Because we need one.
Watched the City-Liverpool game yesterday, completely in awe of how good Grealish, Alvarez, De Bruyne and above all Gundogan were. I thought "damn this might be the best I've seen Gundogan in a City shirt" but apparently it's down to tactics: yesterday he played as a second playmaker alongside De Bruyne because Stones was the additional man in midfield, whereas usually Gundogan has to drop down deeper to help the holding midfielder and doesn't have the freedom to create as much. I love MOTD.
https://sbface.com/y4wgo0um03ec.html
The question on everyone's lips: where's Gary?
Villa did well yesterday; was quite surprised at how well they played. Liverpool were all over the place. They're really a team that seem to play well sometimes (beating Man United into a cocked hat recently) and then fold, like yesterday. The title race is exciting. No fan of Arsenal, but I guess it would be better not to have Man City win it again. Still, I've nothing against them. Be interesting to see how Newcastle fare against United today.
What about that goal by Brighton? Assist from the goalie and then a perfect lob. And the boys on MOTD didn't even mention it in the commentary! I had to go back to check but no, nothing. I like Mark but I miss Gary and I think it's sending mixed messages to say he's back, yet since the storm blew up I have not yet seen him.
Yep "mixed messages" indeed. He said on Twitter he's on vacation - but even if you planned a vacation before everything that went on, why wouldn't you cancel those plans to avoid strange optics? And when you're on the kind of money he is, maybe vacations can be taken on all those Premier League-free weeks? Plenty of those in a year. And yes he's my favorite TV presenter by far. Not necessarily a fan of Chapman. He's okay, not great.
The one substitute for Lineker who I'll accept as an upgrade is James Richardson, who I first heard on the Guardian football podcast and who's something of a cult figure from the 90s with Football Italia or whatever it was called. He's brilliant in a way Gary isn't. But there were rumors that James Cordon will succeed Lineker and that made me want join ISIS
Villa are playing really well under Emery. Wish he gave Coutinho more chances but team cohesion should always come before individual brilliance
I can see Lineker is a good presenter but I just don't like how sanctimonious and smarmy he is.
My favourite pundit is Roy Keane. Agree with him on nearly everything. I like Graeme Souness a lot as well.
As for MC, they're a cancer on the game and hopefully their time is coming.
I can't stand Keane. I'd love to see someone like Alex (dammit I can't remember her surname: Arsenal striker?) or Gabby, or even maybe Shearer. But Lineker is still my favourite. I would have thought it would have been important to show that he was back in the saddle, and as you say, taking a holiday hardly seems important when you consider how it looks to the audience.
I pray nightly to the Great Horned Evil God of Nastiness for Palace to go down, but they seem to have an even more malevolent and powerful entity on their side. God I hate them. And Forest. Forest can fuck off. But it does look like they're (sorry) for the chop! :laughing: I want to bash Steve Cooper's hooded-eyes face in. Sorry again. Must take my meds.
What's your problem with Forest? No reason to dislike them imo.
Personal reasons, mate. Karen's ex was a rabid, rabid Forest fan and I hate the cunt, so I hate his team.
Reasonable, no?
Also hate Cooper's face.
And I have an issue with their complete non-observance of Hillsborough. Weren't they the other team? But do they even acknowledge the 96?
Nah. Fuck them.
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 02, 2023, 05:41 PMPersonal reasons, mate. Karen's ex was a rabid, rabid Forest fan and I hate the cunt, so I hate his team.
Reasonable, no?
Also hate Cooper's face.
And I have an issue with their complete non-observance of Hillsborough. Weren't they the other team? But do they even acknowledge the 96?
Nah. Fuck them.
97. And they do, but I accept your hate of them based on Karen's ex.
Also, my thoughts on recent developments:
The Qatar World Cup based only on the football was pretty good. The final was the best I've seen in my lifetime and Messi's performance in the tournament almost brought me to tears at times. He dragged that team to the trophy as much as Diego was said to have done it in 1986 and seeing him lift it after 2014 was beautiful.
Unai Emery is the real deal, I knew this anyway but I didn't think he would turn things around this quickly. He is a proper football scientist and going from Gerrard to him is like going from Lizzo to Dua Lipa.
I actually didn't think Villa played that well yesterday, up to the second goal Chelsea had dominated and it wasn't nice to watch. The only reason they failed to score was because Martinez had a masterclass. When McGinn scored it all but killed the game and they were professional enough to see it out. Great result, anxious game imo.
Hmm.I'll take your word for it on the 96/97, but I've never seen any commemorations at the City Ground or involving Forest. Certainly could be wrong.
As for Villa, I can't see how you think Chelsea dominated. They barely had a shot on goal and when they did they made a hash of it. Sure, Martinez was on form but it wasn't like his goal was under siege or anything. I think Villa controlled the game and killed it off with a stunning McGinn second, which left Chelsea staring at yet another defeat. And now Watkins has a record to add to the victory. Agree that Emery/Gerrard is like chalk and something else that is the complete opposite of chalk. I'm not so sure Stevie is actually up to managing even a mid-level Prem team; maybe he needs to rethink his options. It's not like Palace or Leeds were queuing up to sign him, were they? I think Potter is in big trouble; Chelsea won't allow those kind of performances to go unpunished.
First thing first, this is James Richardson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Richardson_(presenter)). Imagine having someone like him as a football presenter... Could never happen on the beeb these days. Too smart, witty, urbane.
Lineker is very good in his own warm and straightforward way. Yes, he's got the footballer's brain (I first learned of his existence from Brass Eye, a very great British TV comedy where he was brutally pranked into endorsing a fake anti-pedophile charity) but hey no one's perfect.
Love Keano too. This is football, gotta be a nasty piece of work sometimes. Maybe even all the time if that's how you roll... When watching a real men's game, gotta be prepared for the dark reality of a man's psyche
(https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2014/10/keane1.jpg)
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 02, 2023, 08:19 PMAs for Villa, I can't see how you think Chelsea dominated. They barely had a shot on goal and when they did they made a hash of it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65073184
Just the 25 shots to Villa's 5? :laughing:
Potter was a typical flavour of the month, Chelsea type hire. There was no reason to sack Tuchel. This Boehly guy they've got running the club hasn't got a clue what he's doing. Spent 550m in one season to drop about six places in the league.
@jadis BrassEye was excellent! The Paedogeddon 'nonce special' is incredible. Such a great show. You couldn't get away with what they were doing now.
New rule: making Trollheart look stupid gets you a permaban. :laughing: :laughing:
Quote from: jadis on Apr 02, 2023, 08:27 PMLove Keano too. This is football, gotta be a nasty piece of work sometimes. Maybe even all the time if that's how you roll... When watching a real men's game, gotta be prepared for the dark reality of a man's psyche
(https://media.balls.ie/uploads/2014/10/keane1.jpg)
Jesus on the wing scoring after extra-time in a must-win match at 1-1! Keane looks like someone who would mug you and cut your throat for the few quid in your pocket! Damn I hate that guy. First of all for his association with Man U, second for his hissy fit at the World Cup in Saipan, third for being an ignorant Corkman.
Not that I'd say any of that to his face, of course.
I have no idea what type of demographic or culture these clubs are associated with in the UK but Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest are my two favorite club names.
Speaking as a neutral from North America, I've liked City ever since they had that team with Touré, Silva and Aguero. They play brilliant football... Also, if even the greatest moment of the greatest player at a World Cup gets to be appropriated by some piece of shit from the Gulf (https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/221219133629-messi-argentina-robe.jpg?c=original) who also happens to be his employer at PSG, what can you expect.
This season I'm rooting for Arsenal though
I don't know when you got into football, but MC were of a similar stature to a club like West Brom. Switching between divisions, one or two moments of glory many decades ago but generally a laughing stock. They were a nothing club.
Then obviously they were taken over in 2008 by Abu Dhabi and the sheikhs, injected with 30bn of oil money and proceeded to buy whoever they wanted as well as destroying the transfer market and inflating the value of players. They didn't earn the money through on pitch success, they essentially won it in a lottery.
Since then, they have broken financial rules regarding how much money they can lose and made dodgy sponsorship deals (massively inflated deals with fake companies fronted by actors, basically the owners and board cheating the system to spend whatever they want, while the rest of us play by the rules and get nowhere).
Over the past decade or so, I've watched four of our captains and best players (Barry, Milner, Delph, Grealish), literally one after the other be poached away by them, and it is back to square one for us. They kill competition by stacking players in the squad they don't need with money they didn't earn.
They're everything that is wrong with football in this country and in general. It is absolutely infuriating how they've been able to get away with it and hoover up trophies while breaking the rules.
I obviously have eyes and can see the players on the pitch are talented and the team plays well but it doesn't matter.
This is why you call them Abu Dhabi United is it? Didn't know all that. It is unfair, but as in all walks of life, money talks.
Yeah I remember City before they bought Robinho and Tevez...
I mean Real Madrid's success in the 1960s is down to being the official team of a fascist dictatorship that poured unlimited resources into the club and sometimes even murdered the players of its main rival... With Chelsea it was a certain Russian oligarch who bought them success: he's gone now but the titles are there and the club is now a "natural" part of the elite, like Juventus or LFC or Barcelona.
I used to be really mad about Abramovich because I despise this guy and it did feel like he's unfairly corrupting the game or whatever. And yes, the reason I've always loved the English game is all the tradition and local flavor. But also because it had Cantona and Schmeichel and Berkgamp and Henry and David Ginola and all the other stars only big money could buy. I know that there were LFC fans saying that Fergie's United bought they success unfairly. "ABU", "all but United", was a thing for a while (still is?)
What I'm trying to say is that while now it's clearly more inflated and absurd than ever, old money was new money once.
@jadis sorry I thought you were saying you first saw them during the Toure team. Didn't mean to be patronising.
All of that is true, but MC are actually breaking the rules as well as financially doping. They've got over a hundred charges against them from the FA. Also tbh it doesn't really bother me as much when teams in other countries do it as they aren't a direct threat to my own. (Chelsea are second only to MC on the cuntometer.)
I think there is a mutual respect between MU and Liverpool, both of them know their revenue is built on sustained on pitch success. Obviously they hate each other but both of them see each other as 'proper' clubs not the plaything of an oil tycoon or Gulf State.
At least Trolls knows what MC are up to now.
Let's at least get it right: it's Anyone But United! :laughing:
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 03, 2023, 01:52 PM@jadis
I think there is a mutual respect between MU and Liverpool, both of them know their revenue is built on sustained on pitch success. Obviously they hate each other but both of them see each other as 'proper' clubs not the plaything of an oil tycoon or Gulf State.
One thing I've seen online and even IRL is United fans regarding City as the lesser evil and not taking the rivalry as seriously, precisely because City are a "not a real club anyway" or something like that. I once watched a City game in a sports bar (it was toward the end of the season where Stevie "slipped on his fucking arse and gave it Demba Ba") and a few British tourists who were there, very clearly United fans,
really wanted City to win. One of them screamed something like "cummon you blue turds, fucking score already and end this nightmare of a scouse title" :laughing:
Yep that's true. The vast majority of them would prefer an MC win. It's because they know that for the most part nobody considers MC titles to be valid because of how they've done it.
Hopefully if/when they're found guilty, they'll get Lance Armstrong'd 8)
Or Rangers'd.
Do Villa fans have any trademark chants? English football chants are the greatest
Quote from: jadis on Apr 04, 2023, 01:00 PMDo Villa fans have any trademark chants? English football chants are the greatest
Yeah a few.
The most famous is 'My Old Man' which loads of teams have pinched. Tbh I don't like that one because there is too much swearing. I know that sounds ridiculous me saying it but I just don't like it and it means kids and families don't really get involved.
Ghost Riders in the Sky is very popular and sounds great when it's going also.
One of my favorites is from Everton fans for Diniyar Bilyaletdinov:
"He's quick, he's game, we can't pronounce his name, Russian lad, Russian lad!"
(Neither can I for the record, though we were both born in Moscow. It's a "Tatar" name, meaning some kind of Turkic derivation)
Really hope Everton don't go down this season
I giggled like a child when the first goal went in. Looked like Watkins was falling over his own feet and then the ball rolling in at a snail's pace. Luck is on your side when goals like that are going in.
Last ten minutes were dramatic and I'm still full of adrenaline now.
I can't believe how well the team is doing.
Ironic how "the uploader has made this video not available in your country"!!!
Guess the decision to stick with Young despite his age does pay off: he was done for pace in the first goal but knew how to ensure the sending off.
Quite the run by Villa... Though today's win looked too easy, against a team managed by a man in deep catatonic depression.
Cooper looks like he is constantly stoned or has just been teargassed.
The game vs Newcastle next week is huge. I did not see Unai turning things round this quickly. I can't praise him enough.
There should be a BBC Three sitcom about two roommates, where Martin Clunes is the chipper one and Cooper the depressed one
I can't believe Everton will go down. They're like the oldest club or something
They will stay up this season but if they don't get rid of Moshiri they will go eventually. Probably next season because he isn't going to find a buyer for the price he wants (£500m).
If it could happen to us it can happen to them.
Moshiri?
I thought Villa were great and beating Forest, for me, made it all the more sweet. If I could see them and Palace go down I'd be one happy Easter bunny. Emery deserves all the possible credit - Villa on course for Europe? Who ever would have thunk it?
Everton's owner is Farhad Moshiri.
And he's going to sell the club for 500 mill? Sure that's only equivalent to maybe six or eight top players.
No, he wants £500m and he's got no chance of getting it. Everton are in a mess, in financial trouble and need to pay off the new stadium. I'll eat my own cock if he sells them for £500m. Nobody is going to pay that.
I remembered Arsenal's lead margin as being bigger... Now they're most likely screwed. Six points, City has a game in hand and Arsenal has to play City away, where they'll get destroyed
City aren't beyond slipping but they're at the top of their game now so fat chance
I don't think it's over but they blew a great chance today. They can't afford any more slip ups.
At times like this, I miss Goofle.
BTW this is our new crest, it will be used from next month.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/november/10/aston-villa-fans-vote-on-new-club-crest/
(https://images.webapi.gc.avfcservices.co.uk/fit-in/1400x1400/4c47e880-6112-11ed-a67b-d31168c2bb9b.png)
Thoughts.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 09, 2023, 10:01 PMNo, he wants £500m and he's got no chance of getting it. Everton are in a mess, in financial trouble and need to pay off the new stadium. I'll eat my own cock if he sells them for £500m. Nobody is going to pay that.
I still don't get it. Even a full squad of shitty players would be more than that on their own surely? Then there's all the club infrastructure, the stadium, the staff to be paid, all the merch - you're telling me all of this is valued at less than 500 million? Really? What's Leeds worth? Brighton? Newcastle?
Re the crest: how's that going to look on the shirt? Any images of it on one? Looks like it will blend in, seem almost transparent. Can't say at first look I like it at all.
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 10, 2023, 01:25 PMQuote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 09, 2023, 10:01 PMNo, he wants £500m and he's got no chance of getting it. Everton are in a mess, in financial trouble and need to pay off the new stadium. I'll eat my own cock if he sells them for £500m. Nobody is going to pay that.
I still don't get it. Even a full squad of shitty players would be more than that on their own surely? Then there's all the club infrastructure, the stadium, the staff to be paid, all the merch - you're telling me all of this is valued at less than 500 million? Really? What's Leeds worth? Brighton? Newcastle?
Re the crest: how's that going to look on the shirt? Any images of it on one? Looks like it will blend in, seem almost transparent. Can't say at first look I like it at all.
They're already in about £140m of debt and are making losses of about £100m every year for the past four years (which is why they're in trouble with the league and facing a points deduction). They have to pay £200m for this new stadium. Goodison is probably worth about £10m, it's falling down. How many of the players are on huge, long term contracts? That will mean they will struggle to even give them away for free. I think you are seriously over valuing their squad, they don't have many saleable assets, they sold Richarlison and Gordon already. How are they going to pay these PL wages if they get relegated and lose their PL money?
In short, they're in deep trouble. And Moshiri isn't getting £500m.
Fair enough. It just didn't seem much, with players - not clubs - these days costing almost 100 million. I know that's the larger clubs and the better players, but still, 10 million for a half-decent player, makes that 1/50 of the price he's asking. I don't have any idea of the cost of a club, I just assumed it would be a lot more than 500 mill. What about the crest on the shirt? Who's our sponsor these days?
Really like Alex Scott as a MOTD2 presenter, wouldn't mind seeing her in Lineker's chair.
Agreed. She does a good show. Still prefer Linkeker though. Have you watched the Top Ten podcasts? He's really funny in them, as in Mica and Shearer. Great fun.
I don't like countdowns as a format. You don't learn anything new...
Speaking of, I learned today that Dani Alves is in Spanish jail awaiting trial on rape charges. If you told me me in 2011 that one of the stars of the Barcelona dream team will be in this situation I'd absolutely picked him. Can't really see Xavi or Iniesta forcing themselves on a woman tbh
I dont' care about the countdown: I barely pay attention to who's where (though it is fun when Shearer is on a list, to see where both he and Mica will place him) - it's the banter that I watch it for. Last night we had Gary telling the story about how he shit himself on the field in the middle of a World Cup game. You can't buy that kind of entertainment.
Quote from: jadis on Apr 10, 2023, 07:58 PMI don't like countdowns as a format. You don't learn anything new...
Speaking of, I learned today that Dani Alves is in Spanish jail awaiting trial on rape charges. If you told me me in 2011 that one of the stars of the Barcelona dream team will be in this situation I'd absolutely picked him. Can't really see Xavi or Iniesta forcing themselves on a woman tbh
Robinho got convicted and sentenced to 9 years in prison for his part in a gang rape while he was at AC Milan. Fled to Brazil and hasn't been back since. So he's basically got away with it.
Patrick Kluivert literally killed someone and got community service.
Any more facts about arsehole footballers?
Brazilian forward Edmundo, nicknamed The Animal (https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/edmundo-barmy-brazilian-who-killed-13394687)
Other than Giggs, Rooney and Zuma, not really.
The banter on that Top Ten is, well, top.
Lineker also spoke about a time when they were out with Gazza, got on a bus and Gazza had everyone singing "We're all going on a summer holiday". Another time it was hilarious when he started talking about Ronaldo I think it was, and there was something the Brazilian had said about Mica, and Gary says "Ronaldo, if you're watching now.." Someone mentioned he had died, and while thoroughly disrespectful on one level, the three of them just fell around laughing at Lineker's gaff. It really was tremendous.
Then there are the times the family dog wanders in, constant slagging off of Mica for being too young to have seen the games Gary and Alan have, and Gary getting Cristiano Ronaldo somehow mixed up with Maradonna when asked "who is better: Pele or Maradona?" Went on for about two minutes about how he couldn't see how anyone could consider them in the same league, and Shearer had to say to him, "you know he asked you about Maradona, don't you?" Hilarious.
@Trollheart I remember that, but it was Carlos Alberto, not Ronaldo. I'd fucking cry if Ronaldo died.
Here it is:
https://twitter.com/GuvnaB/status/1595730795313913862?t=VBa1sR1TYhd8Pj7SQxy6IQ&s=19
Richards laugh gets me every time.
Yeah you're right. I couldn't remember who it was. Great bants though. And genuine; you could tell that wasn't planned or staged. I think those guys work great together. Shearer is like the slightly disapproving old uncle who looks either like he might nod off or suddenly leap up and shout something racist, Micah is like the bright young kid filled with wonder and energy, and Gary is kind of like some sort of elder mediator between the two. A great team. Which is something seldom said of England. Sorry. :laughing:
Are we all Bayern Munich tonight?
I've always liked lederhosen, Oktoberfest and German women in their beautiful dirndls.
Good luck Bayern :checkmark:
Well that was very disappointing and I can't see Bayern turning that round next week but I think Chelsea, Real Madrid and Napoli can all still knock them out. Don't see either Inter or Milan being strong enough.
Hopefully Napoli being a bit of a surprise package will shock them if it comes to that.
It would be incredible to see Napoli win it this year. A club with a massive heart and loyal support. I hope they do it.
Never liked Bayern. Too German frankly
City were very impressive. Hope De Bruyne's injury is nothing serious, he was on the end of a nasty tackle from Canada's Alphonso Davies a few minutes before he slipped and seemed to have injured himself. Haaland's cross to Silva for the goal was worthy of KDB though
Grealish is having some spell. Amazing defensive work too
Bernardo Silva is a more complete player than Mahrez and should be one of the first names on the team sheet. Hope you're taking notes Pep
:laughing: Do you not like Germany?
@jadis I like Germany and German things. Especially their football culture and dirndl women. Fantastic cities and towns and buildings. The people have been great as well whenever I've met them.
Germany 8)
Nothing against the fine people of Germany but the types that run Bayern tend to be those grimly intense disciplinarians like Der Kaiser or Kahn or Matthias Sammer or Rummenigge. Chill the fuck out, it's only a game. Also there's something uniquely annoying about Jurgen Klinsmann
A friend of mine, who's from Vienna, told me how the servers at a Dutch restaurant were being pretty curt with them until his dad clarified that they were Austrian and the attitude changed completely lol cc
@Marie Monday
Just like English/Irish. Changes people's minds in an instant. Said that before. Still true though.
Quote from: jadis on Apr 12, 2023, 12:19 AMA friend of mine, who's from Vienna, told me how the servers at a Dutch restaurant were being pretty curt with them until his dad clarified that they were Austrian and the attitude changed completely lol cc @Marie Monday
curious
I like the analysis from Henry and Del Piero: Pep's City are no longer at the PSG stage of things, i.e. buying up the best players and expecting them to win. Now they have a togetherness, an identity, an ethos of sacrifice for the team, the ability to make the right decision at the right time because they see the big picture etc. It helps when you have world class talent in every position and a bench that could win any league in the world but it's not enough.
https://lvturbo.com/fvtoblg1u95t.html
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 12, 2023, 05:02 AMJust like English/Irish. Changes people's minds in an instant. Said that before. Still true though.
Every time I've met foreigners and they find out I'm English they want to talk to me about football and the Premier League. The only people who have noticeably been dicks have been Scots.
People do seem to like the Irish but I think that's because they see Irishness as a bit of a gimmick.
Quote from: jadis on Apr 12, 2023, 01:34 PMI like the analysis from Henry and Del Piero: Pep's City are no longer at the PSG stage of things, i.e. buying up the best players and expecting them to win. Now they have a togetherness, an identity, an ethos of sacrifice for the team, the ability to make the right decision at the right time because they see the big picture etc. It helps when you have world class talent in every position and a bench that could win any league in the world but it's not enough.
https://lvturbo.com/fvtoblg1u95t.html
Something I found a bit irritating at 17:30 onward. Not gonna try to tone down the sexism because that's what it is but it's also valid imo.
Thierry Henry, an all time great of the game, says that the current handball law is stupid and we need adapt the laws to the physical realities of the game where 1) you don't have the time to pull your hand out of the way when a ball is deflecting toward it off your head 2) your arms tend to fly and stretch all over the shop when you're jumping in the air, it's their "natural position").
They then zoom in some dumb bitch from Florida, sitting in her room with her RBG merch, who patronizingly explains what the rule is. We know what the rule is, Carra has just clarified it. Why are you in this conversation with Thierry Henry? Because you have a law degree from some college in Palm Beach (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-unkel-127a1a19#:~:text=Christina%20Unkel%2C%20J.D%2C%20M.B.A%20is,and%20sports%20tv%20analyst%2Fjournalist.) and have refereed college soccerball? She tells
THIERRY HENRY (who's sighing very loudly lol) that "there's no need for your arm to be this high when you're jumping". That's settled then, thank you very much.
Also she stresses that the crucial thing is that the hand is above the shoulder, though when Carra asks her what if it was at waste height. That would still be a penalty she says. So which is it, legal genius?
Let's quote her Linkedin a bit
QuoteHer proudest accomplishment however is being a mom to a fearless little girl. Christina resides in Sarasota, Florida with her husband, Ted, and daughter, Quinn.
QuoteOne of the most rewarding areas in her professional capacity is creating businesses that enable organizations, companies, and individuals to perform or develop high-performance mindsets aligned with purposeful impact. Founder of SPARQ Advocacy, Christina focuses on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access to work by means of the "athlete mindset". As co-owner of Scorch Fitness, and the Scorch On Demand and The Deadlift Effect mobile apps, Christina focuses on providing sports science and strength training to the everyday person to permit them to tap into their everyday athlete and burn off what holds them back in their personal and professional lives. Recently, Christina launched the 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Scorch Community, to provide athletic, education, and wellness initiatives to underserved teens in Sarasota.
QuoteConsulting and legal firm focused on athlete, coach, and sports organization representation in contract negotiations, licensing and endorsements, and business consultations. Special focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and access in the sports sector. Founding Owner speaking engagements available - previous work with Fox Sports, Verizon, Abby Wambach Wolfpack Endeavour, Voice + Visibility Summit, and Victoria's Secret/Bath & Body Works.
Note how the it doesn't specify what competitions she referred. Just "highest level"
Quote21 years of experience officiating soccer and eleven years at the highest professional and international levels refereeing the elite soccer athletes in the world.
Honorably selected by the US Soccer Federation to represent the US Soccer Federation at the highest international levels for 7 years.
Receive in-depth training to develop mental and physical skills and fitness to officiate at the highest level of the international game among the highest skilled professional athletes. The ultimate goal is to represent the US as an official at the World Cup and the Olympics.
haha Henry is raging, there is an amusing irony about Henry saying the handball rule is wrong though.
Keep these MOTD and other links coming BTW, where are you getting them from?
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 12, 2023, 02:50 PMhaha Henry is raging, there is an amusing irony about Henry saying the handball rule is wrong though.
Keep these MOTD and other links coming BTW, where are you getting them from?
True, Henry knows a thing or two about deliberate handballs. And about every other single thing about the game, like what it takes to win a World Cup or a European Championship or the Champions League or the Premier League or La Liga or the FA Cup or the English player of the year or the French player of the year etc etc... Even what it's like to coach a team full of retards in French Canada (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PUL8aURchQc)!
This is the one thing reddit is good for https://www.reddit.com/r/footballhighlights/
The real pros weighing in with the smart stuff
https://twitter.com/ManCityzenscom/status/1645722470052163590
@jimmy jazz : no it's because the Irish never fucked with anyone or tried to nick their country, whereas your lot, well, did. With just about everyone. The British Empire, yeah? Also, English have a reputation (deserved or not I don't know) for being arrogant, violent, racist and projecting the image that they still run the world. We never did, so everyone likes us more. Plus we're nicer. we don't got around with Union Jacks or bulldogs on our shirts, or tattooed on our arms.
As for Henry, well, we'll never forgive him for keeping us out of the World Cup with that deliberate handball that was never caught. Great player, but, you know, fuck him.
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 12, 2023, 03:41 PM@jimmy jazz : no it's because the Irish never fucked with anyone or tried to nick their country, whereas your lot, well, did. With just about everyone. The British Empire, yeah? Also, English have a reputation (deserved or not I don't know) for being arrogant, violent, racist and projecting the image that they still run the world. We never did, so everyone likes us more. Plus we're nicer. we don't got around with Union Jacks or bulldogs on our shirts, or tattooed on our arms.
As for Henry, well, we'll never forgive him for keeping us out of the World Cup with that deliberate handball that was never caught. Great player, but, you know, fuck him.
A load of generalisations there, the 'we're so great' tone of it is exactly the sort of thing you're accusing English people of being, and that last bit is just nonsense Trolls.
Irishness is definitely seen as a joke mate.
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 12, 2023, 03:41 PM@jimmy jazz : no it's because the Irish never fucked with anyone or tried to nick their country, whereas your lot, well, did. With just about everyone. The British Empire, yeah? Also, English have a reputation (deserved or not I don't know) for being arrogant, violent, racist and projecting the image that they still run the world. We never did, so everyone likes us more. Plus we're nicer. we don't got around with Union Jacks or bulldogs on our shirts, or tattooed on our arms.
There's a reason Amsterdam is running an anti-tourism campaign (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65107405) targeting British men but not Irish. ;)
Quote from: Janszoon on Apr 12, 2023, 03:58 PMQuote from: Trollheart on Apr 12, 2023, 03:41 PM@jimmy jazz : no it's because the Irish never fucked with anyone or tried to nick their country, whereas your lot, well, did. With just about everyone. The British Empire, yeah? Also, English have a reputation (deserved or not I don't know) for being arrogant, violent, racist and projecting the image that they still run the world. We never did, so everyone likes us more. Plus we're nicer. we don't got around with Union Jacks or bulldogs on our shirts, or tattooed on our arms.
There's a reason Amsterdam is running an anti-tourism campaign (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65107405) targeting British men but not Irish. ;)
Irish people are exactly the same when they're abroad.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 12, 2023, 04:03 PMIrish people are exactly the same when they're abroad.
Amsterdam disagrees.
Quote from: Janszoon on Apr 12, 2023, 04:22 PMQuote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 12, 2023, 04:03 PMIrish people are exactly the same when they're abroad.
Amsterdam disagrees.
There will be loads more tourists from the UK than from Ireland though.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 12, 2023, 04:28 PMQuote from: Janszoon on Apr 12, 2023, 04:22 PMQuote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 12, 2023, 04:03 PMIrish people are exactly the same when they're abroad.
Amsterdam disagrees.
There will be loads more tourists from the UK than from Ireland though.
Not if Amsterdam has their way.
Lol
Amsterdam tourists are such a nuisance
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 12, 2023, 03:57 PMQuote from: Trollheart on Apr 12, 2023, 03:41 PM@jimmy jazz : no it's because the Irish never fucked with anyone or tried to nick their country, whereas your lot, well, did. With just about everyone. The British Empire, yeah? Also, English have a reputation (deserved or not I don't know) for being arrogant, violent, racist and projecting the image that they still run the world. We never did, so everyone likes us more. Plus we're nicer. we don't got around with Union Jacks or bulldogs on our shirts, or tattooed on our arms.
As for Henry, well, we'll never forgive him for keeping us out of the World Cup with that deliberate handball that was never caught. Great player, but, you know, fuck him.
A load of generalisations there, the 'we're so great' tone of it is exactly the sort of thing you're accusing English people of being, and that last bit is just nonsense Trolls.
Irishness is definitely seen as a joke mate.
Like I said, it's the perception. You see English soccer fans on tour, they're aggressive, they're eyeing everyone, they're pissed. The comparison between English and Irish soccer or rugby fans on tour is the difference between any two things that are very different. If Irish is a "joke", then why is it the people - hey! In Amsterdam, I just realised! - said to us in the pub "English? (because we were speaking English duh) and when we said "No, Irish," there was a huge cheer and everyone was happy? Cos we're a joke? Do me a favour, mate. Your people have got a rep for being loud and boorish and overbearing and violent, ours have a rep for being loud and cheerful and friendly and drunk, but how many Irish fans do you hear of who end up being deported/arrested/involved in fights? We go to have a good time, you go to show the world you're still boss. Deny it all you like; there's a reason why English fans constantly get banned from Europe, and you know it. Not saying you're one, but it's a fact that other than Russian and some Italian fans, ye're the only ones who seem to cause trouble, or at least, the only ones in the news. Certainly, as far as Irish and English is concerned, we have - what is it you Americans call it? - a 100 batting average? Or something.
I never said Irish is a joke I said Irishness is seen as a bit of a gimmick and a joke. Something to laugh about. Which it is.
Let's stick to what you originally said, you were not talking about perceptions of the fans only, you were talking about people in other countries immediately treating you worse if you say you're English. That is completely in your head mate. It's never happened to me bar once and it was Scottish people. I've been in pubs where Germans invited me to their table and drank with me. Most people are actually alright wherever you go and don't think negatively of me because of the Empire ffs.
Ireland is a much smaller country with nowhere near the amount of traveling fans or occasions to travel. How many times do the Irish go abroad with their clubs? Never. They rarely qualify for international tournaments either, so there's a lot less chance for them to damage your rep. English fans do have a negative rep and I'm well aware of that, but that isn't what we were talking about. And it's also pretty outdated.
As for we're the only ones in the news, you're acting like Frankfurt haven't been smashing their way through Europe for the past couple of seasons. This is just one very prominent example but believe me I could post twenty more from other countries. It isn't exactly a secret - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64876023
The fact of the matter is this, English and Irish people are about 99% the same, British and Irish culture is very, very, very similar thanks to centuries of mixing back and forth between our islands. You know it and I know it. And there are plenty of positives to it as well.
A good time to post this - https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65245224
https://www.flashscore.com/match/zswHNuB6/#/match-summary/match-summary
Dortmund are such bottlers.
2-0 up with ten minutes and throw the lead away. Go ahead on 93 minutes and throw it away again four minutes later. I really want them to win the Bundesliga but you have to do better than that. Bayern dropped points again but it doesn't matter because Dortmund couldn't take advantage.
Today, I can say that from start to finish, minus a brief spell at the start of the second half, Villa completely bossed Newcastle and played football as good as any Villa team in decades. Five wins in a row and 3 pts behind Tottenham. We can finish 5th and kick on next season. I am so proud of them.
Villa are unrecognisable from Gerrard's team. Emery deserves a statue almost. I remember when they were top of the Prem, must be over 20 years ago now if not more. I was so proud. I'm almost as proud today. Absolutely stunning performance. But do you think Ollie is in danger of being poached by the bigger clubs? Another Jack? Say it ain't so!
Also fair play to Bournemouth, who showed Spurs how to play a game, and what the hell has happened to Chelsea?
Roy of the Rovers has certainly re-energised Palace, god damn him. Ah well: Forest look sure to go down, so that's something.
For once, not too much to complain about with VAR, though as usual they didn't get everything right. But at least we could concentrate on the footy.
Oh, and... DIEGO! DIEGO! DIEGO! Delighted for the guy. Always liked him. He's had a long wait, but it certainly was worth it.
Did you watch the women's FA Cup semi-final? First time I've watched women's football, as in, watched a whole match, and I have to say I was not impressed. Chelsea were okay but Villa didn't seem to know how to shoot straight. Long balls, wide shots, giving the ball away constantly. Good defending in general but whenever they were in front of the goal they either passed it back or shot wildly; didn't seem to be any sort of discipline or method really, just a shoot-and-hope idea. And yet the commentator said they were good value for money. Is this what passes, then, for women's football at the highest level? If so, you can keep it. Very disappointed.
I know mate.
The most obvious difference is the speed. It's like watching in slow motion.
Arsenal just threw the title away BTW. Saka did his party trick again. If they win it from here it'll be a miracle.
Stranger things have happened in football than Arsenal winning the title from this position. The main thing they have to do is win next week at the Etihad, away to a far superior and vastly more experienced team. Stranger things have happened in football!
They couldn't afford to slip up again and they did against a shit team. It's not just about the points it's about the psychology and how they must feel after that. I think it's done. I'll eat my own cock if they win it now.
And I want them to win it but it's over I think.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 16, 2023, 10:12 PMThey couldn't afford to slip up again and they did against a shit team. It's not just about the points it's about the psychology and how they must feel after that. I think it's done. I'll eat my own cock if they win it now.
And I want them to win it but it's over I think.
Right but imagine if they get a point at the Etihad. Then the title is suddenly back in their hands and they get a huge mental boost. Not done and dusted cause Newcastle away is a real test but gotta win those.
As things stand they're still good ol Arsenal who play real nice football and can't hack it at the highest level. But things change!
I hope you are right I just can't see it now :(
They have to hope that Man City slip up, and that seems unlikely. Maybe the entire team will get abducted by aliens. Stranger things have happened in football.
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 17, 2023, 03:53 AMThey have to hope that Man City slip up, and that seems unlikely. Maybe the entire team will get abducted by aliens. Stranger things have happened in football.
They will have to hope that City slip up if they fail to get anything against them at the Etihad. As it is, it's still in their own hands.
If they can't even hold a two goal lead against a shit team like West Ham you'll see why I have doubts over their ability to win every game from now until the end of the season. The fact they've done it twice in a row is even worse. You'd have thought they'd be extra cautious not to concede after last week but no.
I have a feeling we might be able to sneak 4th place BTW. I think Newcastle are catchable. Momentum is so important and none of our rivals have it as good as Villa do. The self belief must be ridiculous inside the squad. If only we hadn't handicapped ourselves and given everyone else a 12 game head start when we had Gerrard.
Quote from: jadis on Apr 17, 2023, 02:45 PMQuote from: Trollheart on Apr 17, 2023, 03:53 AMThey have to hope that Man City slip up, and that seems unlikely. Maybe the entire team will get abducted by aliens. Stranger things have happened in football.
They will have to hope that City slip up if they fail to get anything against them at the Etihad. As it is, it's still in their own hands.
I think confidence will be at an all-time low after Saka fucked the penalty. There was no need for him to do that; it's not even as if the keeper caught it, he just simply shot wide. I think maybe the complacency was setting in there, and if Saka was/is known for missing pens then Arteta should have detailed someone like Jesus or Gabrielle to take it. Fucking stupid. Morale will be on the floor now and it will be hard to pick themselves up from that.
@jimmy jazz : let's not get ahead of ourselves. Sixth will do me fine, get us into Europe and it's far more than we could have hoped for. 4th would be great but let's not write the Toon off just cos they had a bad game against us. They can come back, and they probably will, especially after that.
Anyway...
Onward to more important things like a showboating Moroccan fatso who celebrated goals by donning a fez
https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1648062510199721990
Real Madrid have posted a bizarre five minute video accusing Barcelona of supporting Franco. Anyone speako de lingo and able to give a better analysis?
What a club and what a sport. You just don't get this juice with Cricket.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 18, 2023, 04:41 PMhttps://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1648062510199721990
Real Madrid have posted a bizarre five minute video accusing Barcelona of supporting Franco. Anyone speako de lingo and able to give a better analysis?
What a club and what a sport. You just don't get this juice with Cricket.
That's a weird accusation given that members of Barcelona's team literally fought against Franco during the Civil War.
Quote from: Janszoon on Apr 18, 2023, 08:04 PMQuote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 18, 2023, 04:41 PMhttps://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1648062510199721990
Real Madrid have posted a bizarre five minute video accusing Barcelona of supporting Franco. Anyone speako de lingo and able to give a better analysis?
What a club and what a sport. You just don't get this juice with Cricket.
That's a weird accusation given that members of Barcelona's team literally fought against Franco during the Civil War.
Of course, everyone knows of Real Madrid's association with Franco and being the club of the regime and the Spanish establishment. Its absolutely mental they'd post that on their official account.
Also, I've known you for 11 years and your only previous comment on the sport was to compare the World Cup trophy to a golden alien penis, how did you know anything about the history of Barca and Real? Are you a secret fan of football?
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 18, 2023, 09:02 PMOf course, everyone knows of Real Madrid's association with Franco and being the club of the regime and the Spanish establishment. Its absolutely mental they'd post that on their official account.
Also, I've known you for 11 years and your only previous comment on the sport was to compare the World Cup trophy to a golden alien penis, how did you know anything about the history of Barca and Real? Are you a secret fan of football?
Haha, no, I'm not a secret fan of the sport. My only knowledge about it comes from playing it for a couple years as a kid. I did spend five weeks last year staying eastern Spain though (Valencia, not Barcelona) and learned that bit of trivia while reading about the Civil War.
Semi finals:
Real Madrid v MC
Inter vs Milan
We all Real Madrid next week then? 8)
Franco's boys we are here
Eat paella drink your beer
I just want that Floridian lawyer chick to patronizingly explain to a panel of Thierry Henry, Pep Guardiola, Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane, Paolo Maldini, Franz Beckenbauer and Alex Ferguson why it was correct to award Bayern a penalty for the handball.
Zidane would headbutt her.
And
@jimmy jazz no, we're not all Real Madrid. I'll be rooting for Man City. Just because you have an issue with how they operate don't mean everyone else hates them. I'm not a fan but I'd support most English teams (ahem - ABU) over most or indeed any European ones. Well, maybe not Arsenal. Or Chelsea. Or West Ham. Or... ;D
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 20, 2023, 09:18 PMZidane would headbutt her.
And @jimmy jazz no, we're not all Real Madrid. I'll be rooting for Man City. Just because you have an issue with how they operate don't mean everyone else hates them. I'm not a fan but I'd support most English teams (ahem - ABU) over most or indeed any European ones. Well, maybe not Arsenal. Or Chelsea. Or West Ham. Or... ;D
Why?
Unless it's someone like Leicester who have gone about things the right way then fuck supporting another English team.
Everyone should have an issue with MC.
Why not? I watched
The Great Game: I know how the whole thing works. These European clubs are at it worse than the English ones are. And why should I support a team whom I will never see playing unless I watch Champions League, versus one I can watch every week on MOTD?
The only comparable European club on the cuntometer of the five most prominent leagues is PSG and I'm not as clued up on their finances and what they're doing (obviously I know they're state funded but I couldn't tell you how they're cheating the game, faking sponsorships and such like MC are) but anyway, when clubs abroad do dodgy shit, they aren't necessarily a direct threat to my own.
MC have hurt Villa badly in terms of our squad and also denying us of a trophy three years ago. It is the same throughout the league and below.
Just seen the fucking Arsenal score! Fucking hell!
Damn that's crazy. Poor Arsenal
https://www.reddit.com/r/footballhighlights/comments/12ue8vg/arsenal_vs_southampton_premier_league_21apr2023/
This guy is tipped to be the next Palace manager.
Adolf Hutter.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adi_H%C3%BCtter
Interesting name to give your kid in 1970. It's usually said that denazification in Austria post-WW2 was pretty half-hearted.
I thought he must be older than Roy Hodgson but then I saw he was born in the 70s and I was shocked and speechless.
His parents are/were defo Nazi supporters.
That was a good draw considering how shit we played.
Europe still on.
Think we were lucky really. Ollie should have scored. Arsenal screwed up bigtime, and with ten extra minutes you'd think they would have pulled it off. Suppose you were rooting for Sheffield in the FA Cup?
Yeah of course I was :laughing:
I knew they had no chance though.
Dortmund are top of the Bundesliga by a point with five games to go, BTW 🥹
I love them.
Wouldn't surprise me if young Jude joins his Norwegian mate in Manchester. Some of their key midfielders are the wrong side of 30, makes sense to invest in someone like him if he's as good as everyone says he is (haven't seen him play)
Not in the mood for it now but very excited to watch the Tottenham highlights tomorrow. I like one-sided humiliations when they come as a shock, not routine ones
Quote from: jadis on Apr 24, 2023, 02:01 AMWouldn't surprise me if young Jude joins his Norwegian mate in Manchester. Some of their key midfielders are the wrong side of 30, makes sense to invest in someone like him if he's as good as everyone says he is (haven't seen him play)
Been following him since he broke through at Birmingham City. I'm from Birmingham so I try to follow our local players when they're getting a lot of hype.
He is incredible tbf, he can do everything, his style is a bit like Zidane but he is superb defensively also. I hope he avoids the PL but if he does come here Liverpool would be better for him. If I was him I'd stay at Dortmund for at least another year though.
What a result for Newcastle! Mind you, it was probably a bit unsporting of them to go ahead when Tottenham didn't even turn up for the majority of the match! :laughing: Spurs must be hurting now. The Toon for Europe! They'll have a statue of Eddie in the town centre soon.
Watch out for Cameron Archer.
I would describe him as the 2nd coming of Michael Owen.
He just guarantees goals.
- We kick off in just under one hour, win and we go 5th
- Liverpool linked with Kalvin Phillips as alternative to Bellingham
- Plastics vs Arsenal tomorrow, Up The Arse 8)
Many outstanding goals, hope we'll see some more today
Unreal strikes by Henry, Toure and De Bruyne
Why shouldn't two opponents kiss each other after a game?
(https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/26/why-shouldnt-two-opponents-kiss-each-other-anna-tamminen-rosa-herreros)
The women's game faces a whole different set of questions and it's okay
The women's game is just different isn't it?
I'd be seething if Villa just lost and our players were going round kissing the opponents.
It annoys me when I see them being friendly with Grealish.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 22, 2023, 01:51 AMI thought he must be older than Roy Hodgson but then I saw he was born in the 70s and I was shocked and speechless.
His parents are/were defo Nazi supporters.
also absolutely mad that he didn't change his name himself, wtf
Quote from: jadis on Apr 26, 2023, 02:50 PMWhy shouldn't two opponents kiss each other after a game?
(https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/apr/26/why-shouldnt-two-opponents-kiss-each-other-anna-tamminen-rosa-herreros)
The women's game faces a whole different set of questions and it's okay
:love:
I asked an Austrian friend what's up with that and he sent me this link. (https://www.ffh.de/nachrichten/top-meldungen/164340-adi-huetter-bei-ffh-so-kam-ich-zu-meinem-namen.html)
Quote" I think it's nice that I have the opportunity to talk about this here at FFH. Of course, when I was born [my parents] wanted to baptize me differently. But my father's brother died in a rock avalanche at the age of 27. And then my grandmother really wanted to have another Adolf in the family and my parents then let themselves be persuaded. On the one hand very, very tragic. You could perhaps wish for a different name, but my mother just called me Adi from day one and basically: almost everyone calls me Adi. "
I wish he'd said what was grannie Hütter's stance on the old Judenfrage. Will be likely pressed on it if he coaches in London.
Arsenal done now? I think Newcastle might be their waterloo, so to speak. Can't see City stumbling with any of the matches they have coming up. I think we're beyond the event horizon here, people. City demolished them and you could see the gulf in class between the two.
Quote from: jadis on Apr 27, 2023, 10:33 AMI wish he'd said what was grannie Hütter's stance on the old Judenfrage. Will be likely pressed on it if he coaches in London.
yeah I also have questions
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 27, 2023, 08:06 PMArsenal done now? I think Newcastle might be their waterloo, so to speak. Can't see City stumbling with any of the matches they have coming up. I think we're beyond the event horizon here, people. City demolished them and you could see the gulf in class between the two.
They were done after Southampton. Such a spectacular meltdown even for them. Must be a North London thing because Spurs are cowards as well.
Looks like Everton will go down now. Could be disastrous for them.
Next up for Villa is MU away. Win there and I will bow down in tears and kiss Unai Emery's feet.
https://www.redcafe.net/matches/manchester-united-vs-aston-villa.511/
They're terrified of us 😂😂😂
Ugh! Thanks for making me go to a bloody Man U fansite!
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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/driven-away-from-football-by-man-city-s-cheating-which-no-one-will-remember/ar-AA1asI0Q?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=acc83e11747d460f948d2a6d308a96f6&ei=10
QuoteLast year before the final game of the PL season I decided I was done with football.
I had just seen my team Liverpool come within two games of winning everything, and yet I knew that they probably wouldn't because one team was cheating.
I knew that at any stage of football the management and recruitment of Liverpool would have yielded four titles in five years, but this time it didn't because one team was cheating.
I haven't watched one game of Liverpool's season, the only football I watched was England v France at the World Cup because a friend begged me.
Even the sight of England getting hyped up only to lose didn't bring me any joy.
Can you imagine? An Irishman not even able to laugh at the English thinking it was coming home again?
But that's what City have done, they've destroyed the English game and my three decade plus obsession with it.
Last night a friend text me to say that the title decider was on, Arsenal v City.
I had known Arsenal were doing well but didn't know they were still in it (plus Lampard is back at Chelsea???)
It's criminal that a club who has backed a manager for four years, to rebuild and redefine a club that hasn't properly challenged in around twenty years won't end up as champions.
Because one team is cheating.
Do yourselves a favour, do what I did and leave the EPL to die, it's no longer a sport, it's WWE.
Both are completely devoid of real competition, living off a brand name built in the past whose only real use is to TV broadcasters because live events sell.
And all you have to look forward to is City v Newcastle until the end of time from here on out.
Delighted to see Forest crushed (they are going DOWN) and Man U held to a draw. Priceless. Newcastle are on fire too. It's cutting your nose off to spite your face doing what that guy did. We all know miracles can happen - Leicester? Money doesn't buy everything and anyone can have an off day. You really need to get off your City Hate Bus and just enjoy the Prem. It's still as good as it ever was, for me anyway.
I do enjoy the league. But everyone who cares about football should care about what they're doing. It's literally cheating.
Let's say they get found guilty on all 100+ charges, what will your view of them be then, TH? It's honestly bizarre how you can have such hatred for a harmless and proud club like Forest yet give MC a pass for cheating.
I know I'm talking to two Villa fans but I fucking hate James Milner. What a disgusting, violent player
He was okay at City as the guy who does all the running and scurrying while Silva and Touré weaved their magic but at LFC his role is literally just violence. All he's good for now is the type of tackle they call "a reducer"
The best thing about him, by far, was the Boring James Milner (https://twitter.com/BoringMilner?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) twitter account (apparently still active! its heyday was ages ago)
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 30, 2023, 08:49 AMI do enjoy the league. But everyone who cares about football should care about what they're doing. It's literally cheating.
Let's say they get found guilty on all 100+ charges, what will your view of them be then, TH? It's honestly bizarre how you can have such hatred for a harmless and proud club like Forest yet give MC a pass for cheating.
I've explained about the connection Forest have for me, so I'm not going over that again. I enjoy watching City play, particularly as I remember when they were a joke and Man United looked down on them, now they have to see them win the titles they used to think were theirs by god-given right. I'll never hate MC as much as I hate MU. Not even as much as Palace who I fucking hate too. Not everyone will have the same opinion. I don't have an issue with City, you do. Just leave it at that. No point trying to convince me. Whatever else City do or have done, they provide incredible entertainment. Halland 50 goals in a season, hasn't been done since before the war!
Quote from: Trollheart on May 01, 2023, 01:20 AMI've explained about the connection Forest have for me, so I'm not going over that again. I enjoy watching City play, particularly as I remember when they were a joke and Man United looked down on them, now they have to see them win the titles they used to think were theirs by god-given right. I'll never hate MC as much as I hate MU. Not even as much as Palace who I fucking hate too. Not everyone will have the same opinion. I don't have an issue with City, you do. Just leave it at that. No point trying to convince me. Whatever else City do or have done, they provide incredible entertainment. Halland 50 goals in a season, hasn't been done since before the war!
It isn't either or with MU and MC. And you can admire Haaland as a player and be critical of MC. I said to
@Toy Revolver about two years ago when he was in his first season at Dortmund that Haaland will go down as one of the all time greats.
I would say 90% of English fans have the same view as me when it comes to MC so it isn't just me. I do wonder if the reason you don't have an issue with them is just because you aren't aware of the extent of the cheating, especially considering how much Henry's handball annoyed you. So clearly you aren't OK with cheating in the sport.
Fuck Manchester City, that is all.
Quote from: Qwerty Sanchez on May 01, 2023, 02:57 PMFuck Manchester City, that is all.
Villa played shit yesterday BTW. I think the team is just running out of steam. No shame in it, the squad is threadbare.
Leicester vs Everton tonight, gonna be a belter. I have nothing against Everton but it'd be funny if they lost just to hear the high pitched, phlegmy rage on Everton spaces tonight.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 01, 2023, 05:54 PMVilla played shit yesterday BTW. I think the team is just running out of steam. No shame in it, the squad is threadbare.
Leicester vs Everton tonight, gonna be a belter. I have nothing against Everton but it'd be funny if they lost just to hear the high pitched, phlegmy rage on Everton spaces tonight.
Leicester are fucked, looking at the remainder of their matches it's highly unlikely they survive unless they can win today.
They'll win tonight.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 01, 2023, 06:14 PMThey'll win tonight.
Narrator: They did not
:laughing:
Quote from: Qwerty Sanchez on May 01, 2023, 11:29 PMNarrator: They did not
:laughing:
:(
Two juicy clubs are going to go.
This is the most interesting relegation fight I've seen for a long time.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 01, 2023, 11:33 PM:(
Two juicy clubs are going to go.
This is the most interesting relegation fight I've seen for a long time.
Torn between laughing because Leeds should be one of them and feeling sad because if they go I won't get to enjoy watching them lose every week.
Arsenal vs Chelsea tonight.
Should have been a big game but because Arsenal are a bunch of pussies it's a nothing game now.
#WillNotWatch
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@Trollheart de FA-OI unveiled a new crest so dey did:
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De new short:
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Big Sam will take over at Leeds for their final four games:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65453934
Football is crazy. The guy they sacked is the second interim manager to be sacked this season. We're not far off teams just getting a new manager in for the final game in the hope of a bounce.
New Ireland kit and crest are very clean imo, massive fan.
Not so sure about the crest. Ireland football? Shouldn't that be Irish Football? Or at least Football Ireland? Ireland Football sounds like someone designed the crest who left school at 12. ::)
Quote from: Trollheart on May 02, 2023, 08:01 PMNot so sure about the crest. Ireland football? Shouldn't that be Irish Football? Or at least Football Ireland? Ireland Football sounds like someone designed the crest who left school at 12. ::)
It would be FAI wouldn't it, but I think the Ireland Football thing is like an all encompassing phrase.
Basically, they're doing the same thing England did with 'England Football', except using the new crest for the national team.
https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fa-england-football-badge-inclusivity-b933745.html
Phrasing aside the new Irish one is definitely better. The last one was shit imo. This is very similar to McGrath era.
This Boehly guy running Chelsea is an utterly clueless cunt isn't he? How do you spend half a billion pounds in one season and take the team ten places back?
Lampard record as manager is played 6 lost 6 (they're 3-0 right now).
I remember
@Qwerty Sanchez saying to me when he came in that he caused a big mess in the States with one of his other ventures?
Just a massive cunt thinking he's being clever.
He's a turd. He owns a baseball team and they operate similarly to the bigger clubs in the prem, throwing money around and can't win fuck all despite it.
American owners are going to ruin the league it's only a matter of time imo.
Messi leaving PSG. Based on rumours I just made up he is currently deciding between Villa and Manchester United. Best of luck Jimbo.
Going back to Barca as they can offer him less than before and comply with La Liga. If he came to us I'd cry. Imagine Emi Martinez said "Leo, you know I won us the World Cup with that last minute save and then the penalties... Well can you do me a favour?" 8)
Looks like Bellingham is going to Real Madrid, their fans will be on his case immediately if he doesn't hit the ground running but he picked the right move. I knew he wouldn't go to the embarrassment that is MC :)
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1653806125324673024
Look at these ungrateful cunts. Their club didn't even exist before 1970. They should be honoured to have the greatest footballer ever humiliate their club.
They really ought to know their place imo.
If they're doing this for Messi I can't wait to see the meltdown they have when Mbappe leaves for Spain.
What a braindead husk of a person you have to be to boo the greatest player because of something like that.
Also he did nothing wrong discipline-wise, he told them in advance he's going to SA for a couple of days and they only decided he can't go when he was already on the plane.
That Twitter stream has some good stuff. The lion! American kids! :laughing:
https://talksport.com/football/1414445/transfer-notebook-ferran-torres-kalvin-phillips-man-city/
Ferran Torres, now that's what I'm talking about. This would be a tremendous signing and really excite the fans.
Who'd you rather play for? Emery or Arteta?
@Qwerty Sanchez I will be supporting MU tonight 8)
Good player but doesn't score enough imo
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 04, 2023, 01:59 PM@Qwerty Sanchez I will be supporting MU tonight 8)
Your support is greatly appreciated mate.
Trying to figure out the tagging thing, is it done like this [member]jimmy jazz[/member]
That was not it.
Quote from: jadis on May 04, 2023, 02:57 PMGood player but doesn't score enough imo
I have faith that Unai will sort that if he is actually interested. He's more of a winger anyway and surely an improvement on Bailey who is shit imo. Would sell for 50p.
Quote from: Qwerty Sanchez on May 04, 2023, 04:14 PMYour support is greatly appreciated mate.
Trying to figure out the tagging thing, is it done like this [member]jimmy jazz[/member]
That was not it.
lul
Type the @ and begin typing my name then it should appear, then just tap/click it.
Quote from: Qwerty Sanchez on May 04, 2023, 04:30 PMThank you @jimmy jazz
MC being linked with Alex Moreno.
https://www.teamtalk.com/news/man-city-plot-dazzling-move-recent-villa-signing-door-opens-real-madrid-sign-e60m-star-guardiola-wants-gone
::)
Ooh, we build a threatening team and it happens again.
Napoli appreciation post.
Napoli are the Italian champions for the first time in 33 years, since Diego Maradona played for them.
https://twitter.com/sscnapoli/status/1654223708050046976
The live screening of tonight's game at the Napoli stadium (they're away) has sold out.
This is the noise when Osimhen equalised, it's 1-1, Napoli 16 points clear with five games to go.
https://twitter.com/FootballReprt/status/1654220752097529856
Inside:
https://twitter.com/eurofootcom/status/1654217616683147267
My heart warms for them. Such a proud and well supported club from an overlooked region in Italy. They blew it in 2018 after going so close and it is amazing to see it finally happen for them tonight. The end of Juve and Northern Italy's dominance. It is Napoli's time.
I will post more footage of the scenes as I find them.
Congratulations to Napoli 🔵
Very happy for them, well deserved.
Embarrassing outcome today for us btw, very disappointing.
https://twitter.com/thecasualultra/status/1654234539345018883
Oh dear.
I'm definitely not going to post a bitchy comment about how this sort of thing is only meant to happen in England.
Diego would have really enjoyed the last six months. RIP.
Great to see Big Sam on the touchline again, one of the league's great characters. Will have to look for points elsewhere, granted
Wonder if Gundogan can break his own record for Xavi-like control of the game today https://twitter.com/squawka_live/status/1654863789865443328?s=46
Yep he has https://twitter.com/StatmanDave/status/1654877000681570304
Wrexham continue to climb up the list of clubs I hate. So tired of hearing about them just because of Ryan Reynolds. Between him and their stupid documentary that I couldn't possibly care any less about they see more coverage than 75% of the premier league clubs do here.
@jimmy jazz I feel like I'm you ranting about Americans at this point.
All he's done is pump money into a very small club and make it all about himself. He's a pound shop Boehly. Attention seeking cunt. Typical American.
I suppose one good thing about it is if they spend enough (doubt it as they aren't that wealthy) they will get to the PL and it will show those who think otherwise that there really is nothing impressive about MC and Chelsea buying their way to the top. Any fucker can do it if they spend enough.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 06, 2023, 10:09 PMAll he's done is pump money into a very small club and make it all about himself. He's a pound shop Boehly. Attention seeking cunt. Typical American.
I suppose one good thing about it is if they spend enough (doubt it as they aren't that wealthy) they will get to the PL and it will show those who think otherwise that there really is nothing impressive about MC and Chelsea buying their way to the top. Any fucker can do it if they spend enough.
Ahem (https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-wrexham-ryan-reynolds-nuvei-1.6818664)
Quote from: jadis on May 06, 2023, 10:26 PMAhem (https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-wrexham-ryan-reynolds-nuvei-1.6818664)
US citizen though, must be a requirement in the citizenship process or he picked it up after living there. Typical American.
Quote from: jadis on May 06, 2023, 10:26 PMAhem (https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-wrexham-ryan-reynolds-nuvei-1.6818664)
We (I) don't claim him
Quote from: Qwerty Sanchez on May 06, 2023, 10:42 PMWe (I) don't claim him
It would be quite funny if this went wrong and he got pretty much chased out of Wales after taking Wrexham into administration.
Quote from: jadis on May 06, 2023, 10:26 PMAhem (https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-wrexham-ryan-reynolds-nuvei-1.6818664)
What a nauseating article lol
QuoteReynolds has carved out a unique role and traveled a unique path to get here. From charming actor, to Marvel superhero to investment mogul, he's tapped into the same thing. At its core, celebrity entrepreneurship ties back to the star's connection with their audience, their ability to tell a story and keep people engaged.
For evidence of that, look no further than how he spoke after a recent Wrexham thriller on home field in Wales.
"I don't think I have a heart any more. I think I used up all the beats I have left," he told BT News after the match. "That was unlike anything I've ever seen before."
And it's why the actor's biggest roles are just as likely to come in the boardroom as they are on a movie set.
:laughing:
Went over his filmography, just the worst shit. This film was 100% written and produced by AI
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@jimmy jazz bet you pissed yourself laughing at Halland's magnanimous gesture for the penalty! "Go on son, fill your boots! Get your hat trick! Ooops! Is that the boss screaming at me???" :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Quote from: Trollheart on May 07, 2023, 01:23 PM@jimmy jazz bet you pissed yourself laughing at Halland's magnanimous gesture for the penalty! "Go on son, fill your boots! Get your hat trick! Ooops! Is that the boss screaming at me???" :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
It was funny. Would have been even funnier had it cost them though. This might spur them on in Europe now.
Well as we're all Real Madrid tomorrow (8) evening as they take on MC I thought I would post highlights of the greatest club game I've seen probably over the past decade.
Oh how I laughed!
Come on Villa 🟣🔵
We have a terrible record at home to these and today that should be put right.
COME ON!
This is going to the last game, so nice to be competing for something at the end of the season.
Douglas, Ramsey, Martinez, Watkins, Moreno and Kamara are all 50m+ players now imo. Martinez closer to 100m.
Next is Liverpool away and finish against Brighton at VP. 4 points should hopefully see us qualify for one of the European competitions 8)
https://twitter.com/vartatico/status/1657737859737042945
Match abandoned in Groningen after fireworks thrown into the pitch and fans invaded.
The latest in fan misbehavior to add to the Udinese riot the other week.
Imagine this happened in England ::)
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 13, 2023, 08:10 PMThis is going to the last game, so nice to be competing for something at the end of the season.
Douglas, Ramsey, Martinez, Watkins, Moreno and Kamara are all 50m+ players now imo. Martinez closer to 100m.
Next is Liverpool away and finish against Brighton at VP. 4 points should hopefully see us qualify for one of the European competitions 8)
Best keeper itw as far as I am concerned.
Good luck for the final stretch, will be rooting for you in both games.
Thanks Q. Will be tough but it's all to play for 8)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/football/santiago-ramirez-goal-morelia-celaya-spt-intl/index.html
Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 16, 2023, 12:53 PMhttps://www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/football/santiago-ramirez-goal-morelia-celaya-spt-intl/index.html
See the coach slip on his arse :laughing:
Great goal.
I love the Spanish speaking commentators and their passion.
Golgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgolgol goooooooooooooooooooool
@Trollheart @Qwerty Sanchez you watching tonight?
Do it for the Bernabeu, for bullfighting and for patatas bravas.
But most of all, do it for football ❤️
Good luck Los Blancos 🙏
Would've been 7 or 8 without the giant Belgian octopus in the Madrid goal. Pep can be maddening but ultimately he's a genius. De Bruyne, Gundogan, Haaland, Bernardo Silva, Grealish, Rodri, Foden and the others are world class stars. Credit where due.
Obviously the team on the pitch is incredible and their individuals and manager is elite.
But you know my view.
FORZA INTER 🔵⚫
Also, I remember arguing with some Man City tramps a few years ago that Grealish was a much better player than Sterling. They predictably came at me with stats. There is more to the game than stats and this is just one example.
Yeah I hate these dullards so much. For example, there are many midfielders with better "stats" than Iniesta but maybe 10% of his magic and decisiveness
Grealish is clearly much better than Sterling. Sterling is a good player who performed to a high level in Pep's system but Grealish is way more creative
Will be a fascinating final. Italian sides can be so, so hard to crack even with all the technique in the world
One of the all time great comebacks happened tonight. Sheffield Wednesday were 4-0 down from the first leg of their semi final play off.
They now play on the final to get to the Championship.
Also, this is the 3rd (third!) tier of English football. You show me another country in the world where you get 40k attendances and this noise for a 3rd division game.
Lower league football is where the soul is.
Play offs 8)
QuoteYou show me another country in the world where you get 40k attendances and this noise for a 3rd division game.
high school football state championship games can attract 40-50 thousand
japanese high school baseball also attracts crowds at that level
and nothing outside the united states tops week after week attendance at college football
not that i'm shitting on it - what you're describing is great but i've looked at stadium sizes in europe - i get soccer is huge but when it comes to sports - except for extreme lunacy levels of love from pockets of european soccer fans just on the whole and on the steady nothing i've seen is as deeply woven as sports are into the culture of the american south and a few cities up north, in particular philly
@Toy Revolver that's not the third division.
The equivalent in Japan is J League 3 which has a highest attendance of just over 12k.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J3_League
This is the USA equivalent, highest capacity stadium is 16k - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USL_League_One
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 19, 2023, 02:14 AM@Toy Revolver that's not the third division.
The equivalent in Japan is J League 3 which has a highest attendance of just over 12k.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J3_League
This is the USA equivalent, highest capacity stadium is 16k - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/USL_League_One
bitch that's fucking soccer
Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 19, 2023, 02:38 AMbitch that's fucking soccer
QuoteThe soccerball thread
Hope this helps.
Cuntery update, this time it is Alkmaar:
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/az-alkmaar-manager-ashamed-fans-attack-west-ham-players-families-friends-2351463?ico=in-line_link
Why do I keep posting these links? Because the reputation of English fans is outdated and unfair and people need to realise we're no worse than anywhere else. UEFA would come down on us like a tonne of bricks if this was us.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 19, 2023, 06:54 PMCuntery update, this time it is Alkmaar:
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/az-alkmaar-manager-ashamed-fans-attack-west-ham-players-families-friends-2351463?ico=in-line_link
Why do I keep posting these links? Because the reputation of English fans is outdated and unfair and people need to realise we're no worse than anywhere else. UEFA would come down on us like a tonne of bricks if this was us.
i'm pretty sure i saw marie in one of those trayvon hoodies
Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 19, 2023, 07:49 PMi'm pretty sure i saw marie in one of those trayvon hoodies
Marie was on the front line battering Hammers.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 19, 2023, 09:02 PMMarie was on the front line battering Hammers.
out of all the bullshit
can you imagine organizing all that black hoodie shit just to fuck with opposing fans
you're supposed to be polite and buy them a beer
go attack a bank or something
Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 19, 2023, 10:20 PMout of all the bullshit
can you imagine organizing all that black hoodie shit just to fuck with opposing fans
you're supposed to be polite and buy them a beer
go attack a bank or something
Dunno if you're being literal with the black hoodies but the hardcore element of many fan bases don't tend to wear team colours by default. It's just seen as unsophisticated. Also over here pubs won't let you in if you're wearing team colours, so that's partly how it started. So they're not really going out of their way to do it.
They have also now banned other stuff like Stone Island because of its association with unsavoury elements of support.
There is an entire Twitter account taking the piss out of people who wear it and show off the badge.
https://twitter.com/badge_is_in/
QuoteDunno if you're being literal with the black hoodies but the hardcore element of many fan bases don't tend to wear team colours by default. It's just seen as unsophisticated.
hmmm
yeah sometimes i think nfl fans with their official jerseys look a bit like wankers
i wear regular t-shirts with team colors when i go to games though because it's customary
in that twitter clip they're are wearing black hoodies like antifa and the article i read made note of it - they were in some sort of uniform
https://twitter.com/FCTVLIVE44/status/1659886737554898951
The most disrespected player in England.
A Rolls Royce footballer.
I love him.
Nottingham Forest stay up after beating Arsenal. A big club and one of the rare clubs who have missed out on the Premier League 'boom' for so long that they still maintain their original character and fan base. Sheffield Wednesday are another. Two old school clubs, get Wednesday back in the tip flight.
If we win our final game vs Brighton next weekend, we will return to European competition after 13 years away.
QuoteAt least nine people were killed and dozens more injured when stampeding soccer fans pushed through one of the access gates at a quarterfinal match in the Salvadoran league Saturday.
Cheers for posting.
12 dead now, BBC says some of the fans were pulling barricades down to try and get in before the game.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 21, 2023, 03:00 PMCheers for posting.
well i knew they couldn't do it
Remember when people wanted England to lose the Euros because we're all racists? lol
Tonight in La Liga:
https://twitter.com/14ucIs/status/1660354309651931137
As you can see that's not one or two, that's half the fucking ground. If anyone can find me an example of English fans doing the same from the past decade, I'll deactivate and never come back.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 21, 2023, 11:59 PMRemember when people wanted England to lose the Euros because we're all racists? lol
Tonight in La Liga:
https://twitter.com/14ucIs/status/1660354309651931137
As you can see that's not one or two, that's half the fucking ground. If anyone can find me an example of English fans doing the same from the past decade, I'll deactivate and never come back.
am i wrong thinking that both spain (outside of barcelona) and italy are racist af?
i mean, nobody has a monopoly on hate but i don't think it's just a movie trope about if a black guy tries to date an italian guy's sister
i know this is spain but you know what i mean
Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 22, 2023, 12:59 AMam i wrong thinking that both spain (outside of barcelona) and italy are racist af?
i mean, nobody has a monopoly on hate but i don't think it's just a movie trope about if a black guy tries to date an italian guy's sister
i know this is spain but you know what i mean
Well they're both worse than England I'll tell you that much.
Balotelli got abused by his own fans at the Italy training camp a few years back. Tbh you could find loads of similar examples during his time in Italy.
You exclude Barcelona but I remember a few years back, Barca fans abusing their own black players outside the ground after a match when they were going through a bad run of form. Espanyol (the other team in Barca) fans have also abused black Barca players.
Obviously you can find incidents in England, but they are almost always isolated instances where one fan in the ground does a monkey gesture then gets named and shamed, a ban, prosecuted and is condemned by all, not the whole stand or groups abusing their own players like above. It just does not happen.
Check this out as well, monkey noises, nazi salutes galore. There was plenty of Nazi shit outside the stadium as well.
This is Bulgaria BTW.
QuoteBulgaria
isn't that where they go in hostel
Dunno what you mean mate. Guessing it's one of your jokes.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/manchester-city-guardiola-ffp-abu-dhabi-b2342593.html
QuoteWhen the Premier League trophy was handed over to Pep Guardiola again, the English game saw something it has never seen before. It has made many within the sport unsure how to feel.
That goes beyond a staggering level of domination, which ensured Manchester City only felt the prospect of defeat for a mere 10 minutes for the final third of the season, something that should raise questions about the competitive health of the Premier League. City are after all only the fifth club to win three English titles in a row. They are also the third club to win five in six.
They are however the first English team to do it with such a suffocating sense of dominance. They are also the first English champions to face charges from the very competition they have just won, that – if proven – could yet see the club stripped of previous titles and even expelled from the league. That is a historic landmark, even if the length of time until its conclusion is as uncertain as the outcome. For now, it leaves a caveat and a question about all this success that may see the perception of the club's entire era
Looks like the journalists are starting to wake up a bit now. Previously they weren't even mentioning their practices but they are now. Sky predictably licking their arses but I heard a report on Talksport earlier slamming them for their practices and I'm seeing numerous articles like this one.
Forza Inter.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 20, 2023, 02:33 PMhttps://twitter.com/FCTVLIVE44/status/1659886737554898951
The most disrespected player in England.
A Rolls Royce footballer.
I love him.
Who is it about? Grealish?
I suspect the single most disrespected one must be Maguire (all of it, every single bit, is fully deserved)
Quote from: jadis on May 23, 2023, 10:50 AMWho is it about? Grealish?
I suspect the single most disrespected one must be Maguire (all of it, every single bit, is fully deserved)
Harry Kane mate. It was a link to his goal. And you're right, maybe I should have said most undeservedly disrespected. There is a depressing amount of English people who don't rate him and don't like him. Even though he does the business for England every time.
Yeah I don't get it, he's been brilliant for a decade now
Though it was funny when rival fans (Brentford I think) chanted at him "you let your country down" after the World Cup
https://apnews.com/article/bc445cb4a08441238d1975bd44e137a6
QuoteThree were detained in Valencia for alleged abuse against Vinícius in a Spanish league match on Sunday. Four were arrested in Madrid for allegedly hanging an effigy of the player off a highway bridge in January.
damn
QuoteThe impact of what happened at Valencia, and Vinicius Jr's long-held frustration over how authorities have approached tackling the subject, now leaves Real Madrid's star player with doubts over his future at the club because he does not feel supported. He feels it is a battle he has been left to take on alone.
The 22-year-old Brazil forward ended his social media message on Sunday by writing: "I am strong and I will go all the way against the racists. Even if it's far from here."
The Athletic contacted Vinicius Jr's staff, asking if this meant he was contemplating an exit from La Liga and Madrid.
Sources from his entourage, who asked not to be named in order to protect their position, replied: "Yes. When you have to fight on your own..."
Another such source was even more categorical: "Until today, there was no chance. From today, yes."
If Vinicius Jr were to decide he wants to leave Madrid due to the regular racist abuse he suffers and the lack of support he receives, Spanish football will lose its brightest talent and it alone will be 100 per cent responsible.
source: nyt
i bet they'd treat him correctly at Aston Villa F.C.
might even beat liverpool, too
More likely to be the first real statement signing at Newcastle tbh.
Happy Rotterdam Day.
On this day 41 years ago, Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 and won the Champions League.
🟣🔵🟣
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 26, 2023, 12:44 PMHappy Rotterdam Day.
On this day 41 years ago, Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich 1-0 and won the Champions League.
🟣🔵🟣
that's sweet and all but qpr has kicked your tiny dicks into the dirt 25 times
WE ARE QPR!
Oh you're into QPR? It was the team of choice for some of hte postpunk crowd I think
And they had one of my favorite players of all time, the fat Moroccan
Speaking of Aston Villa, how ridiculous is it that Maguire was called up by Southgate to all those tournaments ahead of Mings. I've seen Mings make the odd error but overall he's clearly so much more athletic and talented than Maguire
that's a fantastic montage
Quote from: jadis on May 26, 2023, 01:52 PMSpeaking of Aston Villa, how ridiculous is it that Maguire was called up by Southgate to all those tournaments ahead of Mings. I've seen Mings make the odd error but overall he's clearly so much more athletic and talented than Maguire
Mings has been so good this season. And he's a lovely bloke as well.
Villa fans HATE Southgate :laughing:
Its really bad.
- We're being linked with Marco Asensio on a free and apparently he feels seduced by our offer. This would be fantastic business.
- Ivan Toney revealed to have a gambling addiction and bet on his team to lose and win several times.
- Playoffs this weekend, backing Coventry even though they fucking hate us.
- Dortmund can win the league this weekend 🥹 BVB 🟡⚫🟡
Klopp's Dortmund team of 2011-13 is one of my favourite teams ever. Will always love Klopp. Shame they couldn't win the CL or stay together.
Bayern 1-0 up.
Dortmund 1-0 down.
Dortmund MUST SCORE TWICE to win the title.
Dortmund just got a penalty after a VAR review, Sebastien Haller had it saved.
Noise in the Westfalenstadion is 8)
COME ON DIE SCHWARZGELBEN! 🟡⚫🟡
Fuck me Dortmund 2-0 down now this is a disaster 😭
orlando city vs atlanta united tonight
big rivalry
Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 27, 2023, 04:41 PMorlando city vs atlanta united tonight
big rivalry
https://1stream.soccer/soccer/borussia-dortmund-fsv-mainz-05-live-stream/1130898?sport=soccer
35 mins left, Dortmund need three goals.
⚽
DORTMUND 1 MAINZ 2
Two more needed come on Dortmund 🟡⚫🟡
Koln equalise, Dortmund will be champions as things stand.
Bet Bayern will score again though. Goals needed!
Full time, Dortmund 2 Mainz 2.
Bayern win their 11th title in a row. What a joke league. What a sad little life Bayern.
atlanta and orlando ended 1-1
Leeds relegated.
Leicester relegated.
Everton survive.
Aston Villa return to Europe. Thanks to Unai Emery for a magical season and making us believe again.
UNAI IS KING 👑
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Quote from: Toy Revolver on May 28, 2023, 08:17 PM(https://i.postimg.cc/DfbZPSq6/IMG-9621.jpg)
Good. Nearly all of them are down to our goalkeeper. Thanks to his antics Argentina have a third World Cup. I want to win. I don't want to be gracious losers.
i respect that
We have now been ranked one of the top 20 clubs in Europe.
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Ahead of Man Utd, Inter and Ajax.
Unai is the king and we are coming.
HLTCO made a thread of the best moments of the season, it's well worth a few minutes of your time scrolling through.
https://twitter.com/HLTCO/status/1663832711847370756
Worth a watch for anyone, you don't have to be into football.
What a sport, what a culture and what a season.
Which one is your favourite? #59 for me.
https://twitter.com/HLTCO/status/1663837525109010434
Can't wait until 23/24 8)
Eden Hazard has had his contract terminated at Real Madrid.
Worst transfer ever?
€150m for 7 goals over a four year period. A cost of over €20m per goal.
A horrific return for one of the world's top attackers at the time he was signed.
Soccer fan arrested for wearing offensive jersey to FA Cup final referring to Hillsborough tragedy (https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/soccer-fan-arrested-wearing-offensive-jersey-fa-cup-99824377)
Inter are 6.50 to win on Saturday. That's quite long but I thought it'd be longer.
If they can pull this off it'd be incredible.
I really can't see it but you never know :-\
Haven't seen them this season but there's always a chance they'll spring a surprise. The real surprise though would be if Guardiola doesn't tinker with his winning formation in the final and play Grealish and Bernardo as fullbacks and Gundogan as a false nine or something.
Literally everyone knew it was a bad idea to play without a defensive midfielder in the final against Chelsea two years ago. I groaned when I saw the starting lineup, not cause I support City but cause it was so on brand and obviously a bad move.
Do you support a team mate? If not what about 'signing' for Villa? 1 year year contract with option to extend, European football next year. Good team but you won't get hammered for being a plastic.
8)
St Etienne in France but it's not like I can be bothered to watch Ligue 1. So not really. All I really watch these days is MOTD and and YT compilations
Wasn't there something about David Cameron pretending to support Villa and then mixing them up with West Ham cause he forgot which one his advisors told him he supports? That was good
"Oh no, I forgot which human football team I'm suppose to support"
Yeah, he is a Villa fan (well he always claimed he was) but the Tories are involved with West Ham which is why I reckon he said what he said. Brady is on the board and that's how they got given the Olympic Stadium for basically free. We have a lot of support in the establishment tbh. Mervyn King and Prince William for example.
@jadis Conference League final about to start.
Forza Fiorentina 😏
Fiorentina is such a cool team... Won't be watching the game tonight (we don't have a TV, so I'd either have to go out or find a stream and I need to read something long for tomorrow) but they have my support
Cunts.
I wanted Roma to win the other night as well so that's 0/2 for me.
Hopefully Saturday 🔵⚫🔵
Well this is it.
Good luck to the wonderful and magnificent Nerazzurri.
May those famous blue and black colours hang from the trophy in a couple of hours time. May the glorious European Cup return to the Giuseppe Meazza and back to Italy for the first time in 13 years.
Always liked Inter from the days of Ronaldo leaving the keeper on his arse in the UEFA Cup final.
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A fact: AC Milan were founded by Englishmen which is why they use the English spelling of 'Milan'. Early on in their history, there was a split as players didn't like the restrictions on non Italians playing for AC, so they formed Internazionale Milano, to reflect the international philosophy of the club.
May they lift their 4th European Cup tonight. Do it for Prada, for Porta Nuova, and for pasta. But MOST OF ALL, do it for the integrity of football.
FORZA INTERNAZIONALE 🔵⚫🔵
I really love that Ronaldo goal. Probably the best of its kind. His body language was completely undecipherable to defenders
Glad I didn't bother watching the game. You knew that it would be the kind of grinding, negative, tedious game these finals almost always are
The idea that this man will now be playing "soccer" just doesn't sit well with me
Xavi went to the Gulf, Messi to Miami... at least there's one Barcelona genius who doesn't suck at life
Quote from: jadis on Jun 16, 2023, 09:26 PMThe idea that this man will now be playing "soccer" just doesn't sit well with me
I agree in that they don't deserve him. They should be rolling out the red carpet and kissing the floor after he's walked on it every single day he is in their country.
But I don't begrudge Messi choosing to take it easy in a joke league now after everything he's given to the sport.
I genuinely love him mate.
Alex Scott on love, Lineker and standing up for LGBTQ+ rights (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/17/alex-scott-interview-womens-world-cup-hatred-because-i-wore-an-armband)
Ruben Neves going to Saudi Arabia. £55m transfer to Al Hilal.
Its one thing paying astronomical money for middle aged players like Ronaldo and Benzema but Neves is young and could play for any team in the world.
Saudis trying to do what the Chinese attempted a few years back. I remember Oscar going there was a bit of a shock.
Wtf (https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1670735854841593857)
Quote from: jadis on Jun 19, 2023, 02:59 PMWtf (https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1670735854841593857)
I don't know why they (the Saudis) bother. They're obviously trying to build a competitive league but the scale of doing that makes it nearly impossible if you're hoping to do it buy transferring individuals over.
Unless they literally bought UEFA, CONMEBOL and all the FAs and then just moved the players over it's not gonna happen.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/chelsea-transfers-saudi-boehly-pif-30260061
There's this as well.
England have been superb over the past two games. You can criticise the quality of opposition but people are very quick to stick the knife in when England fail to dish out hammerings in these sorts of games.
Our squad is getting stronger and stronger.
Looking very, very good for the next tournament. :checkmark:
https://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1672275295062175744
I can't stand stuff like this. We've had players that wanted to leave but the likes of Benteke for example, at least had the decency to put a proper request in. Mbappe just hanging about for his money. Don't care if its in the contract it annoys me. You obviously want to go so just fuck off, because you're not going to be 100% committed when you've got your eye on Madrid and a signing on fee.
Never liked Mbappe.
It's Messi's 36th birthday today.
Thanks for everything little man. Love you so much.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jun 23, 2023, 06:16 PMhttps://twitter.com/DeadlineDayLive/status/1672275295062175744
I can't stand stuff like this. We've had players that wanted to leave but the likes of Benteke for example, at least had the decency to put a proper request in. Mbappe just hanging about for his money. Don't care if its in the contract it annoys me. You obviously want to go so just fuck off, because you're not going to be 100% committed when you've got your eye on Madrid and a signing on fee.
Never liked Mbappe.
Yeah this kind of thing is always annoying
Mbappe kinda grew on me during the world cup. Before that I thought that he was unplayable but also not particularly elegant. But something about his performances there made me see him in a new light. His smile can be really nice and impish when he takes time off from being smug...
So yeah not a huge fan but he's got a lot going for him
The Spanish bastards are so good...
https://twitter.com/IFTVofficial/status/1677323217986371585?t=fMs4J2eHxNuHj0M8ChbpHw&s=19
No comment.
Met him near Times Square once, my biggest celebrity sighting. Very nice guy and what a player
IMHO one of the ultimate Brazilian magicians. Is he still a Villa player btw?
Yes he is. I love him. Extremely unlucky with injuries but I believe in him.
Did you see his debut for us?
Yeah, even remember posting about it a bunch on MB. He had a great run of games under Stevie, hope he shows some more of what he's capable of before inevitably doing one to the Gulf...
Only 31 so got loads of football left. If he can stay fit.
When he scored to make it 2-0 at MC last season I nearly exploded.
Obviously by full time I felt fucking ill and wanted Gerrard pelted with rotten tomatoes.
Yeah everyone forgot it for obvious reasons but I really love that goal, it's my favorite kind: there was nothing City could've done to prevent it. Watkins wins the header and then no defender can stop Coutinho from that position.
^ I'll try to watch the whole thing one day but more power to him for opening up about the stuff he's gone through. Always liked him as a player
Next time I'm breaking up with someone I'll make sure it's not during the summer break. Football is the best thing in the world to plug the inner void stuff like this inevitably opens up. I need the premier league and MOTD so bad right now
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Great meme.
And it absolutely is. Even just the humour and the scandals and culture with it, it's something you can follow without even watching the 90 mins where a ball gets kicked. I was saying to
@Qwerty Sanchez when shit like the sex noises prank (https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64310338) happened, you just don't get that in other sports.
Football, bloody hell 8)
By the sound of it, half the City squad fancy new challenges. Gundogan left for Barca, Bernardo Silva likely to follow, Walker going to Bayern, Mahrez and Laporte leaving too. They can find substitutes, eventually, but it takes players time to adjust to Pep's methods...
Quote from: jadis on Jul 15, 2023, 10:40 AMBy the sound of it, half the City squad fancy new challenges. Gundogan left for Barca, Bernardo Silva likely to follow, Walker going to Bayern, Mahrez and Laporte leaving too. They can find substitutes, eventually, but it takes players time to adjust to Pep's methods...
Hopefully they know something we don't and it's related to the 115 charges and not just wanting a new challenge.
:)
Two of my favorite goals of all time cause I haven't seen anything like them
Suarez is the greatest pantomime villain the sport has ever seen.
And Ronaldinho is probably the most unique player the sport has ever seen. I absolutely hated that Chelsea team and loved Barcelona beating them 😎
Messi coming to Miami to join MLS is going to get me into watching footy. I never cared about the sport before but they paid him a shit load of money to join up and he's such a major star that I will start watching. I think his first match is tomorrow night.
Messi is the fucking king. It's a shame you didn't follow the World Cup just gone.
He's truly the greatest. This is one of my favorite compilations because he was still a young, essentially unproven player who hasn't led Barcelona to any titles. The year after that he would score in the Champions League final and be crowned as the best in the world but there's something special about watching him as a young upstart. Also I love the long hair look.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jul 20, 2023, 12:47 PMMessi is the fucking king. It's a shame you didn't follow the World Cup just gone.
Yeah I never watched any of the World Cup stuff. It just felt like the Olympics but like only for football and only concentrating on one sport didn't interest me. Also the fact that the US Men's team is ass so why watch?
Quote from: DJChameleon on Jul 20, 2023, 01:11 PMYeah I never watched any of the World Cup stuff. It just felt like the Olympics but like only for football and only concentrating on one sport didn't interest me. Also the fact that the US Men's team is ass so why watch?
I think when you follow a World Cup just one time, you'll get into it. The next one is in the USA, Mexico and Canada so now would be a good time to get involved.
USA are shit yes but there's plenty for everyone to be interested in once you know your way around.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jul 20, 2023, 01:31 PMI think when you follow a World Cup just one time, you'll get into it. The next one is in the USA, Mexico and Canada so now would be a good time to get involved.
USA are shit yes but there's plenty for everyone to be interested in once you know your way around.
US Women's team is dope and I'm following them as well they have some matches coming up soon.
Women's world cup is currently happening so I will follow that.
I have followed this thread much but what's your opinion of Women's matches vs Men's?
The reason I find the Women's team dope is because they actually win and Rapinoe is retiring so she's going to show out but she normally does anyways.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Jul 20, 2023, 02:29 PMUS Women's team is dope and I'm following them as well they have some matches coming up soon.
Women's world cup is currently happening so I will follow that.
I have followed this thread much but what's your opinion of Women's matches vs Men's?
The reason I find the Women's team dope is because they actually win and Rapinoe is retiring so she's going to show out but she normally does anyways.
You can have an enjoyable game at any level but obviously there is a massive difference here. The most exciting for me (aside from Villa) is always internationals so if England get far in the competition I may watch (especially if they get drawn against the USA) but I wouldn't dream of watching women's club football.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jul 20, 2023, 02:41 PMYou can have an enjoyable game at any level but obviously there is a massive difference here. The most exciting for me (aside from Villa) is always internationals so if England get far in the competition I may watch (especially if they get drawn against the USA) but I wouldn't dream of watching women's club football.
I typo'ed and said "have followed" instead of "haven't followed".
Okay so the same attitude that men have here when it comes to watching like say women's basketball versus men's basketball.
I honestly prefer women's basketball to the men and I also prefer college men's and women's over the NBA.
NBA seems so boring to me. I only tend to watch the NBA when it gets to the finals and stakes are on the line.
Men's college play like stakes are on the line every single game and it gets even better during March Madness.
This one you have to watch
@DJChameleon It's his four goals that were nominated for goal of the year in different years. The way in which he leaves the defenders for dead in the first one is the most surreal thing for me
We've smashed our transfer record.
€50m for Moussa Diaby (£43m). Leverkusen also accepted a "huge" bid from the Saudis but he chose Villa over the Arab money for the PL football and our manager.
So this is a guy who clearly money isn't everything.
Exciting news.
@jadis sign for Villa it's gonna be a good season.
We're now being linked with Jeremy Doku and Dusan Vlahovic ffs.
If we sign either of these...
🍆
A big source of my pleasure at watching MOTD is that I'm a neutral...
Quote from: jadis on Jul 21, 2023, 08:35 PMA big source of my pleasure at watching MOTD is that I'm a neutral...
Understood.
Negotiations ongoing then, transfer window still open so maybe we can strike a deal before the season starts 8)
The fucking king 8)
https://dubz.co/mc/9f6725?fl=t
Football should retire the number 10 when he retires. Not just his clubs, football as a whole.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jul 22, 2023, 11:47 AMThe fucking king 8)
https://dubz.co/mc/9f6725?fl=t
Football should retire the number 10 when he retires. Not just his clubs, football as a whole.
Dope.
also US Women won their match 3-0 against Vietnam.
Moussa Diaby signed, sealed and delivered. With our game tomorrow I expect the official club announcement on Monday afternoon.
We've smashed our transfer record by quite a bit. £52m fee. Almost brings me to tears to see the original powerhouse club waking up and flexing it's muscles.
💪
EDIT - They just announced it, he's in the USA on the pre season tour already wtf 😍
Allan Saint-Maximin to move to Saudi Arabia? (https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66281210) :'(
Oh no. Please no, I need him to stay. Maybe the purest entertainer in the Premier League
Seems to have fizzled out a bit but I'd be surprised if Newcastle sold him, unless it was for an obviously inflated fee.
But it's OK if he does leave mate because The Moose is in the hoose now.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CuXyFRMyNiZ/?igshid=ZmZiYTY5ZDNhOA==
Al Hilal bid €300m for Mbappe, and offering €700m to the player in wages (€14m per week) for just one season as they will allow him to move to Real Madrid next year if he joins.
Messi with another two goals last night.
He's going to have the time of his life over there. Take it easy and score 50 goals before the Copa America next year.
Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis posts $300M bond with help of superyacht, private plane in insider trading case (https://nypost.com/2023/07/26/tottenham-hotspur-owner-joe-lewis-puts-up-yacht-to-post-bail/)
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jul 26, 2023, 04:00 PMMessi with another two goals last night.
He's going to have the time of his life over there. Take it easy and score 50 goals before the Copa America next year.
What happened near the end? Did he get carded out?
Overall Holland did well against the US yesterday, some panic football here and there but also beautiful playing for long stretches, I'm very pleased. Jackie Groenen being a force of nature as always and with Danielle vd Donk, Esmee Brugts and Lieke Martens all in good form and playing well together I almost (almost!) don't miss Vivianne Miedema. Also good to see that Danielle vd Donk is still bringing sass and drama to the field, that's my girl <3
Quote from: DJChameleon on Jul 28, 2023, 09:55 AMWhat happened near the end? Did he get carded out?
He got substituted to conserve his energy
David Silva retired yesterday. For imagination, wit and elegance, he was second only to Iniesta among Spain's greatest ever generation of creative playmakers
This made me feel all warm and fuzzy earlier.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/29/benteke--villa-spell--best-time-of-my-career-/
Benteke 😎
"Villa was the best time of my career."
"I will always be grateful for this club because if I'm known worldwide, one of the reasons is because of Aston Villa."
One of my heroes. Such an incredible player when he was with us.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/29/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-riyad-mahrez-saudi-arabia
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Quote from: jimmy jazz on Jul 30, 2023, 04:08 PMhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jul/29/pep-guardiola-manchester-city-riyad-mahrez-saudi-arabia
?
I mean what else can you say...
I'm mainly excited by the last sentence
QuoteCity beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in Tokyo on Wednesday and play Arsenal in the Community Shield next Sunday.
It's back on. In touching distance!
Quote from: jadis on Jul 30, 2023, 04:25 PMI mean what else can you say...
I'm mainly excited by the last sentence
It's back on. In touching distance!
Almost there mate 😏
Soccerball lovers be like
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvNaEecoC1I/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
Quote from: jadis on Jul 30, 2023, 10:20 PMSoccerball lovers be like
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvNaEecoC1I/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
So true. The latest American hype job. The original was Freddy Adu, they said he was the next Pele but he was selling vacuums by the time he was 26.
(No disrespect to Adu, not his fault he was built up so much.)
Anyway...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvIpVzntw81/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
I love when foreign players really get the English game
https://www.instagram.com/p/CujoYycsAQ4/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
I woke up at 330am to watch the game or get the highlights of the Us Women's team vs Portugal.
It looks like it might end in a tie.
I don't know footy rules yet and how they differ when it comes to World Cup.
Edit: They did end up tying but also advancing?!?!?!
idk footy has weird rules I still need to learn.
They're still in the group stage, where each group has 4 teams who play each other and the two best go through to the knockout stage where after each round of matches you get kicked out if you lose until only one team is left. Which teams in the group stage get to go through is determined by how many wins/losses/draws you have (win is 3 points, draw 1, loss 0) and if there's a tie in points between teams they look at the net number of goals (goals is +1, goals conceded is -1). So you can tie in a game but if you still comparatively do better than 2 of the other teams, you advance
Not really following this but I hope England get drawn against the USA, knock them out and do a gunshot celebration as each goal goes in.
Got a notification from TalkSport saying Tom Brady invests in Championship club and 'is a blue'.
Must be Millwall I thought.
He's now a minority owner in Birmingham City.
Surely this would be massive for them, bring publicity to the city and maybe increase their fan base a bit. So seems good news but a bit WTF.
Messi scored another two goals last night.
That's 5 in 3.
Might have to take back what I said about him getting 50 and stick another 20 on.
The King 8)
The Germany - South Korea game was hilarious because 1. Germany got kicked out of the tournament 2. When she makes certain facial expressions Alex Popp looks unaccountably like Mark E. Smith
More and more people are saying
Everybody has written Coots off.
I believe in him. Still got a good few years ahead of him.
Come on Coots! 😎
Manchester City confirm arrival of Josko Gvardiol on five-year contract (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/05/manchester-city-josko-gvardiol-signing-transfer-window)
Man City's latest 90 million acquisition looks like a monster of a defender but is probably best known for being taken to the cleaners by Messi in the world cup. No shame in that!
Clarification on rules, the penalty kick stuff that happens at the end of a tied match. What's going on with that?
Do kicks just happen until one team has more than the other?
Quote from: DJChameleon on Aug 06, 2023, 01:42 PMClarification on rules, the penalty kick stuff that happens at the end of a tied match. What's going on with that?
Do kicks just happen until one team has more than the other?
Yeah.
Lauren James 😂
Absolutely brainless.
Typical female, all emotion. The fellas would never!
Seriously though, the thickness of the ass and the smirk on the recipient's face make it kinda hot. This lady's sexual partners are so going to want to reenact that
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She is lucky that 1) England went through but mostly 2) people don't care as much about women's football. Because if they did she'd likely have got the Beckham treatment (https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/298281/Rage-saw-Becks-hanged-in-effigy).
You know how I know about the Beckham story? I had a female friend a few years older than me who was a major anglophile and we'd watch Premier League matches at a sports bar once in a while around the time Ronaldo played for them. She supported United from back in the 90s and the player she had a crush on was Gary Neville. Why??? "Because he was there to protect him friend Becks when people were mean to Becks." I shit you not.
Quote from: jadis on Aug 07, 2023, 08:30 PMYou know how I know about the Beckham story? I had a female friend a few years older than me who was a major anglophile and we'd watch Premier League matches at a sports bar once in a while around the time Ronaldo played for them. She supported United from back in the 90s and the player she had a crush on was Gary Neville. Why??? "Because he was there to protect him friend Becks when people were mean to Becks." I shit you not.
😂😂😂
Weirdest crush I've heard of. Probably true though, they are pretty good friends.
The abuse Beckham got after '98 BTW 😮
The little man had another masterclass last night.
Two goals and an assist and an all round top performance. He is barely breaking a sweat over there but is controlling everything like a master puppeteer. Like a veteran boxer, conserves his energy through rounds then strikes just at the right time.
Another late free kick.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Aug 07, 2023, 10:26 PMThe little man had another masterclass last night.
Two goals and an assist and an all round top performance. He is barely breaking a sweat over there but is controlling everything like a master puppeteer. Like a veteran boxer, conserves his energy through rounds then strikes just at the right time.
Another late free kick.
I love that.
So I guess I learned that they do the whole five kicks per team with a different player per kick but if it's still tied they just keep going until one outscores the other. well the first one to score past that initial five wins I'm guessing.
His first goal is a copy of a very famous goal against Madrid several years back
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Aug 07, 2023, 08:49 PM😂😂😂
Weirdest crush I've heard of. Probably true though, they are pretty good friends.
The abuse Beckham got after '98 BTW 😮
I love referring to the "female brain" when I do mock misogyny but stuff like that is real and that's exactly what it is. Another friend once admitted she developed a (mercifully temporary) crush on some open mic comedian who was one of the biggest losers in Montreal because she heard him getting bullied on a podcast and took pity. They rule! It's so much more interesting than what we obsess about in them!
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/8/uefa-postpones-aek-athens-dinamo-zagreb-match-after-fan-killed-in-brawl
QuoteUEFA postpones AEK Athens-Dinamo Zagreb match after fan killed in brawl
QuoteA Greek football fan has been stabbed to death during a brawl between supporters of AEK Athens and Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb.
Police said nearly 100 people were arrested after the violent clashes, which led European football's governing body, UEFA, to postpone the Champions League qualifying third-round, first-leg match between the two sides that was due to be played on Tuesday in Greece's capital.
Quote"The Croatian hooligans, who have a long history of links with the far right and violent attacks, crossed the country with one thing in mind – to cause trouble,"
RIP to the deceased.
@jadisAny predictions for this season?
League winners:
Champions League places:
Relegation:
?
Liverpool
Liverpool, 115 FC, Arsenal, MU and Villa fuck it come on!!!
Forest, Bournemouth, West Ham 🤞
League winners: Arsenal!
Champions League places: City, United, Liverpool
Relegation: Luton, Wolves, Burnley
You can expect City to have hangover this season imo. First of all, Pep announced that he's off after next season, which will have its psychological effect. Gundogan, the captain, leader and midfield metronome, has left. De Bruyne is increasingly struggling with injuries. But then their substitute striker is Alvarez... Dunno.
Quote from: jadis on Aug 10, 2023, 03:01 PMLeague winners: Arsenal!
Champions League places: City, United, Liverpool
Relegation: Luton, Wolves, Burnley
You can expect City to have hangover this season imo. First of all, Pep announced that he's off after next season, which will have its psychological effect. Gundogan, the captain, leader and midfield metronome, has left. De Bruyne is increasingly struggling with injuries. But then their substitute striker is Alvarez... Dunno.
Did he???
Also 5 CL places this season, stick us on there mate 😏
Forgot Luton tbf. Could go either way with them. Either finish bottom and relegated by March or top half and surprise everyone. Probably the former.
Yep he did https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/12/pep-guardiola-plans-leave-manchester-city-two-years-end-of-contract It dropped just as they were closing in on the treble so it flew under the radar but obviously super consequential
Right, I forgot about the fifth spot. Yeah I think Villa look a good bet, more so than Tottenham. Wonder who else is in the conversation. Brighton?
I'll go with Villa.
I'm curious what makes you think Liverpool will be back to their best. I guess they looked strong toward the end of the season, many promising youngsters... Still, looks like a work in progress to me.
Klopp.
They should get Lavia. Their midfield is wafer thin so they need a bit of luck but they've done it before, and they can always strengthen in January.
Going forward they're as good as anything in the league and at the back they're fine.
But I basically just really trust Klopp, know that Liverpool can do it and also a bit of hope. Plus 115 FC might start to get complacent. They have to get off to a very good start though.
He should probably bin Thiago Alcantara. He is a genius and one of the best players to watch maybe ever but he's never fit. Every few months he waltzes into the team, has a few brilliant games where absolutely everything goes through him and then he gets injured and they have to adapt to playing without him.
@DJChameleon https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cvpo1CSAKAG/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Quote from: jadis on Aug 10, 2023, 09:40 PMHe should probably bin Thiago Alcantara. He is a genius and one of the best players to watch maybe ever but he's never fit. Every few months he waltzes into the team, has a few brilliant games where absolutely everything goes through him and then he gets injured and they have to adapt to playing without him.
Agreed but even with him and assuming they get someone else in, that still only leaves them with 6 midfielders. Looks like they're going to go all out for Caicedo.
The transfer window is really hotting up now. I enjoy the window almost as much as the football tbf. I hope Villa have one more ball tingling signing before it closes.
FOOTBALL!
Quote from: jadis on Aug 10, 2023, 09:58 PM@DJChameleon
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cvpo1CSAKAG/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
yeah I saw that goal on the compilation video that Jimmy posted earlier.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Aug 11, 2023, 01:13 AMyeah I saw that goal on the compilation video that Jimmy posted earlier.
I just thought the boy was really cute with his commentary and how excited he was!
"When Messi has the ball one on one..."
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvXT6dotbH-/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
Quote from: jadis on Aug 11, 2023, 01:47 PM"When Messi has the ball one on one..."
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvXT6dotbH-/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
I like that he doesn't showboat. His balance and change of direction is mastered to such a level that he makes it look like he's just running past people because he just does a quick shimmy or turns the other way. It is ultimate efficacy. He does not waste a movement or a slight bit of energy.
Not to take it 'there' but you will see plenty of players who do step overs and needless flicks purely to look flashier and yet it often does very little in terms of beating their man. Messi doesn't do that.
I'm guessing you're not a fan of Neymar?
I used to like him a lot but I think he shot himself in the foot by going to PSG.
My favorite Neymar is still the third violin in the best attacking trio the world has ever seen
Nope, really don't like him.
Loved Ronaldinho though.
Yeah Ronaldinho, with Messi, is at the top of the "if you don't like him you don't like football" list. Neymar is not on that list...
Quote from: jadis on Aug 11, 2023, 08:41 PMYeah Ronaldinho, with Messi, is at the top of the "if you don't like him you don't like football" list. Neymar is not on that list...
Agreed.
You watching this BTW? Burnley definitely should have had a penalty.
Nah I'll watch MOTD tomorrow. But I hear De Bruyne came off injured, which doesn't bode well for them
#MessiWatch
(https://media1.tenor.com/images/17c231310f6d06463705023dd22a1cac/tenor.gif?itemid=5133380)
🤴🏻
Also there's a guy in the comments who thinks scoring two goals a game is normal lol.
Damn
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ct6tVCigr2N/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
:(
There are days like this, where everything goes wrong. When it's on Day 1 it's a welcome reality check, however harsh. Too bad about the injury to Mings, looked very bad
Quote from: jadis on Aug 13, 2023, 10:13 AMThere are days like this, where everything goes wrong. When it's on Day 1 it's a welcome reality check, however harsh. Too bad about the injury to Mings, looked very bad
Mings has had serious injuries before so he will know when it is bad. And this was bad. That he had to have the gas and air masks and was crying his eyes out says it all.
It'll be an ACL tear and he will be out for a year. And at his age it's possible he won't play for us again.
Neymar joining Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal in £86m deal (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/14/neymar-saudi-arabia-al-hilal-86m-psg)
A fitting final chapter to his career. Fucking off to Saudi at an age when most elite footballers are still at the peak of their powers.
Consistent with his decision to leave the team with Messi, Iniesta and Suarez for a Qatari project.
Neymar threw his career away for money.
Entirely his choice but you get loads of people saying he's underrated. Well this is partly why. Also he's just not that good nor is he particularly likeable.
It'd be good to see a complete list of all the Saudi signings since Ronaldo went there as well.
I don't see how Brazil's 2nd all time top scorer can be "not that good". He's achieved a lot, could've achieved a lot more.
He's overrated. 2nd top goalscorer is just one of those freak stats. Brazil now are not what they were, they haven't had a top striker for almost 20 years, of course he's going to play loads and rack up the goals when he's pretty much the only decent one. Players like Hulk getting 50 caps. Even our Wesley played for them.
Yeah this I have to agree with. Not a fan of stats myself. But some of what I've seen from him, esp in Barcelona, was very impressive, when he played as a left winger/second striker. But there was about a month in 2016 I think where Messi was out injured and he was in more of a free role and led has them.
Watch his assists in this video (https://youtu.be/z0OYaWslodE?t=250). Makes sense to watch just for Messi btw!
So overall yeah, he's better when he's the icing on a great team than when he's the leader. Maybe this does make him overrated. Still, pretty damn good.
https://talksport.com/football/1533610/man-united-wolves-officials-axed-penalty/
QuoteThe officials at the centre of the penalty controversy during Manchester United vs Wolves have been dropped from next weekend's fixtures.
Referee Simon Hooper, video assistant ref Michael Sailsbury and assistant VAR Richard West have been omitted following their decision not to award Wolves a late penalty.
QuoteWolves boss Gary O'Neil later revealed that PGMOL's Jon Moss apologised to him admitting Wolves were denied a "blatant penalty"
What good is that now?
They may have lost all their aura and fear factor and everything else at Old Trafford but they keep getting the decisions as though Fergie's still in the dugout
"We make fun of women's football but wtf was this?"
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvYBX9zIhQY/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
@Marie Monday Sarina Wiegman is so cute. She's like a little kitten. I want to be friends with her.
And she's sending her team to the finals for the fourth time in a row, what a woman
Quote from: Marie Monday on Aug 16, 2023, 11:47 PMAnd she's sending her team to the finals for the fourth time in a row, what a woman
https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38207135/fa-consider-wiegman-southgate-england-successor
Thoughts?
There's no reason why a woman can't be a top coach. She would have to have a thick skin and be able to get the respect of the players though, and seeing as she has coached in men's football already then why not. You see female coaches in other sports. I know Andy Murray has had them.
What do you reckon?
Chelsea fear Reece James will be out for months with hamstring injury (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/17/chelsea-brennan-johnson-nottingham-forest-lewis-hall-newcastle)
Damn. He's an absolute monster of a player but being injured all the bloody time is a problem
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Aug 17, 2023, 04:36 PMhttps://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38207135/fa-consider-wiegman-southgate-england-successor
Thoughts?
There's no reason why a woman can't be a top coach. She would have to have a thick skin and be able to get the respect of the players though, and seeing as she has coached in men's football already then why not. You see female coaches in other sports. I know Andy Murray has had them.
What do you reckon?
she's already a top coach, she's choaching a team that will play a world cup final. Like you're saying, there's no reason why she couldn't choach the men's top either
9 in 6 now for Messi. Scored in every game since he's been in the USA.
This latest one is great:
Physically he obviously isn't what he was ten years ago but mentally he's better than ever. He has grown into a leader with such a commanding presence now and it is amazing. Watching his career he's been criticised for many things, people used to say he couldn't score free kicks, he wasn't a leader like Diego was or that he wasn't great for Argentina, but every time he proves the critics wrong and just keeps adding to his game.
Incredible when you think he used to struggle with anxiety and vomit on the pitch regularly -
https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-handle-anxiety-lionel-messi/
Early days but City's midfield without Gundogan and De Bruyne looks nothing like last year's unplayable machine. Also Cole Palmer is a gifted young player but no way he's ready to step into Mahrez's shoes
Lol https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvNXCREolSJ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Mitoma has to be one of the best players in the league right now. What the hell do they need Milner for though?
Congrats to Spain! I wanted anyone but England to win the World Cup so I was constantly rooting against England the entire time.
I also watched a match with Messi last night that ended in the shootout thing and they were going so long but Miami ended up winning against thanks to the goalie.
England were absolutely dreadful. Can't even remember a shot on goal.
its called FOOTBALL! 8)
I haven't seen the match yet but based on how they generally play the prettiest football I'm glad Spain won
Go Aitana, Ona, and all the rest <3
A pity about their scummy coach though
Also
@jimmy jazz, the excellent Dutch goalie Daphne van Domselaar is going to Villa!
Quote from: Marie Monday on Aug 20, 2023, 09:48 PMI haven't seen the match yet but based on how they generally play the prettiest football I'm glad Spain won
Go Aitana, Ona, and all the rest <3
A pity about their scummy coach though
Also @jimmy jazz, the excellent Dutch goalie Daphne van Domselaar is going to Villa!
They passed it way better and played decent stuff in the first half.
Second half they chose instead to shithouse their way to full time by diving, rolling around and so on. I don't hold that against them BTW. At the end of the day you do what it takes to win.
England could barely put two passes together it was embarrassing.
The pundits said there is a word in Dutch that means 'speakability' and the concept is like you can speak about anything, do you know what word it was? It sounded pretty long and there was an S or two in there I think.
Bespreekbaarheid? Meaning that things are ok to talk about? As in the opposite of things being taboo
Quote from: Marie Monday on Aug 20, 2023, 10:19 PMBespreekbaarheid? Meaning that things are ok to talk about? As in the opposite of things being taboo
Yes :)
I did a Twitter search to see if it was that.
Quotebbc presenter trying to pronounce "bespreekbaarheid" is the highlight of my day pls 😂😂😂
I don't want to imagine what that attempt at pronunciation sounded like :/
On Wednesday Villa will play our first European match in 12 years. After being relegated and the club nearly liquidating I wasn't sure I'd see the day Villa would play in Europe again but here we are.
Its been a long journey back 🥹
Away to Scottish club Hibernian.
And it's on TV 8)
We're brilliant right now UTV 🟣🔵
Against Everton they looked great though Everton looking like absolute shit helped
Great game love it 😂👍
https://www.instagram.com/p/CviNBzCIT-D/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
lol seen a few of them. David Pleat has quite a lot of these if you look him up.
One of my favourites from recent times:
Live on TV during the World Cup this was.
I do remember Pleat as a pundit on BBC or whatever channel I watched football on. Esp during the 2009 CL final, where he was all in for United and annoyingly worshipful of Ronaldo. But even he had to concede Xavi and Iniesta were pretty good in midfield in that match...
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Aug 24, 2023, 04:26 PMlol seen a few of them. David Pleat has quite a lot of these if you look him up.
One of my favourites from recent times:
Live on TV during the World Cup this was.
No wonder the editor or whatever that's called kept the camera on her, to keep Keano's face out of the frame
The first goal here is one of the most stunning things I've seen on a football pitch. There wasn't any space there!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvxIPfgtAGD/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Love the Messi content. He got another two assists for Miami.
This is my top 5 Messi moments.
vs Iran, last minute winner in the match in the 2014 World Cup:
vs Arsenal, best individual half ever?
vs Real Madrid, last minute winner to go ahead in the title race:
vs Ecuador, Argentina struggling to qualify for the World Cup and then they go 1-0 down. This was off the back of three consecutive final losses (2014-2016) and Messi was getting slaughtered by his critics:
vs México, imo this is probably the most important and defining goal of his career. After that loss vs Saudi Arabia and the penalty miss this really changed the momentum for Argentina:
Here's a video of his dribbling. I could have posted loads of videos but this is just the one I chose:
Soccerball
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvVp6TPojW_/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Quote from: jadis on Aug 24, 2023, 09:53 PMSoccerball
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CvVp6TPojW_/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
They are taking it to heart on the comments.
That sucks, dude :(
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Aug 24, 2023, 08:23 PMLove the Messi content. He got another two assists for Miami.
This is my top 5 Messi moments.
vs Iran, last minute winner in the match in the 2014 World Cup:
vs Arsenal, best individual half ever?
vs Real Madrid, last minute winner to go ahead in the title race:
vs Ecuador, Argentina struggling to qualify for the World Cup and then they go 1-0 down. This was off the back of three consecutive final losses (2014-2016) and Messi was getting slaughtered by his critics:
vs México, imo this is probably the most important and defining goal of his career. After that loss vs Saudi Arabia and the penalty miss this really changed the momentum for Argentina:
Here's a video of his dribbling. I could have posted loads of videos but this is just the one I chose:
I love that last video of Messi. I feel like such a phony in general only getting into Footy because of him. Now I know how people that only used to start watching basketball because of Michael Jordan when he was on the Bulls.
I don't care though he's amazing to watch. I'm such a Messi fanboy to the point that I want to get a jersey with his name on it.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Aug 25, 2023, 08:23 AMI love that last video of Messi. I feel like such a phony in general only getting into Footy because of him. Now I know how people that only used to start watching basketball because of Michael Jordan when he was on the Bulls.
I don't care though he's amazing to watch. I'm such a Messi fanboy to the point that I want to get a jersey with his name on it.
Nothing wrong with it, this is definitely a bandwagon worth being on mate.
Although it might not sound that daft now I'm going to say it as I've thought it for a year two now and I said the same after seeing Haaland for Dortmund early on. Jude Bellingham is going to go down as one of the greatest players ever to play the game.
In an age where transfer fees are ludicrously excessive he is the one player that is worth every penny of the £100m.
You simply do not see this maturity, intelligence and influence in a midfielder of his age. It's so exceptionally rare. Maybe the only other one was Duncan Edwards. I'm so glad he is English (and a Brummie 💪😎)
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuJ_K3vMYss/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Spain football federation threatens to sue protesting female players (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/26/spain-football-federation-threatens-to-sue-protesting-female-players)
Not directly related but reminds me of something I once read by a female French sports journalist on what she went through working in Montpellier or Marseille, not sure which one but it was southern France. Her first job for a local newspaper as a young woman straight out of uni was covering the city's football team (which she supported), including regularly coming to the training ground. It was the men's team (this was quite some time ago). The team's owner or CEO or sporting director would make sexual remarks at her each time he saw her, increasingly of a graphic nature. She has grown really scared of him, tried not to ever be alone in his company but he didn't give a shit how public it was, he would say stuff like "I'll fuck that pretty little ass of yours" in front of other men, who would laugh it off. What broke her down to tears and made her quit was when he said it in front of his adult daughter, who laughed with everyone else instead of coming to her defense. She couldn't hold back tears when she saw that and couldn't take it any longer.
So when I first heard about the infamous kiss I thought it was just spur of the moment celebrating and not that big of a deal but I changed my mind on that when the players decided to strike as long as the guy is still owner. This means that homeboy was a habitual line stepper and he has other shit he did in the past that they didn't like and this was the final straw.
You wouldn't see teams going on strike in the men's game and I can think of several times when they should have done it. Spanish women showing a lot of courage.
Just imagine playing football with Messi and not knowing you're playing football with Messi!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CtR_-A1NB-3/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
That dog is huge. The Eddie Hall of the dog world.
Quote from: DJChameleon on Aug 26, 2023, 01:41 PMSo when I first heard about the infamous kiss I thought it was just spur of the moment celebrating and not that big of a deal but I changed my mind on that when the players decided to strike as long as the guy is still owner. This means that homeboy was a habitual line stepper and he has other shit he did in the past that they didn't like and this was the final straw.
yep this has more or less been confirmed by the head of La Liga. And in any case, it is really inappropriate for someone in Rubiales' position to kiss one of the players in that way, even if it is a spur of the moment thing. Certainly worth getting angry over, and his aggressive doubling down justifies firing the dude imo
Burnley will pose a better barometer of Aston Villa's rapid rise under Unai Emery (https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/aug/26/burnley-will-pose-a-better-barometer-of-aston-villas-rapid-rise-under-unai-emery)
Quoteit was intriguing to hear Sir Alex Ferguson say that Aston Villa had played "fantastic football" in their 5-1 defeat at Newcastle on the opening weekend of the season – even if there was immediate apparent vindication as they beat Everton 4-0 in their next game.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Aug 26, 2023, 12:40 AMAlthough it might not sound that daft now I'm going to say it as I've thought it for a year two now and I said the same after seeing Haaland for Dortmund early on. Jude Bellingham is going to go down as one of the greatest players ever to play the game.
In an age where transfer fees are ludicrously excessive he is the one player that is worth every penny of the £100m.
You simply do not see this maturity, intelligence and influence in a midfielder of his age. It's so exceptionally rare. Maybe the only other one was Duncan Edwards. I'm so glad he is English (and a Brummie 💪😎)
Yeah he looks like the real deal. All the makings of a future Ballon d'Or winner
Quote from: jadis on Aug 27, 2023, 11:49 AMBurnley will pose a better barometer of Aston Villa's rapid rise under Unai Emery (https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/aug/26/burnley-will-pose-a-better-barometer-of-aston-villas-rapid-rise-under-unai-emery)
I saw that :laughing:
Not sure about that but if the great man says so then who am I to disagree.
Fergie 8)
The second goal Villa just scored makes that goal Carlos Alberto scored in 1970 for Brazil seem average.
Absolutely incredible stuff from Villa. Villa look and are playing like a genuinely top class team.
I love zlatan, one of the genuinely funny footballers. megalomaniacal and can have a laugh about it
https://www.instagram.com/p/CwaCf2rMHLk/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Pep can be so weird at times. Everyone was talking last week about Foden's sensational performance against Newcastle and how he's great in the middle and is the solution in De Bruyne's absence. So naturally he would bench him in a game where they could use his incisiveness.
Everton have played three, lost three and haven't scored a goal. Maybe this is the year they finally go. They have been so lucky to avoid it the last two seasons.
Glad Liverpool won cos I don't want them too far behind MC after Villa have beaten them on Sunday 8)
Spain's top criminal court examines Luis Rubiales's actions, while football chief's mother goes on hunger strike to support him
(https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/aug/28/spanish-football-chiefs-mother-declares-hunger-strike-in-support-of-him)
I don't watch women's football but it's pretty (bitterly) ironic that the ultimate achievement in this sport is completely overshadowed by something of a sexual nature a man did to a woman. For all the obvious good that will come out of this...
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Aug 28, 2023, 12:16 PMEverton have played three, lost three and haven't scored a goal. Maybe this is the year they finally go. They have been so lucky to avoid it the last two seasons.
Glad Liverpool won cos I don't want them too far behind MC after Villa have beaten them on Sunday 8)
I reckon Sean Dyche will be the first manager to go this season. It doesn't seem to be working out for him at Everton.
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/a7LefEuF824
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 24, 2023, 10:29 PMWatch out for Cameron Archer.
I would describe him as the 2nd coming of Michael Owen.
He just guarantees goals.
💯
1 goal and a screamer off the post and in off Pickford in the first half of his debut for Sheffield United.
We have a buy back clause thank fuck.
The Ballon d'Or nominees are out lads.
We all supporting Messi then?
Also Emiliano Martínez has made the list. Proud 🥹
Argentina 1 - 0 Ecuador.
Another late winner. He's become a fucking monster at free kicks. He was never bad at them, but past five years or so he's making Beckham look like a Conference player 😯
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/12964783/newcastle-fan-to-be-discharged-from-hospital-after-stabbing-in-milan
English fans! Boooooo!
Oh no sorry its actually the Italians going on the stab yet again.
The dark sides of supporter culture seems so brutish. Stabbing and beating up people over soccer? Cray.
Are there American football hooligans or Pakistani cricket hooligans or is this a European soccer problem?
Quote from: Guybrush on Sep 20, 2023, 11:43 PMThe dark sides of supporter culture seems so brutish. Stabbing and beating up people over soccer? Cray.
Are there American football hooligans or Pakistani cricket hooligans or is this a European soccer problem?
I don't know much about cricket but you do get trouble when Pakistan play India. Ironically enough that happens here also, this is from Birmingham (I'm from there) - https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/what-led-ugly-scenes-violence-25060424
A third of this city is Islamic (mostly Pakistani so they have a big support here) and that has its roots in history and religion more than just a cricket match but you can say the same about Rangers vs Celtic up in Scotland. Rangers/Celtic is about a lot more than football (Catholicism/Protestantism/Northern Ireland, national identity etc) and the clubs make those tensions a lot worse.
I also have an interest in South American football, particularly Argentina. The violence there is pretty much as bad as it gets. A few years ago away fans were banned from the games because players were attacked with tear gas coming out of the tunnel. (https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9850627/boca-juniors-v-river-plate-abandoned-after-tear-gas-attack) FIFA took a qualifying place from that confederation for the World Cup if I remember correctly. People get killed. The big one is Boca vs River, two huge clubs from Buenos Aires. They met in a cup final a few years back and the second leg had to be moved to Europe because of violence. (https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-libertadores-riv-boj-explainer-idUKKBN1O61MC)
Eastern Europe and Italy are the two hotpots for fan violence imo.
I do highlight these incidents because I think England's reputation is unfair and based on decades old incidents which don't happen any more which is why I tend to bring it up, and also the popularity of English football. It's the most widely watched league in the world and anything English fans do gets blown massively out of proportion. Most people don't give a shit about Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce (https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/besiktas-v-galatasaray-violence-mans-2296118) or what Eintracht Frankfurt have been getting up to (https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64970500) but they know the Premier League or what trends online and think it's unique to us and I do get annoyed by it tbf.
Thanks for your informative post, JJ 🙂
It isn't my impression that english hooligans are particularly bad, but that the bad eggs can be found anywhere. I was friendly with a guy from my old town that considered himself part of the casuals (?) subculture. I think they used to arrange fights with other teams' supporters.. though that's not nearly as bad as just jumping people, of course.
Yes mate the name of the subculture is casuals and there are loads of them here still, but it's more of a fashion thing than fighting these days. The clothing is very popular among football fans.
Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure the guy I was friendly with was also a nazi (!). I never spoke with him about that sort of stuff, but I know he loved nazi punk and I heard some stories later on.
This was around the turn of the century.
I'm not sure if that's also a common association with casuals culture. I hope not 😐
Na it's not. You get people from all over the political spectrum and not even into politics at all.
They do tend to like the same music though. Usually Oasis and Stone Roses. Two bands I can't stand tbh.
@Trollheart you seen much of Villa recently? Doing really well now. Result at the weekend was incredible.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Sep 23, 2023, 12:28 PMNa it's not. You get people from all over the political spectrum and not even into politics at all.
They do tend to like the same music though. Usually Oasis and Stone Roses. Two bands I can't stand tbh.
Stone Roses have this legendary status, so I've given them a shot like twice, but.. didn't seem that interesting to me.
I was never really into Oasis. Having to pick between the two big, I'd go with Blur, but my britpop jam was Supergrass 😄
Agreed. Stone Roses have to be my most hated band. So overhyped it's unreal. As a comparison, The Las only album came out the year after, is miles better than it and yet doesn't get anywhere near the recognition. Lee Mavers can actually sing as well.
Oasis are also shit but at least they put out several albums and haven't been living off one album for the last 34 years.
Blur shit on both of them easily of course.
Rant over 8)
@Marie Monday are you following what's been happening with Ajax?
Not really actually, what's up?
Quote from: Marie Monday on Oct 29, 2023, 07:49 PMNot really actually, what's up?
Fan riots, game disruptions, protests, bottom of the league, smashed again today by PSV and gonna get relegated.
Sinking like a lead balloon.
Wtf
What's the cause? At least the women are doing all right
Quote from: Marie Monday on Oct 29, 2023, 09:57 PMWtf
What's the cause? At least the women are doing all right
I know they stopped one of the games because of the owners but they've actually spent a load of money, just probably on shit players.
Even with shit players, Ajax are so much stronger then most of the other clubs they shouldn't be bottom of the Eredivisie. Maybe something else is going on.
🤷�♂️
Congratulations to Lionel Messi on his eighth Ballon d'Or.
The greatest there ever was, is and ever will be.
🇦🇷
Fucking typical this is.
All the years I've been posting on Mb and here and how shit Villa have been and something special might be about to happen and no fucker wants to talk to me about it.
https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12990636/fortress-home-ground-serial-winner-in-the-dug-out-rivals-in-transition-are-aston-villa-genuine-title-contenders
Since this Villa have played two games more games and won 4-1 and 3-1.
Not just beating teams but hammering them in most games now.
Forest on Sunday please don't lose and make me look silly but fucking hell when people are even mentioning the T word now you know we are good :'(
@jimmy jazz I'd like to help you out with your soccer discussion, but then I try to decipher paragraphs like this and I'm too much of an idiot:
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Nov 02, 2023, 09:44 PMForest on Sunday please don't lose and make me look silly but fucking hell when people are even mentioning the T word now you know we are good :'(
Forest is a team that you hope will win against Villa?
What's the T word? Tarantula? Teenybopper? Tubthumping?
I'm sorry.
Quote from: Guybrush on Nov 04, 2023, 03:03 AM@jimmy jazz I'd like to help you out with your soccer discussion, but then I try to decipher paragraphs like this and I'm too much of an idiot:
Forest is a team that you hope will win against Villa?
What's the T word? Tarantula? Teenybopper? Tubthumping?
I'm sorry.
Nottingham Forest.
T = Title.
Quote from: Meatwad on Nov 04, 2023, 07:20 AMNottingham Forest.
T = Title.
In that case, I too will side with the merry men of Nottingham Forest and their just cause.
Tally ho!
No sorry. I hope Villa WIN against Forest. I am a Villa fan. Villa have to WIN.
This is a pro Villa forum.
We all need to get behind VILLA.
Villa are obviously not going to win the title (1% chance according to the stat freaks and supercomputers) but I am dreaming.
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And now it has started. We're obviously not going to win the league but the fact this graphic exists and Sky have even posted it is surreal. One year ago we were looking like being relegated.
We're three points off the top.
Our next game is Tottenham and I honestly think we can win it. If we can stay in the conversation until January then we can get a couple of players in and maybe have a good chance of getting into the CL.
What a time to be alive :'(
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Nov 14, 2023, 10:46 PM(https://i.ibb.co/8M8CHPj/Screenshot-20231114-214311.jpg)
And now it has started. We're obviously not going to win the league but the fact this graphic exists and Sky have even posted it is surreal. One year ago we were looking like being relegated.
We're three points off the top.
Our next game is Tottenham and I honestly think we can win it. If we can stay in the conversation until January then we can get a couple of players in and maybe have a good chance of getting into the CL.
What a time to be alive :'(
Oh well, that's fun. I like rooting for the underdogs. I'll send Villa some positive thoughts.
When's the game against Tottenham?
Not this weekend, next weekend. The internationals are taking place this week.
Do you follow Norway much?
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 10, 2023, 02:45 PMThey're already in about £140m of debt and are making losses of about £100m every year for the past four years (which is why they're in trouble with the league and facing a points deduction). They have to pay £200m for this new stadium. Goodison is probably worth about £10m, it's falling down. How many of the players are on huge, long term contracts? That will mean they will struggle to even give them away for free. I think you are seriously over valuing their squad, they don't have many saleable assets, they sold Richarlison and Gordon already. How are they going to pay these PL wages if they get relegated and lose their PL money?
In short, they're in deep trouble. And Moshiri isn't getting £500m.
Deducted 10 points today.
Its worth pointing out that Everton faced one charge, cooperated fully with the investigation and were not deemed to have gained an on pitch advantage.
Man City have 115 charges, and you know the rest.
There is no way MC can get off with a slap on the wrist now.
@Trollheart
Meanwhile the Ajax women have defeated PSG in the champions League group stage, absolutely insane
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Nov 17, 2023, 04:04 PMDeducted 10 points today.
Its worth pointing out that Everton faced one charge, cooperated fully with the investigation and were not deemed to have gained an on pitch advantage.
Man City have 115 charges, and you know the rest.
There is no way MC can get off with a slap on the wrist now.
@Trollheart
Man City might as well be relegated to non-league and be made to play teams such as Bromley and Hartlepool. :laughing:
Quote from: Meatwad on Nov 17, 2023, 10:50 PMMan City might as well be relegated to non-league and be made to play teams such as Bromley and Hartlepool. :laughing:
Hopefully they'll be dreaming it was only relegation by the time people are done with them. Trophies need to be stripped.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Nov 17, 2023, 04:04 PMDeducted 10 points today.
Its worth pointing out that Everton faced one charge, cooperated fully with the investigation and were not deemed to have gained an on pitch advantage.
Man City have 115 charges, and you know the rest.
There is no way MC can get off with a slap on the wrist now.
@Trollheart
If Man City and Chelsea get relegated because of these charges, it will be a victory for football and sport in general.
But it probably won't happen because of strings being pulled somewhere, or brown envelopes being passed.
Quote from: Gandalf on Nov 19, 2023, 01:16 PMIf Man City and Chelsea get relegated because of these charges, it will be a victory for football and sport in general.
But it probably won't happen because of strings being pulled somewhere, or brown envelopes being passed.
I think that but then why go so hard on Everton? They can't let either of them off lightly now.
Relegation isn't enough for me anyway, when Juventus were caught cheating in the mid 00s they had their league titles taken away for that period (as well as relegation). That's the minimum that should happen here.
I think that clubs should refuse to play MC until these charges are dealt with and if that's not possible for legal reasons then the fans should boycott the games. It's disgusting to pay to watch your team have 20% possession at home and lose 4-0 against a team that has been illegally put together.
I really hate them BTW.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Nov 15, 2023, 12:28 AMNot this weekend, next weekend. The internationals are taking place this week.
Do you follow Norway much?
Not at all. I've never managed to maintain an interest in the sport.
https://www.premierleague.com/tables
This time last year we were 16th.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Nov 26, 2023, 10:55 PMhttps://www.premierleague.com/tables
This time last year we were 16th.
Nice 🙂
What did they do? Sack the old team and hire a new one?
Quote from: Guybrush on Nov 26, 2023, 11:42 PMNice 🙂
What did they do? Sack the old team and hire a new one?
Sacked the old manager got a new one.
The new one was a bit if a surprise as his reputation was so good. It's changed everything.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-67588149
Saw the video of a policeman on fire and screaming. Polish fans also broke into Villa Park, threw missiles into the crowd and beat up a lad outside the Tesco near the ground. Plenty of footage all over Twitter of the trouble.
46 arrests. We now seemingly have a friendship with Alkmaar, who also experienced the wrath of the Polish hooligans when they played them.
Grr, English fans!
Well I've just about recovered from Wednesday.
Villa are the talk of the footballing world after dominating Man City from start to finish. The scoreline was 1-0 but it was the most one sided 1-0 you'll ever see. 4-0 would not have flattered us.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/07/football-daily-email-aston-villa
I'm happy for you, mate 🙂 must be a fun time to be a Villa fan.
Here, Villa is an old-fashioned sugary, brownish soda:
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Thank you
@GuybrushI'd drink it!!!
The general opinion among football fans and pundits was, if we beat Arsenal then we have it be taken seriously. Last night, Villa did beat Arsenal.
The goal:
Something special might be happening. They are now genuinely talking about us as potential title challengers.
Wtf is going on.
Won again 😭😭😭
@jadis party with me
happy for you :)
meanwhile the arsenal women have already messed up their chance to top the league after their stunning win against chelsea last week
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The Guardian has published their annual 100 best players piece. I look forward to this every year.
https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/dec/19/the-100-best-male-footballers-in-the-world-2023
Some observations:
- If England don't win anything with this team I may give up hope.
- Bellingham ranked 2nd is incredible. I don't disagree with it but it's just unreal. By the time he's finished provided he avoids injury he's going to be in the Messi/Maradona/Zidane bracket.
- Emi Martínez number 42 8)
same, I'm eager for the women's list to come out in January. It feels odd to see that I hardly recognise any of the names here anymore though, after not having followed the men's game for so long
Last night our team failed to win.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67809098
It was an opportunity missed, but given the circumstances, a point gained and not the end of the world.
8)
That save by Martinez from a deflected shot is a save of the season contender
Quote from: jadis on Jan 19, 2024, 04:51 PMThat save by Martinez from a deflected shot is a save of the season contender
Yep.
He made one against Odegaard where he dived just as the ball had been hit, basically gambled on him going that way and he saved it.
Told you we'd be in the hunt for the CL places this season.
Maybe even more 😭
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68104699
Jurgen Klopp to leave Liverpool at the end of the season.
All we need now is for Pep to leave Man City, and we'll have a very interesting Premier League next season.
MLS starts again in two days. I thought I'd post Messi's highlights from his short time last season. This season he will have the full pre-season and be going from the start. So Inter Miami should be looking to challenge for the title. They have also signed Luis Suárez on a free.
@jimmy jazz do you just support the Villa or have you got secondary clubs of some kind?
Quote from: Marie Monday on Feb 20, 2024, 08:24 PM@jimmy jazz do you just support the Villa or have you got secondary clubs of some kind?
No I just support Villa and obviously the national team. But Villa is always first.
I respect a lot of clubs. Rangers, Dortmund, Ajax (not just saying that because of you, been the case for years because of Cruyff and their academy), Forest, Everton.
What was your reason for asking?
Just curiosity!
Quote from: Marie Monday on Feb 20, 2024, 11:29 PMJust curiosity!
Villa vs Ajax drawn together in Europe 8)
Should be a great tie. Villa fans aren't a bad bunch and I doubt Ajax will act the twat in Brum so hopefully will be a good occasion.
Three Little Birds 🐦🐦🐦
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Ajax manager 8) 🤝
oh how lovely! And the Ajax women are still in the Champions League <3 I hope the men will be doing better soon
I guess my football supportership is a bit more complicated, for the women Arsenal, Ajax, and then roughly in order Frankfurt, PSG, Villa, and Barcelona, for the men (as far as I keep up with it) Ajax, and then Villa, Arsenal, Barcelona I suppose
Beat Tottenham next Sunday and that should be us in the Champions League for next season.
A fitting way to celebrate our 150th birthday.
A terrific season from Unai and the boys that could end up being even better.
Phil Foden has to be one of the very best players in the world right now. Absolutely unreal technique, balance, finishing, everything. Needs so little backlift to get unstoppable shots out.
A front five of Kane, Foden, Bellingham, Grealish, Saka with Rice sitting behind them is pound for pound the best midfield/attack combo of any international team. Though from what I know of Southgate he'll probably play Henderson instead of Grealish and find a way to make even Foden and Bellingham boring and predictable.
Pickford
Walker - Stones - Konsa - Chilwell
Trent - Rice
Saka - Bellingham - Foden
Kane
Watkins, Gordon, Sterling, Rashford, Grealish and Palmer to come off the bench too.
Anything less than winning the trophy will be failure this summer.
Right, I forgot Trent. He's brilliant in central midfield.
Grealish's having a tough season but after he's been a central cog in an all-conquering side last season he has to be in the consideration for the starting 11 IMO.
England has to capitalize on this generation. I'm not sure this pool of talent is less stunning than Spain in 2010.
If Reece James manages to get over the injuries he'll be the best right back in the world in no time. A huge if though.
The attack is as strong as anything in my lifetime with the exception of the early 00s Brazil team. Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka takes some beating. Though there is more depth.
We're outright favourites going into a tournament, I can't recall that ever being the case before.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Mar 04, 2024, 12:41 PMPickford
Walker - Stones - Konsa - Chilwell
Trent - Rice
Saka - Bellingham - Foden
Kane
Watkins, Gordon, Sterling, Rashford, Grealish and Palmer to come off the bench too.
Anything less than winning the trophy will be failure this summer.
I was going to say why not Leon Bailey over Chilwell but then I googled Bailey...
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The weak link has to be the goalkeeper. As a shot stopper, he's both quality and limited: acrobatic, yes, but he's of average height and size and his hands are pretty small compared to specimen like Neuer or Courtois. There are certain type of shots (let's say from close range into the near post top corner) that only a freak with monster sized arms can save!
Me when I see Pickford play:
Pickford isn't world class but he is solid and is a monster on penalties.
Left-back I picked Chilwell but it doesn't really matter. Between him and Shaw. Suppose Walker could play there with someone else at RB as we have loads of class RBs.
If you had to pick a team to win this summer who would you go with
@jadis
have you guys heard about the women's gold cup semifinal situation? USA against Canada, this is what the pitch was like:
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It was funny in a slapstick way but also disgraceful really, a lack of respect for the women's game. The ball barely rolled because of all the water, dribbling and low passes were impossible. In fact the first goal was scored because someone tried to pass back to the goalkeeper and the ball barely moved and was scooped up by an attacker. It was certainly something, but not football in any proper sense
There was an MLS game played in a literal blizzard the other day, that was in the USA as well so I'd say this is more shoddy safety precautions in general than a lack of respect to women.
They are decades behind in football terms tbf.
oh wow, fair enough
Villa vs Spurs
Win and we can almost lick the Champions League.
Edit - Never mind.
What about the penalty missed yesterday when was it a Bournemouth player slipped on wet ground which had already been soaking and the ground staff had for some reason watered again??
Quote from: Trollheart on Mar 10, 2024, 05:09 PMWhat about the penalty missed yesterday when was it a Bournemouth player slipped on wet ground which had already been soaking and the ground staff had for some reason watered again??
Haven't seen it but players slip all the time. They do like to have a very wet pitch but I'm going to assume it wasn't affecting the roll or bounce of the ball otherwise they'd have postponed it.
The game Marie posted should definitely have been called off but so should the MLS game, both dangerous conditions.
I think they should play in Iceland with like erupting volcanoes and lava flows around them. It'd be like a stage in Mortal Kombat.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Mar 07, 2024, 04:33 PMPickford isn't world class but he is solid and is a monster on penalties.
Left-back I picked Chilwell but it doesn't really matter. Between him and Shaw. Suppose Walker could play there with someone else at RB as we have loads of class RBs.
If you had to pick a team to win this summer who would you go with @jadis
Ingerlund. To be fair it's the only domestic league I'm following but I can't imagine anyone but France having a comparable pool of talent. France is the team to beat but it can and should be done. Though I'm seriously afraid we'll see Maguire and Hendo in the starting 11.
Maddison is another wonderful player. Class and full of humble enthusiasm. When it's him, Kulusevski and Son in front of those two monsters in central midfield, Spurs
are the fourth best team in the league I'm afraid.
Villa 4 - 0 Ajax
Even for a struggling Ajax team, it's Ajax. So that's an incredible score.
Bring on the quarter finals 8)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/premier-league-rumors-chelsea-and-manchester-city-to-be-kicked-out-for-breaching-ffp-rules/ar-BB1kdOqS
QuoteThe Premier League landscape is trembling with anticipation and apprehension as the specter of expulsion looms over two of its titans, Chelsea and Manchester City. Both clubs find themselves ensnared in the intricate web of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations, with the threat of severe consequences hanging ominously over their heads.
Manchester City's fierce contestation against the 115 charges brought forth by Premier League legal authorities has set the stage for a contentious legal battle scheduled to commence in the late autumn. Meanwhile, despite currently occupying 11th place, Chelsea has yet to face formal charges. However, revelations of financial misconduct during the Roman Abramovich era have overshadowed the Stamford Bridge outfit.
Last summer's disclosures shed light on irregular payments to agents, prompting Chelsea's proactive measures in setting aside £150 million to tackle potential legal ramifications. The severity of the situation is underscored by the recent actions taken against Nottingham Forest, with a four-point deduction as a stark warning of the league's unwavering stance on financial impropriety.
In a meticulous 52-page document outlining the Forest judgment, legal luminaries Robert Glancy KC, Mark Hovell, and Steve Holt elucidated the gravity of breaching Profitability and Sustainability Rules. They emphasized the spectrum of sanctions, including the dire prospect of expulsion from the Premier League.
:)
When did Forest get the deduction? God I hate them! Are they not confusing them with Everton?
Also, does anyone seriously think that if this goes through, other clubs are not going to come under the spotlight? Do we honestly think that bastion of fair play and equality Man United hasn't got some red skeletons in the closet? Liverpool? West Ham? (Gasp!) Villa??? Surely this is just the tip of the iceberg, and given that, and also given the humungous wealth of these two clubs, the prospect of fat brown envelopes being passed must be a possible outcome? Fat brown envelopes with the word SSSH! stencilled on them?
On another subject, why is it that when Villa have the chance to open up a gap they always fluff it? Spurs were virtually handing them fourth place and they said, nah thanks yer all right mate. ::) :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Forest had points deducted on Monday. Was down to holding on to Brennan Johnson past the cut off point for more money. Pretty minor but still.
QuoteDo we honestly think that bastion of fair play and equality Man United hasn't got some red skeletons in the closet? Liverpool? West Ham? (Gasp!) Villa???
Regarding FFP
MU/Liverpool - no, they spend what they generate in revenue
West Ham - well they are ran by Tories so...
Villa - sold 150m+ of academy players over the last three seasons. We're absolutely fine
QuoteOn another subject, why is it that when Villa have the chance to open up a gap they always fluff it?
Been happening all season, suppose that's the difference between teams that win the title and teams that don't.
Fashion post.
New kits for Copa América 2024 and the Euros 2024:
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I saw a recent brawl that happened on the field but I didn't get to see who the two teams were. It was awesome though spin kicks were flying and everything.
@jimmy jazz Do you know who the two teams were?
Quote from: DJChameleon on Mar 22, 2024, 02:22 PMI saw a recent brawl that happened on the field but I didn't get to see who the two teams were. It was awesome though spin kicks were flying and everything.
@jimmy jazz
Do you know who the two teams were?
No sorry. What country?
Re: the new kits
Holland home is a bit dull and I don't like the blue, away is awful. Hopefully they'll do better for the women. At least they're better than Canada lol. The England kits are very nice (all the fuss about the flag colours is greatly exaggerated imo, what's the problem really) but the mexican kits are the greatest by far
Luis Rubiales: Prosecutors seek 2.5-year jail term over World Cup kiss (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68679506)
I can't believe they left the W, H and I off the Irish jersey! And why is the lion on the Dutch one drunk? I do think it will be, um, interesting if the second Canadian one is worn by their female team though.
Quote from: Psy-Fi on Mar 27, 2024, 11:43 PMLuis Rubiales: Prosecutors seek 2.5-year jail term over World Cup kiss (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68679506)
That seems excessive.
Regarding Prison FC, Robinho looks like he's going to have to serve his 9 year sentence in a Brazilian prison.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-68632912
For anyone not aware, he was convicted for his part in a gang rape while he was playing for Milan and fled home to Brazil. Brazil has no extradition law with Italy so he didn't have to be sent back. But the Italians have requested he serve his time in Brazil and he will have to now.
I'd rather do time in Italy than Brazil tbh so he's ended up making this worse for himself.
The nonce cunt has been posting on his Instagram for years with the comments locked. Feels like he's rubbing it in by doing that.
https://time.com/6959443/robinho-prison-sentence-brazil-rape-italy/
QuoteThe former footballer said in an interview with TV Record aired on Sunday that racism was to blame for his conviction in Italy.
"I played only four years in Italy and I got tired of seeing stories of racism. Unfortunately that exists to this day. (The rape case) was in 2013, now we are in 2024. The same people who don't do anything against it (racism) are the ones who sentenced me," Robinho said.
QuoteAs part of the judgment, transcripts of Robinho's messages intercepted by police were released, including one from Robinho to a friend in January 2013 that said: "I'm laughing because I couldn't care less, the woman was completely drunk, she has no idea what happened." In a different chat, a friend of Robinho sent the message "I saw you when you put your penis inside her mouth", to which Robinho replied: "That doesn't mean having sex."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinho
WHat a fucking cunt. I hate bastards who try to excuse their heinous acts by claiming the punishment they get is racially motivated. Bollocks. You're right though: serving time in a Brazilian prison is WAY worse than in an Italian one. Hope someone shanks the fucker.
https://talksport.com/football/1805822/england-scotland-fans-warned-foreign-office-german-beer-euro-2024/
Made me laugh.
@FETCHER. You looking forward to the Euros? What do you hope for Scotland?
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Mar 29, 2024, 02:28 PMhttps://talksport.com/football/1805822/england-scotland-fans-warned-foreign-office-german-beer-euro-2024/
Made me laugh.
@FETCHER. You looking forward to the Euros? What do you hope for Scotland?
I've actually not followed it too much to be honest, Rangers got kicked out the europa league recently and are in a bit of a title race. Kristoffer has been following them and watching their games. I would say I have high hopes but, well, it is Scotland 🙄😂.
Quote from: FETCHER. on Mar 29, 2024, 04:37 PMI've actually not followed it too much to be honest, Rangers got kicked out the europa league recently and are in a bit of a title race. Kristoffer has been following them and watching their games. I would say I have high hopes but, well, it is Scotland 🙄😂.
I have been paying attention to Rangers 🔵⚪🔴 and I hope they do win the title this season.
I hope Scotland can get out of the group and then get drawn against England for a spicy match (with England winning).
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Mar 22, 2024, 04:01 PMNo sorry. What country?
I finally found the footage. I saw the clip for the first time while watching Keemstar showcase it but he never said what country.
It was Turkey.
Click the link to see the video.
Fans storm the field in brawl (https://www.mmamania.com/2024/3/17/24104376/video-soccer-match-turkey-turns-into-massive-mma-brawl-after-angry-fans-storm-the-field-football-ufc)
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Mar 29, 2024, 05:23 PMI have been paying attention to Rangers 🔵⚪🔴 and I hope they do win the title this season.
I hope Scotland can get out of the group and then get drawn against England for a spicy match (with England winning).
Haha that's just cruel and an easy win for you guys 😂
Thoughts on the Emma Hayes debacle
@Marie Mondayhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/31/chelseas-emma-hayes-criticises-male-aggression-of-arsenals-jonas-eidevall
I agree with Jonas that the use of 'male aggression' is irresponsible there, because it carries a some grave implications which in this case do not apply at all. That being said, I do think he was wrong to confront Erin. He has a tendency to get worked up during games, mostly towards refs and such, but not in a way that I would call aggressive.
Quote from: Marie Monday on Apr 01, 2024, 07:27 PMI agree with Jonas that the use of 'male aggression' is irresponsible there, because it carries a some grave implications which in this case do not apply at all. That being said, I do think he was wrong to confront Erin. He has a tendency to get worked up during games, mostly towards refs and such, but not in a way that I would call aggressive.
What do you think he should have done instead? All he did was point and try to get the attention of the assistant. It was Erin that confronted him?
I wonder if Emma Hayes will apologise. For the comments and then the push.
It was mostly Erin yes, but he did get out of his area and yelled, otherwise he was acting fine. Like I was saying before, this behaviour of his is not aggression imo and I'm fine with it, he just gets overexcited. Emma was definitely mostly at fault with that stupid push but it doesn't seem like her to apologise, altough she did about her stupid 'relationships between teammates are inappropriate' comment. I really dislike her tbh.
I was there at the match btw and didn't even notice the incident, altough I think at the point I was too shaken by Frida's collapse and then the goal on top of that to pay much attention to anything. It was such a rollercoaster of absolute shock and panic followed by relief and joy
Quote from: Marie Monday on Apr 01, 2024, 09:48 PMIt was mostly Erin yes, but he did get out of his area and yelled, otherwise he was acting fine. Like I was saying before, this behaviour of his is not aggression imo and I'm fine with it, he just gets overexcited. Emma was definitely mostly at fault with that stupid push but it doesn't seem like her to apologise, altough she did about her stupid 'relationships between teammates are inappropriate' comment. I really dislike her tbh.
I was there at the match btw and didn't even notice the incident, altough I think at the point I was too shaken by Frida's collapse and then the goal on top of that to pay much attention to anything. It was such a rollercoaster of absolute shock and panic followed by relief and joy
They were talking about this on TalkSport.
What happened? Leicester manager and player getting involved with each other?
I think so but I'm not sure what the context was. Anyway, Emma said that both player-manager and player-player relationships are inappropriate, as if that's in any way comparable, and knowing full well there are multiple couples among her players lol
Fair play to Brentford, though god knows they left it till the last second and only after Man U had scored, which they had no right to. Brentford were all over them but just could not score, and I said to my brother-in-law as we watched, and he agreed, "Just wait now. Last few minutes fucking United will score and get the points." And they did. Though thankfully, just as United supporters across the country were celebrating a very much undeserved win, and no doubt getting cracks like "never count us out" and "play to the final whistle" ready, Brentford equalised. Should have won easily, but at least they got a point and essentially took two off United, though in reality it was one point won for Man U, as they should have been well beaten. Great to see Villa storm to a 2-0 win and keep hold of fourth place, for now. Fingers crossed.
If we beat MC tomorrow we're back in the title race imo.
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Build the statue.
Mad how he absolutely gets it and yet Grealish couldn't. Weasel.
Luke Fleurs, South African soccer star and Olympian, killed in hijacking at gas station (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luke-fleurs-killed-south-african-soccer-star-shot-hijacking-gas-station/)QuoteFleurs is the latest among thousands of people who are victims to fatal hijackings in South Africa, which has one of the highest murder rates in the world.
The latest official crime statistics from October-December last year showed 5,973 hijacking cases reported.
Each day, 31 people killed by guns in South Africa, according Gun Free South Africa, a not-for-profit advocating for reduced gun violence.
Never heard of him but I did wonder if he played for Kaizer Chiefs before opening.
Yes there is a club called Kaizer Chiefs.
RIP
Didja see that so-called "foul" in the Burnley game? Guy just slipped and fell over! Disgraceful. And so Vinnie loses a game his boys should have won, because some stupid blind ref can't tell the difference between a foul and a player with poor balance going on his arse! ::) ::) ::)
Cole Palmer 😂 another top talent for England.
Pickford
Walker - Stones - Konsa - Shaw
Bellingham - Rice
Saka - Foden - Palmer
Kane
Subs: Ramsdale, Trent, Gómez, Maguire, Colwill, Lewis, Maddison, Mainoo, Grealish, Watkins, Gordon, Toney, Bowen, Elliott, Ramsey, Sterling
Couple of £100m players on the hypothetical bench too. Squad deeper than the Grand Canyon.
Good luck for Sunday
@FETCHER.I'll be watching 🔵⚪🔴
I'm not even a huge football fan and I can't watch it. The New Year's Eve game just in December there gave me anxiety 😂😂
Fingers crossed. As far as I know it's a big game towards winning the league 🤞🙏.
That was a classic.
Title still on.
Follow Follow!
I know, that was very intense and I wasn't even watching it 😅. My Flashscore app was doing some heavy lifting.
My boyfriend took my nephew to his first old firm today. I'm glad it wasn't a loss for him.
Villa fucked again. Lose a 2-0 lead and then hope Forest will beat Spurs? They only have themselves to blame now for losing fourth place. As for Liverpool: well, if you're going to give the ball away, even to a poor Man United team, don't expect the points. Title still wide open, but they need to be winning matches like those.
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 08, 2024, 02:04 AMVilla fucked again. Lose a 2-0 lead and then hope Forest will beat Spurs? They only have themselves to blame now for losing fourth place. As for Liverpool: well, if you're going to give the ball away, even to a poor Man United team, don't expect the points. Title still wide open, but they need to be winning matches like those.
Shit result but have you seen Tottenham's next five games? They could lose all of them.
Everton been deducted another two points.
Every time the Premier League do this, they put more pressure on themselves when it comes to sorting out MC.
You've got to feel for Everton, after all they've done to try to negate the original point deduction, and now they're sort of back at square one. I wish the FA would deduct more points off Forest, but then that's just cos I hate them. It really annoys me when Villa play poorly and lose, but it infuriates me when they play well and STILL lose. I could see that happening; I mean, how many times did they give the ball away? And they still don't seem to know how to see a game out. Not that they are title contenders or anything, but even so, this isn't the way a team going for Champions League should be performing. And I don't think our own run-in is that great, is it?
No but it's better than Tottenham's and Tottenham aren't as good so they won't finish 4th.
Yeah I don't know. They're getting good results, whereas we're losing lead after lead and also throwing away games we should easily win. I'd say they have a better chance than us, unless we sort ourselves out.
Their form hasn't been much better. I've watched their games and even the ones they've won they've looked vulnerable.
4th place is ours.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 09, 2024, 02:25 PMTheir form hasn't been much better. I've watched their games and even the ones they've won they've looked vulnerable.
4th place is ours.
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ISIS stadium threat puts UEFA Champions League soccer teams on alert for quarterfinals (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uefa-champions-league-isis-stadium-threat-europe-soccer-security-alert/)
Obviously just some troll sympathiser.
Good games last night BTW.
Everyone's a Troll sympathiser. My people are everywhere. :love: :laughing:
Birmingham City have announced plans to build a new 60,000 seater stadium on a 40 acre site just by where their current stadium is. The Wembley of the Midlands is what their owners are calling it.
They reckon construction starts in a couple of months and cost will be 2-3bn for the whole thing.
If they pull it off then I will say fair play. But I just can't see it.
Plus their owners are American and when they take over English clubs they always wave their cocks round and come out with 'pie in the sky' nonsense, promises they'll never be able to keep, delusional ambitions etc.
But if it happens, great.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 10, 2024, 08:03 PMObviously just some troll sympathiser.
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Looks like you were right. Spurs were awful, and now we're fourth even if - as we surely will - we lose tomorrow to Arsenal.
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 14, 2024, 01:21 AMLooks like you were right. Spurs were awful, and now we're fourth even if - as we surely will - we lose tomorrow to Arsenal.
I think we can beat Arsenal. Depends what team Emery puts out.
Don't you think this is better though? On the cusp of a European semi-final and in the run-in for a CL spot?
I like to reflect on the progress made in the last five years. It's incredible.
Told you we could beat them.
So proud of the team and of our manager.
Great performance.
Yeah whoa, congrats!!
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 14, 2024, 07:30 PMTold you we could beat them.
So proud of the team and of our manager.
Great performance.
It was. Arsenal were totally outplayed. Though I guess Liverpool losing pisses you off, now that that leaves Man City in the ascendancy? Great for us though; good lead on Spurs now, if we can just hold it.
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 15, 2024, 02:04 AMIt was. Arsenal were totally outplayed. Though I guess Liverpool losing pisses you off, now that that leaves Man City in the ascendancy? Great for us though; good lead on Spurs now, if we can just hold it.
Yes. I was desperate for a goal 😭
Spurs don't have a game this weekend so by the time they play again we could have a 9 point lead. Even though they'd have games in hand that'd be a big blow imo.
Great night of football last night. Oh how I laughed.
There is a very real chance that after tonight, the mighty Villa will be the only English team left in European competition. The lone lion, stalking Europe for the kill 8)
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Emi Martínez has been told to expect a very hostile reception:
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He is going to thrive amongst that. He absolutely loves this shit. Fuck I love our goalkeeper so much 🇦🇷
UP THE EUROPEAN VILLA! 🟣🔵
That's a very fitting pic, he looks sassy af
Quote from: Marie Monday on Apr 18, 2024, 06:12 PMThat's a very fitting pic, he looks sassy af
Was in the World Cup final after he threw the ball away when Tchoumeni was about to take his kick and then Tchoumeni missed it and Emi did a little dance 8) 💃
Martínez saves two penalties in the shootout and dances in front of the Lille fans after being booed all game.
Build the fucking statue NOW.
Your take on the big news of the day, JJ? Good idea or bad? Benefits, losses - mostly the former for the Premier League teams and the latter for the EFL, but could they have done something else? I wonder if this will then have a lower league team, trailing at 2-0 with ten minutes to go, bothering to go for the draw? They haven't said, but is it to be penalties now if there's a draw, since there can't be any replays?
It'll be shit for lower league and better for PL.
There is too much football played but other stuff could have gone first. International friendlies, bloating of European competitions for a start.
With that win I would say it's all but done now. 6 points clear and Spurs have horrendous fixtures coming up. They are not catching us now.
Up the European Villa.
Now end the 28 year wait and bring major honour number 21 back to Birmingham 8) 🏆
Fucking VAR! Coventry were robbed! What was that - an inch offside? I would much rather have seen them go up against City, not only because I hate Man U, but for the more giantkiller idea of the FA Cup. You have to kind of wonder if large brown envelopes are being left at Stockley Park?
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 22, 2024, 01:27 AMFucking VAR! Coventry were robbed! What was that - an inch offside? I would much rather have seen them go up against City, not only because I hate Man U, but for the more giantkiller idea of the FA Cup. You have to kind of wonder if large brown envelopes are being left at Stockley Park?
So not a robbery then? :laughing:
Ah the point is it was barely, barely offside. I still think VAR should be a kind of last-appeal court, not checking every fucking goal. It's become ludicrous. Look at what they said about it in the Forest game (I do hate Forest but still, most of the pundits AND a ref backed up their claims). What's that old adage on the records back when I were a lad? To paraphrase: VAR is KILLING football! And it's LEGAL!
@TrollheartUnai Emery has extended his contract with Villa :laughing:
MU, Liverpool, Bayern all linked.
Big Unai said no, he wants to stay with us.
And he'll be negotiating another deal in the summer :laughing:
I hope you are enjoying following the Villa because the glory years are here so enjoy them while you can.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c6pyddj6z8ro
Oh yeah. I enjoyed it when Villa were top of the Prem, maybe back in the early 2000s or something. I remember I had a sig in my work email that said "Villa still on top!" I doubt anyone I emailed had a clue what that meant! Yeah they are great times for us now; Europe and even nudging the title-chasers. I mean, sure, no way we could challenge the Big 3, but just to be up there in their company is really something. One lion on the shirt, eh?
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 23, 2024, 05:24 PMOh yeah. I enjoyed it when Villa were top of the Prem, maybe back in the early 2000s or something. I remember I had a sig in my work email that said "Villa still on top!" I doubt anyone I emailed had a clue what that meant! Yeah they are great times for us now; Europe and even nudging the title-chasers. I mean, sure, no way we could challenge the Big 3, but just to be up there in their company is really something. One lion on the shirt, eh?
Wanna bet? Despite missing half of our first team for most of the season we're only two wins away from still being in the title race.
The owners are deadly serious and we have the manager. It's coming.
Sockerball? They should call it suckerball.
🍷
That's it for Liverpool then. I know not everyone will understand the technical terms used in football, and anyone who wants an explanation feel free, but they were shite. Giving the ball away, wasted chances, just totally outclassed by Everton. Two-horse race now.
@jimmy jazz you know you're right: only 10 points between us and the top. Is it possible? What does Paddy Power say? ;)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13354171/Premier-League-chief-executive-Richard-Masters-provides-updated-timeline-date-Manchester-Citys-trial-alleged-115-financial-rule-break-charges.html
MC's 115 charges to be dealt with 'in the near future'.
Tick tock 8)
ANOTHER 2-0 lead lost, and it's only luck that got us the draw when we should have lost the game. I take Emery's point - "what's to be disappointed about? We are fourth!" - but still, we can't keep losing these leads and hoping Spurs will keep slipping up. They gave Arsenal a good game last night. We have to start seeing games out.
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 29, 2024, 06:14 PMANOTHER 2-0 lead lost, and it's only luck that got us the draw when we should have lost the game. I take Emery's point - "what's to be disappointed about? We are fourth!" - but still, we can't keep losing these leads and hoping Spurs will keep slipping up. They gave Arsenal a good game last night. We have to start seeing games out.
Yeah we can. Have you seen the table? They've got to beat two of Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City and hope that we don't get another point. It's done.
We could lose every remaining game and still finish 4th. Spurs aren't getting to 67 points.
The game on the weekend was a point gained with a squad decimated with injuries.
It's over. We can focus on winning in Europe now.
That's as may be, but consider what happens when we do get into Europe. If we can't finish off teams then it's going to be a quick and embarrassing exit. Emery has to address that. You can't just keep letting leads like that slide. It'll come back to haunt you in the end.
Quote from: Trollheart on Apr 29, 2024, 06:49 PMThat's as may be, but consider what happens when we do get into Europe. If we can't finish off teams then it's going to be a quick and embarrassing exit. Emery has to address that. You can't just keep letting leads like that slide. It'll come back to haunt you in the end.
When Mings, Buendia, Ramsey, Kamara, Moreno are back plus whoever we sign in the summer?
Statistically we're the best in the league at holding leads BTW. When we go ahead we win about 95% of the time. We've played 54 games this season, Spurs have played 34. The squad is on it's last legs. We'll be fine next season.
Trolls. Open the Guinness. Put your favourite documentary on. Sit back and relax. The Villa are back! UP THE EURO VILLA!!! 🟣🔵
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Quote from: jimmy jazz on Apr 29, 2024, 06:44 PMYeah we can. Have you seen the table? They've got to beat two of Chelsea, Liverpool and Man City and hope that we don't get another point. It's done.
We could lose every remaining game and still finish 4th. Spurs aren't getting to 67 points.
The game on the weekend was a point gained with a squad decimated with injuries.
It's over. We can focus on winning in Europe now.
This might be my greatest ever post 😂
@Trollheart WE ARE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Tonight Villa play the second leg of a European semi-final. We're losing by two goals (4-2 down) so need at least two to go through.
We have formed a friendship with Olympiakos fans, who said they loved the stadium, fans and city. That is what football should be about especially these European games with tourism involved.
Anyway, fingers crossed we can do it tonight.
UP THE EUROPEAN VILLA 🟣🔵
Well that was very disappointing but the better team went through and we had a great run.
Just need to confirm top 4 for a brilliant season.
It would be nice to see Olympiakos win the trophy now.
Villympiakos? ;)
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https://twitter.com/Georgios_Vv/status/1788697972374487288
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I don't get it. What's the "terrible fan scene at the end"? Are both incidents to do with Villa, or are you comparing some other team? And don't ask me to click the link: I stay as far away from Musk as I can at all times.
Quote from: Trollheart on May 12, 2024, 02:04 AMI don't get it. What's the "terrible fan scene at the end"? Are both incidents to do with Villa, or are you comparing some other team? And don't ask me to click the link: I stay as far away from Musk as I can at all times.
They aren't two incidents, it's one video of the fans applauding at the end of the match and I screenshotted two replies to the video. Villa stayed and applauded their team. And the Greeks are being sarcastic by calling it a terrible scene, they are complimenting us "the English were awesome at the end".
@Trollheart
ah guys it's official, soccerball's greatest lanky string bean & goalscoring machine is leaving Arsenal
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The end of an era for real
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Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 12, 2024, 10:42 AMThey aren't two incidents, it's one video of the fans applauding at the end of the match and I screenshotted two replies to the video. Villa stayed and applauded their team. And the Greeks are being sarcastic by calling it a terrible scene, they are complimenting us "the English were awesome at the end".
@Trollheart
Thanks. I didn't get the sarcasm. I understand it now. Cool.
Quote from: Trollheart on May 14, 2024, 01:24 AMThanks. I didn't get the sarcasm. I understand it now. Cool.
A tremendous fightback that all but confirms the 4th spot.
It will be done if Spurs drop points tonight.
When our equaliser went in, my little heart 😭
Tom Hanks was there ballooning around in celebration. An amazing Villa evening 🟣🔵
Quote from: jimmy jazz on Aug 10, 2023, 02:12 PM@jadis
Liverpool, 115 FC, Arsenal, MU and Villa fuck it come on!!!
I had Villa to finish 5th and qualify for the CL this season.
Tonight we confirm 4th place and are in next seasons CL.
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Unai and the team this evening when they found out we'd qualified.
What a brilliant season. 8) 8) 8)
@Marie Monday just wondered if you were aware of this. Hopefully you will feel the rage I felt when reading it and will join me in my hate campaign against Manchester City.
Doncaster Belles were one of, if not the biggest clubs in women's football. They dominated it in the 80s and 90s and only lost two league games in a period of 15 years (yes you read that right).
In 2013, when expanding the Women's Super League, the were forcibly removed and demoted to the lower division (WSL 2). They were replaced by Manchester City. Since then it's been downhill and they're now in the 4th tier of English women's football.
I always thought it was very convenient that the WSL's top teams align almost perfectly with the male counterparts, well now I can see partly why. They engineered it that way, presumably in an effort to increase the viewership and fan base of women's football (I'd imagine some brown envelopes were exchanged too).
Sickening imo.
So you're rooting for Arsenal tomorrow then?
Quote from: Trollheart on May 18, 2024, 08:02 PMSo you're rooting for Arsenal tomorrow then?
Well obviously lol.
Not me. Hate the Gunners.
Quote from: jimmy jazz on May 18, 2024, 07:02 PM@Marie Monday just wondered if you were aware of this. Hopefully you will feel the rage I felt when reading it and will join me in my hate campaign against Manchester City.
Doncaster Belles were one of, if not the biggest clubs in women's football. They dominated it in the 80s and 90s and only lost two league games in a period of 15 years (yes you read that right).
In 2013, when expanding the Women's Super League, the were forcibly removed and demoted to the lower division (WSL 2). They were replaced by Manchester City. Since then it's been downhill and they're now in the 4th tier of English women's football.
I always thought it was very convenient that the WSL's top teams align almost perfectly with the male counterparts, well now I can see partly why. They engineered it that way, presumably in an effort to increase the viewership and fan base of women's football (I'd imagine some brown envelopes were exchanged too).
Sickening imo.
yeah I'm not surprised but that's gross. Have always hated man city as a club too. Unfortunately their women's team is actually nice and quite sympathetic so I still prefer them over many other wsl teams (fuck Chelsea). Even worse is that Viv Miedema will allegedly transfer to city so I'll be forced to cheer for them to some extent 🤢 I get her decision though, as an absolute top player in the wsl only arsenal, Chelsea, and city are options. Viv's goodbye today was emotional, I'm glad I got to be there
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Anyway COYG tomorrow <3
also to add to this, promoting city at other teams' expense for popularity is extra dumb because I can tell you from aexperience that a LOT of women's football fans don't give a shit about men's football. Popularity of women's football is its own thing, smaller for now of course, but not dependent on the men.
I don't really care much either but I'm manifesting that the premier league ends in this spirit
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Seeing quite a lot of backlash about this latest title win. #115charges trending as soon as the whistle was blown. A few journalists speaking up, as well as Paddy Power.
https://twitter.com/sportingintel/status/1792238883565900016
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Note the asterisk :)
@TrollheartMan City have sued the Premier League.
They're arguing sponsors should be able to inflate the value of sponsorships and pay what they want. Basically they're admitting to what they've been accused of.
They're going for the 'the rules weren't fair' approach rather than 'we didn't break the rules'.
Ah, the old
Kobayashi Maru idea, eh?
Incidentally, City were shite in the FA Cup Final. I hate Man U of course, but they were by far the better team. Looked like Pep's boys felt "hell, we've won the title, who cares?" Very poor respect for their fans.
Paddy Power are the best in the world for this.
Funny cunts.
Fucking hilarious. "Can you look into the Henry thing lads? Might be something in it?"
"Oh, just get over it. Got to block that number."
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Quote from: Trollheart on Jun 06, 2024, 11:41 PMFucking hilarious. "Can you look into the Henry thing lads? Might be something in it?"
"Oh, just get over it. Got to block that number."
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So many jokes in it.
This is vintage Irish craic 👍
"Suppose you'll be off to Goodison next?"
"What for? You don't get trophies for NOT being relegated!"
"Here's your invoice: I'm sure you can well afford it."
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Fans sentenced to prison for racist insults directed at soccer star Vinícius Júnior in first-of-its-kind conviction (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vinicius-junior-soccer-fans-sentenced-to-prison-racist-insults-spain/)
The ad for our new shirt is great.
Ozzy 🥹
Argentina soccer star Angel Di Maria says bullet-pierced pig's head was delivered with message threatening daughter's life (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pigs-head-threat-argentina-soccer-star-angel-di-maria/)
Saturdays are complete again! Da-da-da-da-dadadadada-da-dah-dadada-dah!
I actually dread the start of the women's season because it kicks off with miedema in the stupid blue city kit playing against arsenal and it'll break my heart
Good start for us, though nearly, nearly there at the end...
Glad they've semi-sorted out VAR: keep your nose out till you're asked, instead of always poking in and saying "huh? Huh?" Pretty decent performances by most of the bigger teams, apart from Chelsea, if they count. Head butts and red cards already, lovely. It's back! :laughing:
Words from Sven, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer in January:
Quote"I had a good life. I think we are all scared of the day when we die, but life is about death as well. You have to learn to accept it for what it is. Hopefully at the end people will say, yeah, he was a good man, but everyone will not say that.
"I hope you will remember me as a positive guy trying to do everything he could do. Don't be sorry, smile. Thank you for everything, coaches, players, the crowds, it's been fantastic. Take care of yourself and take care of your life. And live it. Bye."
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Wasn't he the first non-English manager England had? Or am I wrong? Were they not all Englishmen prior to him? Wish him all the best anyway. That really sucks.
Quote from: Trollheart on Aug 23, 2024, 04:56 AMWasn't he the first non-English manager England had? Or am I wrong? Were they not all Englishmen prior to him? Wish him all the best anyway. That really sucks.
Yes.
I liked the Sven years as I was growing up then and they were my secondary school years and England became extremely shit for a decade after that.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cwywd2e5317t
RIP Sven.
Peak Sven era moment:
Fuck off cancer you cunt :(
Might be the best goal I've ever seen scored at VP.
Absolutely fucking ridiculous goal and superb comeback.
Definite goal of the month, possible goal of the season! :thumb:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/09/19/man-city-could-be-expelled-from-all-competitions/
QuoteManchester City are in danger of being thrown out of more than just the Premier League if they are found guilty of serious breaches of its financial rules.
The hearing has started BTW. Expected to finish before the season ends.
Assuming the worst (for them, best for you I guess) happens, what do you think happens then? If they're relegated to like the Johnson Paints Division or something, they'll just storm through the divisions and end up back in the Prem within a few years. Or will they not be allowed be promoted? Will all/most of the good players (well, all of them really - have City any bad players?) fuck off to other teams or abroad (please, not China or Saudi Arabia!) and will Pep retire? Do you think the best thing for English, even European or world football is for them to cease to exist? Or do you hope we might snaffle Guandan or get Grealish back? I'm not denying or making light of their breaches, but how do you see it ending, assuming it goes against them? Serious question.
Assuming the worst: all of the Premier Leagues 'won' between 2009-2018 will be taken away. Expulsion from the Premier League and/or relegation. Fines and transfer bans. Keep in mind these 115+ charges only apply to the period ending in 2018. Then they will likely be charged again for between 2018 to now. If they are relegated several divisions, they'll likely storm through promotions even with sanctions and limits on what they can spend but they would struggle to survive in the PL.
In my opinion what will happen: they will be found guilty of some but not all of the charges. Using Everton and Forest as the precedent (they were just guilty of overspending, admitted it and complied, and only guilty of a handful of charges yet still got heavy points deductions), they will and should get at least a big enough points deduction to stop them winning whatever league season they're sentenced in. Probably this season.
QuoteDo you think the best thing for English, even European or world football is for them to cease to exist?
Yes. Their impact on the sport has been devastating. They've distorted the transfer market, taken trophies that would have been won by other clubs, completely altered the history of the sport, badly damaged the league and sport's integrity. It goes on. Anyone who truly cares for the sport and understands what's going on should be of the same view.
Also I don't want Grealish back regardless of what happens. We don't need him. And even if we did, I still wouldn't want him.
Trolls I just uploaded this for you, expires in two days but a bit more explanation here: https://streamable.com/i457a8
Okay I watched that. What struck me is that, well, who the fuck is this guy? I mean, I'm not saying his facts are wrong, but he's obviously got the same view as you, so could be a Man Utd fan or whatever. I'd need to hear from an identified, unbiased source. I know you probably have all the facts, and that's fine, but to post a video by some unidentified guy doesn't convince me. Not saying it's fake news, but I don't know who he is.
Personally, I really don't care about their overspends/irregularities/breaches. I'm a guy who enjoys watching good football and I see it in Man City. I would hate to think of the likes of Haaland, Silva or hell, even Kyle Walker being no longer able to entertain us. I said it before, and I now repeat it: seems like a case of sour grapes. I suppose in your view the meteoric - and you would say illegal? - rise of Man City has stopped the likes of Villa getting higher, but has it? Villa are doing well, and I remember - as I'm sure you do - when City were sneered at by United ("noisy neighbours") and personally it gives me a great sense of satisfaction to see their noses rubbed in it, season after season. Just my view, but personally I don't give a shit. I'm more worried about players being lured off to Saudi and China, taking them out of the game. Points deductions if necessary, maybe, but the whole world of football runs on brown envelopes, handshakes and close-to-crime. Have you ever seen the series The Beautiful Game, about the way Italian football is run? It's shocking. But I think you and others are looking to bite your nose off to spite your face here. Used to be ABU, now it's ABC (hah!) and anything that can be done to take them down, do it?
I'm not, to be fair, all that sure that you'd be in such a snit over this if it was Villa who were guilty. When you're at the top, everyone wants to knock you down. I guess we'll see what happens, but I for one hope they either beat it, come to an arrangement or get a more lenient punishment. Prem would not be the same without them. Also, I hate Arsenal and they would surely be battling for the title if City were removed? Damn Arsenal.
Just my opinion, you understand, or if you prefer, an alternative one. Why not let them make a huge contribution to the FA or something, split the money between teams in the lower divisions, something like that? Meh, I don't know, but the fact that you're clearly a City-hater makes your argument a little biased in my view. Corruption is everywhere now and while it may not be fair, I don't agree with a witch hunt either. I'd be interested to see a City fan weigh in on the discussion, if there are any here.
Quote from: Trollheart on Sep 20, 2024, 01:59 AMOkay I watched that. What struck me is that, well, who the fuck is this guy? I mean, I'm not saying his facts are wrong, but he's obviously got the same view as you, so could be a Man Utd fan or whatever. I'd need to hear from an identified, unbiased source. I know you probably have all the facts, and that's fine, but to post a video by some unidentified guy doesn't convince me. Not saying it's fake news, but I don't know who he is.
Trolls, it's not fake news. You can clearly see the tweet in the background from Nick Harris who is a respected journalist. Nothing in that video is fake news. The figures for the naming rights and income are available with a quick search.
QuotePersonally, I really don't care about their overspends/irregularities/breaches. I'm a guy who enjoys watching good football and I see it in Man City. I would hate to think of the likes of Haaland, Silva or hell, even Kyle Walker being no longer able to entertain us. I said it before, and I now repeat it: seems like a case of sour grapes.
Sour grapes when a cheat gets caught? Was it sour grapes when Lance Armstrong got caught? I don't think you fully understand what's going on here.
QuoteI suppose in your view the meteoric - and you would say illegal? - rise of Man City has stopped the likes of Villa getting higher, but has it?
Yes? From 2008 onward they bought Barry, Milner, Delph and Grealish off us. All four were our captains. We didn't want any of them to leave. Now ask yourself how they got that money and how they could afford it? And it ended up with us being relegated. This isn't to mention the cup final they beat us in.
QuoteVilla are doing well
Villa are doing well NOW, after we got relegated, got new owners, nearly folded and then got more new owners.
Quoteand I remember - as I'm sure you do - when City were sneered at by United ("noisy neighbours") and personally it gives me a great sense of satisfaction to see their noses rubbed in it, season after season.
Totally irrelevant.
QuoteI'm not, to be fair, all that sure that you'd be in such a snit over this if it was Villa who were guilty. When you're at the top, everyone wants to knock you down. I guess we'll see what happens, but I for one hope they either beat it, come to an arrangement or get a more lenient punishment. Prem would not be the same without them. Also, I hate Arsenal and they would surely be battling for the title if City were removed? Damn Arsenal.
Just my opinion, you understand, or if you prefer, an alternative one. Why not let them make a huge contribution to the FA or something, split the money between teams in the lower divisions, something like that? Meh, I don't know, but the fact that you're clearly a City-hater makes your argument a little biased in my view. Corruption is everywhere now and while it may not be fair, I don't agree with a witch hunt either. I'd be interested to see a City fan weigh in on the discussion, if there are any here.
This right here shows you genuinely still do not understand what is going on.
"It's just a witch hunt against Lance Armstrong, I want to see the fastest cyclists so I don't really care that he cheated. I hope he gets off".
That is effectively what you're arguing. You don't seem to understand how cheating ruins it for every other club that has to operate within the rules.
Please put some time and effort into finding out what the breaches are. It isn't a witch hunt.
I don't want to get into a shouting match with you or have bad blood between us, so I'll just say two things: 1) I already said I don't think it's fake news, but in my defence that kind of Ticky-Tock mouse running up a clock thing does my head in, with flashing tweets and stuff, none of which I'm familiar with (and anyone seriously putting on a mumbly sulky voice to make fun of their opponents makes a bad impression on me right away, as it's childish) and 2) it's of course just my personal opinion as I said, but whereas a point deduction of some sort, or a large fine, would be acceptable I don't subscribe to essentially destroying the team. It's possible Man City might lose a lot of their players if they do get demoted and while that might be good for other teams I don't like the idea of there being no Man City any more. I do remember that when Everton and Forest got their deductions, the general feeling prevalent in the football community (other than their rivals I guess, or the fans of those teams) was a sort of sympathy. Nobody wanted to see them run out of town on a rail, as it were.
I don't doubt that my view is simplistic, but I think the Prem without Man City would be a loss for the sport. I don't care about Lance Armstrong, so not much point using him as an example. I'm not very much, as you probably know, into sports anyway, so who cheats what doesnt concern me. I still maintain that, were this Villa and they were at the top, you would not be so quick to say justice should be done.
But we won't see eye to eye on this, so may as well leave it at that. I personally hope to see them remain in the Premiership. We'll see what happens I guess. I just don't support your crusade, and that's my right, just as it is yours to denounce them from your platform.
The PL was the world's biggest league without MC. They need the PL, not the other way round. They aren't Liverpool or MU, and the reason people were sympathetic to Forest and Everton was because all they did was miscalculate their spending and got dealt with before MC who have been allowed to win another PL with charges over their heads. They didn't try to drag it out or fail to comply like MC have done and they still got hit hard for a couple of charges.
QuoteI still maintain that, were this Villa and they were at the top, you would not be so quick to say justice should be done.
Even if this is true, which it isn't, it wouldn't make it right. Also, do you realise why we had to sell Douglas Luiz this summer?
https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2024/09/03/revealed-aston-villa-faced-major-premier-league-points-deduction-without-swift-summer-sales/
Villa obey the rules. MC think the rules shouldn't apply and that's why they have to be punished severely.
Christ almighty! Talk about only women bleed! Not only do we need to encourage women to get into traditionally male-dominated sports like football, we need to make sure they feel safe while playing. What is wrong with us as a gender??
Fulham protected players from Al Fayed (https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2024/0921/1471210-fulham-al-fayed/)
and we Irish are no better!
Garda probe into allegations from former female soccer players (https://www.rte.ie/news/investigations-unit/2024/0704/1458223-garda-probe-into-allegations-from-former-female-soccer-players/)
What is it? Do we feel threatened by these women "muscling in" on our domain, or are we all just cunts who think every female body is ours to do with as we want? Makes me ashamed to be a man. ::) >:( >:(
Think we'll see Prem or EFL or League of Ireland players taking a knee to protest against this? As if.
What it is is that some people are cunts and will abuse their power. Been plenty of shit like this targeting young boys in the academies, the likes of Barry Bennell and of course the Celtic Boys Club...
Back in the European Cup and our first home game vs Bayern Munich, a repeat of the greatest night in the club's entire history.
Ozzy is ready:
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I am sad that my mom won't be here to see this moment. She would be so excited. I will be thinking of her.
Up the Villa 🟣🔵
Absolutely magic goal by Duran, and a heroic defence by Martinez. Superb match and a stunning victory. Well done, lads! One of the very few times you wouldn't have been cheering Kane on, I bet!
Was your mum a Villa fan, JJ? If so I'm sure she was cheering them on from the best seat in the house. Karen was definitely not a fan, not of football at all, but I still miss not being able to go down and dance around her room, with her rolling her eyes and saying "You and your stupid grotball!" as she used to call footy.
Quote from: Trollheart on Oct 03, 2024, 03:03 AMAbsolutely magic goal by Duran, and a heroic defence by Martinez. Superb match and a stunning victory. Well done, lads! One of the very few times you wouldn't have been cheering Kane on, I bet!
Was your mum a Villa fan, JJ? If so I'm sure she was cheering them on from the best seat in the house. Karen was definitely not a fan, not of football at all, but I still miss not being able to go down and dance around her room, with her rolling her eyes and saying "You and your stupid grotball!" as she used to call footy.
Yes mate. She was a massive Villa fan. She would go to the games as a child in the 60s with her brothers. I've got her scarf from when she used to go, she sewed 'Chico' into it as her favourite player was Ian 'Chico' Hamilton. Named after the jazz player.
Me, mom and dad would watch every match together. My mom was more of a fan than my dad tbf. I will cherish the memories forever, we had a lot of laughs.
And no I wasn't cheering Kane. Thought he was a prick when he threw himself to the ground to win a free kick. All forgiven now though :)
How do you watch the games? Catch the highlights after?
Yeah it's great that MOTD now do a highlights show. Some fantastic games: Real beaten? Brest winning? Great stuff. I normally don't watch CL because we only get the full matches here, and most of the time I don't know they're on or don't want to sit through a full match. Highlights are perfect for me, and to have Chappers and the team doing it is so much better.
Your mums seems to have been a proper "Villain" then: I assume you took your love of the team from her? Well yes as I said I'm sure she was there with you in spirit. Nice to have such a connection. Neither of my parents were into footy, and neither was I till Italia 90, when the whole office had World Cup fever and I thought, better join in or as someone who didn't drink I'll be even more on the outside. Neither of my brothers were into it either - one half-heartedly supported Newcastle but the other didn't care, and my elder sister is consistently driven mad by her husband shouting "Sue! Sue! Did you see that? That was never offside!" etc, and then proceeding to explain to her in great detail how the goal was not offside, and what exactly the ref is for not seeing it. She just laughs at him. As I say, Karen just hated all sports, with the possible exception of ice skating. We were never a sporty family, and it's really weird that I, as the nerdiest of us all, ended up being the only one into footy at all.
Both parents grew up Villa and went to games regularly. My dad did all the aways as well, but he stopped in the 70s when he was drinking with the players because he didn't like the idea of how much money they earned and what he was paying to watch them. My granddad (dad's dad) came to England in the 1940s (from Belfast) and when he came to Birmingham he picked Villa.
I chose Villa because it's where I'm from, but obviously the family thing just makes sense. I feel closer to my family by supporting them.
Have you ever been to any football match Trolls?
I have a vague memory of being to one match, but I have a feeling it was either a) a dream or b) something to do with school. Never a real match, no. Like I say, I only got into footy properly at all in 1990, and I never support(ed) any Irish team, so there was really no chance to see any of the English ones. Then Karen got sick and that was the end of that. I chose Villa, perhaps oddly, due to the amount of players in it who were also in the Irish national team (Paul McGrath, Andy Townsend, Steve Staunton etc). Just seemed to me a good reason to support them. I didn't want to go for the big ones - Liverpool, Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal (and I had grown to hate United already anyway) so was looking for both a "mid-range" team and one with a reason to support them. Found that in Villa.
You know the next Euros are being hosted in The UK and Ireland? You could easily get a ticket for that.
Dunno if you would.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Euro_2028
I would if I were you. Dublin is a host city too.
You have four years to save up!
One of the many things that annoy me about football commentators is their relentless obsession with bringing up inane statistics. Things like 'every time team X won their first away game of the season it was against team Y'. Why should I care? It doesn't mean anything. You might as well try to invoke astrology or that magical octopus or your mum's match prediction. You're a professional, do your job and try to give some colourful description of what's happening on the pitch.
Quote from: Marie Monday on Oct 05, 2024, 10:00 PMOne of the many things that annoy me about football commentators is their relentless obsession with bringing up inane statistics. Things like 'every time team X won their first away game of the season it was against team Y'. Why should I care? It doesn't mean anything. You might as well try to invoke astrology or that magical octopus or your mum's match prediction. You're a professional, do your job and try to give some colourful description of what's happening on the pitch.
Yes. :checkmark:
They write pages of this stuff before each game and have them at hand during the match to draw from if they apply.
Stats nerds are completely ruining the understanding of the game as well. There is a generation of fans who only really judge and understand the game through stats.
People don't really watch the players with eyes any more. It's all through graphs, spreadsheets and Wikipedia stats.
Ally McCoist is my favourite commentator, he doesn't do shit like this. Just watches it like a fan and talks like a fan.
Yes, mon. Someone like Matt Le Tissier could be another good commentator.
Yes or Jack van Gelder in Dutch, the one of the Dennis Bergkamp mania (I know him from the commentary on that 5-1 Holland Spain game which was just as hysterical)
DENNIS BERGKAMP! DENNIS BERGKAMP! DENNIS BERGKAMP! DENNIS BERGKAMP! DENNIS BERGKAMP! DENNIS BERGKAMP!
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Meh, I have to admit to being against the run of play here, in that stats being quoted don't bother me. Let's remember, mostly - and I mean mostly - these are quoted BEFORE the match - "Bournemouth have lost their last five matches/Arsenal on a six-game winning streak" etc - and what, after all, are they to say before the match begins? I'm not familiar with stats being thrown out during play, and if they are, I think they're rarer than you're all making out. Just watched MOTD and I didn't hear any. Not only that, but just exactly how much can you describe the play before it gets boring? "Silva passes to Doku. Doku passes to Silva. Silva crosses and Haaland nods it past the post."
It is funny when they trip themselves up,saying things like "Leicester have gone four games without a single goal OH VARDY SCORES!" or the inevitable "This looks like a win for Liverpool unless OH WHAT A GOAL!" :laughing:
Yeah but stats don't bother me. They can be quite informative. Of course, I tend to be something of a stats nerd, so who's going to listen to my opinion? One thing I do wish they'd get right is using the English language properly. "Statuesque defending" is NOT what they think it is (cue footballers sashaying down the catwalk) nor is "Fisting the ball away" (oops!) and my current pet hate, "Watching on". No such phrase. It's "looking on" or "watching." The combination makes no sense. Yeah I know.
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QuoteI think they're rarer than you're all making out. Just watched MOTD and I didn't hear any.
Trust me Big T, we're living in a stats obsessed era.
Watch the games in full and you will see it. And also Twitter.
xG, heat maps, possession percentages, pass completions, 'goals and assists', we're even using 'pre-assists' now. This isn't including the completely coincidental shit like Kane never scoring in August or Messi never scoring against an English team that you used to hear (until they scored).
You even kind of mention one way which stats have affected the way the game is played, with the pass pass pass comment. It's rare to see players shooting from outside the box now or hoofing it up from a goal kick, preferring to pass from the back because statistically it's more likely a goal will result. It's more numbers driven and less exciting as a result.
Just fucking hoof it up to the big man!!!
The problem with all the stats is the usual one: people throw stats at something to pretend it can be treated like a hard science when it can't be and there's no reason why it should be.
Commentary for the women's games is probably worse than for the men's, but they do spew stats during the entire game. Specifically a lot of the 'Kane never scoring in August' type too, which is what bothers me most. The type of stat that gives a brief summary of how a team is currently doing is the only reasonable exception, but that's not really what I meant.
What are they supposed to mention instead? Give some fun facts. Or discuss your opinion on the current form of the players and how you think the game will go. As to commentary during the game, an aspiring writer should know better than to think narration has to be that dry. Make it colourful, be enthusiastic, fill up the dull bits with analysis of how things are going. I agree with the complaints about the language quality though.
Sam Allardyce is the most successful England manager of all time in terms of win ratio (100%)
Big Sam 8)
Bayern Munich have lost every game they've ever played against Aston Villa, failing to even score a single goal!
Yep that's the issue :laughing:
@jimmy jazz you have a point. I almost never watch full matches, so maybe I'm just not hearing it. The heat map is funny though. I suppose next it'll be a map showing how hard each player was breathing or one showing their heartbeat!
Since we're moaning, what is the deal with the fucking MOTD league table? Every poxy week it's shown side-on as the camera SLOWLY moves forward, so I'm squinting to see the top teams, and by the time it's face-on the fucking thing has racked down to the lower end of the league! Why can't they just present it flat, first time? Why does some stupid cunt of a director think he's Spielberg and have to have a fucking dolly shot? Arseholes. :rage:
Women footballers urge Fifa to end Saudi oil deal (https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c39l89dv90zo)
Viv being a menace as usual :love:
If this story gathers momentum they will 100% get accused of racism and xenophobia for this, and people will start digging around for shit things western sponsors have done as proof of a double standard.
Saw it with the Qatar World Cup and also Man Citys owners.
Not saying I disagree though.
oh yeah and people are already whining about 'hypocrisy' because their clubs are being sponsored by oil money/airlines. As if there's any way to be a top level footballer and avoid things like that. Fifa and football clubs are rotten, these women are just trying to make things a bit less bad
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Big Ben <3
Your former name. I remember.
Breaking: Emi Martínez has won the Yashin Trophy again.
Best goalkeeper in the world confirmed.
Will surpass Paul McGrath in Villa legendary by he time he retires.
MAN CITY HAVE LOST AGAIN!!!
Leicester firing Cooper: knee-jerk reaction? And who do you see getting - or even wanting the job?
Quote from: Trollheart on Nov 25, 2024, 02:49 AMLeicester firing Cooper: knee-jerk reaction? And who do you see getting - or even wanting the job?
Maybe a bit. But he's ex-Forest so was always going to be difficult for him.
Graham Potter should be a good shout.
Liverpool win on Sunday and the title is done already BTW.
Potter eh? Not a bad shout. Bet you're delighted Man City are crumbling! You think the new guy will make United into the team they once were, or are their glory days gone?
QuoteJosé Mourinho has delivered a withering response to Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City manager noted that he had won twice as many Premier League titles as his long-time rival.
On Friday Mourinho said: "I want to win, but I want to win cleanly and fairly. If I can't win cleanly, I'd rather lose. Guardiola told me something like this. He won six trophies and I won three, but I won fairly and cleanly. If I lost, I want to congratulate my opponent for being better than me. I don't want to win by dealing with 150 cases."
People are starting to fire shots at them openly, now.
Mourinho 😎
https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2024/dec/03/the-100-best-female-footballers-in-the-world-2024 (https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2024/dec/03/the-100-best-female-footballers-in-the-world-2024)
I swear to god what does poor Caroline Graham Hansen need to do to be votes best footballer of the year
Mudryk fails doping test.
£90m down the drain.
Not that he was on fire before, but his Chelsea career is over now.
That's outrageous.
This is our best performance of the season.
Complete control and domination.
2-0 flatters Lance Armstrong FC.
Could easily be 4 or 5 to us.
Grealish stinking up the pitch.
What a time to be alive.
Donyell Malen has agreed personal terms with Villa (according to reports).
I expect this to be done in the next week or two
@Trollheart
@TrollheartAnnounced by the club 15 mins ago.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2025/january/14/villa-announce-donyell-malen-signing/
Welcome Donyell 🇳🇱
@TrollheartDiego Carlos has gone, this guy will be our new centre back to replace him - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo%C3%AFc_Bad%C3%A9
Was linked with Liverpool as the replacement for Virgil van dijk. He's meant to be a serious player.
Hopefully confirmed before the weekend.
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One of my favourite ever Villa games.
I love this club.
Is that Ozzy??
Yeah I thought it was.
So is Duran gone to fucking Saudi Arabia? Or going? And surely if so they're not going to sell Ollie too? Self-destructing behaviour if they do. Rogers is great, and Ramsey on his day too, but we need a natural goalscorer to keep up there.
fucking chelsea, greedy ass club just throwing money at big names and scooping them all up to try to buy themselves a champions league win. disgustang. are they as bad in men's football?
Quote from: Trollheart on Jan 30, 2025, 06:47 PMYeah I thought it was.
So is Duran gone to fucking Saudi Arabia? Or going? And surely if so they're not going to sell Ollie too? Self-destructing behaviour if they do. Rogers is great, and Ramsey on his day too, but we need a natural goalscorer to keep up there.
Yes Duran is gone. £70m. Not a bad fee. Paid £14m two years ago, played sparingly, £56m profit. He was always going to leave.
Quote from: Marie Monday on Jan 30, 2025, 08:24 PMfucking chelsea, greedy ass club just throwing money at big names and scooping them all up to try to buy themselves a champions league win. disgustang. are they as bad in men's football?
Oh yes. They were the original sugardaddy club. They were fuck all before 2003 then Román Abramovich took them over with Russian oil money and spent outrageous sums every summer. It changed everything. They were on the brink of folding under the previous owners. There are plenty of fans who don't consider their success legit (me included) because of how they did it.
good to know they're pathetic all around
Don't forget Man City, bought by the Arabs. I suppose much as I hate them, Man United were at least a force before the Glasers and whoever got involved. Same with Liverpool. Arsenal I don't know but I think they've had their glory days sans big money too. So it's not all clubs, but yeah, does seem to be the way things are going. Anyone remember when Man City weren't even in the Premier League? Of course you always have Blackburn, but even Jack Walker's money could only buy them one title. And Newcastle don't have any major major money behind them possibly.
All of the above information/speculation is subject to correction by our local footy oracle, JJ.
Quote from: Trollheart on Jan 30, 2025, 11:26 PMDon't forget Man City, bought by the Arabs. I suppose much as I hate them, Man United were at least a force before the Glasers and whoever got involved. Same with Liverpool. Arsenal I don't know but I think they've had their glory days sans big money too. So it's not all clubs, but yeah, does seem to be the way things are going. Anyone remember when Man City weren't even in the Premier League?
Are you beginning to change your views on this sort of thing? Cos I've said this to you in the past and you always had a problem with MU over MC even though the former earned their success and the latter cheated.
And:
There is controversy over Arsenal's promotion in 1919 at the expense of Tottenham. It went to a vote and Arsenal were picked, even though they finished 6th. They were also known as the Bank of England club. Don't know much about the finances although I think it was self-generated money.
See this - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Norris_(businessman)
QuoteIt has been alleged that Norris bribed or in some way unduly influenced the voting members of the Football League, in particular the league chairman and owner of Liverpool, John McKenna;[11][12] at the League's AGM. Many sources claim that McKenna made a speech recommending Arsenal's promotion ahead of Spurs thanks to the former's longer spell in the League (Arsenal joined in 1893, Spurs in 1908), although Wolves – who finished in 4th ahead of Arsenal – had been members of the league since its inception in 1888.[11] However, with no newspapers at time reporting on it, it is highly unlikely that any of this actually happened.[13]
The source for the quote 'highly unlikely any of this actually happened' is an Arsenal fan site BTW.
Real Madrid have a very dodgy history as well BTW.
I can hate them without denying that they did at least earn their success. I still like Man City, but I have to hope they continue to fail otherwise my big piece on them and United is a waste of time! :laughing:
No, seriously, credit where credit is due: I'll always hate United till I take my last breath, but they did earn their success, and while City may have bought it, I do remember when United fans sneered at them because they played in the lower divisions, and when they did get into the Prem they usually didn't last long. So I feel they're kind of having their revenge on the Man U fans, espeically since their own team, once football kings, are now struggling so badly.
I suppose if you took money out of it, the top four in England should be Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal and maybe Tottenham or Newcastle. But I'm not enough of a hypocrite or dead enough yet inside to say United didn't buy their success so I like them. I don't. I hate them. But facts are facts, no matter how fluid the truth is tending to become, and one thing I won't ignore is the truth. It's a sort of grudging, not admiration, but acceptance.
Top 4 would be
Liverpool
MU
Arsenal
Villa
Everton would be next.
I don't think people realise how much Villa have won. When Fergie became MU manager only Liverpool had won more.
BTW the verdict is due February or March regarding the charges 8)
Duran gone, announced officially. £70m
@TrollheartWe're being linked with Joao Félix (Chelsea) and Marco Asensio (PSG).
Emery has wanted Félix for a long time and Asensio would be another huge signing.
I would be happy with one but if we get both I'd be delighted.
Good news, though I'll miss Duran. And his brother. :laughing:
See City just drew Real in the CL. I think they're toast. Celtic v Bayern? Oh dear.
Quote from: Trollheart on Jan 31, 2025, 07:54 PMGood news, though I'll miss Duran. And his brother. :laughing:
See City just drew Real in the CL. I think they're toast. Celtic v Bayern? Oh dear.
He was our best striker imo but it's best he goes while we get a good offer. He's just too unpredictable.
We've played three of those four this season and beat all of them. Probably beat Real Madrid too. Shit clubs.
@TrollheartMarco Asensio and Marcus Rashford should be announced tomorrow, loans with options to buy.
Not sure about Félix, AC Milan are in for him too.
Axel Disasi from Chelsea is the centre back we're being linked with.
If you want me to stop bringing you Villa news let me know.
No it's great thanks. Keep 'em comin'! I didn't know about Rashford: he'll be a great acquisition. We played terribly yesterday; how many times did we give the ball away? I mean, Wolves? Seriously? I like them, but if we can't beat a team that's in the relegation zone we got problems. And now Ollie is injured, so we need these new guys asap. 8th isn't good enough, though at least we're through in Europe, so that's something.
Quote from: Trollheart on Feb 02, 2025, 03:20 PMNo it's great thanks. Keep 'em comin'! I didn't know about Rashford: he'll be a great acquisition. We played terribly yesterday; how many times did we give the ball away? I mean, Wolves? Seriously? I like them, but if we can't beat a team that's in the relegation zone we got problems. And now Ollie is injured, so we need these new guys asap. 8th isn't good enough, though at least we're through in Europe, so that's something.
https://x.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1886173385903771990
The buy price is £40m in summer.
Also if we're gonna make the CL next season we have to win it this year. We're too inconsistent to do it via the league.
Cool. I had a pic to post of him too, but the site won't work for me on my phone, and it's a pain transferring pictures via USB leads, so I won't bother. Despite his being a Manc, I always had time for Rashford. Wasn't he the one forced schools to give free dinners to kids, or paid for them himself or something?
It is funny though how they've positioned him in such a way behind the crest that it looks like steam is coming out of his left ear! :laughing: He also looks a little like "These guys are serious, dude! Just pay the ransom!"
Yeh he got an MBE for it.
My gut feeling is this is a transfer that isn't going to work out. I used to rate him as a player but since the World Cup he's not been at his usual level and I am not sure he can get there again.
But if Unai wants him, then I'm for it. He knows better than anyone.
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Should be my picture of Rashford but the phone doesn't seem to want to cooperate.
Asensio has now been announced. Just a loan but I would assume the possibility for a permanent transfer is still there somewhere.
Axel Disasi looks sets to join, he rejected Tottenham for us. Smart man.
We will not see the boyish looks, floppy hair and silky skills of Joao Félix as the little shit has chosen to go to AC Milan. Stone the crows!
All in all, you have to be happy with that window even if there are doubts over one or two of the incomings.
Have to admit, I don't know those guys. Hopefully they'll be an asset to us anyway. We do need proper strikers, and while Ollie is good and Rogers on his day, we need more, what was it Alan Hansen used to call it? Strength in depth?
Quote from: Trollheart on Feb 03, 2025, 11:08 PMHave to admit, I don't know those guys. Hopefully they'll be an asset to us anyway. We do need proper strikers, and while Ollie is good and Rogers on his day, we need more, what was it Alan Hansen used to call it? Strength in depth?
Watkins is literally our only striker so yes we do need more. Rogers, Malen, Rashford and Asensio can play as support but it's not ideal.
The arsenal women got kicked out of the League Cup by man City. Mostly due to absolutely baffling lineup choices that didn't work (as soon as the lineup was announced I went oh boy), very frustrating game. Oh well. I guess back when it was called the continental (aka cunty) cup it was arsenal's, being an appropriately cunty team, but now that's it's called the subway cup who cares. Stupid overrated sandwiches. (Of course this is totally not a case of the lady doth protest too much). At least this saves me a trip to bloody Derby and Viv Miedema can have the title as far as I'm concerned <3
...but we drew real madrid in the next champions league round!! let's gooo I hope katie mccabe gives athenea del castillo a good thrashing. get fucked RFEF bootlickers!
:laughing: Marie.
https://x.com/BCFC/status/1888596807162216479
Malala was at the Blues game :laughing:
Fair play.
To see them lose. :laughing:
Villa played Spurs off the park! They were lucky to even score, and that was right at the death. Both Rashford and Asensio looked good when they came on. We march on.
I think qualifying for the Champions League via our league position is gone for this season. We're 5 points off 5th and 6 points off 4th, with 13 games to go you'd say it's not over but we cannot get any consistency going this season. I think it's done. I can't see us going on the winning run required to finish top 5.
We're going to have to win the CL this season and qualify that way.
We've got the manager to do it so who knows.
What's your view on this? I find the italicised (emphasis added by me) a bit much to be honest. Fine him, sure. Make an example. Don't ignore it. Don't put up with it or trivialise it. But prison? Surely that's going too far?
News Alert: Spain's former soccer head found guilty of kissing player Jenni Hermoso without consent
Spain's High Court said on Thursday it had found former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of kissing player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and set a fine of over 10,000 euros ($10,434), but acquitted him of coercion.
Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for Rubiales in a case that sparked a debate in Spain about sexism in women's football and wider Spanish society.
It's too far yes which is probably why they decided not to go for that. Might be the coercion aspect that warranted it. Dunno. It being such a public case would be partly why.
Thoughts on this - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjexp4495ejo
@Trollheart
I think anyone who deliberately uses the word describing someone's race sort of makes it automatically a racial insult, unless both are the same colour. I could see a black man or woman calling another a "stupid black man/woman" or even nigga, while I can't honestly see two white people using the word between themselves, unless it would be as a reference to their refusal to see something one said as racist, like maybe "Oh you're just a stupid white male" etc. Change the colour of one of those participants in the conversation either way and it takes on a whole new meaning and direction.
Used in the way she used the insult, yes, it's definitely racist. I don't think you can allow for someone being black using a white insult anymore than you would were it reversed, but obviously the slant is seen as more serious in the latter case. I'm not so sure, had she said "stupid white woman" (had it been a WPC) it would have been taken so seriously, as this is kind of a joint racial and gender slur. Suppose at least she didn't say honky! You can't really have one rule for one side and one for the other, and it was clearly meant as an insult based on his race. Had she said "stupid fascist" or something, probably not as bad, since a lot of people see police as tools of the state and they would more or less be used to some people branding them as such.
In the end, regardless of racial, gender or religious slurs, you can't go insulting people - especially the police - just because you're rich and/or famous. I don't know the full story (article seems to be a lead-on from the original?) but I was always taught, if you get in trouble with the police be calm and polite and take what's coming. Lose your rag and you only land yourself in hotter water.
You also have to look at this through the lens of the "marginalised white male" narrative that is making the rounds now. Right or wrong (it's wrong of course) this is how the prevailing wind is blowing, and certain sectors of society are going to pounce on this as being another example of the poor white man being downtrodden by the immigrant (whether she's a natural born citizen of England or not), so it's pretty stupid to play into their hands. People who are in the public eye have, in my opinion, a duty to keep a rein on anything they say or do which might be controversial. That's just how it is; it's the price they pay for their fame. They live under the microscope, and any slip-up will be seized upon. Also, it's just common courtesy not to be making a knob of yourself.
Tealdeer: Probably blown a little out of proportion but still not acceptable, and they are right, that had it been the reverse there wouldn't even be any question of it being a racial insult.
Finally, I do love this joke from years ago. Scrawled outside the Institute of Proper English Usage: "All policemen are illegitimate children!" :laughing:
Well she got found not guilty and the online nation is split. Plenty are saying what you're saying, plenty are saying it's not racist and giving all sorts of reasons as to why it's not.
The new thing I've seen now is to call people "stupid and black" or "stupid and brown" in response to this verdict. So well done to all involved as its stoked the flames a little bit more.
https://x.com/1874dan/status/1893419507743326625
This wasn't given as a penalty.
I said to my dad it was outrageous.
It's a good job Asensio did manage to get the winner. It could have cost us a place in the CL.
Worst thing is it actually did get VAR'd and they decided to stick with the on pitch decision.
VAR stuck its nose in too often this weekend. Two penalties ruled out which should have been awarded, two yellow cards upgraded to red (I'm not saying necessarily they were wrong, but aren't they, as Alan Shearer said, more or less forcing the refs to change their mind now?) and generally as usual ruining the game. I was glad to see Arsenal lose; I want Liverpool to win the title.
CL gone. League season over. Well done to the team on that pathetic display tonight.
Only a trophy will make up for this season's league performance.
And sort the fucking defence out. More holes than Swiss cheese.
So shit.
Oh well.
Jeez, was he on the same trawler as Cantona when the seagulls were after him?
Not a bad duo, them two.
The Spanish are going after 115 FC now.
https://x.com/SkySportsNews/status/1895173721570074819
I'm going to cry when they're found guilty. They're so fucked.
Why do you call them 115 FC? Does FC stand for Fucking Cunts? :laughing:
Quote from: Trollheart on Feb 27, 2025, 10:47 PMWhy do you call them 115 FC? Does FC stand for Fucking Cunts? :laughing:
Initially it was 115 charges but it's since gone up to 130.
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You should probably start a separate thread about the financial misdealings at City.
Or, I guess, I can cover it in Manchester Meltdown.
You foresee a Rangersesque demotion to a lower league, fragmentation of the club?
Quote from: Trollheart on Feb 28, 2025, 11:08 PMYou should probably start a separate thread about the financial misdealings at City.
Or, I guess, I can cover it in Manchester Meltdown.
You foresee a Rangersesque demotion to a lower league, fragmentation of the club?
No point because there aren't enough football fans on here plus I can just use this thread in my crusade against them.
They're definitely going to get found guilty on some, if not most of the charges. They may get off with a few on a technicality. The main thing is that they're found guilty, as that would tarnish everything they've 'achieved'.
The sentencing is done independently (ie not the PL) so I have hope that they will get hit hard. Relegation is a possibility yes.
After that, there may well be a load of legal action from clubs who have lost out due to their cheating, think European places and Cup finals.
If I had to make a prediction now, I'd say guilty on some charges and the largest points deduction in PL history. The trophies should be stripped but whether they will be or not, I dunno.
https://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/fa-cup/winner
We're now 2nd favourites to win the FA Cup.
Bring it home!
We'll be running round the Bullring with the Cup!
https://x.com/nocontextfm1/status/1895823135339147522
This is probably the worst attempt to win the ball I've ever seen and could genuinely have resulted in somebody's death.
Yeah, he was taken to hospital but apparently released. Close call. No VAR needed for THAT one! :yikes:
Great win for us.
Enjoy the next six weeks guys.
The sort of run of fixtures we could only dream of is now here.
Come on Villa.
Good game.
Who are you? Bruce Forsyth? :laughing:
Fucking hell! Is nobody showing a highlights show of the Nations League this week? I can find live matches but no highlights on BBC, Virgin or RTE!
Quote from: Trollheart on Mar 17, 2025, 08:36 PMFucking hell! Is nobody showing a highlights show of the Nations League this week? I can find live matches but no highlights on BBC, Virgin or RTE!
Will be on YouTube if that helps.
As long as it's proper highlights, not some idiot recreating it with FIFA. Yeah I guess that will have to do. How's a guy supposed to do match reports when they won't show the matches? I have Ireland v Bulgaria courtesy of RTE and Italy v Germany on Virgin, and that's it. Christ hitting the crossbar and nodding in on the rebound!
Quote from: Trollheart on Mar 17, 2025, 08:50 PMAs long as it's proper highlights, not some idiot recreating it with FIFA. Yeah I guess that will have to do. How's a guy supposed to do match reports when they won't show the matches? I have Ireland v Bulgaria courtesy of RTE and Italy v Germany on Virgin, and that's it. Christ hitting the crossbar and nodding in on the rebound!
Usually it's around 3 mins highlights.
It'll have to do.
Christ was a bit of a clumsy footballer. Legend has it he once went for the cross and got nailed.
Quote from: Saulaac on Mar 17, 2025, 08:59 PMChrist was a bit of a clumsy footballer. Legend has it he once went for the cross and got nailed.
He's still pretty decent now.
He wouldn't get in the starting 11 but he could definitely make the bench 😎👍
Ah but fuck lads, ye can't fault his fans! What support! Not so great at home, but pretty decent away, though he did go on a three-day losing streak. AS Roma, huh? Crucified him. What a penalty.
Altay of MU has picked a Muslim 5-a-side team on MU's website. Just a hypothetical question posed to him.
People not happy. Can see why, it is a silly question.
True story: in primary school, we would regularly have whites vs blacks football matches, with light-hearted arguments over who the mixed race and Asian lads should play for. Nobody gave a fuck.
The verdict on the 115 (it's actually 130 charges now but 115 has stuck as a general term) is expected any day now.
Tikc tock 8)
Just in time for the conclusion of my Manchester Meltdown thread!
Poor old Malen, huh? Couldn't keep his nerve at the end. Sickener.
Quote from: Trollheart on Mar 24, 2025, 02:06 AMJust in time for the conclusion of my Manchester Meltdown thread!
Poor old Malen, huh? Couldn't keep his nerve at the end. Sickener.
Hitler/Trump and now a skull optical illusion?
BRING BACK BENDER
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Nah I just loved this when I saw it. This is one of those I'd enter into the old MB "Rate your avatar" thread back in the day and expect a lot of good comments on. Plus I'm sick of looking at that fascist fucker's face. Trump's, too. :laughing:
Upcoming Villa:
- FA Cup semi final vs Palace, if we make the final it's vs Forest or 115 FC
- Champions League quarter final vs PSG
- Three league games to potentially take us back into the CL places
This is it guys. This is the run we've craved for years. Everybody on here must get behind VILLA to have a successful end to this season.
COME ON!!!
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