Football (Soccer) Thread

[FunkMonk]

Not gonna lie, I am very much enjoying watching Spurs implode after I was mocked on a weekly basis by Zoupa as Arsenal bottled Top 4 this time last year   

To dare is to do 

[Syt]

Although looking at it Stellini has been part of Conte's coaching staff at every team since 2011 so it's very weird he didn't go with him because I feel like that's the norm.

It can happen. Louis van Gaal brought fellow Dutchman Andries Jonker as AssMan to Bayern Munich; the two had worked together in the past. When van Gaal left, Jonker saw out the season for Munich and then managed Bayern Munich II for another year. Jonker was also assistant manager in Wolfsburg afterwards, first working with Felix Magath and then his successor when Magath was sacked.

[Syt]

Looking at Tottenham's assitant caretaker's ( ) schedule - he has ManUtd and Liverpool coming up bnext. I'm sure he's thrilled. OTOH, at this point I guess he might go into it, thinking, "Can't get any worse, so fuck it." 

[Josquius]

Looking at Tottenham's assitant caretaker's ( ) schedule - he has ManUtd and Liverpool coming up bnext. I'm sure he's thrilled. OTOH, at this point I guess he might go into it, thinking, "Can't get any worse, so fuck it." 

Only losing 2-0= success.

[HVC]

Apparently spurs are so embarrassed they're offering  refunds? 

[PDH]

Remember that year when the Spurs almost won the league but Leicester got to play the season on easy mode?  That's gotta hurt.

[Josquius]

Remember that year when the Spurs almost won the league but Leicester got to play the season on easy mode?  That's gotta hurt.

easy mode?

[Barrister]

I would like it noted for the record that Ryan Reynolds is Canadian in case things go to shit at Wrexham. 

I've watched a few Wrexham videos on Youtube so now of course I keep getting more in my recommended feeds.

It's still a cool and interesting story, but some of the NAm coverage was a little over the top.  One called it a "Fairytale story" or "dreams come true".

Come on - two rich Americans bought a low level team, paid way higher salaries than anyone else in their league, and managed to win promotion.  This is not exactly a surprising result.

I mean when their goalkeeper went down they managed to convince retired keeper Ben Foster to come finish the season out.  As I understand it Foster was a former EPL player, 5 leagues above where Wrexham plays.  They were able to do it because being associated with Wrexham (and Reynolds) would be good for his online brand. 

No other team in that league had those kind of advantages.

[Josquius]

Yep. Wrexham are pretty hated by other non league fans.
It's quite a rising trend for rich people to buy non league teams and push them up the leagues, leaving those who have been slowly progressing through hard work in the dust.

Forest Green are a particularly bizzare one which on the surface seem nice but scratch beneath and it's shifty AF.

[HVC]

Football is all about who can pay more for wins. Don't know why wrexham would get shame for something that been going on for decades if not over a century*


*at a much lower cost

[PDH]

Remember that year when the Spurs almost won the league but Leicester got to play the season on easy mode?  That's gotta hurt.

easy mode?

It sure seamed like it that year...

[Sheilbh]

Oh no

What's bad about them? I thought they were all vegan burgers and trying to build a wooden stadium etc. Asking becaue I feel semi-invested since they've hired Duncan Ferguson as their manager

[Sheilbh]

Football is all about who can pay more for wins. Don't know why wrexham would get shame for something that been going on for decades if not over a century*


*at a much lower cost

Same reason Newcastle and Man City do, Chelsea did before them etc etc. It's not shame so much as all other fans hating your more. Plus it's just a sign of globalisation I suppose spreading even to non-league that we've moved from clubs being owned by local businessmen for bragging rights to American sports franchises, Gulf sovereign wealth funds, Russian oligarchs and now celebrities.

FWIW I see a lot of respect for them as owners from other football fans - they always seem to show respect to other teams. They're seen as model owners - you'd just hate to be in the same league.

And in fairness in the league below Wrexham you've got AFC Fylde who are also hated for similar reasons. They're owned and bankrolled by an animal feed magnate who built them a very good stadium for the league, spends a lot on transfers etc (especially raiding Scotland) but also, for example, put huge pro-Brexit and pro-UKIP signs on the stadium during election season

[Gups]

Yep. Wrexham are pretty hated by other non league fans.
It's quite a rising trend for rich people to buy non league teams and push them up the leagues, leaving those who have been slowly progressing through hard work in the dust.

Forest Green are a particularly bizzare one which on the surface seem nice but scratch beneath and it's shifty AF.

I'm quite into non-league football and have not come across this. There's some jealousy sure but nothing more than that. Not heard any issues with FGR either.

[Admiral Yi]

I would like it noted for the record that Ryan Reynolds is Canadian in case things go to shit at Wrexham. 

two rich Americans