The English Football Thread

[Leif 6,006]

Leicester winning the league will suddenly make the PL the 'most unpredictable league' despite the fact only 4(?) other clubs have been winning it for 5 odd decades 

[manpe 10,855]

11 minutes ago, Leif said:

Leicester winning the league will suddenly make the PL the 'most unpredictable league' despite the fact only 4(?) other clubs have been winning it for 5 odd decades 

4? It would be close if you meant the premier league era (5 different champions), but past 5 decades? Check out the list yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_football_champions

[DYC. 7,542]

Mahrez winning POTY was deserved. Everything he touched turned into gold and his role in Leicester's title win (can't go wrong really) has been amazing. But if you ask me who impressed me the most and who has the most class and quality, I can only look at Payet. He reminds me of Zola. You watch him and you can't believe how he's doing the things he does. Zola was exactly the same. Every touch he takes has a bit of magic sprinkled on it. So much control. So much awareness. The flair, the superb control to weave through to the tightest spaces, the way he caresses and strikes the ball. Not to mention the similar free-kick technique.

It's a bit freaky really. Both were great talents but never reached the predicted heights, both moved to a decent PL side at the final stage of their careers, both transformed and carried the team, both took the league by storm and their contribution goes so much further than goals+assists.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Both Leicester and Spurs know this is now or never season. Next season, City + Pep, MU + Jose, Chelsea + Conte, or maybe Liverpool + Klopp will surely dominate the top 3. The one who could missed out might be Arsenal + Specialist in 4th for CL spot next season. Maybe Spurs for 4th next season.

[Special Juan 27,103]

Tragic night for Spurs.....fucking delighted.

[Iggy Doonican 4,186]

3 hours ago, Leif said:

Respectfully, I don't understand why JFT96 has to trend on Twitter 5+ times a year. Too many people there living in the past, more interested in 'justice' than grieving, or rebuilding their emotions and becoming happy again. Is today the end of it? Everyone's saying 'today is the day'. Again.

(What are they going to do once the 'truth' comes out?)

I hate Scousers as much as the next man but the bottom line is people died at a football match and that shouldn't have happened. You got to understand what the political and football climate was like then. Grounds were frankly shitholes Stamford Bridge being probably one of the worse. I was crushed several times at football queuing up and inside the worse was Tottenham in 1987 where they sectioned off a bit of the Park Lane (away end) from the Shelf (Yid end) we were getting so badly crushed that we had no choice but to climb the fence into the sectioned off bit. All around us were odd shoes and trainers that people had lost in the crush and then climbing over the fence.

The British government hated football and football fans trying for example to bring in a ridiculous and unworkable I.D. scheme. Hillsborough happened after Bradford, Hysel, riots at Luton and Birmingham and high profile court cases against football hooligans mainly the Headhunters so the government didn't give a shit when Hillsborough happened. They sat on all these documents for years and tried to discredit the Liverpool fans who putting rivalries aside had seen there friends and families die in front of them that's something I can't comprehend. So I'm glad they got justice because you should have been able to travel back home from football by train or coach not in a hearse. 

[Fernando 6,376]

4 hours ago, Leif said:

Leicester winning the league will suddenly make the PL the 'most unpredictable league' despite the fact only 4(?) other clubs have been winning it for 5 odd decades 

 

Actually will give more hope to incoming managers/players to the league. Like if they can do it, so can they. Doesn't have to be in the big team to achieve this.

So thanks to the TV money this will make it more possible in the coming years.

[Weckerz 3,781]

13 hours ago, Term-X said:

 

 

You are very smart Senpai

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Dele Alli Charged

http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2016/apr/dele-alli-charged-alleged-act-violent-conduct

[Fulham Broadway 16,392]

Red media bias watch no. 1032.

 

R5 discussion on Sakhos positive drug test, and all the talk is of ''how Liverpool will manage without him''. Nothing about it being 'wrong'. Couldnt help thinking how if it had been a Chels player , they would be calling for life bans and how Chelsea are all about everything thats wrong with the game.

[Laylabelle 9,296]

14 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Red media bias watch no. 1032.

 

R5 discussion on Sakhos positive drug test, and all the talk is of ''how Liverpool will manage without him''. Nothing about it being 'wrong'. Couldnt help thinking how if it had been a Chels player , they would be calling for life bans and how Chelsea are all about everything thats wrong with the game.

Then pulling up on past moments and family members behaviour.....it is slightly mehhhh it happened lets all move on

[Muzchap 8,966]

12 hours ago, RoyalBlues said:

Dele Alli Charged

http://www.thefa.com/news/governance/2016/apr/dele-alli-charged-alleged-act-violent-conduct

Imagine if that would have been Costa.... 

Thats what I hate about Journo's! Is it because he's English he gets less hassle? 

Either way - kinda sad for the lad, but he has to learn to let his football do the talking... 

[Fulham Broadway 16,392]

Stiliyan Petrov looking to return to playing after being out for four years with Leukaemia.

Great player and great news.

[Milan 17,835]

One more win Claudio, one more win!

[Special Juan 27,103]

United will beat them Sunday.

[lucio 5,394]

could see everton beating them too, and it going to the final game

[manpe 10,855]

Stop being so pessimistic. Leicester have beaten far better teams this season than United or Everton or even us. Can't see them stopping now.

[xPetrCechx 13,546]

12 minutes ago, lucio said:

could see everton beating them too, and it going to the final game

NO!