The Footie Thread

[Slime]

XG is just a construct to allow pundits and journalists to waffle on and suck the life out of football and make it feel like homework rather than sport.

In real life it’s only quoted by absolute s when their team has lost.

Is XG the footy equivalent of golf's strokes gained?

 

[Arthur Wedge]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968753360363995165

A lot of talk about players forcing through the moves and being rightly criticised for their actions


But what’s the feeling on this - a club spends a lot of money on a player gives them a long contract but then doesn’t want them and is trying to force them out

 

[Pin-seeker]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968753360363995165

A lot of talk about players forcing through the moves and being rightly criticised for their actions


But what’s the feeling on this - a club spends a lot of money on a player gives them a long contract but then doesn’t want them and is trying to force them out

My thoughts on sterling are.
He’s on £325k pw
He went out on loan & didn’t impress.
IF he really wants to play football I’m sure he could still get a move to a mid table side,but he’d have to take a massive pay cut.
But I doubt he’d do that.

Not sure how this is comparable to a player refusing to play,it’s not like the club are refusing to pay the player

 

[Swango1980]

Pity that DeBruyne had to be subbed after 26 minutes, simply as Napoli had to reorganise after getting a red card

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Really good open game at St James

been some very good chances for both sides

Surprised Newcastle didn’t go with Woltemade

Elanga needs to go at Martin even more now with him on a yellow

 

[4LEX]

Newcastle in a big CL game has to be the best atmosphere in the UK over the last few years.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

That’s a very good header

He has been one of their better players

 

[Arthur Wedge]

And that one is even better

Wow

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Harsh lesson for Newcastle. One thing they could copy, have a shot. They've had chances but they haven't pushed the keeper enough.

 

[Slime]

Rashford seems to be getting his mojo back.

 

[BrianM]

Two superb goals from Rashford tonight.
Ball from Foden for Haaland was absolutely class as well.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

An absolute lesson in how to see a game out from Barcelona. Newcastle could barely get the ball in injury time.

Pleased Newcastle got one back, important for them in terms of morale.

 

[Pin-seeker]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968772633467519304

 

[Don Barzini]

Interesting story on this weeks Peter Crouch podcast that I was listening to on my dog walk this morning.

Fella emailed in to say that he recently visited his family and they all went to Fratton Park to watch their beloved Portsmouth. His dad is a season ticket holder and mentioned to him that this season, his seat at the stadium will have been in their family (passed down from generation to generation) for 100 years!

Thought that was remarkable. Wonder if many other families can boast of such a stat!

 

[Tashyboy]

Man Utd debt: Premier League club owe more than £1bn after latest borrowing

Manchester United's borrowing of an extra £105m to help fund their summer transfer spending takes the amount they owe to almost £1.1bn.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bazz]

Interesting story on this weeks Peter Crouch podcast that I was listening to on my dog walk this morning.

Fella emailed in to say that he recently visited his family and they all went to Fratton Park to watch their beloved Portsmouth. His dad is a season ticket holder and mentioned to him that this season, his seat at the stadium will have been in their family (passed down from generation to generation) for 100 years!

Thought that was remarkable. Wonder if many other families can boast of such a stat!

Certain clubs would be investigating how the season ticket was being used by someone who wasn't named on it.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Certain clubs would be investigating how the season ticket was being used by someone who wasn't named on it.

Yes, it will likely not be passed on again. Digital ticketing is changing things.

 

[Neilds]

Interesting story on this weeks Peter Crouch podcast that I was listening to on my dog walk this morning.

Fella emailed in to say that he recently visited his family and they all went to Fratton Park to watch their beloved Portsmouth. His dad is a season ticket holder and mentioned to him that this season, his seat at the stadium will have been in their family (passed down from generation to generation) for 100 years!

Thought that was remarkable. Wonder if many other families can boast of such a stat!

Not sure that is totally factual by the caller. The family may have had a season ticket for 100 years (if they were going that long) and in the same rough area of the stand but I'm sure the stands at Fratton Park will have been substantially altered in the last 100 years and the layout will have altered.

 

[clubchamp98]

An absolute lesson in how to see a game out from Barcelona. Newcastle could barely get the ball in injury time.

Pleased Newcastle got one back, important for them in terms of morale.

Got to take your chances when they come as proved last night.

 

[irip]

Not sure that is totally factual by the caller. The family may have had a season ticket for 100 years (if they were going that long) and in the same rough area of the stand but I'm sure the stands at Fratton Park will have been substantially altered in the last 100 years and the layout will have altered.

I take it you not been to Fratton Park?
It was built by the same bloke who did the Tower of London and it hasn’t changed since