Following Our Nearest And Dearest Rivals 2023/24

[axman2526]

For the most part our rivals lost, Forest, Bournemouth, Burnley, Sheff United or drew, Wolves and Luton.

Just Everton picked up the 3 points. So not as much damage as could have been.

Neither Burnley nor Fulham are brilliant in front of goal so if we can keep it tight and not make stupid mistakes at the back maybe we get lucky and fluke a pair of 1-0 own goal wins.

[Backbiter]

25 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

For the most part our rivals lost, Forest, Bournemouth, Burnley, Sheff United or drew, Wolves and Luton.

Just Everton picked up the 3 points. So not as much damage as could have been.

Neither Burnley nor Fulham are brilliant in front of goal so if we can keep it tight and not make stupid mistakes at the back maybe we get lucky and fluke a pair of 1-0 own goal wins.

Call me a pessimist (I am), but teams just don't seem to make mistakes against us. Certainly not the sort that lead to goals.

That might just be because we can't score, though.

[Boyne]

Football-related arrests in England and Wales reach nine-year high - Home Office - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66941765

[RMH]

Barcelona in deeper sh*t, but they’ll manage to get away, I’m sure.

https://en.as.com/soccer/barcelona-charged-with-bribery-in-the-negreira-case-n/

[Sconnie Blue]

Barcelona were already on thin ice with La Liga as it is. 

[RMH]

26 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Barcelona were already on thin ice with La Liga as it is. 

Yeah, but this is the ordinary justice, not a sports tribunal, far more serious I think.

[Sconnie Blue]

2 minutes ago, RMH said:

Yeah, but this is the ordinary justice, not a sports tribunal, far more serious I think.

Nothing will happen as it will be difficult to prove. Barcelona and their lawyers are already conjuring up an explanation that will prove reasonable doubt. 

Unless it is like what happened with Juve and there was an internal investigation with recorded conversations and dialogue. 

Edited September 29, 2023 by Sconnie Blue

[RMH]

6 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Nothing will happen as it will be difficult to prove. Barcelona and their lawyers are already conjuring up an explanation that will prove reasonable doubt. 

Unless it is like what happened with Juve and there was an internal investigation with recorded conversations and dialogue. 

This time it will be more difficult as the judge has accused FCB after considering that the payments to the vice-president of the referee committee are a proven fact. And the judge also considers that these payments satisfied the Club's interests with respect to the refereeing. It remains to be shown if that the corruption was systemic or not. The police is searching for further proves in the Technical Committee of Referees offices, so it is possible that they'll collect more proof (they have some letters already proving the payments). I am not sure what is going to happen, but this time it appears that there is proof and the judge is aware of it (otherwise the judge would not have included Barcelona FC as one of the accused). Fingers crossed!

[Bob stark]

Brighton is having a nightmare game and this is the question for rdz. What happen when the opp doesn't press you? 

[Bob stark]

Ok nightmare is understatement. It is  so easy. Just sit and wait and it is space galore

 

Edited September 30, 2023 by Bob stark

[mojo]

5:1

[azpi28]

Haha Brighton's honeymoon period is over 

 

 

[El regreso]

🤣🤣🤣 Learn your place 

[azpi28]

1 hour ago, Bob stark said:

Brighton is having a nightmare game and this is the question for rdz. What happen when the opp doesn't press you? 

i said it before, AEK gave a masterclass how to play Brighton

Edited September 30, 2023 by azpi28

[azpi28]

Brighton really got to confident in that they could put up any line-up even with a random 14 year old midfielder and they would become world class 

[dkw]

But how can this be, when Brighton are amazing and De Zerbi bestest ever....

[JM7]

So happy that the Brighton and De Zerbi hype train is being undone. 

[azpi28]

Just now, dkw said:

But how can this be, when Brighton are amazing and De Zerbi bestest ever....

we played with 10 and only lost 1-0 

makes you wonder.....

 

[azpi28]

we crushed their confidence

 

[mojo]

6:1

[Sexyfootball]

I think I may have picked too many Brighton players in my fantasy team 🙂 

Villa now ahead of Brighton in the PL table

[El regreso]

8 minutes ago, azpi28 said:

we played with 10 and only lost 1-0 

makes you wonder.....

 

We should of won that match 

[Bob stark]

15 minutes ago, azpi28 said:

i said it before, AEK gave a masterclass how to play Brighton

I didn't watch that game so I don't know. But this has been the big question since last year. 

Don't get me wrong, De Zerbi ball is brilliant. But what is next? 

[axman2526]

32 minutes ago, azpi28 said:

we played with 10 and only lost 1-0 

makes you wonder.....

 

To be fair we also only won 1-0 vs Brighton B plus a couple of first choice players. We still have a lot of work to do to get back on track, and by back on track I mean secure a top half of the table finish.

[kennypaul]

36 minutes ago, dkw said:

But how can this be, when Brighton are amazing and De Zerbi bestest ever....

There were one or two Chelsea out there saying this but they weren’t being sarcastic.