Todays Games

[Tonge moor green jacket]

28 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Local language is ace isn't it.

They say "going off" instead of "going on" here too. What's goin off here, duck? 😂

I was at uni with a Sheffield Utd fan- he always said "off".

He was odd though.

[Dr. Feelgood]

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

I was at uni with a Sheffield Utd fan- he always said "off".

He was odd though.

South Yorkshire is weird.

[Marc505]

Totally different atmosphere at Everton tonight compared to other night.

Speaking of totally different, Kelly Cates looks like a different woman!

[Marc505]

Solihull, Bromley or Altrincham in L2 next season by the way.

[green genie]

6 hours ago, green genie said:

Need them to beat Hull to end their playoff hopes before we play them next week so they are bound to lose tonight .

Now want Hull to win to keep Norwich honest for last day at Brum.

[jmjhb]

11 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

Solihull, Bromley or Altrincham in L2 next season by the way.

Solihull for me

[Marc505]

6 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Solihull for me

3 very unusual options though, like Sutton or Harrogate I suppose.

Altrincham come up and we stay down that might be a EFL Trophy group opponent!

[jmjhb]

1 minute ago, Marc505 said:

3 very unusual options though, like Sutton or Harrogate I suppose.

Altrincham come up and we stay down that might be a EFL Trophy group opponent!

Do we need any more tiny Greater Manchester clubs in the EFL? Suppose a decent option to send youngsters to, but that's it.

[Marc505]

4 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Do we need any more tiny Greater Manchester clubs in the EFL? Suppose a decent option to send youngsters to, but that's it.

No we absolutely do not 😀

[Zico]

12 minutes ago, Marc505 said:

3 very unusual options though, like Sutton or Harrogate I suppose.

Altrincham come up and we stay down that might be a EFL Trophy group opponent!

I'll take Altrincham for that reason

[Dr. Feelgood]

17 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

Solihull for me

Bloody Hell, I've played there. It's right next to the Solihull Jaguar Land Rover plant.

Bromley would be a straight(ish) swap for Sutton I guess.

But I agree about Altrincham being 'yet another' small North West club clogging things up. I'd be happy to see them swap with Salford mind.

[victor meldrew]

See Ian , better teams than us still fuck up trying to be Man City 

[Zico]

Bayer Leverkusen with another very late 96th Min equaliser to remain unbeaten 

[Leyther_Matt]

4 hours ago, Zico said:

I'll take Altrincham for that reason

And me. Away game on the tram from work. Although playing  game like that would feel the ultimate insult 

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, Zico said:

Bayer Leverkusen with another very late 96th Min equaliser to remain unbeaten 

Astounding season for them. I think they'll comfortably win the Pokal and probably the Europa League too?

[tomski]

VAR has to go. 

[deeane Koontz]

Arsenal definitely aren't the fannies they've been for 20 years these days. Got a proper spine to the team

[deeane Koontz]

Obviously they'll fold and lose 4-3 in the second half now 

[Zico]

said all along Spurs would fade after a bright start

can't hear the fans singing Angels now

went in way too early on that love in

[deeane Koontz]

There's some really shocking defending in the Premier Leagues these days.

Never known it as bad.

Pub league shite

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Great finish to the game.

[Johnnyrotten]

49 minutes ago, deeane Koontz said:

There's some really shocking defending in the Premier Leagues these days.

Never known it as bad.

Pub league shite

Agreed about the defending, it all just seems so weak (Spurs/Liverpool etc).  Brighton the other day against City, OMG.  I know we all want to see goals but in a strange way it reduces the attraction because it feels less like a team has achieved something great when they score, it can look too easy/handed on a plate. 

It seemed to change from the time Pep signed a keeper because he was good with his feet 😀 and that became fashionable.  It seems like simply not conceding has lost some of its appeal to modern managers.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Ultimately, so long as you score more than you concede, it doesn't matter.

How that's achieved is for individual managers and teams to sort out.

Dour, overly conservative play doesn't keep fans on the edge of their seats.

However, it's clearly a fashion for teams to play around at the back, which as we know sometimes results in a goal conceded.

City are now utilising a long ball more to compensate for teams pressing them, and no doubt it will become fashionable at some point to be a bit more defensive and use the longer ball again if it starts to work regularly. 

[DirtySanchez]

23 hours ago, Dr. Feelgood said:

South Yorkshire is weird.

Wait till you go to Hull

[tomski]

Brassiere scoring a 97th minute winner for Brest in a 5-4 win. Team work