Football – 2023/24 Season

Luckily for Everton, this is the season to get a points deduction.

Burnley, Sheff Utd and Luton will be lucky to get 25 points.

They would’ve been relegated if the deduction had taken place in the same season as the offence.

They would’ve been relegated if the deduction had taken place in the same season as the offence.

Apparently, Leeds are now considering re-opening legal action against Everton again. They know it won’t change the outcome of that season but it does suck a bit (as a Leeds fan) that they have dodged relegation because of their actions.

Apparently, Leeds are now considering re-opening legal cases against Everton again.

Hardly surprising given the financial consequences of relegation. This could open up a whole can of worms

they have dodged relegation because of their actions.

I am not sure that is the case, it could also be framed that they were in a relegation scrap despite their actions. They spent the money to gamble on a top half finish, but they spent badly and ended up just clinging on to PL status.

About falling asleep watching England vs Malta, only highlights was Maguire almost setting up a Malta goal and Harry Kane getting booked for diving, i thought he was almost untouchable with those ‘clever’ penalties 🤣

Harry Kane getting booked for diving, i thought he was almost untouchable with those ‘clever’ penalties 🤣

Manufactured contact, but then it was there. Surprised penalty wasn’t given, even more surprised there wasn’t a VAR look.

Well that was dross… A win yes, but dear me it was dull!

A dull Engerland match? Surely not?! Life really is too short for that shit. And that’s coming from someone who’s had the misfortune to watch United all season

International football, particularly the qualifying, is a joke.

It’s only going to get even worse when they expand the World Cup.

Malta FFS!

Yeah, i’m not sure when international football became such a boring affair, biggest issue for me is that they’re all on different TV packages, so i can’t even watch the Scotland games, at least England has them on C4, but yes, there does seem to be too many games and stoppages in the season, this is another weekend where in the crap weather i’d be sat watching a couple of games this weekend, instead i’ll have to actually interact with the family now ☹️

International football has been spirit-crushingly tedious for decades, which makes it all the more preposterous that they stop the best league in the world so that England can go through the motions against Malta and North Macedonia.

Seriously… who cares?

These matches only exist in the first place due to the limitless greed of FIFA and its pointlessly ever expanding World Cup format. And don’t get me stated on the ****ing Nations League and international friendlies

I’d happily see a complete end to all international football is it’s now just an utterly pointless money-making scheme which just prevents the ‘proper’ football taking place and provides an unwanted opportunity for players to have to travel half way round the world in some cases, just to pick up injuries

My boy was saying the same ^^^ but suggested that they should scrap Professional International games and replace it with Amateur instead. This would make it more interesting as it would give anyone a chance to play for their national team, or national Pub team.
Across the world there are a lot of good quality amateur teams and leagues and if it could generate sponsorship and TV deals then it could work.

FIFA make their money from Europeans, we are the ones who they cans sell billion pound tv deals to and pay big money to attend stadiums and watch matches. What they make from the rest of the world is a pittance by comparison.

If the internationals didn’t have the big players from the big leagues in, the gravy train would grind to a halt very quickly.

We surely must be nearing a tipping point when a few big clubs get together and collectively put their feet down and say that enough is enough. That they’re no longer prepared to release their very expensive assets to go and play utterly pointless and meaningless games, half way across the world, when its going to impact the ‘proper’ season in the Premier and Champions League

The announcement of another enforced winter break to hold the World Cup in Saudi, which could potentially derail title challenges, might well bring it to a head. Hopefully.

Well this Armenia v Wales is quite entertaining.

Not the best quality but at least evenly matched and both going for it.

The WSL Chelsea v Liverpool is a really good match too. Liverpool are getting absolutely battered!

The Manchester Derby tomorrow afternoon on Sky should be a feisty affair

Fed up with internationals too. As I suggested some while ago they should play as normal and if your super star international is on call you’ll have to play a squad player. Squads are so huge nowadays it’ll give fringe players a chance.

If you look at the top premier league squads though, every one of their players is an international

The problem is the amount of stupid, utterly meaningless internationals. Why does the Nations League even exist? Why do the Euros and the World Cup keep expanding to take in so many teams?

France, who’s players fill the biggest teams in Europe, play Gibraltar tonight. Gibraltar?! Why? They’re a pub side FFS! Worth watching? I very much doubt it. Do you know what the bookies  ids are on France win? 1.01/1. It’s just completely and utterly  pointless

International football has had its day and it should just be quietly put out of its misery now, for everyone’s benefit. Not least because it’d mean the end for FIFA, which is just a disgraceful, utterly corrupt and morally bankrupt organisation.

That won’t happen obviously, so we’ve the prospect to look forward to of all the leagues being brought to a shuddering halt, mid-season, for them to play a World Cup in Saudi Arabia

and with so many overseas players as well, it’s not just the top leagues. 11 games postponed in the bottom 2 divs because of international call ups. I wish they’d show some international quality when they played on an average saturday!

I wish they’d show some international quality when they played on an average saturday

2 words:

Paul Pogba

France win 14-0.

Thus proving the point about the absolutely farcical nature of international football in its present form

France win 14-0.

To be fair it was close, until the teams got off the bus 😂

I think the early sending off ruined it as a game.

Maybe Azerbaijan will have more luck against Belgium today and keep the scoreline down to single figures?

Probably not. The bookies do have the odds slightly longer on this one than yesterday at 1.06/1 so maybe there’s a giant-killing in the offing

The Lichtenstein v Luxembourg game might be good though eh?

Seriously… they’re stopping all the European domestic leagues for this?

Lukaku scored four, bringing his international total to 83. Tells you all you need to know about the standard! 

And he was subbed at halftime!

“The WSL Chelsea v Liverpool is a really good match too. Liverpool are getting absolutely battered!”

Was certainly more entertaining than the Mens qualifiers. Lauren James was pretty special, 3 great goals and an assist, all with her ‘wrong’ foot and the pass of the match (with her good foot) to create the opportunity for the 5th goal. She’s got amazing technique.

I tell you what @inkster… I wish we had someone who could time their runs as well as Lauren James does. Her movement is incredible. She makes mincemeat of a high defensive line. And 3 inch perfect finishes, all far corner, across the keeper, with her ‘weaker’ foot… she’s some player!

France win 14-0.

Peter Crouch calls his wife San Marino because she kicks-off every 10 minutes 🙂

and North Macedonia, have scored 😂

Far be it for me to want England to win but that penalty was a complete farce.

Though they should have had one earlier when the  Isthmian League player gave the ball away then bundled the chap over.

the Isthmian League player

You mean the Ilkeston Town players brother? (As he was famously described in the local paper when the two of them were arrested in Greece)

This ref is dodgey as ****!

I suppose if the ref walks down the tunnel with a red shirt that would be a good indicator of some nonsense.

The ref has made it an awful game

Another one to agree that ref was truly awful! Mind you so were England…

It was entirely awful tonight and I agree with the above – Maguire was dreadful, it wasn’t a penalty (but I think he decided he was making up for not giving the peno against Maguire earlier) but we didn’t really deserve anything from that game. But it was barely a reserve team in places TBF.