Football 2022/23

[Gnomicide]

This is a great video, so many iconic moments and then you realise Pele had already done it.

 

 

[The Nal]

Ronaldo off to Saudi then. Sad really. Something he said he'd never do. Would've liked to see him finish at Madrid. 

[Neil]

1 hour ago, The Nal said:

Ronaldo off to Saudi then. Sad really. Something he said he'd never do. Would've liked to see him finish at Madrid. 

he did finish at Madrid, he's been shit since then!

[The Nal]

8 minutes ago, Neil said:

he did finish at Madrid, he's been shit since then!

He scored 100 goals in 3 seasons at Juve tbf and was the only good thing about Utds season last year.

I'd say he regrets not signing for City now though.

[charlierc]

After yesterday's results, there's something genuinely bizarre about the prospect of Man City having Haaland scoring so many goals and yet they find themselves seven points off top spot. Either that or Arsenal have done so well to get things right.

I'm not sure what to make of Newcastle's prospects of a result at the Emirates on Tuesday, mind. Could well be up for it after missing out on a win against Leeds, but will be very much an elevation in difficulty level.

[charlierc]

On 12/31/2022 at 7:32 AM, The Nal said:

Ronaldo off to Saudi then. Sad really. Something he said he'd never do. Would've liked to see him finish at Madrid. 

It's genuinely odd how he's mismanaged his stock to the point where the Saudi league was his only tangible offer, and I can imagine there's a part of him annoyed he's not getting another crack at the Champions League.

I'm bemused to see some Ronaldo super-fans going "He's won everything, let him go chase the money" when literally a few weeks ago they were screeching that Ronaldo still had to play every game for both Man United and the Portugal team at the World Cup.

[The Nal]

12 minutes ago, charlierc said:

It's genuinely odd how he's mismanaged his stock to the point where the Saudi league was his only tangible offer, and I can imagine there's a part of him annoyed he's not getting another crack at the Champions League.

I'm bemused to see some Ronaldo super-fans going "He's won everything, let him go chase the money" when literally a few weeks ago they were screeching that Ronaldo still had to play every game for both Man United and the Portugal team at the World Cup.

Indeed. The Saudi league though, grim. One of the teams he'll be playing shortly had 300 fans at their game a few weeks ago. 

Sad that himself and Messi didn't get to finish at Barca and Madrid. 

Edited January 1, 2023 by The Nal

[charlierc]

6 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Indeed. The Saudi league though, grim. One of the teams he'll be playing shortly had 300 fans at their game a few weeks ago. 

Sad that himself and Messi didn't get to finish at Barca and Madrid. 

Tbf in 2018, Real Madrid were offered 100 million Euros plus bonuses for a player over 30, which is a record for a player in that age range, at a time when Ronaldo was claiming the club weren't supportive in negotiations for a contract extension. So I can see their merit in accepting it, even if the following season at Madrid after he left was a mess.

Messi having to leave Barcelona when he wanted to stay a year after he tried to leave but didn't was weirder.

[The Nal]

43 minutes ago, charlierc said:

Tbf in 2018, Real Madrid were offered 100 million Euros plus bonuses for a player over 30, which is a record for a player in that age range, at a time when Ronaldo was claiming the club weren't supportive in negotiations for a contract extension. So I can see their merit in accepting it, even if the following season at Madrid after he left was a mess.

Messi having to leave Barcelona when he wanted to stay a year after he tried to leave but didn't was weirder.

Cant see Ronaldo seeing out this contract. He'll throw a hissy and fuck off in the summer when he realises what a shambles of a league hes playing in. 

[thetime]

Decent set of results for man utd last 2 days. 

[thetime]

16 minutes ago, Barry Fish said:

Bless, I remember when United didn't have to worry about the results of other poor teams 😛 

Blimey even at your age you have a good memory. 😊

[thetime]

[Neil]

11 hours ago, thetime said:

got a long way to go to match Utd's recent shitness.

[thetime]

3 minutes ago, Neil said:

got a long way to go to match Utd's recent shitness.

Yep big discussion, who is more shit. 

[Gnomicide]

Thank God for Everton. 

[The Nal]

11 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

Thank God for Everton. 

How long do we give Lamps? Few tough games coming up. Utd in the cup, 6 pointers vs Saints and Hammers, Arsenal and then the derby all in the next month.

[Punksnotdead]

2 minutes ago, The Nal said:

How long do we give Lamps? Few tough games coming up. Utd in the cup, 6 pointers vs Saints and Hammers, Arsenal and then the derby all in the next month.

I'd give him about 2 hours! 😄

[lost]

10 minutes ago, The Nal said:

How long do we give Lamps? 

Can they afford to sack him? I guess Pickford is a saleable asset to pay his comp.

[efcfanwirral]

I've recently been in the "can't keep sacking managers" camp but his record is exceptionally poor. We probably need a relegation specialist type manager to come in and grind out results with set pieces or something, as we aren't scoring many more goals sticking to a philosophy. 

If nothing changes, we'll finish bottom and be gone way before the end of the season the way it's looking.

[The Nal]

28 minutes ago, efcfanwirral said:

 We probably need a relegation specialist type manager to come in and grind out results with set pieces or something

Bring back Big Sam.

[Gnomicide]

Steve Bruce is available.

 

[lost]

Kenwright's arsehole will be twitching at Martinez being available. If Moyes becomes available too he'll completely soil himself.

[charlierc]

Must admit I thought Arsenal v Newcastle might be a more lively game in an attacking sense than what we got, given it ended up with more bookings than shots on target.

Still, I'm content with a point. And quite something of a role reversal given at the weekend it was us getting wound up by Leeds going defensive with shithousery and a penalty appeal ignored.

[charlierc]

9 hours ago, Gnomicide said:

Steve Bruce is available.

 

Was already a surprise to see him linked with the vacancy at Norwich so soon after he was booted by West Brom, nevermind this possibility.

10 hours ago, The Nal said:

Bring back Big Sam.

Irony is they'd probably try that if it hadn't got so spectacularly weird at the end of that attempt. That and I believe he has a "never go back" attitude.

[pink_triangle]

I know they are different shades, but do city and Chelsea normally both play in blue against each other? Maybe clubs with different shades of the same colour play each other all the time and I just didn’t notice!