English Football 2017-2018 - Page 1035 - Sporting Events and Fantasy Sports

I will miss the special atmosphere at English grounds, I will miss less some of the decisions during the games, but the atmosphere and the quality of English football is absolutely something I will miss forever

05-09-2018 , 08:01 PM

#25853

aoFrantic

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 25,221

Chelsea are not good.
The Arsenal away form would get any manager in the world fired. Second best in the league at home, 16th away.

05-09-2018 , 09:39 PM

#25854

mw828

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 29,301

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingweed

So Chelsea can still finish 4th but we need a major plop moment!

It seems like fate, especially since Chelsea are the masters of jammy luck.

This has been kind of a roller coaster of a season. Expectations were not high yet again, with der markt skeptical of our top four chances as always (lol markt). We didn't start too well in the league, but crushed CL groups. Then we went on a pretty amazing tear until we choked away the tie against Juve. Now we limp in to the finish, but will most likely get 3rd anyway, which is clearly better than expected itl. And no cup trophies which is disappointing but not too surprising. It does look like we've got the golden boot winner though.

Spoiler:

05-09-2018 , 09:52 PM

#25855

ZAIDS

it’s coming home again

Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 6,633

I missed the second half (the interesting part); can’t really be too upset - spurs and liverpool are better and we’re lacking offensively as pointed out. I don’t think we’re as mediocre as 2018 results might suggest. Still the cup final against united to look forward to and nice send off for conte.

05-09-2018 , 11:11 PM

#25856

kidcolin

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 109,033

****

05-10-2018 , 01:28 AM

#25857

Elrazor

losing momentum

Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 13,897

A cup would have been nice but CL football in the new stadium is massive, and the third year in a row will help LevyGOAT with the new stadium commercial deals.

05-10-2018 , 02:38 AM

#25858

ChopSueyyy

formerly IRunWorse

Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 18,636

https://streamable.com/pkx1l

05-10-2018 , 04:06 AM

#25859

Hoopie1

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 26,139

Handle this take with care or you may get burned: based on half-watching about 60 minutes of Maitland-Niles at Arsenal, I think he's going to be a good player.

05-10-2018 , 04:55 AM

#25860

BOIDS

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 14,210

Quote:

Huddersfield's players secured another season in the Premier League because "they always believed the impossible is possible", said boss David Wagner.

these german managerial types seem a bit uh dramatic. crap team survives relegation by scraping 37 points, better get the pope in to authenticate this miracle

we'll have saint wagner on our hands if they survive into 2020

05-10-2018 , 08:35 AM

#25861

LFC_USA

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 21,026

Quote:

Originally Posted by O.A.F.K.1.1

Morata
If this guy had even one single ounce of WIM he would be unstoppable.

He has exactly the wrong attitude to excel at sport, which means his talent must be off the charts.

In terms of mentality he is the Anti-Terry.

I dont want the Anti Terry playing for our club.

No he wouldn't. He's terrible

05-10-2018 , 08:41 AM

#25862

Consty

resident wizard

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,134

He's regressed so much that I doubt he'll even stand out in the MLS.

05-10-2018 , 08:54 AM

#25863

bazooka87

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,090

That was shortlived

05-10-2018 , 08:56 AM

#25864

Tall Paul

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 9,389

Carlos Soundbiteo leaving Swansea at the end of the season.

05-10-2018 , 08:58 AM

#25865

BOIDS

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 14,210

finally fulfilling his childhood dream of playing for dc united

300k/week apparently. most of it paid by mun, 50k of it paid by everton and the rest by his new club

05-10-2018 , 09:00 AM

#25866

sixfour

should be called sevenfour

Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 74,955

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tall Paul

Carlos Soundbiteo leaving Swansea at the end of the season.

Clearly couldn't handle managing a squad worth more than twenty pounds

05-10-2018 , 10:20 AM

#25867

MindFckr

Classic Arsenal GHW

Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 25,721

Quote:

Originally Posted by BOIDS

finally fulfilling his childhood dream of playing for dc united

300k/week apparently. most of it paid by mun, 50k of it paid by everton and the rest by his new club

How is United still stuck paying him?

05-10-2018 , 10:44 AM

#25868

BOIDS

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 14,210

b/c he signed a five and a half year contract with them in 2014 worth 300k/week. reason he okayed the move to everton is cos mun agreed to pay the balance until the mun contract end date

(it was always (legitimately) his childhood dream to play for everton, but evidently that dream did not involve taking a pay cut at any point along the way)

05-10-2018 , 11:16 AM

#25869

Hoopie1

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 26,139

Three hundred large a week, and he signed the contract when he was already in decline. Well played Paul Stretford.

Last edited by Hoopie1; 05-10-2018 at 11:27 AM. Reason: Or maybe not

05-10-2018 , 11:38 AM

#25870

Consty

resident wizard

Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,134

Holloway's lost another job, this time at QPR. Steve McClaren favourite to replace him.

It's just one big ****ing managerial merry go round isn't it. I suspect Pardew's waiting for the phone to ring.

05-10-2018 , 02:06 PM

#25871

KDawg

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 21,002

Quote:

Originally Posted by Consty

Holloway's lost another job, this time at QPR. Steve McClaren favourite to replace him.

g.

He’s better than Sean Dyche though.....

05-10-2018 , 03:31 PM

#25872

Stu Ungar

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,999

Quote:

Originally Posted by mw828

Spoiler:

Happy with the League 3rd, but the FA Cup loss to Utd. and the Juve Champions loss were beyond bad.

Lol Poch and some of the players interviewed after the game yesterday, blaming Wembley as '19 additional away games'..I don't have Spurs home record in front of me, but it was pretty damn good..