FarehamSaintJames Posted 19 March, 2022 Posted 19 March, 2022 Palace, Brighton, Leeds, Brentford and Burnley - all teams we should be competing with and most definitely not losing. However they have all picked up fight and form in the past few weeks. Six points from those games plus the remaining ones and I’d bite your hand off right now.
SaintBobby Posted 19 March, 2022 Posted 19 March, 2022 (edited) We're not going to get relegated....prob not even in the ludicrous scenario where we lose all our remaining games. Edited 19 March, 2022 by SaintBobby 1
JRM Posted 19 March, 2022 Posted 19 March, 2022 Seeing Leeds and Everton both win in stoppage time last couple of days will feel like a killer blow to the bottom 3, can't see any of them surviving now.
Lighthouse Posted 19 March, 2022 Posted 19 March, 2022 2 hours ago, FarehamSaintJames said: Palace, Brighton, Leeds, Brentford and Burnley - all teams we should be competing with and most definitely not losing. However they have all picked up fight and form in the past few weeks. Six points from those games plus the remaining ones and I’d bite your hand off right now. You'd bite my hand off to lose 7 of our last 9 games?
nta786 Posted 19 March, 2022 Posted 19 March, 2022 This season could end up being one of those where 9th place has 48 points and 17th has like 38 points, but probably unlikely. Think similar to Puel’s 2016/17 season although that was only a 6pt gap between 8th and 17th. 1
CB Fry Posted 19 March, 2022 Posted 19 March, 2022 1 hour ago, Lighthouse said: You'd bite my hand off to lose 7 of our last 9 games? Don't rule out a Brighton-style draw marathon.
Lighthouse Posted 20 March, 2022 Posted 20 March, 2022 This could be the end of Andros Townsend’s season, not going to help Everton.
Sheaf Saint Posted 20 March, 2022 Posted 20 March, 2022 1 minute ago, Lighthouse said: This could be the end of Andros Townsend’s season, not going to help Everton. ACL maybe?
obelisk Posted 20 March, 2022 Posted 20 March, 2022 Those were a couple of dangerous looking corners fired in by Olise. JWP might want to have a look.
skintsaint Posted 20 March, 2022 Posted 20 March, 2022 Rangers losing to bottom team Dundee. Would pretty much gift Celtic the title I feel.
Sheaf Saint Posted 20 March, 2022 Posted 20 March, 2022 Everton really are crap aren't they. They started brightly with high intensity but didn't create any real chances, and they've just been their usual shit selves ever since. I'd love to see them get relegated. Too good to go down? Bollocks are they.
Lighthouse Posted 20 March, 2022 Posted 20 March, 2022 Reminds me a bit of that hopeless 4-0 thumping we got in the QF by Man U in 2005, except against Crystal Palace. 😆
East Kent Saint Posted 20 March, 2022 Posted 20 March, 2022 17 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said: Very impressed with the Palace fans today. They are pretty annoying at the match as they chant the same thing all match regardless ! Much worse than OWTS plus I have no idea what they are saying .
Dark Munster Posted 20 March, 2022 Posted 20 March, 2022 Seven changes for Liverpool, with Mane and Salah not even on the bench. Rather arrogant from Klopp, with no big matches coming up soon. Forest are no mugs, as Arsenal and Leicester can testify.
AlexLaw76 Posted 20 March, 2022 Posted 20 March, 2022 (edited) The new Leeds manager comes across well..a bit like Nigel Adkins Edited 20 March, 2022 by AlexLaw76
Sheaf Saint Posted 20 March, 2022 Posted 20 March, 2022 Lampard not mincing his words post-match today then 😂
Mystic Force Posted 21 March, 2022 Posted 21 March, 2022 (edited) If we thought the premier league VAR was bad I have been watching America vs Toluca in the Mexican league. Raised from incompetent to obviously corrupt. America awarded a clearly offside goal in the 3rd minute even after review and Toluca did not get a really clear penalty in the 70th min. Despite being 3-0 up the America players complaining to the ref. I wonder how much it costs to bribe a Mexican ref and VAR team. Edited 21 March, 2022 by Mystic Force
Saint Keef Posted 21 March, 2022 Posted 21 March, 2022 15 hours ago, Mystic Force said: If we thought the premier league VAR was bad I have been watching America vs Toluca in the Mexican league. Raised from incompetent to obviously corrupt. America awarded a clearly offside goal in the 3rd minute even after review and Toluca did not get a really clear penalty in the 70th min. Despite being 3-0 up the America players complaining to the ref. I wonder how much it costs to bribe a Mexican ref and VAR team. If you'd had the sound turned up really loud I think you would have heard the ref saying "It's gonna cost you 12 Peso's and my sister wants to live in America, then I think it will be a penalty"
John Boy Saint Posted 22 March, 2022 Posted 22 March, 2022 Nowt much going on - but seeing as this is The Other Games thread - amazed we all missed this remarkable quarter final last minute winner for Gedling Southbank FC under 12's in their Cup Quarter Final. at the weekend. Take a bow son https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60834496
cloggy saint Posted 22 March, 2022 Posted 22 March, 2022 3 minutes ago, John Boy Saint said: Nowt much going on - but seeing as this is The Other Games thread - amazed we all missed this remarkable quarter final last minute winner for Gedling Southbank FC under 12's in their Cup Quarter Final. at the weekend. Take a bow son https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60834496 You have to question the keeper, even Forster could have stopped that.
OttawaSaint Posted 22 March, 2022 Posted 22 March, 2022 1 hour ago, John Boy Saint said: Nowt much going on - but seeing as this is The Other Games thread - amazed we all missed this remarkable quarter final last minute winner for Gedling Southbank FC under 12's in their Cup Quarter Final. at the weekend. Take a bow son https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60834496 Wonder what the xG was...
John Boy Saint Posted 22 March, 2022 Posted 22 March, 2022 1 hour ago, OttawaSaint said: Wonder what the xG was... Pretty sure one of our resident Anoraks will be along in a minute to enlighten you 😜
whelk Posted 24 March, 2022 Author Posted 24 March, 2022 4 minutes ago, The Cat said: OMG 2018 don’t qualify for WC for first time 2020 (2021) win Euros 2022 don’t qualify for WC mental and from never not being at WC to now going have 12 years since they were last at one
CB Fry Posted 24 March, 2022 Posted 24 March, 2022 I saw the score and thought "they'll win it in the second leg....oh. Fark-king Hell!"
SNSUN Posted 24 March, 2022 Posted 24 March, 2022 #bringBalehome OK it's not a real hashtag and it'll never happen, but it'd be neat to see him back at SMS next season. He's still got it. Great win for Wales against a difficult Austria side. Scotland or Ukraine now in their way. 1
whelk Posted 24 March, 2022 Author Posted 24 March, 2022 2 minutes ago, SNSUN said: #bringBalehome OK it's not a real hashtag and it'll never happen, but it'd be neat to see him back at SMS next season. He's still got it. Great win for Wales against a difficult Austria side. Scotland or Ukraine now in their way. The lovely New Forest golf courses will be the clincher 1
Dark Munster Posted 24 March, 2022 Posted 24 March, 2022 🤣 On yesterday's BBC predictor thing they asked which of Italy, Portugal, Turkey or N. Macedonia would quality, so I voted for N. Macedonia for a laugh!
cloggy saint Posted 24 March, 2022 Posted 24 March, 2022 Nice, let's hope North Macedonia can do the same against Portugal.
Lighthouse Posted 24 March, 2022 Posted 24 March, 2022 12 minutes ago, SNSUN said: #bringBalehome OK it's not a real hashtag and it'll never happen, but it'd be neat to see him back at SMS next season. He's still got it. Great win for Wales against a difficult Austria side. Scotland or Ukraine now in their way. I wouldn’t want it to happen, personally. He’ll be 33, is barely fit and will want enormous wages. 1
HarvSFC Posted 24 March, 2022 Posted 24 March, 2022 I still stand by Austria would have taken Italy to penalties in Euro 2020(1) had Italy not had five subs, which allowed them to bring on Locatelli, Belotti, Chiesa and the goalscorer Pessina, while Austria were very much lowering the on pitch quality with their subs. And then, who knows what may have happened from the lottery of the penalties. 🙁 As for Bale, as much as I enjoyed watching him a few years ago, he's not that player anymore and despite his good scoring record for Spurs when he returned, I don't think he was a huge success there and certainly not what they were expecting/hoping for. 20 league matches with only 10 of them being starts. His pace is completely gone and he was invisible in some games as much as he was scoring important goals in others. His heart hasn't been in club football for a number of years now, he did reach the top and win it all to be fair to him. But, his main focus is Wales and golf now. There were even rumours of him retiring last year, he doesn't have the hunger for it and after the success of Walcott's return, I'd hope that if it ever does become a possibility that we'd give it a hard pass.
Nordic Saint Posted 24 March, 2022 Posted 24 March, 2022 (edited) 58 minutes ago, whelk said: Hard to square this stat as well North Macedonia have only lost 1 of their last 10 World Cup qualifiers, which included an away win against Germany. It was Germany's first defeat in a World Cup qualifier for more than 20 years. All of the former Yugoslav republics are good at football. Edited 24 March, 2022 by Nordic Saint
OttawaSaint Posted 24 March, 2022 Posted 24 March, 2022 At 2-1 up Jose Fonte gave away a penalty that was awarded after a VAR check. Turkey missed it and Portugal added a 3rd to set up their tie with N Macedonia.
Yozzman Posted 24 March, 2022 Posted 24 March, 2022 20 minutes ago, HarvSFC said: As for Bale, as much as I enjoyed watching him a few years ago, he's not that player anymore and despite his good scoring record for Spurs when he returned, I don't think he was a huge success there and certainly not what they were expecting/hoping for. 20 league matches with only 10 of them being starts. His pace is completely gone and he was invisible in some games as much as he was scoring important goals in others. His heart hasn't been in club football for a number of years now, he did reach the top and win it all to be fair to him. But, his main focus is Wales and golf now. There were even rumours of him retiring last year, he doesn't have the hunger for it and after the success of Walcott's return, I'd hope that if it ever does become a possibility that we'd give it a hard pass. He still looked pretty quick against the Austrian defenders. I would certainly have Gareth over Dan James.
danjosaint Posted 24 March, 2022 Posted 24 March, 2022 Dan James was f****** atrocious and could've cost Wales that win, dreadful in attack and piss poor movement
JRM Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 5 hours ago, trousers said: I'd happily swap places with Italy, win the Euros at Wembley and give the farcical winter World Cup in Qatar a swerve. 4
LiberalCommunist Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 Nice to see Italy standing up for human rights by boycotting the 2022 World Cup.
waylander Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 9 hours ago, whelk said: The lovely New Forest golf courses will be the clincher He could live around Ascot and play Wentworth
nta786 Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 Another stat - the last knockout game Italy played at the WCs was 2006, which of course they won. They’re looking at 20 years on from that day to try and a have a run deep into the competition then.
HarvSFC Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 With their last World Cup being the one in 2014. You would probably trade one World Cup qualification for a Euros win, but missing out on two qualifications is pretty miserable for what is still football’s biggest competition.
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 It's bit a disappointing really. You want to see the best nations playing at the World Cup. Still, fair play to North Macedonia.
lickierambert Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 A real blast from the past to see Tomas Pekhart turning out for Czech Republic last night. Just about remember his goal in the doomed 2008-2009 season
Dark Munster Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 8 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said: It's bit a disappointing really. You want to see the best nations playing at the World Cup. Still, fair play to North Macedonia. One of Portugal and Italy were going out anyway.
Dark Munster Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 9 hours ago, HarvSFC said: With their last World Cup being the one in 2014. You would probably trade one World Cup qualification for a Euros win, but missing out on two qualifications is pretty miserable for what is still football’s biggest competition. Yes, just like 1974 and 1978 were miserable for England fans.
Whitey Grandad Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 8 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said: It's bit a disappointing really. You want to see the best nations playing at the World Cup. Still, fair play to North Macedonia. I don’t think I shall bother watching it anyway.
LiberalCommunist Posted 25 March, 2022 Posted 25 March, 2022 Yeah, certainly not hyped for it. Maybe I'll get sucked in towards the later stages, but the human right violations is a big turn off. Especially, as we have to endure kneeling, clapping, silence, tweeting, lecturing, all from these guys who are happy to go over there to make more money, more fame, more adulation. A bunch of hypocrites. Just shows that its all a bunch of virtue signalling and nothing else.
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