SOCCER - AUTUMN 2021

[Yo-Yo's Roomie]

Is that just something footballers say? Because I've never heard anyone in my life refer to something bad happening as being like a holocaust, but Joey Barton also used the phrase the other week.

[The Natural]

11 hours ago, Yo-Yo's Roomie said:

Is that just something footballers say? Because I've never heard anyone in my life refer to something bad happening as being like a holocaust, but Joey Barton also used the phrase the other week.

Just those two as I've never had anyone in my life call something bad as like a holocaust.

Edited November 30, 2021 by The Natural

[ReiseReise]

Football players can be extremely dumb. That's all I have to say. 

If you ever thought that Ballon d'Or meant a damned thing, just look at this year's results. What a joke. 

[odessasteps]

Amazing. 

The halftime show on the Football Weekly live stream was Steve Claridge eating fruit for 15 minutes. 

[AxB]

5 hours ago, odessasteps said:

Amazing. 

The halftime show on the Football Weekly live stream was Steve Claridge eating fruit for 15 minutes. 

Was he either a) In the back, or b) being cool?

[Jiji]

He was 70. RIP.

Just reading over his wikipedia and this quote from Bob Paisley really emphasizes how important he was to those great '70s Liverpool teams.

Quote

"Ray's contribution to Liverpool's achievements was enormous and his consistency remarkable. So much so, in fact, that on the rare occasions he missed a match his absence was felt deeply simply because he was a midfield power house with tremendous vision and knowledge of the game... In my view he was one of Liverpool's greatest players and probably the most underrated."

 

[The Natural]

Newcastle United are just the fourth team to fail to win any of their first 14 games of a Premier League season - and none of the previous three managed to avoid relegation.

[Jiji]

Not many players I've seen that make scoring look as easy as Mo Salah.

[Yo-Yo's Roomie]

That Bernardo Silva goal was a thing of beauty. What a player.

[Raziel]

I..... I don't even know what to say about that Arsenal goal.

[ReiseReise]

The last of the West German World Cup winning squad of 1954, Horst Eckel, died today aged 89. Long, rich life. May he r. i. p. 

[SirFozzie]

It's all becoming a bit blase for Liverpool with the late winners isn't it?

[Jiji]

Can you be a club hero and still the majority of the fanbase wants you to move on every transfer window? Lol. 

[odessasteps]

Today is the 100th anniversary of the English FA banning women's football.

(Until 1969) 

Edited December 5, 2021 by odessasteps

[Pete]

FA Cup third round draw:

Spoiler

Boreham Wood or St Albans v AFC Wimbledon

Yeovil Town v AFC Bournemouth

Stoke City v Leyton Orient

Swansea City v Southampton

Chelsea v Chesterfield

Liverpool v Shrewsbury Town

Cardiff City v Preston North End

Coventry City v Derby County

Burnley v Huddersfield Town

West Bromwich Albion v Brighton

Kidderminster Harriers v Reading

Leicester City v Watford

Mansfield Town v Middlesbrough

Hartlepool United v Blackpool

Hull City v Everton

Bristol City v Fulham

Tottenham Hotspur v Morecambe

Millwall v Crystal Palace

Port Vale v Brentford

Swindon Town v Manchester City

Wigan Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

Luton Town v Harrogate Town

Birmingham City v Plymouth Argyle

Manchester United v Aston Villa

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United

Newcastle United v Cambridge United

Barnsley v Ipswich Town or Barrow

Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers

West Ham United v Leeds United

Queens Park Rangers v Rotherham United

Charlton Athletic v Norwich City

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

 

[SirFozzie]

Decent (blood) money game for Cambridge United, 

 

and for the first time in forever, Barcelona will be playing in the Europa League. after being knocked out (and knocked silly) by Bayern (again)

[odessasteps]

Did Savage's kid make it onto the field tonight? I know he was on the bench. 

[The Natural]

Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang isn't in the squad for today's match with rumours aplenty of a bust up in training.

Asked why his striker is missing out Arteta said: "Unfortunately, due to a disciplinary breach.

"I think we have been very consistent, there are non-negotiables we have set as a club and I think we have been very consistent."

The Arsenal boss was then quizzed on the possible length of time Aubameyang could be out. Arteta replied: "It starts today.

"Certainly it's not an easy situation and not a situation we want."

Aubameyang's a dickhead. Get rid.

[Guest Jimbo_Tsuruta]

Oldham 5-5 Forest Green 

[odessasteps]

28 minutes ago, Jimbo_Tsuruta said:

Oldham 5-5 Forest Green 

It was funny that on 5 live before the game, they were saying what a mismatch this would probably be. Doh. 

[cubbymark]

Atlas won the Liga MX title for the first time in 70 years tonight vs Leon. Absolute insanity in Estadio Jalisco and Guadalajara right now. 

[odessasteps]

UEFA effed up the Champions League draw this morning at least 3 different ways. 

Going to bed soon but there may be a redraw. 

[RIPPA]

 

[cubbymark]

Champions League draw part 2, Electric Boogaloo:

 

Villarreal vs. Juventus

Chelsea vs. Lille

PSG vs. Real Madrid

Atlético vs. Man Utd

Sporting vs. Man City

Inter vs. Liverpool

Benfica vs. Ajax

RB Salzburg vs. Bayern Munich

[SirFozzie]

There's absolutely no truth to the rumor that the cause of the redraw was Barcelona walking in going "So, who do we play?" and UEFA panicked and declared the draw void, only to remember that Barcelona fell to the Europa League.