General Football thread

[Skip_4]

Seems like Saturday is a must win for Brentford now. Can't wait.

 

[chandos9]

Good article in the Guardian today (17 March) on what a mess Birmingham City are. I always thought they were a horrible club https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...ty-tale-of-endless-turmoil-lee-bowyer-manager
and am pleased that Karanka was not able to improve them. In fact, I think it is Karanka rather than it was Forest.

 

[in_the_top_one]

Jasper Carrott will be sad, but then much of his act was based on Birmingham City being rubbish.
Is he their most famous fan?
His daughter is probably more famous these days but I'm not sure if she also goes up the City.

 

[radfordinlondon]

Think we'd have to lose every game now to have a chance of relegation, sort of sounds like a challenge.

Y'mean like needing 1pt from 4 games. Yup forest love a challenge

 

[pebble]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56430741

Looks like Mel Morris has failed to sell Derby.

 

[Basha73]

Just hoping Brighton beat Newcastle and Fulham beat Leeds. Would laugh my hods off to see Newcastle relegated again...

 

[mao tse tung]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56430741

Looks like Mel Morris has failed to sell Derby.

I am not sure that will be the case.

To get to the stage they got to with those Arabian clowns, a memorandum of understanding would have been in place; that would prevent Mel from speaking with any other interested party.

Now that he realises the Arabs have no money he has been forced to call off the deal so that he can speak with other interested parties.

If what I have been told is correct, Mel is in a desperate position; the new interested party are the people Mel owes money to and they are not offering anywhere near as much as the Arabs did.

 

[Will.NFFC]

Just hoping Brighton beat Newcastle and Fulham beat Leeds. Would laugh my hods off to see Newcastle relegated again...

I wouldn’t. Not that I particularly like Newcastle, but you know they’d dominate the league like they do every time they come down.

 

[Basha73]

I wouldn’t. Not that I particularly like Newcastle, but you know they’d dominate the league like they do every time they come down.

I can understand that but I really despise them so seeing Geordies crying is worth it. And you never know, this time they may just fuck up and end up stuck for a while...

 

[JC21]

 

[mao tse tung]

Stats for todays fixtures concerning teams at the bottom:

Coventry have won all three previous home fixtures against Wycombe.

Current form: Coventry have won two of their last three home games - Wycombe have lost their last three on the road.

The last five games between Barnsley and Wednesday at Oakwell all finished 1 - 1

Current form: Barnsley have won 4 of their last five at home - Wednesday have lost their last 5 on the road

Watford won the last three games against Birmingham at Vicarage Road

Current form: Watford have won the last four games at home, scoring 11 and conceding 1 - Birmingham have lost three of their last 5 with the only win coming at Wednesday

Bristol City have won three of their last five home games against Rotherham which includes the last two

Current form: Bristol have lost their last five home games - Rotherham have won three from their last five away games

 

[in_the_top_one]

This is absolutely brilliant from the new Maradona.
Looks like someone working out the controller button combinations on FIFA. It is why football is fun and I think he should get both stick... and a raise.

 

[weejockmcplop]

Ben Osborn's crossing is still completely woeful then haha

 

[Will.NFFC]

Alex Neil sacked by Preston.

 

[jbacsta]

How shit is Paul Pogba?

 

[seasider red]

Just watched the highlights of the 1959 FA cup 6th Round tie Forest V Bolton on a You tube channel called "The Heavy Roller", apart from Forest scoring 2 the other remarkable sight was the crowd who all around the pitch were beyond the wall of the stand & on the edge of the pitch, and when Forest scored their 2nd there were only about a dozen kids ran on to the pitch for about 10 seconds and then went back to their places. Can you imagine what it would be like today

 

[the jock]

Chema Rodriguez has played 4 times all season in la liga. Got sent off in December and hasn't played since

 

[Pope John XXIII]

Alex Neil sacked by Preston.

After four years and a 7th, 14th and 9th place finish with them now in 16th.

It's not always about giving time and backing to a manager. Sometimes it just doesn't work

 

[mao tse tung]

RIP Frank Worthington

Brilliant footballer and entertainer in his day.

This still ranks as one of my favourite goals; you can also catch a glimpse of the referee applauding the goal as Frank shot off to celebrate:

 

[mao tse tung]

After four years and a 7th, 14th and 9th place finish with them now in 16th.

It's not always about giving time and backing to a manager. Sometimes it just doesn't work

Yes, that is sometimes the case; looking at his remarks on leaving, he had run out of ideas and wanted out.