The Football Thread 2020/21: Mods plz lock thnx bbz x

[Moggy]

Property as a form of investment is strawberry floating bullshit though. I've not read the story but it's not exactly a reach to point out the mild hypocrisy in advocating for free meals while profiting from a system that makes it harder for the people benefiting from those free meals to afford housing.

That said he's clearly a conscientious guy, I don't know or care about the ins and outs of this specific property company and really it's the fault of successive governments for making property the only real viable form of investment, which obviously anyone with the money to do so is going to take advantage of.

Rashford can do whatever he wants with his money, Robbie Fowler invested in properties too and is minted. Can’t believe you’re jumping on him, I mean put rivalries aside, the UK press are now gonna start going for him because he’s embarrassed the government too many times. The guy has morals and empathy, we should all defend him. When you side with the right wing newspaper bastards, maybe take a look at yourself.

The rules are simple:

Rich and selfish guy spends money? How dare you criticise him, politics of envy!!

Rich guy says we should help kids and then spends money? CHAMPAGNE SOCIALIST HYPOCRITE!

[Drumstick]

We're unlucky to be 2 down here. They've done little aside from a deflected goal and scored a very good free kick from an incorrectly awarded set-piece.

[Photek]

We're unlucky to be 2 down here. They've done little aside from a deflected goal and scored a very good free kick from an incorrectly awarded set-piece.

It was a free kick...

[Drumstick]

We're unlucky to be 2 down here. They've done little aside from a deflected goal and scored a very good free kick from an incorrectly awarded set-piece.

It was a free kick...

I might have to seek a replay - the one I saw showed Rice taking the ball off of KDB's toes, then the latter following through into Rice's calf.

[Oblomov Boblomov]

Property as a form of investment is strawberry floating bullshit though. I've not read the story but it's not exactly a reach to point out the mild hypocrisy in advocating for free meals while profiting from a system that makes it harder for the people benefiting from those free meals to afford housing.

That said he's clearly a conscientious guy, I don't know or care about the ins and outs of this specific property company and really it's the fault of successive governments for making property the only real viable form of investment, which obviously anyone with the money to do so is going to take advantage of.

Rashford can do whatever he wants with his money, Robbie Fowler invested in properties too and is minted. Can’t believe you’re jumping on him, I mean put rivalries aside, the UK press are now gonna start going for him because he’s embarrassed the government too many times. The guy has morals and empathy, we should all defend him. When you side with the right wing newspaper bastards, maybe take a look at yourself.

Just looked into Fowler. Apparently he owns around 80 properties and this is a description of his strategy, which he sells at £1,000/head courses in how to be a successful landlord:

...for the most part he follows a simple approach in an effort to minimise risk - buy family-based properties at a level whereby they’re easier to rent out as mortgages aren’t as readily available as they once were, at least not without large deposits.

What a strawberry floating banana split. Oh, hang on, Photek says "he's minted" so I guess it's alright.

[Ecno]

We're unlucky to be 2 down here. They've done little aside from a deflected goal and scored a very good free kick from an incorrectly awarded set-piece.

It was a free kick...

I might have to seek a replay - the one I saw showed Rice taking the ball off of KDB's toes, then the latter following through into Rice's calf.

I didn't think it was a free kick.

I know he got us to a Semi Final (and the Nations League Finals previously), bit I think England have more strength in depth than we've had for a while, but I think Southgate is strawberry floating it up and out of his depth.

The team he started with tonight was stupid.

[Parksey]

Right wingers seem to get really annoyed by other people showing empathy and genuinely trying to help others to the point where they're desperate to find something that they can point at and go AH HA! SEE! YOU'RE NOT SO GOOD NOW ARE YOU?!

I know, right. Does my head in. Just stick to getting a cross in for a big man in the box and pipe down!

[Lotus]

Another stellar England performance

Don't see how it was a free kick for Belgium's second, but can't argue with the execution, was a lovely goal.

Felt like Kane and Grealish vs Belgium for most of the second half, nobody else seemed to be trying. I've never seen Sancho have a good game for England - not sure what he offers us, at least in this formation - and the usual suspects of Dier, Rice, and Winks offered nothing at all. And when we're 2-0 down and chasing the game, why would you swap Henderson for Winks?

Talking before the game about 'hunting down' teams like Belgium, and then Gary goes and plays the same dull, defensive formation that's seen us barely score from open play and sends everyone to sleep through boredom. Please go back to 4-3-3. Even if we lose at least it might be entertaining.

[Jenuall]

Belgium were probably a touch flattered by the scoreline but yeah it's hard to say that was anything other than a poor England performance.

The setup from Southgate is just so poor, not only in terms of continuing to pick players who consistently fail to deliver but also with respect to the way he seems to send the team out to play.

Pleased to see Grealish doing his best and he was probably the best player on the pitch but it would be nice if the rest of the England team looked like they at least gave a gooseberry fool.

[Photek]

This Grealish stuff is getting nauseating. He’s a good player but Villa fans need to calm down though just a tad.

[Photek]

Property as a form of investment is strawberry floating bullshit though. I've not read the story but it's not exactly a reach to point out the mild hypocrisy in advocating for free meals while profiting from a system that makes it harder for the people benefiting from those free meals to afford housing.

That said he's clearly a conscientious guy, I don't know or care about the ins and outs of this specific property company and really it's the fault of successive governments for making property the only real viable form of investment, which obviously anyone with the money to do so is going to take advantage of.

Rashford can do whatever he wants with his money, Robbie Fowler invested in properties too and is minted. Can’t believe you’re jumping on him, I mean put rivalries aside, the UK press are now gonna start going for him because he’s embarrassed the government too many times. The guy has morals and empathy, we should all defend him. When you side with the right wing newspaper bastards, maybe take a look at yourself.

Just looked into Fowler. Apparently he owns around 80 properties and this is a description of his strategy, which he sells at £1,000/head courses in how to be a successful landlord:

...for the most part he follows a simple approach in an effort to minimise risk - buy family-based properties at a level whereby they’re easier to rent out as mortgages aren’t as readily available as they once were, at least not without large deposits.

What a strawberry floating banana split. Oh, hang on, Photek says "he's minted" so I guess it's alright.

Fowler and Rashford are both horrible people confirmed.

[Jenuall]

This Fowler stuff is getting a but much, calm it down

[Herdanos]

This Grealish stuff is getting nauseating. He’s a good player but Villa fans need to calm down though just a tad.

I disagree. From an England perspective it's refreshing to see a player in the middle of the pitch who can run at players and create something. So many of our other midfield options are either defensively minded or simply make up the numbers - the likes of Winks and Mount, whilst technically decent enough and performing a specific role well for their clubs, simply bring nothing to the table in this system, they just go through the motions. Lee Dixon (inadvertently) summed this up well when commentating recently, I think perhaps in the Ireland game, when he praised Mount as [I don't recall the exact quote but along the lines of:] "such a good player, he's so good at receiving the ball from defence and passing it to another player", which is so shockingly basic that it's no wonder we fail to create much from open play as a side.

Two years since we dominated Spain in Spain and we've gone backwards so much since then. That day we played 4-3-3 with Dier as a holding midfielder, Barkley as a no. 10 and Winks actually with something to do in joining those lines. Two actual wide players with intent, and a good number nine. Why did we ditch this system to play a 3-4-3 that most of the players involved aren't familiar with at club level?

[Drumstick]

To be fair to Gary, he was missing an enormous amount of players. He didn't have much choice but to play the Clown Gang (Dier, Trippier, Walker).

The management wasn't good though. If you as manager deploy two midfielders in holding roles, in front of 3CBs, you're basically setting your team up to not concede. When you go 2-0 down in the first 30 minutes, that plan is out the window and you need to change the team's approach, immediately.

This didn't happen and that's where Southgate's failing was last night. Once it became 2-0 we should have reverted to a flat-back 4, with the team looking like this:

GK Pickford
RB Walker
CB Dier
CB Mings
LB Chilwell
CDM Rice
RCM Henderson
LCM Mount
LS Grealish
ST Kane
RS Sancho (subbed on for Trippier)

I don't think Gary thinks this far ahead though. He doesn't have plans for when things don't go as planned.

[Jenuall]

At times when you watch his England team it's hard to imagine Gary has a plan A let alone any kind of backup plans!

[Herdanos]

setting your team up to not concede.

I fear this is all Southgate knows, though. The plan is to not concede. In attack, we press down the wings with pace to create chances for talented goalscorers like Kane, but there's no considering the possibility that we might also create chances through risking possession in the middle of the park, as this undermines the plan not to concede. As a result, creative players are mistrusted and sidelined.

[Benzin]

Gareth clearly an avid follower of Royball it seems.

Exactly why I never bother with England games outside of a tournament.

[Tomous]

Property as a form of investment is strawberry floating bullshit though. I've not read the story but it's not exactly a reach to point out the mild hypocrisy in advocating for free meals while profiting from a system that makes it harder for the people benefiting from those free meals to afford housing.

That said he's clearly a conscientious guy, I don't know or care about the ins and outs of this specific property company and really it's the fault of successive governments for making property the only real viable form of investment, which obviously anyone with the money to do so is going to take advantage of.

Rashford can do whatever he wants with his money, Robbie Fowler invested in properties too and is minted. Can’t believe you’re jumping on him, I mean put rivalries aside, the UK press are now gonna start going for him because he’s embarrassed the government too many times. The guy has morals and empathy, we should all defend him. When you side with the right wing newspaper bastards, maybe take a look at yourself.

Just looked into Fowler. Apparently he owns around 80 properties and this is a description of his strategy, which he sells at £1,000/head courses in how to be a successful landlord:

...for the most part he follows a simple approach in an effort to minimise risk - buy family-based properties at a level whereby they’re easier to rent out as mortgages aren’t as readily available as they once were, at least not without large deposits.

What a strawberry floating banana split. Oh, hang on, Photek says "he's minted" so I guess it's alright.

Yeah, strawberry float Robbie Fowler. People like him have absolutely ruined the housing market everyone at the bottom end, really makes me angry. Someone who had access to enough wealth to last a lifetime and he is squeezing even more out of the less fortunate.

[DML]

Ryan Reynolds has completed the purchase of Wrexham.

[Corazon de Leon]

Deadpool? More like Dead Cool am I right?