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Reply | Lions 2025
at 09:14 21 Jun 2025
What I know about Australia and The Lions could be written on the back of a stamp but would any experts consider Australia to win the series at 5/2 good value? |
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Reply | So one game for pre season it is then…
at 14:45 20 Jun 2025
Castellon is a great, albeit impoverished when I studied there, town. Interesting recent history of a white elephant airport that would’ve opened it up to tourism and the corrupt mayor legging it with a load of dough and the project collapsing half-completed. The local industry lost out to China and many of the factories were converted into a nightclub district. A stone’s throw from Villarreal which is a bit of a nothing place but cracking stadium.
The football team had some terrible times when the economy went tits up. Now back on their feet and stayed up fairly comfortably in the second division last season.
Would have loved to re-visit for this (if it weren’t behind closed doors) but away that week anyway. |
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Reply | Coffee VVankers thread...
at 16:38 18 Jun 2025
Spend far too much in one place near me but it’s where I get some me time post-gym, pre-work. Triple espresso, preferably strong enough to kill a small horse.
In Portugal recently and even in the touristy bits of Porto you can get very good coffee for around €1. Never really understood the people who go to Starbucks for what’s essentially a milkshake but then they don’t understand paying £545 for a QPR season ticket. |
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Reply | Micah Hyde departs
at 08:13 18 Jun 2025
A lot to be said for having a face familiar to and loved by the fans next to a new manager, especially in the uniquely odd situation our as yet unknown manager will be stepping into. Won’t buy him loads of credit or time but will buy a bit. |
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Reply | Soccer in the US
at 08:18 14 Jun 2025
They’re determined to give it to Saudi and a few others as often as possible under the guise of rotating between continents. With the number of games and stadia required now there’ll be fewer countries capable of hosting so we’ll increasingly see multiple country hosts and the additional travel and cost for fans.
The 2030 ‘centenary’ nonsense ticks a box for Africa and Europe along with South America then we’re all off to Saudi in 2034. Montserrat 2038 will be good. |
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Reply | Soccer in the US
at 21:40 13 Jun 2025
I don’t think there’s any link between the two tbh. People will travel to a World Cup. Bar a few clubs there was never going to be sufficient interest in clubs’ fans travelling to this nonsense. Doubt we’d be filling stadiums if it was held here during the working week. |
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Reply | "If Dixon Plays For England So Can I..."
at 08:52 13 Jun 2025
Vague memories now but didn’t he famously raise his game for England despite being mediocre in club football? Scored against Turkey in a somewhat feisty qualifier at Sunderland. |
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Reply | Justin Cochrane Franks right hand man
at 08:10 13 Jun 2025
A 3-0 home defeat to Stockport when already relegated. Can’t say I recall it but can’t have been much fun for those who bothered. |
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Reply | "If Dixon Plays For England So Can I..."
at 21:45 12 Jun 2025
Michael Ricketts
Francis Jeffers
Some mediocre goalkeepers in recent years. Sam Johnstone, Alex McCarthy, Tom Heaton, John Ruddy, Scott Carson. |
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Reply | The QPR summer managers rumours thread
at 09:32 12 Jun 2025
I think when done well it’s the most exciting way to play but probably the riskiest when it goes wrong and nowadays relies on a level of athleticism we chronically lack. I guess in that formation Dembele would see himself as the little man striker but I’ve seen nothing yet to suggest he’s up to it.
Bring back the WM formation and we’re really talking. |
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Reply | England V Senegal
at 08:51 11 Jun 2025
Senegal have the AFCON at the end of the year and a decent mix of experience and pace. Was always going to be tricky but a totally pointless friendly at this stage of the season.
Still disappointing when the second string get a chance and turn in that even taking that into account. I get why Southgate and now Tuchel struggle to trust some of the younger players and go back to Trippier/Henderson/Maguire or whoever we often feel shouldn’t be in there. The mentality that used to exist just isn’t there in the same way. There isn’t the same level of pride in being picked for England from many players there used to be. Feels like a chore to many of them. |
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Reply | Portugal V Spain Nations League Final thing
at 08:34 9 Jun 2025
Was thinking yesterday the fans were seemingly as into it as they would be any major final. Like the Club World Cup that hasn’t translated here at least yet. Like winning the League Cup for big clubs though, it must help to have that feeling of winning something.
Amazing of Portugal to punch above their weight again. A relatively poor country of 10m people. Just found a way to win again against the odds. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread 25/26
at 19:31 8 Jun 2025
To some extent I get it. They’re buying a profile and potential and think their chances of turning him into a player worth more are good enough. But the fee just doesn’t stack up against those odds IMO. They’re seeing something we don’t but then more than one big club wanted him.
Does make £5m for Varane look a bit meh all of a sudden. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread 25/26
at 08:17 8 Jun 2025
I think they’ll be miles off it and would be quite content with mid-table. Obviously it remains to be seen who they bring in but the bookies have them just outside the playoffs which I think is far too short. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread
at 06:32 3 Jun 2025
Feels an enormous risk and not sure it’s a good fit at all. I can’t see it working out which probably means they’ll romp the league by ten points. |
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Reply | W*nkions League thread
at 22:37 31 May 2025
They don’t do the YouTube thing now. You have to sign up (free) to Discovery+ and watch through their app/site. |
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Reply | Delusional Spurs Fans
at 13:48 30 May 2025
If we got relegated and then won the LDV Vans trophy or whatever it’ll be called next I’d probably take a week off. An actual major trophy would be one of the top life moments for all of us. |
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