Football discussion thread

Count Zero · Tennis legend

RE: Football discussion thread

mkkreuk · Admin:Moderator + ATP qualifying

Count Zero wrote:
sevilla out. wouldnt mind fena next rd to be honest

yeah that would be good. i wouldnt mind Schalke 04 or olympiacos either.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

cant see olympia beating the chavs tho.

schalke woulnd be bad either

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Everton bomb in Florence.

Massive uphill task for the second leg

Drew · May 22, 2008

Well done to Man U And to Celtic.
Dont support either but u have to say they deserve it.

Busbys Babes 1958 & Tommy Burns would be proud.

Salmon · Tennis legend

I waited all season for ManU to crash out but they didn't.

Well deserved, though.

Really looking forward to the friendly against the US next week.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

I thought the Champions League final showcased everything bad about football.

22 players of immense skill and fitness who would rather whinge, cheat, slap each other, insist on "fairness" when play has to be stopped because they're feigning injury, but insist on "winking" at referee's when they get a decision they shouldn't have. (hypocrites) 22 players who could then celebrate as if they're world beaters because they scored 5 penalties rather than outclassed their opposition.

The wrong team on the night won. And the fans of the losing team showed their lack of class by rioting down the Kings road and attacking police.

4 players on the pitch out of the 26/7 used were actually players who had grown up and learnt their trade with the club. (Terry, Brown, Scholes, Giggs) The other were purchased for fees between £15 million and £35 million the clubs didn't have so plunged themselves into debt in order to secure.

2 players were brought on in the 120th minute in order to take a penalty. What a farce.

If only they had let their football do the talking...

john · Top national player

Kind of agree jonnylad. The behaviour of these so called "role models" plunged to new depths on Wednesday night. And that's saying something considering how low they already are in general.

However I must admit that on this occassion it was a fairly entertaining match, certainly better than I was expecting

Drew · Sep 10, 2008

Well done to Scotland for squeaking a win...with 10 men....!

Northern Ireland holding Czech Rep to a home draw...well done !

But as for England beating that pub team from 'Zagreb' 4-1 at the mo....apparently most of the Croatian team are part timers....oh sorry that was andorra....anyway expect the usual crazy reaction from the English press "We are gonna win the world cup" drivel...Croatia were shocking but what a player the English have in Walcott...well done to them.

TimG · Junior player

Can i just mention Exeter Citys achievments we have just got a second sucsessive promotion to league 1 for next season. A truly amazing achivement and been amazing year. I would put it down to the best manager in the lower leagues Paul Tisdale what a god League 1 here we come!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Re the football last night (just mad):

Eggy @TheBoiledEgg 12h12 hours ago

PSG could have had Gasquet Tsonga Monfils Simon & co playing from 87th min plus with even Bartoli in goal they wouldn't have lost 6-1

Oakland2002 · All-time great

My casual footie spectating started with a beautiful quote above the bar at Dartford FC from Ron Atkinson

"I never talk about referees and I am not going to start by commenting on that prat!"

I feel it may have finished with

"Cheltenham, Swindon, City, Rovers you are going to eat humus next year! Forest Green Rovers have been promoted. "

JonH · All-time great

Looks like Ronaldo is going to join Messi and Neymar in this Spanish tax mess around rights etc.

Without commenting on his guilt or not, I have no idea, it does look like the Spanish Prisons team could end up being quite handy next season!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40260517

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Sorry bit out of context but more relevant in this thread. Started in the Stockholm 15K thread around some poor fact checking in relation to alleged cabbage chucking at Mr Steven Bruce ..... ex Manure CB and Birmingham City manager... by Indi.

Football Supporters Federation awards are up and

Remarkably just noticed villa podcasters and website ... MOMS My Old Man Said.... has just been nominated for Fans media of the year in the football supporters federation awards, Generally its media savvy fans that produce the high quality stuff (mainly concentrated in London) so interesting to see two provincial championship teams nominated Villa (MOMS) and along came Norwich .... must give it a listen. Premier teams Palace, Liverpool, Arsenal and West Ham also up for the award.

It is fascinating to see how media is changing and how increasingly we access the specific sporting content we want .... for me the kids of the Birmingham Sports Argus was a personal nadir .... in getting the detail I crave but gradually the sheer breadth and volume of content on the net generates some diverse quality products .... this forum being one, MOMS another .... but still look forward to getting print on my fingers on a Sunday morning pawing (sic) over the mainstream stuff.... ie the non league football paper.