The Footie Thread

[Swango1980]

Yes I think you could be right.
But we were told your more likely to get hurt holding back.
As the weather gets colder VAR isn’t helping having the players standing around while they take 4+ mins to make a decision?
Players are going down with a lot of muscle injury’s.

Yeah, but that is in the sense of going in firmly for a challenge, compared to going in for a challenge tamely, and getting injured by the more aggressive player.

I'm talking more about attempting certain things at all. Will all players put a 100% sprint on, and risk pulling a hamstring, or will some of them take it easier. Avoid any sudden acceleration. Will other players avoid making many challenges completely (ones they'd normally make), and instead stay on their feet and look to jockey opponents more often? Especially older players, who might be looking at playing in their final World Cup.

I know clubs pay their wages, and fans would like to think they'd give 100% to the cause. But, we know that is not always true, even with no World Cup on the horizon.

I'd love to know how much effort someone like Gareth Bale has put into his club? Not seen him in MLS, apparently he has scored 2 goals in 12 games (2 in his 1st 4 games), and not played since 2nd October. I know his motivation has been brought into question in recent years anyway, but I wonder if he has taken his foot off the pedal to pretty much guarantee he is fit for World Cup

The VAR issue is also one that should probably be treated reasonably seriously. If play is stopped for considerable periods of times, it can introduce another moment in the game, that didn't previously exist pre-VAR, where players can stiffen up a bit.

 

[Aztecs27]

I've come to terms with the fact that Forest may well go down (although, I'm not losing hope just yet - still alot of points to play for)...but with the core players we will have/keep, at least we should give the championship a good crack again next season if we do go down. Means I can go to Bristol City away, which is my most local game too!

Means I'm less stressed about results (although a win against Toney-less Brentford on Sat would be nice!)

 

[Asian Dawn]

Aston Villa: New manager Unai Emery's 'dream' is to win a trophy
He'll start in 2023/24 by going for the Championship title

 

[Pin-seeker]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1588672578595721217

 

[Blue in Munich]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1588672578595721217

That was particularly enjoyable given how self-righteous Comrade Neville was over the European Super League.

 

[Tashyboy]

What a second goal from Forest Green in the Fa cup.

Take a bow son.

 

[Dando]

Haaland offside and Peps moaning like a cheap hooker

 

[Tashyboy]

Haaland offside and Peps moaning like a cheap hooker

He’s not moaning now ??

 

[SteveW86]

Haaland offside and Peps moaning like a cheap hooker

Ah, so Pep was faking it?

 

[fundy]

Ah, so Pep was faking it?

sounds like a cheap hooker

 

[ColchesterFC]

sounds like a cheap hooker

I wouldn't know. I only ever use the expensive high class ones. ?

EDIT - although with the cost of living crisis everyone is going to be cutting back on their little luxuries.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Being a Leeds fan isn't boring this year ?

 

[HomecountiesJohn]

Looking at the Premiership results today, the games looked entertaining to say the least with the amount of goals.

Disappointed by Kevin De Bruynes theatrics to win a penalty, Fulham must be seething. The referee and the VAR need to be sanctioned and disciplined for allowing that decision to stand.

Leeds backed up their fantastic win last week and Brighton continue their great start to the season.

I'm looking forward to a full day of football tomorrow, i am meeting my son, 2 x nephews and freinds for a day of beer and food at Greenwood in Victoria. Perfick.

 

[BrianM]

Take a bow Youri Tielemans, what a strike, hard pushed to beat that for goal of the month!!

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Being a Leeds fan isn't boring this year ?

It’s never boring!

 

[Aztecs27]

Forest jobbed by VAR today. Soft penalty against them at the end of the 1st half, which I don’t have an issue with…except we had 3 shouts that were as much of a penalty and not one given. Welcome to the premier league I suppose ?

 

[fundy]

Forest jobbed by VAR today. Soft penalty against them at the end of the 1st half, which I don’t have an issue with…except we had 3 shouts that were as much of a penalty and not one given. Welcome to the premier league I suppose ?

worse than Fulham were?

 

[fundy]

Some bloke called Bale just scored a 127th minute equaliser in the MLS final lol. Does know how to get an important goal haha

Pens finally incoming

 

[4LEX]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1588672578595721217

I've got a real issue with Gary Neville and his double standards.

First off as player he was a world class right back for almost two decades and criminally underrated. Defensively solid, a real leader and was one of the first full backs to overlap and be able to cross. His trophies and caps as a player say it all.

As a manager he's been a total failure. Got a job through nepotism at Valencia and failed badly. His time as Hodgson's assistant was a joke and oversaw two of the most embarrassing major tournaments in England's history. He's smartly realised he was useless and packed it in.

As owner of Salford City (backed by the guy who gave him the Valencia job) he's bought promotions and titles by vastly outspending all rivals, exactly what he accuses clubs like Chelsea and City of doing. He's sacked numerous managers, exactly what he preaches against on Sky Sports.

His hotel venture with the disgraced Ryan Giggs has been a failure and is millions in the red, yet he preaches about football clubs getting their finances right and avoiding debt. He's suddenly become some sort of self proclaimed moral compass for working class people yet admits to being a 'champagne socialist' and wears Stone Island shorts and jumpers worth £500 like some 50 year old going through a middle aged crisis.

As a pundit he's gone stale and is getting outwitted by Jamie Carragher on a regular basis and even occasionaly by Jamie Redknapp. He's gone away from the tactical side of it and is deluded to think he's the man to change the way football is run

The stuff about Qatar is just more nonense and icing on the cake. His mate Becks is more dodgy than the Tories and picking up half a billion to be the face of it, yet he doesn't say a word. He's going out there picking up a fortune and cares about nothing workers deaths or rights, just about Gary Neville. The blokes nothing more than a rodent.

 

[Orikoru]

Forest jobbed by VAR today. Soft penalty against them at the end of the 1st half, which I don’t have an issue with…except we had 3 shouts that were as much of a penalty and not one given. Welcome to the premier league I suppose ?

Watching it now on MOTD, and you have a point. That trip on Dennis was 100% a penalty, I can't believe they've not given it. The second one though was barely a nudge, not enough for a penalty that one. Brentford one probably is a penalty. And just seen the Gibbs-White one and that could easily have been given. Wow.