The English Football Thread

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-09-2014, 10:26 AM

Hope they go down, will be funny having a 60k stadium and only filling a third of it. £42 is a piss take. I paid £25 for our semi last year. In retrospect even that was too much

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There's got to be a shock in there somewhere.

**Goofle** · 01-09-2014, 10:32 AM

Come on Newcastle!

Mojo · 01-09-2014, 12:06 PM

It says from £42 as well. Thats even worse. We charged £20. We didn't even charge the Man United fans £42.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-11-2014, 11:13 AM

A trophy and survival for Sunderland, sounds pretty good.

Mojo · 01-11-2014, 06:39 PM

While I acknowledge that is a huge ask, it is not impossible by any stretch. I'm worried that although we netted 4 today, in a huge game, and that was brilliant, we got three from setpieces and still dont have a reliable striker going forward.

But hey, we're off the bottom. Our upcoming fixtures present plenty of opportunities, its not like Old Trafford has been a fortress as of late and we've beaten Man City once a season for years now.

I'm encouraged at least.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-12-2014, 02:16 PM

You'll go through imo. But can't see anything other than a dicking vs City in the final. For whoever makes it. They're not gonna balls up two cup finals to underdogs (if Sunderland were to get through). You never know though, Blues did it in 2011.

Dunno who's gonna stay up. Would have had Fulham to go down pre-Rene but he knows his onions.

**Goofle** · 01-12-2014, 02:21 PM

United and City will be the final.

Mojo · 01-12-2014, 02:46 PM

So...thoughts? Incredibly harsh on Newcastle in my opinion, but when is someone active or inactive? He isn't impeding the keeper, he doesn't touch the ball, but he is standing in the six yard box, in an offside position, and has to move to avoid the ball.

Newkie · 01-13-2014, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mojo

and we've beaten Man City once a season for years now.

Ech how do you manage it, been about 6 years since we've beaten them now, getting beyond a joke.

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Originally Posted by Mojo

So...thoughts? Incredibly harsh on Newcastle in my opinion, but when is someone active or inactive? He isn't impeding the keeper, he doesn't touch the ball, but he is standing in the six yard box, in an offside position, and has to move to avoid the ball.

Surprise surprise I feel incredibly hard done by. Ridiculous decision and if in fact Goofy did count as interfering in play then I would like the rules put back to how they were years ago-either a player is on side or he is offside. He is in Joe Hart's general field of vision along with 15 other players, if that is just cause to rule a goal out for interference then why bother allowing people to stray offside anyway?

Most of us expected the loss so the result isn't surprising but the manner of it where we easily matched and outplayed them and Remy had two great chances but credit to Hart he had a great game. M'biwa could have been sent off for the challenge, but as Mike Jones is also the ref who let McManaman try and snap Haidara in half earlier this year go unpunished I would say at least he is being consistent in his reffing, even if it is ****ing appalling reffing at that. Nasri is out for 8 weeks which is nothing compared to what De Jong did to Ben Arfa when he snapped his leg in two places, City fans clapped him off but yesterday had their violins out.

Other than all that though some very good games of football on the weekend. Arsenal to go top tonight?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-12-2014, 02:48 PM

Very harsh. Don't even think City appealed.

01-09-2014, 12:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	It says from £42 as well. Thats even worse. We charged £20. We didn't even charge the Man United fans £42. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

01-11-2014, 06:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	While I acknowledge that is a huge ask, it is not impossible by any stretch. I'm worried that although we netted 4 today, in a huge game, and that was brilliant, we got three from setpieces and still dont have a reliable striker going forward. But hey, we're off the bottom. Our upcoming fixtures present plenty of opportunities, its not like Old Trafford has been a fortress as of late and we've beaten Man City once a season for years now. I'm encouraged at least. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

01-12-2014, 02:46 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	So...thoughts? Incredibly harsh on Newcastle in my opinion, but when is someone active or inactive? He isn't impeding the keeper, he doesn't touch the ball, but he is standing in the six yard box, in an offside position, and has to move to avoid the ball. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

01-09-2014, 10:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Hope they go down, will be funny having a 60k stadium and only filling a third of it. £42 is a piss take. I paid £25 for our semi last year. In retrospect even that was too much . There's got to be a shock in there somewhere.

01-11-2014, 11:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	A trophy and survival for Sunderland, sounds pretty good.

01-12-2014, 02:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	You'll go through imo. But can't see anything other than a dicking vs City in the final. For whoever makes it. They're not gonna balls up two cup finals to underdogs (if Sunderland were to get through). You never know though, Blues did it in 2011. Dunno who's gonna stay up. Would have had Fulham to go down pre-Rene but he knows his onions.

01-12-2014, 02:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Very harsh. Don't even think City appealed.