Football Thread 2021/2022

[SaintAnselm]

I doubt it’s true anyway, and I can’t imagine there’s any Man City players that would want to join Spurs.

[Jammy]

But if they did want to, I’d take Laporte over Sterling or Jesus. It’s a position we badly need strengthening in.

[SaintAnselm]

56 minutes ago, Jammy said:

But if they did want to, I’d take Laporte over Sterling or Jesus. It’s a position we badly need strengthening in.

Laporte for sure, the other two not so much.

[Dudley]

14 hours ago, ryodi said:

If this goes through (it won't) who will Spurs panic buy on deadline day this time because Levy has drawn the transfer out as long he can. 

 

 

Olivier Giroud.

 

[Stoppy2000]

15 hours ago, ilpostino said:

With his recent injury history too, it's an awful lot of money.

His injury problems are overstated. He mainly gets one injury per season and is over played and rushed back by Spurs (which is the main problem). He also won the golden boot only this season and he's never made less than 30 appearances in a season for spurs. 

He's hardly Daniel Sturridge. 

 

[Dudley]

Hey now. Sturridge managed 30 appearances in a season.

 

 

Once.

 

 

In 2012.

[redbloodcell]

17 hours ago, Sirloin said:

Spurs are insane to turn that down. It’s crazy money for a player of his age.

 

Goals, assists, leadership qualities and part of the Homegrown quota all combined? It'll cost more than that to replace his contribution to the team than that, so I don't think it's particularly unreasonable. 

[Dudley]

Yeah, he's only 27, he's got another half decade of this.

[Chindie]

Villa to sign Julian Alvarez, apparently. 20yo Argentine winger/striker, from River Plate.

 

Out of nowhere, assuming it goes through.

[Hamus]

Why are Man United trying to buy Sancho? He can't even get into the England team, except as a sub in a game that doesn't matter.

 

He must be rubbish!!

[Gabzy]

21 minutes ago, Hamus said:

Why are Man United trying to buy Sancho? He can't even get into the England team, except as a sub in a game that doesn't matter.

 

He must be rubbish!!

I really hope this is irony.

[Mike1812]

Tell that to Owen Hargreaves

[bradigor]

Silly season is fun. Liverpool in for McGinn and Mpabbe. 

 

It keeps me entertained whilst waiting for August.

[Hamus]

1 hour ago, Gabzy said:

I really hope this is irony.

 

Indeed. He should be playing the next match surely! Oh wait he's had no game time.

[Adrock]

Favre to Palace? How do you feel about that @skadupuk?

[skadupuk]

9 hours ago, Adrock said:

Favre to Palace? How do you feel about that @skadupuk?

 

Much like Nuno, I'll only believe it when he's put pen to paper.

 

Has a decent record and plays a style of football that fits Palace (and suits EPL survival, for us poorer teams).

 

If he's given money for players, and we bring in 4 or 5 decent ones I'll be feeling positive for the new season.

 

 

[Mike1812]

Derby could still be relegated

 

[GamesGamesGames]

37 minutes ago, Mike1812 said:

Derby could still be relegated

 

 

I don't know the ins and outs of this, but it seems ridiculous that there's no decision made when we're in late-June already.

[ryodi]

 

[Eighthours]

UEFA making a good decision on something? Am I in the Twilight Zone?

[David Kenny]

I seem to be the only football fan who really likes away goals. Isn't this going to take us back to the days where the first leg is extremely negative.

[Smoothy]

I like away goals too, but the explanation from UEFA sounds totally reasonable - average goals per match scored at home/away, and gap between home/away wins is reduced, this is from all games from 1970 till now.  In other words, there's a trend towards being more conservative in the home games.

[David Kenny]

4 minutes ago, Smoothy said:

I like away goals too, but the explanation from UEFA sounds totally reasonable - average goals per match scored at home/away, and gap between home/away wins is reduced, this is from all games from 1970 till now.  In other words, there's a trend towards being more conservative in the home games.

You can prove anything with facts!

[Fry Crayola]

I'd like to see a Venn diagram of people who like away goals, and people who like the 24-team format for the Euros.

 

And then I'd like to see an extermination policy on the crossover.

[GamesGamesGames]

16 hours ago, David Kenny said:

I seem to be the only football fan who really likes away goals. Isn't this going to take us back to the days where the first leg is extremely negative.

 

Away goals are great, and the only thing that needed changing with them was getting rid of their favouring a side in second-leg extra time. Knockout football will be the poorer for their loss.

[Gotters]

I always disliked away goals, just not a relevant way to decide a 2 leg tie of football and they're a relic of a bygone age of difficult travel, poor hotels/grounds and hostile environments. 

 

My view may be coloured by Arsenal going out eight times on away goals rule and only qualifying once

[Naysonymous]

But Spurs winning on away goals against Ajax in the Champions League was one of the most memorable moments of football of the last five years.  Away goals provide huge drama.  
 

I’m warming to the 24 team format too, my argument against it is that it removes a lot of jeopardy from the group phase but match day 3 this year had far fewer dead rubbers than it would present in a 16 team format.  We certainly wouldn’t have had the Group F drama without that third place rule. 

[Disgraced Toblerone]

People who prefer drama to fairness in football should stick to wrestling.

[GamesGamesGames]

5 minutes ago, Disgraced Toblerone said:

People who prefer drama to fairness in football should stick to wrestling.

 

Get rid of them in second leg extra time. Best of both worlds.

[Disgraced Toblerone]

1 minute ago, GamesGamesGames said:

 

Get rid of them in second leg extra time. Best of both worlds.

This does not make sense at all. Why not getting rid after the first half? Or 82 minutes?