The Swamp

And, Forest is no sure thing not to get relegated.

ETA: just saw that it is just a loan for this season so I guess that doesn’t matter.

13 games this year? What is going on... Just not selected? Health?

Not health. Not good. Who knows?

ETA - by "not good" I'm saying the situation. I rate him quite highly.

That goal by Conor Bradley was pretty sweet...

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:20 pm Not health. Not good. Who knows?

Nah, it was injury. He's missed 8 of 19 league matches; weeks 1-6 and then 10 and 13 which had some CL and some other cup. Bigger issue is he hasn't played 90 at all and hasn't started since the day after Halloween.

I know nothing of Dortmund's coach or style or anything, but if you look at the stats, Nico Schlotterbeck is the only one with double digit starts under age 25. I'm sure Sancho's arrival doesn't help either.



(Which is kinda counter to my mental picture of Dortmund (and Ajax) as feeder clubs who play tons of kids.)

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:30 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 3:20 pm Not health. Not good. Who knows?

Nah, it was injury. He's missed 8 of 19 league matches; weeks 1-6 and then 10 and 13 which had some CL and some other cup. Bigger issue is he hasn't played 90 at all and hasn't started since the day after Halloween.

Maybe not.

Reyna remains outside of Edin Terzic's starting XI, having previously been benched for the loss to Bayern Munich. Prior to that, the USMNT star had gotten a run of games, but it's becoming more and more obvious that he isn't among Terzic's preferred options in the attack.

Reyna hasn't been a consistent starter for several years, with injuries limiting his opportunities to prove himself. He's fit now, though, and still not getting the game time he needs, which will be a concern for the USMNT.

https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/usmnt- ... 80330447a1

https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/gio-re ... 4e8817c913

Yeah, this isn't all down to injury at this point. At least not from the folks I follow who follow this stuff pretty closely.

Liverpool plays a meh first half, but gets a slop goal to tie it right at the end of the half.

Question: Would Gabriel have been called for a hand ball if it hadn't have gone in?

Chelsea.

Shirley wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:39 pmChelsea.

Been a long time coming.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:30 pm Liverpool plays a meh first half, but gets a slop goal to tie it right at the end of the half.

Question: Would Gabriel have been called for a hand ball if it hadn't have gone in?

Probably. Clearly unintentional, but hand was away from his body.

Good god...Arsenal are completely thumping West Ham...4-0 at the half (with shots of West Ham fans streaming out for the train station) and now 6-0.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:32 am Good god...Arsenal are completely thumping West Ham...4-0 at the half (with shots of West Ham fans streaming out for the train station) and now 6-0.

And a pretty awesome fantasy day for anybody starting three Arsenal players.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:18 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:32 am Good god...Arsenal are completely thumping West Ham...4-0 at the half (with shots of West Ham fans streaming out for the train station) and now 6-0.

And a pretty awesome fantasy day for anybody starting three Arsenal players.

This owner of Saliba, Gabriel, and Saka slowly nods in agreement.

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:32 am Good god...Arsenal are completely thumping West Ham...4-0 at the half (with shots of West Ham fans streaming out for the train station) and now 6-0.

That was a fun morning. I started late and heard the halftime score. Very confused at the 32nd minute when it was still 0-0.

This Man U team is weird. Somehow in sixth but with a zero goad diff.

A_B wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:14 pm This Man U team is weird. Somehow in sixth but with a zero goad diff.

Starting to play well. Finally healthy.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:52 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:14 pm This Man U team is weird. Somehow in sixth but with a zero goad diff.

Starting to play well. Finally healthy.

Right. but will lose inexplicably.

Conor Fucking Gallagher

Need to convince him that every opponent is Crystal Palace.

But then he might show up at the wrong stadium!

mister d wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:24 pm But then he might show up at the wrong stadium!

Hey oh!

I only remember a little of my high school Spanish but doesn’t Malo Gusto translate to something like “I like to be bad”?

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:05 pm I only remember a little of my high school Spanish but doesn’t Malo Gusto translate to something like “I like to be bad”?

Google translate says that it means "Bad Taste"

Which is hilarious

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:13 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:05 pm I only remember a little of my high school Spanish but doesn’t Malo Gusto translate to something like “I like to be bad”?

Google translate says that it means "Bad Taste"

Which is hilarious

Yup. My son loves that. He's gonna be really good though. Hell, he's already quite good at 20, but he'll still lose his spot when Reece James comes back.

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:37 am

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:13 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:05 pm I only remember a little of my high school Spanish but doesn’t Malo Gusto translate to something like “I like to be bad”?

Google translate says that it means "Bad Taste"

Which is hilarious

Yup. My son loves that. He's gonna be really good though. Hell, he's already quite good at 20, but he'll still lose his spot when Reece James comes back.

Then he'll get the spot back again within a week or so.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:47 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:37 am

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:13 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:05 pm I only remember a little of my high school Spanish but doesn’t Malo Gusto translate to something like “I like to be bad”?

Google translate says that it means "Bad Taste"

Which is hilarious

Yup. My son loves that. He's gonna be really good though. Hell, he's already quite good at 20, but he'll still lose his spot when Reece James comes back.

Then he'll get the spot back again within a week or so.

I knew that was coming. And it's true.

Can’t be mad at Raheem.

Tom Davis (Sheffield United) deserves a red card for that awful mohawk.

what a weird starting lineup for Liverpool (against Luton town)
I guess the mix of injuries and the Carabao cup this weekend is showing...

I'd love to see Arsenal win the Prem. Best chance to do so in years.

They should call this one.

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 2:45 pm I'd love to see Arsenal win the Prem. Best chance to do so in years.

Unfortunately, last year was their best chance. I still think City will pull it off. MiB nailed their Arsenal motto on their coffee mug:

I'm not sure. I know all teams are one bad injury away from disaster but City really wasn't for a while. You could make a second top 5 attack off the bench before whereas now the depth up front is really just Doku or Grealish. Not that it really matters, last year was worth it, but I would bet elsewhere in the PL and CL.

Speaking of false hope, I first checked the Liverpool score in the 55th minute, 1-0 Luton. Forgot about it until now... 4-1 Liverpool, first goal came in the 56th.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:14 pm Speaking of false hope, I first checked the Liverpool score in the 55th minute, 1-0 Luton. Forgot about it until now... 4-1 Liverpool, first goal came in the 56th.

Big Virg with the header off a corner, and then the flood gates opened up.

Can United find the equalizer before the ref blows it in the 107th minute???

Everton's points deduction reduced to 6 on appeal.

Baloney wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 8:27 am Everton's points deduction reduced to 6 on appeal.

Everton is far too good a team to be relegated. But Luton is now doomed unless Forest gets a deduction.

Don't know if I agree with that, Luton have a game in hand, win it and there is only a point in it between them and Florist, with similar GD.

All to play for.