Football Thread 2018/19

[Naysonymous]

13 hours ago, the_debaser said:

 

Shared because barely anyone watches La Liga in the U.K. since eleven sports bought the rights. 

 

12 hours ago, ckny said:

No end product 

 

You might say that @ckny but in the very same game he did this: 

 

 

 

 

[Fry Crayola]

I did that once in five-a-side.

[hmm]

The defender puffing his cheeks as he turns to pursue him is glorious.

[Mr Do 71]

Get in! Rashford makes one, scores one. England 0-2.

[Gotters]

Our problem is Sterling and Rashford just can’t finish.

 

Very clinical and incisive for both goals - now expecting us to sit back and invite them on for the next hour.

[Mr Do 71]

Eh? Two for Sterling, one for Rashford. England are stuffing Spain.

[Loik V credern]

Why are competitive England games not on live terrestrial tv anymore? What if England smash Germany 5-1 again and no one sees it or cares. 

[Gotters]

10 minutes ago, Mr Do 71 said:

Eh? Two for Sterling, one for Rashford. England are stuffing Spain.

 

Sarcasm doesn’t work in here sometimes.

 

this is looking like that freak germany game all those years ago

[Adrock]

Just to quell some of the optimism on here, one I.Aspas is currently playing for Spain.

[feltmonkey]

4 minutes ago, Adrock said:

Just to quell some of the optimism on here, one I.Aspas is currently playing for Spain.

 

Are you saying they're picking a weakened team? I suppose they must be if he's getting a game.

[Robsk1]

Guys, we’re currently beating Spain by 3 away from home. Who gives a fuck. 

[feltmonkey]

Should be 4-0, that was a penalty.

 

This is mad. Completely brilliant stuff.  

[feltmonkey]

Uh-oh

[feltmonkey]

Ramos deliberately lead with the elbow there. How does he get away with it so often?

[the_debaser]

Just flicked it on after a long COD session. How was Pickford not sent off there?

[feltmonkey]

So fucking lucky Pickford!

[feltmonkey]

England are self-destructing at the moment.

[Plissken]

Whatever happens, England are Not Dull.  And it's been a long, long time before anyone could say that.

[feltmonkey]

Great win. We rode our luck no end in the second half, but that first half was stunning. To beat a team as good as Spain away with such a young side, it would have to be something like this game. It's a gambler's win.  Hit them hard early in, surprise them, and get far enough in front that nerves and an inability to manage the game won't hurt us in the end. 

[Fry Crayola]

1 hour ago, Loik V credern said:

Why are competitive England games not on live terrestrial tv anymore? 

 

Sky have the rights to the Nations League. The Euro 2020 qualifiers will be back on ITV.

[neoELITE]

1 hour ago, Adrock said:

Just to quell some of the optimism on here, one I.Aspas is currently playing for Spain.

 

That England squad isn't exactly full of experienced players. I think they're a breath of fresh air and Southgate's selection was remarkably brave. Spain fielded a lot of experienced internationals.  

 

[Adrock]

It was brave but also very lucky. The keeper should have been sent off and Spain were camped in the England half for the entirety of the second half.

 

It was an entertaining match. Definitely not one full of quality.

 

[Plissken]

First home defeat for Spain for 15 years.  38 games.  That's some achievement.

[ckny]

16 minutes ago, Fry Crayola said:

 

Sky have the rights to the Nations League. The Euro 2020 qualifiers will be back on ITV.

 

I thought these were the Euro 2020 qualifiers?

[feltmonkey]

16 minutes ago, Adrock said:

It was brave but also very lucky. The keeper should have been sent off and Spain were camped in the England half for the entirety of the second half.

 

It was an entertaining match. Definitely not one full of quality.

 

 

To be fair though, if the ref had given the penalty for the trip on Sterling at the start of the second half, Spain don't get anywhere near coming back.

[christaylor]

59 minutes ago, Plissken said:

First home defeat for Spain for 15 years.  38 games.  That's some achievement.

Apparently also the first time they've *ever* conceded 3 goals in a competitive game at home:

 

https://twitter.com/optajose/status/1051919996933279744?s=21

[nakamura]

Was that really a competitive game?

[Fry Crayola]

1 hour ago, ckny said:

 

I thought these were the Euro 2020 qualifiers?

 

These are pre-qualifiers that decide the seeding for the qualifiers and qualify you for post-qualifiers if you don't already qualify.

 

It's very simple.

[SeanR]

[neoELITE]

I was going to post this in my League 1, 2 etc. thread but I thought I'd put it here. Accrington chairman tweeted this. I can't find the original tweet.

 

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In a landmark ruling @EFL have decided without agreement that away team should get the revenue from their travelling fans. 

In an absolute shambles, the home team loses a major part of the revenue from staging the game despite paying the costs for it.

 

If that happens, it will devastate teams like Accrington Stanley.