Football thread 2014/15 season

[Revival]

So where's the best place to buy Colombian knees from? I really don't get the transfer either and the news we want to sell Remy as well just boggles me.

[Dudley]

Yeah, my acceptance rather relies on holding onto Remy.

[Lucky]

Falcao was probably the best striker in the world for a period about 3 years or so ago. The injury he got and then trying to rush back for the World Cup probably means he'll never be the same again. His age doesn't help either.

As a back up to Costa it's not the worse deal in the world but for what it'll cost, you could probably do better.

I suppose Mourinho thinks there's still something there but he looked shot at Utd last season.

Bit of a strange one really.

[Meat]

Didn't know where else to put it, if anyone here still plays games... "Father Gascoigne"

LOL

[ckny]

What.

[Fry Crayola]

Father Gascoigne is a character in Bloodborne, apparently.

This is what qualifies for humour these days? I hope at least you've posted that in the University Challenge thread too.

[Meat]

why don't u post it urself Father Gascoigne

[Petrousgyre]

Yes, but what's the significance of Father Gascoigne? Beyond the unbelievably banal Gazza reference at least.

[Meat]

Just the banal reference, Father Gascoigne

[Petrousgyre]

Good!

[Fry Crayola]

So, time now for England's latest foray into knockout football. As this stage hasn't existed before, it's less a case of ...

Ok, it turns out Jacqui Oatley's stealing my bit as I type this. As I was going to say, England have been in the knockout stage of the World Cup every time they've qualified for the tournament. First in 1995, then again in the last two, they've lost to Germany, the US and France respectively. So there's new ground to be broken, and yet as it leads to the last eight, old ground to be maintained.

Yay tournament expansion!

[ryodi]

Not a great performance by England and they're now a goal down and I can't see them getting back into the game.

I take it back, Steph Houghton has just equalised thanks to another badly defended corner.

[Gabe]

We're gonna win the World Cup

[Mr Do 71]

[Fry Crayola]

Fantastic goal by Bronze. England were the better team from Norway's goal onwards. As ryodi says, at that point it looked like it was all over, given what had happened up until then.

Right, Colombia and USA next. What are jobs?

[Starbreaker]

Great win. Only thing that sours it is running the ball into the corner for almost ten minutes. At one point we had a two on two and it was still straight in to the corner.

[Naysonymous]

MORTEN HARKET!

EDVARD MUNCH!

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER!

(I can't think of any more famous Norwegian people)

Your girls took a HELL OF A BEATING!

[Fry Crayola]

The Norwegians did try to invoke that in the buildup, which I liked.

[gizmo1990]

MORTEN HARKET!

EDVARD MUNCH!

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER!

(I can't think of any more famous Norwegian people)

Haha, there aren't any more are there? They're very proud of that old win and take any opportunity to dig it up!

[Fry Crayola]

ROALD AMUNDSEN!

BJØRGE LILLELIEN!

LENE NYSTRØM!

THOR, SON OF ODIN!

[Baring]

Jan Age Fjørtoft!

[ryodi]

Tore Andre Flo (Sunderland's second most expensive signing)

[Fry Crayola]

Footballers make it a touch too easy, though.

EGIL ØSTENSTAD!

RONNY JOHNSEN!

VEGGARD HEGGEM!

Lillelien never lowered himself to such rot. But then I suppose we know fuck all about Norway.

[The Fox]

Let's not forget hobo-Jesus midfielder, Erik Myland.

[Fry Crayola]

Or his name, Mykland.

Anyway, onto last night's other game. The sending off really killed it, Colombia lost a keeper who'd made a number of good stops, and when down to 10 just lost the ability to attack the US. Lady Andrade really loves dragging the ball around but that only seemed to be of use to get the ball into the box from the byline, where they rarely found themselves.

I expect China will be no physical match for USA, but if they can keep the ball off them and find some way to create chances, they could spring a result.

[Timmo]

FATHER GASCOIGNE

[milko]

Apologies if it's been here and I missed it, but the Norwegian women's team made a funny spoof short documentary.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33212249

[The Fox]

Or his name, Mykland.

ffs, typo!

[Arc'Tan'Gent]

THAT GIRL FROM AQUA

SANDI TOKSVIG

ERM, SOMEONE WHO HAS ADVERTISED A WELL-KNOWN BACON BRAND

[Plissken]

Toksvig is Danish.