Today’s Games 2023-2024

[Frank Lincoln]

Birmingham City 2 - 0 down at Blackburn Rovers. Maybe appointing Wayne Rooney wasn’t the best idea.

Edit - it’s now 3 - 0

 

[The Wolf In The North]

Rooney already had a face like Gandhi's sandals before he took the job, god knows what he'll look like come the new year.

 

[Frank Lincoln]

Fair play to the Blues, they haven’t given up. They have pulled it back to 3 - 2.

 

[DanishWolf]

Great Copenhagen result at Bayern tonight and even had a huge chance to score towards the end.
Saved by VAR and the strong (female) ref as well, as she refused to give a soft handball pen to Bayern, when it hit the armpit of a Copenhagen player. Oh how I long for this sort of refereeing in the PL. Not just because it was to Copenhagens advantage, but because she was so cool and composed throughout the game, and even when 70000+ fans wanted her to give that penalty, she kept calm,.

 

[WeAreTheWolvesII]

Great Copenhagen result at Bayern tonight and even had a huge chance to score towards the end.
Saved by VAR and the strong (female) ref as well, as she refused to give a soft handball pen to Bayern, when it hit the armpit of a Copenhagen player. Oh how I long for this sort of refereeing in the PL. Not just because it was to Copenhagens advantage, but because she was so cool and composed throughout the game, and even when 70000+ fans wanted her to give that penalty, she kept calm,.

She gave it?

VAR saved the day thankfully, as it was never a penalty.

 

[Watfordfc]

She gave it?

VAR saved the day thankfully, as it was never a penalty.

Bit of a contrast to yesterday then ?

Had someone had a little word maybe ..

I noticed there was a handball shout in the Man U game but VAR didn’t get involved this time .

MEN claiming one of the Gala goals should have been disallowed.

Why Galatasaray goal vs Man Utd should have been ruled out by VAR

But do VAR check for such stuff under their guidelines?

 

[Saltyjim]

Funny thing was, the commentary team on TNT - Paul Dempsey and Clive Allen I think - were raging that it wasn't given. Allen kept saying "it's handball" even though it was a Moutinho at City type handball. They sort of then toned it down a bit, but still were moaning about the lack of consistency after last night in Paris. The ref should have been ashamed that she gave it in the first place.

 

[DanishWolf]

She gave it?

VAR saved the day thankfully, as it was never a penalty.

You're right about VAR,, but we all know most PL refs would've given it even after looking at VAR, if it was to the advantage of one of the bigger teams.

 

[Frank Lincoln]

Rooney already had a face like Gandhi's sandals before he took the job, god knows what he'll look like come the new year.

I will never be able to watch the film ‘Gandhi’ again without thinking of Wayne Rooney..

 

[Kashmire Hawker]

The Lionesses 0-1 down v the Netherlands in a crucial Nations League game at Wembley.

Unbelievably a goal kick was given after a good save from a Lauren Hemp strike and then the Dutch go straight down the other end and score.

 

[RosehillWolf]

York vs Wigan in BBC 2. Reminds me of playing Stockport at home when Frank Worthington emerged from the fog after scoring. Trademark arm up in the air.
What a player

 

[Watfordfc]

The Lionesses 0-1 down v the Netherlands in a crucial Nations League game at Wembley.

Unbelievably a goal kick was given after a good save from a Lauren Hemp strike and then the Dutch go straight down the other end and score.

Oops .

Sounds like they have been totally outplayed though .

We just don’t do this Nations league thing do we!m

EDIT:

Well what do I know !

Much like us on Tuesday - out of no where .

 

[Leominster_Wolf]

'What on earth has happened there!?!' | Goalkeeper laces ball into own net!

Hamburg goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes comically laces the ball into his own net against city rivals St. Pauli.

www.skysports.com

 

[ombyman]

John Lewis isn't bringing any Christmas cheer this year

 

[Contrarian]

'What on earth has happened there!?!' | Goalkeeper laces ball into own net!

Hamburg goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes comically laces the ball into his own net against city rivals St. Pauli.

www.skysports.com

Yeah, I watched that match. Excellent game all round. The players of both teams did really well in the snow. TBF to the keeper, it's a crazy back pass to even try in those conditions and the ball takes a massive bobble just before he goes to smash it out. Should still have done better, but defender has to take a big share of the blame.

I haven't watched any football other than Premier League (and Qatar world cup) for years. Watching that match, Bundesliga 2, I swear it looked like proper football compared to the Premier League! Players just got on with it, didn't spend most the match trying to "feel the contact so they have a right to go down" as the experts put it. Beginning to suspect something is deeply wrong in out league. As if we are giving far too much leeway to forwards to play act. Slightest touch, down they go, free kick. It's like we've gone to the opposite extreme of football in the 1970's! In that St. Pauli match, there were several tackles which were basically clean, contact was made and the guy losing the ball would be knocked or fall over. But those weren'tgiven in that league and it seemed it was what the players expected. In the Premier League, our pampered poodles would have been down holding their heads and their managers would have been arm waving and claiming crimes against humanity.

Probably just too much money in it, hence no motivation to sort it out. I think the one thing they genuinely fear is another Leicester happening.

 

[Kashmire Hawker]

Oops .

Sounds like they have been totally outplayed though .

We just don’t do this Nations league thing do we!m

EDIT:

Well what do I know !

Much like us on Tuesday - out of no where .

And I don’t watch the 2nd half and we win 3-2 in the 91st minute.

Maybe I am a curse!

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

So am I right in thinking that England need to beat Scotland and if we do then Team GB, which is mostly England, but includes Scotland players qualifies for the Olympics? Sure nobody will think that's dodgy if true!

 

[Watfordfc]

'What on earth has happened there!?!' | Goalkeeper laces ball into own net!

Hamburg goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes comically laces the ball into his own net against city rivals St. Pauli.

www.skysports.com

Bad play all round but teams will keep doing it and never learn.

Notts County’s defending was probably even worse !

https://twitter.com/x/status/1730709327009181787

 

[Watfordfc]

So am I right in thinking that England need to beat Scotland and if we do then Team GB, which is mostly England, but includes Scotland players qualifies for the Olympics? Sure nobody will think that's dodgy if true!

And better the Netherlands score .

 

[ombyman]

Bad play all round but teams will keep doing it and never learn.

Notts County’s defending was probably even worse !

https://twitter.com/x/status/1730709327009181787

this must be the worst set of defending for goals from one team in one game ever??!?!?!?

 

[Kashmire Hawker]

And better the Netherlands score .

Yep - got to beat Scotland and Hope Netherlands v Belgium is either a Draw or Belgium win.

That is to reach the Nation’s League Semi-Final and we would have to win that Semi in February for GB to grab a spot in Paris.

 

[RosehillWolf]

Just tuned in to watch Saddlers game. Called off ten minutes before kick off. What a joke

 

[Netherton Wolf]

Bloody hate hearing the liquidator at the ****e match

 

[Netherton Wolf]

Just tuned in to watch Saddlers game. Called off ten minutes before kick off. What a joke

Yep, very disappointing, turned to the ****e game

 

[Watfordfc]

Just tuned in to watch Saddlers game. Called off ten minutes before kick off. What a joke

Apparently the home side are saying they wanted to play but Saddlers didn't

 

[RosehillWolf]

Apparently the home side are saying they wanted to play but Saddlers didn't

Walsall wanted to make sure they were in the draw for the third round

 

[QB Wolf]

My mate and his son had travelled, they'll be ****ed off!

 

[Achilles Last Stand]

Aah, diddums

 

[zedkiel60]

boing boing splatt!!!

 

[Achilles Last Stand]

Good refereeing now from the man in Orange!

 

[Freeport wolf]

Oops

 

[zedkiel60]

Damn!!

 

[Macman]

Ha ha!

 

[Freeport wolf]

1-2 that's better

 

[ombyman]

o dear, ha ha

 

[zedkiel60]

Get the **** in

 

[Big Saft Kid]

Poor old Baggies !!

 

[SA Wolf]

Burnley 2-0 up against 10 man Sheff Utd. Will give them a boost for Tuesday while our confidence will have taken a hit at Arsenal.

 

[Bossworld]

Burnley 2-0 up against 10 man Sheff Utd. Will give them a boost for Tuesday while our confidence will have taken a hit at Arsenal.

5-0 now. We're too bloody charitable when we shouldn't be, Sheff Utd's first 3 points this season, Luton's first point.

Though Burnley already have their first away win, and Chris Wood no longer plays for them, so hopefully no more curses will reveal themselves?

 

[SA Wolf]

Everton bottom of the league as it stands. I almost want Forest to beat them, so they stay there. Almost!