The Football Thread

[Kwacky]

Just like villa did

[duke63]

Yes. Spending millions is no guarantee of success or even survival.

[Blade]

De Gea

Solskjaer 5 changes to the best team in the country since returning from lockdown, why????????

[Kwacky]

Sky were showing live football today, charging £15 pretty match.

On top of the usual monthly subscription.

Lots of fans refused to pay, instead giving the money to food banks. A Newcastle fans online whip round got over £5,000.

[duke63]

TV and covid has allowed football to sleep walk into a pay per view scam.

It’s in dire need of some legislation to protect the true football fan and the clubs outside the top of the Premier League.

[Kwacky]

The big 6 have just tried to effectively buy the lower leagues

[duke63]

Let them go off and have their Super league..I certainly would not pay to watch it.

[duke63]

So this supposed 'big' six teams?

Six games into the season and only one of them is in the top 8 of the preimer League and 3 of them are in the bottom half of the league.

You can see why they don't want to be playing the 'small' clubs, they keep getting beaten by them.

[Kwacky]

It's interesting to see how some teams are doing better without a crowd and others are struggling.

[Kwacky]

Ryan Giggs appears to have gotten himself in hot water again. There are allegations he's assaulted his other half. Wales FA have dropped him as manager for their next 3 games.

[duke63]

I suspect he is a nasty individual. Not the first time he has such allegations iirc. There is a reason he has not become manager at any half decent club.

[Kwacky]

The Brummie lad and former Birmingham City player Jude Bellingham has been called up to the England senior squad. He's just 17.

I hope he gets a run out so people can see what all the fuss is about. He's an amazing talent.

[Kwacky]

Maradona has died at the age of 60.

Probably the most naturally gifted footballer of a generation.

And hugely flawed.

No surprise it was a heart attack that got him.

[D41]

Just saw that on the news.

[Kwacky]

That's the end of Birmingham's fa cup run. We've got Manchester City.

[Frankie]

You never know.... its not over until its over..... Games won: 67 Games drawn: 24 Games lost: 55 (Stats Man C v Birmingham C )

[Kwacky]

We've scored 10 goals in 14 games.

ManCity were a lower league side for a very long time. I remember playing them a few times. The best was us scoring a winner in the 97th minute.

[duke63]

Piece of piss beating that lot.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iVl29CB0AU[/video]

[duke63]

Some Millwall fans booed players making the Black lives matter statement before their game today.

How despicable can you get?

[Kwacky]

It's Millwall. They've done worse.