The Football News Thread 2020/21

[Paddingtonwolf]

How dull. Hopefully they actually try and stay up this time.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Luton beating Watford is amusing. Where I grew up there were a lot of Luton fans as it was only about ten miles away and they absolutely HATE Watford.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I quite liked watching them last season, the tactics were shite though from a practical point of view. A rickety, inexperienced back four, one immobile defensive midfielder, a load of attacking midfielders who just did whatever and Pukki up top, who had a freak run of form then reverted to the mean.

They should have put us away by HT at Carrow Road and absolutely bossed us for 20 minutes at Molineux (then we scored with our first attack, as they couldn't defend).

 

[The Bear]

I assume Daniel Farke is now shortlisted for FIFA Coach Of The Year then?

 

[Tony Towner]

pathetically weak

Tyrone Mings: Instagram restricts user after Aston Villa and England defender subjected to racist abuse on social media

Mings has urged people to stand side by side in the fight for change; Instagram restricts a user from sending messages for a set period of time; Villa described Mings as an inspirational figure at the forefront of the fight against racism

www.skysports.com

 

[YoungWolf]

Breaking | 5/6 English clubs, 3 Spanish clubs & 3 Italian clubs are set to announce the creation of a European Super League this evening, according to @LatourBertrand - there would be no French nor German sides in the competition, UEFA crisis meeting apparently currently ongoing.

— Get French Football News (@GFFN) April 18, 2021

well then. I hope this is the bit where they’ve pushed football fans too far and they end up crawling back but I suppose they won’t care if it makes them more money

 

[The Bear]

I saw the same stuff here earlier.

Exclusive- 5 English clubs sign up to breakaway Super League in extraordinary challenge to Uefa, sources say Man City only one of Big Six yet to do so https://t.co/lTngHYmF5u

— Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) April 18, 2021

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Fuck them off. Pathetic.

 

[Jack Regan]

Arsenal and Spurs included, which is no surprise as both are going to miss out on the Champions League.

 

[Tony Towner]

I'd be careful what you wish for with comments like fuck them off. With them goes a high % of the PL money. I doubt very much they'll break away, they'll use it to manoeuvre UEFA into making the CL a closed shop or very close to it

 

[BGreenWolf]

It's pathetic from every team involved, but the inclusion of Spurs and Arsenal is particularly laughable.

 

[Tredman]

I'd be careful what you wish for with comments like fuck them off. With them goes a high % of the PL money. I doubt very much they'll break away, they'll use it to manoeuvre UEFA into making the CL a closed shop or very close to it

Who cares. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

UEFA statement is fairly hard, talking about bans for clubs and players.

 

[Tredman]

Martin Tyler - there are 2 words to describe these clubs. Amazingly those 2 words are not greedy and fuckers.

 

[Tony Towner]

Who cares. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.

Well Fosun for one. Their investment would be worth significantly less overnight

 

[Jack Regan]

I suspect there'd be some serious renegotiation over tv deals between the Premier League and Sky/BT if it didn't include Man Utd and Liverpool and the rest. Which would obviously massively effect the amount of money earned by the rest of the club's. I doubt Fosun and any other teams would want to go back to a TV deal worth only slightly more than the Championship.

 

[Tredman]

Well Fosun for one. Their investment would be worth significantly less overnight

I think they can wear it.

 

[jd1981]

Very dangerous game being played by the big 6 and are trying to turn the CL or new super league as an NFL style system with same teams each year.

 

[big mean bunny]

It was only yesterday I was implying congloms are a different shade of grey too.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Very dangerous game being played by the big 6 and are trying to turn the CL or new super league as an NFL style system with same teams each year.

Dont think it's a coincidence that it's being led by Utd, Liverpool & Arsenal all American owned.