Weekend Football

[Winston Biscuit]

8 wins out of 9 for Coventry and up to 5th place

Only loss was to Leeds

[Pepe the Horseman]

Leeds dropped points at home, so Sheff Utd close the gap to 3 points. Leeds title celebrations after their smash and grab at Brammall Lane were hopefully premature.

[Winston Biscuit]

Loving the new football they are using in the PL.

It's a lot that one from 20 odd years ago that was lovely

[Sanguine]

Well, City will probably go on and win it.

But for a second let's ignore that - half of the FA Cup quarter finalists have never won it, and none of the others have lifted the trophy since the 70s.

Fulham - runners up 1974-75
Palace - runners up twice, most recently 2015-16
Bournemouth - have never made it past the QFs
Brighton - runners up 1982-83

Ipswich - won it 1977-78
Preston - won it twice, last in 1937-38
Villa - won it seven times, but not since 1957-58
Forest - won it twice, but not since 1958-59

So yeah, anyone but City!

[Sutekh]

Well, City will probably go on and win it.

But for a second let's ignore that - half of the FA Cup quarter finalists have never won it, and none of the others have lifted the trophy since the 70s.

Fulham - runners up 1974-75
Palace - runners up twice, most recently 2015-16
Bournemouth - have never made it past the QFs
Brighton - runners up 1982-83

Ipswich - won it 1977-78
Preston - won it twice, last in 1937-38
Villa - won it seven times, but not since 1957-58
Forest - won it twice, but not since 1958-59

So yeah, anyone but City!

+1

Hoping for a Boremuff v Preston final and a game that’s actually different and probably worth watching for once.

[Hendo]

Loving the new football they are using in the PL.

It's a lot that one from 20 odd years ago that was lovely

Current



2005



I agree, looks great.

[Hendo]

How the fuck did Oliver not give a free-kick and immediate red card to the Millwall 'keeper? VAR should not have been needed for that.

One of the worst tackles I've ever seen.

[Winston Biscuit]

Loving the new football they are using in the PL.

It's a lot that one from 20 odd years ago that was lovely

Current

been thinking of getting a new football for a while. may actually treat myself to one of those (when the price is more reasonable)

[Winston Biscuit]

I thought we had a thread on footballs but can't find it now

anywho, just wanted to say that I listened to a thing the other day and Ben Foster and his goalkeeper mate said that the Nike football deal ends this season and Puma have the deal for next season, and they both said that an early story next season will be how much people (goalkeepers) hate the new balls

he basically said Puma balls are sh*t and all goalkeepers can't stand them

[Hendo]

I thought we had a thread on footballs but can't find it now

anywho, just wanted to say that I listened to a thing the other day and Ben Foster and his goalkeeper mate said that the Nike football deal ends this season and Puma have the deal for next season, and they both said that an early story next season will be how much people (goalkeepers) hate the new balls

he basically said Puma balls are sh*t and all goalkeepers can't stand them

Jabulani vibes?

[Sanguine]

Was reading about Jabulani a couple of days ago. 'pparently it was 'too round'. The panelling on a football helps it grip the air, and maintain consistent movement when, for example, you wrap your foot around a free kick or corner kick. Jabulani had fewer panels, and was the roundest football ever designed. The 'wobble' that came to characterise it was a version of 'stalling' in the air, like a plane. It was designed supposedly with a textured surface to overcome this, but it didn't work.

[BRO_BOT]

Was reading about Jabulani a couple of days ago. 'pparently it was 'too round'. The panelling on a football helps it grip the air, and maintain consistent movement when, for example, you wrap your foot around a free kick or corner kick. Jabulani had fewer panels, and was the roundest football ever designed. The 'wobble' that came to characterise it was a version of 'stalling' in the air, like a plane. It was designed supposedly with a textured surface to overcome this, but it didn't work.

I saw that as well. The 'grooves' help create predictable drag which makes it more stable.

(tuck it away in case you need any interesting chat up lines in future)

[leon]

Was reading about Jabulani a couple of days ago. 'pparently it was 'too round'. The panelling on a football helps it grip the air, and maintain consistent movement when, for example, you wrap your foot around a free kick or corner kick. Jabulani had fewer panels, and was the roundest football ever designed. The 'wobble' that came to characterise it was a version of 'stalling' in the air, like a plane. It was designed supposedly with a textured surface to overcome this, but it didn't work.

I saw that as well. The 'grooves' help create predictable drag which makes it more stable.

(tuck it away in case you need any interesting chat up lines in future)

not cool

[Snowflake Royal]

Was reading about Jabulani a couple of days ago. 'pparently it was 'too round'. The panelling on a football helps it grip the air, and maintain consistent movement when, for example, you wrap your foot around a free kick or corner kick. Jabulani had fewer panels, and was the roundest football ever designed. The 'wobble' that came to characterise it was a version of 'stalling' in the air, like a plane. It was designed supposedly with a textured surface to overcome this, but it didn't work.

I saw that as well. The 'grooves' help create predictable drag which makes it more stable.

(tuck it away in case you need any interesting chat up lines in future)

not cool

Brobot and Sangers aren't cool!?

That was true in their 20s, let alone now.

[BRO_BOT]

I saw that as well. The 'grooves' help create predictable drag which makes it more stable.

(tuck it away in case you need any interesting chat up lines in future)

not cool

Brobot and Sangers aren't cool!?

That was true in their 20s, let alone now.

You're known as 'The Virgin'

[AthleticoSpizz]

…..nothing wrong with a bit of fresh meat eh Brobes?

[Snowflake Royal]

not cool

Brobot and Sangers aren't cool!?

That was true in their 20s, let alone now.

You're known as 'The Virgin'

By idiots, but I've never been cool and never had any illusions about it.

[Sutekh]

How the fuck did Oliver not give a free-kick and immediate red card to the Millwall 'keeper? VAR should not have been needed for that.

One of the worst tackles I've ever seen.

Because, imo, Oliver is currently one of the worst referees in the PGMOL and has been for a couple of years.

Talk of Roberts getting a longer ban than 3 games. Quite rightly in my opinion, I know it is extremely unlikely to be deliberate by Roberts to cause the harm he did but you really need to make it abundantly clear to one and all that that sort of challenge is totally unacceptable. So I’d probably look to ban him for a couple of months.

Apparently the “let him die” chant was heard from Millwall’s finest as Mateta was stretchered off

Amazingly the disgusting attempted murder by Schumacher of Battiston in the 1982 WC semi final went totally unpunished by one and all

Officials never saw it

Some of the aftermath back in France at the time

[Pepe the Horseman]

Brobot and Sangers aren't cool!?

That was true in their 20s, let alone now.

You're known as 'The Virgin'

By idiots, but I've never been cool and never had any illusions about it.

Ian, you do and say whatever you want, despite the repercussions, and you don't care what anyone thinks of you. You're the epitome of cool x

[Snowflake Royal]

You're known as 'The Virgin'

By idiots, but I've never been cool and never had any illusions about it.

Ian, you do and say whatever you want, despite the repercussions, and you don't care what anyone thinks of you. You're the epitome of cool x