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Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:11 am**

The Official GRcade Football Thread 2022/23

Welcome once more to the home of top-tier football discussion, debate, memes and of course epic oi oi lads banter! :datass:

This season's thread is a special one as it will also bear witness to the first ever winter World Cup, with a midseason break for the festival of corrupt football being hosted between Monday 21 November 2022 and Sunday 18 December 2022 in sunny Qatar - the home of football :toot:

Supporters - Please let me know if I've missed you out and/or name changes, newly promoted fans please make yourself at home at the top table :toot:

2021/22 Champions: Man City
Champions League Clubs: Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Spurs
Europa League Clubs: Arsenal, Man United
Europa Conference League Clubs: West Ham
Newly-Promoted Clubs: Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest

The UEFA Champions League - The Road to The Atatürk Olympic Stadium

Groups
Group A: Ajax, LIVERPOOL, Napoli, RANGERS
Group B: Porto, Aletico Madrid, Leverkusen, Club Brugge
Group C: Bayern, Barcelona, Inter, Viktoria Plzen
Group D: Frankfurt, TOTTENHAM, Sporting Lisbon, Marseille
Group E: Milan, CHELSEA, RB Salzburg, Dinamo Zagreb
Group F: Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar, CELTIC
Group G: MAN CITY, Sevilla, Dortmund, Copenhagen
Group H: PSG, Juventus, Benfica, Maccabi Haifa

The Fans

And it's live!!

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:15 am**

Arsenal's October is monstrous, and that doesn't even include cup games...

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:16 am**

Opening weekend fixtures:

5 August

Crystal Palace v Arsenal

6 August

Bournemouth v Aston Villa
Everton v Chelsea
Fulham v Liverpool
Leeds United v Wolverhampton
Leicester City v Brentford
Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest
Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton

7 August

Manchester United v Brighton
West Ham United v Manchester City

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:18 am**

Congrats to XXXX on their great promotion playoff win against YYYY! Their fans at the [sponsor_name_1] Stadium must be looking forward to welcoming the Premier League giants!

EDIT - Ah you already got there, now I look like more of a prick than usual!

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:19 am**

Arsenal, Liverpool and Citeh in the first 4 games :dread:

Bournemouth, Fulham and Forest the last 3 games :dread:

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:19 am**

Cuttooth wrote:Congrats to XXXX on their great promotion playoff win against YYYY! Their fans at the [sponsor_name_1] Stadium must be looking forward to welcoming the Premier League giants!

EDIT - Ah you already got there, now I look like more of a prick than usual!

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:40 am**

Well, I'll be honest and say I never thought I'd see my username in an OP for a Football thread again. NFFC :wub:

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:57 am**

Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United
West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion v Leeds United
Fulham v Brighton & Hove Albion

I'll take it. Especially with our record against the Hammers.

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:00 am**

Rex Kramer wrote:Well, I'll be honest and say I never thought I'd see my username in an OP for a Football thread again. NFFC

This, even if I've been capitalized.

EDIT - Preezy :wub:

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:05 am**

Preezy wrote:The Fans

Burnley
RetroCora

Southampton
DML

A lot of folks in that OP that are long gone. Time for a clean up?

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:39 am**

When Liverpool win the Charity shield, they'll be going for a historic quintuple.

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:43 am**

Drumstick wrote:
Preezy wrote:The Fans

Burnley
RetroCora

Southampton
DML

A lot of folks in that OP that are long gone. Time for a clean up?

Yeah sure, I will just need to now who to remove - nice of you to volunteer :toot:

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:44 am**

Burnley got relegated though.

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:46 am**

Cuttooth wrote:Burnley got relegated though.

listen here you little gooseberry fool

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:47 am**

not that unhappy with Arsenal's fixture list, at least we getting a lot of the top 6 sides done in blocks. Dont know why we have to be the opening game again though. Fridays are not a good day for us.

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:49 am**

It's because people don't like seeing Arsenal at the top of the table for too long, so they make you play first.

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:50 am**

Preezy wrote:Yeah sure, I will just need to now who to remove - nice of you to volunteer

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:51 am**

Curls wrote:It's because people don't like seeing Arsenal at the top of the table for too long, so they make you play first.

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 11:03 am**

Drumstick wrote:
Preezy wrote:Yeah sure, I will just need to now who to remove - nice of you to volunteer

The following haven't posted in yonks:

Leeds
Adam Pollard

Liverpool
Icecold

Manchester City
rudderless
Irene Demova

Manchester United
PurplePenguin
Red Devil
Hank Scorpio
King Chaz

Nottingham Forest
ladybayred

Newcastle United
Cuban Pete

This makes me sad.

Posted: **Thu Jun 16, 2022 12:22 pm**

Worst signing in Premier League history?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61823095

Inter Milan are hoping to secure the return of Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea.

Lukaku is so keen to go back to Inter after a difficult season with the Blues that he would take a hefty wage cut.

Chelsea still want a loan fee for the 29-year-old, who they signed for £97.5m from the Serie A side in August 2021.

Inter are trying to limit their outgoings as they get their finances under control and there is no agreement yet on the size of the loan fee.

It is thought a deal will eventually be struck given Lukaku's eagerness to get back to Italy.

Lukaku, who left Chelsea to join Everton for £28m in 2014, returned to the Stamford Bridge side on a five-year deal from Inter last summer.

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