The Football Thread 2018-19 - This is the end.

[SandyCoin]

Why would you want Icardi? He’s a massive divisive influence in the dressing room. He’d do you more harm than good.

Sounds like a perfect fit for us these days.

[Jenuall]

Forget Icardi, you wanna get yourself some iCarly:

[KK]

ITV officially announcing they have the rights to the FA Cup from BT:

ITV announces new Emirates FA Cup broadcast deal

ITV has announced a new broadcast deal to show the Emirates FA Cup, making the competition available entirely free-to-air to viewers from 2021.

The new four-year deal with The Football Association [The FA] will see comprehensive coverage broadcast by ITV across the full breadth of the cup each season, from the First Round through to the Final.

Live coverage of more than 20 matches will be shown each season from 2021/22 through to 2024/25, and the deal also includes live coverage of The FA Community Shield each year. Sharing coverage with the BBC, ITV will have first pick and fourth pick of matches in the Second Round, Fourth Round and the Quarter Finals, as well as second and third picks for the First, Third and Fifth Rounds and second pick of the Semi-finals.

Niall Sloane, ITV Director of Sport, said: “We are delighted to be able to broadcast the FA Cup once again. We are particularly pleased that we shared The FA’s vision of a completely free-to-air competition and look forward to bringing new viewers all along the road to Wembley Stadium.”

Mark Bullingham, FA Chief Commercial & Football Development Officer, said: “The Emirates FA Cup continues to capture the public’s imagination, drawing millions of viewers at every stage. This agreement with ITV is fantastic news and means that we will reach the broadest possible audience across the country.

“ITV has been a great broadcast partner with the England Men’s Internationals and will do a brilliant job with the coverage of the world’s most historic cup competition.”

https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-r ... cast-deal#

Always good to have more football on terrestrial, even if it’s not the Champions League...

[Saint of Killers]

Scraps, top table, etc.

Chill the strawberry float out Madrid: https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... ague-final Jesus.

[Finiarél]

Memphis Depay linked with Liverpool, it’d Be interesting to see if Klopp would get more from him.

I'd be well up for it, VVD and Wij will help settle him in too.

[Albert]

Scraps, top table, etc.

Chill the strawberry float out Madrid: https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... ague-final Jesus.

read that earlier. Seems like a really odd over reaction. Maybe they are worried about getting caught tapping up poch under contract or something.

[Saint of Killers]

Scraps, top table, etc.

Chill the strawberry float out Madrid: https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... ague-final Jesus.

read that earlier. Seems like a really odd over reaction. Maybe they are worried about getting caught tapping up poch under contract or something.

I didn't even think of that. But going by how little they mention Poch in the statement, or that element of what he said, there could be something to it.

[Oblomov Boblomov]

The Tranmere goalie

"We were wrote off in January, and everyone's strawberry floatin' — oh, sorry, err..."

"Apologies if you were offended by that language"

Edit - apologies if you're offended by me posting in the wrong thread

[Corazon de Leon]

Celtic have won a third consecutive treble.

[Moggy]

Celtic have won a third consecutive treble.

How unexpected.

[Return_of_the_STAR]

Celtic have won a third consecutive treble.

How unexpected.

[Corazon de Leon]

Never been done in the history of football, as far as I can see. I’m happy with the result anyway.

[Preezy]

It's an achievement to be proud of, just a shame it's happened in a monopoly league.

[Corazon de Leon]

You make the best of the hand you’re dealt.

[BOR]

De Ligt has agreed personal terms with United. Six year contract which worth €120m!

[shadow202]

De Ligt has agreed personal terms with United. Six year contract which worth €120m!

Did you just make that up?

[Dowbocop]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48409996

We half expected that performance to be a little bit leggy," he said.

"We trained them hard and had the team bonding day where they only got one or two hours' sleep.

[Preezy]

De Ligt has agreed personal terms with United. Six year contract which worth €120m!

Did you just make that up?

There are a load of rumours flying about, to be fair.

He's definitely going to still end up signing for Barca, United always get burned in cases like this.

[Mini E]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48409996

We half expected that performance to be a little bit leggy," he said.

"We trained them hard and had the team bonding day where they only got one or two hours' sleep.

From what I've heard, they are very much not a close-knit group behind the scenes so the team building was probably necessary Amazing to do that so close to the game though. It sounds as though he's fairly deluded as a manager.

[BOR]

De Ligt has agreed personal terms with United. Six year contract which worth €120m!

Did you just make that up?

There are a load of rumours flying about, to be fair.

He's definitely going to still end up signing for Barca, United always get burned in cases like this.

United ruled out to get De Ligt.

As usual.