Dolfan in NYC Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 No one cares about this but me, but apparently Inter Miami is trying to get their practice facilities built in the same park where I had my 10th birthday party. I need to buy some merch already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Don't think this was ever posted. FA Cup Third Round draw below, potential giant killings in italics... Quote Ties will take place on the weekend of 4-7 January 2019. Walsall v Sunderland Millwall v Hull Gillingham v Cardiff Brentford v Oxford Sheffield Wednesday v Luton Manchester United v ReadingEverton v LincolnTranmere v Tottenham Preston v DoncasterNewcastle v Blackburn Chelsea v Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace v Grimsby Derby v Southampton Accrington Stanley v Ipswich Bristol City v HuddersfieldNewport v Leicester Fulham v Oldham Shrewsbury v StokeBlackpool v Arsenal Manchester City v Rotherham Bournemouth v Brighton West Ham v BirminghamWoking v Watford Burnley v Barnsley QPR v Leeds Sheffield United v Barnet Norwich v Portsmouth Fleetwood v Wimbledon West Brom v Wigan Middlesbrough v Peterborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Roy Hodgson is a Liverpool legend. Liverpool top at Christmas again. Let's not bottle it this time, boys. We have Virgil and Alisson this time. That Townsend goal, wow. And Leicester win at Chelsea. I love all of this. Merry Christmas, indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChesterCopperpot Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Merry Christmas fellow Reds 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 13 hours ago, Oyaji said: That Townsend goal, wow. Outside of FIFA, I have no idea who Townsend is, but that volley was something else. Great stuff and a huge win to boot. Madrid won the Club World Cup as expected and River Plate got third place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 First time I've seen THAT goal by Andros Townsend. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 OLEgend!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Bundesliga pauses around Christmas and a bigger part of January. As of now, Borussia Dortmund leads Bayern by six points. I have to admit not having seen much outside the occasional highlight reel, but cosistancy will be the key. Bayern got on a bit of a roll lately, but isn't as dominant as they have been during the last years. Dortmund is a young, fresh squad and they found their groove, but iirc many of their harder matchups will be in away matches next year. Additionally, the rumour mill keeps on spinning as to Red Bull putting some money down during the break, so they can be considered a Dark horse... or rather Bull... for the championship. Which I'd consider terrible. (And that clear bias is the reason why I'll never be a sports journalist. That and lack of talent. Aswell as the abundance of laziness.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 For the last ten years (and fifteen of the last seventeen), whichever team has been top of the Championship at Christmas has ended up getting automatic promotion at the end of the season. But I'm not counting any chickens yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I heard an interesting debate the other day about other leagues experimenting with playing matches over the festive period to try and eat into the monopoly the EPL has of the time period. I don’t know if it would be successful in any of the other major Euro leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 3 hours ago, ReiseReise said: Bundesliga pauses around Christmas and a bigger part of January. As of now, Borussia Dortmund leads Bayern by six points. I have to admit not having seen much outside the occasional highlight reel, but cosistancy will be the key. Bayern got on a bit of a roll lately, but isn't as dominant as they have been during the last years. Dortmund is a young, fresh squad and they found their groove, but iirc many of their harder matchups will be in away matches next year. Additionally, the rumour mill keeps on spinning as to Red Bull putting some money down during the break, so they can be considered a Dark horse... or rather Bull... for the championship. Which I'd consider terrible. (And that clear bias is the reason why I'll never be a sports journalist. That and lack of talent. Aswell as the abundance of laziness.) I want Tyler Adams to show up, destroy the Bundesliga and lead Leipzig to the title. Then I want someone to pony up a ridiculous transfer fee so Metro gets the 30% sell on fee and spends it on a real difference maker. But knowing how shady the Red Bull people are they'd probably redirect the money back to either Leipzig or Salzburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Edwin Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 4 hours ago, odessasteps said: I heard an interesting debate the other day about other leagues experimenting with playing matches over the festive period to try and eat into the monopoly the EPL has of the time period. I don’t know if it would be successful in any of the other major Euro leagues. Serie A has fixtures on Wednesday and Saturday with a big game on Wednesday in Inter vs. Napoli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Yeah, I think Italy started last year adjusting their winter break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Dunlop Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 On 12/23/2018 at 8:32 PM, sabremike said: OLEgend!!! I've never wanted any manager in the history of football to succeed more than I do Ole. But, then, succeed this season means what? They're an absolute mile behind Liverpool and City and, rightfully so, because they're better teams than United are and United possibly aren't going to finish in the top 4 but if he strings wins together and they score goals and play actual, you know, football (a concept Mourinho didn't seem to grasp) seeing as it's an entertainment business, I'll be happy. I know it was only Cardiff (whatever that means) but it wasn't so much them just winning, it was how they won. They never played like that under fuckface. I'm not so biased as a Man United fan to believe they have the divine right to win the league every year, they had 20 years of it under Fergie and runs come to an end but I do believe that you have the right to watch entertaining football. Write off this season, the damage has already been done by that other fucker, start again next season with Ole or whoever as the new manager and go again. But, then, as much of a critic of Mourinho I was, he's not solely to blame. The whole set-up of the club seemed poisonous from the top down but, for now at least, it's an optimistic step in the right direction 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 The beauty of Football is that there's more than one competition. So even if a league campaign is a write off, there's still cups. And cups are glory. If you'd asked a Wigan fan if they'd be willing to give up the FA Cup in exchange for not getting relegated, at the time they'd have said no, because every fan of a relegated team assumes they're coming straight back up. But even with hindsight, a fair few would still say they wouldn't give the Cup win up for anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Plenty of goals for boxing day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Liverpool might actually win the title this year. Heresy, I know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 5 minutes ago, SirFozzie said: Liverpool might actually win the title this year. Heresy, I know. We're just giving them a head start. Besides, the Scouse tears will be that much more delicious after they inevitably choke the lead away. (That's my story and I'm sticking to it.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReiseReise Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I like Klopp a lot and it would be great to see him get some titles in England. I have no real dislike for any UK team and no clear allegiance either, which might make it easier. That being said, there are many many games left to play, and six points can melt away quite quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I thought Christmas only comes once a year. Halfway there and I don't want to get ahead of myself but it's been a long time since I had the emotion run through me like I did when the crowd erupted at the announcement of Leicester 2 - 1 Man City. And what a goal by Ricardo too. I think back to the tumultuous years starting back to the end of Rafa's tenure through maybe Klopp's first full year at the club and how there was never a unified fanbase. The manager was the shits, the players need replacing, etc. Now we have the manager, owners, recruiting team, attack, defence, midfield and goalkeeper. It feels so good not to have that negativity associated with the club, regardless of what happens from here on out. Today's performance (against Rafa no less) was like the confluence of all these wonderful things coming together. Feels good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I want to say BUT WHAT ABOUT TOTTENHAM but I mean, we're the team that drew our way to Leicester winning the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I think City’s wobble just shows it was stupid for people to concede them the title in October and it’s stupid to concede it to anyone else now. There is just too much chaos to predict things months from now. You can’t predict injuries for any particular player, but logic says everyone usually gets them. Would most people think Spurs can stay close to the top without Kane? What happens if presumptive player of the year Virgil Van Dijk gets injured? Plus, what will the Champions League grind due to the English teams that continue to advance and how much benefit will it give the teams that lose in the earlier knockout stages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Dunlop Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Guardiola OUT. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Dunlop Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Death From Above said: I want to say BUT WHAT ABOUT TOTTENHAM but I mean, we're the team that drew our way to Leicester winning the title. Yeah, when I wrote all that shit above, I realised I completely forget about Spurs. In my defence, everyone forgets about Spurs. As much as I'd want them to win the league over City and Liverpool; lads, it's Spurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 In nine of the last ten seasons, whichever team was top of the table on Christmas Day went on to win the league. But the only exception is Liverpool, who lost out when Stevie G tripped over a blade of grass that one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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