The 2022-23 Football (Soccer) Thread

[blackhawkrush]

Northern Ireland 0 Finland 1   Cracovia man with the game winner.    

[IbanezJem]

Hooray! We did it boys, we got through the international break. The real stuff will be back to save us soon.  Ahhh... right... Spurs...

[IbanezJem]

I'm mildly amused by how Spurs have again fired a "guaranteed winner" coach and replaced him with a caretaker manager (with ten games to go). Levy has very cunningly appointed Christian Stellini rather than Ryan Mason, which should shut up any fans that might think we've effectively gone nowhere in those two years. 

[Nova Carmina]

Just popping 'round to say that St. Louis City SC have opened the MLS season at 5-0-0! 

[blackhawkrush]

Is it safe to say that I'm the only one at TRF who is watching North Macedonia vs Faroe Islands?  

[IbanezJem]

2 hours ago, blackhawkrush said:

Is it safe to say that I'm the only one at TRF who is watching North Macedonia vs Faroe Islands?  

I don`t think that you needed to address your remark purely to TRF.  

[blackhawkrush]

Poland 1 Albania 0 Swiderski, the Albanian killer once again. And Czechia losing points in Moldova. Maybe the Nations League status won't have to be used after all.  

[IbanezJem]

Ecosse 2-0 Espana. I like this Spain side much more than the good one.

[blackhawkrush]

2 hours ago, IbanezJem said:

Ecosse 2-0 Espana. I like this Spain side much more than the good one.

Now look, Simon. You can't just come in as you please.   

[blackhawkrush]

Wisla 4 Chrobry 1   A comfortable Saturday afternoon for the White Star. 

[IbanezJem]

The disharmony derby on Monday, Everton v Spurs. If the players are all as happy as reports suggest, now Conte`s reign of terror has ended, it could be a feast of free flowing football. Apart from the Dyche-managed XI. 

[blackhawkrush]

23 minutes ago, IbanezJem said:

The disharmony derby on Monday, Everton v Spurs. If the players are all as happy as reports suggest, now Conte`s reign of terror has ended, it could be a feast of free flowing football. Apart from the Dyche-managed XI. 

Harry should have a feast.  

[blackhawkrush]

On 3/26/2023 at 5:38 PM, Nova Carmina said:

Just popping 'round to say that St. Louis City SC have opened the MLS season at 5-0-0! 

How did you know they weren't going to get to 6-0-0?  

[Nova Carmina]

29 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said:

How did you know they weren't going to get to 6-0-0?  

 

Oh, I make it a policy never to go against Minnesota United! 

[blackhawkrush]

Cracovia 1 Widzew 1  One of those games when you lead 1-0 and of course time-waste. Then the other team ties the game and you start playing again, but it's kind of difficult given the fact you're in added time already.  

[blackhawkrush]

On 4/1/2023 at 11:41 AM, blackhawkrush said:

Harry should have a feast.  

Just a snack, I'm afraid.  

[IbanezJem]

55 minutes ago, blackhawkrush said:

Just a snack, I'm afraid.  

The last twenty minutes of that match... I`m not a man prone to hyperbole but it was the worst I`ve seen Spurs play; a rotten match but the last twenty was truly excruciating. Against ten men of a relegation-threatened side, by players "desperate" to prove they are able to see out a winning position to show Conte was wrong, that they are able to play under pressure, that they can pass a spherical object to each other...  

[IbanezJem]

On 4/2/2023 at 9:55 PM, blackhawkrush said:

Cracovia 1 Widzew 1  One of those games when you lead 1-0 and of course time-waste. Then the other team ties the game and you start playing again, but it's kind of difficult given the fact you're in added time already.  

Yes, time-wasting, that`s the answer. Nothing worse than going for 2-0.

[blackhawkrush]

12 minutes ago, IbanezJem said:

Yes, time-wasting, that`s the answer. Nothing worse than going for 2-0.

Extremely     

[IbanezJem]

Massive giant-killing by Spurs! Which is the healthiest way to deal with the reality that we are embarrassingly inferior to Brighton, and needed them to have two goals ruled out + fairly clear-cut pen + both managers sent off (which probably affected Brighton more than Spurs). 

 

However improbable it feels, one has to believe positive change can happen.

Edited April 8, 2023 by IbanezJem

[blackhawkrush]

Puszcza 2 Wisla 1, Pogon 3 Cracovia 2      After Good Friday, time for Black Saturday. 

[IbanezJem]

I`m not sure that Klopp`s got another season in him at his current club. Except for everyone being late to everything, there`s just nothing happening. Won`t anybody stop Arsenal? 

[blackhawkrush]

1 hour ago, IbanezJem said:

I`m not sure that Klopp`s got another season in him at his current club. Except for everyone being late to everything, there`s just nothing happening. Won`t anybody stop Arsenal? 

That's right, Arsenal. Bring on Kiwior.   

[Nova Carmina]

21 hours ago, IbanezJem said:

I`m not sure that Klopp`s got another season in him at his current club. Except for everyone being late to everything, there`s just nothing happening. Won`t anybody stop Arsenal? 

 

Define "stop," though . . . 

 

Doesn't get us much closer to top four, but still felt good, considering the relative trajectories.

[IbanezJem]

58 minutes ago, Nova Carmina said:

 

Define "stop," though . . . 

 

Doesn't get us much closer to top four, but still felt good, considering the relative trajectories.

In my defence (a legitimate defence rather than the referee bias Spurs need), it was 2-0 when I posted. I didn`t realise Xhaka would think it was getting boring and he should mess about with TAA, thus sparking the Kop into full voice and the players into action.