Other Football - 2018/19 Season

[Guest]

Just what they need, another attacking midfielder...Questionable links include bleacherreport.com and 90min.com

 

Manchester City are looking to tie up a January deal for Japanese star Ritsu Doan.

 

The 20-year-old is currently with Dutch outfit Groningen, who he joined in the summer of 2017 – and City were keen on him even back then – but Doan was happy to his chance in the Eredivisie.

The diminutive attacking midfielder has settled well and City’s scouts have been keeping close tabs on him, and now the club are fearful that he could be snapped up by one of their European rivals – with Chelsea, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund all taking a keen interest in recent months.

 

But City are confident they can broke a deal with Groningen, who believe Doan is their best prospect since Arjen Robben came through their youth ranks.

 

City are happy for Doan to remain in Holland, potentially even for an extra season – but they want him signed and sealed in January, in order to make sure his long-term future is with them.

[TheHowieLama]

3 hours ago, Spy Bee said:

I'm pretty certain he's saying black. I'd be confident enough to put a decent amount of money on it.

Your Crypto is no good here Sir.

[TheHowieLama]

Copa Libertadores this afternoon - cant believe they are having open admission. It will just take a couple dozen lads from either side to turn this into another farce.

[DJLJ]

1 hour ago, TheHowieLama said:

Copa Libertadores this afternoon - cant believe they are having open admission. It will just take a couple dozen lads from either side to turn this into another farce.

Friend of mine going to this, managed to get a ticket in the midst of the Boca supporters. Risky business...

[Johnlj]

Is ginger cunt racist ?

[Anubis]

Mike Dean officiating at Barcodes central. Let’s see what batshit decisions he can come up with.

[Anubis]

Amusing. Rondon free kick hits the bottom of the bar and down and Barcode fans cheer. Hits the line and bounces out so Wolves fans cheer. Barcodes cross it in and score. Barcodes fans cheer.

 

Well, it was funnier watching it happen.

[RazorBack]

20 hours ago, Alex_K said:

??? We're talking 2009 here, not 1969.

Ederson, Walker, Stones, Laporte, Delph, Silva, De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Sane, Sterling, Aguero

v

Valdes, Alves, Puyol, Pique, Abidal, Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Messi, Henry, Eto'o

 

City dont have a single player that makes that Barca side. Not one.

Be fair, Mendy is LB, Delph is not even a real defender. I would take him over Abidal. Also Barca players are all 30+, wait for City players to finish their career. Would Iniesta be as good and appreciated was he Croatian? And leave that PC Modrić bullshit award this year aside.. Hard to compare, but my point stands - 2009 Barca would have a hard hard time against 2018 City or Liverpool or 2017 Real. That style has been found out. Same as did Mourinhos and his inter, if that was his best side/football he has played. They may have won a lot, but who was the best opposition at the time?

 

Ederson,

Alves, Puyol, Pique(I would argue for Laporte), Mendy,

Xavi, Iniesta, De Bruyne

Messi, Aguero, Eto’o

[Strontium]

7 hours ago, Jairzinho said:

Absolutely no idea how anyone can say with any degree of certainty whether he said "black" or "manc".

 

Because (without even getting into detail about bilabial stops, alveolar approximants etc) the shape of your mouth varies immensely depending on which one you are saying.

[Captain Howdy]

Looks like Manc to me if I’m honest

[Spy Bee]

You could tell from Sterling's reaction straight away that it was racist.

[Guest]

Newcastle vs Wolves trying to be the most boring match of the year. It might actually win.

[Bjornebye]

14 minutes ago, Captain Howdy said:

Looks like Manc to me if I’m honest

From a skinhead chelsea fan? yeah it was defo "manc" 

[Trumo]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

From a skinhead chelsea fan? yeah it was defo "manc" 

 

Was it a skinhead though? The footage I saw showed a bloke that looked like the Spitting Image version of John Major.

[Captain Howdy]

It’s the fella in the glasses isn’t it?

[Longview1982]

Do Chelsea fans ever use the term 'Manc' anyway?

[Captain Howdy]

1 minute ago, Trumo said:

 

Was it a skinhead though? The footage I saw showed a bloke that looked like the Spitting Image version of John Major.

Yeah that’s who  I thought? Is it supposed to be the fella behind him?

[Anubis]

36 minutes ago, Spy Bee said:

You could tell from Sterling's reaction straight away that it was racist.

 

Like Mason Holgate?

[Spy Bee]

13 minutes ago, Anubis said:

 

Like Mason Holgate?

No, quite unlike that situation. 

 

You can clearly lip read him saying 'black cunt'. Some people believe it was 'Manc cunt', but I really don't think Sterling would look so disappointed by that abuse.

[Anubis]

You can’t clearly lip read him. Look at how much it’s divided opinion on here.

[Spy Bee]

 

 Here is the clip

[Spy Bee]

1 minute ago, Anubis said:

You can’t clearly lip read him. Look at how much it’s divided opinion on here.

 

I addressed that the with the sentences that followed.

[Grinch]

Can anyone actually lip read on here?  I doubt Ian Wright can either, seeing what he wants to see.

[Jairzinho]

1 hour ago, Strontium Dog said:

 

Because (without even getting into detail about bilabial stops, alveolar approximants etc) the shape of your mouth varies immensely depending on which one you are saying.

No, not really. Hence me not understanding people's insistence that they deffo know what he said.

 

The shape of your mouth does not vary immensely at all. In fact it's quite possible to say both words with almost no discernable difference to the shape of your mouth.

 

[joe_fishfish]

Would anyone really be surprised if a Chelsea fan racially abused a black player? Do you not remember that video of their fans racially abusing a black person on the Paris metro?