26/27 football thread

[TheBurningRed]

I’m downloading that now. Sounds great. 

[Tim Healys Chutney Spoon]

1 hour ago, TheBurningRed said:

I’m downloading that now. Sounds great. 

Me too! Loved those old games. So much better than the modern games in many respects.

[Wretch]

CUNT OF A GAME

 

Edit: and there we go. Thank the fuck christ. 

Edited yesterday at 02:42 PM by Wretch

[TheBurningRed]

I can’t find a Bluesky link but I’d recommend going on twitter to have a look at this anyway. A supercut of Tony Pulis knowing everyone and giving everyone a nickname. Some great work there. The last Hodgson one is the best.

Didn’t know he and Mick McCarthy had a podcast together. Apparently it’s been out for a year.

 https://x.com/nozza_/status/2102743956207370391?s=46&t=s8CH5f_bnteNJOg6pucM0Q

Edited yesterday at 08:52 PM by TheBurningRed

[Callum1993]

For those not on X. Video of the year. 

[tiger_rick]

13 hours ago, TheBurningRed said:

Didn’t know he and Mick McCarthy had a podcast together. Apparently it’s been out for a year.

Yeah, I know it.

I've watched a few and it's OK. Tony is very sharp. Mick's a bit doddery. Like almost all of these football pods, sadly, it's pretty much a betting advert. A real shame.

[tiger_rick]

Devastated to have flubbed today's brain teaser!

Which club is the last to have beaten Real Madrid in the final of a European competition?

Spoiler

Aberdeen, 1983 Cup Winners Cup Final

 

[Mr_Danger]

40 minutes ago, tiger_rick said:

Devastated to have flubbed today's brain teaser!

Which club is the last to have beaten Real Madrid in the final of a European competition?

  Reveal hidden contents

Aberdeen, 1983 Cup Winners Cup Final

 

Spoiler

I guessed correctly based on the phrasing of the question being a ‘European final’ so obviously it wasn’t going to be the European Cup. Otherwise I’d have thought there was a Dortmund or Juventus or someone somewhere in the 90’s or early 2000’s. Makes me feel slightly better about the Karius clown show.

 

[SuperBacon]

On 9/22/2026 at 3:07 PM, SuperBacon said:

 

Edit: while we're all in quiz mode (I can't be doing that 442 one though, it'll do me in) this came up a few weeks ago.

250 - Mikel Arteta became the 10th manager to oversee 250 games for a specific club in the Premier League, can you name the other nine instances?

So manager and club please. Pop in spoilers please, and I do have the answers so have until this evening? 

The answer to this: 

Spoiler

Wenger (Arsenal), Ferguson (Man Utd), Moyes (Everton), Guardiola (Man City), Klopp (Liverpool), Kinnear (Wimbledon), Redknapp (West Ham), Curbishley (Charlton), Dyche (Burnley).

On 9/23/2026 at 8:42 PM, SuperBacon said:

Another question for you all: which team has scored the most goals in the FA Cup? Again, in spoilers please if you want to play

The answer to this: 

Spoiler

Kettering!

City found guilty of all charges? You know what that means! 🎵 2021 League Cup champions, we know what we are 🎵

And a new question: which player has won the most FA Cups? Answers in a box please. 

[tiger_rick]

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Manchester City have been found guilty on almost all of the charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations.

The sanctions have not been decided, with all possibilities remaining on the table, and City are expected to appeal.

City have been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges, according to sources briefed on the matter who spoke anonymously as they were not authorised to do so publicly.

Full piece https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7049721/2026/09/25/manchester-city-charges-verdict-premier-league/?unlocked_article_code=1.D1E.k3eF.5LqD8_CC1SUi&source=twitteruk

 

Heard they'll get a 10 point penalty and still be above United!

[SuperBacon]

I just looked it up and I did the original spreadsheet on 16.05.21, which was 3 weeks after we won the league cup. 

Ah well, was fun to keep track on though.

[Jazzy G]

On 9/22/2026 at 2:59 PM, gmoney said:

Must be possible to get 0, right?

How many Premier league strikers are there who've scored 0 goals? 

[The Gaffer]

I don't care what the actual repercussions are, my petulant headcanon is that Jon Flanagan, Glen Johnson and Martin Skrtel have Premier League medals. 

[Jazzy G]

They'll get a fine. 

[SuperBacon]

10 minutes ago, The Gaffer said:

I don't care what the actual repercussions are, my petulant headcanon is that Jon Flanagan, Glen Johnson and Martin Skrtel have Premier League medals. 

Harry Kane won a trophy with Spurs.