2024/25 Soccer Thread

Mohamed Salah is one of the most criminally underrated players of modern times.

Discuss.

3-3 tie is a lot more fun to watch than a 0-0 tie.

Sorbicol wrote:

Mohamed Salah is one of the most criminally underrated players of modern times.

Discuss.

Nothing to discuss, you are 100% right.

Is he underrated? I think he's considered one of the best players by the general public.
If you're talking about awards, then yeah.

That's an impressive win for Fulham tonight Pred.

With Spurs in the 10th and Spursing very hard is Big Ange in trouble? I think the coat may be getting on a shoogly peg. Also great result Pred.

Sorbicol wrote:

That's an impressive win for Fulham tonight Pred.

Was it deserved? Probably not!

Am I taking it and running for the hills? Yes!

And yeah, I think Big Ange is officially in trouble. Can they play City again?

This weekend will see the last ever Merseyside Derby to be played at Goodison Park before Everton move to their new stadium down in the Docks.

119 derbies have been played there. The ratios are:

Won: 41
Drawn: 37
lost: 41.

Whoever wins on Sunday is going to get some serious bragging rights.

Yeah... Ange is in trouble.
Great start last season but that can only take you so far. So many points dropped this season even after taking the Spurs factor into account.
Maybe he'll last until the end of this season if he keeps within distance of the European places, but I have serious doubts.

Merseyside Derby has been postponed due to the seriously inclement weather we’re having in the UK right now. It’s a tad blowy out.

Sorbicol wrote:

Merseyside Derby has been postponed due to the seriously inclement weather we’re having in the UK right now. It’s a tad blowy out.

Fools is there any finer site than a ball being blown back the way when it’s hoofed in the air.

bbk1980 wrote:

Fools is there any finer site than a ball being blown back the way when it’s hoofed in the air.

To be fair it’s so windy out there I reckon they’d hoof it in Goodison and it would land in Anfield.

Sorbicol wrote:
bbk1980 wrote:

Fools is there any finer site than a ball being blown back the way when it’s hoofed in the air.

To be fair it’s so windy out there I reckon they’d hoof it in Goodison and it wound land in Anfield.

If it was snowing enough that they used the orange ball and had to keep shoveling so you can see the touch lines it would be the greatest game of football ever.

When it's windy, they should be forced to play with one of those plastic balls we used at school.

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Man I loved Roberto Carlos'ing free kicks with those balls... nobody could tell which way it was going to go next!

Tasty Pudding wrote:

When it's windy, they should be forced to play with one of those plastic balls we used at school.

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They should have to do it with school shoes on too, I could take Ronaldo on under those conditions.

This thread has taken a VERY British turn and I appreciate it.

bbk1980 wrote:

They should have to do it with school shoes on too, I could take Ronaldo on under those conditions.

AND on disintegrating concrete. With ice.

omni wrote:

AND on disintegrating concrete. With ice.

The schoolboy nostalgia in this thread is currently extremely strong!

omni wrote:
bbk1980 wrote:

They should have to do it with school shoes on too, I could take Ronaldo on under those conditions.

AND on disintegrating concrete. With ice.

I’ll add in the clothing / school bag goal posts and self reffing . I would die happy if I got to watch Jose explode on the touch line after a ball went exactly over the top of a jumper.

And bringing it all back down to earth:

The West Ham striker Michial Antonio has been involved in a road traffic accident and is currently stable but under close observation in hospital.

That doesn't sound good. At all.

Sorbicol wrote:

And bringing it all back down to earth:

The West Ham striker Michial Antonio has been involved in a road traffic accident and is currently stable but under close observation in hospital.

That doesn't sound good. At all.

Urgh fingers crossed all are ok.

Anybody see the Wrexham goal today?

Elliot Lee, direct off a corner. Bounced off far post and in. Crazy weather.

bbk1980 wrote:

Urgh fingers crossed all are ok.

Just seen a photo of his wrecked car. He's a very lucky boy.

bbk1980 wrote:
omni wrote:
bbk1980 wrote:

They should have to do it with school shoes on too, I could take Ronaldo on under those conditions.

AND on disintegrating concrete. With ice.

I’ll add in the clothing / school bag goal posts and self reffing . I would die happy if I got to watch Jose explode on the touch line after a ball went exactly over the top of a jumper.

My God, could you imagine the VAR delays? Trying to figure out if the ball was over the bar based on how high David Raya was jumping and whether or not his arm was fully extended...

Should've lost 2-1. Will take the point.

Liverpool so good they improve their chances without even playing.

Come on Spurs.

Marco Silva at Fulham: wins Champ, finishes 10th in PL (highest finish in a decade), loses key man Mitrovic with no proper replacement, finishes 13th, loses key man Palhinha without replacement, currently 10th.

No talk of philosophies or projects, just a really good manager.

Which means I'm sure he's not long for Craven Cottage, sadly.

Prederick wrote:

Should've lost 2-1. Will take the point.

Blargh.

Technically an improvement on last year considering Arsenal lost away.

I'm going to buy a pillow that is embroidered VAR. First angle ok he's on. Cut to space cam CSI angle. Mmmmm f*ck? That looks off? Why do I subject myself to this again? What is life?

Off. Sunday ruined.

slazev wrote:

Yeah... Ange is in trouble.
Great start last season but that can only take you so far. So many points dropped this season even after taking the Spurs factor into account.
Maybe he'll last until the end of this season if he keeps within distance of the European places, but I have serious doubts.

Well, he's definitely in trouble now.

Chelsea title contenders?