The football (soccer) thread

Kalevala · September 29, 2025, 09:40:22 PM

Early days yet, but @Irons (others welcome to comment too) re Nuno?

K

Madiel · September 30, 2025, 03:51:17 AM

Crystal Palace becomes the only unbeaten team in the Premier League this season. Pretty darn impressive.

Irons · September 30, 2025, 07:33:37 AM

Quote from: Kalevala on September 29, 2025, 09:40:22 PMEarly days yet, but @Irons (others welcome to comment too) re Nuno?

K

Early days, but under Potter if we went a goal behind heads dropped and two or three would follow. Last night we again conceded through poor defending, here we go I thought. However, the players fought back and earned a deserved point. Fly in ointment, away to Gooners on Saturday.

Irons · September 30, 2025, 07:41:57 AM

Quote from: Madiel on September 30, 2025, 03:51:17 AMCrystal Palace becomes the only unbeaten team in the Premier League this season. Pretty darn impressive.

A sign of an outstanding coach (Glasner) is when he loses his best players, Olise and Eze and results are unaffected. The problem for Palace is holding onto Glasner. I believe his contract is up at the end of this season.

vandermolen · November 19, 2025, 03:21:03 AM

Amazing victory for Scotland v Denmark last night (4-2) which takes them to the World Cup in the USA/Mexico next year.

Irons · November 19, 2025, 06:37:54 AM

Quote from: vandermolen on November 19, 2025, 03:21:03 AMAmazing victory for Scotland v Denmark last night (4-2) which takes them to the World Cup in the USA/Mexico next year.

Well done Scotland. It took 28 years to get there and they did it by scoring two cracking goals in extra time.

https://youtu.be/73cVhK9qL1o?si=mbB8n_OlcfcIoRNq

Holden · November 20, 2025, 09:54:10 PM

Can't go past McTominay's overhead. And Man U let him go.

springrite · Reply #1027 - Re: The football (soccer) thread

Just

Quote from: Holden on November 20, 2025, 09:54:10 PMCan't go past McTominay's overhead. And Man U let him go.

Just about every player ManU let go are lighting up their new league. In addition to McTominay, Antony, Greenwood, and Hojlund and Rashford are both doing better with their new teams.

Valentino · Reply #1028 - Re: The football (soccer) thread

Norway-Italy 7-1 (aggregate). See you on the other side of the pond, Scotland.
A match over there would be a very loud Scottish-Norwegian party. Poor US law enforcement officers. So many drunk and happy people.

Holden · Reply #1029 - Re: The football (soccer) thread

Quote from: springrite on Today at 12:43:02 AMJust Just about every player ManU let go are lighting up their new league. In addition to McTominay, Antony, Greenwood, and Hojlund and Rashford are both doing better with their new teams.

This issue is that the Man U fans (I was one until recently) haven't the patience to let things play out. Their greatest manager was on the verge of the sack. In the 89/90 season the team had finished 13th in the league (sound familiar?) and it was only the winning of the FA cup that saved AFs job for him. The rest is history. In the next three years they finished 6th, 2nd and 1st to start their huge EPL winning run over the next two decades. Ferguson was willing and allowed to look long term.