The 2022-23 Football (Soccer) Thread

[blackhawkrush]

Not a fan of basketball, but any time Poland beats Slovenia it's worth mentioning.   

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Ronaldo finally scores a goal, and at halftime refuses to do a selfie with a female medic. What a classless piece of...   

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Wisla 1 Ruch 1    This will not do. Everybody wants to fire the manager, but how do you give your uncle walking papers? 

[IbanezJem]

Okay lads, it`s 3-2, let`s all calm down and just grab the points against the bottom side. This could matter in May! 

[blackhawkrush]

3 hours ago, IbanezJem said:

Okay lads, it`s 3-2, let`s all calm down and just grab the points against the bottom side. This could matter in May! 

No crying on the floor of a boxing ring tonight.    

[blackhawkrush]

Bartosz Zmarzlik, World Champion yet again!   

[blackhawkrush]

Cracovia 1 Pogon 1  I know we were going up against one of the top teams in Ekstraklasa ( oh, woe is me ) but we only started attacking after falling behind, with quick and desired effects, I might add. The fear of taking a risk throughout the game quite probably cost us two points and a higher place in the standings going into the break. 

[IbanezJem]

8 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

Cracovia 1 Pogon 1  I know we were going up against one of the top teams in Ekstraklasa ( oh, woe is me ) but we only started attacking after falling behind, with quick and desired effects, I might add. The fear of taking a risk throughout the game quite probably cost us two points and a higher place in the standings going into the break. 

Still, a point`s a point. If your adversary was worthy of you, then it`s something to build on.   

[IbanezJem]

Brentford, you are suspended from league action for two weeks. Now go and think about what you`ve done. 

[IbanezJem]

I don`t doubt that there will be an element whom post here that are looking to make some grand conclusions from Barcelona heading the La Liga table, and Bayern currently having a relative slump in form, as they sit in 4th place. 

[blackhawkrush]

4 hours ago, IbanezJem said:

Brentford, you are suspended from league action for two weeks. Now go and think about what you`ve done. 

They couldn't help themselves. They were wearing Cracovia uniforms. I could've done without that Jesus dance, though.  

[blackhawkrush]

2 hours ago, IbanezJem said:

I don`t doubt that there will be an element whom post here that are looking to make some grand conclusions from Barcelona heading the La Liga table, and Bayern currently having a relative slump in form, as they sit in 4th place. 

Gikiewicz was on fire. Even the great sniper Neuer couldn't find the answer. 

[IbanezJem]

26 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said:

They couldn't help themselves. They were wearing Cracovia uniforms. I could've done without that Jesus dance, though.  

It`s celebrations like that which really confirm all the negative feelings I feel toward that particular side. I would be desperately disappointed if it were one of my own too. What`s wrong with a kiss, boy? 

[blackhawkrush]

Price wins, Cracovia hockey loses...    

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Six on six football World Cup: 1) Brazil, 2) Kazachstan, 3) Poland, 4) Germany. 

[IbanezJem]

13 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

Six on six football World Cup: 1) Brazil, 2) Kazachstan, 3) Poland, 4) Germany. 

Same old faces, again and again. 

[blackhawkrush]

12 Man U players with food poisoning after a visit to Moldova. Or was it too much Zernoff vodka?   

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All eyes on Scotland tonight. 

[blackhawkrush]

4 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

All eyes on Scotland tonight. 

Well-deserved win. Unfortunately, it's not June anymore.  

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Nice use of the heads from Moldova so far. Less Zernoff vodka last night?   

[IbanezJem]

23 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

All eyes on Scotland tonight. 

Such a pretty country. 

[blackhawkrush]

3 hours ago, IbanezJem said:

Such a pretty country. 

Unlike Holland. 

[IbanezJem]

1 hour ago, blackhawkrush said:

Unlike Holland. 

Yes, their football is as flat as their terrain. 

[blackhawkrush]

2 hours ago, IbanezJem said:

Yes, their football is as flat as their terrain. 

That's not what I was thinking about on this particular day, but yeah, if it wasn't for windmills and tulips...

[blackhawkrush]

Football-observatory.com came up with a ranking of PL teams that overpaid for their players the most in the last decade: 1) Man U - +238M pounds, 2) Aston Villa - +149, 3) Chelsea - +135, 4) Arsenal +129, 5) Everton +97, 6) Newcastle +76, 7) Leicester +74, 8) Southampton +70, 9) Liverpool +56, 10) West Ham +55, 11) Bournemouth +52, 12) Crystal Palace +50, 13) Fulham +45, 14) Nottingham Forest +38, 15) Brentford +37, 16) Leeds +36, 17) Man City +23, 18) Brighton & Hove -1, 19) Tottenham -6, 20) Wolverhampton -21. For the two gentlemen here, Spurs (41 transfers) total invested 951M, total estimated 957M, and Liverpool (33 transfers) total invested 1004M, total estimated 948M.