Football 2023/24

[thetime]

Tough group for Newcastle, although some good nights. 

[charlierc]

The first three games this season have made me think the difficulty level is already higher than last season but wow. Getting Man City at home in the Carabao Cup was bad enough, but this is a triple whammy of difficulty. But equally, this is our first time in the Champions League in 20 years, so I guess it's about the experience.

Can dream of progress though. All 3 of PSG, Dortmund and Milan have their flaky moments.

[Gnomicide]

Man City seem to have plucked a group from the Europa League.

[Neil]

those saudi's are going to decimate the prem, paying silly money for any stand out players - they've offered £150M for salah.

[Skip997]

21 minutes ago, Neil said:

those saudi's are going to decimate the prem, paying silly money for any stand out players - they've offered £150M for salah.

By today's ridiculous standards £150m isn't silly money, it's about right (maybe even a bit low).

But I get what you're saying. Mind you football is finished as a credible competitive sport anyway.

[thetime]

3 hours ago, Neil said:

those saudi's are going to decimate the prem, paying silly money for any stand out players - they've offered £150M for salah.

Will be surprised if Salah is a Liverpool player this time next week. 

The bids will just keep on getting higher, I am sure Liverpool are aware of that. As are they in a position to turn down 150m for a player that turns 32 next june?

Edited September 1, 2023 by thetime

[Neil]

1 hour ago, thetime said:

Will be surprised if Salah is a Liverpool player this time next week. 

The bids will just keep on getting higher, I am sure Liverpool are aware of that. As are they in a position to turn down 150m for a player that turns 32 next june?

good price to cash in with.his time at liverpool is mostly done anyway.

[thetime]

40 minutes ago, Neil said:

good price to cash in with.his time at liverpool is mostly done anyway.

Yes, Liverpool do very well in there transfer business and getting rid at the right time.

Utd would just give them a new 5 year contract.

[Neil]

Utd have sorted their greenwood problem, nicely so they can collect on him in the future.

[charlierc]

Given much of the discourse in football in the last 2 weeks has been around Spanish football executives behaving badly, of all the places for Greenwood to end up.

[charlierc]

Hmmmm... I'm not unduly worried just yet, as we were given a dreadful start to the season with 3 games we have struggled to win in days of yore, so was braced for the possibility of a run of Man City, Liverpool and Brighton yielding 0 points.

But f**king hell today's performance was just lacking in all areas.

[thetime]

Centre back partnership of Maguire and Evans. 😆

[charlierc]

2 hours ago, thetime said:

Centre back partnership of Maguire and Evans. 😆

Was just about to say. Sure enough the winning Arsenal goals come after they both come off, and given apparently both Martinez & Lindelof left the stadium injured, that raises the possibility of that being a starting CB pairing v Brighton in 2 weeks time. Which, bold.

[pink_triangle]

I find football coverage funny in terms of how they look for their own narrative. Rice scores a winning goal today and it’s evidence he is a big game player, Nketiah scores the winner a year ago and it’s just a dramatic winning goal!

[Neil]

3 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

I find football coverage funny in terms of how they look for their own narrative. Rice scores a winning goal today and it’s evidence he is a big game player, Nketiah scores the winner a year ago and it’s just a dramatic winning goal!

big money gives a label for a big game player.

[zahidf]

Well Antony is a real piece of sh*t

 

 

[Neil]

5 minutes ago, zahidf said:

Well Antony is a real piece of sh*t

 

 

becoming a bit of a utd theme now. 

[zahidf]

3 minutes ago, Neil said:

becoming a bit of a utd theme now. 

Ten Hang was supportive of Ayax's overmar after he was canned for being a secual predator. Bit of a theme developing.

[thetime]

1 hour ago, Neil said:

becoming a bit of a utd theme now. 

Always been the case. #Best #Giggs #Ronaldo

Must be a winger thing. 

Edited September 4, 2023 by thetime

[Neil]

3 minutes ago, thetime said:

Always been the case. #Best #Giggs #Ronaldo

Must be a winger thing. 

you missed greenwood off that list.

[thetime]

3 minutes ago, Neil said:

you missed greenwood off that list.

He was innocent. 😃

[Neil]

3 minutes ago, thetime said:

He was innocent. 😃

and so was george davies. 😛 

[thetime]

1 hour ago, Neil said:

and so was george davies. 😛 

Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me. 

In other news sancho, 350k a week. 🤣

[Neil]

21 minutes ago, thetime said:

Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me. 

In other news sancho, 350k a week. 🤣

hasn't eric said he's a bit sh*t or something....?

[thetime]

15 minutes ago, Neil said:

hasn't eric said he's a bit sh*t or something....?

You don't have to be a top level manager to come to that conclusion. He is shite, everything that's wrong with uniteds transfer policy.

Seen more character in a dead fish.