rjw63 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 I have something on my phone called News Republic. It's usually really shitty stories about stupid stuff but the comments are funny and it's easy to troll. Yesterday there was something on there about Bristol City fans. Apparently they want Villa and Derby, and even Dirty Leeds, thrown out of "the league" for violating FFP. There were some fan comments quoted. Seems Bristol really don't like the Villa, strange as I think they are harmless nonentities. Must be because we keep beating them. Anyway, tough titty Bristol Shitty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 26, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted May 26, 2019 1 hour ago, rjw63 said: I have something on my phone called News Republic. It's usually really shitty stories about stupid stuff but the comments are funny and it's easy to troll. Yesterday there was something on there about Bristol City fans. Apparently they want Villa and Derby, and even Dirty Leeds, thrown out of "the league" for violating FFP. There were some fan comments quoted. Seems Bristol really don't like the Villa, strange as I think they are harmless nonentities. Must be because we keep beating them. Anyway, tough titty Bristol Shitty. Seems amazing that, given the fans of so many other clubs seem absolutely positive that we've broken FFP rules, that we haven't been done for it. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Surely if they had evidence they would show us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Seems amazing that, given the fans of so many other clubs seem absolutely positive that we've broken FFP rules, that we haven't been done for it. Weird. It's because Prince William and Tom Hanks are conspiring to get the league to turn a blind eye. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Davkaus said: It's because Prince William and Tom Hanks are conspiring to get the league to turn a blind eye. Don't forget John Terry has the EFL in his pocket and we bribe all the officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Really interesting piece on the bidding and logistics of the Europa and Champions League finals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Mourinho and Wenger did punditry together for the Champions League final, not something I ever imagined and seemed to agree on lots of things Ive seen some of Mourinho punditry and as expected from a top manager he is quite brilliant, puts Carragher and Neville to shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Talksport leading with "John Barnes has exclusively told us that winning the champions league puts Liverpool back on the football map" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 19 minutes ago, Jimzk5 said: Talksport leading with "John Barnes has exclusively told us that winning the champions league puts Liverpool back on the football map" It really is the brains trust over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Just watching the women’s football, god the BBC commentary team are terrible. Jonathan Pearce, of course goes without saying. He always tries to make jokes about the other commentator as if to say to listener look I do know these outside of work as well. As for Sue Smith, monotone, boring and lacking in knowledge. When it went to VAR, she was saying “well they’ve obviously seen stuff I haven’t as I think it’s on”, just as they were showing she was off! The pundits on the other hand do well. Alex Scott keeping up her excellent work and then our very own Dion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 22 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Just watching the women’s football, god the BBC commentary team are terrible. Jonathan Pearce, of course goes without saying. He always tries to make jokes about the other commentator as if to say to listener look I do know these outside of work as well. As for Sue Smith, monotone, boring and lacking in knowledge. When it went to VAR, she was saying “well they’ve obviously seen stuff I haven’t as I think it’s on”, just as they were showing she was off! The pundits on the other hand do well. Alex Scott keeping up her excellent work and then our very own Dion. Surprised they havent rolled out Lawro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 12 minutes ago, Zatman said: Surprised they havent rolled out Lawro Too scared of him making a sexist remark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Van Dijk sat at home trying to imagine how tall a corner flag is. Sky comms: “Wow, what a player, and what a story it has been for him” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 1 hour ago, The_Rev said: Very interesting. What I always wondered is why can't professional footballers beat the first man. They are pros and do crosses of similar nature hundreds of times on weekly basis, yet fail to beat the first man. My slightly obese mate who wakes up on a Sunday morning after 5 pints and three shots and a kebab from the previous night does not fail to beat the first man when we play Sunday league. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosmicVillan Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Very interesting. What I always wondered is why can't professional footballers beat the first man. My slightly obese mate who wakes up on a Sunday morning after 5 pints and three shots and a kebab from the previous night does not fail to beat the first man when we play Sunday league. Why? Seems it's because they are trying to whip it in at a shallow angle with pace and there is much less margin for error than just hoisting it in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 14, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 14, 2019 20 minutes ago, CosmicVillan said: Seems it's because they are trying to whip it in at a shallow angle with pace and there is much less margin for error than just hoisting it in. Yeah this. I'm sure any professional could beat the first man if their only goal was to beat the first man and get the ball in the box. But you don't score goals by floating a ball in (Ashley Westwood, take note) The best chance is, as you say, usually to whip a ball in with pace and curl and a shallower angle. It's the same as taking a free kick. Clearing the wall is a piece of piss if all you want to do is clear the wall. but if you want to clear the wall AND get it on target AND give it enough pace to beat a professional goalkeeper then it's suddenly much harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 29 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Very interesting. What I always wondered is why can't professional footballers beat the first man. They are pros and do crosses of similar nature hundreds of times on weekly basis, yet fail to beat the first man. My slightly obese mate who wakes up on a Sunday morning after 5 pints and three shots and a kebab from the previous night does not fail to beat the first man when we play Sunday league. Why? Because the goalkeepers in Sunday league don't just catch every corner which is gently floated into the box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, The_Rev said: Because the goalkeepers in Sunday league don't just catch every corner which is gently floated into the box. I get that, but that Eriksen statistic is simply shocking. Regardless of Sunday League, I think there is a real problem in players not being able to beat the first man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 14, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 14, 2019 5 minutes ago, Mic09 said: I get that, but that Eriksen statistic is simply shocking. Regardless of Sunday League, I think there is a real problem in players not being able to beat the first man. The fact that so many players do it is in itself proof that it's not a problem, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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