May: Only a month (and a bit) until GOOD football!

[Ian]

A day late and not one single moany bastard @ing me about it. Good work, folks.

Only a month and a half now until the European championships which is excellent news, just have to endure a few weeks of City grinding toward another inevitable triumph (I suppose I want Arsenal to beat them to it now, but only just) and seeing which of the bad guys (or Dortmund, but that won't be happening) wins the Champions League and then it'll be time for Waistcoat and the boys to treat us to another glorious summer. Probably. Hooray!

And finally, for Spikey: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/may/02/southend-united-fc-slow-death-possible-rebirth-ron-martin-justin-rees

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Ian you're fucking late.

[Ian]

He said, belatedly.

[igor_balis]

Leave ing alone you silly cunt

[mo]

Is it me or did April go on forever?

[Gray Fox]

It really did.

Very glad for the football season to now be over. We can get on with the more important business of the transfer window. Then nothing until August. Bliss.

[Gray Fox]

In other news the VAR audio of the 3rd Forest penalty claim against Everton has seemingly been 'glossed over' by your major broadcasters.

It's comically bad too.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He said, belatedly.
Which is why I'm not in charge of making these threads. I'm bad with the calendar, I thought it was November.

[randomlegend]

The summer window looms ever closer. :drool:

[Waffdon]

I can’t believe the last game between Chelsea and spurs at Stamford Bridge was hair gate and Tuchel/Conte trying to one up each other. Feels about 3 seasons ago.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Tuchel hasn't been Chelsea boss for at least 5 years.

[Lewis]

I would like it if Harry Kane won the Champions' League, but doing so would probably get Thomas Tuchel the United job so it's a tough one. If PSG don't win it this year then they probably never will.

[Kikó]

Fa cup final month 😍

Moving to Gaza.

[Ian]

I would like it if Harry Kane won the Champions' League, but doing so would probably get Thomas Tuchel the United job so it's a tough one. If PSG don't win it this year then they probably never will.

The only pleasure that could be derived out of PSG winning a Champions League would be if they do it next year without Mbappe.

And that's a very small straw to grasp at.

[Gray Fox]

I'm assuming if we do get a PSG v Madrid final, our old matey Florentino will accidentally let it slip the week of the final that Mbappe is joining Madrid.

[Gray Fox]

Roony Bardghji has obliterated his knee and is out for up to a year.

[phonics]

Why are we doing injury updates on a Copenhagen midfielder?

[Gray Fox]

Because he was about to not be a Copenhagen midfielder.

[Waffdon]

If spurs can’t score at least 2 goals tonight they have genuine issues. I’ll be disappointed if there’s not at least 6 goals in this game.

Chelsea with a bench of under 18s. Looking forward to Pochettino refusing to bring anyone on other than Casadei in 88th minute

[phonics]

God you're such a crybaby.

[Giggles]

So worked up over a club he barely knew existed 3 years ago.

[Waffdon]

Here come Jesse & Festus.

Fuck up

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Here come Jesse & Festus.

Fuck up

:D

[Shindig]

9 days until Gateshead go to Wembley. We face Solihull Moors in the FA Trophy final. They've also found their way to play-off final which sure is a lot easier when you get a bye for some Gateshead Council/EFL bullshit.

It should've been us. :(

[Adramelch]

Some start by Olympiacos there.

[niko_cee]

English football in ruins, and Villa in the Champions League next year is hardly going to help on that front.

[Adramelch]

Important goal for them that. Olympiacos not quite the best at handling pressure, so the second half should be good.

[Waffdon]

Chelsea players look shattered.

This referee just blows up for a foul for anything and everything

[Jimmy Floyd]

Is Gilchrist playing as a shop window? We're basically taking kids out of the academy and fattening them up for the veal market.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The best of Jackson's four goals against Spurs this season.

[Waffdon]

Jackson :cool:

[Adramelch]

It was actually a really good finish, even if it's an open net. I'd argue most players send that over the bar.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Neville is right about him. The thing with footballers is that if you're shit, you can make up for it by giving absolutely all of yourself to the cause, and that's what Jackson does. Contrast, I dunno, Mudryk who looks like a lost little boy.

[Jimmy Floyd]

United 6th, Chelsea 7th will be enough for Conference League right? I want to see us lose to Grindavik in September.

[Luke Emia]

Neville is right about him. The thing with footballers is that if you're shit, you can make up for it by giving absolutely all of yourself to the cause, and that's what Jackson does. Contrast, I dunno, Mudryk who looks like a lost little boy.

That’s what bought Nunez so much time is the one thing you can say about him is he chases stuff down and is a hard worker. If you are a team at the top of the table and he’s your 5th choice striker you fucking love him. But, you don’t want him starting every week.

Jackson has a lot of very good qualities but he is always going to miss a lot of chances. I always think he looks better against the better teams and he seems to struggle against the teams who sit in.

As for Mudryk again he has seemed a bit better when I have seen him in recent weeks. But, the bar is so low and he’s never a £60 million odd player. I’d be more concerned by Caicedo and Fernandez though, both look ok but for the money paid for them as a midfield duo they really need to be taking the game by the scruff of the neck and they just don’t.

[Adramelch]

Really poor from the keeper there for Villa's second, but it was always coming.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Caicedo has good and bad games but at least seems to care. Fernandez disappears in games and generally gives the air of being a thick Argie who now wishes he hadn't signed that 500 year contract.

And yeah, if Nunez was up front for an 8th place team and had 11 goals he would just be a fun fans' favourite like Jackson is. ELITE expectations are the death of fun, or at least the fun of what an imperfect footballer can sometimes achieve for your club.

[Shindig]

What odds are being offered for Spurs finishing 7th?

[Waffdon]

10 senior players available. Doesn’t matter. Spurs :lol:

[Waffdon]

United 6th, Chelsea 7th will be enough for Conference League right? I want to see us lose to Grindavik in September.

Think 7th gets EL if Man Utd finish 6th and win the cup. 7th won’t get anything if they win cup and finish 8th.

I think

[Jimmy Floyd]

Sky commentator at the end: 'Cole Palmer did get a goal involvement, but his storied run at Stamford Bridge comes to an end'. I fucking give up, get me the pipe and slippers.

[Waffdon]

Caicedo has good and bad games but at least seems to care. Fernandez disappears in games and generally gives the air of being a thick Argie who now wishes he hadn't signed that 500 year contract.

And yeah, if Nunez was up front for an 8th place team and had 11 goals he would just be a fun fans' favourite like Jackson is. ELITE expectations are the death of fun, or at least the fun of what an imperfect footballer can sometimes achieve for your club.

Caicedo is quality and actually looks proper next to Gallagher.

Fernandez been playing injured since December so I’m not too worried about him.

[Adramelch]

Think 7th gets EL if Man Utd finish 6th and win the cup. 7th won’t get anything if they win cup and finish 8th.

I think

Don't think so. I think England has 2 EL spots.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Think 7th gets EL if Man Utd finish 6th and win the cup. 7th won’t get anything if they win cup and finish 8th.

I think

MU 6th get the Europa place whether or not they win the cup, and Conference League passes to 7th?

What about if Villa win the Conference League, does that change anything?

[Adramelch]

Wouldn't think so.

[Luke Emia]

Villa in the fucking mud.

Who’s allowed these two kits to play against each other tonight. I’m not colour blind or anything but they look fucking terrible on the tv.

[Luke Emia]

Also all this talk about a 5th Champions League place and England meffing it up so badly is really something.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Also looks to be an if that is increasing in size.

[Waffdon]

Shit, I was thinking 5th was still getting champions league. Ooops. Poor Spurs, everyone and their mother had top 5 getting it guaranteed. They got fucked over in 2012 when they finally finished 4th but Chelsea stole their place.

[Jimmy Floyd]

What really did for our 5th spot was not so much what's been happening recently, but the horrendous performance of Newcastle and Man U much earlier in the season, if you get all the CL bonus points for making last 16 you can fudge it from there.

[Shindig]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cy63y218gqzo

Look at those dates. Betting on Toon AFTER the ban hit. What a thick cunt. :D I'm aware he's an addict but ... c'mon.

[Luke Emia]

On that basis you’d have to be concerned about Villa getting through to the last 16 next season as well and Liverpool with the unknown as well, could fuck it for another season.

[Gray Fox]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cy63y218gqzo

Look at those dates. Betting on Toon AFTER the ban hit. What a thick cunt. :D I'm aware he's an addict but ... c'mon.

Using the classic "No speak English" for that last paragraph too.

[Adramelch]

Depends on how the coefficients will work with the new format. If that "bump" stays with making it out of the group stage, then they'll probably make it fairly easily.

[Gray Fox]

One big point for the new format is that there's no more dropping down into the competition below, once qualifying is done.

[Adramelch]

One big point for the new format is that there's no more dropping down into the competition below, once qualifying is done.

Yeah but at the same time the teams that would traditionally drop down into the competition below will now make it to the next round.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Referee was so poor in that passage, allowing Olympiakos to delay the kick as much as they pleased. Really weak game management.

[Gray Fox]

Yeah but at the same time the teams that would traditionally drop down into the competition below will now make it to the next round.

True, but the Sevilla approach to it wont be possible any more.

[Adramelch]

Referee was so poor in that passage, allowing Olympiakos to delay the kick as much as they pleased. Really weak game management.

I like that he's been very assertive with his calls, but yeah he's been letting players get away with stuff like that all game.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He's good at gesticulating forcefully, I'll give him that. They love that sort of thing in the Italian system so maybe not his fault. However there are times for doing that and times to just calmly tell dickheads to get on with it.

Olympiakos-Fiorentina final feels like it might need an alternative style of officiating...

[Adramelch]

Good day to be an Olympiakos fan that was today. They also dropped 34 points on Barcelona in a must win basketball game earlier.

[Adramelch]

MU 6th get the Europa place whether or not they win the cup, and Conference League passes to 7th?

What about if Villa win the Conference League, does that change anything?

For future reference:

"Under the new post-2024 club competition format, if the Europa Conference League winners qualify directly for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League or Europa League via domestic competitions, then the club with the best individual coefficient of all the teams in Europa League qualifying (champions path and main path) goes directly through to the league phase."

[phonics]

City haven’t even scored against Spurs since they moved stadiums and now this Aussie joker is going to incompetence us out of a title ffs.

[Waffdon]

Literally beat them earlier this season at the ground

[Kikó]

United 6th, Chelsea 7th will be enough for Conference League right? I want to see us lose to Grindavik in September.

I'm assuming you mean Newcastle United. We're finishing 9th.

[Gray Fox]

Ipswich :cool:

What an absolutely dire play-off situation that is though. Go Southampton I guess?

[Lewis]

The older Portsmouth fans at work hope Southampton stay down so the lol one-sided seethe derbies come back, and the younger ones hope they get promoted so they don't have to lose both of them.

[Dan]

We’re definitely mostly rooting for them to fail, but also expecting that they’ll smash us next year. Hopefully nobody punches a horse next time at least.

We’re rooting for Norwich to go up in the hope that means they let us have Abu Kamara back. Also, Conor Chaplin in the PL next year :cool:

[Shindig]

Alright, just three games away from some kind of Europe.

[Waffdon]

That’s nearly as bad as Havertz dive getting a penalty. Gvardiol is the one who kicks Ait Nouri

[Gray Fox]

Not Man City getting a dubious penalty call when another team threatens their title.

[Waffdon]

Arsenal got one this afternoon and a goal disallowed for Bournemouth because yolo. Swings and roundabouts

[Lewis]

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[Shindig]

I'm glad we're finally seeing Lewis Hall in the latter stages of the season. He looks pretty solid.

I can't quite pick a winner between Spurs and Liverpool. They're both rotten at the minute but it'll probably come down to Liverpool taking more of their chances.

[Serj]

This Brighton/Villa game might be the worst Premier League game I've seen this year. Villa seem completely disjointed while Brighton show a bit more of a game plan, but have no threat in attack bar maybe Adingra. Pedestrian pace, so, so many bad passes and slip-ups as well on either side.

As I type that Brighton finally create a one-on-one chance, only took almost 49 minutes. I need Watkins goals for my fantasy football team, but I'm not sure if that's argument enough for watching the second half.

[Waffdon]

I’m going to be sad when Chelsea sign Oshimen and Jackson is more of a bit part player. What a guy. Shite at finishing and equally bad composure but everything else is a delight

[Serj]

Not sure that really should be a penalty for Brighton, but at least something is happening.

[Waffdon]

That spurs keeper hasn’t half turned out to be a bombscare

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That spurs keeper hasn’t half turned out to be a bombscare

He was like that in his first couple of games then turned into a beast. Reverted back to type now.

[niko_cee]

Just the way we play mate.

When can we start Ange-watch?

[Shindig]

Depends how they start next season.

[Gray Fox]

I think he's done okay. Not exactly the greatest talent pool at Spurs and he's trying to get a tune out of it. Had you offered them 5th at the seasons start I think most Spurs fans would have been okay.

He's got to kick it on next year and have some kind of plan B.

[-james-]

They were consensus 7th/8th along with Villa pre season.

[Gray Fox]

Completely switched off here. Wouldn't surprise me to see this end 4-4.

[niko_cee]

Good grief. The xG on that must have been about 0.99.

[John Arne]

For someone who is a bit of a unit, van der Men is proper rapid.

[Spikey M]

I think he might be done, mate.

[Gray Fox]

For someone who is a bit of a unit, van der Men is proper rapid.

Looks like someones been hacking at his arms too.

[Baz]

Good to see Bajcetic back.

[Shindig]

Bromley beat Solihull Moors to move into the EFL. Gateshead battered Bromley 4-0 on the final day so I'm just going to correctly assume Gateshead would've definitely went up. :moop:

[Jimmy Floyd]

Oh, Pochettino's magic, he wears a magic hat
He saw a top-eight finish, he said 'I'm having that!'

[Adramelch]

Battle for 6th is well and truly on!

[phonics]

The only prayer I had was Spurs giving City a game and they seem to have taken that as a challenge to be as dogshit as possible.

[Baz]

Battle for 6th is well and truly on!

Especially when United draw with Palace tomorrow

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

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:lol:

[Baz]

Apparently Darwin Nunez has removed all mention of Liverpool from his social media. CYA DUMMY.

Gonna get my kids the new kit with Wood 9 on the back. Lesssgoooo

[Gray Fox]

That's a very NFL thing to do.

Strange to do that with the new manager not even in the door, assuming that's what it is.

[Don]

Evans-Casemiro partnership tonight should provide the lols.

[Don]

Ipswich captain Morsy with a Palestinian flag and direct mention in interviews, Mon the Tractor Boys :cool:

[Baz]

That's a very NFL thing to do.

Strange to do that with the new manager not even in the door, assuming that's what it is.Maybe he's become a genuine fan of Liverpool and doesn't want to see them suffer when he watches Match of the Day and sees their donkey striker being detrimental to their gameplay. What a selfless man. Respect.

[Gray Fox]

It aggrieves me because he has everything you'd want, but the decision making is so poor. It's almost like he gets tunnel vision to what the first thing he decides to do is.

First half of the season we got some good improvement, but since February-ish he's regressed to what he was last year.

I've still not seen much other than THE DATA with how Slot plays, but it suggests the playstyle will suit him less. No idea if Slot is sending over buy/sell targets(you'd imagine so) yet, but I can't see why else he'd delete everything.

[Boydy]

I read Slot wants to buy THE NEXT RONALDINHO from Palmeiras, I think it was.

I'm on board.

[SincereTheRebel]

Currently watching the The Old Firm Derby. Bunch of Babes though. Currently 0-0 on some artificial pitch.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cxwv9w7g12do

REFCAM is coming.

[Gray Fox]

The creditors will also soon be coming for Everton.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Put cams on the creditors as they storm the doors too.

Put it up on Call The Bailiffs: Time To Pay Up.

[Shindig]

Aye, 777 falling through has kinda of ended them. Always a good sign when the new investors have a fraud case hanging over them. Also, pour one out for Moyes. Gets West Ham a European trophy and some steady league finishes only to get replaced.

[Gray Fox]

Can't pay? We'll take the stadium away.

[Giggles]

Aye, 777 falling through has kinda of ended them. Always a good sign when the new investors have a fraud case hanging over them. Also, pour one out for Moyes. Gets West Ham a European trophy and some steady league finishes only to get replaced.

Hopefully they do a Birmingham.

[Jimmy Floyd]

My customary visit to the relevant fans' forum sees the West Ham faithful writhing with scepticism about appointing J-Lop, amid weary complaints about 'the people who run this club'. That they want Moyes gone is a given, but they find Lopetegui to be an underwhelming choice.

I've come to the conclusion that what fans really want is a manager they've never heard of, while for ownership they will settle for nothing less than free-flowing petro-state billions, even though there are only about 3 petro-states and they all have clubs already.

[Don]

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He's about to finally do it, he's gonna dismantle the system riddled with glaring flaws, where privilege often trumps genuine talent. What a man.

[Lewis]

You could still don Mark Randall after all these years.

[Shindig]

Team sheet written on the pack of cigarettes wins again.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Only works with strikers, where there's a goal tally which can't be ignored. Defenders and midfielders will still be plying their trade 3 divisions too high for generations to come.

[Shindig]

Sounds like an CM/FM save in the making.

[Adramelch]

And it's a friendly. People seem to be taking international friendlies way too seriously, for no apparent reason.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Only works with strikers, where there's a goal tally which can't be ignored. Defenders and midfielders will still be plying their trade 3 divisions too high for generations to come.

Roy Krishna would have been called up for Brazil during THAT year.

[Don]

Get a load of that Man Utd bench. What a club :D

[Pen]

Just few posts above you were praising Bielsa for the same thing. Habeeb Ogunneye and Ethan Wheatley will make you look like a fool. Bet you they both have been on fire in Sunday league.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That really is special.

[randomlegend]

Bruno Fernandes missing a game through injury for the first time in his club career. Mental stat.

[Giggles]

Physically anyway.

[Gray Fox]

Get Olise signed up Arne.

[Lewis]

I'm all for blaming coaching, but that was just players being shit.

[Don]

Just few posts above you were praising Bielsa for the same thing. Habeeb Ogunneye and Ethan Wheatley will make you look like a fool. Bet you they both have been on fire in Sunday league.

Brother, a genius student of the game giving an unprecedented opportunity to a player is not the same as your bald wanker writing down Hamas on the teamsheet to try and get some goodwill.

This is gonna be a fun 90 :D

[Lofty]

Palace looking like it's a kickabout here.

[Shindig]

They've been really good the last few weeks.

[Waffdon]

Crazy what a decent manager can do.

Their midfield will be very fucking good assuming Doucoure doesn’t come back a crock. Wharton has been a quality signing

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

What a fucking goal song.

[Don]

Suck MATITTIES.

This will be about 5-0 but as RL says, if Utd can beat City, this won't be a bad season.

[Gray Fox]

Ten Haag just needs more time.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Palace is the best club in the league. If I could choose again I'd support them. Stupid old man.

[Ian]

What a team this is. :drool:

[Pen]

Brother, a genius student of the game giving an unprecedented opportunity to a player is not the same as your bald wanker writing down Hamas on the teamsheet to try and get some goodwill.

This is gonna be a fun 90 :D

If he was Argentinian and called Eric el dios Hague you' love him and/or he'd be wanted by Mossad by some old stuff.

[Kikó]

Only four more games of this to go😍

[Baz]

Munoz plays like he’s under inhaler-era Klopp :drool:

[Dquincy]

Someone on the beeb commentary thing suggested Moyes to Man Utd. Not a bad suggestion tbf.

[Jimmy Floyd]

On the plus side, Mr Mop is currently well into his work and a sparkling floor is forecast at Carrington in time for the week beginning 20 May, or 'Week 8' in financial year terms.

[Gray Fox]

On the plus side, Mr Mop is currently well into his work and a sparkling floor is forecast at Carrington in time for the week beginning 20 May, or 'Week 8' in financial year terms.

:D

[Ian]

What a gent Casemiro is, being so offside that VAR don't even need to sit going "But does he have offside vibes?"

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's amazing how shit Casemiro has turned this year.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Why wait until the end of the match? Drag him out of the dugout and into custody.

[Luke Emia]

It's amazing how shit Casemiro has turned this year.

Not like Madrid to sell you a pup.

What the fuck was Onana doing for that goal?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Amrabat should have gone there, classic north African lost your head tackle.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Not like Madrid to sell you a pup.

What the fuck was Onana doing for that goal?

He was great last year though.

[Don]

They really went to Croydon and tried to play undisciplined cage football with Wharton and those two animals.

[Luke Emia]

He was great last year though.

He was good for 4/5 months but he dropped off at the end of the season. 1 decent year for what 300k a week and £65 million transfer fee. Coupled with the Varane transfer they have really seen you coming in the last few years.

[Clunge]

This game has ended Casemiro.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

He was good for 4/5 months but he dropped off at the end of the season. 1 decent year for what 300k a week and £65 million transfer fee. Coupled with the Varane transfer they have really seen you coming in the last few years.

Money well spent...

[Luke Emia]

That’s a cunts trick as well from Ten Hag chucking a youngster on for his second game with 10 minutes to go and you are 4 down.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That’s a cunts trick as well from Ten Hag chucking a youngster on for his second game with 10 minutes to go and you are 4 down.

There's no one else on the bench.

Heaton, Bayindir (both keepers) and Amrabat are the only ones over 21.

[Luke Emia]

Leave Hoijlund on the pitch for 10 minutes then. You are playing one game a week and have been for a while it’s not as if he’s load managing his forwards.

[Foe]

I’m not sure there’s been anything in this game as a positive for United. They’ve been crap this season but usually at least garnacho looks good or something. The whole thing has been soulless tonight.

Palace aren’t exactly world beaters. Olise and eze are great, Anderson is a good cb the rest are middling prem players.

[Manc]

Understat have United down in 15th.

[Jimmy Floyd]

There has never been a better Sir Henry Winter than this latest iteration, issuing video statements from his war room as if he's leading the Free French. He was wasted at the Times.

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[Giggles]

I always pictured him as older and more weathered looking.

[Kikó]

Understat have United down in 15th.

Dunno what this is but that is definitely our level. Other than villa, Everton and Chelsea, every single team has outplayed us this season.

[Yevrah]

West Ham parting company with Moyes is both incredibly harsh and probably stupid. Given he's a Proper Football Man I'm surprised more hasn't been made of it.

[Manc]

Dunno what this is but that is definitely our level. Other than villa, Everton and Chelsea, every single team has outplayed us this season.

It's an xPTS point model driven by xG & xGA. West Ham well on their way to relegation judging by the underlying numbers.

[Kikó]

West Ham parting company with Moyes is both incredibly harsh and probably stupid. Given he's a Proper Football Man I'm surprised more hasn't been made of it.

He's coming home.

[SincereTheRebel]

Harvey Elliot has not got an england cap yet. He isnt going to the euros?

[Don]

He called Kane a mong and generally affects games too much to be in with a chance of getting into a Gareth squad.

[Baz]

Trent, Gomez and Jones should follow suit.

[Manc]

Not a chance England are winning the Euros btw. We've got so many players in form that it will be almost impossible for Gareth to get away with choosing a functional/winning team.

[Shindig]

Aye, it'll be hell picking that midfield and front three.

[Manc]

I thought Bolton were playing the USSR for a second there.

[Adramelch]

Obviously still a lot of time for things to change, but so far PSG have played about 10 minutes of good football in 3 halves.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Oh dear Zaire-Emery.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

PSG :harold:

Get fucked wankers.

[Waffdon]

Germany running riot in Europe and yet I barely rate any of them. Football is odd

[Waffdon]

Not sure taking your out ball off for another slow plodder of a player is smart but we’ll see

[Gray Fox]

A Dortmund v Kane final would be some clash of the bottlers.

[Waffdon]

Players like Fabian Ruiz are utterly pointless and should be phased out of football

[Magic]

A Dortmund v Kane final would be some clash of the bottlers.

Domestic finals are shite, come on PSG.

[Ben]

Real Madrid will beat Bayern anyway.

[Adramelch]

And if they don't, it's not like the last PSG-Bayern final was much of a spectacle.

[Waffdon]

I beg Dortmund to stick someone with a bit of pace up front and finish this off

[Waffdon]

If PSG do finally score and not smash the woodwork I think they get another

[Magic]

Madrid will destroy Dortmund. 30 shots against? Bloody hell.

[Adramelch]

About 20 of those have been in front of about 5 defenders though.

[Magic]

About 20 of those have been in front of about 5 defenders though.

Good enough for a clinical side to finish though.

[Gray Fox]

Dortmund :cool:

[Adramelch]

PSG did absolutely nothing before Dortmund scored. Dortmund willingly invited that pressure. I'm not saying Dortmund will do much in the final, it's just that this game is not indicative.

[Waffdon]

Yeah, Dortmund are getting beat either way. Madrid batter them or Munich shit fest it past them

[Don]

That was a mad final 30, Lee's introduction kicked it off, class act.

Sancho getting a CL medal for not apologising to Egghead :D

[Gray Fox]

Is this one at Wembley too? Funny how that can work out.

[Raoul Duke]

Bellingham vs. Dortmund in the final is the story that needs to be

[wullie]

Ian Maatsen playing in a Champions League final only two years after being under Mark Robins' wing should be a lesson to all young players this transfer window.

[John Arne]

Big fan of this.

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[John Arne]

4 players in Vietnam arrested for being smackheads.

[Baz]

What law is that?

[Waffdon]

No to drugs! Yes to noncing!

[Ian]

Yeah who's ever heard of laws against drug use?

[SincereTheRebel]

Its about time we had a smackhead league. I want all the atheltes on drugs. Push the limit, to see what is actually possible.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Its about time we had a smackhead league. I want all the atheltes on drugs. Push the limit, to see what is actually possible.
https://enhanced.org/

[Kikó]

I want a smack head league as well with each player at different parts of their high. Actually that's just watching trainspotting.

[Lofty]

Supposedly Tuchel to United is a done deal.

[randomlegend]

No it isn't.

[Ben]

Romano hasn’t given it the green light yet.

[Adramelch]

It feels like Valverde hasn't successfully completed a single forward pass so far this game.

[Manc]

Rio Ferdinand chiming in like some sort of special guest commentator should see TNT folded.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Vinicius Junior looks mustard today.

[Adramelch]

Musiala on the other hand has been completely invisible.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fonzie :cool:

What a hit.

[Waffdon]

Tommy T’s record against Madrid away is pretty decent if they hold on

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Tommy T’s record against Madrid away is pretty decent if they hold on

Nice jinx, lad.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Kimmich :lol:

That's horseshit and it should be allowed.

[Waffdon]

Kimmich :lol:

That's horseshit and it should be allowed.
Are you drunk :D

Couldn’t find a clearer foul this week if you tried

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Are you drunk :D

Sure his hands go to his face but the overreaction dive should be punished.

Fuck Kimmich.

[Waffdon]

You can’t be serious

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

It's a foul and it should be chalked off by the letter of the law but the dive to the floor is criminal.

[Waffdon]

I think the slow motion replays are screwing with you.

[Serj]

Kim as a left-back should be interesting.

[Luke Emia]

Madrid having a fit every time a decision goes against them is bringing a tear to the eye.

[Ben]

Interesting subs from Tuchel. They're toast if Madrid grab a goal now.

[Shindig]

Aye, pulling Kane off feels like a problem if it gets to penalties.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Neuer :lol:

Oh fucking dear.

[Ben]

Yep they've fucked it.

[Waffdon]

Wits the goalie daeing tam

[Shindig]

Wor Joselu. :cool:

Imagine him winning a Champions League. I can't be mad at that.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Might not make it to Extra Time.

Bayern are hanging on.

[Waffdon]

That Bayern front 4 right now :D

Surely they bring Tel on.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I think he's on.

RIP Bayern.

[Waffdon]

Looked on to me

[Magic]

:drool:

[Ben]

Tuchel does it again.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Bayern choking a lead late on in the CL...

[Waffdon]

Couldn’t happened to a better club :lol:

Madrid are hilarious

[Lewis]

Steve McManaman is AIDS fucking hell.

[Ben]

Steve McManaman is AIDS fucking hell.

I've fired up the old SuperSport stream because I can't cope with him and 'Fletch' for 90+ minutes.

[phonics]

Harry Kane turning up in Germany and Leverkusen winning the league and Dortmund the CL would be primo.

[Adramelch]

Steve McManaman is AIDS fucking hell.

He is horrendous to listen to, on top of being absolutely clueless most of the time.

[Waffdon]

Muller hasn’t been up to this level in years. Could have won the game for them if he didn’t play the worst pass I’ve ever seen on that break at 1-0

[randomlegend]

Dier and De Ligt are weirdly similar looking. Must be the most cube-headed centre back partnership of all time.

[Waffdon]

I’m not sure he was actually offside there. Linesman was Affy keen

[randomlegend]

I don't know how managers put up with moments like Tuchel is having to now. Standing on the side lines as your team piss away their chance to go to the Champions League final in time added on, knowing that realistically there's nothing you can do. It must be absolutely unbearable.

He's obviously not blameless for what's happened, but still.

[Magic]

I don't know how managers put up with moments like Tuchel is having to now. Standing on the side lines as your team piss away their chance to go to the Champions League final in time added on, knowing that realistically there's nothing you can do. It must be absolutely unbearable.

He's obviously not blameless for what's happened, but still.

He's a cunt so who cares.

[Manc]

Linesman on the take.

[Baz]

Ref completely lost the game there.

C’mon “BVB” I guess.

[Manc]

Eric Dier was oddly brilliant tonight. Get him on the plane.

[SincereTheRebel]

Steve Mcmanaman needs to jump out a window. His voice pisses me off.

[Waffdon]

Isak, Saliba, Haaland & Foden all being nominated for young player of the season is utterly odd behaviour

[SincereTheRebel]

What is the critera for it. Being under 24? Foden has near 200 premier league appearances, six full seasons and scored at least five league goals each season for the past five seasons ffs. Man is a certified veteran.

[Waffdon]

What is the critera for it. Being under 24? Foden has near 200 premier league appearances, six full seasons and scored at least five league goals each season for the past five seasons ffs. Man is a certified veteran.

And a father of 2 ffs

Isak has been in FIFA since 2017 and is 25 in the summer :D

[Danny]

Isak, Saliba, Haaland & Foden all being nominated for young player of the season is utterly odd behaviour

It really is.

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[Jimmy Floyd]

It should be anyone aged under 26, but to be eligible for the award you have to travel to all the games by train and use your young person's railcard to pay the fare.

[SincereTheRebel]

21 and under before the start of the season and if youve won it before, you can't win it again.

[SincereTheRebel]

Looking at whoscored.com, there are only four players who

*are under the age of 21
*featured in more than 20 games
*60 minutes per game

I thought there would have been way more than that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Muscle injuries galore for the kiddos these days.

[Lewis]

It should be more like 'rookie', and define it as their first season starting twenty or more games. It was daft enough when Ronaldo won it. I think Virgil van Dijk or Philf Oden should win the senior award, so I suppose he wins that as well.