender.

[Giggles]

Is he not supposed to be suspended still or have they played 3 since Utd?

[Boydy]

Is he not supposed to be suspended still or have they played 3 since Utd?

Today was his first game back. They played United, Bournemouth and Newcastle without him.

[Giggles]

Ah yes it was Crystal Palace, not Utd he was sent off in.

[Offshore Toon]

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/x4wqpw/newcastle_00_crystal_palace_mitchell_own_goal/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Insane decision.

[Waffdon]

The decision to rule West Ham’s goal off might be the worst I’ve ever seen in my life

[John Arne]

That's soft decision disallowing that West Ham goal.

[randomlegend]

Yeah that's disgraceful.

[randomlegend]

Yes, the Palace player shoves him into the keeper.

EDIT: Cheeky post-deleting ninja.

[John Arne]

Yes, the Palace player shoves him into the keeper.

EDIT: Cheeky post-deleting ninja.

Aye, didn't notice that first time.

[Don]

We're gonna need to show Celtic some big bucks and unite the 2 Jotas at this rate.

[randomlegend]

Wonder how many Haaland will score today.

[igor_balis]

Which website has the best working streams now? Pos rep available xx

[Gray Fox]

I've always used SportSurge dot club.

[igor_balis]

Why the fuck would you ever blow for offside when VAR checks it every time anyway? Really weird.

[Shindig]

In an unexpected turn of events, Gateshead took their first win of the season. 4-1 over Maidstone.

[randomlegend]

Wonder how many Haaland will score today.

One. Fraud :harold:

[Lewis]

Early season wonder. Down's syndrome Ravanelli. Translucent Michael Ricketts.

[Don]

Watching Napoli and beside this Gerogian kid looking like the best young prospect in European football, it actually sickens me we could have had Osimhen. Napoli a proper proper side.

[Clunge]

Ollie Watkins was absolutely sensational today for us. He is one of the best hold-up strikers I've ever seen, yet he still has the pace to play off the last man and stretch teams right and left. He must cover so much ground, and he efforts bring other players into the game too. We played really well today, even if City – inevitably – made some decent chances.

[Yevrah]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62787324

What's happening here then? At the time I linked that all it said was this:


The Premier League is to review the operation of VAR with referees' organisation PGMOL as a matter of priority.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Because they got so much shit wrong yesterday.

In particular the West Ham equaliser at the death which should have stood.

[Yevrah]

Just watching MotD now and fuck me, what a shitshow. In a rare moment of agreeing with Alan Shearer, the thing shouldn't be anywhere near to being used unless it's a clear and obvious error.

[randomlegend]

That West Ham goal being chalked off was one of the worst decisions I've ever seen. The ref coming to that conclusion after seeing the replays has me convinced they were either cheating or brain damaged.

[randomlegend]

Antony rumoured to be starting against Arsenal.

[Yevrah]

I wonder if there's a psychological thing at play where if you have a toy you have to use it and if someone's referred you to look at something you're going to be pre-disposed to assuming you've made the wrong call.

[-james-]

Fuck off.

[Ian]

Thank God VAR ruled that out, I hate it when football matches are spoiled with tremendous goals.

[Bam]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62787324

What's happening here then? At the time I linked that all it said was this:


They're basically going to say sorry, and that'll be the end of it. Corruption at its finest.

[randomlegend]

Fuck off.

He's probably right.

Backing your original call on something subjective is difficult when someone else assesses it and comes to a different conclusion. It's something I feel all the time at work.

[Adramelch]

Just watching MotD now and fuck me, what a shitshow. In a rare moment of agreeing with Alan Shearer, the thing shouldn't be anywhere near to being used unless it's a clear and obvious error.

The problem with stuff like is that "clear and obvious error" is open to interpretation and very subjective.

[Shindig]

Brighton look good enough for Europe.

[Yevrah]

He's probably right.

Backing your original call on something subjective is difficult when someone else assesses it and comes to a different conclusion. It's something I feel all the time at work.

Agree completely, but I don't think James was referring to my post. :D

[randomlegend]

Agree completely, but I don't think James was referring to my post. :D

Well I did wonder that but I couldn't see another post he could have been responding to.

EDIT: Oh I guess he was referring to something that happened in a game, my bad.

[-james-]

Yeah I was reacting to Alexis' thunderbastard being ruled out. What a player he is. Actually on reflection it was clearly the correct call, I just don't know why it took them half an hour.

Danny Ward has got to be the worst first choice prem keeper in a while.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That was a foul.

[Giggles]

I don’t even give a fuck about either of these but I think that’s me done with any game that has VAR in operation. Makes an absolute cunt of the sport.

[igor_balis]

I don't even think the biggest var problem is the clear and obvious aspect, it's just that they keep making incomprehensibly bad decisions.

[Giggles]

It’s how long it takes to look back to see if someone committed a foul last Tuesday. Can hardly even celebrate a goal any more because you’re waiting for this bullshit. The NFL had completely destroyed itself with the same rubbish too.

[phonics]

Gabriel Jesus' natural resting face always looks like he's about to burst into tears.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Should have shown a yellow for that dive.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Some right scumbags in this Arsenal side.

[phonics]

Cry more.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

1-0 Antony :cool:

[Waffdon]

Ramsdale diving out the way yet again :D

[Lewis]

Rashford's second very good pass in a week. Unbelievable.

[niko_cee]

Is there any prospect VAR can just go in the bin and we can all go back to moaning about the on field decisions?

[igor_balis]

Nah, keep VAR but have it posted on Twitter like "retweet for goal like for disallow" and let the Nigerians sort it out.

[Manc]

Rather than recommending the on field ref to have another look, why don't they just overrule the decision when an error is made?

[Ian]

Rashford's second very good pass in a week. Unbelievable.

And again when he didn't have much time to think about it.

[Giggles]

Is there any prospect VAR can just go in the bin and we can all go back to moaning about the on field decisions?

Exactly. Nobody is happy anyway - Deccy yesterday, Brighton earlier, this one. So why not go back to the old way and have the same complaints but a less fucked up game?

[igor_balis]

Rather than recommending the on field ref to have another look, why don't they just overrule the decision when an error is made?

I prefer letting the ref having a look in theory. However, the fact they stick with the original decision so rarely it was a talking point when your man did yesterday makes me think they might as well just do that.

[randomlegend]

Rather than recommending the on field ref to have another look, why don't they just overrule the decision when an error is made?

There'll be some bullshit about not taking away/undermining the authority of the on-field ref.

VAR is clearly a good thing in principal, it's just people assumed that if you took away the split-second half-viewed nature of the decision-making refs would make better decisions. Unfortunately it seems their incompetence was not tied to the fact they were being asked to do a difficult job.

[igor_balis]

Exactly. Nobody is happy anyway - Deccy yesterday, Brighton earlier, this one. So why not go back to the old way and have the same complaints but a less fucked up game?

I'd rather no VAR than VAR as it is now, but I think "VAR, but not totally fucking rubbish" would be my preferred option.

[Lewis]

And again when he didn't have much time to think about it.

He carried it thirty yards and ran straight into three defenders on the edge of the box shortly afterwards. People must see it.

[Boydy]

Abolish referees.

[Gray Fox]

How on Earth is that not at least a monitor check?

[Gray Fox]

Arsenal have been incredible here. Knocking it about for fun and passing United off the park.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Rashford was born offside.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:rave:

[Lewis]

Arsenal have been incredible here. Knocking it about for fun and passing United off the park.

United look a man short, but lol at that. The shot clock wins again.

[Waffdon]

Ramsdale gets smaller every time an attacker is running at him

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Shame Bruno is finished now.

[randomlegend]

Such a good pass from Fernandes.

[randomlegend]

McTominay :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:cool:

Feed the kids and he will score.

[randomlegend]

Sir Rarcus of Mashford.

[Lewis]

This really is like a classic Arsenal/United game.

[Lewis]

We just need Harold to come on and seethe about 'anti-football' now.

[Waffdon]

Arsenal needed humbling so this is fine. Could do with another Man Utd meltdown in a few weeks, let their fans forget about wearing Norwich scarves for the time being.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Slabhead coming on is a worry.

[randomlegend]

Cry more.

https://i.imgur.com/Y1DB4.gif

[Lewis]

Ronaldo robbed of a treble here by mongs.

[Ian]

Glorious. :drool:

Also love to see Ronaldo having a tantrum when we're about to win, the big fanny.

[Boydy]

1566463681147314176

Lewis, get on this conspiracy.

[Lewis]

Roy Keane is looking a bit thin on top.

[Lewis]

Is ten Hag going 'hurr' between sentences a Dutch placeholder?

[Don]

Lofty's dad was on the radio this morning comparing Odegaard to Bergkamp. RIP.

[Raoul Duke]

Is ten Hag going 'hurr' between sentences a Dutch placeholder?

Not particularly. They tend to have pretty good English, his is a bit shit comparatively. Like the handyman guy who came around to my house to fix some stuff the other day spoke better English than him

[Kikó]

I was speaking to a Dutchie the other day and he said they all take the piss out of his shit English.

[randomlegend]

It's a fair bit better than my Dutch to be fair to him.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The Dutch seem to all speak great English from birth (as I remember from dirgey European campsites as a child) so he has no excuse.

[Waffdon]

Yeah, majority of the Dutch and Scandinavians seem to have perfect English. I think a lot of their shows they watch aren’t dubbed when growing up so probably helps a fair bit.

[Ben]

Plus it's compulsory in schools (throughout, not just a token couple of years) in the Netherlands which helps a lot. Not sure how long it's been the case but you can probably work it out as about 50 years because the last remaining Dutch with sketchy English are all older than that.

[Adramelch]

All of the above is true for Greece as well, but our English is not good by any means. Obviously our language is a lot different than English which doesn't help, but I think it's also a matter of culture at some point.

[phonics]

The way my dutch mate says it is that all their TV isn't dubbed either so you kind of learn it just by watching Cartoon Network and The Simpsons as you grow up.

[niko_cee]

I see the goal line tech broke down (again) in the championship at the weekend. Burn it all.

[Giggles]

The fucking hack of this ref in the Sunderland game. Act your age man.

[Ben]

I assume you’re talking about the hair? :D

[Giggles]

You don’t pull off the greasy grey hairband look unless you’re Italian.

[Don]

After our old football federation president managed to win the current elections last week, the fucking don has reportedly succeeded in getting rid of our Croatian terrorist and agreeing Quieroz's return.

You're fucked, lads :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Hang on, we actually signed Aubameyang and he's starting tonight? I am so bad at keeping up with football news these days.

And Chukwuemeka? Is that the one from Aston Villa? Mental.

[Lofty]

Lofty's dad was on the radio this morning comparing Odegaard to Bergkamp. RIP.

If he played for Liverpool you'd be spunking all over the place. Not fit to lace Bergkamp's boots, however.

The main issue with VAR is it never deals with clear and obvious errors.

[Jimmy Floyd]

This is a proper European tie for once. Opposition mostly named -ic and I've never heard of a single one of them. Lovely.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Orsic :cool:

Really well taken goal.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They scored with their first kick in 15 minutes :cool:

Fofana absolutely awful. Based on the play so far we should go on and win about 8-1.

[Waffdon]

It was Koulibaly who was more at fault, no? He’s been absolutely horrendous since signing anyway. Looks a mess every single game

[Giggles]

Was Koulibaly not proclaimed the second coming of Marcel Desailly after the Tottenham game?

[Don]

Our RB up against the Chilwell-Mount-Sterling axis of dogshit :drool:

[Waffdon]

Tuchel reached his peak 2021 but he’s been found out now and he’s absolutely horrendous. Doesn’t change anything and plays the worst football in world football.

[Waffdon]

He’s currently got Sterling playing centre mid. He’s allergic to players playing in their proper positions

[Don]

I rated him but it's increasingly looking like he was justriding on Kante's coattails and not being a greasy fat Essex twat.

[Waffdon]

Put his most creative player back to centre half and kept with a back 3 with a bunch of attackers plotted about. Same every week

[Giggles]

Sat down to watch a bit of it and there’s women’s soccer on :moop:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Zagreb :cool:

[Waffdon]

Ziyech and amount’s performance could get you enough highlights for a season. Get Guus in

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Neymar's assist is quality.

[Spoonsky]

Those two have been joking this season.

[Waffdon]

How Celtic managed to get Jota I’ll never know. Why Benfica sold him as well.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Somewhat shockingly Haaland has a goal.

[Yevrah]

2nd for Mbappe. Looks like this manager might know what he's doing.

[Shindig]

I dunno. The French press seem really upset about that joke about the yacht. :D

[CJay]

I know Real always make other teams like good, before beating them one way or another, but this Celtic side look surprisingly good.

[Luca]

It was Koulibaly who was more at fault, no? He’s been absolutely horrendous since signing anyway. Looks a mess every single game

Chelsea seem to have added another practitioner to the surgery, this time one who specializes in defenders.

[Waffdon]

That Mudryk geezer looks like an absolute don. £40m+ transfer within 18 months. FM strikes again

[Baz]

Apparently Tuchel’s been sacked.

[Waffdon]

He has. The Americans are just a more posh Abramovich :drool:

[Lofty]

Need Jimmy to give his take on this.

[Waffdon]

Rangers in the mud :drool:

[Yevrah]

I've watched the first half and it's as clear a humping as you'll see at this level. Rangers have barely had the ball.

[Don]

If you think I'm supporting a Gomez-Milner shitfest over these Napoletano dons, you can fuck right off. Osimhen, Kavaradona, Politano and Lobotka :drool:

[Waffdon]

Liverpool might get battered here based on this start. Kvaratskhelia Is gonna have a field day

[Manc]

I wonder who will be the person to tell Milner his career at this level is done. It certainly won't be Klopp.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lollerpool.

[Don]

Osimhen gobbling up VVD. But no, let's pay big money for that favela spaz instead.

[Waffdon]

:lol:

[Yevrah]

What the fuck is that about with the penalty takers? Proper amateur hour.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

ffs Taz you prick.

[Shindig]

If Chelsea wait a day, they could wind up with Klopp.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sane's first touch was incredible.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Trent shocking yet again.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:drool:

[Waffdon]

This is great. What on earth is Goe Jomez doing hahahah

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:lol:

None of them can defend.

[Waffdon]

And again. ‘Trent’ needs a spell in the reserves, the fucking embarrassment.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Trent just casually walking around and Gomez being outmuscled, lovely.

[Don]

Literally witnessing the birth of a generational talent, the creativity and flair hasn't been beaten out of him and that physique :drool:

[Yevrah]

Looks like there's something deeply wrong at Liverpool. The amount of time they spend pissing about on the edge of the opposition area trying to play useless diagonal balls into it is unreal.

[Lewis]

They sold their best player.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Zielinski :cool:

[Luke Emia]

The issue is the tight cunts who own the club who every year insist that they will only spend what comes in from transfer fees.

Whenever Henderson isn’t fit ‘Trent’ is exposed at right back because no one else in the squad performs his role.

This year when it was obvious we needed at least one starting central midfielder they let Mane, Origi & Minamino go and what they have bought in you can guarantee will be on lower wages as well as having quite a low net spend. The only time they have ever spent big was 2018 and that was only because of the sale of Coutinho.

[Don]

Cry some more lad. Jota, Matip and Thiago are back and we're gonna be comfortably top 2 and deep in CL.

[randomlegend]

Liverpool's fade back to mediocrity is well under way.

[Don]

Atleti :drool: Our world class diver was sent off (obvs only do it to the muslim on such a stage) and Greezy with another winner.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Henry Winter tweeted about the Marseille fans tearing down the pride flag at Spurs, and the replies make me think we're heading rapidly backwards on this stuff, or at least football is. Bad, bad sport.

[Waffdon]

Joey Barton will have been right in about that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That wasn't a penalty.

[randomlegend]

That penalty call :D

[Raoul Duke]

Ridiculous decision

[randomlegend]

Absolute joke of a penalty decision, but we've been rubbish and don't deserve to win.

[Yevrah]

I've just seen a replay of the penalty. Two questions.

Please tell me that isn't the rule and did it go through VAR?

If the answers are No and Yes then I have no words.

[Lewis]

This is the worst Ronaldo has ever played.

[randomlegend]

I've just seen a replay of the penalty. Two questions.

Please tell me that isn't the rule and did it go through VAR?

If the answers are No and Yes then I have no words.

That isn't the rule. Yes it went through VAR.

[Yevrah]

That isn't the rule. Yes it went through VAR.

Fuck me. I've thought of some words, that's it, game over. If you can't get at least 99% of decisions right that go through that game disrupting piece of shit then there is absolutely no justification for its existence.

[Don]

Lololololol.

[Ian]

This is the worst Ronaldo has ever played.

He had a few of these last season as well.

[Luca]

He looks about two yards off *last year’s* pace. Needs putting out of his misery.

[Luca]

But enough about Van Dijk.

[Don]

It's a shame Barca look back to the top now. Dembele better have a dodgy line of injuries in the pipeline for the rest of his career because he's currently looking as good as Mbappe and it's gonna hurt to think all our clubs were close to getting him.

[Waffdon]

Yeah, he’s been shit hot and their team in general is. Young as fuck too, outside of Lewandowski and Busquets but the latter has enough replacements lined up.

[Gray Fox]

The Rangers v Napoli game has been pushed back a day and they’ve today banned away fans from attending.

All seems a bit farcical.

[Waffdon]

How the fuck did it take that long to call a safety??

[Gray Fox]

Well then we now have a spicy lap or two to finish.
Madness it took more than a lap to call a safety car there though.

[Waffdon]

Ooops.

[Gray Fox]

No idea how we both did that.

[Don]

Incredible Juve scenes. Milik sent off for 97th min winner celebrations but goal chalked off and 3 further reds for the melee following the VAR :D

After this farmer exclusive weekend, I can confirm Serie A remains the finest spectacle, possibly even better than Brexitball.

[Danny]

Looks like the Milik goal should have counted too

https://i.ibb.co/2sm2Twp/903798e42238279949b53b8d6a1e11e4.jpg