Members SuperBacon Posted March 10 Author Members Posted March 10 5 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: Using Italy as an example of a predictable boring league is ridiculous, it's the most open of the biggest leagues in Europe and it's no coincidence that it's probably the best to watch out of them My youngest keeps asking me to take her to the San Siro, which given that they're knocking it down soon, I really must agree to. Quote
Paid Members mim731 Posted March 10 Paid Members Posted March 10 2 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: My youngest keeps asking me to take her to the San Siro, which given that they're knocking it down soon, I really must agree to. I didn't manage to catch a game there, but went to the stadium tour about 12 years ago and it's really a beautiful cathedral of football. Well worth seeing in person if you can before they turn it into a soulless corporate enormodome. Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted March 10 Paid Members Posted March 10 Very high on my bucket list too. Might try and do it at the start of next season. I'm prepared for it to not be all that I've dreamed (accidentally spelled as creamed which might be subliminal) for 36 years but I really must go. Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted March 10 Author Members Posted March 10 31 minutes ago, mim731 said: I didn't manage to catch a game there, but went to the stadium tour about 12 years ago and it's really a beautiful cathedral of football. Well worth seeing in person if you can before they turn it into a soulless corporate enormodome. I think the plan is to knock it down and build a stadium each for the Milan teams, which seems silly when they've managed to both make it their home for this long. Who knows why football clubs make the decisions they do? Quote
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted March 10 Paid Members Posted March 10 Was watching something last night and noticed a pin on Google Maps for a football pitch in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland. Looks incredibly idyllic. These lads could definitely do it on a Tuesday night in Stoke. Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted March 10 Paid Members Posted March 10 3 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: Was watching something last night and noticed a pin on Google Maps for a football pitch in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland. Looks incredibly idyllic. These lads could definitely do it on a Tuesday night in Stoke. So that's what Trump's after - a new golf course Quote
Paid Members Scratch Posted March 10 Paid Members Posted March 10 3 hours ago, tiger_rick said: Was watching something last night and noticed a pin on Google Maps for a football pitch in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland. Looks incredibly idyllic. These lads could definitely do it on a Tuesday night in Stoke. I’ve always loved the David vs Goliath FA Cup matches on the BBC that have genuine risk of needing to ask the house behind the goal for their ball back. But trying to convince a seal to punt your Mitre Delta back to land would be quite something. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 10 Paid Members Posted March 10 (edited) 4 hours ago, tiger_rick said: Was watching something last night and noticed a pin on Google Maps for a football pitch in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland. Looks incredibly idyllic. These lads could definitely do it on a Tuesday night in Stoke. You might like this. I watched it a couple of months back and it was really interesting. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002jb61 Edited March 10 by Devon Malcolm gudni bergsson Quote
The Curious Orange Posted March 10 Posted March 10 6 hours ago, tiger_rick said: After my previous rant about FIFA, today we have the news that 10 players from Jamaican club Mount Pleasant have been denied US Visas to play LA Galaxy in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Given that political interference in football associations is barred by FIFA, shouldn't they be throwing these twats out of Concacaf until they sort it out, regardless of whether Don is their mate or not? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cddnlp5g8rro Not mentioned in the article, but Hull legend Theodore Whitmore is their head coach Quote
Members SuperBacon Posted March 10 Author Members Posted March 10 Another fantastically hilarious, entertaining evening from Spurs. You couldn't ever find a funnier club. You just couldn't. Just a brilliant football institution giving hilarity and entertainment to millions. You should all be so thankful to be alive to witness this. Quote
Cousin Jim Bob Posted March 10 Posted March 10 I was a bit gutted I watched Newcastle/Barcelona instead, until Newcastle hilariously gave away a penalty with their last kick of the game. The absolutely heartbroken faces of the Newcastle players and fans made it worthwhile. Quote
RedTwoster Posted March 10 Posted March 10 9 hours ago, Lorne Malvo said: I've been seeing a lot of this 'Scottish football is more entertaining than English football' stuff doing the rounds. It's just bollocks. One entertaining season doesn't make up for 40+ years of two teams having a monopoly on the league, and doesn't excuse the fact that a lot of the football is still dogshit. For what it's worth, I find English football to be really boring now too. I’d argue that Scottish football punches above its weight and has done for years, given the financial disparity between Scottish clubs and most other European leagues. The fact Rangers reached a Europa League Final recently is nothing short of miraculous. But yeah, back to that financial disparity- of course the quality is going to suffer given how little money is in the game, but that hasn’t affected Scottish football’s entertainment value, particularly in the Championship and below, where a handful of points has often been the difference maker between promotion and relegation. It’s insane, but super dramatic. The Scottish Premiership (not the ‘SPL’, that’s not existed for years) is often dominated by Celtic, but there are always great stories throughout and the matches are generally a very fun watch. It’s physical and frantic - scrappy sometimes, but I do love it. While the title scene has been one-sided these past few years, the league certainly hasn’t lacked entertainment and drama, both on and off the pitch. There’s always something interesting going on - and frequently something jaw-dropping. It can be like following Eastenders sometimes, with some of the off-field twists and turns we’ve seen. Quote
BrodyGraham Posted March 10 Posted March 10 Newcastle doing Newcastle things might not be as funny as Spurs doing Spurs things but fuck me if that wasn't a super frustrating night. Quote
SaitoRyo Posted March 11 Posted March 11 It was so Newcastle to do that. We played better than Barcelona for 90 minutes. They hardly had a sniff and you wouldn't even known Lawandowski and Yamal were on the pitch. We deserved to win and then we (well, Thiaw) fucked it up in the dying seconds. It's a total sickener and it's going to be harder to beat Barca away next week. As for Spurs, where do you even start? I didn't think they'd manage to capitulate worse than they did against Palace, but goodness me. They are in deep, deep trouble and probably should bite the bullet and sack Tudor off ASAP. Him managing another game in the league could be very costly. You have to feel bad for Kinsky, too, who had an absolute nightmare and is probably done as far as being a Spurs keeper is concerned. Quote
Tim Healys Chutney Spoon Posted March 11 Posted March 11 Anyone got Sean Dyche's number or Southgate's? Christ I'd even consider Big Sam at this stage! Someone, anyone, has got to be better than this current prick. I thought Gross was bad as a manager, this guy takes the absolute piss! Quote
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