The Footie Thread

[Arthur Wedge]

2026 World Cup tickets: Fifa brings in £45 ticket

Fifa introduces a small number of "more affordable" $60 (£45) tickets for all 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup following criticism of its pricing structure for the tournament.

www.bbc.co.uk

Should help a small amount of fans

 

[clubchamp98]

Just watched highlights from the Utd v Bournemouth game,mental game
Feel like Fernandes as wasted his best years at Utd,I know he’s not liked by alot of people,but he’s good enough to play for any of the top teams in Europe imo.

Yes like a lot of unliked players Suarez for example .

First on the team sheet for me.

 

[Swango1980]

Yes like a lot of unliked players Suarez for example .

First on the team sheet for me.

Albeit Suarez did give fans a couple of really good reasons to dislike him (and that's excluding his handball for Uruguay in World Cup)

People don't like Bruno simply because they don't like his face or his moaning on the pitch. Much more lame than Suarez and his disgusting antics

 

[clubchamp98]

Albeit Suarez did give fans a couple of really good reasons to dislike him (and that's excluding his handball for Uruguay in World Cup)

People don't like Bruno simply because they don't like his face or his moaning on the pitch. Much more lame than Suarez and his disgusting antics

Not comparing how bad they were.
Suarez is in a league of his own.
I’d still have them both in my team.

Lots of Irish people don’t like Henry

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Enzo Maresca: Chelsea boss says he is 'happy' but wounds still open after 'worst 48 hours' claim

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca is evasive when asked to explain his claim that he has endured his "worst 48 hours" at the club and lacked support.

www.bbc.co.uk

Wonder if he realises that he is shooting himself in the foot - he hasn’t a chance of getting any other top job

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Not comparing how bad they were.
Suarez is in a league of his own.
I’d still have them both in my team.

Wouldn’t have him in the Liverpool team that the last two managers have had , don’t think he would fit in either , not with the way the team is set up

That’s what it will boil down to - a teams set up

Fernandes is a talented player but just don’t ever rate him as highly as some , Man Utd has seemed the right club for him over the years where he can be he main man

 

[clubchamp98]

Wouldn’t have him in the Liverpool team that the last two managers have had , don’t think he would fit in either , not with the way the team is set up

That’s what it will boil down to - a teams set up

Fernandes is a talented player but just don’t ever rate him as highly as some , Man Utd has seemed the right club for him over the years where he can be he main man

I’m not sure about that.
We havnt got a player who can see a run and play a 30 / 40 yrd pass on a sixpence.
I think he could adapt his game to suit any team.
Maybe he wouldn’t get upset so much if he was surrounded by quality players.

We will never know.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

I’m not sure about that.
We havnt got a player who can see a run and play a 30 / 40 yrd pass on a sixpence.
I think he could adapt his game to suit any team.
Maybe he wouldn’t get upset so much if he was surrounded by quality players.

We will never know.

The team set up last season had the perfect midfield set up and we had Trent to ping those passes - a lot of our longer passes come from the back line

This season the set up is changing and we will be looking to Wirtz to be the one to dictate the play - a bit of a way to go yet but at 22 got a lot of years left to develop

 

[clubchamp98]

The team set up last season had the perfect midfield set up and we had Trent to ping those passes - a lot of our longer passes come from the back line

This season the set up is changing and we will be looking to Wirtz to be the one to dictate the play - a bit of a way to go yet but at 22 got a lot of years left to develop

Yes Fernandez might make a good right back.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Not comparing how bad they were.
Suarez is in a league of his own.
I’d still have them both in my team.

Lots of Irish people don’t like Henry

Suarez was top drawer.
But agreed,he is easily the when it comes to vile players.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Yes Fernandez might make a good right back.

or left back in the changing room

 

[Pin-seeker]

When paying £100m+ surely you should be buying a player that’s good to go,not one to develop

 

[Tashyboy]

Just watched “ highlights “ of the Utd v Bournemouth game. Quite frankly it was rammel. How anyone can even come close to saying that’s a game of the season is beyond me. A game of the season has flowing football. End to end stuff of good flowing football, passing the ball well. Not a game that is littered with mistakes. Game of the season littered with mistakes. Has the bar of what is a fantastic game really been lowered that much.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Just watched “ highlights “ of the Utd v Bournemouth game. Quite frankly it was rammel. How anyone can even come close to saying that’s a game of the season is beyond me. A game of the season has flowing football. End to end stuff of good flowing football, passing the ball well. Not a game that is littered with mistakes. Game of the season littered with mistakes. Has the bar of what is a fantastic game really been lowered that much.

It’s called entertainment and it was end to end with lots of great football and very good football

 

[Pin-seeker]

Just watched “ highlights “ of the Utd v Bournemouth game. Quite frankly it was rammel. How anyone can even come close to saying that’s a game of the season is beyond me. A game of the season has flowing football. End to end stuff of good flowing football, passing the ball well. Not a game that is littered with mistakes. Game of the season littered with mistakes. Has the bar of what is a fantastic game really been lowered that much.

as a neutral give me that over 2 “well organised teams” cancelling each other out.

 

[Tashyboy]

as a neutral give me that over 2 “well organised teams” cancelling each other out.

There’s no doubt that as a neutral it was watchable, but it looked like a division 2 game not a prem game.

 

[Pin-seeker]

There’s no doubt that as a neutral it was watchable, but it looked like a division 2 game not a prem game.

Nah not for me,division 2 defending,but prem attacking maybe?

 

[Swango1980]

Just watched “ highlights “ of the Utd v Bournemouth game. Quite frankly it was rammel. How anyone can even come close to saying that’s a game of the season is beyond me. A game of the season has flowing football. End to end stuff of good flowing football, passing the ball well. Not a game that is littered with mistakes. Game of the season littered with mistakes. Has the bar of what is a fantastic game really been lowered that much.

Most goals can be defended better, so you can usually point out to a defensive error.

Not even going to go back and look at stats, but from Man Utd's point of view, they had more shots in the first half than any other side this season, according to commentator. And they had a decent few in second half. Bournemouth had quite a few chances as well

There was plenty of quality attacking football, not all moves ended up in a goal. And with so many chances, probability increases some scrappy moments may end up being converted.

Even when defenders made mistakes, they were pressured into them by good attacking.

Not many 4-4 draws where one concludes both attacking and defending was close to flawless

 

[Slime]

Yes like a lot of unliked players Suarez for example .

First on the team sheet for me.

Please do not compare Bruno with Suarez on their dislikability.
The former is a petulant drama queen, the latter is a psuedo cannibal.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Please do not compare Bruno with Suarez on their dislikability.
The former is a petulant drama queen, the latter is a psuedo cannibal.

BIT 3 players
+ a racist