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Reply #80 on: September 01, 2019, 01:02:45 PM

I watched that match this morning, and every time the camera scanned the crowd, I tried to find ObiDong, but I never saw him. Then again, I haven't the slightest idea what he looks like.




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Reply #81 on: September 01, 2019, 01:04:29 PM

I hadn't noticed it was the old rivalry on Sunday.  I will be at the Chelsea game tomorrow.


Obi - shame Chelsea gave up a goal in the 90th minute to even the score. Off their defender to add insult.

Very annoying.  Our defence needs to realise its a game of two halves.


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Reply #82 on: September 01, 2019, 01:07:25 PM

Slight diversion of thread but if anyone wants to see real men play football, watch the Gaelic Final between Dublin & Kerry at 3:30 UK time today.  Dublin going for a record 5 wins in a row.



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Reply #83 on: September 01, 2019, 09:30:49 PM

Very annoying.  Our defence needs to realise its a game of two halves.


The exact same thing can be said about the Spurs in their match against Arsenal this morning...






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Reply #84 on: September 02, 2019, 03:15:55 PM
Obi - MissB on the pitch  8)


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Reply #85 on: September 02, 2019, 05:57:21 PM

Very annoying.  Our defence needs to realise its a game of two halves.


The exact same thing can be said about the Spurs in their match against Arsenal this morning...




Exactly, I caught the second half once the Gaelic football finished.


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Reply #86 on: September 02, 2019, 11:46:54 PM

Obi - MissB on the pitch  8)



Watcher, I gave you very strict instructions when I sent you my pic that you never post in on the board.

How could you?!?

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Reply #87 on: September 03, 2019, 11:18:44 PM

Watcher, I gave you very strict instructions when I sent you my pic that you never post in on the board.

How could you?!?

;)



But if you have it, why not flaunt it?  ;D  Of course, I am willing to take any punishment you think necessary, for violating our secret.

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Reply #88 on: June 17, 2020, 04:05:10 PM
SOCCER IS BACK!

Well, kind of...

The COVID-19 pandemic shut down soccer/football in early March. Beginning in late May, the top flight European leagues have been slowly -- and safely -- re-opening, but with a big catch.

The Bundesliga (the top flight German professional league) re-opened on May 17. They implemented a long list of safety precautions: Players and staff are tested for COVID weekly, their temperatures are taken before they can enter the stadium, substitutes and team personnel wear masks and sit at least six feet apart from each other, and the like. But the biggest change is that the matches are played in empty stadiums. And it's a very strange experience.

One of the first re-opening matches I watched was Bayern Munch vs. Frankfurt, which was played in Bayern's 85,000-seat stadium. Incuding the players, substitutes, team staff, and other officials, there were no more than 100 people there, and the match was played in relative silence. It was eerie. One interesting aspect is that you could clearly hear the ball being kicked, and you could listen as the players and coaches yelled to each other. While I don't speak a word of German, it was still interesting to hear all the interaction.

In more recent matches, they have begun pumping recorded crowd noises into the stadium and digitally projecting fans in the seats. On top of that, there's someone at a control board somewhere, and the fan sounds react to the play on the pitch. At one point in a match a watched this past weekend, a player from the home team took a beautiful shot, and the fan sounds roared in approval. This prompted the announcer to say, "And the virtual crowd goes wild!"

La Liga (Spain) re-opened last weekend, and the English Premier League re-opens today. In both leagues they're contracting the schedules to fit in all the remaining matches. That means that teams will be playing twice a week until late July. That's a lot of soccer!





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Reply #89 on: June 17, 2020, 06:06:09 PM
Playing in stadiums without any fans?  lol  I played three years of college soccer in front of empty stands.  ;D

But glad to see one sport returning. Pro golf returned last weekend. Maybe pro baseball will get their act together and begin playing soon.

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Reply #90 on: November 08, 2020, 04:59:37 PM


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Reply #91 on: November 08, 2020, 06:53:09 PM
How the mighty Red Army, ManU, has fallen....

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Reply #92 on: November 08, 2020, 07:55:45 PM

How the mighty Red Army, ManU, has fallen....


Not only have they fallen in general, but a couple of weeks ago they fell to Tottenhm Hotspur 6-1.

Life is good.






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Reply #93 on: November 08, 2020, 08:52:26 PM
 ;D

Sadly for MissB top of the pile only lasted two hours


 

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Reply #94 on: November 09, 2020, 03:33:08 PM

How the mighty Red Army, ManU, has fallen....


Not only have they fallen in general, but a couple of weeks ago they fell to Tottenhm Hotspur 6-1.

Life is good.



And big money is flowing to other teams. I think they call it parity.

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Reply #95 on: November 09, 2020, 04:49:26 PM

How the mighty Red Army, ManU, has fallen....


Not only have they fallen in general, but a couple of weeks ago they fell to Tottenhm Hotspur 6-1.

Life is good.



And big money is flowing to other teams. I think they call it parity.

But only to a very few other teams I'm afraid Watcher.  We are a long way from parity; maybe we need a draft pick system.


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Reply #96 on: November 09, 2020, 05:53:32 PM

 ;D

Sadly for MissB top of the pile only lasted two hours


That's true. But they were a pretty wonderful two hours...





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Reply #97 on: November 09, 2020, 06:06:32 PM

How the mighty Red Army, ManU, has fallen....


Not only have they fallen in general, but a couple of weeks ago they fell to Tottenhm Hotspur 6-1.

Life is good.


And big money is flowing to other teams. I think they call it parity.


But only to a very few other teams I'm afraid Watcher.  We are a long way from parity; maybe we need a draft pick system.


Exactly.

On top of that, the EPL is only in week 8, and there are still 30 matches yet to play.

For example, Man City currently sits in 10th place, but they're only 6 points (two wins) out of first place. And while I'm rejoicing over Man U's lowly 14th place standing, they're only 8 points from the top of the table.

The big question right now is whether any of the "surprise" teams toward the top of the table can maintain their positions. ODK can speak to this with much more authority than I, but while Everton and Leicester look like solid teams (and I've long had a soft spot for James Rodriguez), but teams like Southampton and Aston Villa will have a very tough time maintaining their positions. Southampton's victories have all come against lower-table teams (and, for the record they lost to Spurs 5-2 back in late September).






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Reply #98 on: November 09, 2020, 06:34:13 PM

The lack of fans may be diluting the home advantage somewhat.  It will be interesting to see if the perennial mid table teams do better because of it.  In top flight UK soccer the away fans are limited to 10% of the ticket allocation (this rises to 15% for the FA Cup), and segregated into remote parts of the stadium. How does this compare to American sports?


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Reply #99 on: November 09, 2020, 07:06:25 PM

The lack of fans may be diluting the home advantage somewhat. 


You may be right. After all, Spurs beat Man U 6-1 at Old Trafford.

(And no, I will never grow tired of mentioning that match.)







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