User Tag List

View Poll Results: Who's "winning" the Sack Race?

Voters
19. You may not vote on this poll
  • Bilic

    4 21.05%
  • Scott "Scotty" Parker

    4 21.05%
  • Ole Gunnar Binman

    8 42.11%
  • Stone Cold Sean Dyche

    1 5.26%
  • Super Frankie Lampard

    0 0%
  • Chris Wilder

    2 10.53%
Page 16 of 19 FirstFirst ... 61415161718 ... LastLast
Results 751 to 800 of 911

Thread: November football: The Sack Race

  1. #751
    Bookie Sir Andy Mahowry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    40,776
    Mentioned
    105 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)


    Horrific.

  2. #752
    Senior Member Offshore Toon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    5,566
    Mentioned
    20 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Society has let Peter Crouch get out of hand. It was fine as a flew flippant comments in press conferences, but he did a show at Alexandra Palace ffs.

    And why is Jermaine Jenas on House of Cards? Are they really the best we've got? Absurdity.

  3. #753
    Senior Member niko_cee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    17,950
    Mentioned
    45 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Offshore Toon View Post
    Society has let Peter Crouch get out of hand.


    Brighton must be a decent chance today, although they'll probably pass the ball into their own net a few times in the first 10 minutes to scotch that idea.

  4. #754
    Bookie Sir Andy Mahowry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    40,776
    Mentioned
    105 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Maupay you useless prick.

  5. #755
    Senior Member Waffdon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    12,799
    Mentioned
    44 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Waffdon View Post
    That Liverpool team is pretty horrific. Brighton to miss at least four glorious chances.
    There’s one at least.

  6. #756
    Bookie Sir Andy Mahowry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    40,776
    Mentioned
    105 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Connolly is the only Brighton player to have actually threatened Liverpool, strange decision to bring him off.

  7. #757
    Bookie Sir Andy Mahowry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    40,776
    Mentioned
    105 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Lallana

  8. #758
    Senior Member Waffdon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    12,799
    Mentioned
    44 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    That booking on Ben White really is a joke.

  9. #759
    Bookie Sir Andy Mahowry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    40,776
    Mentioned
    105 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    The seethe on Twitter from Liverpool fans over VAR will be glorious

  10. #760
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    7,745
    Mentioned
    37 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Deffo a pen, however, I didn't think you were allowed to stop in the your run up anymore?

  11. #761
    mischamischaracterisation Dquincy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    3,858
    Mentioned
    15 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Joke of a decision. Not a pen. Neither of the players touched the ball and they had a coming together.

  12. #762
    mischamischaracterisation Dquincy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    3,858
    Mentioned
    15 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Oops. Welbz did touch it.

  13. #763
    Senior Member Serj's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    654
    Mentioned
    6 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Andy Mahowry View Post
    The seethe on Twitter from Liverpool fans over VAR will be glorious
    The Liverpool subreddit is in complete meltdown in the post-match thread, if you need some further entertainment.

  14. #764
    The Artist Formerly Known as Taz
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    8,635
    Mentioned
    108 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Another game murdered by VAR. Klopp's post-match interview was fantastic entertainment. Brighton so good

  15. #765
    Senior Member mugbull's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    4,228
    Mentioned
    27 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Thats the Stonewall Jackson of penalties

  16. #766
    Senior Member Waffdon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    12,799
    Mentioned
    44 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    Another game murdered by VAR. Klopp's post-match interview was fantastic entertainment. Brighton so good
    Klopp definitely has a touch of Fritzl. No idea why people find him likeable.

  17. #767
    Senior Member Jimmy Floyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    35,308
    Mentioned
    84 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    His ridiculous railing about fixtures is classic scouse PR tactics. Make yourself a victim from day one and make the narrative an angry one early doors so that if things go well for you, you're the great working class hero, whereas if things go off the rails, it's the filthy establishment to blame.

    Quite similar to Trump, actually. Of course the reason that fixtures/recovery time are far more important to Liverpool than to any other club is because their game is based entirely on the aerobic aspect of pressing.

  18. #768
    DEATH TO THE WEIRD Raoul Duke's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Haarlem
    Posts
    6,802
    Mentioned
    23 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Lot of asthma in the squad makes it tricker too

  19. #769
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    1,148
    Mentioned
    6 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    For the first time in nearly twenty years, Swindon have beaten Oxford. All the sweeter for it being away from home (first away win of the season) and with a centre half (who scored) playing up front for 30 mins.

  20. #770
    Senior Member Jimmy Floyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    35,308
    Mentioned
    84 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    I don't know if there are stats available but Leeds seem to be unbelievably profligate whenever I've watched them under Bielsa. Their tee to green stuff is mesmerising but there is no one who is ruthless in front of goal.

  21. #771
    More successful than most Magic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Scotchland
    Posts
    17,921
    Mentioned
    72 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    About 50 shots in 2 games and 0 goals.

  22. #772
    Senior Member Jimmy Floyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    35,308
    Mentioned
    84 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    And then a basic pot shot sticks them ahead. Well deserved, though, Everton are really one-dimensional: punt it forward to Calvert-Lewin, who wins literally 100% of headers and nothing comes of any of them.

  23. #773
    More successful than most Magic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Scotchland
    Posts
    17,921
    Mentioned
    72 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

  24. #774
    Senior Member Alex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Wakefield
    Posts
    1,752
    Mentioned
    22 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    I don't know if there are stats available but Leeds seem to be unbelievably profligate whenever I've watched them under Bielsa. Their tee to green stuff is mesmerising but there is no one who is ruthless in front of goal.
    It's always like this, unfortunately. It's nice as the football we often play is, it's very frustrating to watch at times. Bamford works his bollocks off and has obviously had, relatively speaking, a good start to the season. But it's only because of the sheer number of chances we create. He, and others, are still very wasteful.

    If Bielsa has arrived when we still had Chris Wood (who knew where the net was consistently) on the books and demanded we kept him we would have wrapped promotion up with months to spare in his first season in charge. It's bizarre we don't sort it with a actual, better finishing options to be honest. But you don't question Marcelo's methods.

  25. #775
    Bookie Sir Andy Mahowry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    40,776
    Mentioned
    105 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)


    Glorious.

  26. #776
    Senior Member Jimmy Floyd's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    35,308
    Mentioned
    84 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Alex View Post
    It's always like this, unfortunately. It's nice as the football we often play is, it's very frustrating to watch at times. Bamford works his bollocks off and has obviously had, relatively speaking, a good start to the season. But it's only because of the sheer number of chances we create. He, and others, are still very wasteful.

    If Bielsa has arrived when we still had Chris Wood (who knew where the net was consistently) on the books and demanded we kept him we would have wrapped promotion up with months to spare in his first season in charge. It's bizarre we don't sort it with a actual, better finishing options to be honest. But you don't question Marcelo's methods.
    Today I watched you really closely and it was amazing to recognise just how good Kalvin Phillips is. He basically does midfield on his own for large chunks of the game, both with and without the ball, as the others are all engaged in these madcap triangle gallops down either flank and it all falls to him to win the ball back, close down, distribute, occasionally slow the tempo down, and amid all that his technical accuracy is sublime. If Southgate can't see these things and continues to stick Declan Rice there, he's an utter idiot.

    It's such an easy team to like - every player (bar Phillips) is deeply flawed in some way and yet Bielsa has managed to spin all their strengths into this gloriously rampant expression of what it is to be greater than the sum of your parts. I'm sure in another universe Luke Ayling is chugging pointlessly up and down for Derby County or Sunderland but in this one, Bielsa has somehow transformed him into this irresistible attacking force that plays with utter confidence in ability that doesn't really belong to him.

  27. #777
    Banned
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    2,034
    Mentioned
    3 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Oh dear

  28. #778
    Senior Member ScousePig's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    1,495
    Mentioned
    18 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    I don't know if there are stats available but Leeds seem to be unbelievably profligate whenever I've watched them under Bielsa. Their tee to green stuff is mesmerising but there is no one who is ruthless in front of goal.
    If Erling Haaland signed for them they'd probably win the league.

  29. #779
    Senior Member Alex's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Wakefield
    Posts
    1,752
    Mentioned
    22 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd View Post
    Today I watched you really closely and it was amazing to recognise just how good Kalvin Phillips is. He basically does midfield on his own for large chunks of the game, both with and without the ball, as the others are all engaged in these madcap triangle gallops down either flank and it all falls to him to win the ball back, close down, distribute, occasionally slow the tempo down, and amid all that his technical accuracy is sublime. If Southgate can't see these things and continues to stick Declan Rice there, he's an utter idiot.

    It's such an easy team to like - every player (bar Phillips) is deeply flawed in some way and yet Bielsa has managed to spin all their strengths into this gloriously rampant expression of what it is to be greater than the sum of your parts. I'm sure in another universe Luke Ayling is chugging pointlessly up and down for Derby County or Sunderland but in this one, Bielsa has somehow transformed him into this irresistible attacking force that plays with utter confidence in ability that doesn't really belong to him.
    Phillips adds a ridiculous amount of value. It's no coincidence we looked a significantly worse team for the couple of games he was out injured. The defence gets found out constantly when he's not there to run interference. The role he plays, as you've rightly said, basically allows the rest of them to do their thing. He was always a very promising player but there was always a feeling of "where is the next level, though?" with him, then Bielsa arrived and helped him find it, and then some. Phillips absolutely loves him too, gave him his England shirt from his debut apparently.

    Ayling is the absolute poster boy for him bringing out the best in a player who was otherwise seen as nothing. I think we only paid about half a million quid (or something) for him. He was just a lower league non-entity, and he's got him believing he's Cafu. Words can't describe how happy I will be if that lad gets an England cap at some point.

    Klich is another good example, he was languishing out on loan looking, for all intents and purposes, like his career had completely stalled. Then Marcelo turned up (no doubt already in possession of a thousand page report on him), immediately brought him back and he's been absolutely vital and basically ever present since.

    He's such a strange manager in that I honestly don't believe he actually cares about having transfer targets or anything. We obviously bring players in, and he has a say in what we're generally looking for I'm sure, but he would be just as happy to work with what he's got I think. The squad is not particularly large at all, he's totally happy just padding it out with kids who he has broken in to adhere to "the system".

    He just likes to mould what he's got into something. I think that is the enjoyment he gets out of it, in a nutshell. "Here are the tools I've got to work with, this the system I want to play, how I do I fit all these pegs into the relevant holes and make it happen". I don't think a "blank cheque book" sort of situation where he's allowed to assemble a team of mega-stars would interest him at all. He wouldn't be able to break them into pieces and re-build them on the training pitch, for starters. The fitness levels he instills are mind-boggling.

  30. #780
    More successful than most Magic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Scotchland
    Posts
    17,921
    Mentioned
    72 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Dallas too. Utility player at best before.

  31. #781
    The Artist Formerly Known as Taz
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    8,635
    Mentioned
    108 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Dallas always had a bit about him at Brentford but as an attacking wide-man, turning him into a budget James Milner is still inspired.

    Didn't watch the game or highlights yet but xG suggest Sheff Utd are on a horrendous run of luck. Unfortunately, Wilder picked the wrong fight so I now do not care for his struggles. I'd say if they keep faith they'll be safe but it's only Newcastle, Wolves or Burnley that could finish below them after the two that are down and that's some ask.

  32. #782
    Senior Member niko_cee's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    17,950
    Mentioned
    45 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    I saw Lundstram and Baldock both miss relative sitters in the bit I saw (and the West Brom goal was fairly freakish even thought they then kept trying it). Sheff Utd did seem to have a lot of chances but no one with any sort of confidence to not either knock it meekly at the 'keeper or blaze it over the bar.

  33. #783
    Senior Member Manc's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Posts
    6,572
    Mentioned
    37 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Super Sunday promises much.

  34. #784
    Senior Member Waffdon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    12,799
    Mentioned
    44 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Both the free kick and then resulting corner were so good from Ward Prowse

  35. #785
    Bookie Sir Andy Mahowry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    40,776
    Mentioned
    105 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

  36. #786
    Won the Old Board Lewis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Hull
    Posts
    27,079
    Mentioned
    132 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    He should have saved that.

  37. #787
    Senior Member Manc's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Posts
    6,572
    Mentioned
    37 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Donny looks like a lost child. Plenty of goals in this yet.

  38. #788
    Senior Member randomlegend's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    11,313
    Mentioned
    49 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    The diamond is wank. It was even wank against Red Bull until we accidently scored and they inexplicably imploded.

  39. #789
    Senior Member Waffdon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    12,799
    Mentioned
    44 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    This will finish 3-3 or something

  40. #790
    Bookie Sir Andy Mahowry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    40,776
    Mentioned
    105 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    That was lovely.

  41. #791
    Senior Member Waffdon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    12,799
    Mentioned
    44 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Southampton are right bottling bastards.

  42. #792
    Bookie Sir Andy Mahowry's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    40,776
    Mentioned
    105 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Don Cavani

  43. #793
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    7,745
    Mentioned
    37 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Great run, but Vestergaard didn't half fall asleep.

  44. #794
    Won the Old Board Lewis's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Hull
    Posts
    27,079
    Mentioned
    132 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Andy Mahowry View Post
    Don Cavani
    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Andy Mahowry View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Andy Mahowry View Post
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54404308

    Cavani done, ffs.

    Well will be when he flies over tomorrow.
    Get lost lad.

  45. #795
    ram it up your shitpipe Giggles's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Location
    Kildare
    Posts
    30,459
    Mentioned
    138 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    You nearly could have been shot of him if they’d lost today so maybe Mahow was right the first time.

  46. #796
    Senior Member Manc's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Posts
    6,572
    Mentioned
    37 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Ralph once again not recognising when his system needs to change.

  47. #797
    The Artist Formerly Known as Taz
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    8,635
    Mentioned
    108 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Shame Spurs missing a few heads, I would have liked to see them destroy Lampard rather than comfortably win.

  48. #798
    Administrator Kikó's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2015
    Location
    Laaaaaandan
    Posts
    12,153
    Mentioned
    19 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Cavani is a real centre forward. Great to watch.

  49. #799
    Senior Member Waffdon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2015
    Posts
    12,799
    Mentioned
    44 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    Shame Spurs missing a few heads, I would have liked to see them destroy Lampard rather than comfortably win.
    They’re missing one player at most, aren’t they? Only Aldeweireld is out injured and he’s not exactly as good as he was

  50. #800
    Senior Member Spikey M's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Posts
    22,470
    Mentioned
    35 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Waffdon View Post
    They’re missing one player at most, aren’t they? Only Aldeweireld is out injured and he’s not exactly as good as he was
    Lamela. And Alderweireld is by a country mile their best defender.
    Last edited by Spikey M; 29-11-2020 at 04:43 PM.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •