Football The 2017/2018 Season Thread

[Moriath]

Mon Wales, be nice to have some other home nation teams in the WC.

Gotta have someone to support after england get knocked out

 

[Raven]

Some interesting statistics regarding the recent transfer madness

Monthly Report 27



It appears Liverpool did some tidy business, which must be an absolute first.

All perfectly legit at PSG, ofc

 

[Ormorof]

I mean technically he bought out his oen country with his own money before he signed anything with PSG so they would only be at minus 143 million euros (only lol)

 

[Raven]

Yeah, he did, but the money he used came from the PSG owners in a separate sponsorship deal.

 

[Ormorof]

So technically PSG didnt spend it

I dont agree with the way it happened but they found a loophole and figured they would chance it and seems UEFA, the spineless tirds they are, are going to let it slide

 

[Himse]

Brighton, Incoming 0 heh

 

[Job]

Just stop it fully loading to beat paywall
Why English footballers are so useless | The Spectator

 

[Raven]

Perfect

Premier League: Transfer window will close before start of season

 

[caLLous]

I don't see how the Premier League window closing before everybody else's is perfect at all, personally. It either forces continental teams to do their business early or it pressures English teams into selling after our "deadline" without the opportunity to bring in replacements. If it was a Europe-wide thing I'd be more behind it. What happens if a European team triggers a player's release clause after the English window shuts? Also, it might mean that foreign teams aren't going to sell their star player to a Prem team because they can just hang on to the end of the proper window and get more for that player.

 

[Moriath]

I agree it should be euro wide to be perfect.

 

[Himse]

Also going to hike the prices for English clubs further because they know they will be desperate to get deals done earlier. Huzzah.

 

[Raven]

who cares.

The days of the dull 2 team league is over. The TV money (and therefore sponsorship money) is pouring into the prem and evaporating from the likes of La Liga. The prem will snap up the decent players before the new close of the transfer window and the EU clubs will pick up the scraps. They will follow suit soon enough.

I mean, the president of La Liga is already crying his eyes out about it and it hasn't even kicked in proper yet.

 

[Scouse]

Harsh red that.

 

[Embattle]

Harsh red that.

Only if you are Gary Neville...in reality it wasn't harsh at all since he hit the goal keeper in the face with his studs at head height.

 

[Scouse]

Had to go for it. It was a 50-50. And he wasn't a goalie then - he was outside the box and therefore an outfield player.

 

[Embattle]

Yes I've heard the outfield player excuse and even if you consider that and it as a 50/50 you still can't get away with kicking someone in the face at head height, next you'll try and say he had his eye on the ball which again is moot when you practically put your studs in someone else's eye.

 

[Shagrat]

Had to go for it. It was a 50-50. And he wasn't a goalie then - he was outside the box and therefore an outfield player.

And its still a red if he was an outfield player. His foot was at head height for christ sake. He had both feet off the ground.

 

[Moriath]

Iirc foot at head height is usually just a yellow.

 

[Embattle]

Yes if he hadn't actually kicked him in the face you might be able to argue that it was playing in a dangerous manner but he did thus it would come under serious foul play.

 

[Himse]

I took Jesus out of my fantasy team this week.

 

[Raven]

I had money on 5.0 with Jesus to score first.

 

[Moriath]

There you go hasslebank magic at northampton already

 

[Scouse]

Yes if he hadn't actually kicked him in the face you might be able to argue that it was playing in a dangerous manner but he did thus it would come under serious foul play.

The fact that contact was made is immaterial.

 

[Raven]

It was a fair red.

Not that it would have made much of a difference.

 

[Raven]

It's no longer August, Kane scored.

 

[Raven]

Need Southampton to turn it around to keep on track for a £1200 win.

Cocks.

 

[Moriath]

It's no longer August, Kane scored.

Wasnt it more of a cross that went in

 

[Embattle]

The fact that contact was made is immaterial.

Actually it isn't, it is the difference between playing in a dangerous manner and serious foul play.

 

[Shagrat]

stupid decision

Frank de Boer: Crystal Palace sack manager after five games in charge

 

[Raven]

Only to then replace him with a startled owl.

Welcome to the drop, Crystal Palace.