[FOOTBALL] Weekend Football 18-21 December (AE Special - Arsenal vs Man City)

[P_3]

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This match could well determine who wins the league this season. A win for either side puts them in the driving seat for glory, a draw would ensure Leicester will win the league for the first time ever come May. The betting will again be kept simple, who do you think will win or will it be a draw? Odds taken from bet365. Best of luck.

Friday 18th
http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Championship:
Birmingham v Cardiff - Sky Sports 1, 19:45

http://i.imgur.com/8v1PFWx.gif German Bundesliga:
Schalke v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - BT Sport 2, 19:30

http://i.imgur.com/gbb3XrE.gif French Ligue 1:
Nice v Montpellier - BT Sport ESPN, 19:30

http://i.imgur.com/ybH1O1q.gif Dutch Eredivisie:
Vitesse v FC Twente - 19:00

Saturday 19th
http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Premier League:
Chelsea v Sunderland - 15:00
Everton v Leicester - 15:00
Man Utd v Norwich - 15:00
Southampton v Tottenham - 15:00
Stoke v Crystal Palace - 15:00
West Brom v Bournemouth - 15:00
Newcastle v Aston Villa - Sky Sports 1, 17:30

http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Championship:
Brighton v Middlesbrough - Sky Sports 1, 12:30
Bolton v Fulham - 15:00
Brentford v Huddersfield - 15:00
Bristol City v QPR - 15:00
Burnley v Charlton - 15:00
Ipswich v Derby - 15:00
Nottm Forest v MK Dons - 15:00
Rotherham v Hull - 15:00

http://i.imgur.com/endgoGX.png Scottish Premiership:
Celtic v Motherwell - 15:00
Dundee v Hamilton - 15:00
Inverness CT v Dundee Utd - 15:00
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen - 15:00
Partick Thistle v Ross County - 15:00
St Johnstone v Hearts - 15:00

http://i.imgur.com/WveiEiv.gif Spanish La Liga:
Valencia v Getafe - 15:00
Espanyol v Las Palmas - Sky Sports 5, 17:15
Real Betis v Sevilla - Sky Sports 5, 19:30
Deportivo de La Coruña v Eibar - Sky Sports Red Button, 21:05

http://i.imgur.com/8v1PFWx.gif German Bundesliga:
1. FC Köln v Bor Dortmd - 14:30
Eintracht Frankfurt v SV Werder Bremen - 14:30
FC Ingolstadt 04 v Bayer Levkn - 14:30
Hamburger SV v FC Augsburg - 14:30
Hannover 96 v Bayern Mun - 14:30
VfB Stuttgart v VfL Wolfsburg - BT Sport 1, 17:30

http://i.imgur.com/ND7cEHI.gif Italian Serie A:
Bologna v Empoli - BT Sport 1, 19:45

http://i.imgur.com/gbb3XrE.gif French Ligue 1:
Caen v Paris St G - 16:00
Bastia v Reims - 19:00
Guingamp v Rennes - 19:00
Lorient v Nantes - 19:00
Toulouse v Lille - 19:00
Troyes v Monaco - BT Sport 2, 19:00

http://i.imgur.com/ybH1O1q.gif Dutch Eredivisie:
AZ Alkmaar v FC Utrecht - 17:30
PSV Eindhoven v PEC Zwolle - Sky Sports Red Button, 18:45
Heracles Almelo v FC Groningen - 19:45

Sunday 20th
http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Premier League:
Watford v Liverpool - Sky Sports 1, 13:30
Swansea v West Ham - Sky Sports 1, 16:00

http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Championship:
Sheff Wed v Wolves - 14:00
Leeds v Preston - 15:00
Reading v Blackburn - 15:00

http://i.imgur.com/WveiEiv.gif Spanish La Liga:
Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano - Sky Sports 2, 15:00
Ath Bilbao v Levante - Sky Sports Red Button, 17:15
Granada CF v Celta de Vigo - Sky Sports Red Button, 17:15
Real Sociedad v Villarreal - Sky Sports 4, 17:15
Málaga v Atl Madrid - Sky Sports 4, 19:30

http://i.imgur.com/8v1PFWx.gif German Bundesliga:
Hertha BSC v 1. FSV Mainz 05 - BT Sport 1, 14:30
B M'gladbach v SV Darmstadt 98 - BT Sport 1, 16:30

http://i.imgur.com/ND7cEHI.gif Italian Serie A:
Carpi v Juventus - BT Sport Europe, 11:30
Atalanta v Napoli - BT Sport Extra 3, 14:00
Fiorentina v Chievo - 14:00
Roma v Genoa - BT Sport Europe, 14:00
Verona v Sassuolo - 14:00
Frosinone v Milan - BT Sport 2, 17:00
Sampdoria v Palermo - 17:00
Torino v Udinese - 17:00
Inter Milan v Lazio - BT Sport 1, 19:45

http://i.imgur.com/gbb3XrE.gif French Ligue 1:
St Etienne v Angers - BT Sport 2, 13:00
GFC Ajaccio v Lyon - BT Sport Extra 2, 16:00
Bordeaux v Marseille - BT Sport ESPN, 20:00

http://i.imgur.com/ybH1O1q.gif Dutch Eredivisie:
Excelsior v SC Cambuur Leeuwarden - 11:30
N.E.C. v Feyenoord - Sky Sports 5, 13:30
sc Heerenveen v ADO Den Haag - 13:30
Willem II v Roda JC Kerkrade - 13:30
Ajax v De Graafschap - Sky Sports 5, 15:45

Monday 21st
http://i.imgur.com/L7UOmTK.png Premier League:
Arsenal v Man City - Sky Sports 1, 20:00

[niko_cee]

All about the lunchtime kick-off tomorrow.

[Reg]

As well as our game, it's the first Betis-Sevilla derby in years, and a Madrid derby in Real-Rayo. Then Inter-Lazio looks good.

Those make up for the Premier League bunch, another boring lot. Apart from Monday.

[Davgooner]

Rumour is we're about to announce a stadium expansion to 70k.

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's the first Betis-Sevilla derby in two years, by my reckoning. Betis looked a bit dodgy in the second tier last season but Ole Ole Ole Ole, Pepe, Pepe made a messiah-like return and took them back up.

[Lewis]

Rumour is we're about to announce a stadium expansion to 70k.

Just when Tottenham thought they had done you with their very deliberate 61000 capacity.

[Reg]

Ah, they played April last year. Oh well, should be good anyway.

[Manc]

Hertha v Mainz should be a cracker in current form.

[niko_cee]

:D

Imagine hearing someone say that 'IRL'. You'd want to stove their head in with a loose wardrobe.

[Kikó]

:D.

Where are you watching the Mainz game later Niko?

[niko_cee]

A craft beer hall.

[Lee]

Should be a good match today. I'm a bit concerned about how our defence will handle Delofeu and Lukaku. We're a lot tighter at the back since bringing Simpson and Fuchs and this will be a good test of that. Drinkwater being out is a shame but I'm not too concerned as Andy King, who I assume will replace him, is excellent. If not King it will be Inler which isn't the worst option to have. I'm more bothered about Huth being suspended. He has actually been the worst of our current back four but he is an important part of the unit. Not sure whether I want Wasilweski (similar in style to Huth) or Benalouane (better on the ball which is good for setting up our counter attacks) in his place. Neither would be awful, I don't think. Both like to give away silly fouls but then so does Huth.

I can see us losing this, but then I can see us losing every game so my opinion doesn't really count.

[John Arne]

Simpson looked dodgy against Chelsea. Always seemed to be out of position, and never knew whether he should close down or back off.
Who is the alternative right back?

[Lee]

De Laet, who leaves us far too exposed. Simpson has been very good since he came in. The reason we conceded so many goals early on was playing De Laet and Schlupp at full back. They're both quick and good going forward so give us (even) more attacking options but made us too easy to score against.

Simpson and Fuchs are more disciplined and conservative and our defence is much improved as a result. I'd sign a new right back in January if there's one going but of our options now Simpson is better for the way we play.

[CJay]

Ancelotti to be announced as next Bayern manager.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/19/carlo-ancelotti-bayern-munich-manager-pep-guardiola?CMP=share_btn_tw

[Lee]

This has been easy for Middlesbrough so far. They look like a side who would do well if they get promoted.

[niko_cee]

You don't really want to give them an early lead, what with their defence driven, physical shithouse ideology. They probably would do alright (should really have gone up last year) but they'll add fuck all to the league unless Karanka takes the mentor-aping to the next level. Such a dull side.

[Lewis]

Ancelotti to be announced as next Bayern manager.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/19/carlo-ancelotti-bayern-munich-manager-pep-guardiola?CMP=share_btn_tw

You would lol if (when) he wins the European Cup with them.

[Lee]

Jimmy Hill's dead. Poor sod had Alzheimer's for a while didn't he?

[Magic]

Feel atrocious today, can't shake this hangover at all and spewing. Worst one in ages. Having a wedding ring on eliminates any random flirting and friend zones you immediately. So much so a John Lewis store manager who was actually quite nice was telling me how she was raped at her friend's house and the trial and everything. Weird.

Anyway I may watch Chelscum to see how they play without Boreinho.

[Magic]

Jimmy Hill's dead. Poor sod had Alzheimer's for a while didn't he?

One he won't be able to take on the chin. RIP.

[Reg]

Argh what a shit game.

[Jimmy Floyd]

I don't know who's even in charge of us today and I've googled it twice. Hiddink is a fucking atrocious appointment though.

[Lee]

Wasilewski in for Huth. :cool:

King in for Drinkwater was a no-brained. I love King, I hope he scores.

[Lewis]

The United team news seems to have Mata behind Rooney (good), and then the least mobile midfield ever in Carrick and Fellaini (fucking hell).

[SvN]

Poor Jimmy Hill. Still, 87 isn't a bad number. Wonder what the Sunderland forums are like at the moment.

[SvN]

Looking at the United lineup, I've no idea who is playing where. It wouldn't sujrprise me to see a 3-5-2 with Young and Memphis on the wings. It also wouldn't surprise me to see a back 4 with Jones and Young as fullbacks.

[Boom-Boom]

Could someone please link me to a reliable streaming site?

[Danny]

PM'd

[SvN]

Send it to me too, please. Or post it then delete it.

[Magic]

And me please. I'm so fucked. :(

[Pen]

Reddit has become my go to place when it comes to streams. They usually have something decent for most games.

[Disco]

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccerstreams/

Feel free to delete this if it's not something we want hanging around.

[Andy]

You guys need to sign up to Sportsmania. Think it's £50 for the year and faultless.

[SvN]

Just signed up for a week. If it's not shit I'll get the yearly subscription.

[Danny]

*snip*

Feel free to delete this if it's not something we want hanging around.

Exactly what I sent Boom but wasnt sure on the posting rules

[SvN]

Posting a reddit link is fine, I reckon. As long as it's not a direct link to the stream.

[Reg]

It also wouldn't surprise me to see a back 4 with Jones and Young as fullbacks.
That's what the Forza app has displayed.

Probably be Mata right, Memphis left, with Rooney behind Martial.

[igor_balis]

I doubt we're going to have any feds signing up to keep an eye on us, anyway.

[John Arne]

www.streamhub.hk

[Jimmy Floyd]

The scenes at the Bridge :cool:

Hazard, Costa and Fabregas all taking it in the neck.

[SvN]

You guys need to sign up to Sportsmania. Think it's £50 for the year and faultless.

The stream I have for the United game is outstanding. So far so good.

[Danny]

Once I talk the missus out of having a TV provider and onto something like Netflix/Sling TV I will certainly be getting involved in something like that.

Thankfully for now I have access to the NBC streams in HD

[Jimmy Floyd]

Oh shit, the Drog is sitting between Abramovich and Hiddink in the box. Call it off, everything is sorted.

[Reg]

How do they get away with making money from illegal streams?

[Magic]

Lol. Always count on Blunderland to ruin the party.

[Magic]

Shows the players were trying to get him sacked. Absolute cunts.

[Magic]

Lol this is the loudest is ever been at the bridge.

'Where were you when we were shit'

[mugbull]

Southampton playing us off the park, hopefully we can finally bench Eriksen for a few games and try domething new

[Kikó]

United Norwich is expectedly 0-0.

[Danny]

The one time Rooney did something well, he was offside.

[Waffdon]

Lukaku's taking that record :drool:

[Lee]

Sounds like we're getting a bit of a bumming here.

Fucking hell, United.

[Toby]

United Norwich is expectedly 0-0.

:baz:

[Danny]

That defending :face:

[Magic]

Hahahaha.

[niko_cee]

Somebody get Mourinho on the next flight up there.

[Kikó]

Middleborough is about 1 hour on the train. Get Mourinho in for Christmas

[niko_cee]

Mourinho could probably go to United and win the league if they got him in next week.

[Kikó]

Definitely. But we will keep this useless Dutch cunt to make Woodward not feel like he's a complete failure.

[CJay]

Everything coming from Stamford Bridge sounds a bit cringey to me. There's a "You let Jose down" banner in the crowd. :cab:

[Jimmy Floyd]

It's richly deserved and I suspect might start a trend in terms of supporters demanding more from overpaid shitehawks not putting the effort in.

Everyone has always known Costa and Fabregas are arseholes, but it's nice to see Hazard also in the dock for thinking he's a lot better than he is.

[Magic]

Definitely. But we will keep this useless Dutch cunt to make Woodward not feel like he's a complete failure.

http://thedugout.tv/community/showthread.php?t=93175

:harold:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

69.6% possession.

0 shots on target.


:drool:

[Kikó]

http://thedugout.tv/community/showthread.php?t=93175

:harold:

Oh gosh you got me. His football is shite and an opinion I held two years ago has shown me up...

[Lewis]

We've all backed the wrong horse at some point, Magic. It's just that not everybody married it.

[Magic]

Oh gosh you got me. His football is shite and an opinion I held two years ago has shown me up...

I love how deep-burning bitterness and reactionary seethe seeps in to everyone who comes to Scotland. :drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

We've all backed the wrong horse at some point, Magic. It's just that not everybody married it.

Woof.

[Magic]

Woof.

Neigh.

[Kikó]

I love how deep-burning bitterness and reactionary seethe seeps in to everyone who comes to Scotland. :drool:

I'll fight you at the Dundee united game on boxing day you ned.

[Lewis]

Who are United's 'Mourinho Players'? He would love Ashley Young, but 'Memphis' and Mata would get the white Fiat Uno.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just sack him now.

[Danny]

Ffs

[Magic]

Lmaoooooo.

[CJay]

Lulz. How much longer for Van Gaal?

[Magic]

The players are engineering this to get him sacked surely. Or are they just a total bag of shit.

[Gray Fox]

Regardless of club philosophy, reputation or the 'United way,' how many of the United fans here would want Mourinho in to replace Van Gaal?

[Lewis]

If 'The Special One' was up for it then do it; but if Ryan Giggs is still the alternative then TIME.

[Kikó]

That's got to be it. Sack him tonight, get Mourinho in.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Regardless of club philosophy, reputation or the 'United way,' how many of the United fans here would want Mourinho in to replace Van Gaal?

I was always opposed but anything would be better than Van Gaal and his philosophy right now.

[Lewis]

Why on earth were you opposed?

[CJay]

Mourinho taking over at this point would surely be the biggest ever mid-season managerial turnaround? I thought the board didn't like him, though?

[Davgooner]

Go for it and have him appear with entrance music in the 80th minute today. Stone Cold's old entrance music would do.

[Kikó]

Charlton didn't. Originally they thought Ed wouldn't be able to control him. Hopefully Ed ends it all soon so he won't have to worry about it.

[Kikó]

Rooney is laughably slow.

[Lewis]

That reminded me of van Nistelrooy.

[Kikó]

Martial in a good team would bag loads.

[Lee]

Fucking hell we're getting lucky in this one. :D

[Davgooner]

Everton trailing to two penalties? The seethe must be immense.

[Lee]

Jesus fucking christ.

[Magic]

Wow, if Leicester do this or even get in to the CL it'll be incredible and amazing and everyfink.

They'll get relegated the next season mind but so fuck.

[Waffdon]

Newcastle starting Cisse and De Jong over Perez and Mitrovic :D

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Leicester :cool:

[Davgooner]

When did they sign Kante?

[randomlegend]

Mourinho would come in, get rid of all the exciting players and be successful for a year or two playing shit pragmatic football before sodding off acrimoniously.

I'm really not that keen to be honest.

Edit: when I say exciting, obviously I mean "would probably be exciting if not playing for Louis van Gaal".

[Lewis]

Ryan Giggs is up. Repeat. Ryan Giggs is up! Late winner any minute now...

[Kikó]

Last 4 minutes of van Gaal please.

[Jimmy Floyd]

As if United are going to sack van Gaal in December of a season.

[Lee]

We can't just make it easy.

[Magic]

Shame now because Legend van Gaal will probably get sacked. :(

[Kikó]

Why? It's hurting the brand and we look like the holy grail of the top four is falling away. He has to go. 1 win in 13. Dog turd.

[CJay]

Is it actually 1 win in 13? :serious:

[SvN]

That has tipped me over the edge. Get rid.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Wes Morgan lifting the trophy in May.

[Lee]

Well fuck me.

[Magic]

Is it actually 1 win in 13? :serious:

No. It is two defeats in a row to two utter shite teams though.

[Kikó]

Is it actually 1 win in 13? :serious:

I think I made that stat up :D

[Lee]

I'd be surprised of they get rid of Van Gaal at this stage. It took them much longer to sack Moyes. Who had only one point fewer at this point in his time in charge, incidentally. Got through his European Cup group too.

[Lewis]

Twitter: 'put LVG as ISIS manager, & they will stop attacking'

I lolled. Expect 'jeet to post it in three days.

[Sam]

All aboard the Leicester wagon. Brilliant stuff.

[CJay]

I think I made that stat up :D

It probably feels that way, to be fair.

Leicester are looking good to be top at the halfway stage. Incredible scenes if they can keep this up through January

[Jimmy Floyd]

I wonder what Taz's stats bunker is saying about Leicester these days. Probably that they should be in the bottom half.

[Samadini]

It's actually 3 wins in the last 13 which is still shit tbf.

[CJay]

Wasn't Taz the one harping on about Leicester's false position throughout last season? Prescience. :drool:

[Jimmy Floyd]

van Gaal is just ranting like a weirdo in this interview.

[Shindig]

A Leicester title win might save my smile.

[mugbull]

I read that Leicester have the lowest pass completion % in the league. Lowest. That's pretty incredible, as pointless as that stat evidently is

[mugbull]

Joleon lescott has been getting uglier by the season.

[Waffdon]

What a god send that is.

[Magic]

Asked if the pressure is building, Louis Van Gaal added: "That’s the football world. I know that, my board knows that, my players know that. We’re not used to that because normally we win, so it’s a difficult period.

:baz:

[Kikó]

Leicester have the lowest pass completion? Do they not know how to play football or something?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Skybet have slashed Van Gaal's odds to 1.16 to be the next manager sacked and Paddypower have Mourinho @ 1.53 to be the next United manager.

It's on.

[Lee]

I read that Leicester have the lowest pass completion % in the league. Lowest. That's pretty incredible, as pointless as that stat evidently is

A symptom of how we play. Sit deep, play high risk passes to counter rapidly. Most won't come off, but they don't need to. It's great to watch.

[John Arne]

I don't buy this 'Mourinho doesn't fit Man Utd' schtick.

Mourinho is a quality manager, Man Utd need a quality manager.... Simple as that.

[Jimmy Floyd]

He'd be great for them but they won't appoint him, certainly as long as they think they have any sort of sniff of getting Guardiola in the summer. In fact I'd put good money on them not. If they signed up Mourinho now they are just surrendering 'Pep' to City.

They had a shitter not getting Klopp at the point when they got van Gaal, although I can't remember what Jürgen's views were at that time.

[Reg]

Middleborough is about 1 hour on the train. Get Mourinho in for Christmas


Just sack him now.


If 'The Special One' was up for it then do it; but if Ryan Giggs is still the alternative then TIME.


That's got to be it. Sack him tonight, get Mourinho in.


I was always opposed but anything would be better than Van Gaal and his philosophy right now.


Why on earth were you opposed?


Why? It's hurting the brand and we look like the holy grail of the top four is falling away. He has to go. 1 win in 13. Dog turd.

United fans getting frustrated with a manager who brings boring football and has a hard time admitting he could be in the wrong, so they ask for a manager wh... Oh.

[Shindig]

Ruh-oh.

[Mellberg]

Ayew's one of the very few players I have time for at the minute. He's not brilliant or anything, he just actually gives a fuck.

[Lee]

This game has become unexpectedly fun.

[Davgooner]

Sanchez is a fucking awful player.

[Shindig]

Cack. Should've won that.

[Spoonsky]

It must be ages since the last weekend where none of the TOP TEAMS was upset.

[mugbull]

It must be ages since the last weekend where none of the TOP TEAMS was upset.

Not only that, but a lot of the top teams seem to be losing their games at home. Stamford Bridge, OT, even Etihad. Pretty fucking cool season

[Mellberg]

Sanchez is a fucking awful player.

Yeah, fuck him. He has the occasional game where he looks like an absolute beast, but that's interspersed with roughly half a season's worth of flapping around like a jelly. Get rid.

I'd keep Okore, Amavi, Veretout and Ayew. The rest can all get to fuck. Especially N'Zogbia and Agbonlahor, the despicable coasting wankers.

[Davgooner]

I listening to it on Talksport for a few minutes while I drove out to get food, and Collymore had a proper spaz out about Sanchez at one point towards the end of the first half. Properly nuts, even for that mob.

[Mellberg]

He's a big fan of losing the ball about an inch from your own goal line. Recipe for success.

Unlike Collymore to lose his rag, the chronic embarrassment. Good job Ulrika wasn't within swinging distance.

[John]

Mahrez looks more like a skinny Madjid Bougherra every time I see him.

Good stuff from Jermaine Jenas there, when talking about Cameron Jerome. 'As top strikers do...'

Okazaki's celebration. :D He looked disabled.

[Lee]

That's the first time I've heard anybody call Stones the best defender in Europe.

[niko_cee]

Jesus, just look at the state of the French league.

[John]

I can't remember who it was but when Chelsea were all over him in the summer a Sky Sports goon was talking him up as potentially one of the best ever.

[Lee]

Why is Drogba wearing a womens scarf?

[John]

A great misunderstanding of a concept from Keown there. 'Kante just floats around in that midfield. He's almost got an iron lung.'

[Lewis]

Because there is no such thing as a men's scarf.

[John]

Unsurprising from McLean, the fucking dirty bastard.

[Waffdon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMt4qdhiyUA

wottttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt.

not me, ofc.

[phonics]

"It's a goal that will wake up the whole of Asia."

[Manc]

Diags. Fucking diags.

[Manc]

Just give Pards the England job now.

[Waffdon]

Lee's goal for Crystal Palace was an absolute beaut.

[CJay]

Unsurprising from McLean, the fucking dirty bastard.

That's two identical 'challenges' in 3 weeks now. He's just a nasty player. I'd love to see harsher punishments for that sort of thing. It's Sunday league stuff losing your rag like that. Give 5 game bans for those fouls and players like him will soon drop down the leagues and get what they deserve. I find it hard cheering him on for the national team, tbh. :moop:

[randomlegend]

I knew PSG were in a class of their own in France but:

http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/classement

:D

[Lee]

It's awful and it all feels so artificial. In countries like England, Germany, Spain and Italy you can get away with these loaded clubs because there's enough interest in other clubs to keep the whole thing reasonably competitive. Do the French even like football?

I like reading books on the history of the sport in various countries. I've read great books on football in England, Germany, Spain, Brazil, the Netherlands, Italy, the US and a couple on Africa as a continent. And yet I've never managed to find anything on France, despite looking. I just don't think there's the culture for it. Which is odd as they've produced some wonderful sides at national level.

[Jimmy Floyd]

They don't like any sport really. They like literature, art and poncing around in cafés. Our love of sport comes from the fact that we invented all the major team sports and played them in a structured way in the 19th century to the point that they became widespread and everyone could have a go at forming their own clubs and teams. In France what did they invent, pétanque? Yeah. I suppose they have the Tour de France but that's about as far as their sporting culture goes. They like annual ponce-abouts like that and Le Mans. It's not a people's pursuit.

The only reason the Qatar lot invested was because Paris is a glamorous city, there's no actual footballing logic behind it.

[Gray Fox]

Mignolet and Benteke dropped. Bodgan and Coutinho back in. We may yet win a game.

[GS]

Probably our best team with the exception a fit Sturridge for Firmino. Benteke is hopeless.

[Gray Fox]

I'm quite happy he has Lallana looking like the player we bought. Would like to see Origi on if we aren't winning though.

[Magic]

I got rid of Firmino in my FF team so he's on for a hatrick no doubt.

[Boom-Boom]

I have just seen Martial won European Player of the Year (Under 21).

Although he's clearly a big talent I'm amazed to see him win that. Surely someone out there is more deserving, he hasn't set the league alight by any means.

My football knowledge is pretty poor so I can't suggest many other options.

[Boydy]

I thought Origi probably deserved a start.

[Boom-Boom]

Mignolet and Benteke dropped. Bodgan and Coutinho back in. We may yet win a game.

You give Bogdan a good run in the team and I imagine he will prove himself just as unreliable as Mignolet.

Did Reina's performance drop off towards the end of his Liverpool career?

[John Arne]

How is John Barnes still being employed? Nonsense.

[Jimmy Floyd]

What's wrong with him? Seems a likeable studio presence.

[Gray Fox]

You give Bogdan a good run in the team and I imagine he will prove himself just as unreliable as Mignolet.

Did Reina's performance drop off towards the end of his Liverpool career?

Yeah he seemed to lose his powers when Rafa and more importantly Xavi Valero left the club.

[John Arne]

What's wrong with him? Seems a likeable studio presence.

He's a nice guy, don't get my wrong. He hasn't said anything of any interest yet though. Maybe he's adopting the Michael Owen approach.

[Ian]

:cool:

[Davgooner]

Fucking laughable.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Maybe they should play without a goalkeeper.

[Weaver]

You give Bogdan a good run in the team and I imagine he will prove himself just as unreliable as Mignolet.

Two minutes for Boom to be proved right :D

[John Arne]

Great start.

[Boydy]

Fuck's sake. :D

[Gray Fox]

Is Brad Jones still free?

[Boydy]

That pass by Henderson to Coutinho. :drool:

[Gray Fox]

Oh fuck off.

[John Arne]

Apparently Danny Ward is playing well on loan at Aberdeen...

[Jimmy Floyd]

Ighalo is fucking deadly.

[Lee]

Ighalo is a really good striker and Deeney did brilliantly to find him there. Liverpool look terrible. Can hardly blame Klopp (although their poor form will no doubt be in part due to him imposing a style this set of players not being capable of executing) and I think he'll be fine with a summer behind him. We've got this lot on Boxing Day. Judging by this Mahrez and Vardy will be caressing their erections as we speak.

[John Arne]

Skrtel joins the mong club.

[John Arne]

Ighalo is a really good striker and Deeney did brilliantly to find him there. Liverpool look terrible. Can hardly blame Klopp (although their poor form will no doubt be in part due to him imposing a style this set of players not being capable of executing) and I think he'll be fine with a summer behind him. We've got this lot on Boxing Day. Judging by this Mahrez and Vardy will be caressing their erections as we speak.

Poor form? We've lost 2 in 14. We are doing just fine.

[Boydy]

Judging by this Mahrez and Vardy will be caressing their erections as we speak.

:D

I wish Liverpool had someone who could finish as well as that.

[John Arne]

:D

I wish Liverpool had someone who could finish as well as that.

Fucking hell I miss Suarez.

[Lee]

Poor form? We've lost 2 in 14. We are doing just fine.

In your last four league games you've sneaked a 1-0 against a shit Swansea side, were beaten comfortably by a shit Newcastle side, grabbed a last minute draw at Anfield versus West Brom and are now 0-2 against Watford. You're in poor form.

[Lewis]

Troy Deeney looks like 'Brendan' mated with the ugliest black woman going.

[John Arne]

Firmino's just a shot Iago Aspas.

[John Arne]

In your last four league games you've sneaked a 1-0 against a shit Swansea side, were beaten comfortably by a shit Newcastle side, grabbed a last minute draw at Anfield versus West Brom and are now 0-2 against Watford. You're in poor form.

If by form you meant the last 3 games, then yes, we are.

[Lee]

That's what form is.

[niko_cee]

Look at Leicester giving it the big one already.

[Waffdon]

Apparently Danny Ward is playing well on loan at Aberdeen...

Aye, he's very good. Awful league, though.

[John Arne]

Just you wait until we win the title next year :drool:

[Lee]

Look at Leicester giving it the big one already.

The chance will never come again, let me have it.

[John Arne]

Form (3 games) is temporary, class (25yrs ago) is permanent.

[Lee]

Is Bogdan going to be in goal next week?

[Boom-Boom]

That would have been one of the funniest goals in Premier League history. Jesus.

[Gray Fox]

Watford a point off 4th as it stands. Them for top 4 and Leicester for the title. What a season that would be.

[mugbull]

Liverpool have been in poor form for the better part of a decade now

[John Arne]

Can we Gerrard back to play in goals?

[Boydy]

Take Bogdan off at half time and never let him near a football pitch again.

[Gray Fox]

Thank fuck I can't afford to go to the games any more.

[John Arne]

Lucas at centreback :drool:

[Lewis]

This is the first time I've seen Bogdan. Has there ever been a good ginger goalkeeper? I can't think of one.

[John]

Oliver Khan was a bit.

[Magic]

Ollie Khan. He's definitely a beanhead.

[Boom-Boom]

This is the first time I've seen Bogdan. Has there ever been a good ginger goalkeeper? I can't think of one.

How many ginger goalkeepers can you name? I can't name one, let alone a decent one.

[Magic]

John. :(

[Jimmy Floyd]

I always thought of Oliver Kahn as the epitome of blond.

Jim Leighton?

[Magic]

He's got ginger eyebrows.

Leighton wasn't ginger.

[Boom-Boom]

http://im.rediff.com/sports/2008/may/27kahn.jpg

[John Arne]

Jens Mustermann.

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080312162141/uncyclopedia/images/d/dc/Chuck-norris-002.jpg

[Boydy]

Quique Flores is a very stylish man.

[John]

Jim Leighton was ginger and toothless. It's a good thing he was a footballer, he'd definitely have been on the smack otherwise.

[Lewis]

How many ginger goalkeepers can you name? I can't name one, let alone a decent one.

Exactly. There must be something that stops them taking to the position. Long periods in the sunlight? Natural aggression? Given that they're all bullied you would expect more of them to end up in nets after being picked last, so it's definitely genetic.

[Magic]

He was dark blond which got lighter as he got older.

[Jimmy Floyd]

Most ginger players that I can think of seem to be hard-working midfield terrier types, with the occasional beanpole target man.

[Magic]

Bremner surely the best ginger player ever?

[John]

Craig Moore.

Tommy Coyne was a jinky little twat striker and he was almost laughably ginger. He stayed near me for a while and looking at him was like staring into the sun at times.

[Reg]

Paul Scholes.

[Danny]

Wasnt Sammer a ginger? No wonder he shaves it all off now.

[Boydy]

Missed the restart there. Any half time changes?

[Gray Fox]

Missed the restart there. Any half time changes?

We've started playing longer. That's about it.

[John Arne]

Sakho with the Marseille turn.

[Reg]

Florenzi's a dude. That goal might prevent Garcia's sacking if he's lucky.

[Boydy]

Why the fuck did Coutinho run offside then shout for the ball? Dickhead.

[Waffdon]

Love that :drool:

[Gray Fox]

This is ultimate bombscare defending.

[John Arne]

I forgot that Firmino was playing.

[Magic]

Jinky was a ginger cunt too.

[niko_cee]

Why the fuck did Coutinho run offside then shout for the ball? Dickhead.

Yeah, that really annoyed me as well.

This has been an absolute shambles (from the selection onwards). Mo Sakho has no place being a professional footballer, but needs must I guess. I'm sure he'd do well in an NFL style combine, but get him on an actual pitch and he's just a walking disaster. How can you play at such a high level for so long and have so little appreciation for what is going on around you?

[Ian]

That's a lovely goal.

[John Arne]

Rodgers OUT.

[Gray Fox]

That's a beautiful move.

[Jimmy Floyd]

The thing about this game is that it's not like they're just pinging them on the break. Watford look just to be the much better team, with much better players.

[Lewis]

Should never have sacked the last bloke.

[Boydy]

Watford have been brilliant.

The mascot celebrating with Igahlo. :D

[Serj]

Mo Sakho has no place being a professional footballer, but needs must I guess. I'm sure he'd do well in an NFL style combine, but get him on an actual pitch and he's just a walking disaster. How can you play at such a high level for so long and have so little appreciation for what is going on around you?

That's just wrong. He's been bad today, but he's just come back from injury, and at full fitness has been the best defender in the squad this season. Especially when picking out a pass. He just looks so wrong doing it because he keeps on flailing about.

I'm struggling to think of one player who's had an acceptable performance today. Maybe Lucas.

[Lee]

Watford are a very good side. I was impressed with them when we played them. We only won because Gomes had a shocker.

[niko_cee]

The Real game sounds interesting.

[Kikó]

Good of Liverpool to make United's woes seem less shit again. Proper teams go to Watford and turn them over.

[Jimmy Floyd]

In Sir Rafa's latest affair Real Madrid took the lead at home to Rayo, then shipped two in three minutes, and then Rayo had a man sent off. Fortunately for Sir Rafa there are still 73 minutes to go.

[niko_cee]

That's just wrong. He's been bad today, but he's just come back from injury, and at full fitness has been the best defender in the squad this season - Especially when picking out a pass. He just looks so wrong doing it because he keeps on flailing about.


I used to think this, that his awkwardness got him an unfair rap. But he continually makes insane decisions. He literally always takes a touch, no matter the situation. Facing down 3 opponents, no, don't just knock it out, take them on son, on the halfway line, when you're pretty much the last man. Yes, perhaps this is what modern managers tell him to do, but it invariably ends in some form of disaster. Are players just drones nowadays? You'd think he'd be able to judge situations a bit better than he can.

[Magic]

:harold:

[Serj]

He definitely did do that today, but I actually thought he'd toned it down a lot this season and, as I said, had become the most reliable defender.

On a side note, does anybody else have connectivity issues with this site? Keeps on dying on me, and it's only this one.

[Waffdon]

Watford have been brilliant.

The mascot celebrating with Igahlo. :D

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CWrbIKcWoAA1-e1.jpg:large

:D

[Magic]

Fucking fair play. Even more shite being Leeds when you see what good ownership and appointments can achieve. And cheating in Watford's case.

[niko_cee]

had become the most reliable defender.

Faint praise, if it's even praise at all.

Does the ball usually bounce that much or was that the pitch? Though Klopp got this team (and the one at Newcastle) wrong - this was the one to go direct with the giant turd up front, and the other would have been better suited to the midget show.

[niko_cee]

Bareth to the rescue.

[Waffdon]

Real Madrid should score at least eight here now.

[Lee]

This Real-Rayo game is mental. Real have just scored a penalty to go 3-2 up and Rayo are down to 9 men. Only half an hour gone as well.

[John Arne]

Rayo defender sent off and penalty awarded for.... er.... for having the audacity to score 2 goals against the Galatico's.

3-2 to Real and Rayo down to 9 men. 30th minute.

This is going to be 8-2.

[Reg]

Dzeko has just been sent for twice saying what looked like "Fuck off, [something]" in English about three yards from the ref.

Sounds like the crowd has turned on the team too much for Garcia to keep his job, whatever happens in this match.

[John Arne]

Imagine how deadly Real's front 3 would be if they actually liked and passed to each other.

Ronaldo always appears to intentionally play shit passes to Bale :D

[ScousePig]

It's richly deserved and I suspect might start a trend in terms of supporters demanding more from overpaid shitehawks not putting the effort in.

Everyone has always known Costa and Fabregas are arseholes, but it's nice to see Hazard also in the dock for thinking he's a lot better than he is.

Start a trend? It's a seasonal thing up at Sunderland.