The English Football Thread

[Magic Lamps 11,449]

1 hour ago, Atomiswave said:

https://www.goal.com/en/news/liverpool-wont-go-down-as-one-of-the-great-all-time-english/1we67i0efqe9m1cwblj2rkfec8

This wont go down well at scouse land....though spot on he is for once.

One thing in the article is incorrect tho. Liverpool will be the 6th different champion in the pst 16 seasons which is a fair enough degree of competitiveness. Esp if you look at how shit ManU and Arsenal former serial Champions are now. And a story like Leicester’s would lot have been possible in La Liga or Bundesliga

[Vesper 27,310]

4 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

One thing in the article is incorrect tho. Liverpool will be the 6th different champion in the pst 16 seasons which is a fair enough degree of competitiveness. Esp if you look at how shit ManU and Arsenal former serial Champions are now. And a story like Leicester’s would lot have been possible in La Liga or Bundesliga

Arse have 2 titles in the last 20 years, none in the last 16

2001–02, 2003–04

3 overall EPL titles

we have the same amount of league titles in the last 15 years as Arse have in the last 49 and counting

between  the 35 years 1952/53 and 1988/89 they did win one, in 1970/71, but we also won one in that time frame

so I would not call them 'serial champions*

FA Cup winners, yes, they are serial winners there (8 times a winner from 1992/93 to 2016/17) 13 overall (English record)

and if you go back the 1930's then yes (they won 5 out of ten titles in that decade)

Manure are (or were) serial League winners, so agree there

[Vesper 27,310]

Newcastle takeover in doubt as WTO fire Premier League approval warning over £300m deal

https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/premier-league-warned-over-newcastle-united-takeover-wto-report-2885584

A report into piracy allegations reportedly has a warning for the Premier League as it considers a proposed takeover of Newcastle United.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is set to publish its findings after investigating Qatari complaints about the illegal streaming of sports in Saudi Arabia.

Qatar-based broadcaster beIN Sports, which is blocked in the kingdom despite owning the Premier League rights for the country, has objected to the £300m deal. Chief executive Yousef Al-Obaidly said in a letter: It’s no exaggeration to say that the future economic model of football is at stake.”

According to a leaked legal summary, the report claims that the Premier League “would be acting inconsistently with its own decisions and factual evidence as part of the WTO proceedings” if it approved the takeover.

[Milan 17,835]

The English football is well and truly back   Did you see the goal line technology and VAR utter fail? Poor Sheffield.

[Jase 43,479]

Well.....

 

[Milan 17,835]

Why the hell did not VAR intervene, that is beyond me.

[Laylabelle 9,296]

And game one...and there's controversy..

[Milan 17,835]

1 minute ago, Laylabelle said:

And game one...and there's controversy..

They are really making sure that the English football will be talked about A LOT! straight away lol.

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

10 minutes ago, Milan said:

The English football is well and truly back   Did you see the goal line technology and VAR utter fail? Poor Sheffield.

 

[Laylabelle 9,296]

What happened to goal line tech?

[Milan 17,835]

Just now, Laylabelle said:

What happened to goal line tech?

Exactly! To this day I considered this tech to be absolutely perfect and accurate.

Well not anymore  

[NikkiCFC 7,582]

Pretty sure goal line technology was not on. And VAR ref Tierney was always retarded. Btw he is our main ref on Sunday 

[Jase 43,479]

Hawkeye wasn't working apparently.  

[Atomiswave 6,072]

40 minutes ago, Milan said:

The English football is well and truly back   Did you see the goal line technology and VAR utter fail? Poor Sheffield.

 

36 minutes ago, Milan said:

Why the hell did not VAR intervene, that is beyond me.

It tells its own story that in this day and age and with multiple techs to help out we sstill see them tamper with the result.....its obvious what is going on here.

23 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

Pretty sure goal line technology was not on. And VAR ref Tierney was always retarded. Btw he is our main ref on Sunday 

He is not retarded....if he is then every single one of them is too. Its orders from higher up.

[Laylabelle 9,296]

And once again VAR and that is a talking point.

Hopefully City can get something from this game..keep teams far behind us and all

[Atomiswave 6,072]

2 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

And once again VAR and that is a talking point.

Hopefully City can get something from this game..keep teams far behind us and all

For sure as their are a few teams close to us. Spurs vs udt is important for us as it is for them 2, lets see what FA and the refs have in store for us.

[Laylabelle 9,296]

6 minutes ago, Atomiswave said:

For sure as their are a few teams close to us. Spurs vs udt is important for us as it is for them 2, lets see what FA and the refs have in store for us.

A spurs win..which never thought say but Man U are only 3 behind wheras Spurs at least 7..

Super fun lol.. still amazed how the goal wasn't given

[Special Juan 27,103]

Decent result for us