General Football Thread

[Lineker]

Hooray!

Mark Pougatch is Chiles' replacement. In addition to Chiles, plus Townsend leaving at the end of the season, Matt Smith will also being leaving ITV Sport at the end of the season (which is a shame because I liked him).

[Baddar]

I was only saying to my gf's brother earlier that Matt Smith could have replaced him. He just seems to get on with his job and is easy to like.

If both Townsend and Chiles end up on BT for their CL coverage next season, I won't be amused.

[MDK]

They sacked Gazz?

Sad face.

[9 to 5]

Not even the gypo march today can spoil my mood over this news!

If there is any justice, my posting of the news should be most liked post ever on the board >_>

It would have been, if you had got that bloody tattoo. Fool us once, shame on you, fool us twice, shame on us.

[Thrilla]

Ellis was the one that was getting the tattoo >_>

[Chris2K]

The BBC has confirmed that Match of the Day will have exclusive Premiership terrestrial highlights for an additional three years.

Hooray!

[stokeriño]

More insights from the mind of Phil Neville~!

[Chris2K]

Better than the insights of the latest DFS sale or the newest installment of GoCompare adverts that ITV getting the coverage would have provided.

[Colly]

Yeah, MOTD is the lesser of many an evil, even if they do insist on BT Sport stars Owen and Savage.

[Adam]

I cannot stress how important it is that Premier League highlights remain on a free-to-air, commercial free channel. Great news.

[Lineker]

Police are investigating an alleged road rage incident involving former footballer Roy Keane.

The 43-year-old former Manchester United captain is said to have got into an altercation with a taxi driver in Altrincham town centre, which led to police being called.

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "At 11.30am, police were called to Ashley Road, Altrincham, to a report that a man had behaved aggressively towards another man. An investigation is under way to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident."

Keane, who has previously managed Sunderland and Ipswich and is currently Republic of Ireland assistant manager, lives in nearby Hale.

[Matt]

There's an interview with Clark Carlisle about his recent suicide attempt in The Sun tomorrow, or so I read.

[brenchill]

There's an interview with Clark Carlisle about his recent suicide attempt in The Sun tomorrow, or so I read.

I'll check that out fo sure.

[Lineker]

Tomorrow's episode of HardTalk is a long interview with Robbie Rogers. 10:30am on BBC Two.

[Colly]

There's an interview with Clark Carlisle about his recent suicide attempt in The Sun tomorrow, or so I read.

Ah, the thinking man's footballer.

[Baddar]

I read it this morning. It's quite sad really.

[Rafael]

In the Sport Recife/Náutico derby, 30 mothers of firm members of both clubs were part of the stadium's security, as part of a campaign to reduce the violence of one of the bloodiest derbies in the country.

[Thrilla]

Did it work? Or is everyone dead?

[Rafael]

Some of the firm members recognized their mothers and got really emotional. Nothing happened in the game, or afterwards. Quite rare.

[Thrilla]

It sounds like a comedy sketch waiting to happen.

Good that it worked though.