General Soccer discussion.

[tony_montana]

First half was great, last 10 mins we were defending very deep and based on past history expected us to fold and conceed, but we defended solidly and took the deserved win. Now dont stuff it up by dropping points to dud sides like Burnley again

[Diocletian]

Irons doing their usual thing of following up a promising season with a crap one...should've stayed at Upton Park...

[dwaino]

Haehaheaehahehae Man U.

Noticed it in the friendlies and even the first game against Mainz going 2-1 but the wholesale changes to the Dortmund squad are slow to gel. It was great to bounce back and romp Darmstadt 6-0 after going down to Leipzig 0-1 (who only just got promoted bloody hell) last week but we can't afford to drop those stupid games. We trailed Bayern by around 4 points for the most of last season (yet lead them on goals scored) and dropping dumb games won't bridge the gap this season. Hopefully Reus is back soon and Götze can get into gear. Last season we had the luxury of cruisey Euro group stage but we're in a CL group with Real Madrid and Sporting CP so will need to get it together very soon. Luckily Warsaw are the +1 and we had them first up.

[Stalin]

Bayern got lots of luv from the umpires. 

Worse than a hawthorn game

The non pentaly on leckie was a joke

[dwaino]

I didn't watch it closey, just had it on in the background while I was on the computer, but one thing I noticed about Leckie is the only thing letting him down is his finishing. Ingolstadt pretty competitive though  worst part about Bayern is they have a team of massive sooks who are try hard thugs like Ribery and the refs always fall for it.

[dwaino]

Protests against RB Leipzig continuing 4 games into season. You know it's bad when even Hoffenheim are calling you a plastic club.

[Stalin]

Forza red bull

[dwaino]

That's one issue since the krauts are sticklers for tradition (this is not SSV Markranstädt), but the biggest reason for the dislike towards Leipzig is their ownership. DFB states that all Bundesliga clubs must be 50+1 owned by the members/supporters. There are some exceptions like if somebody has had the majority of the remaining share for 20 years or something. I can't remember the specifics but I saw it again in an article on ESPN FC the other day. Dortmund was used as an example. Their 139k members pay on average €62 a season and that includes full voting privilege of the club, they own 51%. Where as RB Leipzig members pay on average €1000 a season and that basic membership doesn't grant any voting rights. Technically they only have 17 members eligible to vote and they all have some sort of association with Red Bull.

Hoffenheim were previously seen as the plastic club and at their game against RB they were holding plastic signs saying something like "we want our throne back as the most hated club in Germany." 

[Stalin]

All real clubs come from car factories

 

[dwaino]

Wolfsburg do 

[one-eyed]

Another win for Man City.


Swansea       1 - 3  Man City
Arsenal       3 - 0  Chelsea
Man Utd       4 - 1  Leicester City
Liverpool     5 - 1  Hull
Bournemouth   1 - 0  Everton
Middlesbrough 1 - 2  Tottenham
Stoke City    1 - 1  West Brom
Sunderland    2 - 3  Crystal Palace

[Harry]

Conte to get the sack in a few weeks time.  Abramovich doesn't stuff around

[tony_montana]

speaking of sacked coaches - wtf is going on at west ham?

[Stalin]

Morons west ham

They were set with a striker and a couple extra bits and pieces

Serves then right for moving Olympic stadium 

[Diocletian]

Richmond of the EPL - always overrating their squad and failing to follow up on promising seasons....