Football Thread 2021/22 - Welcome to our new ISIS Taliban overlords

[BlodwynPig]

Not sure why that's excellent news.
Surely it'd be a better tournament with both in it.

Calm down Sean Murphy

[DrGreggles]

Ha!

But isn't part of the fun of big tournaments watching Portugal (or Shaun Murphy) getting knocked out?

[BlodwynPig]

Fun of the qualifiers too

[DrGreggles]

Most people don't watch those though.

[imitationleather]

What would be best of all is both missing out!

But if I had to pick one it'd be Portugal as they're a terrible team to watch.

[shoulders]

Ronaldo not even getting to do another world cup is the funniest option. Italy failing to get there after winning the Euro would also be very funny.

Agreed

[jobotic]

Another loss for Newcastle.

Please be relegated

[BlodwynPig]

Meanwhile BIG ANDY CARROLL scores for his new club Reading.

The Sauds should be looking closely at this giant footballing ACEMAN come the transfer number. 100Million will be a bargain.

[dr beat]

Would prefer Italy over Portugal, Mancini seems a GBOL and to be honest they had the Euros won before a ball was kicked with those really fly light blue blazers.  Would like to see what they would rock up in Qatar.

However today it's good to see Jota hasnt blotted his copybook.

[Inspector Norse]

I do wonder sometimes how the hell whoever is responsible for shooting coaching at Brighton sleeps at night.

[Kankurette]

Arteta lives to fight another day.

I prefer Italy to Portugal mainly because of Mancini, but also because they were fun to watch.

[Stone Cold Steve Austin]

Another loss for Newcastle.

Please be relegated

haven't seen timewasting like Dubravka's for the hour it was 0-0 in ages. If that's Eddie Howe's big idea, and I didn't see anything from Newcastle that would indicate he has any others, then they are properly fucked

[Spode]

Can't look at this Trossard without thinking he's dressed as Zombie Trossard for Halloween. Looks like Mr Dead.

[JamesTC]

The Portuguese league forced Belenenses-SAD to play their game this evening against Benfica despite having a covid outbreak amongst the squad, which left all but 9 players available (two of which were keepers). 7-0 down after half-time, only 7 of the players came out and the keeper, who was playing in midfield, pretended to have an injury, went off the pitch and the game was abandoned.

EDIT: Even more farcical, apparently the league did offer to postpone and the owner of Belenenses-SAD turned them down.

[bgmnts]

Watching Brighton is like watching ball torture porn.

[Twonty Gostelow]

Watching Brighton is like watching ball torture porn.

I only saw one tight tackle.

[Poobum]

The Portuguese league forced Belenenses-SAD to play their game this evening against Benfica despite having a covid outbreak amongst the squad, which left all but 9 players available (two of which were keepers). 7-0 down after half-time, only 7 of the players came out and the keeper, who was playing in midfield, pretended to have an injury, went off the pitch and the game was abandoned.

EDIT: Even more farcical, apparently the league did offer to postpone and the owner of Belenenses-SAD turned them down.

Not the actual Belenenses. The current owner legalesed his way to stealing the club from the club members who had a deal where they could buy the shares back. The original Belenenses are back in the fourth tier with all the fans, whilst this lot play in front of a few hundred in a near 40'000 seater stadium.

[Thursday]

Tottenham vs Burnley postponed because of Snow.

Absolute cowards, I have fond memories of Tromso vs Chelsea  in the cup winners cup.

[imitationleather]

wtf. How is that even possible in 2021.

If global warming means we're spared a 0:0 borefest I say bring it on!

[imitationleather]

If I was coming all the way from Texas away against Burnley would be my pick of the fixtures too.

[BlodwynPig]

Snowballs on pitch delayed second half in Rangers match

Bonkers

[Thursday]

wtf. How is that even possible in 2021.

If global warming means we're spared a 0:0 borefest I say bring it on!

I guess if the snow is still falling very heavily, then there's only so much that can be done, but yeah I did think any Premiership team (even Burnley) would have technology that deals with it.

[jobotic]

What did Carlton Cole say on 5? He just had to make a grovelling apology

[Thursday]

What did Carlton Cole say on 5? He just had to make a grovelling apology

https://twitter.com/search?q=carlton%20cole&src=typed_query

[Kankurette]

Has he been taking advice from Joey Barton?

[Captain Z]

Didn't read any news and for a while just assumed there were no streams for Burnley Spurs because no channel thought it was worth showing.

[DrGreggles]

I know loads of trains between the NW and London have been cancelled this weekend and, however unlikely it is that fans were taken into account, maybe that was a factor.

Although it doesn't seem to affected Man City v West Ham.

[Captain Z]

I do wonder if the Man City game will be able to continue, that is almost Tromso levels of coverage.

[Kankurette]

Leicester are also balls deep in snow apparently. I've just been out to do a bit of shopping and it was snowing then, no wonder City can barely see the ball.

Meanwhile, this genius post from an Everton fan, supposedly, on the BBC feed:

Everton have lost their identity. Need a clear out including the coach they need to go back to the basics with Frank Lampard maybe.

One, Everton have not lost their identity, their identity is 'being the other team from Liverpool who aren't as good at football as Liverpool are'.  I never got the whole identity thing. Do football teams even have one? Two, FRANK LAMPARD?! Come on. The guy overachieved at Chelsea and the last thing Everton need is someone who's barely experienced and only got the job at Derby because of his uncle.

[The Culture Bunker]

I know loads of trains between the NW and London have been cancelled this weekend and, however unlikely it is that fans were taken into account, maybe that was a factor.

Although it doesn't seem to affected Man City v West Ham.

Burnley is a fair bit more "up in the hills" than Manchester. Though you get a fair of difference in weather just between here in South Manc and Oldham - often described as the coldest ground in the land.

Meanwhile, I suspect Man United are going to take a right hammering again this evening.