The Football News Thread 2017/18 - everything not Wolves

[Alan]

I didn't remember that Doyle, Simpson, and Onyewu had all signed there.

Almost feel sorry for supporters of that club. I remember when they got promoted in 2010-ish (the year before we went down, I think), the media here were spaffing themselves silly about how QPR were easily going to consolidate in the Prem and how Adel Taarabt was already good enough for a Top 4 side.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Brass neck of this fucking cunt.

http://www.espn.co.uk/football/quee...efends-qpr-after-multi-million-pound-ffp-fine

Fake news ain't it

 

[lemonjelly]

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/news/46804/coming-home-to-roost-–-column

Great piece on QPR's FFP issues by my good friend Clive Whittingham.

It's taken me all morning to read (bloody work and stuff) but this is a really fucking good article.
The following in the middle is worthy of an article or even book in itself:

But what is financial fair play for? What are we trying to achieve here?

Is it to make the competitions fairer? To stop the financial doping of certain clubs at the expense of others? Well, clearly, no it’s not. Is it Chelsea, with their laundered Russian oil money, and their 40 players out on loan, and their trophy-laden youth team that never has a hope of playing any first team football at all and exists purely so other clubs can’t have them, that breach FFP? Is it Manchester City, and their construction of football’s equivalent of the Death Star in a derelict bit of East Manchester, sucking in players from all over the world with no intention of ever playing them just so other teams can’t have them, financed by a repressive Arab regime? Is it PSG, another front for a politically abhorrent Middle Eastern gazillionaire, buying players for £198m a time? No it’s not.


The teams that breach FFP and get rinsed for it are QPR, Blackburn, Nottingham Forest, Leicester, Bournemouth. Little clubs, middle of the road clubs, trying to better themselves. It doesn’t make the competition fairer it makes it more unequal. The teams with the Champions League football, the shirt sales, the Johnny Come Lately supporters and the oil money are rewarded and become more powerful, to the detriment of the national team and everybody else. Anybody who even attempts to compete a little bit, or even to get up and play in the same league as them, is hammered.

 

[Parkins left foot]

https://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/queensparkrangers/news/46804/coming-home-to-roost-–-column

Great piece on QPR's FFP issues by my good friend Clive Whittingham.

It's taken me all morning to read (bloody work and stuff) but this is a really fucking good article.
The following in the middle is worthy of an article or even book in itself:

LJ - I'm horrified that you are reading this in work time, what are you paid for :icon_biggrin:

Good article though - though still indications that others think we are risking ourselves in the same way. Really?

 

[Lord Knows]

All the stats on the Under 17 World Cup.

http://youthhawk.co.uk/wiki/2017_FIFA_Under-17_World_Cup

 

[Sniffer]

Not a bad ending to a game!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41802645

 

[b3h]

Class!

 

[Kenny]

Evra went all out Cantona last night and kicked a fan

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Evra went all out Cantona last night and kicked a fan

Apparently he has been suffering abuse from the fans for a while, but that does not excuse his behaviour. Evra has an initial one game ban, but I expect that to be significantly increased. How long was Cantona's suspended for?

 

[Kenny]

How long was Cantona's suspended for?

9 months I think

 

[Kenny]

Evra has an initial one game ban,

That is for the red card he got for the kick. Sent off whilst a sub as well.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Yes that is the mandatory punishment. While I do not expect him to be banned for as long as Cantona was, he could still face a lengthy ban.

 

[AndyWolves]

Does anyone know what the fans were saying?

I think there needs to be punishment for fans too, too often fans are able to get away with hurling vile hatred at players and then be outraged when a player they've been provoking reacts.

 

[AndyWolves]

Just read this about Santiago cazorla

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41857095

Undoubtedly a talented player who can hopefully come back from this

 

[Lord Knows]

Lee Tomlin given 80 hours community service as his court case ends. He pleaded guilty to affray after GBH claim dismissed.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Bristol City defender Bailey Wright has been found guilty of simulation and banned for their next two matches.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Bristol City defender Bailey Wright has been found guilty of simulation and banned for their next two matches.

Amazing! Guy gets his red rescinded and other guy gets banned! Exactly the reason this ruling has come in and certainly should start to work! Wish they could retrospectively ban Forristieri for the Sako incident too

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Amazing! Guy gets his red rescinded and other guy gets banned! Exactly the reason this ruling has come in and certainly should start to work! Wish they could retrospectively ban Forristieri for the Sako incident too

I wondered if it was related to the sending off of the Fulham player. Hopefully players will start to get the message regarding cheating.

 

[PuntsWolf]

I wondered if it was related to the sending off of the Fulham player. Hopefully players will start to get the message regarding cheating.

I’m only assuming it is. BCFC fans on twitter saying it’s unfair [emoji23][emoji23]. I don’t see how they have a leg to stand on. Deluded

 

[Lord Knows]

Former England boss Roy Hodgson says Tottenham striker Harry Kane was on corner taking duty during Euro 2016 because he "wasn't scoring goals" and was was the "best deliverer of the ball". (Daily Express)