The English Football Thread

[Cuthbert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHld_7DqMd8

I've just seen this, Jonathan Pearce when Cantona kicked the fan. He starts off high pitched and it only goes up from there

If anyone hasn't seen his meltdown over goal line technology at the last World Cup, having to heave it repeatedly explained to him by Keown as he gets more and more outraged :

http://www.theguardian.com/football/...d-cup-football


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjIj_GlvLD4

One of the all time great commentary moments. I was in tears.

[Cuthbert]

You watching Q? Villa match has goals on goals on goals.

My man Harry Kane is at it again btw.

[Ol’ Qwerty Bastard]

nope, just checked the scoreline though. looks like a crazy first few minutes.

[Cuthbert]

Kane should achieve World Class status pretty soon.

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Yeah De Bruyne is amazing tbh.

This is definitely the best team I've seen so far in my life time in the English league btw. Lots of football to be played but surely they will get the points record now.

Monkey, you old enough to remember when Man City were considered a second-string team and United laughed at them? The "Poor Neighbours" or something, they called them. Never thought I'd live to see such an improvement. Got the title all sewn up now, they have. Nobody can touch them. Unless they all get abducted by aliens. Well, apart from Sterling.

[Cuthbert]

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Monkey, you old enough to remember when Man City were considered a second-string team and United laughed at them? The "Poor Neighbours" or something, they called them. Never thought I'd live to see such an improvement. Got the title all sewn up now, they have. Nobody can touch them. Unless they all get abducted by aliens. Well, apart from Sterling.

Yeah, remember when they were in the third division so League One now.

It's not their own doing though, give Burton Albion a bottomless pit of money and they will be champions too. The Man City of Darren Huckerby, Uwe Rosler, Shaun Goater etc is not the same club as this Arab plaything.

Do you remember in 1996 when they played for the wrong result, didn't realise they needed a win and got relegated?

[Ol’ Qwerty Bastard]

i imagine they will win the title this year and maybe once or twice more before Pep moves on. he isn’t going to stay at a club too long and while they might have an infinite amount of money i’m not sure how well they’d do atm under a different manager.

[Trollheart]

Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Yeah, remember when they were in the third division so League One now.

It's not their own doing though, give Burton Albion a bottomless pit of money and they will be champions too. The Man City of Darren Huckerby, Uwe Rosler, Shaun Goater etc is not the same club as this Arab plaything.

Do you remember in 1996 when they played for the wrong result, didn't realise they needed a win and got relegated?

Nah I know that, it's all about buying the best team. But it's just strange that for years and years Man City were the poor cousins, and now they're on top of the world. I don't remember that result, I have to admit. ****ing hilarious story!

Originally Posted by Qwertyy

i imagine they will win the title this year and maybe once or twice more before Pep moves on. he isn’t going to stay at a club too long and while they might have an infinite amount of money i’m not sure how well they’d do atm under a different manager.

There speaks a Hater from United!

[Cuthbert]

Harry Kane has outscored Ronaldo and Messi in 2017.

On numbers only that makes him the best in the world I suppose?

[Ol’ Qwerty Bastard]

i'm sure someone will say something along the lines of

"well look at who they're playing against vs who kane is playing against"

but the spanish league isn't what it once was and there's not more than 4 or 5 great teams in the league, i think those numbers should really prove just how clinical he is at finishing. he's *ahem* world class.

of course with the other two - messi in particular, they provide a lot more than just goal scoring. regardless, there's some definite reason to think Kane will go on to be Shearer-esque. i just hope (selfishly) that he stays in England.