Random football thoughts thread.

[malotru]

Villa’s Tyrone Mings conceeding a penalty like he did last night in the Champs League is quite something.
Could almost imagine us doing something like that during our play it out from the back era.
O’Riordon was who I had in mind as a potential culprit.

[imp566]

Nov 7, 2024 13:16:43 GMT malotru said:

Villa’s Tyrone Mings conceeding a penalty like he did last night in the Champs League is quite something.
Could almost imagine us doing something like that during our play it out from the back era.
O’Riordon was who I had in mind as a potential culprit.

It's not an unusual thing to do, since they brought in the rule that players could play a goal kick or free kick in their own area, indeed Gabriel did it last season for Arsenal, but got away with it.

Bottom line, players must stay concentrated on the game, that's how mistakes happen.

[foolhandy]

Watching Queen of the South vs Alloa Athletic on BBC Alba. Most of the commentary is in Gaelic. Two lovely goals so far. Feels like balm after this afternoon.

[The Abbey Stalker]

Nov 9, 2024 18:50:17 GMT foolhandy said:

Watching Queen of the South vs Alloa Athletic on BBC Alba. Most of the commentary is in Gaelic. Two lovely goals so far. Feels like balm after this afternoon.

Really glad you enjoyed it too. Off to see the Wasps at home in a couple of weeks. I know lots on here love to criticise lower league Scottish football but there is something about its rawness that makes it all the more enjoyable. Especially on days like today…..

[foolhandy]

£10k a year? That's nothing... The club should sponsor it, get some brownie points with the Cambridge masses! Is Coldham's Common one of the six? Even if it's not...the cows outside the Abbey are a thing and if we can help keep them. Just a thought.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/10/cambridge-could-lose-city-centre-cows-if-council-cuts-out-of-hours-rescue-service

[Andrewlang]

Pull the udder one, etc

The owners of the cattle should be...paying to have their cows graze on the common, right? Seems like a tremendous privilege to me, lifting those fat bastards out of the river when they fall in isn't cheap either.

One of them got wedged between the bank and my boat last year. I can confirm for the sake of any doubt that drowning cows make a tremendous amount of noise*

I love the common cows, though. I'd be devastated if I couldn't wake up and be face to face with one of them lazily chewing grass outside my bedroom window ever again so 10k I seems like chump change.

*The cow was fine. She didn't drown. They're surprisingly good swimmers actually.

Andrew

[MartinL]

Nov 10, 2024 15:57:09 GMT Andrewlang said:

Pull the udder one, etc

The owners of the cattle should be...paying to have their cows graze on the common, right? Seems like a tremendous privilege to me, lifting those fat bastards out of the river when they fall in isn't cheap either.

One of them got wedged between the bank and my boat last year. I can confirm for the sake of any doubt that drowning cows make a tremendous amount of noise*

I love the common cows, though. I'd be devastated if I couldn't wake up and be face to face with one of them lazily chewing grass outside my bedroom window ever again so 10k I seems like chump change.

*The cow was fine. She didn't drown. They're surprisingly good swimmers actually.

Andrew

They do pay- £75 pa for each cow.
The council fund the pinders who come out and sort any problems out like falling in the river. This is what they are looking to cut.

[Andrewlang]

Blimey, I mean he's not wrong in fairness but I stand by my blimey.

Andrew

[Funky Monk]

He's spot on about Klopp, but their fans have been handed an absolute tap in here. You know they'll not have to think twice before getting up to their usual.

What on earth possesses someone to record that and release it?!

[Andrewlang]

"What on earth possesses someone to record that and release it?!"


They're scum...? I don't know, a bit of twitter or tick tock fame does seem to drive out the stupid in society. Looks like a trusted drunken conversation between mates to me so I feel for the people who can't trust their friends.

Andrew

[ChrisVessey]

Nov 11, 2024 15:28:06 GMT Funky Monk said:

He's spot on about Klopp, but their fans have been handed an absolute tap in here. You know they'll not have to think twice before getting up to their usual.

What on earth possesses someone to record that and release it?!

Yeah, scousers are outraged by everything, ashamed of nothing. They will harangue and hound this fella until he's a ruined man.

[danboyb]

He’s admitted the video is him but cannot recall any of the context of the conversation (One look at the man will tell you why that is) No doubt this will now wrongly turn in to some sort of corruption theory.

[Andrewlang]

If he was as f*cked up as he looks and the worst they got out of him is that he thinks Jürgen Klopp is an "arrogant c*nt" then I think that's enough for to say there's no bias or corruption.

Pretty sure he'd drop a few more juicy bits than that if there was anything to drop. Maybe there's more to come.

Although, and I can't emphasise this enough, he's absolutely right.

Andrew

[MartinL]

Nov 11, 2024 18:57:48 GMT Andrewlang said:

If he was as f*cked up as he looks and the worst they got out of him is that he thinks Jürgen Klopp is an "arrogant c*nt" then I think that's enough for to say there's no bias or corruption.

Pretty sure he'd drop a few more juicy bits than that if there was anything to drop. Maybe there's more to come.

Although, and I can't emphasise this enough, he's absolutely right.

Andrew

Apparently he called him a German c*nt which is why they’re up in arms I think

[Andrewlang]

He did, yeah, later in the video.

I've not seen anyone mention that though (apart from just now), the only comments on twitter I've seen talk of proven agendas and bias.

Andrew