A multinational corporation sponsoring a sporting competition? Unheard of.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
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A multinational corporation sponsoring a sporting competition? Unheard of.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Yeah but being called the Cadbury Premier League is just weird
What is the difference between that or 'Barclay's' or 'Carling' or 'Barclaycard'?Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
Yeah I don't see anything different or wrong with it..Quote:
Originally Posted by idontwannaplaywithhowey
Spesh when its the best choccy in the world. Can stick ya Euro stuff, fking whitmans was the worstQuote:
Originally Posted by Bon
Don't know about that. Plenty of better choccy aroundQuote:
Originally Posted by hawk
New rules possible...
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39147110
Xavi Alonso retiring.
Man I love watching that guy play football.
Liverpool cocked it all up letting him go and keeping Gerrard.
Xabi was pissed because the season previous to the one he was sold, he had a bad year and the club tried to sell him to fund a move for Gareth Barry. At the time, it was generally seen as a good deal.Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
Then he becomes an integral part of the squad the following year, Liverpool fans and Rafa say "Gareth who" and he then goes to Real Madrid.
Nah, Cadbury are already deverloping club specific flavours.Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
The Arsenal Fruit and nut bar tastes great for most of the season, but one week a year it causes unexpected choking.
The Spurs top deck, only actually has one layer and it's never the top one.
West ham claret and blue bar makes you burp bubbles and tastes like shit if you move house.
Liverpools chocolate promises great flavour, but is soft centred and is disappointingly bland.
Chelsea's bar was bitter and expensive, but they changed the wrapper and now everyone seems to love it.
The Man United bar has nostalgic hints of red wine that seem to hinder any other flavours having a real impact.
Has anybody looked at the details regarding new rules for 2016-17 EPL season and the FIFA law changes?
I've just been having a look and there's some interesting calls.
Particularly the Direct On Goal Scoring Opportunity. Basically it is encouraging referees to use a bit of in game reasoning to make their decisions.
A player gets taken out, outside the 18 yard box - Red card.
Same tackle in the box, could be a yellow card.
They explain the rule by saying if a player is taken out of play with a goal scoring opportunity in the box, a penalty, restores that chance, so further penalty, a red card, is not necessary.
While if a player is denied an Obvious GSO outside the box, a free kick is a lot harder to score off, so a red card is reasonable.
Obviously, referee discretion is applied still, and red/yellow cards can be given at will, but just interesting that this is an explanation.
I can't say i particularly agree with these changes.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uir0x4bs95...DOGSO.mp4?dl=0
One of the beauties of football was there were so few rule changes. Unfortunately in the 21st century culture demands change and what is ruining cricket and has already ruined NRL is constant rule changes and pushes for technology.
It was just supposed to be about kicking a ball around.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...ld-cup-playoff
proposed allocations for 2026:
UEFA - 16
CAF - 9
AFC - 8
CONCACAF - 6
CONMEBOL - 6
OFC - 1
subtotal - 46
and then we go into some stupid playoff series for the last two positions
"The proposed play-off will feature one team from each confederation with the exception of Uefa, plus one from the host nation’s confederation, with two of the teams being seeded based on the world rankings.
The unseeded teams will be involved in a two-match first round, with the two winners from that then facing a seeded team each for a World Cup berth. The play-off will be contested in the same country as the World Cup and used as a test event, and Fifa specified November 2025 as the likely month in which it would be played."
Footballers with koalas:
http://www.football365.com/news/smal...rs-with-koalas
Attachment 1439MBP29 is going to be a BIG star .... ask Buffon if you don't believe me...
piss off choccy snob.Quote:
Originally Posted by De-Champ
Chelseas new flavour is much sweeterQuote:
Originally Posted by GazFish35
Cheick Tiote passed away at training with his Chinese team overnight. :(
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40167213
:( That goal against Arsenal though!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeterpool
I was so angry that day, but that goal was beautiful and I would have loved to had been there to witness it. His only Newcastle goal, but one of the best i've witnessed.Quote:
Originally Posted by skippy
Is Argentina - Brazil on TV?
GO! I think?
CheersQuote:
Originally Posted by Bremsstrahlung
Had to watch it on a smaller screen - the dazzling and blurred standard definition was giving me headaches on the big screen.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...-investigation
well, well, well...
Terry to Villa Park.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40476873
4 million Euro a season deal - Villa must be crazy. Sounds like the sort of deal Middleby would endorse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
Will improve Villa tendfold. any players just crusing along will get a massive reality checkQuote:
Originally Posted by Jetmaster
Precisely why the parachute payments to ex EPL clubs are a waste of cash
Playing silly money to players is why Villa are in the hole they are in in the first place
John Terry is just a myth the same way Carragher was.
Won't help Villa.
Good on him getting that cheque though.
Terry is a few quality levels above Carragher and when fit played pretty well last year. In a team who play a little deeper and have a decent DM Terry will still boss itQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
So you're saying as long as someone covers his ass, and he doesn't have to turn and chase, he'll be great?Quote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
No, that makes him old and slow. Not great.
No different to Boogaard reallyQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
Sign him up Bert
Carragher is king of shit **** players making a career out of football at a level far above his abilityQuote:
Originally Posted by StannyCFCJET
You remember all those og he scored??
Being unlucky is one thing but he actually tried to score them I think
Not even worth comparing the pair because even in the Twilight of his career Terry still a better player than Carragher ever was
But he played for Chelsea??Quote:
Originally Posted by plague
So did Chris Sutton and Winston Bogarde.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Exalted company.
Oh my dear man that wasn't even the best part.Quote:
Originally Posted by MFKS
His ability to turn around and scream six shades of shit at his teammates every time he slotted one in his own net was beautiful.
Apparently Arbeloa (a 60x better player) was at fault for many of them.
Dude was a first class clown. I miss him.
He has lost what little pace he ever had of course he needs help on the pitch. But for his Leadership, Experience and Professionalism there isnt many if any betterQuote:
Originally Posted by plague
C'mon man :gent:Quote:
Originally Posted by plague