Random Sport Titbits

[gunnar hendershow]

Oh god can you imagine how horrendous the plumbing situation would be there during a game?

[OctoberRaven]

I did the math and, assuming a quarter of people take public transit (very generous if this is put in the US, though apparently far less so in the UK? lol America I guess) and the rest took cars at an average of three per car, and given the size of an American parking space (with SUVs built in mind)... the space needed for a parking lot would be about ten Mall of Americas, or over seventy Yankee Stadiums.

And that's just for the spectators!

It's such a shitty idea that it's probably going to be attempted in Florida.

[stokeriño]

Minor amusement while reading 'The Kings of the King's Road: The Great Chelsea Team of the 60s and 70s', by Clive Batty:

Quote

Unlike some of his players, manager Dave Sexton was an infrequent visitor to the King's Road, preferring to buy his clothes in Mayfair. A conservative man who had served with the army in Greece, Sexton preferred the clean cut style of an earlier period and was unimpressed by the increasingly scruffy appearance of his players. On one famous occasion, he even dropped David Webb for growing a beard.

 

[Chris2K]

It's subtle, but if you look very carefully you can spot what might be an attempt at match fixing.

 

[TheGrandAvatar]

Tensions are rising in the Vardy household.

[Lineker]

 

[The Lusophone]

Update on a story from last year, and also a wild new story that Twitter has convinced itself is a former Palace and Newcastle manager:

https://mobile.twitter.com/TheAthleticUK/status/1570796257505079299

 

[Colly]

Any chance of a summary, pay walled.

[The Lusophone]

1 minute ago, Colly said:

Any chance of a summary, pay walled.

Have some archive.is links:

Former PSG Player Aminata Diaby re-arrested in attack investigation

Blackmail case against ex-footballers involving gambling addict manager dismissed

[The Kraig]

5 hours ago, MadJack said:

Have some archive.is links:

Former PSG Player Aminata Diaby re-arrested in attack investigation

Blackmail case against ex-footballers involving gambling addict manager dismissed

I don't get it. Surely Hayet Abidal would be suspect number one.

Also, Eric...what a mistake, man.

[Lineker]

 

[Chris2K]

This feels like an Onion post, but it's not. 

The Asian Winter Games are headed to Saudi Arabia in 2029.

[Colly]

Completely random aside. On Sunday night I watched the Everton v Man U game, but obviously changed channel at half time to avoid the BT Sport punditry team. I watched 15 minutes of Roma on the other channel and as usual was impressed by the BT Sport Serie A punditry team, but more importantly found out that Chris Smalling speaks brilliant Italian, has gone vegan, and recently invested £1m in green startup companies.

You don't get that from Michael Owen.

[Lineker]

 

[Colly]

I'd like to hear audio of a more contentious decision, piece of piss to referee "man kung fus man in penalty area".

[Lineker]

 

[Lineker]

 

[The Lusophone]

 

It all kicked off in the Melbourne derby

 

[Bobfoc]

I see the Sports Personality of the Year shortlist has been revealed. Presumably, this year's thread will be created in due course.

[Lineker]

4 hours ago, Bobfoc said:

I see the Sports Personality of the Year shortlist has been revealed. Presumably, this year's thread will be created in due course.

You know me so well.