Football season 24/25

[Blackmag 6,121]

17 minutes ago, gnasher16 said:

and watching the Gooners ripping Raheem Sterling to shreds was hilarious the geezer plays like Norman Wisdom these days

Why is sterling even there a team surely with title ambitions you would go for someone far  better who could contribute more to the team especially given his wages and not signing a top finisher as cost them forget injuries there's no natural finisher there 

 

[jukel123 8,791]

16 minutes ago, Blackmag said:

Why is sterling even there a team surely with title ambitions you would go for someone far  better who could contribute more to the team especially given his wages and not signing a top finisher as cost them forget injuries there's no natural finisher there 

 

He was signed because he was available and a big name. I've never rated him as a top player.

[gnasher16 30,530]

23 minutes ago, Blackmag said:

Why is sterling even there a team surely with title ambitions you would go for someone far  better who could contribute more to the team especially given his wages and not signing a top finisher as cost them forget injuries there's no natural finisher there 

 

They took a chance on him and it clearly didnt pay off....but to continue trying to force a bit of form out of him is just embarrassing the geezer is mentally shot and physically lost the pace he had....just put a kid in.......bit naive of Arteta really.

[eastcoast 4,216]

Mad behaviour by Canha, Bournemouth v Wolves. Usually such a reaction comes from something very personal said.

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,337]

On 21/08/2024 at 19:54, eastcoast said:

Shearer often says that there was a lad same age as him at Southhampton who was a better striker than him at the time, fine margins, planets not aligned? 

My dad’s cousin was going to Leeds, his lifelong club,  to sign on a Monday morning and played in the local gala day , 5 a side on the Saturday . 

his brother broke his leg in a challenge and that was the end of that .

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,337]

On 26/02/2025 at 22:17, Blackmag said:

Why is sterling even there a team surely with title ambitions you would go for someone far  better who could contribute more to the team especially given his wages and not signing a top finisher as cost them forget injuries there's no natural finisher there 

 

Baffling 

geezer has been at Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea , and was deemed to be surplus to requirements at each club ? Surely that speaks volumes 

[Blackmag 6,121]

59 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

Baffling 

geezer has been at Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea , and was deemed to be surplus to requirements at each club ? Surely that speaks volumes 

Totally agree why anyone would think they can get anything out of him especially a team going for the title when the top sides who had him have just got rid and on his wages it's a big gamble thats back fired 

[eastcoast 4,216]

Good luck to Brighton progressing further in the FA Cup. Kick in the stones to see Minteh getting the so important equaliser. A young lad scouted and signed by Newcastle. Then nutured until ready for the English top flight, only to be forced into selling him. 

[chartpolski 24,774]

I thought Newcastle were second best. Big blow to lose Gordon for the Final, it’s pointless appealing it as var and the ref were in agreement.

Cheers.

[eastcoast 4,216]

Stupid by Gordon but caused by the refs earlier calls. The Brighton kid who got a 2nd yellow should have been given it in 1st half. Refs are keeping cards in their pockets depending on their earlier calls in the game. The pundits love it as they don't want to see reds. That confuses and frustrates the players. Are we playing to the rules or not? What is the ref going to allow? His job is to see it and call it according to the rules of the game, but they are not doing that. 

[Blackmag 6,121]

Villa at home in the next round here's hoping they have there eye on Europe 

[Blackmag 6,121]

Fair play to Fulham they were rarely troubled by utd  that young obi looks like he could be a handful for utd if he's given a chance could be arsenal loss there like that kid that's ended up at Monaco scoring for fun 

Edited Sunday at 21:16 by Blackmag

[pesky1972 5,361]

Hibs bested Hearts in the Edinburgh derby Sunday. Not my team but I love when their fans sing Sunshine on Leith when they’ve got something to celebrate…, which isn’t often.

https://x.com/grahamspiers/status/1896339730683539638?s=46&t=VY4brBw2Zl3y1kklDlkEFg

[WILF 47,910]

12 hours ago, eastcoast said:

Stupid by Gordon but caused by the refs earlier calls. The Brighton kid who got a 2nd yellow should have been given it in 1st half. Refs are keeping cards in their pockets depending on their earlier calls in the game. The pundits love it as they don't want to see reds. That confuses and frustrates the players. Are we playing to the rules or not? What is the ref going to allow? His job is to see it and call it according to the rules of the game, but they are not doing that. 

I have to say, I completely disagree…..I think keeping their cards in their pocket is to be encouraged.

I always start to wobble if you see early cards, wondering if a ref is going to ruin a game by then going absolute letter of the law and throwing cards about all over the show…..let’s not forget if you are going absolute letter of the law then these are decisions that rest on micro seconds and millimetres……and I think in a physical game you just can’t work it in a mechanical way like that, you have to have a bit of sense and a bit of judgement.

It’s why VAR is so shite, tackles that are in reality just a word or a booking are now becoming bookings and red cards when slowed down to thousandths of a second……players have been getting up and playing on for a 100 years from these challenges but now it’s red ? Nah

I seen a red card the other week, can’t remember which game, a perfectly buck shee holding mid field challenge that is the bread and butter of any No.6 in the world and slowed down he got the ball clean in the initial contact but his momentum rolls his foot over the top of the ball and he catches the opposing player (wearing these stupid non existent shin pads that the league seem perfectly happy to let players ware ??) above the ankle…..player was down for a minute, then bit of treatment and up again ??……never a red, in a million years ! But today it is ! 
 

Refs throwing cards about for every little thing will at best ruin a game and at worst make a game go very wrong and descend into chaos……..

Id personally like to seem them take a bit more action about players waring proper shin pads…..if it’s about protecting players, start there. 

[Astanley 11,580]

5 hours ago, pesky1972 said:

Hibs bested Hearts in the Edinburgh derby Sunday. Not my team but I love when their fans sing Sunshine on Leith when they’ve got something to celebrate…, which isn’t often.

https://x.com/grahamspiers/status/1896339730683539638?s=46&t=VY4brBw2Zl3y1kklDlkEFg

Love hearing them sing that song .