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Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 7:36 pm
by blombluss
dng wrote: Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:53 pm
This new champions league draw (and presumably the other competitions) is weird. Especially because as far as I can see a teams seeding conveys absolutely no benefit at all to anyone, which seems distinctly un-UEFA like
Ha, I was just reading about the 'Swiss Model':
https://www.theguardian.com/football/ar ... ons-league
And... er... yeah...
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2024 7:39 pm
by blombluss
From what I've read, I think it's a mistake to factor in the club president's astrological star sign, into the CL team grouping process...
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2024 12:21 am
by endar
they should use the japanese model, which takes into account all the players' blood-types
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2024 2:56 pm
by blombluss
Er, oh, the Nations League internationals are back (Saturday).
The men of England managed by a man of Ireland will play the men of Ireland managed by a man of Iceland.
It will be a sensational occasion.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 8:11 pm
by blombluss
Seeing how Leicester nuanced their way out of football's financial rules means there's no way Citeh won't be able to do the same.
Football must die (and also have no offside decisions!)
https://www.theguardian.com/football/ar ... olent-rows
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 11:34 pm
by dng
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2024 11:34 pm
by dng
football is saved
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2024 2:23 pm
by blombluss
Aww, hurrah for Dan Marino!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 3:27 pm
by blombluss
Won't sing the anthem?1?1?1!? Carsley must GO!!!!!1111111111111!!!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:19 pm
by blombluss
Carsley should do a Daley Thompson, and whistle the anthem, as a compromise.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 3:24 pm
by vom
Carsley should do a Daley Thompson, and ferociously waggle his joystick for the duration of the anthem.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:40 am
by blombluss
*sniggers like muttley*
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:01 pm
by blombluss
I couldn't be bothered to watch last night's match. Has Kane regained the ability to run, sorry, I mean, jog?
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:14 pm
by dng
England looked quite good
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 2:59 pm
by blombluss
Foden and Bellingham weren't playing, then, I take it?
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 3:24 pm
by dng
Oh no, lovely toto schillaci is dead
Weeeeeep
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 7:11 pm
by blombluss
Dang it!
We will always have Italia 90, Toto.
RIP
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 7:45 pm
by blombluss
Celtic are getting absolutely gubbed by Dortmund.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:00 pm
by dng
yes. even worse than scotland were against germany at the euros
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 8:41 pm
by blombluss
"Ipswich’s Axel Tuanzebe faces layoff after freak accident while washing up"
This is what happens when men interfere in women's affairs...
*tumbleweed.gif*
Tough crowd...
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 9:21 pm
by dng
homfrus has been banned
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2024 1:14 am
by blombluss
And rightly so!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 12:41 am
by blombluss
Jurgen done a poo
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:58 am
by dng
could have been worse. he could have done a wenger and started working for fifa in the "more world cups all the fucking time" department
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:43 pm
by dng
Fuck off southgate
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:16 pm
by endar
I can't find anything about Jurgen. What happen?
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:51 pm
by dng
he's working for red bull in some capacity
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:51 pm
by dng
hopefully he's going to replace max verstappen
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:51 pm
by dng
(also its jurgen klopp rather than jurgen klinsmann)
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:52 pm
by dng
jurgen klinsmann's probably off being useless somewhere vaguely exotic and surprisingly well paid
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2024 11:27 pm
by endar
dng wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:51 pm
(also its jurgen klopp rather than jurgen klinsmann)
oh
meh
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:35 am
by blombluss
dng wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:58 am
could have been worse. he could have done a wenger and started working for fifa in the "more world cups all the fucking time" department
oh god ves
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:37 am
by blombluss
dng wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:51 pm
(also its jurgen klopp rather than jurgen klinsmann)
Actually it's Jurgen Prochnow, the U-boat captain in Das Boot!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:43 am
by blombluss
dng wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:43 pmFuck off southgate
We bring the 'stars' back in, and it all goes to crapola.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2024 3:21 am
by endar
blombluss wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 12:37 am
dng wrote: Thu Oct 10, 2024 9:51 pm
(also its jurgen klopp rather than jurgen klinsmann)
Actually it's Jurgen Prochnow, the U-boat captain in Das Boot!
or Duke Leto in the only Dune film that exists?
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2024 7:22 pm
by blombluss
Go Go Cymru!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2024 8:28 pm
by blombluss
No No Cymru!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2024 8:50 pm
by dng
Wales were proper piss that second half. Lucky not to lose about 6-2 by the end
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 7:15 pm
by blombluss
So England won against a limited Finland team. It tells us nothing, except I think that Carsley wants to go back to his old job.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2024 7:24 pm
by blombluss
So Tuchel is the new England manager!
Did anyone see that coming?
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2024 8:55 pm
by dng
Some wonderful panicking madness there from the fa
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:32 am
by blombluss
I approve of it! I mean, it's going to end badly, but it'll be interesting!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2024 10:48 am
by dng
urgh, the newspapers already going all in on the anti german xenophobia
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2024 10:48 am
by dng
and yet in the summer they all seemed desperate for klopp to be manager
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2024 8:13 pm
by blombluss
ves. most odd.
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2024 8:16 pm
by blombluss
Our press:
Klopp / Rommel - good Germans
Every other German - bad Germans
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2024 12:41 am
by endar
Royal family joke
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Mon Oct 21, 2024 1:32 am
by blombluss
Bring back the Frenchy Plantagenets, I say!
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2024 1:48 am
by blombluss
Goodbye Holland's rose.
Seems to me that you lived your life like a candle in the wind.
ETH-TON JOHN has left the building...
Re: Soccerball Therad
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2024 11:09 pm
by blombluss
If Football had a first name, it'd be Steve.
Steve Football
Martin Cricket
Rory Basketball
Terence Tennis
I've given all this mircoseconds of thought.