March Football: The "I'm on a train" edition

[Ian]

Obviously I had planned an epic several thousand word tribute to Southend per Spikey's request but the selfish bastards have only gone and not gone under after all, leaving me bereft of the sort of exciting content you've all come to expect from the first post of these threads.

Also I'm on a train and won't be going back home / to my computer until tomorrow. Mobile view doesn't even let me do a poll! I could switch to desktop view but that wouldn't truly reflect the "I'm typing this shit on a train" experience.

Anyway, Southend aren't dead and there's a load of football on this month.

In lieu of a poll why don't you all @ Spikey and tell him how Southend's continued existence makes you feel?

[Boydy]

You start the monthly football thread as the "I'm on a train" edition on the day of a massive train crash in Greece?

You heartless bastard.

[Spikey M]

Typical little Eng... err... Scotlander.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I don't know who is the biggest monster now.

I did want to see Southend fold but that is really scummy from Ian.

[Kikó]

Ive taken a train once so it really makes you think how lucky we are that it wasn't in Greece.

[Spikey M]

Oh, don't worry, we remember your Christmas-Covid Superspreading Railoganzer Keeks.

[niko_cee]

Having not seen loads of clickbait stories about why it's illegal for the Liverpool game to be on tv [other than on the grounds of public decency], what's the deal with that? Is there some rule about them not showing Premier League games at the same time as FA Cup ties? Doesn't seem to be on Amazon either, which was the answer to the last coverage conundrum.

[-james-]

Having not seen loads of clickbait stories about why it's illegal for the Liverpool game to be on tv [other than on the grounds of public decency], what's the deal with that? Is there some rule about them not showing Premier League games at the same time as FA Cup ties? Doesn't seem to be on Amazon either, which was the answer to the last coverage conundrum.

I think it's the cup thing, yeah. It was a 3pm game from the QE2 weekend so they've lobbed it there. It's quite rare that games that weren't originally going to be televised are picked up by broadcasters.

[randomlegend]

I don't think it's to do with the cup game. Just that games which were originally scheduled to be in the 3pm Saturday coverage blackout aren't then allowed to be televised if they have to be moved. Happened with a United game earlier in the season and there wasn't any cup football on at the same time.

[Spikey M]

I might start a thread where we try to find a single subject James and RL agree on.

[randomlegend]

https://talksport.com/football/13471...v-live-stream/

The game will not be shown on TV this week due to the original fixture taking place in the 3pm blackout slot for English football.

And rules dictate that if a game not picked for television coverage is postponed, then the rearranged match is still not able to be shown on TV – even if it has been rescheduled to a more agreeable time.

If James could ever be right about something then I could agree with him. Nobody would be more relieved than me I can assure you.

[Spikey M]

It's the cup thing.

Well now I just don't know what to think.

[-james-]

RL is basically right actually.

I just asked a friend, it's because each broadcaster only has x amount of games in their contract and there isn't really scope for picking up extra untelevised games unless they drop games further down the line (which does sometimes happen, so RL is also wrong). The fact that they've put it in this week is because there are FA cup games on.

There are, in fact, far sadder forums than this one.

[-james-]

https://talksport.com/football/13471...v-live-stream/



If James could ever be right about something then I could agree with him. Nobody would be more relieved than me I can assure you.

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...es-thread/p147

[Gray Fox]

Nunez and Konate back in much to my relief. I actually feel like we'll win now.

Cut back to me enraged when Wolves pounce on a Trent mistake to take a 8th minute lead.

[randomlegend]

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...es-thread/p147

I mean I'm fine with being proven wrong but your source there is literally "some guy said this on another forum". It'd be like me linking a Reddit comment as evidence.

[Spikey M]

Or TalkSport.

[Ben]

Or Fabrizio Romano.

[Ian]

You start the monthly football thread as the "I'm on a train" edition on the day of a massive train crash in Greece?

You heartless bastard.

BBC tells me it happened on Tuesday night which is AGES ago.

[randomlegend]

United desperately in need of a reliable scorer in the summer. Bit toothless whenever Rashford isn't on the pitch (or Martial but he's never on the pitch).

[Spikey M]

BBC tells me it happened on Tuesday night which is AGES ago.

It's the same day Southend cleared the debt so now I don't believe that you didn't have time to write another opening to the post.

You're getting lazy. Don't make us ask Pleb to take over again.

[Gray Fox]

Well that was definitely a first half...

Both teams midfield wanting to take 2 or 3 touches before passing the ball on is killing the pace of the game. Quite a few times the Liverpool pass that breaks the lines is too hard or off target when it would have gotten us into a great position.

Nunez does not look fully fit to me, but he still put on one Elliotts head that he should have scored with.

[randomlegend]

That's offside. Booo.

Think we're losing this one.

[Boydy]

Grimsby knocked Southampton out

[Waffdon]

Lol at Wolves having just 3 players in the box for their corner.

[Waffdon]

Can’t believe Paul Tierney never gave the foul originally before Nunez scored. What a gimp.

[phonics]

That loss against Everton annoys me more now. They’re so shit.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

West Ham on the ropes.

[randomlegend]

United games are so entertaining at the moment. All super open.

[Ben]

That's a cracker.

[randomlegend]

Garnacho

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Don Alejandro

What a team this is.

[Waffdon]

Jose Sa was an absolute embarrassment there. There really isn’t many good goalkeepers.

[Waffdon]

Jose Sa was an absolute embarrassment there. There really isn’t many good goalkeepers.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lee Dixon saying he'll see a sad kid at the services on the way back to London...

[Gray Fox]

Going back a few minutes, Fabinho has gone in studs up above the knee on a wolves player making a sliding challenge and VAR didn't even look.

[randomlegend]

Bruno Fernandes has never missed a single game through injury in his entire career. That's absolutely mental

[Danny]

Weghorst
Good Fred

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This team is getting back to the Fergie days.

The game just isn't over until the whistle. Bring on more of the injury time winners.

[Raoul Duke]

Bruno Fernandes has never missed a single game through injury in his entire career. That's absolutely mental

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

That is genuinely bonkers.

[SvN]

One of Varane or Martinez has to play every match. Maguire and Libdelof can get by with one of them by their side, but they're a car crash together.

[-james-]

Only four PL clubs in the cup quarter finals is good fun.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Well that's Man City/Burnley on TV.

[Shindig]

The Weghorst derby. He sits on the bench whilst his parents fight.

[thommo]

They're all on TV at this stage.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They're all on TV at this stage.

Will be good to see Bruno Fernandes and Rashford smash you then.

[randomlegend]

Schteve being on our bench still takes me by surprise every time

[Don]

Konate and VVD and we look so dominant. Yet to click in final third but that'll come with a little time and the Spanish Serb is the truth. Bernabeu is gonna be tasty, 2/1 just to win

[Baz]

Massive win. League table doesn't look so bad at the moment either.



Still to play United, City, Arsenal, Spurs, etc. Could realistically come 3rd.