The British & Irish Football Thread

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by tob

Thank you Newcastle.

Yes, for providing page after page of amusing gifs on the SAFC forums! The club that just keep giving!

Horse punching, phone box smashing deluded barcodes! We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when but I know we'll meet again som foggy day!

The only problem lads is we will have to rely on Boro for our guaranteed points next year instead.

[Pizzamorg]

Funny for so long to have Spurs breathing down our necks and providing assumed threat only to finish in third after an utter thrashing from an already relegated team.

[Geoff D]

Eh, I knew we'd get a battering today (Pards didn't even take Cabaye, Hennessey, Zaha, Bolasie or Wickham) but at least the Spuds were on the end of an even worse result, and to a 10-man team that's already been relegated. Well done Arsenal for pipping them to second, that's put a massive smile on my face.

Best of luck on Wednesday David! If you win I hope some of that gold dust rubs off on Palace for Saturday.

[tob]

Control Explosion at Old Trafford.
http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...uth-called-off
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36297390

[David LFC]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Eh, I knew we'd get a battering today (Pards didn't even take Cabaye, Hennessey, Zaha, Bolasie or Wickham) but at least the Spuds were on the end of an even worse result, and to a 10-man team that's already been relegated. Well done Arsenal for pipping them to second, that's put a massive smile on my face.

Best of luck on Wednesday David! If you win I hope some of that gold dust rubs off on Palace for Saturday.

Thanks Geoff, looking forward to Wednesday. I'll be a Palace supporter for the day Saturday!!!

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Geoff D

Let's hope it's not some vain puff piece like that Sepp Blatter movie with Tim Roth!

I watched it last night. Although I may be somewhat personally biased , I thought Pele (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995868/ )
wasn’t a bad movie at all . If you truly love football I think you’ll come away thinking it worth the price of admission. Unless there was extraordinary embellishment by Hollywood, it was pretty remarkable what ‘Dico’ went thru doing his childhood and teenage years, something I was clueless to.

If you catch it, Pele (himself) makes a quick (4-5 sec.) cameo appearance near the end.

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by tob

Thank you Newcastle.

I have mixed feelings about Arsenal finishing 2nd. I fear it validates the status quo *mentality* and there will be no change next year. I’m not talking about Arsene leaving prematurely, but rather little change in style of play and the continued practice of being miserly in the transfer market, despite the war chest.

[tob]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I have mixed feelings about Arsenal finishing 2nd. I fear it validates the status quo *mentality* and there will be no change next year. I’m not talking about Arsene leaving prematurely, but rather little change in style of play and the continued practice of being miserly in the transfer market, despite the war chest.

I feel the same way Penton happy to finish above Spurs but like you said same old mentality with Wenger for next season.

[Geoff D]

Apparently the "device" at Old Trafford was a dummy bomb left behind after a previous training exercise. I know we wouldn't be laughing if it was real but anyway, I hope the dilbert who forgot it gets a slap.

[tob]

My team of the season

GK/ De Gea
DL/ Bertrand
DR/ Bellerin
DC/ Morgan
DC/ Smalling
MF/ Kante
MF/ Alli
AM/ Mahrez
AM/ Payet
AM/ Ozil
ST/ Vardy

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by tob

My team of the season

GK/ De Gea
DL/ Bertrand
DR/ Bellerin
DC/ Morgan
DC/ Smalling
MF/ Kante
MF/ Alli
AM/ Mahrez
AM/ Payet
AM/ Ozil
ST/ Vardy

My team of the season

Sunderland!

[Pizzamorg]

It's already beginning. http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Le...ail/story.html

[tob]

Claudio Ranieri is Premier League Manager of the Year.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by tob

Claudio Ranieri is Premier League Manager of the Year.

Like it would be anyone else?

Well deserved.

[tob]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Like it would be anyone else?

Well deserved.

Didn't say it would be anyone else just going to the effort on this thread as usual of putting up that news about him confirmed as manager of the year.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by tob

Didn't say it would be anyone else just going to the effort on this thread as usual of putting up that news about him confirmed as manager of the year.

Oh I know Tob. Not having a go at your post mate, just commenting that we would all be stunned and shocked if it were anyone else.

[tob]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Oh I know Tob. Not having a go at your post mate, just commenting that we would all be stunned and shocked if it were anyone else.

No worries steedeel.

[Geoff D]

Gah, Sevilla make it 2-1. Never has the old cliché of not wanting the break to come ever been more true, it's like the teams came out in the other side's kit after half time. Incredible turnaround, fingers crossed Liverpool can get a foothold in this 2nd half but it's gonna require everything they've got and then some.

[Geoff D]

Oh shit, 3-1.

[Pizzamorg]

Last time I bid on Liverpool getting the result! Haha.

I played the Football Manager '16 demo tonight because Leicester are doing a promotion for it and I wanted to try before I buy... shit me, the game is ADDICTIVE. Endless boxes of text and sub menus, I feel like I've barely scratched the surface of it all but it has that "just one more go" effect about it that I couldn't bear to turn it off.

The game is really frustrating too, I can't seem to win a game with Leicester. We'll usually pull ahead and be three nil up in the first half, then the CPU will score like six in the second half. I can't work out if it's poor programming or I'm doing something wrong.

Signed a few free agents to beef up the Leicester squad, I've got Callum Wilson supporting Jamie Vardy and doing really well for himself and I've fallen out with Marc Albrighton as I wouldn't let him go to Liverpool.