General Football Thread

[stokeriño]

43 minutes ago, Colly said:

My mate had Reese Witherspoon up top for the commercial appeal.

I could have the 'manager' of my team be Cheryl Cole...though that may not work as well.

Or just go with Alicia Fox for the lolz.

[Gazz]

11 minutes ago, DavidMarrio said:

If I could have used famous people, Rylan Clark upfront so he can blind the keeper with his teeth. 

Katy Perry bombing down the wing like a firework on the 4th July 

Katy Perry is currently unavailable but should be fit for the start of the new season in September.

[King Ellis]

I could have Mick Fleetwood do the walkout music. Tom Lister Jr (AKA Zeus or Z-GANGSTA) could do the security maybe or he could be the target man up front, just try and stick it on his head all game.

[TCO]

Why not put together an all team of players from birth year instead!

Lopes

Meunier - Koulibaly - Van Dijk - Sandro

De Bruyne - Kante

Mahrez - Hazard - Griezmann

Firmino

That's a lot better!

[Kyle]

Onana

Pavard - Hernandez - Sanchez - Chilwell

Rodri - Ndombele

Adama Traoré - Maddison - Sané

Werner

 

Agreed, much better.

[DavidMarrio]

13 minutes ago, TCO said:

Why not put together an all team of players from birth year instead!

Lopes

Meunier - Koulibaly - Van Dijk - Sandro

De Bruyne - Kante

Salah - Hazard - Griezmann

Firmino

That's a lot better!

Fellow 1991er. 

Can have on the bench:

Matip, Savic, Jorginho, Thiago, Mahrez, James Rodriguez, Lacazette

[Naitch]

GK: Tony Meola (ex-NY Red Bulls/Kansas City Wizards, retired)

RB: Pascal Chimbonda (ex-Spurs)
LB: David Addy (Unattached, ex-Vitoria de Guimaraes)
CB: Phil Jones (Man Utd, also lol)
CB: Federico Fernandez (Newcastle)

CDM: Ivan Campo (ex-Real Madrid/Bolton, retired)

CM: Davy Klaasen (Werder Bremen, ex-Ajax/Everton)
CM: Jem Karacan (Unattached, ex-Reading)

RAM: David Odonkor (ex-Dortmund, retired)
LAM: Riyad Mahrez (Man City) 

ST: Giorgos Samaras (ex-Man City/Celtic, retired)

Co-Managers: Kumail Nanjiani (Doolittle, Silicon Valley) and Michael McIntyre (Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow)

EDIT - This is February 21st birthdays.

Edited March 31, 2020 by Naitch

[TCO]

1 hour ago, DavidMarrio said:

Fellow 1991er. 

Can have on the bench:

Matip, Savic, Jorginho, Thiago, Mahrez, James Rodriguez, Lacazette

Salah is 92 after double checking 

Will have to swap him out for Mahrez!

[stokeriño]

3 hours ago, TCO said:

Why not put together an all team of players from birth year instead!

Mandanda

Zabaleta - Koscielny - Cahill - Filipe Luis

Momo Sissoko - Fernandinho

Lavezzi -  Modric -  C.Ronaldo

Rooney

 

Subs: Fabianski, Juanfran, Vermaelen, A.Young, Navas, Kalou, Podolski

 

Holy fuck the attack in that team.

[TCO]

Rooney being 9 months younger than Ronaldo is a living example of the importance of work ethic, professionalism and life choices long-term.

Difference between Derby County and Juventus evidently!

[Gazz]

It's the difference between never having an 'off-season' and spending every June and July eating pie and chips every day.

[Jimmy]

Kepa

Cancelo - Marquinos - Laporte - Robertson

Saul - Tolisso

Bernardo Silva - Bruno Fernandes - Sterling

Memphis

Subs: Pickord, Mendy, Lindelof, Kovacic , Bernadeschi, Haller, Milik

Maybe something like that. City love players born in 1994 apparently. 

Edited March 31, 2020 by Jimmy

[Lineker]

 

[TCO]

I love squad number history, it's so fun to learn about!What I find interesting is that we adopted the standard European way of numbering 1-11 rather than the English one. Also sub keeper numbers usually have a fair bit of tradition behind it. Ours traditionally is16 because of the GAA, where the starters are always numbered 1-15 and the keeper is the first sub and #16.

Spoiler

 

 

In France GKs have to wear 1, 16 or 30 and Spain it's 1, 13 or 25. So that's why you'd see keepers arriving in the Premier League from abroad and wearing those numbers even though it's not a requirement in England. Barthez (#16), Mandana (#30), Reina (#25) and Courtois (#13).

Number are fun!

[Lineker]

 

[Lineker]

MOTD Top 10 Tournament Moments

Shearer:

1. Hand of God, 1986
2. Beckham sees red, 1998
3. Iceland knockout England, 2016
4. Kanu believe it, 2016
5. Gerry reigns in Spain, 1982
6. Ally's Tartan Army, 1978
7. The Dentist Chair, 1996
8. England hit the spot, 2018
9. Ronaldo tips the wink, 2006
10. Gazza's tears, 1990

Wright:

1. Hand of God, 1986
2. Gazza's tears, 1990
3. Iceland knockout England, 2016
4. The Dentist Chair, 1996
5. Gerry reigns in Spain, 1982
6. England hit the spot, 2018
7. Ronaldo tips the wink, 2006
8. Beckham sees red, 1998
9. Kanu believe it, 2016
10. Ally's Tartan Army, 1978

[Bobfoc]

These are all ones involving the Home Nations, to be clear.

[Lineker]

Wasn't that obvious  

[Bobfoc]

To be honest, the first thing I thought of when I saw "Kanu" was the ex-Arsenal forward.

[Lineker]

Fair