The New Football Thread

[Ibbie]

I hope City are proud of what they have achieved this morning in getting one of the most plesant managers in the Premiership sacked after yesterday: Chris Hughton.

Please tell me that referee Moss has been compulsorily retired after yesterday. Is he due an appointment at Specsavers?

[Woody]

If you’d watched Brighton recently you would know that they’ve been awful for most of the season, game against Cardiff being prime example, if they won they were safe, lost 0-2 first shot on target after about 80 minutes. City were nailed on to win yesterday.

Madrid next, 1st June

Think I’ll have a fiver on the first manager to be sacked next season, a Norwegian is best bet

[Ibbie]

Miscreant clubs had better be fearful of being found guilty, when you see the punishment dished out to Reus in the Spanish lega 123.

Failed to pay wages going back to end of 2018 and ran up debts of €6 million plus. Players refused to play without pay and some terminated their contracts. At one point this season only had 15 players. Banned from playing professional football for three seasons and kicked out of league.

Club is now being wound up.

[Woody]

Definitely going to be drinking weather

[Woody]

Good news for angels son , who is a Charlton supporter if I remember correctly

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48324840

[ian16th]

Good news for angels son , who is a Charlton supporter if I remember correctly

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48324840

Oh! This means that Sunderland have NOT been promoted.

Oh dear, how sad, never mind.

[Woody]

He’s not in it for the money

Real Madrid must pay Paris St-Germain's 27-year-old Brazil forward Neymar £1.2m a week in order to take him to the Bernabeu.

[Ibbie]

You should have come here Woody !

Your boys are on the Costa.

https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2019/05/ ... ning-camp/

[ribrash]

My son and his bride to be,by sheer chance,chose this Saturday for their wedding,the same day as the cup final.The evening "Do" kicks off at the same time as the final.Fortunately there is a sports bar with big screen TV.I think more than a few visits will be made.

[Woody]

My son and his bride to be,by sheer chance,chose this Saturday for their wedding,the same day as the cup final.The evening "Do" kicks off at the same time as the final.Fortunately there is a sports bar with big screen TV.I think more than a few visits will be made.

I’ll wave

[ribrash]

My son and his bride to be,by sheer chance,chose this Saturday for their wedding,the same day as the cup final.The evening "Do" kicks off at the same time as the final.Fortunately there is a sports bar with big screen TV.I think more than a few visits will be made.

I’ll wave

[Woody]

Probably a bit late to get an Ops-normal banner made

[Ibbie]

Sad to record that Jose Antonio Reyes, the former Arsenal player and Spanish international has been killed in a car crash this morning in Utrera.

He was aged 35 and had been playing for Extramajura in Spanish league two. His last match was two weeks ago.

[Ibbie]

It is reported that Reyes was driving the car and that it was doing in excess of 220 kph when it crashed. His cousin was the other fatality.

[Woody]

Oyston Out


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48624659

[Ibbie]

Sticks of rock all round!

[Woody]

Situation normal at Chelsea

Chelsea have agreed a deal in principle for their manager Maurizio Sarri to join Serie A champions Juventus.

An agreement was reached late on Thursday evening after talks between senior officials. A deal could be completed as early as Friday.

It is understood a compensation fee in excess of £5m has been agreed.

Sarri arrived from Napoli in July 2018 and led the Blues to third place in the Premier League and won the Europa League in his one season in charge.

Despite signing a three-year deal last July, he will become the ninth full-time manager to leave the club under Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich.

[llondel]

So who's in the frame to replace him at Chelsea? Are all the big names now mysteriously very busy and not available?

[Ibbie]

CF Malaga need to win 2 0 tonight against Deportivo to get through to play off final for place back in la liga.

[Woody]

More alleged corruption in UEFA, surprise surprise

Michel Platini, the former president of Uefa and head of European football, has been arrested over the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

The former France international captain was detained by French police on Tuesday morning in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, as part of the investigation into corruption surrounding how the 2022 World Cup hosting rights were awarded, according to French investigative outlet Mediapart.