The Footie Thread

[Arthur Wedge]

All this talk of injuries to certain teams makes me laugh .just check the stats for which team lost most game hours due to injuries last season and for that matter this season so far .
You would be surprised that two teams had a mare last year .and not who you would think .

It was Man Utd and Chelsea last season in terms of the number of players

Newcastle had the most days lost then Brentford

 

[Arthur Wedge]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cge9d01vpvwo

Amazingly Messi and Ronaldo still getting nominated

 

[Tashyboy]

So we've got Man City away on Wednesday night and I honestly can't decide if this is a good time to play them or not!

I mean I know they're in the worst run of form they've had for many years, so on the one hand they're there for the taking.

On the other, that run has to end at some point and I've been watching Forest for enough years to know we can often be Charity FC in situations like this!

So I literally have no idea what to expect!

Ditto

 

[Red devil]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1863302377085837513

Kopites obsessed with Utd. What's new?

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Kopites obsessed with Utd. What's new?

Umm Man Utd have had 3 managers since Man City last won a game that’s a pretty new one

 

[Red devil]

Umm Man Utd have had 3 managers since Man City last won a game that’s a pretty new one

That's the thing, I wouldn't know. I rely on you Kopites to bring it up

 

[Arthur Wedge]

That's the thing, I wouldn't know. I rely on you Kopites to bring it up

Come on - have a bit of a sense of humour


At least you have a good FA Cup tie to look forward too

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Some great ties

FA Cup third-round draw in full​

Southampton v Swansea City
Arsenal v Manchester United
Exeter City v Oxford United
Leyton Orient v Derby County
Reading v Burnley
Aston Villa v West Ham
Norwich City v Brighton & Hove Albion
Manchester City v Salford
Millwall v Dagenham & Redbrige
Liverpool v Accrington Stanley
Bristol City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Preston North End v Charlton Athletic
Chelsea v Morecambe
Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers
Bournemouth v West Bromwich Albion
Mansfield Town v Wigan Athletic
Tamworth v Tottenham
Hull City v Doncaster Rovers
Sunderland v Stoke City
Leicester City v Queens Park Rangers
Brentford v Plymouth Argyle
Coventry City v Sheffield Wednesday
Newcastle United v Bromley
Everton v Peterborough United
Wycombe Wanderers v Portsmouth
Birmingham City v Lincoln City
Leeds United v Harrogate Town
Nottingham Forest v Luton Town
Sheffield United v Cardiff City
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
Fulham v Watford
Crystal Palace v Stockport County

 

[Swingalot]

Salford @ City will be double lively!

 

[Tashyboy]

Salford @ City will be double lively!

Got to be worth a flutter on Salford.

 

[nickjdavis]

home to Bromley

our current form makes that no guarantee, but probably couldnt hope for a better draw.

 

[Red devil]

Come on - have a bit of a sense of humour


At least you have a good FA Cup tie to look forward too

It's banter. I work in Liverpool and am forever asking my Kopite colleagues the state of our injury list or whatever. It doesn't come over well in text.
Anyway back to MUTV for you...

 

[Arthur Wedge]

It's banter. I work in Liverpool and am forever asking my Kopite colleagues the state of our injury list or whatever. It doesn't come over well in text.
Anyway back to MUTV for you...

is MUTV still going ? Surely they would have been culled by Ratcliffe by now

 

[Don Barzini]

If you were watching the FA Cup draw last night and you shouted out “ACCRINGTON STANLEY? ‘OO ARE THEY?!” in your best Scouse accent as soon as they were drawn to Liverpool, then you and I can be friends.

Sad thing is there’s an entire generation who wouldn’t understand that.

 

[AmandaJR]

If you were watching the FA Cup draw last night and you shouted out “ACCRINGTON STANLEY? ‘OO ARE THEY?!” in your best Scouse accent as soon as they were drawn to Liverpool, then you and I can be friends.

Sad thing is there’s an entire generation who wouldn’t understand that.

I literally have to say "Accrrrrington who" every time. Can't not...

 

[Arthur Wedge]

I literally have to say "Accrrrrington who" every time. Can't not...

If you were watching the FA Cup draw last night and you shouted out “ACCRINGTON STANLEY? ‘OO ARE THEY?!” in your best Scouse accent as soon as they were drawn to Liverpool, then you and I can be friends.

Sad thing is there’s an entire generation who wouldn’t understand that.

Its still funny now

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Jeff Stelling and Ally McCoist were talking this morning about the 3 Pm blackout and if it’s time to remove it

When it came in it was about ensuring the clubs still had fans attending games

But everything has evolved - many fans can’t get tickets , where as fans from all over the world can get to see any game they want on a media channel

So is it time to allow all the games to be broadcast or will that affect the clubs below the top league

 

[hairball_89]

Man charged and eight arrested on suspicion of tragedy chanting during Liverpool vs Manchester City

19-year-old man charged with tragedy chanting during Sundays Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield; Eight other men were also arrested on suspicion of the same offence

www.skysports.com

Just seen this article and very pleased to see something being done. However, The biggest policing of all idiot chanting - be it tragedy, poverty, homophobic or racist chants - needs to be done by fellow fans.

People (from all fan bases) still think it’s acceptable to sing songs like this and it needs to stop. Singing songs about your own team, great fun. Belittling (at best) others needs to stop.

 

[hairball_89]

Jeff Stelling and Ally McCoist were talking this morning about the 3 Pm blackout and if it’s time to remove it

When it came in it was about ensuring the clubs still had fans attending games

But everything has evolved - many fans can’t get tickets , where as fans from all over the world can get to see any game they want on a media channel

So is it time to allow all the games to be broadcast or will that affect the clubs below the top league

Problem with removing the blackout now is that the broadcasters make so much money from showing particular matches I think they’d be the biggest supporters of keeping it.

“We tell you what you can watch and when you can watch it”… legally of course.

If every game was on the tele, what would be the point in anything other than a 15:00 Saturday kick off time?

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Man charged and eight arrested on suspicion of tragedy chanting during Liverpool vs Manchester City

19-year-old man charged with tragedy chanting during Sundays Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield; Eight other men were also arrested on suspicion of the same offence

www.skysports.com

Just seen this article and very pleased to see something being done. However, The biggest policing of all idiot chanting - be it tragedy, poverty, homophobic or racist chants - needs to be done by fellow fans.

People (from all fan bases) still think it’s acceptable to sing songs like this and it needs to stop. Singing songs about your own team, great fun. Belittling (at best) others needs to stop.

Hopefully as more arrests happen it will start to stop

The poverty chants already started in the Man Utd Everton match as well

Too many just laugh it off