The 2015-16 World Fitba Thread!

haha. What makes the Telegraph fantasy football so appealing, laddie?

 

::......next season...

 

Pirlo apparently set to join Lampard and Villa at NYCFC.

 

Unbelievable. They bought two players and an entire club.

 

Maybe they can sign Ronaldinho as well and be a kind of modern version of the Cosmos of the 70s.

 

It's the most visually appealing imso (in ma Scoattish opinion) and alsae has a wee cap on transfers... no more than 5 transfers per playing week and a limit o' 30 per season which puts some real skill intae the equation. It alsae holds an easily navigational record o' past season and is all and all a v user friendly site... limited advertising and highly reliable.

Ah've played Barclays (official), 'The Sun' and 'Sky' and Ah foond The Telegraph tae be the best but, when it comes doon tae brass tacks, Ah will play in whichever one Ye say McShakey as Ye're calling the shots!

Ah will follow, follow Ye.

 

Australia shocked Brazil at the Women's World Cup to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament in Canada.

Samantha Kerr came closest to scoring for Australia in the first half, hitting a volley into the side netting.

Formiga almost gave Brazil the lead in the second half, heading onto the post, before substitute Kyah Simon grabbed the winner from close range after goalkeeper Luciana spilled the ball.

Australia face the winners of Tuesday's game between Japan and Netherlands.

Brazil topped their group after winning all three games, but came undone in Moncton after conceding their only goal of the tournament.

Play mediaWomen's World Cup Catch-Up: Canada march on & Simon stuns Brazil
Earlier in the tournament, striker Marta, 29, became the World Cup's leading scorer with 15 goals, but she was unable to inspire her team to a positive result.

"We controlled the game, the statistics show that, the chances showed that but we lost the game and we are out," said Brazil coach Vadao.

"Australia were very efficient and clinical when it counted with the goal, congratulations to them."

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England are mentally prepared to win their first Women's World Cup knockout game, reckons head coach Mark Sampson.

England have never made it past the quarter-finals but with the tournament now expanded to 24 teams, they face Norway in the last 16.

"The staff have worked really hard to make sure this group are the most together unit in the tournament and be in a position to sense the pressure," Sampson said.

"This tournament is in our hands."

And the 32-year-old added: "Now the big challenge is - can we make history?

"We want to progress in this tournament, we're ambitious and we're building momentum, but there are tough challenges ahead."

Sampson leads his side into their last-16 tie in Ottawa on Monday having qualified second behind France in Group F.

After losing to the side ranked third in the world, England recovered with consecutive 2-1 victories over Mexico and Colombia.

The Welshman, who has used all 20 outfield players so far, introduced Jodie Taylor for the final nine minutes against Colombia after she had knee surgery eight weeks ago.

However, Taylor and Jordan Nobbs, who also featured against Colombia after returning from a hamstring problem, both missed England's final training session on Sunday.

SEE YOU, Norway!

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The Champions League draw is later on at 1100 hoors... Ah will be back tae raeport on hoo things develop.

Will Celtic have the chance tae play Soothampton in Roond 3, shoould they dae well? Exciting times.

 

The complete second round qualifiers from the group 2 teams:

BATE Borisov v Dundalk FC

HJK Helsinki v FK Ventspils

FC Midtjylland v Winner first qualifying round tie 1

Molde FK v Winner first qualifying round tie 3

Malmö FF v FK Žalgiris Vilnius

Celtic v Stjarnan

So, Celtic playing Stjarnan o' Iceland. It wid be braw if Celtic got through tae the 3rd roond and mibbees played Soothampton tae be originally titled:

'The Battle o' Britain - Which Port is better?'

 

Southampton aren't in the CL are they? Should be a pretty straight forward task, glad we don't have to travel to Asia again!

 

Right Ye are, Hut*Hut. Whit a zoomer Ah am! Soothampton are most definitely no' in the Champions League.

 

There's probably more chance of us eventually playing Southampton or West Ham than city or Chelsea, mind. the odds must be against us making the group stage again

 

Question for fightbeats expert panel - who was better Pirlo or Totti?

 

Partick Thistle's new mascot :::: Thats fucking brilliant

 

Yeah that's how I'd see it too, both are awesome players though

 

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I'm sure I saw that thing in Amsterdam when I was off my tits on shrooms

 

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Still laughing every time i look at it. So good

 

Who/what is Celtic's mascot?

 

'Hoopy the huddle hound'. Heavy ghey, nothing to do with Celtic. Fergus McCann probably market tested 20 generic costumes to see which made kids to want to spend more money.

 

I thought his name would have been "Secty". :l3:

 

They coulda had it have something to do with Celtic, couldnt they? Lizzy the Lion? Timmy the Bhoy the 7ft tall, green little boy. Shelly the tick and have it be a big tick with green pig tails. Seamus the Shamrock. Anything woulda been better than a dog. What the fucks a dog got to do with anything?

 

Dogs play football you bich.

 

I'll fuck you right here in front of everybody, white boy

 

Timmy the Terrier*









*ist.

 

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Spark the tiger:



Jude the cat:



And whatever the fuck this thing was meant to be:

 

Does sound good. And is it free to enter a team? If so, I'll join and create a league.

 

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Or timmy the tarrier. Fertile ground for hate speech punnery, that yin

 

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