PL shit that doesn't need it's own thread.

[G.B]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp....3/jul/12/fa-retrospective-disciplinary-action

?

It's the F.A. You can't expect consistency.

 

[Super_horns]

Just wait till a Cardiff player gets banned !

Warnock will remind the FA of this !!

 

[Stevencc]

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/aug/19/manchester-city-fantom

Billed as “the world’s first smartband” and available for £79.99 a throw, the Fantom is to all intents and purposes an electronic bracelet that provides wearers with the kind of “inside information”, in-game stats, polls and quizzes they can quite literally find anywhere else on the internet without having to pay the thick end of £80 for a piece of branded tat. Aimed at the fan who wants “24/7 breaking news about City, from City, packaged in a premium aluminium housing with touch display and soft silicone straps”, this propaganda tool doesn’t so much tell everything you need to know about City, as everything they want you to know.

Its unique selling point, one which manufacturers Turnpike Fantom and Manchester City have been pushing keenly in their promotional material, is that the Fantom “lives on your skin”, enabling wearers to bypass the arduous and time-consuming process of actually having to remove their phones from their pockets when getting the latest hot takes from the Etihad Stadium.

What the fuck is this shit and how many has Silkyman pre-ordered?

 

[Benji]

I want 10. One for each of my arms.

 

[Arthur]

Your enormous enthusiasm has infected me ;-) Really rocket
and high league.
lol

Rocket League is something amazing, I definitely preferred the earlier version of the game - but the new Rocket League is more fashionable. Therefore, it has a much larger player base and the waiting time to start the match is much shorter. I like Rocket League items the most and I already have quite a large collection. If only you did not have to buy PlayStation + :-(
Same Items are cheap, it is certainly better to spend money on items than to try to draw an item and buy crate and key. But if you already want to buy Rocket League crates and items, try here https://odealo.com/games/rocket-league

 

[Blitzballer]

sorry couldn't find the thread, but this is sickening. Once again the establishment protects its own

https://news.sky.com/story/former-w...-not-be-prosecuted-over-hillsborough-11478306

 

[Redpelt]

sorry couldn't find the thread, but this is sickening. Once again the establishment protects its own

https://news.sky.com/story/former-w...-not-be-prosecuted-over-hillsborough-11478306

I cant say I'm surprised at the outcome of this 'however' its far too personal and as such far too much of an emotive subject to proffer my true feelings on the accused or his vindication.

 

[SALTIRE]

The establishment looking after their own. Nothing new.

 

[Bilo]

Fucking amazing

 

[SALTIRE]

Dean Saunders reckons no Man Utd player would get in this Liverpool side. Love it

 

[Bilo]

Pogba absolutely would, but that's about it for our starting eleven. Many would of course argue De Gea, but he's the downright opposite of a Klopp keeper, even though he's a better one than Alisson all things considered. I'd rather have De Gea but I'm unsure Klopp would.

That's about it.

 

[Stevencc]

What does Klopp value in a keeper that De Gea lacks to the extent that the German would prefer candidates that are inferior in many of the key skills required to fulfill the role, traditionally speaking (shot stopping, reflexes, one on one saves etc)?

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, I'm curious.

Does he value distribution, passing, and sweeping etc to the extent of a manager like Guardiola?

 

[Bilo]

What does Klopp value in a keeper that De Gea lacks to the extent that the German would prefer candidates that are inferior in many of the key skills required to fulfill the role, traditionally speaking (shot stopping, reflexes, one on one saves etc)?

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, I'm curious.

Does he value distribution, passing, and sweeping etc to the extent of a manager like Guardiola?

De Gea is an amazing shot stopper, last season's performance's is probably the best I've seen in that regard in my life.

However, he lacks organizational skills which is a big problem for us given we only really have one player with decent leadership in van Dijk (and now, Alisson). He's also not as commanding as you need in a defense like ours. We definitely value sweeping highly but what we really paid £65m (or whatever) for is that Alisson's distribution is, bar possibly Ederson, the best in the world. Numbers don't lie and Alisson's are amazing in a similar sense that De Gea's xGA v GA is amazing.

De Gea for me is the best GK in the world. But we did go for a goalkeeper with good (there are alternatives with better) shot stopping stats in favor for amazing distribution. Obviously nobody with De Gea's numbers was available, but even if he was, I'm unsure we'd have gone in for him. However, Klopp has some tendency to get hung up on things that still don't make sense.

So I'd say yes, Klopp would have Alisson over De Gea. And even taking his system into account, I'd say he'd be marginally wrong.

 

[Stevencc]

De Gea is an amazing shot stopper, last season's performance's is probably the best I've seen in that regard in my life.

However, he lacks organizational skills which is a big problem for us given we only really have one player with decent leadership in van Dijk (and now, Alisson). He's also not as commanding as you need in a defense like ours. We definitely value sweeping highly but what we really paid £65m (or whatever) for is that Alisson's distribution is, bar possibly Ederson, the best in the world. Numbers don't lie and Alisson's are amazing in a similar sense that De Gea's xGA v GA is amazing.

De Gea for me is the best GK in the world. But we did go for a goalkeeper with good (there are alternatives with better) shot stopping stats in favor for amazing distribution. Obviously nobody with De Gea's numbers was available, but even if he was, I'm unsure we'd have gone in for him. However, Klopp has some tendency to get hung up on things that still don't make sense.

So I'd say yes, Klopp would have Alisson over De Gea. And even taking his system into account, I'd say he'd be marginally wrong.

Good stuff, cheers.

 

[Bilo]

Good stuff, cheers.

No problem my good mate, if you haven't read up on it here's a good summary of De Gea's numbers last season:

https://www.dreamteamfc.com/c/news-gossip/385132/david-de-gea-man-united-expected-goals/

The context used is rather small though, there likely won't be another keeper in decades to reach these numbers (xGA v GA is actually a very good stats for exclusively goalkeepers and strikers). De Gea had a season like Messi's 50 goal season in La Liga last season. Here's hoping the fucker drops down to being just marginally better than any other keeper in the world at stopping the ball.

 

[Stevencc]

No problem my good mate, if you haven't read up on it here's a good summary of De Gea's numbers last season:

https://www.dreamteamfc.com/c/news-gossip/385132/david-de-gea-man-united-expected-goals/

The context used is rather small though, there likely won't be another keeper in decades to reach these numbers (xGA v GA is actually a very good stats for exclusively goalkeepers and strikers). De Gea had a season like Messi's 50 goal season in La Liga last season. Here's hoping the fucker drops down to being just marginally better than any other keeper in the world at stopping the ball.

Bookmarked that - cheers. I'll have a read when I get home.

I dread to think where we would have been these last few years without having a consistently out-of-this-world goalkeeper to rely on. It is why losing him to Madrid was the worst possible scenario in terms of potential personnel departures for a post-Ferguson United.

 

[Bilo]

You should count your lucky stars that he was below par for Spain this summer. I really do believe it made a difference re that they went for Courtois.

 

[SALTIRE]

De Gea and Pogba until this summer most definitely. However with Alisson coming in he should be more than good enough for our needs, and Keita can do most things Pogba could too, as well as provide extra energy and defensive capabilities.

Both sides have quality throughout them though, under different circumstances I certainly would like to have Man Utd's side. The issue with them isn't the players as we all know.

 

[Bilo]

De Gea and Pogba until this summer most definitely. However with Alisson coming in he should be more than good enough for our needs, and Keita can do most things Pogba could too, as well as provide extra energy and defensive capabilities.

Both sides have quality throughout them though, under different circumstances I certainly would like to have Man Utd's side. The issue with them isn't the players as we all know.

The issue has a lot to do with the players.

And given our squad, which three man midfield would you form that Pogba could not get into most matches?

 

[AnkleBiter]

Fair play to Dean Saunders for somehow keeping himself relevant.

 

[Super_horns]

Cheer up Roy - was a bit of harmless fun at the expense of a player who has a reputation to go down easily .

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/45302099

 

[SALTIRE]

And given our squad, which three man midfield would you form that Pogba could not get into most matches?

I don't think you could play Keita and Pogba together in our system, it would be too unbalanced. You need the base of the 6 whoever that is of Hendo/Gini/Fabinho, Keita, and then someone who links up, harries and is a bundle of energy, moving us along, whilst stifling the opposition, be that Ox (when fit), Lallana, or Milner (or one of the other players you haven't put in the 6 as they all could play further forward in midfield).

In a big game you'd go two defensively and then put Pogba in ahead of them being the creator (though only if you want to rest Keita!) but with our options we are more than capable of being very creative as it is - Pogba doesn't at this stage improve our midfield significantly.

 

[Abertawe]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1037463530029703170

 

[Super_horns]

Appears attendances aren't as they seem !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45158878

Mind you we probably all knew clubs weren't honest when it comes to things like this !

 

[Benji]

Proud of West Ham for being the best liars.

 

[Stevencc]

Am I surprised to see City among the biggest offenders?

The answer is no.

'Dress-up-as-many-of-the-plastic-blue-seats-as-people-as-you-possibly-can-Chester $ity' have been pulling wool over the eyes of the non-regime-of-death-supporting section of our footballing society for too long now.

I, for one, am glad to see the truth revealed at last.

 

[Bilo]

God I miss Livercool. Fucking quality writer.

 

[SALTIRE]

Aye, even Spear as well from the other side.

 

[Jamie_SFC]

Appears attendances aren't as they seem !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45158878

Mind you we probably all knew clubs weren't honest when it comes to things like this !

There is absolutely no way we had near on 7,000 empty seats vs Bournemouth last season. Reckon they've confused it with Brighton at home or something.

 

[JimJams]

Out of here with your lies you attendance propaganda machine!