Football The 2024-25 Football Thread

[caLLous]

Football.

 

[Scouse]

Indeed.

 

[caLLous]

By the way - thanks @Jupitus, Archie Gray is great.

 

[Jupitus]

By the way - thanks @Jupitus, Archie Gray is great.

I'd love to say you're welcome, but I don't like to lie!! He is mate... enjoy!!

 

[Gray]

So just when you close off the season positively and think the takeover is going great.. a huge spanner comes out of the mist and smacks you right between the eyes, but then it falls on your foot...

Takeover deal that was so promising fails at the last hurdle because of the previous takeover failure. It looks like Moshiri wants whoever takes over to foot the cost of the 777 loan he arranged, which rightly the new guy rejected.

Moshiri has fucked us.

We had a preseason draw, but heyho the result wasn't important... But our new shirt manufacturer has given us shit quality or some such as our club badge was almost falling off after one single match, but the club are charging fans over £100 for them. Haaa.

Now we've got the Mancs trolling over Branthwaite, though that's water off a ducks back from them

 

[Embattle]

I reckon you are in for a very rough season on and off the field.

 

[Scouse]

So what did the cunt say that was so bad he might end up in klinky?

Joey Barton charged over malicious communications

The former player said on X that the charges related to posts he had made concerning Eni Aluko.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Gray]

Fucking ow like.

It's been a shit start, entirely. But I'm in no way convinced this will come to pass... Yet.

 

[Embattle]

Fucking ow like.

It's been a shit start, entirely. But I'm in no way convinced this will come to pass... Yet.

I think you'll get lucky just by the fact of the teams coming up might win less, although Leicester might be the fly in the ointment.

 

[Gray]

Un
Fucking
Believable

 

[caLLous]

Un
Fucking
Believable

I genuinely haven't seen anything like that. Two nil up at home in the 87th minute and you ended up losing. Just astonishing(ly bad).

 

[Scouse]

I genuinely haven't seen anything like that.

Noone has apparently. It's a new record.

Feck. I'd like to see Everton stay up.

 

[Embattle]

Un
Fucking
Believable

My dad's mate is an Everton Supporter and was at the game, I told him he should say to him at least his season ticket will be cheaper next year but since he was going away he didn't want to ruin his mates holiday even more

 

[Gray]

Well I'm just more fucking bemused than angry or annoyed. For it to happen twice in a row, in varying circumstances is unreal. How the fuck can that happen.

It doesn't help that we're getting goals, but we're missing absolute sitters, and then being dredged with the absolute shitshow at our defence.

I do really think things will improve once we get Branthwaite back in the team along side Tarks, but Dyche is turning into a right villain choosing the same shit expecting different results (Keane and Young).

I'm starting to lose significant confidence in his ability to pull us out of this mire.... But unlike history, we probably can't afford to ditch him, especially as we don't even have a board really who gives a shit at the moment

 

[Gwadien]

Well I'm just more fucking bemused than angry or annoyed. For it to happen twice in a row, in varying circumstances is unreal. How the fuck can that happen.

It doesn't help that we're getting goals, but we're missing absolute sitters, and then being dredged with the absolute shitshow at our defence.

I do really think things will improve once we get Branthwaite back in the team along side Tarks, but Dyche is turning into a right villain choosing the same shit expecting different results (Keane and Young).

I'm starting to lose significant confidence in his ability to pull us out of this mire.... But unlike history, we probably can't afford to ditch him, especially as we don't even have a board really who gives a shit at the moment

The ironing is that this sounds more annoyed than bemused.

 

[caLLous]

Concentrating on the league and the FA Cup. Smart move, @Gray.

 

[Raven]

Not sure of Europe club schedules, but isn't it time to bin the league cup for Premier League clubs, or at least allow teams that got into Europe, to skip it entirely?

 

[Scouse]

Not sure of Europe club schedules, but isn't it time to bin the league cup for Premier League clubs, or at least allow teams that got into Europe, to skip it entirely?

That'd kill it.

They should rename it the Milk Cup and get rid of the piddly EU competitions and world club cup.

 

[Embattle]

Not sure of Europe club schedules, but isn't it time to bin the league cup for Premier League clubs, or at least allow teams that got into Europe, to skip it entirely?

Every time adjustments are made to domestic competitions, UEFA/FIFA jam something else in there.

 

[Gray]

Everton takeover: Friedkin Group agrees deal to buy Premier League club

The Friedkin Group reaches an agreement to buy Farhad Moshiri's majority 94% stake in Everton.

www.bbc.co.uk

Only just seen this news after finishing work, but this sounds amazing. They pulled out a few months ago leaving us in a right mare after he seen the extent of financial issues we had, but something must have changed for this to now be announced.

Hopefully this is the news we needed to finally kick on and get some positivity back into the club

 

[Embattle]

Everton takeover: Friedkin Group agrees deal to buy Premier League club

The Friedkin Group reaches an agreement to buy Farhad Moshiri's majority 94% stake in Everton.

www.bbc.co.uk

Only just seen this news after finishing work, but this sounds amazing. They pulled out a few months ago leaving us in a right mare after he seen the extent of financial issues we had, but something must have changed for this to now be announced.

Hopefully this is the news we needed to finally kick on and get some positivity back into the club

In essence they probably offered Mos a lot less than he ideally wanted.

 

[Scouse]

Felt bad for West Ham last night - they were much better than the scoreline.

No var was good though. All decisions correct to.

 

[Embattle]

Everton might stay up because Wolves are a shower of shit.

 

[Scouse]

We, sadly, might be nearing the end of Ten Hag

 

[gunner440]

We, sadly, might be nearing the end of Ten Hag

I normally feel for managers nowadays but in ETH's case he did kind of get the players he wanted but all it seems to have done is make things worse

 

[Ormorof]

Lassana Diarra: Fifa transfer rules break EU law - top court rules

After a long-running dispute between ex-Chelsea and Arsenal midfielder Lassana Diarra and Fifa, a court has ruled against the governing body.

www.bbc.com

Wonder what kind of deals we will se instead of massive one off transfers

 

[Embattle]

Estêvão: ‘Cole Palmer told me we would do great things together at Chelsea’

In an exclusive interview the Brazilian teenage sensation talks about moving to London next summer and his aim to become the best footballer in the world

www.theguardian.com

 

[Raven]

 

[Raven]

Great appointment, btw, if a little bit defensive...

 

[Scouse]

Bring back Moyes tbh: