General Football Nonsense

[Marc Overmars]

Apparently it is the Boxing Day fixtures they have won. So all 10 of those to be streamed live. Then 10 more from another bank holiday game week.

[Goonermerree]

More money for the average football fan to fork out.

[Globalgunner]

This an interesting paragraph from the report

"Premier League clubs have also agreed a new deal over sharing revenue from international broadcast deals, which will see any future increases divided according to league position.

Revenue is currently shared equally among the 20 clubs, but the bigger clubs had been pushing for a greater share of the money, arguing they are the main attraction for foreign viewers."

More incentive to do well then as the overseas revenue will soon strip, or maybe already has, the UK stream.

C`mon Unai...lets win this thing.!

[Özim]

PSG cleared of breaching financial fair play.

Common sense prevails!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44474415

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Why is it common sense?

Not sure if you read the article either...

[Özim]

Why is it common sense?

Not sure if you read the article either...

I was joking! :lol:

Apparently they need to sell 60 million euros of players by the end of June to meet FFP, let's get in there and sign some of their players!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Koscielny to talk his son Draxler in to joining us. :bow:

[Mac76]

Rooney :haha: :haha:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44996686

[SMatthews]

Spuds forced to delay opening of their stadium due to ‘safety concerns’. What an embarrassment of a club.

[GP]

Emirates was ahead of schedule and under budget.

Their's isn't even safe.

[dazthegooner]

Safety concerns? They were due to play the first game against Liverpool after the opening fixture's probably shit themselves wouldn't want to lose their first match there...

[GP]

Celtic are OUT of the Champions League

Brenton :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

Scottish football. :lol:

[AFC Leveller]

https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/39210724_1076682779155419_6659918053163139072_n.jp g?_nc_cat=1&oh=b507f5f9cc0074c7eabaa396cbc35c4b&oe=5C02038F

[McNamara That Ghost...]

UEFA Super Cup tonight at 8pm.

Madrid derby.

And not Rayo Vallecano v Getafe sadly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marketing: Navas; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Marcelo; Kroos, Casemiro, Isco; Bale, Benzema, Asensio.

Atleti: Oblak; Juanfran, Savic, Godin, Hernandez; Saul, Koke, Rodrigo, Lemar; Costa, Griezmann.

[Globalgunner]

Someone still banned:o

Headcase

Costa scores!!!!!. What a goal
Conte:doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

0-1 Aleti, DIEGO COSTA!!!

:haha:

[Globalgunner]

Ramos targeting the opposition dangerman again.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diego Costa rolling about, managing to outcunt Ramos somehow.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marcelo's cross goes right across goal.

[Globalgunner]

Marcelo's cross goes right across goal.

Oblak got a hand to it

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marketing 1-1 Atleti, Benzema!

[Globalgunner]

Equaliser from Benzema...lovely cross by Bale. great footie

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pelanty to Marketing. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-1 Sergio Ramos, that should be retaken for two stops in the run-up surely?

[Globalgunner]

BS Penalty

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Diego Costa kicks Sergio Ramos' head in. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Marketing 2-2 Atleti, DIEGO COSTA!!!

[Globalgunner]

Atleti, 2-2 Costa

Not the prettiest team in the world. But they are the team you'd want to represent you if your life depended on the outcome of a match.

[Globalgunner]

Diego Costa kicks Sergio Ramos' head in. :lol:

Nicely done, Diego

[McNamara That Ghost...]

On to ET.

I can't take anymore of McManaman so I am tapping out there.

[Globalgunner]

No Mcmanaman here. we've got our old pal Smudgers instead. king of banalities

[Globalgunner]

Saul with an impressive strike 3-2

[Globalgunner]

Koke makes it 4
Luvly jubly!!!

[Marc Overmars]

People who were opposed to Simeone replacing Wenger. :lol:

[Globalgunner]

People who were opposed to Simeone replacing Wenger. :lol:

Not fancy enough. they said

[Özim]

People who were opposed to Simeone replacing Wenger. :lol:

:lol: One of the best manager out there, tactically brilliant, great talent spotter and makes players believe in his philosophy. He's added Lemar and Gelson Martins (on a free as well!) and also Rodri a young midfielder on the fringes of the Spanish team, kept Griezmann, Oblak and Godin. Anyone that manages to pry Simeone away for Atletico will clearly mean business, he's a winner and bringing him in would be a declaration of intent. He's a top tier coach, hence the reason he's was my number 1 choice.

Atletico look like they will be a real force this season and capable of challenging for the CL.

Barca have done some good business too and all this talk of Dembele leaving and coming to Arsenal makes me laugh, reckon he'll probably kick on this season and with Malcolm, Arthur and Vidal added they looked strong.

[GP]

La Liga announces deal to hold regular season matches in the United States. First game to happen as early as this season

[Marc Overmars]

I fully expect the PL to do the same in the coming years.

[Özim]

What I don't get is how that will work, won't the home team be at a disadvantage compared to normal as they're now playing somewhere unfamiliar?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

WBA 7-1 QPR.

Steve McClaren. :haha:

[Goonermerree]

Not nonsense, tragic, when you think you've got problems think again.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45268203 'Len Johnrose: 'I'm not afraid of dying' - ex-player on living with motor neurone disease'

Very sad.

[GP]

A short list of countries that DIDN'T EXIST (or have since gained independence) since Spurs last won the league.

June 19, 1961 - Kuwait
January 1, 1962 - Samoa
July 1, 1962 - Burundi
July 1, 1962 - Rwanda
July 5, 1962 - Algeria
August 6, 1962 - Jamaica
August 31, 1962 - Trinidad and Tobago
October 9, 1962 - Uganda
December 12, 1963 - Kenya
April 26, 1964 - Tanzania
July 6, 1964 - Malawi
Sept.21, 1964 - Malta
October 24, 1964 - Zambia
February 18, 1965 - Gambia, The
July 26, 1965 - Maldives
August 9, 1965 - Singapore
May 26, 1966 - Guyana
September 30, 1966 - Botswana
October 4, 1966 - Lesotho
November 30, 1966 - Barbados
January 31, 1968 - Nauru
March 12, 1968 - Mauritius
Sept. 6, 1968 - Swaziland
October 12, 1968 - Equatorial
June 4, 1970 - Tonga
October 10, 1970 - Fiji
March 26, 1971 - Bangladesh
August 15, 1971 - Bahrain
Sept. 3, 1971 - Qatar
November 2, 1971 - United Arab Emirates
July 10, 1973 - Bahamas
Sept. 24, 1973 - Guinea-Bissau
February 7, 1974 - Grenada
June 25, 1975 - Mozambique
July 5, 1975 - Cape Verde
July 6, 1975 - Comoros
July 12, 1975 - Sao Tome and Principe
Sept. 16, 1975 - Papua New Guinea
November 11, 1975 - Angola
November 25, 1975 - Suriname
June 29, 1976 - Seychelles
June 27, 1977 - Djibouti
July 7, 1978 - Solomon Islands
October 1, 1978 - Tuvalu
November 3, 1978 - Dominica
February 22, 1979 - Saint Lucia
July 12, 1979 - Kiribati
October 27, 1979 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
April 18, 1980 - Zimbabwe
July 30, 1980 - Vanuatu
January 11, 1981 - Antigua and Barbuda
Sept.21, 1981 - Belize
Sept. 19, 1983 - Saint Kitts and Nevis
January 1, 1984 - Brunei
October 21, 1986 - Marshall Islands
November 3, 1986 - Micronesia, Federated States of
March 11, 1990 - Lithuania
March 21, 1990 - Namibia
May 22, 1990 - Yemen
April 9, 1991 - Georgia
June 25, 1991 - Croatia
June 25, 1991 - Slovenia
August 21, 1991 - Kyrgyzstan
August 24, 1991 - Russia
August 25, 1991 - Belarus
August 27, 1991 - Moldova
August 30, 1991 - Azerbaijan
Sept. 1, 1991 - Uzbekistan
Sept. 6, 1991 - Latvia
Sept. 8, 1991 - Macedonia
Sept. 9, 1991 - Tajikistan
Sept. 21, 1991 - Armenia
October 27, 1991 - Turkmenistan
November 24, 1991 - Ukraine
December 16, 1991 - Kazakhstan
March 3, 1992 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
January 1, 1993 - Czech Republic
January 1, 1993 - Slovakia
May 24, 1993 - Eritrea
October 1, 1994 - Palau
May 20, 2002 - East Timor
June 3, 2006 - Montenegro
June 5, 2006 - Serbia
February 17, 2008 - Kosovo
July 9, 2011 - South Sudan

[Marc Overmars]

Apparently UEFA are going to introduce a third European competition from 2021.

It will have 32 teams and as a result, the Europa League will also be brought down to 32 teams.

I like the sound of that, much more streamlined like the CL.

[Globalgunner]

Idris Elba Arsenal fan dissing Tottenham and their belated stadium at the World Player awards. LoooooL

[Mac76]

50-yard OG :haha:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45699428

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Mustafi did something similar the other day....only he is isn't the goalie.

[GP]

50-yard OG :haha:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45699428

What was she doing? She didn't even try to catch it.

Wimmin :rolleyes:

[Letters]

The quality of woman’s football is actually pretty high...except for goal keepers who mostly suck.

[LDG]

Dixon v Coventry

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Steve Bruce sacked.

Wenger for Villa. :bow:

[GP]

Steve Bruce sacked.

Wenger for Villa. :bow:

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-bruce-cabbage-aston-villa-15229237

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Things really are medieval in Birmingham.

[Master Splinter]

"Why don't GHELs get a chance at big clubs?"

Brucey fails at a big club in the Championship.

Mourinho fired.

"Why don't GHELs get a chance at big clubs?"

"Brucey for United!"

Brucey loses first ten games as United manager.

Brucey fired.

"Why don't GHELs get a chance at big clubs?"

[Letters]

Kane?! :haha:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45782303

[Marc Overmars]

Intriguing this year. For the first time I don’t think it’s cut and dry that Messi or Ronaldo will win it.

[LDG]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45759826

:rolleyes:

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45759826

:rolleyes:

Chelsea and City :lol:

I'd say it's between the '99 Utd side - you can't really argue with the treble, they got lucky at times but you get that in any cup run - and the Invincibles.
The latter for me, but I am biased. I think that side from 2002-4 was one of the great club sides and, looking back, it shows that Wenger always had some weaknesses as a side that good really should have won 3 titles in a row and a European Trophy.

[Marc Overmars]

Yeah, I feel we arguably underachieved with that side because at the time we were quite significantly better than the competition and also the Champions League wasn't the closed shop it is now.

[GP]

We arguably could have won the CL twice.

Wayne fucking Bridge.

[I am invisible]

We arguably could have won the CL twice.

Wayne fucking Bridge.

Wasn't that the year that Mouron won it with Porto? Just think, we could have won the CL that year AND put an end to that evil before it even started...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I've watched whole programme now, Miguel Delaney seemed to be suggesting, in the same way Adrian Durham does that 03/04 somehow weren't going for the wins and instead playing for draws and therefore 100 points is a much more impressive achievement. Also not much of an achievement when you lose cup games apparently (of course we played the first XI against Middlesbrough in the League Cup :rolleyes:).

No mention of at least three matches where we conceded last minute equalisers along with the draws that happened after we won the league.

Man Utd weren't that great a team in 98/99 or rather I think there was very little between us and them that season, difference they had were having four regular goalscoring strikers, which goes a long way.

I have a difficulty deciding on this debate thinking about other competitions either; it makes the question ultimately pointless in the first place.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Peter Brackley has died :rose:

Voice of Football Italia and Pro Evo.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:(

RIP.

Pro Evo 5. :bow:

[GP]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dp29f0bWoAAUIgy.jpg

[Marc Overmars]

Harry Redknapp is going on I’m a Celeb. :haha:

[Mac76]

Harry Redknapp is going on I’m a Celeb. :haha:

There are few people i'd rather see with their head in a bowl of creepy crawlies :satan:

[Marc Overmars]

FIFA are going to propose a new Club World Cup, featuring several top European sides.

It could be Saudi-backed and offer up 100m for the clubs involved.

Lets face it, the bubble is never going to burst is it?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/23/fifa-president-gianni-infantino-submits-plan-for-annual-club-world-cup-uefa-champions-league

[Letters]

Hoddle taken ill

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46002170

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/11542776/former-arsenal-striker-nicklas-bendtner-sentenced-to-50-days-in-jail

Lord Bendtner. :haha:

[LDG]

Greatest prisoner in the world.

Escape from aarhus.

[Globalgunner]

Scandinavian prisons are like Holiday Inns anyway,. Private rooms with tv and all modcons

[LDG]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/46066176

:o :o :bow:

[SMatthews]

https://static.standard.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/11/05/08/mosalah4.JPG

Mo Salah

[Letters]

England knocked out of the amputee World Cup:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/disability-sport/46082876

Apparently there is no second leg :(


:rimshot:

(Yes, I did steal that joke.)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Boca Juniors v River Plate 1st leg in the final of the Copa Libertadores. Just been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch but only until tomorrow.

Argentina. :rose:

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-46236952

Nichol's on his knees, McMahon's on his knwws, Dougliesh just stands there...

[Letters]

Gazza :doh:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-46261574

[SMatthews]

Gazza :doh:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-46261574

Going by today’s definition he probably committed the heinous crime of touching some fat bint on the arm.

[Letters]

Going by today’s definition he probably committed the heinous crime of touching some fat bint on the arm.

I didn’t even know MrsL had met Gazza

[Letters]

Going by today’s definition he probably committed the heinous crime of touching some fat bint on the arm.

You weren't far off :lol:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/paul-gascoigne-breaks-silence-after-13613522

[SMatthews]

Women :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

To be fair, he just thought he was going fishing.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 from the first leg and this...


Posted at 19:3219:32
River v Boca game in doubt
But there is now talk that the Copa Libertadores final could get called off.

River fans broke the window of Boca's bus on the way to the ground, with talk that the players were pepper sprayed.

There are all kinds of rumours going round, but what we do know is that officials of both clubs are meeting with the organsiers now to see what happens.

:faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The 2nd leg has still not taken place, due to fans.

This has now been move to the Bernabeu but River Plate are refusing to play. :haha:

What a farce.

In other news Sol gets his first win, away to Exeter, for Macclesfield.

Big Sol racking up the wins quicker than Henry. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Third European tier competition being planned from 2021.

You can drop out from the Europa League in to it. :lol:

Not sure how you qualify for it at this point.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45483586

[dazthegooner]

Remember Sol is the worlds most intelligent ex footballer he will take Macclesfield to the Premiership in no time :)

[Letters]

Third European tier competition being planned from 2021.

You can drop out from the Europa League in to it. :lol:

Not sure how you qualify for it at this point.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45483586

There used to be 3, but that was when only the champions were in the European Cup, 2nd place went into the Fairs Cup and the Cup Winners went into the Cup Winners Cup.
Now it seems like you can get into a European competition by collecting tokens on the back of cereal packs.

[Letters]

Hughes :pal:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46091577

[GP]

Wenger IN!

[Marc Overmars]

I would laugh but he’ll find himself back in a job soon enough. Don’t know why clubs bother with the same old failures time and time again.

[Mac76]

it's actually a bit of an insult to Moan Ure, like the Saints board saying to Hughes: "you couldn't even beat Man U and they're sh*t" :lol:

[Globalgunner]

I would laugh but he’ll find himself back in a job soon enough. Don’t know why clubs bother with the same old failures time and time again.

This.
6 months from now another PL team will feel he can do a job for them. Mindblowing decisions

[Marc Overmars]

Modric has won the Ballon d’Or.

Of all the players to end the Ronaldo/Messi reign of terror, I don’t think anyone would have predicted it would be him.

[LDG]

Modric has won the Ballon d’Or.

Of all the players to end the Ronaldo/Messi reign of terror, I don’t think anyone would have predicted it would be him.

Another trophy for Spurs :trophy:

[Mac76]

Another trophy for Spurs :trophy:

More to the point a trophy for someone who left spuds to play for a better club

K**t :haha:

Walli :haha:

[Mac76]

And well done Modric btw

[Mac76]

Flopp facing an FA charge :lol:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46432933

[Mac76]

This is a great example of why players should always look to charge down the keeper

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/46434923

[GP]

https://twitter.com/JackReeveTNC/status/1075541164206493697?s=09

[Letters]

Women, know your limits...

[LDG]

Stupid people

[LDG]

Harry Kane has a fucking MBE :haha:

Jesus wept

[Globalgunner]

This is why I rejected mine. They give them to any Spud , Dyke and Harry these days

[Letters]

Harry Kane has a fucking MBE :haha:

Jesus wept

See. I don't have a problem with sportsmen getting gongs per se but FFS wait until they have achieved something, ideally when they have retired and you can properly assess their career. Kane's only actual achievement is the golden boot and that was mostly penalties. He really wasn't that good in the World Cup.
Longer term if he actually achieves something he may deserve something.
Right now it's utter bollocks.

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46777318

GHELs :bow:

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/46779604


Hennessey said he "waved and shouted at the person taking the picture to get on with it" and "put my hand over my mouth to make the sound carry".

Well. I'm convinced :lol:

[LDG]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/46779604



Well. I'm convinced :lol:


“Get on viz it, or I vill put you on zee list!”

[Mac76]

Spuds not in 'Toilet Seat' until at least March :haha:

i really hope Wembley are charging them through the nose for this.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46807185

[Marc Overmars]

They might as well just wait until next season now. :doh:

[Mac76]

...or the one after :lol:

[Ernesto]

Anyone else watching/seen that Sunderland til I die programme on Netflix?

Really good watch

[SMatthews]

Heard good things about it.

Newcastle fans had a great chant when the two U-21’s played the other night “We’ve seen you cry on Netflix”

[Mac76]

No Ingerlund players in UEFA fans XI ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46839752

K*nt :haha:

Walli :haha:

Dire :haha:

[GP]

Dire is a fucking garbage player

[Marc Overmars]

Wagner has left Huddersfield.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46864005

[Globalgunner]

Tough one. Doubt even Merlin could perform magic with that team

[Mac76]

agree, but i guess they're hoping someone like Big Sam can play ugly and keep them up

Wagner seems like a very decent guy who could do well with a decent team - he did well to keep them up last season after all

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46957605

Ronaldo not sent to prison shock.

[GP]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-46957605

Ronaldo not sent to prison shock.

Not yet.

He's still got a rape trial coming up.

[GP]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-46954922

Awful

[Marc Overmars]

Christ that’s awful.

[Mac76]

yes i was going to post that but wasn't sure it was really 'nonsense' but anyway, yes it's pretty tragic

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That is just plain cruel if the expected happens.

:(

[Marc Overmars]

Sala sent a message explaining how worried he was about the plane.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6621251/This-plane-like-falling-pieces-need-send-me.html#article-6621251

So sad.

[Letters]

This is sad :(

:rose:

[SMatthews]

Son already heading back to Spurs after he made sure they were knocked out of the Asia Cup.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chris Sutton thinks Van Dijk is the best Dutchman in Premier League history. :haha:

[dazthegooner]

Well I would agree with him I mean look at all the trophies he's won...

[Ralpheroo72]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47065393

[SMatthews]

Seems as if they found Sala’s plane. No news on whether the bodies were on board yet.

[Mac76]

At risk of being told i'm not being considerrate enough, part of me thinks raising £350k to find a couple of dead bodies rather than, say, giving it to a kids hospital to help people who are still alive is a warped sense of priorities - but there you go

i'll now go and put on a tin helmet to wait for all the condemnation of my heartless attitude to be poured upon my head...

[Letters]

You heartless BASTARD!


(I think you have a point, tbf)

[GP]

It's completely true.

It's desperately sad for the families of both men, but they are gone and no amount of money can bring them back.

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47118340

:rose:

[Marc Overmars]

In fairness when you're going through grief you just want some closure. So for his friends, family and even fans I do empathise with the crowdfunding.

[Letters]

Wasn't he, you know, a footballer?
As in, I believe they are paid fairly well
#justsaying

[SMatthews]

Not sure how the family would access those funds. Unless they can get into his various accounts, the bank won’t release anything while he’s still classed as ‘missing’.

[Letters]

Not sure how the family would access those funds. Unless they can get into his various accounts, the bank won’t release anything while he’s still classed as ‘missing’.

Fair Point

[Mac76]

In fairness when you're going through grief you just want some closure. So for his friends, family and even fans I do empathise with the crowdfunding.

good point, and i guess it's up to the individuals involved in giving as to whether they choose that cause or another

[SMatthews]

Finally confirmed that Mourinho is a fraud. He’s been convicted of tax evasion but avoids a one year prison sentence in exchange for a bribe, I mean fine :rolleyes:

[Marc Overmars]

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11629852/nantes-demand-emiliano-sala-payment-from-cardiff-city

Nantes have demanded payment from Cardiff for Sala.

Not sure where they both stand really? Horrible to have to deal with though from a business sense, I'm guessing Cardiff had insurance so they should probably pay up.

[GP]

It's a difficult situation.

He was registered as a Cardiff player so legally I guess Nantes are entitled to payment.

[Marc Overmars]

The body recovered from the wreckage has been identified as Sala. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Expected but :(

[dazthegooner]

:rose:

[Letters]

:rose:


...why does no-one care about the pilot?! I literally don't think I've heard him mentioned.

[Marc Overmars]

Must be even worse for the pilot's family accepting that his body will probably never be found.

Such a sad story.

[Letters]

FFS :(

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-47170055

:rose:

[Özim]

Liverpool make world record profit:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47168032

If you want to see a well run club, look not further than Liverpool, title challengers, CL final invest in the team by making big signings and now record profit (they spent far more than they brought in incidentally), being successful brings rewards on and off the pitch, who'd have thought it?

They also leapfrog us in terms of revenue into 3rd.

[Letters]

They've won one league cup in the last 10 years :lol:
You'd have been moaning your moany tits off for most of that if you supported them...

[Özim]

They've won one league cup in the last 10 years :lol:
You'd have been moaning your moany tits off for most of that if you supported them...

They've properly challenged for the league several times, have got into the CL final last season and the Europa final the season before and are in the title race this season, on top of that they have a really exciting team, have invested heavily in the squad making big signings and have now recorded massive profits which should allow more investment, all this without the supposed golden goose that is the shiny new stadium and thus much reduced match day revenue.

I'd happily be where Liverpool are right now, they're in a really good place and on an upward curve. That 5-1 thumping should tell you how far behind we are, despite having had this big new stadium for 13 years, it's quite frankly embarrassing to see where we find ourselves compared to them, with no money, struggling to challenge for 4th spot and an average playing squad.

[Letters]

Overall, of course I'd rather be where they are than where we are. But they've "challenged" before then fallen back. In 2013/14 they finished 2nd, only 2 points off the top. Couple of seasons later they finished 8th.
And it's interesting you regard 1 league cup in 10 years and some finals and title challenges as "success on the pitch" but 3 FA Cups in the same timeframe isn't.
Liverpool have not achieved consistent "success on the pitch".
We're not in a good place and with our owner I don't see that improving, but the way you distort facts to pursue your little agendas is ridiculous.

[Letters]

I'd happily be where Liverpool are right now, they're in a really good place and on an upward curve. That 5-1 thumping should tell you how far behind we are, despite having had this big new stadium for 13 years, it's quite frankly embarrassing to see where we find ourselves compared to them, with no money, struggling to challenge for 4th spot and an average playing squad.
Gaah. You edited your post, it's quite hard to respond to a moving target.
This part I basically agree with - I'll ignore the slight WUMming.
But just because they've been on an "upward curve" over the last few years, which they undeniably have, doesn't mean it'll continue. I gave an example in my other post of previous "upward curves" they've been on which didn't continue.
And none of this has yet to yield "success on the pitch" in terms of trophies although that could change this year of course.

[Özim]

Overall, of course I'd rather be where they are than where we are. But they've "challenged" before then fallen back. In 2013/14 they finished 2nd, only 2 points off the top. Couple of seasons later they finished 8th.
And it's interesting you regard 1 league cup in 10 years and some finals and title challenges as "success on the pitch" but 3 FA Cups in the same timeframe isn't.
Liverpool have not achieved consistent "success on the pitch".
We're not in a good place and with our owner I don't see that improving, but the way you distort facts to pursue your little agendas is ridiculous.

You know what though, Liverpool changed their managers when it wasn't working, they sold their players for big money and they also don't charge the highest ticket prices in the league, now they have invested heavily, have a team challenging for everything and have made record profits!

For me that's success, yes we've won the FA Cup but we've never been challenging for the league or the CL which is really what matters lets be honest, in fact worse than that we've had to endure regular heavy defeats both in the league and in the CL last 16, I'd more than happily erase the last 10 years of Arsenals' history because IMO they have been awful.....those 10 years have culminated in this, a club with little money, very few decent players and who struggle to even qualify for the CL now and an overpaid, undermotivated squad.

If you think that's a better 10 years than Liverpool you're sadly mistaken.

[Özim]

Gaah. You edited your post, it's quite hard to respond to a moving target.
This part I basically agree with - I'll ignore the slight WUMming.
But just because they've been on an "upward curve" over the last few years, which they undeniably have, doesn't mean it'll continue. I gave an example in my other post of previous "upward curves" they've been on which didn't continue.
And none of this has yet to yield "success on the pitch" in terms of trophies although that could change this year of course.

As I said above though, when it doesn't work or stops working Liverpool make changes, they don't just stick with a failing formula, yes it means up and downs but the ultimate aim has always been to win the title for them and they've invested heavily and have always made it clear that's what they wanted, they aren't just run as a business and yet they have made record profits, it pays to succeed on the pitch and what they are currently experiencing is success of sorts, exciting football, top players and challenging for the top prizes IS success.

That's been the problem at Arsenal, we've not been challenging for the big prizes, we we won the odd cup, but when it comes to the big prizes we've just made up th numbers, miles behind the champions or getting hammered in the last 16, that's been the constant for us in the last 10 years, we don't even have saleable assets from all of this, so in my eyes it's been a total failure on our part.

What's ironic is that we've been run as a business for years and have just been overtaken by a club who are run as a football club first and business second, they're a more successful business, on that basis the people running this business that is Arsenal have been doing a pretty poor job.

[Marc Overmars]

We've had a bumpy decade but so have Liverpool. No doubting which club is in the better place at the moment though.

[Letters]

We've had a bumpy decade but so have Liverpool. No doubting which club is in the better place at the moment though.

Of course. But you know that on the Liverpool boards there's a Liverpool fan version of Zim whining about how they're always challenging but never win anything and :blah:
They're in a better place than us now, clearly, but they have been before and 2 seasons later they finished 8th.
None of which mitigates the shambles our club has become of course :(

[Mac76]

Meanwhile Paunchetino is channelling his inner Sean Dyke to moan about fixtures - ahhh, bless... :haha:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47175519

[Letters]

Gordon Banks :rose:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNLam4RAbg8

[SMatthews]

Ramsey didn’t score, but surely it’s too much of a coincidence.

[Letters]

:lol:

[Coney]

Gordon Banks :rose:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNLam4RAbg8

Shame. I was old enough to have seen him play at Highbury for a couple of years!

[dazthegooner]

Phil Thopmson believe's that the PL fans fear a Liverpool title win would spark another area of dominance...

[Marc Overmars]

Doubt any team will dominate to that extent again tbh. All the top clubs now have the money and scouting networks to be competitive.

[SMatthews]

Chavs have been banned from buying players for two transfer windows :lol: no new incoming players until summer 2020.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Good news for Chelsea given they've been buying shit like Barkley recently.

[SMatthews]

Explains why they got Pulisic in early, they knew this was coming.

[GP]

Explains why they got Pulisic in early, they knew this was coming.

As this is a registration ban... can they even still sign him?

[Marc Overmars]

They’re appealing the ban so they will still be able to sign players this summer if the process is ongoing.

[SMatthews]

As this is a registration ban... can they even still sign him?

Think they’ve signed him already, but just loaned him back to Borussia

[Mac76]

Poncetino charged by FA :haha:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47363963

[Marc Overmars]

Brendan Rogers to take over at Leicester. :lol:

[SMatthews]

I don't think that's a bad appointment for them, as it could get them to the lofty heights of 7/8 next season.

But for his huge ego, it's a disaster. Should've sat it out and waited to see what happened at Chelsea.

[GP]

Fulham sack Ranieri.

Scott Parker takes over :lol:

[SMatthews]

If we can have a response in Sunday against the Chavs instead of just capitulating that would be nice.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

He's so brave!

[dazthegooner]

Anyone who took over at Fulham hasn't anything to lose if they go down it's expected if they stay up your a hero.

[Globalgunner]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47487811

Ranieri never turn a job down. The man is a football legend in my opinion

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/47508257

:pal:

[GP]

:lol:

It's funny because he fell down.

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-47523268

Twunt Birmingham fan jailed for 14 weeks :pal:

[Marc Overmars]

Good. Serves the stupid cunt right, what an embarrassment of a man.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Chris Sutton said it's not a long time.

I don't fancy prison showers for three months tbf.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

If all you get is that for punching a footballer in the back of the head....what exactly is going to protect Dele Ali?

[Mac76]

Chris Sutton said it's not a long time.

I don't fancy prison showers for three months tbf.

especially if it's a local prison with loads of villa fans in there....

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Exactly.

Also, Scholes resigns as Oldham manager.

31 days. :haha:

[Letters]

If all you get is that for punching a footballer in the back of the head....what exactly is going to protect Dele Ali?

:haha:

[Mac76]

Exactly.

Also, Scholes resigns as Oldham manager.

31 days. :haha:

Quality :lol: :haha:

[dazthegooner]

Well no one can hold a candle to Paul Davis when it comes to a sucker punch:)

[SMatthews]

He done it at Portsmouth and he’s done it again - Birmingham docked 9 points for breaking spending rules during ‘arry’s reign - he was only there for 5 months :lol:

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

Arsenal vs Napoli tickets sold out on the ticket website already? FFS.

[Letters]

He done it at Portsmouth and he’s done it again - Birmingham docked 9 points for breaking spending rules during ‘arry’s reign - he was only there for 5 months :lol:

He was good on I'm A Celebrity though.

[Letters]

Sign him up, Unai

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-47666849

[GP]

That's noncesense

[Mac76]

Bellamy :haha:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47714150

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-47800960

No verdict in the trial of the Hillsborough policeman.

[SMatthews]

https://youtu.be/Izy9y0VdzdU

Could be the worst miss of all time.

PSG playing to win the title, that would’ve made it 2-1 to PSG, now they’re 1-2 down.

[GP]

https://youtu.be/Izy9y0VdzdU

Could be the worst miss of all time.

PSG playing to win the title, that would’ve made it 2-1 to PSG, now they’re 1-2 down.

It's even worse than that. He literally had to do nothing.

[Letters]

Women, know your place...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/47928697

:ninja:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47946382

:blink:

[Letters]

They say ignorance is not a defence, but I guess if you're a footballer it's always a pretty plausible one.

[Letters]

Brilliant :dance:

MK Dons are one of my second teams because MrsL hails from that part of the world. They have been in and around the automatic promotion places as are Mansfield - weirdly MrsL's mum comes from there so there's a bit of a family rivalry.

Both teams lost ineptly today which means Mansfield are 3rd and going up as it stands. MK Dons are behind them on goal difference with one game left each.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-two/table

Last game of the season. MK Dons at home to Mansfield :popcorn:

This is Anfield '89 all over again!

Am negotiating with the in-laws about going. :dance:

[LDG]

Saw ‘Arry :arry: at Services around Brum today. Blanked the fucker :cool:

[GP]

PSG just lost the cup final to Rennes :lol:

[Letters]

Saw ‘Arry :arry: at Services around Brum today. Blanked the fucker :cool:

I'm sure he'll cry himself to sleep about that.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

PSG just lost the cup final to Rennes :lol:

From leading 0-2. :haha:

Tuchel. :haha:

Emery. :bow:

Oh and Mbappe was sent off. :haha:

Shocking challenge too. :sick:

11 yellows. :wacko:

[Mac76]

Brilliant :dance:

MK Dons are one of my second teams because MrsL hails from that part of the world. They have been in and around the automatic promotion places as are Mansfield - weirdly MrsL's mum comes from there so there's a bit of a family rivalry.

Both teams lost ineptly today which means Mansfield are 3rd and going up as it stands. MK Dons are behind them on goal difference with one game left each.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/league-two/table

Last game of the season. MK Dons at home to Mansfield :popcorn:

This is Anfield '89 all over again!

Am negotiating with the in-laws about going. :dance:

I know some Wimbledon fans and so i'm afraid i wish ill on MK Dons' franchise club but glad you're happy anyway :)

[Letters]

I know some Wimbledon fans and so i'm afraid i wish ill on MK Dons' franchise club but glad you're happy anyway :)

:lol: I’m mostly happy that yesterday’s results make next week an interesting affair.
I guess if I go I’ll want the MK Dons to win but I don’t care that much.
Although my in-laws are being a bit hopeless so not sure if I’ll have anyone to go with :(

[Marc Overmars]

Iker Casillas has had a heart attack. :(

Get well soon.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11708666/porto-goalkeeper-iker-casillas-suffers-suspected-heart-attack-in-training

[Mac76]

Seconded

[Letters]

Like father, like son...

https://www.unilad.co.uk/sport/luis-suarezs-son-bit-his-shoulder-after-last-nights-game/

[Letters]

I know some Wimbledon fans and so i'm afraid i wish ill on MK Dons' franchise club but glad you're happy anyway :)

I am going to this by the way.
Am very excited

:dance:

[Letters]

MK Dons 1 - Mansfield 0

Going up, going up, going up! :lol:

That was lots of fun :d

[Globalgunner]

Chris Hughton sacked!

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11741/11718928/chris-hughton-sacked-by-brighton

A week after saving the Spuds from Arsenal overtaking them.

Alas. I liked him a wee bit

[AFC Leveller]

According to France Football and L’équipe, Hazard is to join Real Madrid for a 100m euros.

[SMatthews]

Hopefully that means he tries too hard in the final, pings his hamstring and is stretched off after 5 minutes.

[Letters]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/womens-super-league/table

Yeovil Town Ladies team finished on -3 points :lol:

[Mac76]

Hopefully that means he tries too hard in the final, pings his hamstring and is stretched off after 5 minutes.

Let's hope he doesn't try hard enough because of his impending move

[SMatthews]

Tuchel not only hangs onto his job but gets an extension.

Guess it’s a more sensible way of the running the club instead of bailing out after only a year.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Thought he would be pushed out more than bailing out.

Celtic won the Treble Treble, if anybody cares.

Newport 0-1 Tranmere in the League Two Play-off final, Jennings with the winner in the 119th minute.

Also, Steve McNulty. :bow:

What a fatty.

[SMatthews]

Yeah, I just phrased it poorly. Should be another year without lifting big ears for PSG.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Charlton 2-1 Sunderland.

Charlton up to the Championship.

Led by our man Bielik. :bow:

[Özim]

Another year where PSG get nowhere in Europe then, why they would give this underperforming, unproven guy an extension is beyond me, there are much better mangers available and much better managers that have lost their jobs at PSG after doing a much better job.

Neymar and Mbappe will probably leave now, neither of them seem to get on with Tuchel particularly well.

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

And which clubs will that half a billion pound of talent be walking in to....

[Marc Overmars]

Apparently Sheikh Mansour’s cousin is taking over Newcastle.

Great. :rolleyes:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

:lol:

It is Newcastle though so they'll probably get relegated in the first season of mega money.

[Mac76]

:lol:

It is Newcastle though so they'll probably get relegated in the first season of mega money.

So true - you could put the entire saudi oil profit into that club and they'd still find a way to leave their supporters crying into their Newcastle Broon

[Özim]

Apparently Sheikh Mansour’s cousin is taking over Newcastle.

Great. :rolleyes:

This would be awful news, another mega rich owner to catapult a club upwards, meanwhile we have our own penny pinching version. In a few years we might find ourselves behind Newcastle as well unless we pull our finger out. It's pretty much what happened with Chelsea and Man City.

[SMatthews]

Apparently Sheikh Mansour’s cousin is taking over Newcastle.

Great. :rolleyes:

Another summer, another rumour at Newcastle. Wasn’t it some yanks last year? When he isn’t heaving into the nearest fireplace, Ashley knows how to dick tease the barcode fans, while Rafa is left to stick or twist.

[Mac76]

Nasri and Carroll dumped by West Ham :haha:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48449380

[SMatthews]

https://youtu.be/w1ZPlEtH5gw

Alexis inspiring kids to become millionaires watching the game from the sidelines

[Mac76]

https://youtu.be/w1ZPlEtH5gw

Alexis inspiring kids to become millionaires watching the game from the sidelines

"Football is easy kids, just take on as many players as you can until you give the ball away!"

[Mac76]

Azzar to Real is odficial

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48548361

[Thierrymon]

They have over payed for him imo. Still think he is a pretty inconsistent player.

[Özim]

How have Chelsea got £150 million for a player with 1 year left on his contract?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I don't think that's the transfer fee.

[dazthegooner]

Think its around 85m rising to 130 with add-on's (no idea what they are and how long but he's signed a 5 year contract)

[dostoy]

The world has gone crazy.

85 million for a 28 year old who has 1 year left on his contract and there is huge add ons as well.

Absolutely mad.

[SMatthews]

They won’t make much on shirt sales (the manufacturer makes much more) but he’ll help with advertising, plus they’ll be banking on a league or CL win or two to cover the costs.

[Letters]

Justin Edinburgh :rose:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48568007

49. Bloody hell :(

[dazthegooner]

RIP :rose:

[SMatthews]

He looked in pretty good nick too. Just goes to show. 49, fucking hell.

[Xhaka Can’t]

That’s way too young. rip

[Marc Overmars]

Platini has been arrested on suspicion of corruption over Qatar 2022. :rolleyes:

It’s been 9 years. I can’t believe this World Cup hasn’t been moved yet, it’s a sham.

[Letters]

Former UEFA president Michel Platini has been arrested as part of an investigation into alleged corruption relating to the decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup, according to reports.

He was taken into custody in Nanterre, Paris, on Tuesday morning

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11743927/michel-platini-arrested-over-awarding-of-world-cup-2022-to-qatar

Corruption? In UEFA? Surely not! :faint:

[Letters]

Platini has been arrested on suspicion of corruption over Qatar 2022. :rolleyes:

It’s been 9 years. I can’t believe this World Cup hasn’t been moved yet, it’s a sham.

<_<

[GP]

The national associations need to boycott this thing.

[SMatthews]

They’re all complicit and there’s too much money involved to boycott.

The football calendar is going to be fucked. It’s already pretty much 12 months a year and then we’ll have a WC bang in the middle of a season in 2022.