The English Football Thread

[Vesper 30,181]

so close to the tying goal

[Vesper 30,181]

3 2 FT

meh

[Vesper 30,181]

 1 2 Pool

SOTON pulls one back

[Vesper 30,181]

[Vesper 30,181]

OMG

Simon Hooper just absolutely FUCKED SOTON on a clear red card and/or a possible pen

[Vesper 30,181]

FUCK PGMOL

fuck the scouser vermin

corruption at the fore once again

[NikkiCFC 8,323]

19 hours ago, Vesper said:

 scouser vermin

I love so much when you say this 😍

You probably invented this term. It should go to dictionary!

[Vesper 30,181]

2 hours ago, NikkiCFC said:

I love so much when you say this 😍

You probably invented this term. It should go to dictionary!

I in no way invented the term

I have seen it used for most of my life

and not just in regards to the football club

[NikkiCFC 8,323]

Carabao Cup 2 leg semis

Arsenal vs Newcastle 

Tottenham vs Liverpool 

Glad Pool have 2 difficult games thrown in busy schedule. 

Edited December 19, 2024 by NikkiCFC

[Milan 17,957]

On 15/12/2024 at 09:22, NikkiCFC said:

They put it on February 11th. Before they have Bournemouth on 1st and after Wolves on 16th. EFL Cup second leg semi final they will have most likely on 4th or 5th so yeah much better situation. 

So Tottenham it is, not bad

[Fulham Broadway 17,315]

Brilliant Villa goal - ripped Citeh a new one

Last time at Villa park I was so drunk

[NikkiCFC 8,323]

Duran 3 goals in 3 starts. It was right thing to do. 

[Fulham Broadway 17,315]

2-0 Rogers, again ripped open citeh

[Thor 2,705]

1 minute ago, Fulham Broadway said:

2-0 Rogers, again ripped open citeh

If Nkunku and Mudryk end up leaving, I'd love him here. 

Terrific footballer. Big, strong, fast and hard to get the ball off him. 

He'd be great as another striker option or on the left. Either/or works fine. 

Edited December 21, 2024 by Thor

[Fulham Broadway 17,315]

Man City are a bit like we were when in freefall - conversely  opponents sense the vulnerability that has replaced the invincibility,

[Ledg 643]

Wish we played them now, a whole month is a long time in football..

[Thor 2,705]

Yeah would be nice to play them now. If they get reinforcements in, and time to work out these issues, they'll be back to being at least a top 3 level team. 

[LAM09 7,054]

City's dire form is showing signs of why Pep has never stayed at a club for a prolonged period.

It's surely getting to a point where Pep's future is up for debate despite what he has won. Even during Mou's darkest days here, we never went through form as bad as this.

[Thor 2,705]

1 minute ago, LAM09 said:

City's dire form is showing signs of why Pep has never stayed at a club for a prolonged period.

It's surely getting to a point where Pep's future is up for debate despite what he has won. Even during Mou's darkest days here, we never went through form as bad as this.

I know this will be shot down by people, but to me it has shown what has always been the case in his career - if the decks aren't completely stacked in his favour, he struggles. 

He is a great manager, clearly. His style of play limits the odds of poor results, and propensity for bad games. 

 

[LAM09 7,054]

Just now, Thor said:

I know this will be shot down by people, but to me it has shown what has always been the case in his career - if the decks aren't completely stacked in his favour, he struggles. 

He is a great manager, clearly. His style of play limits the odds of poor results, and propensity for bad games. 

 

To be honest, I believe most will agree. Aside from his first season at City, he's generally had everything his own way and doesn't know what to do when Plan A fails.

There's no taking that away from him. He's broken records everywhere he's been, so this period will probably be forgotten soon, whether he remains at City or takes an INT job.

On a side note, some of his squad choices still baffle me. Going into a season with Haaland as your sole CF is a notable one (80 minutes gone in today's game, and he hasn't had a touch in Villa's box).