The shitness of modern football

[Pete]

13 minutes ago, Mudface said:

Fantastic- https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/12/champions-league-draw-to-be-made-by-computer-due-to-complex-new-format

What could go wrong? Can we not just go back to knock out fixtures?

[No2]

No away goals is shit. Took any semblance of tension out of the Arsenal game. Makes it much harder to beat Man City over 2 legs.

[Anubis]

I see we're being outed as one of the ten clubs voting against the deal with the EFL for funding, but there is no context in the reporting save saying several clubs are exploring legal action against the government should any regulator try to force a deal through (last bit from The Mail).

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/12/government-angry-premier-league-reject-efl-support-plan

[Lee909]

This 'starboy' nonsense 

Even the fucking BBC  doing it now. Its gone to far and needs to be stopped. 

 

We make a exception for 3 Stacks and his studs but this is worse. Graham Rix behaviour 

[Mudface]

3 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

This 'starboy' nonsense 

Even the fucking BBC  doing it now. Its gone to far and needs to be stopped. 

 

We make a exception for 3 Stacks and his studs but this is worse. Graham Rix behaviour 

 

What the fuck is a 'starboy'?

[Lee909]

26 minutes ago, Mudface said:

 

What the fuck is a 'starboy'?

 

See Arsenal fans and Saka

 

 

[Mudface]

15 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

 

See Arsenal fans and Saka

 

 

 

Ah, nah, I think I'll swerve that, the cringe worthy cunts.

[Le Duan]

Possibly mentioned? But this shit about a striker being entitled to fall down in the box if he’s felt a contact? Fuck off!!!

[Le Duan]

On 13/03/2024 at 09:27, Pete said:

What could go wrong? Can we not just go back to knock out fixtures?

 

 

[VladimirIlyich]

7 hours ago, Le Duan said:

Possibly mentioned? But this shit about a striker being entitled to fall down in the box if he’s felt a contact? Fuck off!!!

Good job I'm not their referee then. Fuck that shit off.

[an tha]

BBC Sport Headline.

 

FA Cup Quarter Finals: Man City beat Newcastle to reach Wembley.

[Anubis]

The semi-finals are played at Wembley, aren’t they?

[Mook]

7 minutes ago, Anubis said:

The semi-finals are played at Wembley, aren’t they?

 

Unfortunately yes.

 

The headline was in relation to the QF result though.

[bossy]

I don’t know where to put this so here will do. A book of interviews with every living (then) World Cup final goal scorer and Geoff Hurst is in it. When he stopped playing he became an insurance salesman but it didn't go well. A hatrick scoring World Cup winner peddling car insurance. Quite the contrast with today.  

[Megadrive Man]

Fulham are building some sort of Love Island style Villa with a pool in to their Stadium!

 

 

 

Marco Silva has welcomed Fulham’s audacious plans to revamp the matchday hospitality experience at Craven Cottage, which will feature a rooftop swimming pool.

The new Riverside Stand, which is already part-open to Fulham fans, is set to become the home of the club’s hospitality packages. The first photo concepts were released on Wednesday, including a CGI photo of the new ‘Sky Deck’, complete with a swimming pool.

 

 

 

[Scott_M]

Was about to post that Fulham story. What a set of dweebs. If they ever finish that stand. It’s been 75% done since 2020.

 

[an tha]

On 17/03/2024 at 08:56, Anubis said:

The semi-finals are played at Wembley, aren’t they?

Exactly!

[Mook]

All these players & managers geeing the crowd up & I include a few of ours in this.

 

Fucking pathetic behaviour.

[Kevin D]

3 minutes ago, Mook said:

All these players & managers geeing the crowd up & I include a few of ours in this.

 

Fucking pathetic behaviour.

Said the same thing, myself, last month.

 

It also seems really performative, now.

 

“Oh look how much I care”

 

Focus on your fucking job dickhead.

 

On 10/03/2024 at 23:28, Kevin D said:

Players and fans gesturing to the crowd to raise is everywhere now.

 

Winds me up.

 

Millionaires telling working class people that they’re unhappy at the noise.

 

Do your job and the atmosphere will increase. 

 

[Mook]

2 minutes ago, Kevin D said:

Said the same thing, myself, last month.

 

It also seems really performative, now.

 

“Oh look how much I care”

 

Focus on your fucking job dickhead.

 

 

 

Aye.

 

Mason Mount doing it there after earning a couple of million pound for doing fuck all for months on end. Twat.

 

It's one thing I certainly won't miss about Klopp.

[Kevin D]

10 minutes ago, Mook said:

 

Aye.

 

Mason Mount doing it there after earning a couple of million pound for doing fuck all for months on end. Twat.

 

It's one thing I certainly won't miss about Klopp.

It’s bizarre to me that he’s spent the last 9 years turning up to his job and arguing with people in the main stand.

 

We did think it was weird before, but then he won all those trophies, so we started pretending it was completely normal behaviour.

[VladimirIlyich]

6 hours ago, Mook said:

 

Aye.

 

Mason Mount doing it there after earning a couple of million pound for doing fuck all for months on end. Twat.

 

It's one thing I certainly won't miss about Klopp.

I think with Klopp that it's a genuine ploy to inspire the players and keep the atmosphere high. He did it at Dortmund too. You often hear big lulls in English crowds whereas the constant 'buzz' is helpful to our players,in home games at least. Klopp gets a pass on that but players are just using it as an act.

[Mook]

3 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

I think with Klopp that it's a genuine ploy to inspire the players and keep the atmosphere high. He did it at Dortmund too. You often hear big lulls in English crowds whereas the constant 'buzz' is helpful to our players,in home games at least. Klopp gets a pass on that but players are just using it as an act.

 

No pass from me, he should be managing the team, not the paying supporters.

[Mudface]

11 hours ago, Kevin D said:

It’s bizarre to me that he’s spent the last 9 years turning up to his job and arguing with people in the main stand.

 

We did think it was weird before, but then he won all those trophies, so we started pretending it was completely normal behaviour.

 

Have you seen the people in the Main Stand? Think he's perfectly justified to be honest...

[VladimirIlyich]

On 31/03/2024 at 09:56, Mook said:

 

No pass from me, he should be managing the team, not the paying supporters.

I think he does both very well. I do see your overall point though. Not with Klopp but a lot of others.