The Global Football Thread

[Starkers]

Because you're already through and are competing on four fronts so he took the opportunity to rest a lot of players.

Guessing the Champions League doesn't have the same rule as the Premier League that you're supposed to put out your strongest team (always assuming that is still a rule!)

 

[Kilana2]

As to the Champions League:

It was a long evening yesterday with all the matches being played at the same time. It was all about making the cut.....Not exciting enough to me for eating too many snacks. Went to bed when it was over. Difficult to pick a favorite just yet.

 

[SithHappens]

Today is a good example of why the FA Cup should continue.

Top of the PL Liverpool humbled by bottom of the Championship Plymouth.

Of course Liverpool made changes but they should, on paper, still have beaten Plymouth. Despite the changes it's still a huge shock.

Magic day for Plymouth and congratulations to them. Their fans will remember the game for a long time.

 

[Nerroth]

This year's three J. League divisions are set to kick off this weekend; this is to be the last season before the league switches over to a "fall-to-spring" calendar. (As a reminder, the league's official English YouTube channel live streams a number of J1 League games each week, typically with English commentary.)

As it happens, the J. League has had a strict policy against corporate branding for their teams: for example, if one of the semi-pro teams in Japan's fourth division (such as Honda FC) were to be promoted to the J3 League, they'd need to drop the "brand" name as part of this process.

Which might raise the question: what would happen if, say, Red Bull were to buy a Japanese club? Would they have to go the "Leipzig" route, with "RB" standing in for "RasenBallsport"? And what would happen to the team's pre-existing identity?

Well...

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The "Ardija" in the name Omiya Ardija referred to "ardilla", the Spanish word for "squirrel". Prior to their recent purchase by Red Bull, the club's emblem and branding referred to squirrels - which no doubt would have made them Doreen Green's favourite J. League club!

Oddly, rather than simply re-brand them to "RB Omiya", the new owners now call them RB Omiya Ardija, despite the new club logo no longer showing the "ardilla" part.

Still, at least in name, the new club identity offers the kind of tenuous connection between Spain and Austria not seen since the days of the Habsburgs...

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Oy. That hurt. That hurt bad.

And Doucoure is a dick, BTW. He started that whole mess at the end. All of that was his fault.

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But at the same time, the racist abuse he has had to suffer since then is disgusting and needs to be punished ASAP.

And, having said ALL that....Michael Oliver handing out red cards like it's fucking blackjack is pretty funny

 

[SithHappens]

Oy. That hurt. That hurt bad.

And Doucoure is a dick, BTW. He started that whole mess at the end. All of that was his fault.

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But at the same time, the racist abuse he has had to suffer since then is disgusting and needs to be punished ASAP.

And, having said ALL that....Michael Oliver handing out cards like it's fucking blackjack is pretty funny

Hmm tough one. Yes celebrating in front of away fans, especially in a Derby game like this, is asking for trouble. But it's not exactly uncommon, Liverpool players and pretty much every other clubs players will be guilty of it at some point. Not excusing it just saying he's not on his own in having done it.

Jones should have known better and also deserved his sending off.

As you say, the abuse after is disgusting. Sadly seems to be a growing trend.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Every time I watch that fight it gets funnier. Oliver has a PILE of red cards in his hand. He's throwing them out there like rice at a wedding.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I dunno if any of you guys watch NCIS:: Sydney but apparently Doc Roy - the forensic examiner - used to play for Liverpool.

 

[SithHappens]

I dunno if any of you guys watch NCIS:: Sydney but apparently Doc Roy - the medical examiner - used to play for Liverpool.

Are you sure?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Are you sure?

There was that line about giving his friend "a Liverpool kiss" during a match when they faced each other. I just assumed that's what that meant.

 

[SithHappens]

There was that line about giving his friend "a Liverpool kiss" during a match when they faced each other. I just assumed that's what that meant.

you mean the character not the actor? Dunno, a Liverpool kiss is a headbutt.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

yeah, I meant the character.

And Doc’s friend Terry Barnes (who is a major character in the episode, he's with the ASIO) played for Sheffield United. Barnes was the one who got the Liverpool kiss

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Grrrrrr....

Oh well, at least Chiesa had something to contribute.

 

[Starkers]

Don't know if Liverpool were just poor or Howe got his tactics spot on. Probably a touch of both. Feel a lot of Liverpool players are burnt out after a long season and Slot should have rotated more.

They should still win the league though, barring the most cataclysmic drop off of all time! (which would also have to coincide with Arsenal winning all their remaining games most probably)

Hoping Man City get knocked out of the FA cup so we're guaranteed to have either a team who've never won it or a team who haven't won it for a very long time (but preferably not Forest )

In lower league news three wins on the trot have given Derby a fighting chance of staying up. Still a long way to go but given a few weeks ago it felt like players' heads had dropped and we'd given up, things feel a damn sight more hopeful!

 

[SithHappens]

Don't know if Liverpool were just poor or Howe got his tactics spot on. Probably a touch of both. Feel a lot of Liverpool players are burnt out after a long season and Slot should have rotated more.

They should still win the league though, barring the most cataclysmic drop off of all time! (which would also have to coincide with Arsenal winning all their remaining games most probably)

Hoping Man City get knocked out of the FA cup so we're guaranteed to have either a team who've never won it or a team who haven't won it for a very long time (but preferably not Forest )

In lower league news three wins on the trot have given Derby a fighting chance of staying up. Still a long way to go but given a few weeks ago it felt like players' heads had dropped and we'd given up, things feel a damn sight more hopeful!

Amazing what a week can do. Thought we were dead and buried but now I think we have a great chance of staying up.

 

[Starkers]

Amazing what a week can do. Thought we were dead and buried but now I think we have a great chance of staying up.

Turns out there was a new manager bounce, it just took a few weeks to arrive!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Natasha Dowie on being the first female player to appear in a LFC Legends game at Anfield. Linky

Edit: New stadium under construction for New York City FC to be named "Etihad Park".

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I was watching yesterday's Liverpool / Everton match and one of the announcers said that back in his day, Steven Gerrard once got three red cards in a single match.

How is this possible? Isn't a red card a permanent ejection from the game?

(I tried searching on the internet but I got nothing. At tines like this a Premier League wiki would really come in handy. )

 

[SithHappens]

I was watching yesterday's Liverpool / Everton match and one of the announcers said that back in his day, Steven Gerrard once got three red cards in a single match.

How is this possible? Isn't a red card a permanent ejection from the game?

(I tried searching on the internet but I got nothing. At tines like this a Premier League wiki would really come in handy. )

No, he was sent off in a game vs Everton where 2 other players also got sent off

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Oh, okay. That makes sense.

So I was right, then? A red card is indeed a permanent ejection from a game?

(Sorry, I'm still kind of new at all this. )