Howmanheyman 33221 Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 If anybody's watching sky have they minimised the screen yet while the game's on to show Eddie and the lads walking into Molinuex yet? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33221 Posted September 15 Author Share Posted September 15 Spurs are all fart and no shite but I doubt there'll be as much 'look at the possession' patter if they lose this compared to their last game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrokendoll 9223 Posted September 15 Share Posted September 15 introduction to motd2 there, flesh crawlingly embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11275 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Why didn't Arsenal wear red? Seems an odd choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44881 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Solanke not exactly flying out of the blocks at Spurs. Pleased we never pursued Howe's supposed interest in him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6587 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 Early days so far but, aye, spurs look like they’ve gone backwards as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21924 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 7 hours ago, Holden McGroin said: Early days so far but, aye, spurs look like they’ve gone backwards as well. still playing the suicidal high line. “Angeball” might produce entertaining football but I don’t see them winning anything playing like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6587 Posted September 16 Share Posted September 16 1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said: still playing the suicidal high line. “Angeball” might produce entertaining football but I don’t see them winning anything playing like that Teams seemed to have worked them out now. Just sit deep and hit them on the counter. If van de Ven is injured they are double fucked. Aussie Ardiles just plays one way and shrugs his shoulders “it’s who we are mate”. No answers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3355 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Watching St Pauli back in the Bundesliga is like watching Ashley's Newcastle, depressing and turgid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 3996 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 19 hours ago, Holden McGroin said: Aussie Ardiles Glorious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3355 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 On 14/09/2024 at 23:21, Alex said: The first ever international football match (or at least the first one with properly recognised representative sides) was Scotland v England. Played in Glasgow at a cricket ground. I wonder if the Australia v NZ match was the first in the southern hemisphere though? As an aside the first ever international cricket match was played between a touring Canadian team and the USA (in New York). Also, speaking of the days before the A-League, does anyone remember the Australian Pools? Which filled the gap of English football pools in the close season. @Alex I had another search for what I, most likely, misremebered and I cannot find it. What I did find was this: Quote The new wave of immigration in the 1880s brought a critical mass of newcomers some of whom had a knowledge of the Football Association game or its Scottish equivalent. Matches were reported in Tasmania, South Australia and in 1880 John Walter Fletcher organised a series of matches in Sydney. The first inter-colonial matches between Victoria and New South Wales took place in Melbourne in 1883 and annually thereafter for several years. Queensland and South Australia soon followed, while Western Australian clubs were playing by Football Association rules from the 1890s. A team from Western Australia toured the eastern states in 1909. Though matches between teams called England and Scotland drew crowds of several thousands in the eastern capital cities, for the most part Association Football, sometimes now called British football or soccer to distinguish it from the other codes, remained primarily a participation rather than a spectator sport. Interestingly the Scots and Northern English were the first to name their clubs after elements of their heritage rather than the location where they were situated in Australia. Celtics, Northumberland and Durhams, Fifers, and Thistles were formed in each of the colonies. This practice was to be followed much later by post-Second World War migrants to Australia. These clubs served more than just the sport. They catered for newly-arrived migrants and often helped them come to terms with Australian society and its evolving culture. Once again this was something which became very important in the second half of the twentieth century. The downside was that the game was later seen as a migrant game, rather than an Australian one, despite the fact that the various codes shared a common heritage and a similar length of time in Australia. Leagues were established in each of the colonies with those in the capital cities becoming dominant. In 1908 there was a revival in Victoria stimulated by Harry Dockerty, who helped set up a local league and presented the Cup which still bears his name today. The Sydney metropolitan competition was probably the strongest in those early years and they hosted a touring team from New Zealand in 1905. Queensland also had excellent teams and local leagues. Mining areas in all the colonies and states were strong centres of Association football. A national organisation was formed in 1911 and the game was growing when World War One intervened. Many of the very recent British migrants signed up straight away and some clubs lost virtually their whole complement of players. The male game came to a virtual halt, though women working in factories took up the game as a recreation and fund raiser. Football Australia's origins can be traced back to the early 1900's, with the formation of the 'Commonwealth Football Association' on December 21, 1911. The Commonwealth Football Association secured the first ever international matches for the Australian Men's Team in 1922, and changed its name to the 'Football Association' (Australia) in 1923 ahead of a proposed 1925 tour of England. The body was then superseded by the 'Australian Soccer Football Association' (ASFA), which operated for nearly 40 years, receiving FIFA membership in June 1956. This lasted just four years, however, with the Association disbanding in 1960 after being suspended from FIFA for the poaching of players from overseas. In 1961 the 'Australian Soccer Federation' (ASF) was formed, and was admitted to FIFA in 1963 after outstanding fines had been paid. Having been isolated from international football during this period, the ASF repeatedly made requests to join the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), but were knocked back. It wasn't until 1966 that Australia joined forces with New Zealand - who were also knocked back by the AFC - to create the 'Oceania Football Federation' (now Oceania Football Confederation). This is an interesting timeline read with 1886 mentioned for a visiting English team (but probably not the national team). So 1922 is way after the 1872 England V Scotland game (I never doubted you Alex). There is a lot of murky water for football here with things dating back to 1850 but fuck knows if it was round ball or an egg but it was definitely handled by more than the goal tender! Interesting that the heritage club names actually started with Northern and Scottish migrants, they definitely lost them over time and only the European heritage clubs kept them. Little known, and completely true not shite I made up(!), football is the most played sport in Australia (about 1.15M), with about 700000 playing aerial ping pong. Rugby Leagues has less than 200000 players and they are spending as much as they can to recruit people to the game. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 30611 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 hour ago, sammynb said: Watching St Pauli back in the Bundesliga is like watching Ashley's Newcastle, depressing and turgid. Well that’s your own fault. Having picked Newcastle as your English side no one would have begrudged you choosing Bayern as your German team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3355 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 25 minutes ago, ewerk said: Well that’s your own fault. Having picked Newcastle as your English side no one would have begrudged you choosing Bayern as your German team. Picked? Tsk @ewerk born in Newcastle thank you very much. Newcastle Upon Hunter! But picking Bayern is like picking Man U or Arsenal in the 90s, a cunts trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7295 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 On 16/09/2024 at 13:16, RobinRobin said: Why didn't Arsenal wear red? Seems an odd choice. Least Arsenal looking kit of recent times.. looked like an Italy third kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7295 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 1 hour ago, sammynb said: @Alex I had another search for what I, most likely, misremebered and I cannot find it. What I did find was this: So 1922 is way after the 1872 England V Scotland game (I never doubted you Alex). There is a lot of murky water for football here with things dating back to 1850 but fuck knows if it was round ball or an egg but it was definitely handled by more than the goal tender! Interesting that the heritage club names actually started with Northern and Scottish migrants, they definitely lost them over time and only the European heritage clubs kept them. Little known, and completely true not shite I made up(!), football is the most played sport in Australia (about 1.15M), with about 700000 playing aerial ping pong. Rugby Leagues has less than 200000 players and they are spending as much as they can to recruit people to the game. In their dreams, more like 500000. Rugby League has a lot, lot more if you include touch, and tag variants. Unsurpisingly most people don't want to get smashed by 120kg monsters as a hobby. Football is the best sport in the world, can't wait until I can play again (hopefully next season). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 3355 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 3 minutes ago, OTF said: In their dreams, more like 500000. Rugby League has a lot, lot more if you include touch, and tag variants. Unsurpisingly most people don't want to get smashed by 120kg monsters as a hobby. Football is the best sport in the world, can't wait until I can play again (hopefully next season). Is there one zero too many in that number? Touch doesn't count as football because you are not allowed to kick it, numbers listed in same stats had it around the 200k. How's the knee rehab? You kicked a ball yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7295 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 12 minutes ago, sammynb said: Is there one zero too many in that number? Touch doesn't count as football because you are not allowed to kick it, numbers listed in same stats had it around the 200k. How's the knee rehab? You kicked a ball yet? Have kicked a ball, just in a parents v. kids training session, but man it felt good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 3259 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Good start in the Champions league for Aston Villa 2-0 away to that team the former BBC news reader likes. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21626 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Tdansmith said: Good start in the Champions league for Aston Villa 2-0 away to that team the former BBC news reader likes. Typical that they get to shaft young boys in contrast to us being piled on by the best of France, Italy and Germany. Would have been interesting to see how we would have done under this new bullshit format. Edited September 17 by Renton 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGinolaVolley 123 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 49 minutes ago, Renton said: Would have been interesting to see how we would have done under this new bullshit format. If we’d added the extra 2-4 games to our season last year, we wouldn’t have been able to field 11 fit players by the end of it 🙁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut 145 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Ideal scenario is we get as many English clubs as deep as possible in the competitions but winning fuck all, should be enough to make 5th place get a CL spot next year which is where I think we'll finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20146 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Milan are shite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20146 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Virgin Van Dyke assaults a meelan player and fuck all happens. He's a right cunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20146 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Kane with 4 tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdansmith 3259 Posted September 17 Share Posted September 17 Everton out the League Cup 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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