Generic small time football blather thread FOREVER

[Gemmill 63200]

Liverpool are gonna pay what's left on Jota's contract to his family. That's canny tbf. 

 

Unless I subsequently discover this is standard practice and is only being reported as exceptional because Liverpool have done it. 

[Toonpack 15593]

2 hours ago, Gemmill said:

Liverpool are gonna pay what's left on Jota's contract to his family. That's canny tbf. 

 

Unless I subsequently discover this is standard practice and is only being reported as exceptional because Liverpool have done it. 

 

Not to mention that it's likely covered by insurance as well.

[Tom 15528]

Graham Potter - SACKED 

[Andrew 7478]

No surprise there, West Ham have looked dreadful from the moment he took over.

That ought to be his PL career done tbh, he's been dogshit since he left brighton and they didn't struggle replacing him at all.

[Howmanheyman 43933]

Anyone want to have a guess how many 'Super Sunday' main games at 4.30 involved a game which DIDN'T feature any of the sky six last season? (Without cheating).

[Toonpack 15593]

Just now, Howmanheyman said:

Anyone want to have a guess how many 'Super Sunday' main games at 4.30 involved a game which DIDN'T feature any of the sky six last season? (Without cheating).

[Howmanheyman 43933]

Just now, Toonpack said:

 

Anyone else having a go?

[Gemmill 63200]

I'll go 3.

[ewerk 39233]

Two. They occasionally throw in a couple of absolute duds because they’re contractually obliged to show all teams a minimum number of times.

[Howmanheyman 43933]

Shall I disclose?

[ewerk 39233]

Please. I just can’t take the suspense.

[Toonpack 15593]

4 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

Shall I disclose?

 

Don't give a fuck either way mate, but maybe keep it going until the suspense does kill Ewerk though.

[Howmanheyman 43933]

One game. Wolves v us..... HOWEVER.... If you remember, arsenal Vs spurs was obviously their pick but got put back to an earlier KO by police for some reason so we were the early game switched to 4.30 but the sky crew were at the Emirates, all pundits were there for the London derby, the build up was all about that match, after the match it was all analysis of that match and they basically went over to Wolves just on KO so theoretically it should've been zero games.

Edited September 27 by Howmanheyman

[Toonpack 15593]

38 minutes ago, Howmanheyman said:

One game. Wolves v us..... HOWEVER.... If you remember, arsenal Vs spurs was obviously their pick but got put back to an earlier KO by police for some reason so we were the early game switched to 4.30 but the sky crew were at the Emirates, all pundits were there for the London derby, the build up was all about that match, after the match it was all analysis of that match and they basically went over to Wolves just on KO so theoretically it should've been zero games.

 

So technically I won, nice 👍

[Howmanheyman 43933]

Aye, a big fat zero in reality. Scandalous tbh. 

[ewerk 39233]

3 hours ago, Howmanheyman said:

One game. Wolves v us..... HOWEVER.... If you remember, arsenal Vs spurs was obviously their pick but got put back to an earlier KO by police for some reason so we were the early game switched to 4.30 but the sky crew were at the Emirates, all pundits were there for the London derby, the build up was all about that match, after the match it was all analysis of that match and they basically went over to Wolves just on KO so theoretically it should've been zero games.

They showed Villa v West Ham on 26th January so that’s one you’ve missed. Thankfully for you I’ve neither the time nor inclination to delve any further into your web of lies.

[Howmanheyman 43933]

23 minutes ago, ewerk said:

They showed Villa v West Ham on 26th January so that’s one you’ve missed. Thankfully for you I’ve neither the time nor inclination to delve any further into your web of lies.

 

I didn't realise the Man U game was seven on a Sunday. Ok, ours and West Ham v Villa.

[Howmanheyman 43933]

33 minutes ago, ewerk said:

"Just one more thing, sir, They showed Villa v West Ham on 26th January so that’s one you’ve missed. Thankfully for you I’ve neither the time nor inclination to delve any further into your web of lies."

 

I stand corrected. 

 

[Toonpack 15593]

@Diego21 will be a happy man today 👍 Atletico 5 Real 2, nice.

[Gemmill 63200]

When Potter got sacked on Saturday, Sky's Soccer Saturday was on live so obviously they took the opportunity to hear the thoughts of the football sage Paul Merson. The slack prick spent the entire segment referring to Nuno as "Nunez" and NOBODY put him right. 

 

There's a 12 minute YouTube video showing the segment and the silly twat hears other people calling him Nuno and STILL sticks with Nunez. 

 

Just get that idiot off the telly. He's an embarrassment. 

[wykikitoon 28542]

He's their charity case the spastic

[wykikitoon 28542]

There's a commentator on the cycling who's equally thick as fuck.

 

It was the women's worlds on Saturday. This young lass from Canada who nobody has ever heard won. It was her first major win. She didn't even know what to do on the podium she was that green.

 

Anyways last 10km they're coming to the finish and he says 'shes always there in the big races, she's always there when needed' what? She's not even come top 20 in a major race yet you window licker 

[Ayatollah Hermione 17238]

1 hour ago, Gemmill said:

When Potter got sacked on Saturday, Sky's Soccer Saturday was on live so obviously they took the opportunity to hear the thoughts of the football sage Paul Merson. The slack prick spent the entire segment referring to Nuno as "Nunez" and NOBODY put him right. 

 

There's a 12 minute YouTube video showing the segment and the silly twat hears other people calling him Nuno and STILL sticks with Nunez. 

 

Just get that idiot off the telly. He's an embarrassment. 

  It takes him roughly twice as long as anyone else to describe goals too. By the time he’s finished rambling on, they’ve got to speed run around about 5 other games to fit the info in 

[Dazzler 16199]

1 hour ago, wykikitoon said:

spastic

 

 

1 hour ago, wykikitoon said:

window licker 

 

The Ekitike of TT.

[ohhh_yeah 3639]

 

   

 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/09/29/mikel-arteta-wants-raf-fighter-pilots-improve-communication/

 

"Mikel Arteta plans to invite a team of RAF fighter pilots to Arsenal to improve the way he communicates with his players.
The Arsenal manager is always considering how he can give his way of operating an edge and has talked internally at the club about becoming more “efficient” in his use of words.

Previously Arteta has employed other unorthodox methods, including hiring professional pickpockets to go around the tables taking things from players at a team dinner to try to teach them a lesson in being prepared and alert at all times.

Speaking at an event alongside his friend and legendary basketball coach Steve Kerr, Arteta was asked by moderator Luke Darcy, a former Australian rules footballer, where – as a leader – his curiosity takes him.

“To many places. It’s a constant improvement. I can wake up one day and say ‘my process on match day is not good enough. Why we are communicating to the players, starting from between us coaches to the analysts, to the other guys, to actually how the message is delivered. I don’t like it. Who is the best at that?’” Arteta explained at the event at the Londoner Hotel in London.

“So, the British fighter planes, for example,” Arteta explained. “I will get in touch with those guys, how they communicate, because that is life or death. I’m sure they don’t use 20 phrases or 20 words if there is one word. Don’t say ‘nah, the wind is coming this way, now you have to turn left’, because boom, dead. So, it will be one word.”

Arteta was talking at the Lead Better, Live Better Summit 2025 earlier this month and added: “So what is it? How specific can we be? How clear can we be? And bring them [the pilots] in and say ‘I want you to analyse our process, three days, how we communicate, how we do that in training, how we do that and I want to get better at this’.

“And be vulnerable, you know, and get it smashed and say ‘you guys are terrible at this, you need to improve’ and so ‘OK, we are going to get better at this’. Getting to understand these people, how they think, how they operate, how this relates to Formula One, how this relates to something else and try to improve on that.”

The conversation, billed as The Leadership Playbook, is available as a podcast with Arteta and Kerr, the hugely successful coach of the Golden State Warriors NBA team and a former player with the legendary Chicago Bulls team that included Michael Jordan, also discussing their friendship and how they support each other.

It is understood they connected as part of a WhatsApp group of international coaches across various sports that has also included former England rugby union head coach Eddie Jones, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and NBA hall-of-famer George Karl.

After Arsenal’s recent Champions League win away to Athletic Bilbao, when his substitutes made the difference, Arteta spoke about how he had adopted the idea of “finishers” and “starters” from Jones, who has talked about how the group share information and give each other advice.

Arteta has used various other methods to try to keep his players on their toes and motivated. During the All or Nothing: Arsenal Amazon series, he drew a heart and a brain holding hands after his team had lost three of their opening five Premier League games.

“Guys, we have to play with our big hearts,” Arteta said while drawing. “At the same time, we have to play with a big brain. And these have to work together.”

Arteta also produced a light bulb during a team talk to try and show the players how they need to connect and, infamously, played “You’ll Never Walk Alone” on loudspeakers during a training session in an attempt to familiarise them with the intimidating atmosphere at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium before an away game there."