***Official English Football Season 2021/22***

[grecian]

So Grecian is Bowman any good?

He's alright, big old lump, get's about a bit, misses a lot of chances. If we had a striker that could feed off him we'd have probably got promoted, but we had Ajose and Seymour. Streak scorer, doesn't score for ages then has a ridiculous run, not sure I like that, think I'd rather someone to just nod the odd one in every 2 or 3 games.

Means we need to sign about 8 players, we like a lot of clubs lower down are playing brinkmanship, players and agents seem to still be expecting pre-covid wages, and obviously a lot of us don't want to pay it, and hope we can pick up quality bargains later on. Mexican stand-offs all round.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Have Arsenal replaced Arteta with Martin O'Neill?

Sounds like a plan.

 

[duffer]

Not half as excited about the prospect of Maddison as I would have been 1-2 years ago tbh.

Similar situation to Neves tbh. Great potential but stagnated. Maybe a change in scene can kick it back into gear for him?

Apparently very breaky though, never bodes well with our medical department.

 

[duffer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1405773322655133707

Heh

 

[Uppercut]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1405773322655133707

Heh

Nah it's All or Nothing, they'd cut anything interesting in a futile attempt to make everyone look good.

 

[duffer]

'LEVY LEVY YOURE A STAR

S T A R'

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Nah it's All or Nothing, they'd cut anything interesting in a futile attempt to make everyone look good.

what you're saying is that All or Nothing usually is Nothing?

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Memphis to Barca. Koeman trying to shape his own team while fighting with Laporta huh...

 

[WICFan]

Memphis to Barca. Koeman trying to shape his own team while fighting with Laporta huh...

Don't think Garcia will be the answer to their defensive frailties but it's not a bad Summer for them so far.

Getting some value back for the likes of Coutinho will be a task in the current climate.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Don't think Garcia will be the answer to their defensive frailties but it's not a bad Summer for them so far.

Less than 10 days until it could become a very bad summer for them.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

According to Sky City have bid £100,000,000 for Harry Kane.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

New EFL fixtures are out. Rotherham away on day one, Gillingham first home game, Wimbledon at home for the first game of 2022.

 

[GIMH]

Home game first for us which is good as my sister is having a 40th birthday party on opening day, and didn't seem amused when I told her my attendance was tentative until I knew the fixtures (and Covid rules on away games)

 

[Furball]

UEFA scrapping the away goals rule:

Away goals rule abolished for UEFA competitions from 2021-22 season

UEFA has abolished the away goals rule for all of its club competitions from next season. The decision to abolish the rule, which has been in place since 1965, comes after the recommendation of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee and the UEFA Women’s Football Committee last month. The rule...

theathletic.com

Seems like a positive step, although I'm not in favour of ties which are level after 180 minutes going to extra time in that case, as that gives the side playing at home in the 2nd leg an advantage.

 

[duffer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1408067213261639682

And now I have a boner

 

[Furball]

Tweety no worky

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Spurs now in talks with Nuno.

 

[GIMH]

UEFA scrapping the away goals rule:

Away goals rule abolished for UEFA competitions from 2021-22 season

UEFA has abolished the away goals rule for all of its club competitions from next season. The decision to abolish the rule, which has been in place since 1965, comes after the recommendation of the UEFA Club Competitions Committee and the UEFA Women’s Football Committee last month. The rule...

theathletic.com

Seems like a positive step, although I'm not in favour of ties which are level after 180 minutes going to extra time in that case, as that gives the side playing at home in the 2nd leg an advantage.

Suurey you could say the same about penalties?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

Rangers I think are the only team to lose a penalty shoot out and go through on away goals. In the early 70’s both matches finished 3-2, so it was 5-5 on aggregate. In extra time the score went to 6-6 on aggregate. Rangers were away in the second leg so eventually went through on away goals. But the referee mistakenly believed away goals in extra time didn’t count double so they had a penalty shoot out that Rangers lost. They were awarded victory later when the referee’s mistake was rectified.
Life was so much simpler in those days.

 

[Furball]

Rangers I think are the only team to lose a penalty shoot out and go through on away goals. In the early 70’s both matches finished 3-2, so it was 5-5 on aggregate. In extra time the score went to 6-6 on aggregate. Rangers were away in the second leg so eventually went through on away goals. But the referee mistakenly believed away goals in extra time didn’t count double so they had a penalty shoot out that Rangers lost. They were awarded victory later when the referee’s mistake was rectified.
Life was so much simpler in those days.

Against Sporting Lisbon in the Cup Winner's Cup. We went on to win the trophy that season.