Football thread 2022/23

[Silent Runner]

Lewandowski pretty anonymous for the whole match then played a big part in setting up the winner. That's the league for Barcalona probably. 

 

[Fry Crayola]

58 minutes ago, feltmonkey said:

I know it was against lowly Grimsby, but Evan Ferguson's first goal for Brighton today was a wonderful bit of control and finishing.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/65008153

 

His second is pretty good too.  He looks a really good player.

 

I certainly hope he develops well, Ireland are so impotent up front these days. Don't have the creativity either, though, so it could well be moot.

[Gabe]

13 hours ago, neoELITE said:

 

Mitrovic should get a season ban. You can't do that. It's a disgrace.

I think the FA is, unsurprisingly, probably going to botch this after letting Fernandes off for pushing the assistant ref a couple of weeks ago (and seeing a lot of negative press for the failure to act) - so I expect an overreaction against Mitrovic to compensate for it.

[spork]

Let's be honest though, the Bruno "push" is barely anything, especially compared to Mitrovic yesterday.

 

 

[Gabe]

3 minutes ago, spork said:

Let's be honest though, the Bruno "push" is barely anything, especially compared to Mitrovic yesterday.

 

 

Oh, I agree that the circumstances and actual contact are different, but at the same time it did generate a fair bit of criticism, so the FA are most likely going to be mindful of that and (probably) over compensate.

[Timmo]

Reminds me of when Hazard kicked that ball boys’ head off

[spork]

39 minutes ago, Gabe said:

Oh, I agree that the circumstances and actual contact are different, but at the same time it did generate a fair bit of criticism, so the FA are most likely going to be mindful of that and (probably) over compensate.

It generated criticism and lots of articles because it’s Bruno Fernandes and he plays for Manchester United 
 

If there is a rule saying you’re not allowed to touch the referee then fair enough, he should have got a red or a ban or whatever. But it’s miles apart from the shove on the referee yesterday that saw red and potentially a further ban.

[neoELITE]

Mitrovic is basically squaring up to the referee.  It's a disgrace.  I actually like him as a player but it's indefensible.  

[deerokus]

Feyenoord beat Ajax in Amsterdam to go six points clear - looks like it was a fun game.

 

 

 

[Azrael]

2 hours ago, neoELITE said:

Mitrovic is basically squaring up to the referee.  It's a disgrace.  I actually like him as a player but it's indefensible.  

 

Well it's good to see where the line is for you when it comes to the behaviour of footballers, killing two children in a car crash while pished and speeding = can let that slide, pushing the ref = indefensible! 

[dizogg]

36 minutes ago, Azrael said:

 

Well it's good to see where the line is for you when it comes to the behaviour of footballers, killing two children in a car crash while pished and speeding = can let that slide, pushing the ref = indefensible! 

He did say he actually liked him as a player though. So that’s a mitigating element. I think Greenwood is an amazing young talent so although he raped his girlfriend you’ve got to take into consideration his fantastic right foot.

[Plissken]

Yeah, it would be like defending a bitey racist because he scores lots of goals.

[neoELITE]

Jesus 

[Mike1812]

Jimmy Saville did some great charity work!

[Chindie]

Fred West laid a good patio.

[SeanR]

Harold Shipman worked hard to reduce NHS waiting lists

[skadupuk]

In my heart of hearts I knew it was inevitable, but for the love of god there must have been a less depressing option.

 

To quote another Palace fan "Leaving the comments on for that tweet is the ballsiest thing the club has ever done"

 

It has at least unified the support, in agreeing its a terrible decision.

 

 

[davidcotton]

Crystal Palace seem to be stuck in ground hog day loop with regards to Roy. 

[bradigor]

Groundhodge Day

[Stoppy2000]

In ten years time it might well be Palace making an unwanted new entry in the Weekend At Bernie's franchise. 

[Hamus]

If Palace go down now under Roy's watch?

 

(And to be honest it feels like he is using Bernards watch to keep going)

 

It feels pretty bad for everyone. His final fling would not be a fitting end.

 

Best of luck to both, I hope it ends well!

[dizogg]

 

You just can’t keep a good man down.

[Art Vandelay]

It feels like Roy had been a crotchety old pensioner my entire adult life. It genuinely surprises me he’s only 75.

[Timmo]

The man was nursed with bovril.

[Loik V credern]

There's a thread on reddit about things Hodgson is older than. 

 

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Hodgson is 331 days older than the NHS

 

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Roy Hodgson is 5 years older than barcodes.

 

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The United Arab Emirates gained independence in 1971. 

 

Roy Hodgson later managed the UAE football team.

 

So, Roy Hodgson was the national team manager for a country that he himself was older than.

 

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Roy has been alive for more days than Selhurst park has seats

 

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Roy Hodgson was born 5 days before India and Pakistan gained independence from the British Empire

 

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When he was born Elizabeth II wasn't queen.

 

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When Roy Hodgson was born America consisted of 48 states. He is older than the states of Hawaii and Alaska.

 

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Roy Hodgson is 279 days older than the state of Israel.

 

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Roy was born 42 years before the release of unrelated Belgian techno anthem, ‘Pump Up The Jam’.

 

[Fry Crayola]

Specific pos for that last one, which is just excellent Cunking.

[Loik V credern]

 

I wonder if Messi will eventually regret winning the world cup...interesting frame it's landed on as the thumbnail, deliriously happy while the man behind seems to be suffering from profound sadness at being so close to Messi and yet still so far away.

[Marlowe]

2 hours ago, Loik V credern said:

 

I wonder if Messi will eventually regret winning the world cup...interesting frame it's landed on as the thumbnail, deliriously happy while the man behind seems to be suffering from profound sadness at being so close to Messi and yet still so far away.

 

Beatlemania with phones.

[SeanR]

57 minutes ago, Marlowe said:

 

Beatlemania with phones.

phone-y Beatlemania has bitten the dust

[Naysonymous]

The Messi video reminded me of that time David Bowie and Peter Frampton tried to find a beer in Madrid.  
 

 

 

It’s got nothing to do with football really, I guess Madrid is a football town but it’s just seeing someone that famous trying to navigate a public space.   This was in the 80s so no social media spreading the word of where Bowie was but when people notice him it’s crazy. Even Peter Frampton who’d sold ten million albums just had to stand back and watch.