foghorn-leghorn Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I hope he didn`t tell the players that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 It's looking increasingly likely that Sam Allardyce will be the next England manager. I think he's the best English manager around at the moment, out of not too many to choose from, and most importantly he doesn't strike as a nice "yes man", he'll do things his way and give some backsides a kicking if necessary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Should there be a place in his staff for Harry Redknapp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 If he hires Redknapp as his assistant or something I wouldn't complain. They can't have Steve Bruce though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 13, 2016 Share Posted July 13, 2016 (edited) Red Bull Salzburg ( Austria ) D-man Andreas Ulmer played the entire second half of today's Champion's League match against FK Lipawa, in RB Leipzig's ( Germany ) jersey. :laughing guy: Edited July 13, 2016 by blackhawkrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 "Hull confirm there has been no approach from the FA to speak to manager Steve Bruce" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Man City bid 53 million for England defender John Stones. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 He's definitely got some potential but my god that's way too much! Also, looks like N'Golo Kante might be off to Chelsea, which would be a brilliant signing for them but a big blow for Leicester. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) Kante apparently turning down 100 Grand a week to stay at Leicester. I have to say, the amount of money being splashed on transfers and wages is becoming offensive. Edited July 14, 2016 by foghorn-leghorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 It is. Apparently Gonzalo Higuain rejected an offer worth £800,000 per week from a Chinese club, which would have made him the highest payed player ever. I could see the Chinese top division overtaking the premier league within the next decade with some of the cash they're willing to splash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 That is staggering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) LATEST FIFA WORLD RANKINGS 1 Argentina2 Belgium3 Colombia4 Germany5 Chile6 Portugal7 France8 Spain9 Brazil10 Italy 11 Wales12 Uruguay13 England14 Mexico15 Croatia16 Poland17 Ecuador18 Switzerland19 Turkey20 Hungary Selected others:22 Iceland25 USA26 Holland28 Northern Ireland31 Republic of Ireland40 Sweden50 Scotland59 Australia Welsh fans must be in dreamland.. Iceland just outside the top 20. Edited July 14, 2016 by foghorn-leghorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 England are too high, Iceland should be above us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 England are too high, Iceland should be above us! Only a matter of time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 (edited) Celtic become first British club to introduce safe-standing after completing construction ahead of Brendan Rodgers' first home gameCeltic Park is the first ground in Britain to have a safe standing areaWork finished on area of ground that will house 2,600 standing fansScottish champions were granted a safe-standing licence 12 months agoWork has been completed on the area that will house 2,600 standing supporters at Celtic Park this season. The Scottish champions were granted a safe-standing licence 12 months ago, after two previous applications to Glasgow City Council had been rejected.Celtic were engaged in talks with relevant authorities for more than five years, before the initiative was finally given the go-ahead last June. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/14/11/364361D400000578-3690004-image-a-8_1468493704498.jpg +7Celtic Park is officially the first football ground in Britain to have incorporated a safe standing area http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/14/11/3643612E00000578-3690004-image-m-18_1468493861471.jpg +7Work has been completed on an area of ground that will house 2,600 standing fans with rail seating http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/14/11/3644429300000578-3690004-image-a-11_1468493728938.jpg +7Celtic supporters have plenty to be excited about next season, no matter how they choose to watch the action http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/14/12/364426B700000578-3690004-image-a-21_1468494893066.jpgAnd the club have taken to social media to announce that Celtic Park is now officially the first ground in Britain to have a safe standing area. 'Finishing touches on the new Rail Seating section. We look forward to welcoming you all here on Saturday for Brendan Rodgers' first game at Paradise!' they wrote alongside a collection of photos of the new and improved section of the stadium. FSF's safe standing campaign coordinator Peter Daykin said: 'Celtic deserve praise for being brave enough to pursue this and for listening to its fans.' The modified section, which cost the club an estimated £500,000, will represent only a small part of a ground which has room for more than 60,000 fans.Rodgers will be hoping it adds to the atmosphere as his team bid to makes amends for their highly disappointing 1-0 defeat to Lincoln Red Imps in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier. http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/14/11/3643612400000578-3690004-image-a-13_1468493747748.jpg +7The modified section, which cost the club an estimated £500,000, represents only a small part of a ground http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/14/11/364361BC00000578-3690004-image-a-15_1468493763146.jpg +7The build represents a significant development in British football after long-term resistance to standing http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/07/14/11/3643614400000578-3690004-image-m-17_1468493786613.jpg +7 The second leg takes place at Celitc Park on Wednesday and will represent a significant development in British football, given the long-term resistance to any reintroduction of standing by the game's key decision makers. Rail seating is particularly common in Germany's Bundesliga, most notably at Borussia Dortmund's Westfalenstadion, one of the few grounds in Europe with a reputation on par with Celtic Park for its intensity and atmosphere. Standing was outlawed in English football stadiums after the 1990 publication of the Taylor Report, commissioned following the Hillsborough Stadium disaster one year earlier. But the Football Supporters' Federation have been championing the idea of safe-standing since 2002 - and if the concept works successfully in Scotland then the voices asking for its introduction in south of the border will surely only grow louder. The dickheads on Glasgow Council have tried hard to stop Celtic doing this, simply because the " New Rangers" can`t afford to do the same . I`m amazed they allowed us to install our award winning WIFI setup. We take on Wolfsburg in Glasgow on Saturday. Tough match, but there better be an improvement on our last shambolic outing. Edited July 14, 2016 by foghorn-leghorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 14, 2016 Author Share Posted July 14, 2016 Excellent news I think, hopefully other clubs including my own follow suit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Excellent news I think, hopefully other clubs including my own follow suit. Now would be a great time to lobby the government on this issue. It`s not as if the Premier league clubs can`t afford it. Celtic get just 2 Million from TV rights, but this is about the fans, the most vital part of any club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Star Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Arsenal target Gonzalo Higuain reported to have turned down £800,000 move to to the Far East.. fingers crossed then for The Gunners. Robert Lewandowski and Antoine Griezman would fit in at the Emirates as well i'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 15, 2016 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Marc Wilmots is no longer Belgium's manager. Wales collects yet another scalp. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Riyad Mahrez is apparently going to reject Leicester's new contract offer. If they lose him and Kante that's them in a spot of bother. When I say bother, I don't quite mean a relegation scrap, but I can't see them reaching the heights of last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 With 7 minutes to play, Celtic lead Wolfsburg 2-1 in Glasgow. Feeling much better now about the second leg next week against the mighty Imps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucey Posted July 16, 2016 Author Share Posted July 16, 2016 Can never read too much into friendlies, but yes I think you'll win the second leg quite comfortably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn-leghorn Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Celtic hold out for the victory. I agree, too much should not be read into friendly results. It was however, important for Rogers to win his first home game, especially after last week's debacle. It calms the fans a bit, as they crave European football. Very young side put out by Roger's today, and they did very well. Even Ambrose had a good game. Roll on Wednesday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 13-time champion Wisla Cracow begins the 2016-17 campaign with a 2-1 win at home. Malecki and Brozek started things rolling with an early goal. After that, Miskiewicz and the men in front of him with horrible mistakes and we're tied. The hero of the day turned out to be the sub Pietrzak, converting a free kick into the decider. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 A surprisingly easy 5-1 victory for Cracovia Cracow against the runner-up from last season. Even Kapustka didn't have to play more than 20 minutes. The city has 2 winning teams so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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