General Football Thread

[Colly]

Two minutes from girls penalties. Stick it in the corner and the keepers got no chance.

[Jimmy]

hahaha Nile Ranger is such a bellend

http://bbcsporf.lockerdome.com/articles/108669027

[Baddar]

Leicester v Monaco is just starting on SS1.

[Ant]

Dortmund beat Bayern 4-2 in the Germany Super Cup. They play brilliant, counter attacking football.

Glad we are following the model by blooding in young, hungry players. Could bode well for us if we keep a core group together.

[Rafael]

I know it's just a super cup, but so much for Dortmund being really behind Bayern.

[EddieG]

If we're talking super cups, Ajax beat AZ 3-2 in extra time.

[Lineker]

Edgar Davids has confirmed he will wear Barnet's No1 shirt in midfield during this season's Blue Square Bet Premier campaign.

The 40-year-old former Champions League winning midfielder – Barnet's head coach since December – has worn the number during his side's last two pre-season friendlies, as they prepare for life outside the Football League following last season's final-day relegation from League Two.

After wearing No1 during Barnet's 4-1 friendly defeat to MK Dons on Saturday, Davids told Barnet's Times newspaper he had made the shirt his own. "That is my number for the season. I am going to start this trend."

Barnet's goalkeeper Graham Stack, who will wear No29, told the paper: "Squad numbers mean nothing to me and I've had a few over the years. So it is not an issue for me. Edgar Davids has asked to wear number one, he asked me what number I want and I said I didn't mind.

"I spoke to Mick McCarthy [the Ipswich Town manager] last weekend and he said that he's had many number ones or nines on the bench. So I don't think it matters what you wear. All that matters is that you are in the team and playing."

On a related note - the Conference's new title sponsor is the online payment company Skrill.

[Berober]

hahaha Nile Ranger is such a bellend

http://bbcsporf.lockerdome.com/articles/108669027

#POWERFUL

[Monkey D. Lars]

Damn, we got lucky that Sleegers isn't injured after that horrible tackle from some stupid shitty player from Getafe. Great win a week before the stars of the Eredivisie.

[Summers]

Chucho Benitez - former Blues striker - has died at age 27.

[Liam]

Mail reporting it as a car accident. He'd just completed a £10million move a few weeks ago to play in Qatar.

[Dan]

Shit, that's pretty shocking. RIP.

[Cymbols]

Real shame that. I remember him being pretty good for Birmingham that season. Thought he scored more than he did though.

[Summers]

Eurosport : Former Birmingham striker Benitez dies at 27 - http://m.eurosport.co.uk/football/south-american-football/2013/ex-premier-league-and-world-cup-star-benitez-dies_sto3862530/story.shtml

Eurosport article including the statement from his new club. Horrible news this.

[Lineker]

Holy shit. We were only just linked with signing him this summer. Horrendous news.

[Liam]

Is now being reported as a heart attack.

Admittedly, this is still from the Mail, so considering it changed from car crash to heart attack.....who knows?

[Ant]

27 is no age to go.

The Ecuadorian FA have stated he died of heart failure after experiencing stomach pains shortly before hand.

R.I.P

[Jimmy]

Shocking news, horrible age. RIP.

[Stevie B]

[Colly]

Don't forget 'Appy 'Arry had no time at all for Bale at one point, when that daft 'never won when he plays' stat was around.