Soccerball Therad

Post by **blombluss** » Sat Jan 28, 2023 2:59 am

I've only just clocked that Duncan Ferguson (!) is manager of Forest Green Rovers (!), and the club have just signed Robbie Savage's son (!) on loan from Man Utd.

The game's gone.

Post by **dng** » Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:54 pm

dng wrote: Sun Jan 01, 2023 8:59 pm Southend: utterly fucked

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64139910

Southend: still utterly fucked

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64482329

Post by **dng** » Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:47 pm

dng wrote: Sun Jan 08, 2023 9:12 pm they'll sack him exactly two minutes after they've spent £400 million on completely random players on transfer deadline day

well half of this has come true so far

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:55 pm

I want to see you as a pundit on Football Focus!

Post by **dng** » Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:57 pm

also using this page here - https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier ... bewerb/GB1 - and without taking into account any players teams have sold (which chelsea don't seem to have bothered with anyway), it appears chelsea this season have spent more than

man united have in the past three seasons
man city and arsenal have in the past four seasons
liverpool, spurs and everton (?) have in the last five seasons
west ham have in the past six seasons
newcastle and villa have in the past seven seasons
leicester have in the last 8 seasons
southampton have in the last 9 seasons
wolves have in the last 11 seasons
fulham have in the last 23 seasons
leeds have in the last 29 seasons
all other clubs ever have, ever, in all the seasons

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:00 pm

The Women's 2023 World Cup sponsored by... the Saudi Arabian Tourist Authority!

Stay classy FIFA.

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:00 pm

dng wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 3:57 pm also using this page here - https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/premier ... bewerb/GB1 - and without taking into account any players teams have sold (which chelsea don't seem to have bothered with anyway), it appears chelsea this season have spent more than

man united have in the past three seasons
man city and arsenal have in the past four seasons
liverpool, spurs and everton (?) have in the last five seasons
west ham have in the past six seasons
newcastle and villa have in the past seven seasons
leicester have in the last 8 seasons
southampton have in the last 9 seasons
wolves have in the last 11 seasons
fulham have in the last 23 seasons
leeds have in the last 29 seasons
all other clubs ever have, ever, in all the seasons

Chuff me!

Post by **dng** » Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:01 pm

blombluss wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2023 4:00 pm The Women's 2023 World Cup sponsored by... the Saudi Arabian Tourist Authority!

Stay classy FIFA.

urgh. fucking hell

Post by **blombluss** » Sun Feb 05, 2023 9:18 pm

I've just looked at the Premler League table - from 12th place down, it rubbs.

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 2:44 pm

"Premier League charges Manchester City over alleged financial rule breaches"

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... e-breaches

It won't lead to a severe punishment, of course, but if they had their Premier League titles taken off them, I would laug and laug and laug.

Post by **endar** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:03 pm

Are they sponsored by Red Bull?

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 3:55 pm

Ha! They have the same energy.

Post by **dng** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:25 pm

Maybe they could give spurs that league cup from a few years ago. The most spurs way to win a trophy, by not actually winning the trophy

Post by **dng** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:26 pm

Also I hope they're entirely dismantled and the stadiums given to, I don't know, bury or someone

Post by **dng** » Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:26 pm

Not salford

Post by **blombluss** » Sun Feb 12, 2023 9:16 pm

JonesGone

#Oh when the Saints Go Marsch-in in# :O

Post by **vom** » Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:19 pm

hooray

but also they'll probably recruit somebody even worse innit

can't be a particularly desirable job at the moment? I've not seen much about Marsch to get excited about

Post by **dng** » Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:18 am

Jesse Marsch looks exactly like Shane Carruth who made primer

Post by **dng** » Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:19 am

That's everything I know about Jesse Marsch

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:30 pm

vom wrote: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:19 pm hooray

but also they'll probably recruit somebody even worse innit

can't be a particularly desirable job at the moment? I've not seen much about Marsch to get excited about

Get lovely bearded Nuno in, and beware the Ide(a)s of Marsch!

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:34 pm

Guardian: ‘I no longer want to hide’: Jakub Jankto, Czech international, comes out as gay

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... out-as-gay

Good on him! *double thumbs up*

Post by **vom** » Mon Feb 13, 2023 6:50 pm

blombluss wrote: Mon Feb 13, 2023 4:30 pm
vom wrote: Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:19 pm hooray

but also they'll probably recruit somebody even worse innit

can't be a particularly desirable job at the moment? I've not seen much about Marsch to get excited about
Get lovely bearded Nuno in, and beware the Ide(a)s of Marsch!

Nuno definitely seems more fun

Post by **dng** » Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:08 pm

I love nuno and his lovely beard, although I think he's managing in Saudi Arabia now or something

Post by **dng** » Mon Feb 13, 2023 8:08 pm

Which isn't particularly lovely, presumably

Post by **endar** » Mon Feb 13, 2023 11:15 pm

it certainly wasn't for mark clattenburg

Post by **blombluss** » Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:45 pm

What happan with Claackenburg?

Post by **endar** » Tue Feb 14, 2023 5:42 pm

Not sure i remember correctly, but he didn't last long, and got targeted for personal criticism by chairmens on TV and shit

Post by **dng** » Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:06 pm

He also recently went to Egypt, got accused of being gay by someone in the Egyptian fa (or maybe a chairman or someone) and then got death threats from everyone until he left the country.

Post by **dng** » Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:07 pm

Although as one of the premier league refs got hounded out of the country a few years ago because people on Twitter started a rumour he fucked his dogs, maybe this is all just standard procedure everywhere now

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:44 am

I can't believe I now feel sorry for Claackenborg.

Post by **blombluss** » Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:45 am

dng wrote: Tue Feb 14, 2023 6:07 pm Although as one of the premier league refs got hounded out of the country a few years ago because people on Twitter started a rumour he fucked his dogs, maybe this is all just standard procedure everywhere now

Ugh. Social media is beauteous.

Post by **dng** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:27 pm

urgh

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... ter-united

Post by **dng** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:27 pm

football is the worst

Post by **dng** » Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:28 pm

just a week or so now till southend are dissolved into dust and i can give up pretending to care forever i suppose

Post by **blombluss** » Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:28 pm

I was hacked off to see Chelsea WFC manager Emma Hayes suggesting that the women's league should scrap relegation and promotion.

So dumb.

Post by **blombluss** » Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:00 pm

Always had a soft spot for pre-Saudi Newcastle, so well done Man Utd!

Post by **dng** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:02 pm

southend: not dead this month

Post by **dng** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:03 pm

blombluss wrote: Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:00 pm Always had a soft spot for pre-Saudi Newcastle, so well done Man Utd!

i always liked newcastle newcastle fans too. but now i don't, particularly

Post by **dng** » Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:04 pm

genuinely upsetting how enthusiastical they all seem about being saudia arabianed

Post by **blombluss** » Mon Mar 06, 2023 2:41 am

7 (SEVEN)

Post by **dng** » Mon Mar 06, 2023 11:27 pm

blombluss wrote: Mon Mar 06, 2023 2:41 am7 (SEVEN)

this bit of bruno fernandes from yesterday is basically exactly how i always played football

https://twitter.com/_Version4/status/16 ... 7553000452

Post by **dng** » Mon Mar 06, 2023 11:30 pm

i love his utter dejection that he can't even foul someone

Post by **blombluss** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 2:54 am

Poor rubbish Bruno

Post by **blombluss** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 3:30 pm

dng wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 4:04 pm genuinely upsetting how enthusiastical they all seem about being saudia arabianed

Ain't dat der truth. Mind you, most fans wouldn't mind their club being taken over by the baddies in 'V', just as long as they won a bit of silverware.

Post by **dng** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:07 pm

i'd pledge allegiance to space hitler himself in return for him winning us a single papa johns trophy

Post by **Pual** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 6:17 pm

I’m of the opinion that although most football club owners haven’t had people killed, they probably would if they thought they’d get away with it.

Post by **endar** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:01 pm

Imagine if E*on *usk bought a football team

Post by **dng** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:28 pm

Sacking all the substitutes because paying 25 footballers when you only need 11 is inefficient

Post by **blombluss** » Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:36 pm

Elton Husk would also referee the matches to ensure 'fair play'.

Post by **blombluss** » Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:57 pm

Nostradamus Predicts:

A child of McDonalds will one day rule a Belgian city, but be deposed after 12 skirmishes.

Wha? How?