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shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#1996New Post! Mar 02, 2020 @ 17:02:27
@Jennifer1984 Said

Zombie Huns...? really..? Oh, do behave. That is just sooooooooo 1970's.

Nice of you to broadcast your ignorance. Well done you.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#1997New Post! Mar 02, 2020 @ 17:04:45
@Jennifer1984 Said

I've got my finger on the pulse of English football.

shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#1998New Post! Mar 02, 2020 @ 17:48:01
Liverpool might be running away with the EPL title but in Europe's other major leagues things are much closer.

* In La Liga Real lead Barca by just 1 pt.
* In Serie A Lazio lead Juve (1 game in hand) by 2 pts with Inter (2 games in hand) a further 6 pts adrift.
* In the Bundesliga there is only 8 pts btw 1st and 5th.
Jennifer1984 On July 20, 2022
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Penzance, United Kingdom
#1999New Post! Mar 13, 2020 @ 14:12:39
Dear Liverpool City Transport Department. Please cancel our booking for 31 May, for an open top bus tour of the city. This will no longer be required. Yours faithfully, J Klopp (Herr)

shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2000New Post! Mar 17, 2020 @ 15:40:22
Euro 2020 has been postponed until 2021.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2001New Post! Apr 23, 2020 @ 06:03:22
No great surprise to hear that the clubs in the National League's three tiers have voted to end the regular season immediately. At this stage the issue of promotion and relegation has yet to be decided.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2002New Post! Apr 23, 2020 @ 06:06:42
Meanwhile the Saudi public investment fund takeover of Newcastle seems imminent.
Jennifer1984 On July 20, 2022
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Penzance, United Kingdom
#2003New Post! Apr 23, 2020 @ 18:15:09
I wonder how Jurgen Klopp feels now about getting what he wished for..?

The two weeks "Winter Break" lost to the Premier League in January, which he was the prime mover for, had the matches that would normally have taken place on those weekends been played, Liverpool may now be Premier League Champions by mathematical certainty.

As it is, they still require two more wins to be mathematically certain to win the Premier League in which case there would be justification for awarding them the title if the season cannot be completed.

A sort of "Pro Rata" system has been proposed to use a form of averages (details yet to be devised) to create a final table, but this is likely to be opposed by everybody who would be relegated in such a way, or fail to be promoted (say, teams who would have had to compete in the play offs).

I personally don't like the idea. The season either finishes or it doesn't. The matches must be played or the season voided. And no "special case" for Liverpool. I admit it is extremely unlikely they would fail to gain the points necessary to get over the finishing line, but it is a fundamental principle of sport that "Nothing is over until the final whistle".

There can be no special exemptions from the requirement to acquire the points.
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2004New Post! May 16, 2020 @ 13:53:12
The Bundesliga is back
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2005New Post! May 17, 2020 @ 09:05:12
Good luck to Die Eisernen tomorrow
shadowen On March 22, 2024




Bunyip Bend, Australia
#2006New Post! May 18, 2020 @ 11:39:45
The bhoys have been announced as champions of Scotland. It's the 9th straight title for the hoops. After the decision was made to end the Premiership season it had to be determined what would be the outcome of a season that was finished without all scheduled matches being played. Now of course the only fair outcome is one where every body plays all of their matches. This however wasnt possible this season. So the question was which outcome would be the least unfair. I think the SPFL came to the right decision in deciding that the final standings would be determined by average number of points gained per match played. On this basis Celtic were crowned champions of Scotland. Only a deluded hun would argue that the hoops werent the best team of the 2019/20 season and didnt deserve their title. Hearts were unlucky but the SPFL really had no other choice.

Celtic have now won the title 9 times in a row on two occasions. The challenge now is to become the first team to win 10 on the bounce.
Jennifer1984 On July 20, 2022
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Penzance, United Kingdom
#2007New Post! Jun 26, 2020 @ 05:08:05
Congratulations to Liverpool, Premier League champions and worthy winners at that. They have been the best team in the EPL this season by a distance.

Klopp's masterstroke last season was the signing of Virgil van Dyke from Southampton. Their defence is secure and with the strike force they have they can beat anybody.

Liverpool are a more 'complete' team than Manchester City who have a world class midfield and attack, but a League One defence. Mendy is a good player going forward but weak in defending. Not a good attribute for a full back. Otamendi, Stones and Mendy all need to be moved on. Pep must invest in defenders or the same will happen next season.

There is also the little matter of the UEFA Champions League ban that is currently being dealt with by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. General concensus is that it's 50/50. City did get up to some financial jiggery-pokery, of that there seems little doubt. However, EUFA have broken their own rules at various points of their investigation, and too many comments in the press suggest the matter was pre-judged. City might just get away with the ban being overturned and a huge fine imposed instead. But that's not guaranteed. We have to wait and see with that one.

If the ban stands though, it's difficult to see how they will be able to hold on to the likes of de Bruyne, Sterling, Mahrez, etc. It's not beyond the bounds of credibility that the Arabs might decide to sell-up too. That is going to be one big decision coming from CAS in mid July.

Liverpool fans will be delighted with winning the league, and so they should be. But their season is now, effectively, over. In the short term, Manchester City still have the FA Cup to defend and the Champions League to win. They could possibly finish the season with three trophies including the Big One. I'd call that a pretty good return on a 'bad season'.

But that defence..... that defence... The problem is staring Pep in the face and if he doesn't deal with it Manchester City will be runners up for the next five seasons.

If CAS uphold the UEFA ban, it could be curtains.
dookie On December 16, 2023
Foolish Bombu





, United Kingdom
#2008New Post! Jun 26, 2020 @ 07:32:32
@Jennifer1984 Said

Congratulations to Liverpool, Premier League champions and worthy winners at that. They have been the best team in the EPL this season by a distance.

Klopp's masterstroke last season was the signing of Virgil van Dyke from Southampton. Their defence is secure and with the strike force they have they can beat anybody.

Liverpool are a more 'complete' team than Manchester City who have a world class midfield and attack, but a League One defence. Mendy is a good player going forward but weak in defending. Not a good attribute for a full back. Otamendi, Stones and Mendy all need to be moved on. Pep must invest in defenders or the same will happen next season.

There is also the little matter of the UEFA Champions League ban that is currently being dealt with by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. General concensus is that it's 50/50. City did get up to some financial jiggery-pokery, of that there seems little doubt. However, EUFA have broken their own rules at various points of their investigation, and too many comments in the press suggest the matter was pre-judged. City might just get away with the ban being overturned and a huge fine imposed instead. But that's not guaranteed. We have to wait and see with that one.

If the ban stands though, it's difficult to see how they will be able to hold on to the likes of de Bruyne, Sterling, Mahrez, etc. It's not beyond the bounds of credibility that the Arabs might decide to sell-up too. That is going to be one big decision coming from CAS in mid July.

Liverpool fans will be delighted with winning the league, and so they should be. But their season is now, effectively, over. In the short term, Manchester City still have the FA Cup to defend and the Champions League to win. They could possibly finish the season with three trophies including the Big One. I'd call that a pretty good return on a 'bad season'.

But that defence..... that defence... The problem is staring Pep in the face and if he doesn't deal with it Manchester City will be runners up for the next five seasons.

If CAS uphold the UEFA ban, it could be curtains.


Hi Jennifer, its all a matter of opinion. My daughter is a Liverpool fan, while her husband is Everton. Their children are Spurs and Ipswich. All good stuff. I was always on the famous Shelf at White Hart Lane during the sixties and seventies, then marriage put an end to that.

Yes, congrats to the Reds, the best all round team by far this season. Kloppy seems a real football man himself, a real fan combined with being a great coach and motivator.

(I went with my daughter and grandchildren to Liverpool last year and did the Anfield Stadium Tour. Genuinely came across as a great community club with deep roots in the city. My daughter laid a small wreath at the "96" memorial - a guy she knew, another Liverpool fan, had taken his life not long before, leaving four young children. .....later that year she drove one of the young lads up for a natch at Anfield. As far as Liverpool the city was concerned, I was more interested in The Cavern, home of the Beatles)
Jennifer1984 On July 20, 2022
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Penzance, United Kingdom
#2009New Post! Jun 26, 2020 @ 18:01:14
@dookie Said

Hi Jennifer, its all a matter of opinion. My daughter is a Liverpool fan, while her husband is Everton. Their children are Spurs and Ipswich. All good stuff. I was always on the famous Shelf at White Hart Lane during the sixties and seventies, then marriage put an end to that.

Yes, congrats to the Reds, the best all round team by far this season. Kloppy seems a real football man himself, a real fan combined with being a great coach and motivator.

(I went with my daughter and grandchildren to Liverpool last year and did the Anfield Stadium Tour. Genuinely came across as a great community club with deep roots in the city. My daughter laid a small wreath at the "96" memorial - a guy she knew, another Liverpool fan, had taken his life not long before, leaving four young children. .....later that year she drove one of the young lads up for a natch at Anfield. As far as Liverpool the city was concerned, I was more interested in The Cavern, home of the Beatles)


Spurs, eh..? They're a bit of a 'nearly' club, which is a shame because I quite like them. They should win more trophies.

I originally come from Greenwich (Blackheath actually.... where the London Marathon starts every year) so by default I'm a Charlton Athletic supporter. Not that I go to football matches. My dad took me to a Boxing Day match at the Valley when we were in the Premier League when I was about 17. I read a book all the way through the game. I didn't like the live match atmosphere. Football grounds are a very hostile and intimidating environment which I'm not used to.

I had never watched a football match before Euro '96 when my mates at school and I got into the whole "Three lions on the shirt" thing. It was kinda fun.

I tried to support Charlton but it coincided when the team was in decline and we were bottom of the Premier League. One week, when my brother in law had to work and couldn't take my nephew to one match, my sister suggested I take him and use the spare ticket. He said "No way mum. Ever since she's been supporting us we've been losing every week. Aunt Jenny's a jinx." That put me in my place.

I like football very much, but only as an armchair fan. I love sport generally, especially rugby union. I played women's rugby at university (centre threequarter) and my (then) girlfriend (now my wife) played in the pack. We had a blast. Girls behaving badly.

I grew up in the Rugby environment at Blackheath RFC. My dad used to play for them back in the amateur days. He played back row forward and used to take me to matches there. It was laid back, friendly. When dad rocked up at the Rectory Field with me in two his mates used to shout out "Brought your fan club with you again, eh Kenny..?" But they were all lovely to me. As a little girl I could run around with the other kids and dad could stay in the bar after the game with his mates and not worry about me.

Wife and I both love almost all sports. We still play netball for a team in the local league. We're both Olympics junkies. Winter and summer games. We went to London 2012... we had tickets for two days in the stadium, the highlight being when Jamaica won gold, silver and bronze in the men's 200 metres. Fantastic... Amazing. Nothing like it in the world.

Wife and I like to ski in the winter. We both have memberships at our gym and I take long, clifftop runs to keep fit. Amanda (wife) swims and is a qualified rugby referee. We have all the sports channels on TV and it seems to have rubbed off on our daughter. She's a born swimmer and shoots a pretty mean netball too.

So....... that's the sporting "me". It would be interesting to discuss sport with you. I'm sure you must have some views on football. Do you enjoy other sports..?

I'd love to chat. I look forward to it.
dookie On December 16, 2023
Foolish Bombu





, United Kingdom
#2010New Post! Jun 26, 2020 @ 18:26:16
@Jennifer1984 Said

Spurs, eh..? They're a bit of a 'nearly' club, which is a shame because I quite like them. They should win more trophies.

I originally come from Greenwich (Blackheath actually.... where the London Marathon starts every year) so by default I'm a Charlton Athletic supporter. Not that I go to football matches. My dad took me to a Boxing Day match at the Valley when we were in the Premier League when I was about 17. I read a book all the way through the game. I didn't like the live match atmosphere. Football grounds are a very hostile and intimidating environment which I'm not used to.

I had never watched a football match before Euro '96 when my mates at school and I got into the whole "Three lions on the shirt" thing. It was kinda fun.

I tried to support Charlton but it coincided when the team was in decline and we were bottom of the Premier League. One week, when my brother in law had to work and couldn't take my nephew to one match, my sister suggested I take him and use the spare ticket. He said "No way mum. Ever since she's been supporting us we've been losing every week. Aunt Jenny's a jinx." That put me in my place.

I like football very much, but only as an armchair fan. I love sport generally, especially rugby union. I played women's rugby at university (centre threequarter) and my (then) girlfriend (now my wife) played in the pack. We had a blast. Girls behaving badly.

I grew up in the Rugby environment at Blackheath RFC. My dad used to play for them back in the amateur days. He played back row forward and used to take me to matches there. It was laid back, friendly. When dad rocked up at the Rectory Field with me in two his mates used to shout out "Brought your fan club with you again, eh Kenny..?" But they were all lovely to me. As a little girl I could run around with the other kids and dad could stay in the bar after the game with his mates and not worry about me.

Wife and I both love almost all sports. We still play netball for a team in the local league. We're both Olympics junkies. Winter and summer games. We went to London 2012... we had tickets for two days in the stadium, the highlight being when Jamaica won gold, silver and bronze in the men's 200 metres. Fantastic... Amazing. Nothing like it in the world.

Wife and I like to ski in the winter. We both have memberships at our gym and I take long, clifftop runs to keep fit. Amanda (wife) swims and is a qualified rugby referee. We have all the sports channels on TV and it seems to have rubbed off on our daughter. She's a born swimmer and shoots a pretty mean netball too.

So....... that's the sporting "me". It would be interesting to discuss sport with you. I'm sure you must have some views on football. Do you enjoy other sports..?

I'd love to chat. I look forward to it.



Hello again, yes, Spurs. Funny enough at school as a youngster it was Norwich City, a team that captured my imagination early on when I watched the Football Trains roaring past our home when the Canaries reached the FA Cup Semi-Final as a lower league club. They lost to Luton but all the scarfs and fanfare must have touched my heart. I had no love of Spurs then - when they did the Double in the early sixties virtually all my fellow pupils were Spurs "supporters" (AKA "glory hunters"!) and I tended to go for the underdog! But when I left school and wanted to spread my wings I sought a London club to support and Spurs was the one ground you could get to without the rather daunting hazards of The Tube, which I feared!

I have memories of some great games and watching some of the great players of the sixties and seventies. Then I tied the knot with the love of my life - now heading for our 43rd anniversary - and I needed to tighten the budget! Trips up to London were out of the question.

Well, enough for now. All the best.
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