Football Thread: September Edition

[Ian]

The window is SLAMMING SHUT. The sack race has already been won. And presumably it's Qatar's fault that it's September and I've got a United game on on a Thursday evening, for fuck's sake.

On the plus side we get a bit of respite from Romano and the gang for a bit once the window has closed again, so small mercies right?

It's all happening this month with European football back too and Erling Haaland to presumably score another twenty hat-tricks, the arsehole.

For want of somewhere better to post it I've also discovered that as well as the mighty Hamilton Academical near me (mightily overpriced tickets, more like) there is also this lot now: https://www.caledonianbraves.com/

"the first online community club in the world", with members all voting on stuff via an app. Still, tickets are a fiver a go so might go and watch them at some point

[Manc]

Brendy 3/1 for the chop is worth a tickle.

[niko_cee]

You reckon they're getting done 9-0 tonight?

[Yevrah]

Thank God there are no Women’s games on tonight, I wouldn’t have had a clue Man Utd Men’s Team were playing had there been…

[phonics]

What?

[Yevrah]

The BBC have a habit of putting Women’s football ahead of men’s on the upcoming fixtures, so that you have to go looking for the men’s games. I’ve been hard wired for twenty years to glance at it and if there’s no Premier League there assume there’s no games on.

[Yevrah]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62756971

What did Neville post?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Thank God there are no Women’s games on tonight, I wouldn’t have had a clue Man Utd Men’s Team were playing had there been…

There are loads of women's matches tonight.

[phonics]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62756971

What did Neville post?

“Truth always wins. Unfortunately liars get their turn first.”

[Yevrah]

“Truth always wins. Unfortunately liars get their turn first.”

Oh dear, he'll be right in the shit then.

[Lewis]

I'm interested to see how Sky excuse it if he is.

[Shindig]

He was called as a witness, too. What a stupid tit.

[Yevrah]

Jesus, I had no idea how much of a manlet Brendan Rodgers is, he looks utterly dwarfed by that lot.

[Yevrah]

I'm interested to see how Sky excuse it if he is.

It'll be an interesting one. At this point he's basically the champagne socialist Piers Morgan and presumably Sky put up with it because he draws viewers and hasn't said anything yet that has caused a shit storm on Twitter. This won't so I assume he'll be fine (unless he actually ends up in prison), but there'll be something he'll die on his sword over eventually that'll see to him.

[Manc]

Dead man walking. Brodgers that is.

[Lewis]

It'll be an interesting one. At this point he's basically the champagne socialist Piers Morgan and presumably Sky put up with it because he draws viewers and hasn't said anything yet that has caused a shit storm on Twitter. This won't so I assume he'll be fine (unless he actually ends up in prison), but there'll be something he'll die on his sword over eventually that'll see to him.

You can't really have your leading pundit going to the mattresses for somebody credibly accused (whatever happens with his own trial[s]) of being a complete lowlife. Not if you want to boost ladies' football anyway.

[Lewis]

'Listen, I know Mason, and whatever you think you've heard on that recording...'
*never seen on the telly again*

[Jimmy Floyd]

If Ryan Giggs gets sent down (or whatever the penalty is for what he might have done) it'll be quite culturally interesting. Will they have to edit him out of all the Classic Man U clips and goals?

[Lewis]

If he gets the 'Class of 92' stuff canned then it will be up there with the Arsenal goal.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Leicester are so bad.

[Yevrah]

Amazing how Jadon Sancho actually looks like a footballer now.

If Ten Hag keeps this up I think it'll finally put to bed the "it's the players" bullshit once and for all, which will be one upside of the whole debacle I guess.

[Waffdon]

They’ve been a mess for ages. They really should change their manager.

[Lewis]

That was a very good pass by Rashford.

[Giggles]

Amazing how Jadon Sancho actually looks like a footballer now.

If Ten Hag keeps this up I think it'll finally put to bed the "it's the players" bullshit once and for all, which will be one upside of the whole debacle I guess.

They're about a fortnight from losing 4-0 to Brentford.

[Manc]

Shocking half of football.

[Kikó]

Amazing how Jadon Sancho actually looks like a footballer now.

If Ten Hag keeps this up I think it'll finally put to bed the "it's the players" bullshit once and for all, which will be one upside of the whole debacle I guess.

We've signed 6 players.
Eriksen, Malacia, Martinez weren't in last year's team. Varane wasn't fit. Then you have the newbies in Casimero and Anthony while losing the gobshites (Pogba, Lingard, Henderson) and space takers (Mata, Matic).

Not that the management didn't play a part but there's definitely a changing of the guard.

[Kikó]

“Truth always wins. Unfortunately liars get their turn first.”

He said it was about the Glazers ownership but it's extraordinarily dumb.

[Yevrah]

He said it was about the Glazers ownership but it's extraordinarily dumb.

He says it was....

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

McTominay needs putting down.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Fernandes' passing lately has been so shit.

[Kikó]

He says it was....

Yeah, struggle to believe it as well. He's smart enough not to post with ambiguity.

This game has been trash.

[Yevrah]

Any legal knowledge here with a view as to how much actual trouble he's in?

[Giggles]

Surely if he didn't specify then he's in no toruble at all. And if he is in trouble then the whole legal system is a joke.

[Giggles]

What the fuck are those crests? A licencing thing?

[Yevrah]

Surely if he didn't specify then he's in no toruble at all. And if he is in trouble then the whole legal system is a joke.

My mind did turn to how do you prove what he meant, but if that was allowed to pass if you can't 100% prove it then you'd never be able to prosecute anyone for crimes like this sort of legal infringement or insider dealing etc.

[Ben]

I just think their website is a bit fucked tonight. Mine has some random Swedish team crests when I click on it.

[Lewis]

We've signed 6 players.
Eriksen, Malacia, Martinez weren't in last year's team. Varane wasn't fit. Then you have the newbies in Casimero and Anthony while losing the gobshites (Pogba, Lingard, Henderson) and space takers (Mata, Matic).

Not that the management didn't play a part but there's definitely a changing of the guard.

Maguire/Shaw being ditched appears to have been transformative.

[Lewis]

You would think that knowing Ryan Giggs on a personal level would make you even less likely to believe he isn't guilty, so you have to wonder what he told Gary Neville to reassure him.

[Lewis]

Ronaldo holding the ball up and passing like somebody sheepishly returning to the room after an argument. He must be staying.

[Gray Fox]

Leicester looking like they'd struggle in the Championship there.

[Kikó]

Maguire/Shaw being ditched appears to have been transformative.

Shaw is the biggest time waster of the last 10 years.

[Danny]

What the fuck are those crests? A licencing thing?

Icelandic teams. So just a fuck up I imagine.

[randomlegend]

Shaw is the biggest time waster of the last 10 years.

Malacia on the other hand is quality.

[SvN]

It's been some turnaround for Shaw since scoring that goal in the Euro final. I wonder if he started believing his own hype

[Lewis]

His improvement was massively over-stated. His defending never got any better, but he learned to cross a bit and Rashford cutting in all the time allowed him an overlap (which just meant him being caught out all the time once lockdown shitball ended). Absolute pudding.

[Luca]

If he keeps up this form, Tyrell Malacia (that’s an excellent footballer name by the way, in contrast to “Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall”) might be the bargain of the summer.

[Don]

When will you learn fullbacks with no attacking output are not worthy of praise. It's the simplest position to play if you contribute nothing going forward.

[SincereTheRebel]

What the fuck are those crests? A licencing thing?

International Superstar Soccer Pro Evolution.

[randomlegend]

When will you learn fullbacks with no attacking output

So this will be one of those things you've decided is true and are just going to keep saying regardless of reality I guess.

[Ben]

Taz is on a hot streak of being right about things.