Following Our Nearest And Dearest Rivals 2021/22

[azpi28]

the new barcelona kit so ugly

 

[Term_X]

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the new barcelona kit so ugly

They’ve gone a bit overboard with the shoulders but aside from that I like the darker colour scheme and the sponsor blends in nicely.

 

[azpi28]

They’ve gone a bit overboard with the shoulders but aside from that I like the darker colour scheme and the sponsor blends in nicely.

the colours are okay, even the gold … it's those weird patterns (looks like tire racks) and the rounding of the stripes that i find really ugly



i miss shirts like this, the badge also looks much better here

 

[Term_X]

the colours are okay and the sponsor doesn't really bother me… it's those weird patterns (looks like tire racks) and the rounding of the stripes that i find really ugly

Yea, I know what you mean, maybe I just think it’s decent purely because of how much of a mess their current home shirt is.

 

[azpi28]

Yea, I know what you mean, maybe I just think it’s decent purely because of how much of a mess their current home shirt is.

i don't understand why all these kits are getting so ugly, except for the Madrid teams, they hardly ever get an ugly kit, their new kit is beautiful

there have been so many beautiful kits in the 2000's 

now it's rare to find a half decent kit 

i always think that if you have a strong kit it improves the team a little bit as well. 

 

[The Rising Sun]

I've read a few things and watched some video clips.

Still not sure.

Madrid fans even going in had problems yet don't think this was at every gate and this included pickpockets and would be ticket thiefs. 

As for every Scouser being ticketless jumping over the fence that might not be true they may have thought the queue was taking too long.

I found this on a current affairs site so curious about paper tickets and whether this is the French looking for scapegoats or is a genuine issue - 

Paper tickets part of British culture

Mr Aubin said buying a sporting ticket event in a paper format was much more common in the UK than in France where digital QR-codes are often used instead.

He added that Liverpool had asked UEFA to produce the 20,000 tickets in paper format since the club was not technically able to handle the blockchain technology used by the UEFA for that event.

While the blockchain-technology guarantees against attempts at fraud through a complex technological system, the production of several thousand paper tickets opens the door to greater risks for black market sales, said Mr Aubin.

Mr Aubin said many tickets appeared on ticket reselling websites such as RelaxTickets, Ticket Swap, Viagogo or Stub Hub, a phenomenon increasing the risk of frauds and scams."

https://www.connexionfrance.com/article/French-news/French-industry-expert-UK-s-printed-sport-ticket-tradition-aids-fraud

Well , we've seen the scenes at Wembley with England's  ticketless fans , That might have been a factor in how cops behaved

and Plenty Chelsea fans without tickets at our games abroad too , and fans hurt by over enthusiastic police .. Nothing new there.

 

[azpi28]

Belgium getting humiliated by the Dutch. But Batshuayi has entered the pitch at 0-4 down after 66 minutes 

batsuahyi scored 

 

[strider6004]

Belgium getting humiliated by the Dutch. But Batshuayi has entered the pitch at 0-4 down after 66 minutes 

batsuahyi scored 

I see Eden got some minutes and put in a cross or two.

Lukaku clattered into Ake looking for a hopfeul freekick too. 

 

[azpi28]

why does Gareth Southgate still play Maguire? it doesn't make any sense. And Tomori isn't even in the squad. What a muppet Southgate is 

is there some unwritten rule that you always need to call up at least 1 man utd player??

 

[azpi28]

serves you right for playing that mug, losing 1-0, against hungary, they probably had a "moral victory" though by doing their little kneeling routine 

 

[Munkunku]

why does Gareth Southgate still play Maguire? it doesn't make any sense. And Tomori isn't even in the squad. What a muppet Southgate is 

is there some unwritten rule that you always need to call up at least 1 man utd player??

How Tomori didn’t make the squad I don’t understand. He was vital part of a league winning team. Madness. 

 

[Bob stark]

why does Gareth Southgate still play Maguire? it doesn't make any sense. And Tomori isn't even in the squad. What a muppet Southgate is 

is there some unwritten rule that you always need to call up at least 1 man utd player??

 Because Maguire is one of his key player 

 

[azpi28]

 Because Maguire is one of his key player 

in what way? does he do the catering during the week?

 

[axman2526]

After long hard seasons where is the common sense, especially with a winter world cup, of playing these pointless international Friendly's that supposedly mean something?

I get Scotland, Wales and Ukraine need to play, and any other qualifiers, but this nation's leagues and general Friendly's are stupid. Let the players rest ffs.

 

[Munkunku]

After long hard seasons where is the common sense, especially with a winter world cup, of playing these pointless international Friendly's that supposedly mean something?

I get Scotland, Wales and Ukraine need to play, and any other qualifiers, but this nation's leagues and general Friendly's are stupid. Let the players rest ffs.

 

[azpi28]

Mourinho signed Matic again 

 

[Scott Harris]

After long hard seasons where is the common sense, especially with a winter world cup, of playing these pointless international Friendly's that supposedly mean something?

I get Scotland, Wales and Ukraine need to play, and any other qualifiers, but this nation's leagues and general Friendly's are stupid. Let the players rest ffs.

I completely agree. Mount has been playing non stop for years now and he needs a break. Carry on like this and he will be lucky if he isn't finished by his late 20's. We have all seen what happens to players that play too often when they are young. It's even more worrying for Mount because he's reliant on his work rate to have an impact, so if his body decides that it can't do that kind of work anymore, he will be finished at the top level.

 

[Scott Harris]

I have just seen that there are still two games to play in this tournament. So the season for these players won't be ending until mid June, and they will be back in training in less than a month. This is crazy, there just isn't any time for them to rest.

 

[axman2526]

I have just seen that there are still two games to play in this tournament. So the season for these players won't be ending until mid June, and they will be back in training in less than a month. This is crazy, there just isn't any time for them to rest.

Really is. We may be best served to let those players start late so we have a better chance of them being fit and healthy for most of the season.

 

[Scott Harris]

Really is. We may be best served to let those players start late so we have a better chance of them being fit and healthy for most of the season.

Can you remember the last time we had a full team all arriving for pre-season at the exact same time? It must be a pain in the ass for the coaches. It's hard to get your ideas across for the season when half of your team is still having time off.

One thing I have noticed, mostly in the Premier League, is that the quality of football seems to dip around January. It's like all of this football finally catches up with them and everything becomes a bit of a slog. We have more football than ever, but the quality is suffering and I think it's to do with fitness levels. Sometimes I wonder how often we actually see these players at the top of their game throughout a full season. I can remember the start of this season being brilliant. Games were played at a fast pace and players all over the league looked really fit, but a few months into the season and things started to slow down. It's like they can't maintain it anymore, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's because there are so many games being played and little rest in between. I would happily sacrifice a bunch of games if it meant we could see these players at their best for longer periods.

Football fans need a break too. A season of football is an emotional rollercoaster and once June arrives, I am burned out. It's very hard for me to get into the mood for anymore football once the club season ends. It's worse for fans that are involved in cup finals and promotion and relegation battles because their emotions are at their highest point. You can't just suddenly reset your emotions after experiencing these things, you need a break.