Facts about football that shouldn't be true - but are
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) review both the Everton and Bodø/Glimt victories at Old Trafford. Listen to the guys discuss 2 wins and 7 goals in the last week, analyse of the Amorim formation, focus on Amad and how he is playing, and also take a look at Hojlund, Rashford & Zirkzee – who starts v Arsenal?
That a ball can be placed 'outside' of the corner flag area, but as long as the outside edge of the ball overlaps the line, it's in....feck off.
Try that in inner London on a bus lane..'yes m'lud...my car was in the bus lane, but my wing mirror was overlapping the lane I was supposed to be in..."
Boils my piss. Just put the ball in the corner triangle, where its supposed to be.
Try that in inner London on a bus lane..'yes m'lud...my car was in the bus lane, but my wing mirror was overlapping the lane I was supposed to be in..."
Boils my piss. Just put the ball in the corner triangle, where its supposed to be.
But that's right though. The ball is a sphere and some of it is covering the line.
That's really something
A common consensus is is that you have to be tall to be a footballer, but yet the 3 greatest players of all time were all 'short'.
I don't think that consensus exists. It does for keepers and CBs, but that's it I think.
I always felt it was considered a disadvantage away from a number 9, CB or keeper.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.squawka.com/en/features/man-utd-post-ferguson-managers-ranked/?amp
Ten Hag has the second highest win percentage after Mourinho of any United manager post Ferguson.
Ten Hag has the second highest win percentage after Mourinho of any United manager post Ferguson.
Bullshit
Well, it isn't bullshit is it? Because it's literally true.
It's consistent with all of the other rules though? "All of the ball over all of the line" and all that jazz.
It maybe true
I know it's true mate, that's why I posted it in this forum, it's still complete bullshit though.
As I said before, try that with Sadiq Khan in a London bus lane..." well my tyre is round Sadiq...and technically its breaking the line because its a sphere, therefore I'm in the correct lane..."
Go and do it, let us know what happens.
It's almost like traffic laws and rules of football are different. No wonder some bellend didn't ban me from the street when I went in two-footed on that Audi! Instead I just got run over.
Well...no...because...they're not even remotely similar in principle. Anyway. Agree to disagree.
Plenty of wins in his first season. Also until last month or so we didn't draw many games under ten Hag, it was bunch of defeats last season instead of draws.
Need your driver's license revoked
Who takes care of that in UK again? Call them
This story is true & the fan turned player who Redknapp is talking about is in the comments on the post
Marseille has played with 10 men 26% of their season.
I thought Arsenal were bad - roughly 18% in the league.
What in the ever living fcuk are you talking about?
When a player cuts a ball back intended for one player, who could easily score but dummies it through their legs and another player then scored, the assist goes to the player who made the cut back.
Chicharito never scored 20 league goals in a season in his entire career
Neither did Michael Owen.
Bruno has 0 goals from 28 shots this season. His on target percentage has dropped by 23% from last season.
Excluding Bruno, every premier league player with 20+ shots this season has scored.
Excluding Bruno, every premier league player with 20+ shots this season has scored.
There was more Swedes nominated for the 1994 Ballon dOr than Brits,South Americans and Germans combined.
Dundee United is apparently an insult in Nigeria and nobody knows exactly why although there a few different theories.
It's similar to calling someone an idiot and Dundee can be used on it's own too.
Nigerians who use it mostly have no idea there is a football club called Dundee United or even a place called Dundee.
It's similar to calling someone an idiot and Dundee can be used on it's own too.
Nigerians who use it mostly have no idea there is a football club called Dundee United or even a place called Dundee.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's tenure as Manchester United manager began with Leicester at home and will finish with Leicester at home. Palindromic.
He also won't manage an away game.
He also won't manage an away game.
That just sounds like he only managed one game tbh
There are an unhealthy number of good anagrams for Ruud van Nistelrooy.
I read about one the other day.
1994 Caribbean Cup Barbados vs Granada.
For some reason group games went to extra time, but also the golden goal applied and the for some other insane reason the golden goal counted as 2 goals.
Barbados had to win by 2 to qualify for the next round, so with with the game at 2-1 going into the final few minutes, they decided to score an own goal to tie the game, go to extra time and score a golden goal which would give them the two goal win (4-2) and they would qualify.
Apparently what happened next was Grenada saw what they were trying to do and knew that a goal either way would see them go through. So they tried to score an own goal to lose 3-2 before the end of regular time. Barbados then ended up defending both their own goal and the Grenada goal to stop a goal going in.
Game then went to extra time, Barbados got their golden goal and won 4-2 and qualified for the next round.
1994 Caribbean Cup Barbados vs Granada.
For some reason group games went to extra time, but also the golden goal applied and the for some other insane reason the golden goal counted as 2 goals.
Barbados had to win by 2 to qualify for the next round, so with with the game at 2-1 going into the final few minutes, they decided to score an own goal to tie the game, go to extra time and score a golden goal which would give them the two goal win (4-2) and they would qualify.
Apparently what happened next was Grenada saw what they were trying to do and knew that a goal either way would see them go through. So they tried to score an own goal to lose 3-2 before the end of regular time. Barbados then ended up defending both their own goal and the Grenada goal to stop a goal going in.
Game then went to extra time, Barbados got their golden goal and won 4-2 and qualified for the next round.
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We’ve had about 6 managers after Fergie. Meanwhile city have had 2.
This is superb
Would love to see a replay of the end of this game.
WTF that's insane!!
Sadly there doesn't seem to be a clip of the bolded part.
Grenada's coach then : "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados_4–2_Grenada
I kinda knew about this but didn't in it's full bizarre details. Glorious. Can't help but sympathize with the confused coach though.
It's not though. We'd need another PAOK game before Chelsea for that.
Roque Santa Cruz:
"Still an active player today" and "played with Lothar Matthäus" just sounds like it can't be true, but it is.
- has a german punk rock song about him where he "sings" in the refrain:
- Is still an active player for Libertad in the first league in Paraguay at 43 years of age
- Played together with Lothar Matthäus for one year at Bayern
"Still an active player today" and "played with Lothar Matthäus" just sounds like it can't be true, but it is.