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[Football/Soccer] Thread about kickin' balls

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    SolarSolar Registered User regular
    Our brave lads are currently top of the Championship so basically I'm looking forward to seeing how we utterly fuck this up from hereon in

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    oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    I will not get excited about Arsenal. I will not get excited about Arsenal. I will not get excited...

    Nine wins in a row feels pretty good though, and they seem like they are starting to buy into Emery's system.

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    Mc zanyMc zany Registered User regular
    oldmanken wrote: »
    Wow... The build-up and finish for that third Arsenal goal was pretty damn special.

    Where is that vid of arsenal scoring a team goal to the Harlem globetrotters theme?

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    CogCog What'd you expect? Registered User regular
    edited October 2018
    honovere wrote: »
    Paco Alcácer came from Barcelona to Dortmund this season and hasn't played a full game for three years but has still managed to score 6 goals within 81 minutes on the field so far for Dortmund.

    https://clippituser.tv/c/zkwllw

    Comes on with 30 minutes left in the game, final goal is that fucking banger, the final touch of the game, the game winner, that also wraps up the hat trick.

    Right now he's averaging a goal every 13 minutes on the field. If he started every remaining game, that pace would end up at 193 goals this season. That sounds fine.

    Cog on
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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
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    honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    Cog wrote: »
    honovere wrote: »
    Paco Alcácer came from Barcelona to Dortmund this season and hasn't played a full game for three years but has still managed to score 6 goals within 81 minutes on the field so far for Dortmund.

    https://clippituser.tv/c/zkwllw

    Comes on with 30 minutes left in the game, final goal is that fucking banger, the final touch of the game, the game winner, that also wraps up the hat trick.

    Right now he's averaging a goal every 13 minutes on the field. If he started every remaining game, that pace would end up at 193 goals this season. That sounds fine.

    And then yesterday Mbappe decides to score 4 within 13 minutes. crazy

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular


    this goal was scored at the match i was at last night

    good fuck

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    ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User regular
    daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
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    CogCog What'd you expect? Registered User regular
    It must take some crazy balls to even attempt that strike.

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    oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    edited October 2018
    It sounds like the Columbus Crew are staying put, via an interesting little shell game:

    https://socceresq.com/2018/10/12/savedthecrew-deal-to-keep-team-in-columbus-largely-done/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

    Synopsis: Crew owner Precourt awarded an expansion franchise, Browns owner and another unnamed partner then buys said franchise and all Crew records and naming from Precourt, while then 'moving' the current Crew franchise to Austin. Weird deal, but essentially means Crew stay put, Precourt buggers off to Austin... Seems like a pretty happy outcome all around.

    Also sounds like Haslam may have land lined up for a new stadium for the Crew.

    oldmanken on
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    Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    Really cool that it was the Browns owners of all people saving another Ohio sports franchise and keeping them from moving

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    oldmankenoldmanken Registered User regular
    Yeah, I like this outcome. The only unfortunate part about this is that Austin will be saddled with a shit-heel owner.

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    Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    It's the MLS. Odds are, your owner is a shitheel. The league already is.

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    No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    It's the MLS. Odds are, your owner is a shitheel. The league already is.

    expand upon this hot take

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    Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    It's the MLS. Odds are, your owner is a shitheel. The league already is.

    expand upon this hot take

    It stinks!

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    JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    San Antonio's probably having a conniption fit because of the hoops they've been made to jump through while Precourt gets to go "WHELP, GOING TO AUSTIN" bypassing the whole process and effectively torpedoing any chance at a franchise in San Antonio.

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    GoumindongGoumindong Registered User regular
    It's the MLS. Odds are, your owner is a shitheel. The league already is.

    expand upon this hot take

    There are uhh. A lot of teams and not really enough to sustain them. There are also play-ins like in other soccer leagues. (Which have a demotion structure to ensure that quality is high and teams don’t reloacte)

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    JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    As a person whose experience with the expansion process has been "okay, we've done everything you asked and said we'd get in if we did. We good?"

    "Actually, you need more money"

    "Okay, how much more?"

    "More. Also here's two expansion teams that don't meet all the requirements we asked for you."

    "No, like, give us a dollar amount. We've started pre-work on the stadium because of what you've promised us now."

    "That's nice. Also, no. The answer is more"

    .... I'm okay with calling MLS shitheels.

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    Good fuck Ireland Denmark was the worst game I’ve ever been to. I can’t believe I paid for that. Only saving grace was an American guy near us who was really hamming up his Americaness for the craic

    “There’s my boy Duffy! Go Duff! He should get the ball and do a goal! He’s a big guy! Just have him do a header goal!”

    No way it wasn’t intentional but it was also the only good thing about that fucking match

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    BogartBogart Streetwise Hercules Registered User, Moderator mod
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    evilbobevilbob RADELAIDERegistered User regular
    A-League starts Friday with Adelaide v Sydney. We fucken better win. This week's been shit enough without watching Sydney win.

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    evilbobevilbob RADELAIDERegistered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    Good fuck Ireland Denmark was the worst game I’ve ever been to. I can’t believe I paid for that. Only saving grace was an American guy near us who was really hamming up his Americaness for the craic

    “There’s my boy Duffy! Go Duff! He should get the ball and do a goal! He’s a big guy! Just have him do a header goal!”

    No way it wasn’t intentional but it was also the only good thing about that fucking match

    Champion.

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
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    My local team were drawn against East Fife in the quarter finals of the Scottish challenge cup (they invited Irish/English/Welsh teams for the craic)

    a cursory googling shows they have the saddest stadium I ever done seen

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    Mc zanyMc zany Registered User regular
    edited October 2018
    Such a shame. That view would be lovely otherwise.

    Mc zany on
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    DraevenDraeven Registered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
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    My local team were drawn against East Fife in the quarter finals of the Scottish challenge cup (they invited Irish/English/Welsh teams for the craic)

    a cursory googling shows they have the saddest stadium I ever done seen

    this is Orwellien levels of depressing right there. Good god.

    Morskitter wrote "Spikes, choppas, tentacles, magic? Can't hold a candle to Sergeant Pimp here."

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    evilbobevilbob RADELAIDERegistered User regular
    Mark Bosnich getting fired up over shit penalty decision.
    https://streamable.com/k2gve

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    SolarSolar Registered User regular
    VAR sucks

    It would be fair enough if it killed play but the decisions were made correctly, but they aren't, so it kills play while the ref makes the wrong call

    Get rid

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular


    our new away jersey sure is a thing

    (he played a concert in our stadium back in 1980)

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    honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    edited October 2018
    Was there like one executive who really is a fan of that guy? At least theyy can make some extra merch money buy selling them at concerts.

    honovere on
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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    honovere wrote: »
    Was there like one executive who really is a fan of that guy? At least theyy can make some extra merch money buy selling them at concerts.

    they’ve a big mural of himself and Phil Lynott in the stadium

    they’re really playing up the cultural history of the club

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    ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User regular
    at least phil lynott is irish

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
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    honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    Maybe over the next seasons they can make it kind of a ongoing thing with Thin Lizzy and the Boomtown Rats.

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    RHCP played there in the 90s and I’m glad it’s not just a bunch of lads in cocksocks.

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    ChanusChanus Harbinger of the Spicy Rooster Apocalypse The Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    RHCP played there in the 90s and I’m glad it’s not just a bunch of lads in cocksocks.

    new away kit idea

    Allegedly a voice of reason.
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    HerrCronHerrCron It that wickedly supports taxation Registered User regular
    Tav wrote: »
    RHCP played there in the 90s and I’m glad it’s not just a bunch of lads in cocksocks.

    Yet.

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    TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular


    the pictures of the crash itself are something

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    honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-46008703

    Leicestershire owner and 4 other people confirmed dead. It seems he was quite popular as boss and club owner. You don't see that all that often.

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    ZiggymonZiggymon Registered User regular
    honovere wrote: »
    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-46008703

    Leicestershire owner and 4 other people confirmed dead. It seems he was quite popular as boss and club owner. You don't see that all that often.

    Extremely generous owner who did things like by all the match day fans and away fans cake and scarves on his birthday etc.

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    honoverehonovere Registered User regular
    In happier news, that Pogba penalty...
    https://youtu.be/v9mOq34Tm_c

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