Football (Soccer) Thread

[Sheilbh]

Suddenly emotional about a football ground I've never been to:
https://twitter.com/YorkCityFC/status/1351982485320687616?s=20


They're moving into a council owned ground-share with the local Rugby League club.

[Josquius]

There a why on that?

I'd thought York was doing OK, gunning to get back in the league. They have a pretty big and dedicated fan base for a non league team, I know somebody who supports them as their only team: contrary to most non league fans who also have a "proper" team.

On non league, my favoured non league team south shields had quite the nightmare 2020. Running away with the northern league, way ahead of the nearest competitor.... Then the FA decided to just declare the season null.
This season they're lagging behind in 6th place

[Sheilbh]

There a why on that?

I'd thought York was doing OK, gunning to get back in the league. They have a pretty big and dedicated fan base for a non league team, I know somebody who supports them as their only team: contrary to most non league fans who also have a "proper" team.

I think Bootham Crescent was just very, very run down and would cost a huge amount of money to renovate. So them and the Rugby League club talked with the Council about building a community stadium.

[FunkMonk]

Frank got the sack. Chels in for Tuchel.

[Josephus]

Frank got the sack. Chels in for Tuchel.

What's the longest anyone has lasted at Chelsea since Abromovitch bought it?

[Sheilbh]

Mourinho I?

[Liep]

Eriksen finally starts a game and if the Danish commentators are to be believed he is playing like a god.

[Admiral Yi]

Frank got the sack. Chels in for Tuchel.

I liked Frank.

[celedhring]

This is the worst Barça team that I've watched since the early 2000s yet somehow we are back to second place (we're a mile behind Atlético, who are going to stroll to the title).

Ah well, I just want to survive the season with the club intact.

[The Larch]

This is the worst Barça team that I've watched since the early 2000s yet somehow we are back to second place (we're a mile behind Atlético, who are going to stroll to the title).

Ah well, I just want to survive the season with the club intact.

Do you have any take about the revelations regarding Messi's contract?

Otherwise yeah, not the best time to be a Barça supporter.

[celedhring]

To be frank the leak doesn't reveal anything that wasn't previously known, but we have to go through the entire indignation theater. The rough figures were known, the loyalty bonuses were known, even the "anti-independence" clause was known.

I'm fine with paying this salary to the best in the world. Barça's problem has been paying astronomical figures for mediocre players, not paying them to Leo Messi.

[Duque de Bragança]

To be frank the leak doesn't reveal anything that wasn't previously known, but we have to go through the entire indignation theater. The rough figures were known, the loyalty bonuses were known, even the "anti-independence" clause was known.

I'm fine with paying this salary to the best in the world. Barça's problem has been paying astronomical figures for mediocre players, not paying them to Leo Messi.

He was supposed to learn Catalan language as part of this € 555,237,619 contract. How is his Catalan?  Good enough for Catalan nationalists?

[Sheilbh]

This Wolves-Arsenal game is bizarre

[celedhring]

To be frank the leak doesn't reveal anything that wasn't previously known, but we have to go through the entire indignation theater. The rough figures were known, the loyalty bonuses were known, even the "anti-independence" clause was known.

I'm fine with paying this salary to the best in the world. Barça's problem has been paying astronomical figures for mediocre players, not paying them to Leo Messi.

He was supposed to learn Catalan language as part of this € 555,237,619 contract. How is his Catalan?  Good enough for Catalan nationalists?

I don't think I've ever heard a single word in Catalan from him outside of prepared (and short) statements.

[FunkMonk]

This Wolves-Arsenal game is bizarre

It sucks real bad, have to say