Todays Games

[Eddie]

2 hours ago, Zico said:

Kairat V Pafos in the CL tonight

it sounds as Conference League as you can get

but funnily enough is a tie played by two actual champions

David Luiz at the back for Pafos!

[Tonge moor green jacket]

1 hour ago, RONNIE PHILLIPS said:

They just haven't got the balls to say they're not going because they're shit

It's so bad, that they have the second highest average attendance in the Premier League. 

I reckon there are plenty who are OK with it, even if it's not perfect.

[Zico]

7 minutes ago, Eddie said:

David Luiz at the back for Pafos!

I do enjoy scouring line ups looking for old names who are still going 

MLS has loads

Spotted Pepe turning out for Villarreal tonight, Otamendi for Benfica, Podence on his 3rd stint at Olympiacos 

[Zico]

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

It's so bad, that they have the second highest average attendance in the Premier League. 

I reckon there are plenty who are OK with it, even if it's not perfect.

I know the issue a lot of fans have is that it's expensive and full of tourists 

But that'd be the case in this ground or another

These owners have delivered European football, silverware and smashed transfer records

Those things come at a price these days

[Didledee]

One of the worst 2nd yellow red cards you'll likely to see in the Barca v Olympiacos match at 2-1 (game ends 6-1), makes you think if VAR should be able to step in for such abysmal ref calls.

[Zico]

2 minutes ago, Didledee said:

One of the worst 2nd yellow red cards you'll likely to see in the Barca v Olympiacos match at 2-1 (game ends 6-1), makes you think if VAR should be able to step in for such abysmal ref calls.

I thought that was the whole point

[Tonge moor green jacket]

11 minutes ago, Zico said:

I know the issue a lot of fans have is that it's expensive and full of tourists 

But that'd be the case in this ground or another

These owners have delivered European football, silverware and smashed transfer records

Those things come at a price these days

Aye.

I wonder if any of these guys have ever stood on an open terrace, at night, in the rain with some arsehole pissing down your leg.

Sometimes accompanied with the odd missile incoming, and maybe a treck along some glass shard strewn alley, in some hell hole industrial estate, or ramshackle housing. 

All in the hope of getting out of the bottom league or two.

Dunno they're born some if them.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

3 minutes ago, Zico said:

I thought that was the whole point

They can't over yellows can they.

Just reds.

[Didledee]

3 minutes ago, Zico said:

I thought that was the whole point

not for yellow cards though, they can say come and check for a upgrade but not a downgrade, which doesn't seem fair when it's a massive clear and obvious error too

[Zico]

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

They can't over yellows can they.

Just reds.

 

1 minute ago, Didledee said:

not for yellow cards though, they can say come and check for a upgrade but not a downgrade, which doesn't seem fair when it's a massive clear and obvious error too

Ah right 

But yes, it's ridiculous they can pull back red cards that mean a player leaves the pitch but not yellows

I guess a lot of yellows get given for all sort of events all over the pitch and you can't review them all

Then again 

If a player gets booked for giving away a pen and the pen gets over turned, so does the yellow 

So they should be able to review second yellows 

But not for dissent 

Imagine bringing in lip readers to determine if what was said was worthy of a card

[Wanderlust]

Northampton have blown their game in hand on us and Rovers are in the relegation zone. Happy days.

[Matt Lofthouse]

Some fantastic results last night, mainly at ewood park and Deepdale.

[little whitt]

watched first Half of City 

second Half of Newcastle 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

How well are Charlton doing!

Just shows how astute management and purchases can work so well.

[gonzo]

2nd yellow here as previously mentioned.

 

 

 

[L/H White]

8 minutes ago, gonzo said:

2nd yellow here as previously mentioned.

 

 

 

the game really is becoming unwatchable 

[masi 51]

I agree until you watch it back in slow motion, he clearly catches his face with his trailing hand.

Not a chance in hell has he seen that initially.......Still harsh but he did catch him

[Didledee]

A feather touch, perhaps this may get them to to think about a rule change, the ref messed up not helped by Casado's antics acting like he's just been elbowed.

[boltonboris]

Was the same for Real Madrid v Getafe. A clear bit of manipulation by Vinicius Jr got a player sent off. VAR not interested in assisting the ref with a change of decision. Absolutely disgraceful lack of sportsmanship and outright cheating. 

[bolty58]

No fireworks in Napoli at the moment. Not the night sky type at least.

Barca, PSV and PSG scoring for fun. What a round for the Goals Show.

[L/H White]

37 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

No fireworks in Napoli at the moment. Not the night sky type at least.

Barca, PSV and PSG scoring for fun. What a round for the Goals Show.

I was having a look into seria a the other day, I had no idea Genoa was 4th on the list of champions (9)

granted most about 100 years ago

[waffer cup 07]

Enjoying the demise of Rovers, lost again, crowd 12,100 with 1,500 Sheff Utd fans there.

[Rizlar]

Thomason starts tonight for Wrexham still no sign of Santos for Swansea he will be at Blackpool come January.

[bolty58]

5 hours ago, L/H White said:

I was having a look into seria a the other day, I had no idea Genoa was 4th on the list of champions (9)

granted most about 100 years ago

Historic club mate but nothing for a very long time. I have a good mate called Renzo who is an absolute fanatic. He doesn't seem to care about winning anything - only absolute hatred for 'la fottuta Doria' (fucking Sampdoria). They have been ecstatic in recent times at the demise of the enemy and were mightily pissed off that a late points deduction for another club saved Samp from relegation to Serie C last season. He's hoping it will happen this season and they seem to be doing their level best to make his dreams come true!

 

Edited October 22, 2025 by bolty58

[gonzo]

GT subbed on 69.

Now you deffo see him joining Evatt. He was his wingman.

Edited October 22, 2025 by gonzo