2020-21 Football thread (1 Viewer)

[seanc]

brexit

too easy mate, too easy.

The whole yellow card thing was hilarious though.

 

[pete]

it was a coin toss between that and "Dunkirk 1940"

 

[seanc]

I did say it months ago, Villa will win that cup*

*Please don't go through my past posts,

 

[nuke terrorist]

Villa got through v Lille on pens in Euro Conference.
Martinez saved two pens.
Emi got second yellow in shootout but in little known rule - yellows are wiped at end of 120 minutes!!
Even Martinez who was winding up Lille crowd was surprised he wasn't sent off.
Paul Dempsey (commentator) didn't know either and couldn't figure out what was happening.

Anyone ever see or hear of this before??!

Turkey v Greece = never for faint hearted.

Olympiacos won on pens in Istanbul.
Young Greek(?) keeper saved 3 pens.

Almost totally silent crowd as Athenians celebrated.

Olympiacos missed two pens themselves-
Earlier one hit bar bounced down on line and Fenerbache keeper managed to turnaround and grab it before it went over the line! Guy thought he had won shootout for Olympiacos before realising he missed

EDIT:
Missed most of Villa match but they were lucky. Lille blew it after leading 2-0 in last few minutes. Delighted for Villa.

 

[Cormcolash]

What position?

Missionary

 

[Cormcolash]

Emi got second yellow in shootout but in little known rule - yellows are wiped at end of 120 minutes!!
Even Martinez who was winding up Lille crowd was surprised he wasn't sent off.

Yeah, never heard of that rule either, that was class!

 

[nuke terrorist]

AC Milan 1-2 Inter.
Inter campione 2023-24 with five games left.
Theo (Milan) and Dumfries (Inter) sent off after clash in injury time.
Then in 96 minute a second Milan sending off for violent conduct.

 

[nuke terrorist]

Middlesbrough 3-4 Leeds was a cracker - watched about half of it.
Three goals in first 20 minutes

 

[nuke terrorist]

Leighton James (1953 - 19 April 2024)
Welsh winger (1971-83, 54 caps /10 goals).
Starting at Burnley, James was a highly rated young player especially after scoring 16 league goals for a relegated Burnley side in 1974-75. This led to a £300,000 transfer to Derby but after 1976 The Rams faded badly.
James later played in Division 1 w/ QPR, his local club Swansea and Sunderland.

Tributes paid to former Wales, Burnley and Swansea winger Leighton James

Former clubs to wear black armbands on Saturday in tribute to the popular winger who has died at the age of 71

www.theguardian.com

Leighton JAMES - International football caps for Wales. - Wales

Leighton JAMES, International football caps for Wales., Wales

www.sporting-heroes.net

Leighton James - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[nuke terrorist]

Feyenoord manager Arne Slot is reported to have accepted Liverpool's offer to take over from Jurgen Klopp.
Happy with this - like the football he favours and Slot has turned Feyenoord around in a huge way.
Spurs were interested in Slot last year but he signed a new contract for unprecedented 3.5 million p.a. to stay in Rotterdam.