Football (Soccer) Thread

[Josquius]

My point was just that despite Brazil being famous for being amazing at football its keepers are one area where it isn't particularly reknowned.

[celedhring]

Julio César is a quality goalkeeper though, and it's a World Cup year so he won't lazy it up.

[Josephus]

My point was just that despite Brazil being famous for being amazing at football its keepers are one area where it isn't particularly reknowned.

True. Though he did win several scudettos and a champions league.

Luck, probably. 

Look, no one's saying he's the best goalie ever....but he was pretty good, and still is.

[Josephus]

Julio César is a quality goalkeeper though, and it's a World Cup year so he won't lazy it up.

that's the only reason he's here now. He wasn't getting playing time at QPR and needs game time before WC, so yeah, he'll be at his best, at least until June

[Josquius]

Yesterday was the FA cup. There was a lot of talk on Sunderland fan sites about fixture congestion in March, which would become worse if we drew that game and had to replay. Luckily we won. But I then read a pre-match inteview with our head coach where he said he would rather lose than draw.
That got me thinking.
I was wondering about a theoretical. Neither side particularly care about a cup competition and want to lose. Would there be any fines or genuine negative treatment by the FA if both tried to lose? (fans would of course be pissed off) Has such a thing ever happened?

[Valmy]

Julio César is a quality goalkeeper though, and it's a World Cup year so he won't lazy it up.

Too bad the World Cup is not being played in Gaul.

[celedhring]

Julio César is a quality goalkeeper though, and it's a World Cup year so he won't lazy it up.

Too bad the World Cup is not being played in Gaul.

Good that it's not being played in March, though.

[Josephus]

Yesterday was the FA cup. There was a lot of talk on Sunderland fan sites about fixture congestion in March, which would become worse if we drew that game and had to replay. Luckily we won. But I then read a pre-match inteview with our head coach where he said he would rather lose than draw.
That got me thinking.
I was wondering about a theoretical. Neither side particularly care about a cup competition and want to lose. Would there be any fines or genuine negative treatment by the FA if both tried to lose? (fans would of course be pissed off) Has such a thing ever happened?

It'll never happen. Teams always play to win. It's in their nature. Some teams, as happens often, may rest top players or those carrying a knock around, but the 11 on the field always play to win.

[The Larch]

Some bastard shot a tear gas cannister into my team's game yesterday.   

[Ed Anger]

Some bastard shot a tear gas cannister into my team's game yesterday.   

I LOVE SOCCER FANS.

[Warspite]

[Ed Anger]

Bucky beaver looks like he got shot in that picture. 

[celedhring]

Great win at the Etihad tonight. To be frank given our decline these past months and City's form was fearing it would get ugly. But we aren't finished yet.

[Josephus]

You got a red card on a play that just maybe wasnt a penatly.

[Josquius]

Yesterday was the FA cup. There was a lot of talk on Sunderland fan sites about fixture congestion in March, which would become worse if we drew that game and had to replay. Luckily we won. But I then read a pre-match inteview with our head coach where he said he would rather lose than draw.
That got me thinking.
I was wondering about a theoretical. Neither side particularly care about a cup competition and want to lose. Would there be any fines or genuine negative treatment by the FA if both tried to lose? (fans would of course be pissed off) Has such a thing ever happened?

It'll never happen. Teams always play to win. It's in their nature. Some teams, as happens often, may rest top players or those carrying a knock around, but the 11 on the field always play to win.

Yeah, of course they could always just throw out the youth team and ignore it.
But still, I wonder about the theoretical.