The Football Thread 2017-18

[Peter Crisp]

Surely Eufa will make sure we have all 4 semi final places in a bid to lure us back into the EU.

[Irene Demova]

PSG are losing and Neymar has been sent off.

The crowd and Marseille's defenders have been utterly perfect at winding him up

EDIT: And then Cavani has an inch perfect free kick to save Neymar and Mbappe's blushes

[BOR]

twitter.com/tobias_ellwood/status/922208263755718658

[PES Fan]

On the other hand if Liverpool win the champions league and come something like 8th we'll have 5 teams in it again which will help our Eufa Coefficient which we all know is what all fans really care about.

The coefficient is basically useless.

As England, Italy, Spain and Germany are guaranteed four places from next season due to pressure from TV companies and the TV rights.

[Corazon de Leon]

Just spent quite a long time trying to figure out who all the people above me in the fantasy league are on here.

[Kanbei]

twitter.com/tobias_ellwood/status/922208263755718658

That should not have counted, as soon as the ball goes back towards the player shooting thats the penalty over.

[Tomous]

twitter.com/tobias_ellwood/status/922208263755718658

That should not have counted, as soon as the ball goes back towards the player shooting thats the penalty over.

That's not true. The law states:

The penalty kick is completed when the ball stops moving, goes out of play or the referee stops play for any offence.

Clearly the ball hasn't gone out of play or stopped moving so it counts. There's quite a few videos knocking about on the internet of penalties similar to this.

[Photek]

Jesus Christ Liverpool.

[Denster]

Jesus Christ Liverpool.

Should have parked the bus.

[Goker]

I'm still wondering how Chelsea managed to lose points to Crystal Palace. The only team this year to have done that. Worse, the only team to concede goals to Palace.

[more heat than light]

Koeman has gone.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41683786

[Pancake]

Probably deserved.

[Skippy]

twitter.com/Gilology/status/922442744265658368

[Preezy]

Steve Kean, come on down!

[Ste]

Am I being unrealistic hoping for Ancelotti?

[Benzin]

I'm still wondering how Chelsea managed to lose points to Crystal Palace. The only team this year to have done that. Worse, the only team to concede goals to Palace.

We're Crystal Palace, we score when we want!

[Blue Eyes]

I guess you could say it’s not all Koeman gloom at Everton anymore. Sorry.

[The Watching Artist]

Am I being unrealistic hoping for Ancelotti?

Maybe. But with the money Everton have to chuck at him now who knows.

[Irene Demova]

Am I being unrealistic hoping for Ancelotti?

Ancelotti's hands off style with Rooney and the rest of Everton's squad would probably be a disaster

Dyche is probably the best option avaliable, he's way more astute than people think and at the very least he'd right the ship enough to avoid relegation

[Blue Eyes]

The scattergun approach to recruitment in the summer makes me think nobody can fix Everton in the short-term. They need to seriously rejig the team in January, when nobody seems to like doing business.