The Football News Thread 2023/24

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Roque Santa Cruz is still playing, so not quite dead yet.

There's still a chance for me...

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

He's four months younger than me, the handsome bastard.

Fairly sure Dorus de Vries in May 2013 was the last player older than me to play for Wolves. Grant Holt is one day younger than me, the fat bastard. Can't even get that right.

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Gianluigi Buffon has finally called it a day. Made his debut in November 1995.

So ends one of the best stats going.
Between then
Stanley Matthews
Peter Shilton
Gianluigi Buffon
have made at least 1 first team appearance every season since 1931-32

 

[lemonjelly]

in 1995, buffon was in goal for parma, and warnock was manager at huddersfield. The same was the case in 2023.

 

[Alan]

Different levels but there's a bloke in the J-League who's pushing 50, I think.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Different levels but there's a bloke in the J-League who's pushing 50, I think.

Kazu Miura? He's 56.

But they basically keep him around as a bit of a publicity stunt, he hasn't played 100 games in the last 10 years.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Kazu Miura? He's 56.

But they basically keep him around as a bit of a publicity stunt, he hasn't played 100 games in the last 10 years.

Phil Jones likes this!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Phil Jones likes this!

Tony Pulis' son, definitely not given a career through nepotism is the king of conning a living.

Anthony Pulis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

10 year career, 90 league games, half of them at sub-MLS level in America.

 

[Alan]

Kazu Miura? He's 56.

But they basically keep him around as a bit of a publicity stunt, he hasn't played 100 games in the last 10 years.

Dios mío, mate, now you're pulling J-League factoids out of that noggin?!

 

[Alan]

Tony Pulis' son, definitely not given a career through nepotism is the king of conning a living.

Anthony Pulis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

10 year career, 90 league games, over half of them at sub-MLS level in America.

Retired as soon as Orlando made the "step up" to MLS; knows his level innit.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Dios mío, mate, now you're pulling J-League factoids out of that noggin?!

Oi Alan, I'd already mentioned him and discounted him.

He's relatively famous, fair play to him, chief grifter!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Sylvain Deslandes (or Des Land-Ez as Ken oddly used to call him) is an ex-Wolves candidate.

Sylvain Deslandes - Detailed stats

These are the detailed performance data of Omonia 29is Maiou player Sylvain Deslandes. The website contains a statistic about the performance data of the player.

www.transfermarkt.co.uk

87 league appearances since we signed him in 2015 (nearly all of them in Romania and Hungary).

 

[Alan]

Always thought he did well when he played for us, given it was obvious he was punching above his weight.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Think he did sort of ok away at Hull (who were a decent team at the time), thrown in right before kick off because someone cried off injured. Otherwise awful.

I saw him at LWB and BOTH Oskar Buur and Connor Ronan at RWB, all in the same game at home to Bristol Rovers in the League Cup. You don't forget sights like that.

 

[Jack Regan]

Kazu Miura? He's 56.

But they basically keep him around as a bit of a publicity stunt, he hasn't played 100 games in the last 10 years.

Plays in the Portuguese second division these days.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Meanwhile here's Reading's current squad. The four without numbers haven't been properly registered yet so can't play as it stands.

 

[darlowolf64]

"#2 Andy Carroll"... They deserve all the shit headed their way for that alone

 

[YoungWolf]

Meanwhile here's Reading's current squad. The four without numbers haven't been properly registered yet so can't play as it stands.

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And smith is out injured for several months!

 

[Kenny]

Meanwhile here's Reading's current squad. The four without numbers haven't been properly registered yet so can't play as it stands.

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Can't register a player until they pay the HMRC.

Owner promised to pay them weeks ago and persuaded and the likes of Savage they will be fine to join.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

NFL legend Brady becomes part owner of Birmingham

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady becomes a minority owner in Birmingham City.

www.bbc.com