[FOOTBALL] Weekend Football Thread - 1st/2nd/3rd April 2016 (El Clasico, mate)

[Giggles]

I'd say every club is doping. It's just that this guy worked with these particular ones and we haven't heard from the ones who worked with the others.

[Baz]

I can't see it bein as big a scandal as we hope.

Maria Sharapova's was a complete non-event, for example.

[Giggles]

I can't see it bein as big a scandal as we hope.

Maria Sharapova's was a complete non-event, for example.

Football is exponentially bigger than tennis though.

[Angelsaint]

I can't see it bein as big a scandal as we hope.

Guardiola Barcelona being a hoax not being a big scandal

[CJay]

Is this all from a doctor who has no license to even practise medicine in the UK? The article says there is no independent evidence.

[Byron]

I can't see it bein as big a scandal as we hope.

Maria Sharapova's was a complete non-event, for example.

Do you watch tennis? Sharapova was massive, so much that I'd say that only Federer would be bigger as they are both easily the most marketed tennis players.

[Lee]

The Times will have more. They wouldn't be going so big on it if not. We all know this will be happening.

[Giggles]

There's also a chance it's all a well timed shot at Leicester. The league won't want them winning this.

[Baz]

Do you watch tennis? Sharapova was massive, so much that I'd say that only Federer would be bigger as they are both easily the most marketed tennis players.

Yes and I don't mean that. Basically she was taking medicine for years that got outlawed in January. Not like she's been on illegal steroids for years and it was just swept under the carpet like Lance Armstrong.

[Lee]

Do you watch tennis? Sharapova was massive, so much that I'd say that only Federer would be bigger as they are both easily the most marketed tennis players.

It was a biggish news story for about two days though. Not significant for anything but properly keen tennis fans. Even most casual tennis watchers couldn't give much of a shit about the womens' game.

A football doping story would be massive. It's just a much bigger sport than anything else on the planet. If it was proven that top clubs/players were at it (they almost certainly are) the only similar story which could rival it would be Usain Bolt being done in athletics.

[Lee]

There's also a chance it's all a well timed shot at Leicester. The league won't want them winning this.

It doesn't look as though it's anything particularly recent. And Arsenal and Chelsea are also named.

[SincereTheRebel]

This napoli game is good. Its now 1-1 with udinese inside 30 minutes with two penalties awarded with only one being scored. Goalkeeper made a double save from the penalty and the rebound. Napoli bossman has just been dismissed to the stands.

[Disco]

'Going after' Leicester would be a bit silly, it just opens the enormous can of worms we all know is there ready and waiting. At least wait until Ruperts £5.1 billion cheque clears.

[Davgooner]

Giggles, if we win the league from here I'll have a Spurs crest tattoo done over my Arsenal one.

[Giggles]

Giggles, if we win the league from here I'll have a Spurs crest tattoo done over my Arsenal one.

I'd nearly spend my £300 winnings to come over and see it happen.

[Davgooner]

I don't think I've seen an Arsenal side 'turn it on at this stage of the season' for a good ten years now.

This is bollocks though. Granted, it's almost always been in a race for fourth place, but generally we always end the season well, and on 2-3 occasions recentl have clawed back some huge deficits with some impressive runs when we looked dead and buried. We tend to turn it on when we're written off and bottle it when we're fancied, as a rule.

The run following the appearance of these twats being the most memorable:



Turned them over 5-2, did Newcastle in the last minute, won at Liverpool, won at Everton. There were 10 Tottenham points in the gap.

[John]

Only footage will do, no series of poorly lit pictures. We've been hurt before.

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[Lewis]

Football isn't physically demanding enough for widespread drug use to be worthwhile.

[Angelsaint]

Just in case.

Moving on: Wenger mentioned a few years ago about doping and how football is blinded to it, didn't he? When I think of footballers who may have taken performance enhancing drugs I can't help but think of those players who are classic late developers. Didier Drogba for example although he does a lot of work with drug agencies I think. For Arsenal I see the likes of Arsharvn. As it is I doubt much will come of it all, it's a huge carpet with plenty of sweeping room.

Really? No Guardiola Barcelona side that is recovering balls at the 85 the minute like the game just started?really?

[-james-]

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comm...u17_euro_2016/

This is pretty great. Draw odds approaching evens, bookies pulling the game rapidly.

[Smiffy]

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[John]

Christian Fuchs and his dad.

[Kikó]

Isn't that the big show?

[Disco]

Yes it is.

[Giggles]

Is that Christian Fuchs?

[Lewis]

This is good. Their title celebrations would be the ideal cover for becoming the 'Leicester Lions' and playing in red.

[John]

It was a Krispy Kreme donut aswell, so that's cost at least forty million quid.

[Waffdon]

Higuaín losing his shit was rather good.

[John Arne]

https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comm...u17_euro_2016/

This is pretty great. Draw odds approaching evens, bookies pulling the game rapidly.

What a weird coincidence. I was thinking about this very scenario for the AFC World Cup qualifiers last week. Teams effectively remove points off themselves by making their opponent come bottom. It's bizarre.

[Lewis]

Sadio Mane looks like he's blacked up.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Sadio Mane looks like he's blacked up.

He's a German sympathiser.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Wes Morgan

Leicester

[Lewis]

That is the sort of goal you get robbed by on Football Manager. It's even his first goal of the season.

[Vim]

Get in!

Also, Udinese. Practically handed the league to Juve now.

[Vim]

How tiny is Clasie?

[leedsrevolution]

Get in!

Also, Udinese. Practically handed the league to Juve now.

Is being a Juventus fan as boring as it appears?

[Giggles]

Is being a Juventus fan as boring as it appears?

Is being a Leeds fan as bitter as it appears?

[leedsrevolution]

Is being a Leeds fan as bitter as it appears?

Oh god yes.

[leedsrevolution]

Is being a Leeds fan as bitter as it appears?

Similar to being a Blackburn fan I imagine.

[Giggles]

Similar to being a Blackburn fan I imagine.

OK?

[leedsrevolution]

You're a Blackburn fan aren't you?

[Giggles]

You're a Blackburn fan aren't you?

I don't think anyone here is a Blackburn fan. Do you think I'm Benny?

I currently support Leicester/Arsenal, and whoever Liverpool are playing any given week (that one is for life).

[Weaver]

I've just been looking ahead to the fixtures in a few weeks, and this is the schedule for games in two weekends time:
Saturday 12:45
Saturday 15:00 x4
Saturday 17:30
Sunday 13:30 x2
Sunday 16:00
Monday 20:00
Tuesday 19:45
Wednesday 19:45
Wednesday 20:00 x2
Thursday 19:45

Before games again on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday

[leedsrevolution]

I don't think anyone here is a Blackburn fan. Do you think I'm Benny?

I just don't know anymore.

[Smiffy]

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[Giggles]

Giggles supports whoever is flavor of the month whilst dissing those who has an insatiable love for hence his perverse viewing of the Liverpool Spurs match yesterday. It's an illness.

I really don't know what you're trying to say there but I think you might have forgotten a few words in the bolded bit. Also, I didn't watch even the most part of Liverpool and Spurs.

Oh and lol at you saying anyone has an illness you insane cunt

[Davgooner]

I currently support Leicester/Arsenal

What?

[Smiffy]

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