The 2015-16 World Fitba Thread!

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Hodgson is good at what he does...get results at a measured rate with plenty of time and space to think out his next move. He struggles when the intensity is higher.

 

I was laughing at the Mayweather joke.

 

I know. Not exactly like for like, is it?

 

Yup... It's crazy

 

One thing I can't make sense of is the managerial changes throughout the English league. Crazy, crazy shit.

In US sports, a manager/head coach leaves a team for three reasons only.

1) Poor performance of the team.

2) A scandal on the team/ abuse of players/some type of infraction (mostly for college coaches.)

3) Contract is up and the coach takes another job. (Much more rare in the US.)

On very rare occasions a coach can be traded. We saw that a few years ago in the NBA (Doc Rivers to the Clippers) but that's very rare.

 

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Damn that wiz harsh,like.

Still, at least Ye had a good time on the Saturday we all met up...

08 Feb 14

Arrive at the pub to see Jimmy and Billy - Billy asked me if I wanted a drink, I see him and Jimmy already have a full pint each so I say 'No, it's ok, I'll sort myself out, thanks'... Billy asks if I'll get him a Stella.

Watch Liverpool trounce Arsenal 5-1 - a terrible to start to proceedings. Decide to get a round in... Billy asks for a 'single malt chaser' along with his premium lager.

Start watching some rugby AKA hairy men in daisy dukes wrestling with each other in the mud. Billy is pissed off as Scotland are trounced 20 nil. He asks Jimmy if he'll get some consiliatory drinks in 'fer the laddies' - malts all round.

We go and get some food (Billy has brought some sandwiches down with him from Glasgow). Billy is stoked as Celtic are knocked out of the Scottish Cup, 2 - 1 by Aberdeen and declares loudly that he's 'Gonnae get the beers in'. He marches up to the bar assertively with me and Jimmy in close pursuit, the barmaid is just about to ask him for his order when Billy suddenly kneels down and start to fiddle about with his shoelaces. I am left a little flummoxed at the bar so hurredly order our drinks. 'Sorry aboot that, Caligula, Ah nearly tripped o'er on the way tae the pumps. Next roond's mine, laddies!'

We have to go and watch some more rugby, I honestly don't know how the refs can make the calls as there seems to be 5 penalties to choose from at each play. Through out the evening, Billy seems to be taken well timed phone calls or spotting imaginary people he seems to know across the bar. I swear I saw him hiding behind a column earlier on until Jimmy finally cracked and went and got us all the drinks in again... Billy pipes up with: 'Aye, Jimmy - a wee packet o' cheese and onion crisps wid go doon nicely right noo, like!'

Finally, after a feast of 'sport' and Billy blaming everyone in the pub for being 'too lood' as the reason for him losing every game of pool he played, we decide to call it a night and stumble off to the kebab house for some chips. Billy chooses this moment to go for a 10 minute piss and he arrives back at the table to join me and Jimmy as we drunkenly wolf down the late night order. Billy pipes up with 'Ah dinnae think much o' these chips, bit sweaty, like - Ah'd ask fer yer money back, Caligula, laddie'.

We depart our seperate ways and stumble back to our respective accommodation for the night.

The next morning, I receive a text from Billy... 'Fancy a wee coffee at Starbucks, laddie?'

Fuck you, Billy. Fuck you! Seems like he's got a SYSTEM of his own...

 

I think Burger King are very poor value for moneh these days, no??

 

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I just remembered something. After we ate we went to that pub with the cask ale (Moon Under Water.) On our way back to the Irish pub (Tommy Finnegans-or Flannigans or whatever the fuck) Jimmy stopped a family of Indians. He asked the dad "Do you know who the Hounds of Hounslow are?" The guy said "No." And then Jimmy kept walking without giving the guy a second look. ::

 

ADM is too good for this league.

Manchester United still has the same flaws it did to start the year the difference is now they will score more then they concede now.

 

What channel is it on in the US?

 

Yesterday, the Prem website said they will be showing Leicester-Man U and Man City-Chelsea live on TV. They for damn sure aren't showing the first one. issed:

 

I don't know I don't watch on cable.

EDIT: Try CNBC

 

Excuse me?

 

What the fuck? I turn the game off for 5 minutes and United has conceded two. :jaw:

 

Leicester are a bloody good team, they'll do well in the Prem. They absolutely ran away with the Championship last season.

 

Guess you can never take any result in football for granted, especially when you defend like Man U. :atu:

 

GOT IT! I turned it on and it's 3-3, WTF.

I guess NBC lost their boner for MU matches after last season.

 

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Poor Van Gaal

 

WOW!

 

This skinhead looking guy Vardy looks pretty damn good.

 

Leicester could have 6 or 7 if they picked their passes better.

 

He got voted man of the match.

 

Leicesters counter-attacking play has been superb

 

West Brom beat Spurs 1-0 at White Hart Lane for their first league win. That's a shocker in all honesty!

 

"We're taking the piss, we're taking the piiiissss, we're Leicester City, and we're taking the piss" ::

 

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5 in 5 is absolutely pathetic given United's schedule thus far. They haven't even played any of the top teams(unless you count Swansea).