Facts about football that shouldn't be true - but are
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It's great isn't itA career like his, and that's what we remember!
Mussolini's great grandson plays for Lazio.
Very disappointed he’s right back and not right wing, as will his ancestors be.
The little poser probably doesn't even believe that everything is in the state, and no human or spiritual thing exists, or has any sort of value, outside the state.
That's not true. Doesn't take away from your overall point, which is valid. But 04 was Monaco Porto. 2010 was Inter Bayern. 2013 was Bayern Dortmund. 2014 was Real Atletico.
When was the last time we had a goalkeeper sent off?
Honestly couldn't tell you, but we have had De Gea in net for a while who is never likely to be sent off.
Since 93 Arsenal have had some nutters between the sticks. Lehman and Sczezney for a start.
I distinctly remember both Ferdinand and O'Shea in goal for us at one point, were they sending offs or injuries?
Brazilian Ronaldo only has 14 CL goals.
Willian has more CL goals than Ronaldinho
Willian has more CL goals than Ronaldinho
Giggs was very close, having scored his first in 90/91, if he broke through a season earlier and he’d have matched it
Luke Shaw is 6'1
Same here
Good thought - but I'm absolutely sure I remember Romero being sent off for us in a cup game, so that would be more recent (if I'm right).
I see that on Google too but I'm having a hard time believing it's accurate:
Next to Cancelo who is no way 6ft
Next to Mata, who's what 5'6?
Next to Herrera, who must be 5'10?
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Facts about football that should be true but aren't?I see that on Google too but I'm having a hard time believing it's accurate:
Next to Cancelo who is no way 6ft
Next to Mata, who's what 5'6?
Next to Herrera, who must be 5'10?
He shouldn't be tall
Facts about football that aren't true?He shouldn't be tall
Rcoobc is good at football
Yeah that’s a different thread this thread is true. It belongs in the other one
John O'Shea went in goal against Spurs after VDS was injured. Not sure if it's in here but he played in every position during his Utd career.
Rio went in after Kuszczak was sent off in that Portsmouth game.
This is not correct at all. He is the only Spaniard to have scored 2 hat-tricks.
Raul, Gerard Lopez, Morientes, Joseba Llorente, Negredo and Lucas Perez have all scored hat-tricks.
Pep Guardiola has never been sacked in his career as a manager.
Herrera is 6 foot himself, which is always the one that surprises me. I'd expect Shaw to be around that height, but Herrera 'feels' much shorter.I see that on Google too but I'm having a hard time believing it's accurate:
Next to Cancelo who is no way 6ft
Next to Mata, who's what 5'6?
Next to Herrera, who must be 5'10?
Going by google, Cancelo is also 6 foot and Mata is 5'7".
Just read that United's Diallo acquisition this January accounted for 44% of all PL clubs' spending that window. I know it's covid and clubs are reeling, but I did not expect it to be that bad.
Wouldn't Ibra also be there, 90s, 00s,10s and 20s. Or are we not including the Swedish league as 'highest level'?
Manchester United have NEVER lost a PL/English league game at Old Trafford where they were leading at half time in the entire history of the club.
Leicester, Wigan, Swansea and Birmingham have won more competitions in the past 10 years, than Spurs.
In some ways yeah, when I think of Spurs they're bigger than that lot in general, but on the other hand I'm 41 and during my lifetime Spurs haven't done that much. There was that thing where they'd win something in a year that ended in a 1 that was often mentioned in the media at one point but that ended back in '91 I think.
Looking at their honours now:
1901: FA Cup
1911: Nothing
1921: FA Cup
1931, 1941, 1951: Nothing
1961: Double winners
1971: League Cup
1981: FA Cup
1991: FA Cup
2001, 2011: Nothing
2021 ???
I don't really regard them as that big really. I don't mind them as they've generally been a good club, often playing some nice football but also not particularly a threat. Similar vibes to Everton and Villa.
Mind shattered. Like Rishi Sunak being 5'7
Paddy McNair is only 25. Probably not that interesting, but I was surprised.
PL or English league game? It can't be the latter, surely!
Just checked, it's since 1984. Great record but not "in the entire history of the club".
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Kind of thought he'd end up with a better career than he has even though I never rated him. 4 seasons in a row outside of the Premier League and he may never get back. Thought he might be more like a Paul McShane or Danny Higginbotham, plenty of seasons in the top flight for lesser clubs.
Still, would fecking love to have had his career says the ex-Sunday league player. He's likely a millionaire.
Really surprising and good for him.
Danny Higginbotham is a very underrated analyst/pundit. Clear, insightful and decent.
Good technical ability. Not seen him play for years now.
went on a train of thought...
Who was the CB that left United on a free, and Spurs then bought him months later to circumvent paying us a fee?
that was dodgy as feck. Can’t remember who that was, and assume they didn’t go into anything of note.