discussion The Football Thread

[AuntyClockwise]

Switched over to the football when this was 2-2 and wished I had watched it now.
Ended up watching Spurs v Villarreal, amongst the worst games I have seen.

Oh what a shame! Yeah was like the alamo, everything the strikers hit seemed to go in! Absolutely mental second half

 

[Geoffers]

Phew my team WB Albion finally scraped enough points to avoid relegation to League 1 yesterday despite the EFL docking us points.
I can relax now and look forward to next season when hopefully we will do a lot better

Hope everyone else team did ok, onward and upwards

It’s the hope that kills you

Geoff.

 

[BattleshipBob]

The mighty cardiff city, promoted back to the championship. Just hope the owner Vincent Tan gets the old £££ out

 

[Deleted member 4638]

The mighty cardiff city, promoted back to the championship. Just hope the owner Vincent Tan gets the old £££ out

Your last game of the season is at my home town team , were happy we didnt go down had a mixed bag of a season but my brother in law is a Lincoln CIty fan.



Enjoy yourself on the 2nd May see you next season when the super Stags get promoted

 

[Bugatti Fan]

Paris SG and Bayern. Best match I have watched for years!
The Atletico Madrid and Arsenal game was so boring to watch in comparison.

Hope Arsenal make the Champions League final after the second legs of the semis.

 

[Witabir]

Get there when I can, I was a season ticket holder when I lived in Leyton and then Walthamstow
Would have been nice to have gone up, but really not ready yet as this season is showing.

That club for a fiver is grim watching for me, i was there that night.
Got even worse with the mad Italian who nearly finished us off.
Thankfully rescued and got back in the league then our manager Justin Edinburgh tragically passed away.
Onwards and upwards. that good old syaing there's always next season

I'll no doubt watch Arsenal in the Champions League, lost touch with Premier league football—though seeing how deeply analytics dictate modern game plans nowadays is almost as dizzying as trying to keep track of every movement in live sportodds. Its light years away from our level and no real clue who the players are or who they play for

You're spot on about the Premier League, though. Once you're used to proper, gritty matchday culture down in the pyramid, watching top-flight football feels less like a sport and more like a sterile corporate product broadcast from another planet. Tuning into Arsenal for a European night under the lights makes total sense just to get a quick football fix, but nothing beats actual grassroots connection.

 

[rickoshea52]

I’m a life long Rangers and Scotland fan.
I’ve lived in many different places and am a firm advocate of supporting (different to being a fan) your local team if you can.
I’ve cheered on Toulouse, Aldershot, Farnborough, Elgin, Forres, Tranmere and just lately Ashville. Some of the best games I’ve been to have been at Farnborough.
But I’ve been to games with mates when they’ve had spare tickets including Middlesbrough, Man City and Olimpija Ljubljana.

I think football has got a bit like going to gigs. The big clubs and leagues have got too greedy and corporate; same for the big bands, venues and festivals. I much prefer going to a rough and ready lower league match or spit and sawdust gig venue - sometimes with the bruises to prove it.