The Football Thread 2017-18

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Should the Title reflect Titles/cups on the same day?

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Curls » Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:02 am

Yeap, COYS this is your year....maybe!

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Preezy » Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:03 am

Return_of_the_STAR wrote:
ITSMILNER wrote:
BOR wrote:Semi-Finals:
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea vs Southampton


Tottenham with the home advantage then


No, we’ve been drawn as the away side :shifty:

Does that mean United will have the Spurs dressing room?

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Saint of Killers » Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:31 am

DML wrote:
Return_of_the_STAR wrote:
Saint of Killers wrote:
DML wrote:
Return_of_the_STAR wrote:
ITSMILNER wrote:
BOR wrote:Semi-Finals:
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea vs Southampton


Tottenham with the home advantage then


No, we’ve been drawn as the away side :shifty:


Totally ridiculous Tottenham should get to play a semi final at their home ground. Will be rarely rooting for Chelsea.


I think it's to do with the FA having to sign something which said all FA Cup semi/finals and England games will be played at Wembley for a certain amount of years. Though I don't think it really matters where the game is played as Spurs would be favourites anyway.


It probably as guarantee as part of the stadium sponsorship deal. Obviously it's don't to help pay off the stadium debts. But if people are passed about spurs having 'home advantage' then they will be massively pissed off if Chelsea end up using Wembley for 3 seasons as planned.


TBH this leasing out of the national stadium and giving free stadiums to London teams is giving them a ridiculous advantage.


They aren't charged for the running costs? Are you sure?

:( I find myself wishing for Manchester United players to pull a Chelsea style downing of tools on Jose: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/20 ... luke-shaw/

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Tomous » Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:01 am

DML wrote:
Return_of_the_STAR wrote:
Saint of Killers wrote:
DML wrote:
Return_of_the_STAR wrote:
ITSMILNER wrote:
BOR wrote:Semi-Finals:
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea vs Southampton


Tottenham with the home advantage then


No, we’ve been drawn as the away side :shifty:


Totally ridiculous Tottenham should get to play a semi final at their home ground. Will be rarely rooting for Chelsea.


I think it's to do with the FA having to sign something which said all FA Cup semi/finals and England games will be played at Wembley for a certain amount of years. Though I don't think it really matters where the game is played as Spurs would be favourites anyway.


It probably as guarantee as part of the stadium sponsorship deal. Obviously it's don't to help pay off the stadium debts. But if people are passed about spurs having 'home advantage' then they will be massively pissed off if Chelsea end up using Wembley for 3 seasons as planned.


TBH this leasing out of the national stadium and giving free stadiums to London teams is giving them a ridiculous advantage.


While I think it really dampens the “specialness” of Wembley, at least Spurs are paying £15m a season to use it. West Ham’s rent at the Olympic Stadium is £2.5m, and halves if they get relegated.

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Preezy » Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:03 am

Tomous wrote:West Ham’s rent at the Olympic Stadium is £2.5m, and halves if they get relegated.

So £1.25m.

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Drumstick » Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:30 am

Do West Ham have to pay for the 'security' or lack there of?

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Drumstick » Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:42 am

Just overheard a conversation between two colleagues complaining about how totally unwatchable Man Utd are at the moment and have been for most of the season. They want Mourinho out.

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Corazon de Leon » Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:01 am

- 2nd in the league
- sack the manager

God’s teeth.

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Moggy » Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:01 am

Preezy wrote:
Tomous wrote:West Ham’s rent at the Olympic Stadium is £2.5m, and halves if they get relegated.

So £1.25m.


Will it stay at £1.25m when they are in League One?

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Drumstick » Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:07 am

Corazon de Leon wrote:- 2nd in the league
- sack the manager

God’s teeth.

:lol:

2pt lead over Liverpool with a game in hand, too.

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by <]:^D » Mon Mar 19, 2018 11:15 am

jawafour wrote:
Moggy wrote:Why have Leicester and Chelsea both been allowed to play in blue? :lol:

I can barely tell the players apart :fp: . It was similar the other week when Leicester wore their blue kit against West Brom. It's not as if teams don't have - approximately - seven kits each to choose from nowdays :lol: .

maybe BT Sport altered the highlight coverage colours but i didnt notice an issue when i watched the highlights....

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Tomous » Mon Mar 19, 2018 12:05 pm

<]:^D wrote:
jawafour wrote:
Moggy wrote:Why have Leicester and Chelsea both been allowed to play in blue? :lol:

I can barely tell the players apart :fp: . It was similar the other week when Leicester wore their blue kit against West Brom. It's not as if teams don't have - approximately - seven kits each to choose from nowdays :lol: .

maybe BT Sport altered the highlight coverage colours but i didnt notice an issue when i watched the highlights....



Yeh, didn’t seem a problem to me

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Saint of Killers » Mon Mar 19, 2018 12:09 pm

Thought Chelsea's kit was black until I read the complaints on here. Then proceeded to think of a Father Ted joke. Father Ted :wub:



Edit: Bonus timely Stephen Hawking reference.

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by jawafour » Mon Mar 19, 2018 12:59 pm

Tomous wrote:
<]:^D wrote:...i didnt notice an issue when i watched the highlights....

Yeh, didn’t seem a problem to me

Yeah, it wasn't quite as bad as Baggies v Foxes a couple of weeks back (blue with a bit of white versus blue) but - and I have colour blindness issues - they still looked way too similar to me.

I get the same thing when playing Pro Evo online... I always have to spend a wee bit of time ensuring the kits are completely different before I kick off :lol: .

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Buffalo » Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:05 pm

Sort of football related - I’m wanting this season’s Roma shirt but I can’t find it for the life of me for a decent price online. Where do people shop for these?
Also, seen the new France shirt? It’s lurverly.

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by <]:^D » Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:10 pm

sorry im not a pleb or a football hooligan so cant help there

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Mini E » Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:35 pm

Buffalo wrote:Sort of football related - I’m wanting this season’s Roma shirt but I can’t find it for the life of me for a decent price online. Where do people shop for these?
Also, seen the new France shirt? It’s lurverly.


https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk

is really good for football shirts but I don't think they'll have anything as recent as this season.

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Buffalo » Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:31 pm

<]:^D wrote:sorry im not a pleb


I remain unconvinced, son.

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Cuttooth » Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:49 pm

Preezy wrote:
Mafro wrote:Sounds like Shaw is in Mourinho's bad books again :lol:

Guy can't catch a break, he even had a shave for him as well.

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PostRe: Football Thread 17/18
by Winckle » Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:50 pm

Anyone else planning on collecting the Panini World Cup stickers this year?

We should migrate GRcade to Flarum. :toot:

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