The Football News Thread 2024/25

[Stan Hullis]

Man City also got beat by RM twice in a week and smashed Newcastle in between 4-0.

It’s the last 16 of the CL, I just think it is severely underestimating Brugge to say that Villa beat them comfortably.

 

[Tony Towner]

They'll win both legs. They aren't even top of the Belgian league. It's a dream draw

 

[MARKakaJIM]

They'll win both legs. They aren't even top of the Belgian league. It's a dream draw

Atalanta probably thought the same though and they're having a better domestic season than Villa.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Villa are favourites to progress, but it won’t be easy.

 

[Lupo]

 

[Tony Towner]

His knees are shot from the 20 stone they've carried from the last 30 years. His footballing injuries also didn't start until after he'd left them

 

[Wellen Wolf]

Man U. Hahahahahahahaha......ha!

Let them eat fruit: Manchester United close staff canteen in latest cost-cutting

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is to close the staff canteen at Old Trafford and replace the free lunches currently on offer with fruit

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sniffer]

Man U. Hahahahahahahaha......ha!

Let them eat fruit: Manchester United close staff canteen in latest cost-cutting

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is to close the staff canteen at Old Trafford and replace the free lunches currently on offer with fruit

www.theguardian.com

I don’t see the funny side of ordinary employees losing their jobs or in work benefits. It’s those at the top making the mistakes and normal people paying the price.
I bet the players aren’t being hit by any of it.

 

[Del Woppio]

Aye, hundreds of people have lost their jobs, there's nothing funny about that. Jim Ratcliffe is an absolute fucking cunt

 

[Keef]

Ineos are starting to struggle financially, he’s restructuring a lot of it, they owe €7.33 billion on assets of €3.26 billion.
Fitch and Moodys credit agencies have rated Ineos as negative, and said it’s debts were looking to reach 4x its income at €12 billion.
I know thats two different figures, just quoting a couple of reports

 

[sycophantia]

Ineos are starting to struggle financially, he’s restructuring a lot of it, they owe €7.33 billion on assets of €3.26 billion.
Fitch and Moodys credit agencies have rated Ineos as negative, and said it’s debts were looking to reach 4x its income at €12 billion.
I know thats two different figures, just quoting a couple of reports

Tbf I think that's what Wellens laughing emoji was aimed at, the idea that penny pinching on canteen facilities would make any difference to Ineos/Utds financial woes.

 

[Derby Wolf]

the idea that penny pinching on canteen facilities would make any difference to Ineos/Utds financial woes.

Precisely, there's as much chance of us making the Champions League because of our season ticket increases as there is of United recovering because they've saved on Bill the facilities managers salary. It's a cunts trick.

I imagine everybody now at risk at United have worked there for donkeys years too.

Average salary for Manchester x 400 is slightly more than they've pay Mason '30 games in 18 months' Mount. They'd need to get rid of a few more to pay Casemiro to shamble round the park for a year.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Cut the players obscene salaries instead. Cunts.

 

[Kenny]

Fulham v Crystal Palace;
Preston North End v Aston Villa;

Bournemouth v Manchester City
Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest or Ipswich Town.

Villa get the draw every team in the QF wanted

 

[Sniffer]

3 home ties followed by a trip to championship also rans to get to a semi. Jammy Tossers.

 

[Del Woppio]

BREAKING NEWS from the MLS, as Dynamos have offered a free match ticket to those who attended their recent game against Inter Miami - over 20,000 people - as compensation after Leo Messi didn't play.

 

[Lupo]

6 game ban for Liam Roberts

 

[Tony Towner]

Another fallout from us being shit is we won't be getting this kind of invite. You can't risk have a PL cup with a team that might not be in it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1898787781138411809

 

[Wellen Wolf]

Tbf I think that's what Wellens laughing emoji was aimed at, the idea that penny pinching on canteen facilities would make any difference to Ineos/Utds financial woes.

Jeez. Just revisited this. Thx sycophantia. Many apologies, it was a quick post. I didn't realise when posting that someone might think I was laughing at any employee having their conditions unilaterally cut like that. Far from it. As you thought, I was laughing at the ridiculous idea that Man U can be saved by cutting lunches.

 

[Alan]

BREAKING NEWS from the MLS, as Dynamos have offered a free match ticket to those who attended their recent game against Inter Miami - over 20,000 people - as compensation after Leo Messi didn't play.

Note that they didn't offer a refund...

Keeping in mind that Mercedes-Benz (Atlanta) has over triple the capacity of Shell Energy (Houston), if I were to try to get a ticket for Miami's visit to ATL next week, the cheapest available seat would run me ~£78. Want a seat at midfield (typically considered the "best" over here, though IIRC y'all prefer behind the goals)? ~£440 please.

Messi has been a net good for the league, but fuck me do you get robbed to see him play.