2021/22 Soccer Thread: It's Euro 2020 until it becomes 2021

bbk1980 wrote:

For those that can access it The second leg of Queens Park's game against Airdrie will be on BBC Alba today which you can watch on Iplayer. Its well balanced at 1-1 and should be an exciting game, All support should of course go to the team in Black and White!

The New Zealand rugby team is playing?

Quite good FA cup final today.

Sam Kerr is, as they say, on one this season.

bbk1980 wrote:

For those that can access it The second leg of Queens Park's game against Airdrie will be on BBC Alba today which you can watch on Iplayer. Its well balanced at 1-1 and should be an exciting game, All support should of course go to the team in Black and White!

Congrats!

omni wrote:
bbk1980 wrote:

For those that can access it The second leg of Queens Park's game against Airdrie will be on BBC Alba today which you can watch on Iplayer. Its well balanced at 1-1 and should be an exciting game, All support should of course go to the team in Black and White!

Congrats!

Thank you! What a way to win. Totally bouncing. Tomorrow I’ll be thinking about how we are going to get thumped every game next season but that’s another day.

Everton's really gonna have to sweat it out.

I still can’t believe Burnley sacked Dyche and as such hope they go down.

Having money is obviously not a guarantee of quality (see: Everton) but broadly, I think they've done studies indicating that there's a direct correlation between spending more and getting more points.

Which is my way of saying Newcastle's probably going to surprise a bunch of people next season.

Arsenal deserve what they were getting.

Shambles.

I still don't understand how Arsenal didn't sign Bruno in January. He's fantastic and would slot right in to almost any midfield.

jowner wrote:

Arsenal deserve what they were getting.

Shambles.

Yeah, as far as late-season collapses go, this is... uh... not great.

jowner wrote:

Arsenal deserve what they were getting.

Shambles.

They are a young team with some very inexperienced players - that they've taken it as far as they have speaks well of them in my opinion. Admittedly they've choked but it's not like, say, letting another team beat you when you were well on top with only injury time remaining.

However, watch Spurs completely Spurs it up against Norwich on Sunday. It's not over yet.

Prederick wrote:

broadly, I think they've done studies indicating that there's a direct correlation between spending more and getting more points.

My memory of it is hazy, but i vaguely recall that, perhaps a bit counterintuitively (or maybe not? depends on your expectations I guess), it's not transfer fee spending that correlates so much as it is player salary.

Yeah, that's it, I think. Not transfer fees, wages.

Messi to Miami?

This has "tax avoidance scheme" written all over it.

Well, we get a good final day, eh?

How the hell is Matip suddenly on a scoring run? XD

Saw a Saints fan before the game commenting that despite the sh*t Liverpool lineup, they were predicting a Matip header hat-trick.

LilCodger wrote:

Saw a Saints fan before the game commenting that despite the sh*t Liverpool lineup, they were predicting a Matip header hat-trick.

Tough fought game tonight, but even with the changes Liverpool came through. It speaks volumes of that squad - and Klopp - that so many bit part players can come in and do a job. Taking it to the wire, and that's all that can be asked.

The Championship Semi-final play off has gone to penalties. So far Forest have scored their two and Sheffield missed their first 2. It would be good to see Forest back in the Premier League, I'm old enough to remember the days of Brian Clough, they'll always belong in the top league for me.

EDIT: Forest through. They'll face Huddersfield in the Play-off final

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The problem with on-the-pitch celebrations, is that there's always one asshole.

Eintract Frankfurt lift the Europa League Trophy after a Penalty Shoot out against Rangers. Aaron Ramsey the unfortunate to miss the single penalty that settled matters.

Ah well.

Well, Liverpool are screwed next season.

Also, in all likelihood on Sunday:

@gortavfc wrote:

"Could Gerrard win the league for his old club?"
"Could Coutinho or Ings win the league for their old club?"
"Could we see Grealish tears against his old club?"

Manchester City 8-0 Aston Villa

Gonna file this one under "Fat chance."

Prederick wrote:

The problem with on-the-pitch celebrations, is that there's always one asshole.

EDIT: Also, jailed, pleasantly.

No-one will disagree with me if I say that, even if they stay up, this Everton team deserves to go down, right?

My dad emailed me this morning to say, "I've seen enough of Everton and Lampard recently to fervently hope they end up getting relegated."

So no - you're not alone, Prederick!

Oh dear Lord, Everton.

BOOOOOOO. NOT NEARLY FUNNY ENOUGH EVERTON.

If Burnley stay up, Nick Pope deserves a raise.

EDIT: 82', and Burnley has 14% possesion (oh, over the last ten minutes -- stupid on screen stats)

Everton and fans celebrating like they won the league.....

It is still possible, after the EFL's recent warning, that Everton could get docked points for the pitch invasion and go down anyway.

(No it's not, but it'd be HILARIOUS.)