The Football.....

[Accy cyclist]

Sad news about 1970's 'maverick footballer' Stan Bowles dying from a dementia related illness.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68394453
Caused by ball heading maybe? I can't remember him as much of a ball header though. He was more of a tippy tappy keep it on the floor type.🤔

 

[StuAff]

Quoted on BBC Sport, a Liverpool fan…"Every time we play I forget that Endo exists and then I check his full-time stats and he's got 18 successful tackles, 104% pass accuracy and he's put the recycling bins out."

And now he's a League Cup winner to boot....

 

[postman]

Just heard on the radio that a bag of pick & mix costs £17.50 inside Wembley Stadium!!

Thats peanuts compared to what Chelsea cost.

 

[postman]

Fancy being a Chelsea supporter of our age.The teams the glories then you get this lot,no doubt the highest paid in the clubs history,mind you Manchester United supporters are going through the same.

 

[Dave7]

Thats peanuts compared to what Chelsea cost.

And better value

 

[vickster]

Arsenal definitely dodged a bullet on some of the players who chose big Chelsea money instead
(ok Havertz could be better but compared to Mudryk and Caicedo, he's a gem!)

 

[Beebo]

Everton have had their points deduction cut from 10 to 6.
They should end up well clear of the bottom as 2 teams seem dead and buried already, but those 4 points could well be what ends up saving them in a scrap with one of the others down there.

 

[T4tomo]

thee is still another charge to come though, so may go back up to 10, but Forest also have a charge to come, so watch this space, or maybe that one.

 

[AndyRM]

Still another hearing to go for a separate breach so they're not out of the woods yet.

It reminds me a bit of the Tevez/Mascherano debacle, because of the relegation implications.

 

[postman]

I do believe Haaland has set a Cup goal scoring record five tonight at Luton,and still twenty mins to go.Denis Law once scored six but the game was abandoned due to bad weather,in the replay he scored again but finished up on the loosing side.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Credit to Rovers (Blackburn). They've matched Newcastle and have been the better team over 90 minutes. Let's see how Rovers fair in extra-time, or even a dreaded penalty shoot out.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I think the only penalty shoot-out I've enjoyed was the England one/win in the 2018 World Cup finals.

 

[AndyRM]

Dubravka was the difference in that game. Be interesting to see what happens when Pope is back to fitness for Newcastle.

ETA: I don't think the Dan Ashworth issue will have been doing Newcastle any favours in recent weeks. There's no love lost between Newcastle and Man Utd so it would be pretty funny if he ends up kicking his heels for 2 years or they stump up £20 million for him. I'd be pretty gutted right now if I was a Man Utd fan.

 

[postman]

Postman wrong again a certain Mr Best scored 6 against Northampton in 1970.

 

[The Crofted Crest]

Postman wrong again a certain Mr Best scored 6 against Northampton in

His first game after a six week suspension. After netting his sixth, Best went and played at right back to avoid too many blushes at Northampton.