Football The 2024-25 Football Thread

[Embattle]

Looks like some rumours around Solskjaer again, I don't think they can get a good enough manager to turn the ship around since part of the problem is undoubtedly to do with players

 

[Raven]

Due to the delay in FM2025, I thought I might do a UTD rebuild save.

Their squad is worse than it appears, utter dog shit.

 

[Gray]

He we go again..

"X haven't won a match so far in the season!"

Everton:

Hold plz

 

[Raven]

 

[Gray]

 

[Scouse]

Penalty, says VAR...

 

[Embattle]

I believe it could have gone either way, but as the on field decision was pen it stayed as pen.

 

[Scouse]

So what's the point of VAR again?

I don't mind the ref getting it wrong - and we won anyway - but it looked like it was outside the box when it happened, it went to VAR and they said "penalty" when it was an obvious free kick.

So just leave it to the ref completely...

 

[Embattle]

Nice to see FIFA as corrupt and immoral as before, with the FA endorsement as well.

 

[Raven]

International football is dead.

 

[Raven]

So, loads of pundits were saying Liverpool were uncatchable, a week or so ago.

Yeah... about that. Weren't they 12 points clear at Xmas a few years ago?

Do we need to reassign the "spursy" moniker?

 

[Scouse]

So, loads of pundits were saying Liverpool were uncatchable, a week or so ago.

Yeah... about that. Weren't they 12 points clear at Xmas a few years ago?

Do we need to reassign the "spursy" moniker?

Only to pundits, predicting won titles after 10 games.

It's not even christmas yet. Why is anyone talking about the league?

 

[Gray]

These December games could have been the absolute ruin for us, I think we were incredibly fortunate we managed to forego Liverpool for now, I'll be fine playing them another time, but the amount of matches we had against the top teams this month was nightmarish.

Yet for the majority, we got points for them. Delighted. Once more, while defensively we've being fantastic, up front we severely lack.

Broja might be the difference, but he's not getting many starts so far..

 

[Gray]

What a difference two weeks can make haaa. We're in the mire once more, but it looks like the last straw has been had and Dyche will likely be getting moved on...

West Ham announced their manager departure, so they're gunning for Graham Potter. Shame we couldn't have snapped him up, he did well with Brighton....

... But no, We're going to the up with Southgate now just watch.

 

[Scouse]

Gawd I hope not @Gray

 

[Gray]

Confirmed. That came out of nowhere in honesty, I thought they would wait until either the result of tonight or our next match.

Mourinho has been touted. I'm in two minds, he's a great manager and this would be a new challenge of sorts for him... But he has history with our owners.

This was for the best, he's done well to save us, like Lampard before him, but the performances at least up top were shocking, a change was needed. We should have gone for him a couple of seasons ago

 

[Embattle]

Confirmed. That came out of nowhere in honesty, I thought they would wait until either the result of tonight or our next match.

Mourinho has been touted. I'm in two minds, he's a great manager and this would be a new challenge of sorts for him... But he has history with our owners.

This was for the best, he's done well to save us, like Lampard before him, but the performances at least up top were shocking, a change was needed. We should have gone for him a couple of seasons ago

The whole thing reeks of amateurishness.

JM isn't a good manager, he is the moaney one and will require money for transfers that Everton don't have.

I'll find it hilarious if you end up with the best stadium in the championship.

 

[Gray]

Well after what Moyesey said last week I didn't think it would be him this time around.

He built probably the best team we had in decades, before it ended up getting dismantled when he left us. His leaving was pretty unceremonious and he probably said some regrettable things, but I'm sure they're forgiven now.

Whether he can repeat it now, we had some tricky seasons in the beginning with him before things turned around... But at least we have at least some time in the market now

 

[Scouse]

I think he's a cracking manager.