European Football 2021-22

Man City weren’t great .

Inter missed 2/3 very good chances.

But one moment of quality mattered.

 

Everyone hates them. Another bought trophy from the uber plastics. No doubt BT and all the assorted dolts will be eulogizing. Acres of printed matter will be written in praise of these charlatans.

The truth is it's all been bought with billions of petrodollars. Nothing momentous or historic regarding that. Horrible club, fans and coach. Soon to be joined by Saudi Arabia United.

 

Gives people another excuse to complain about the club .

https://twitter.com/VoicesOfTheVic/status/1667642803063496704

 

I think that is the general feeling .

Ok off the pitch they might be very dodgy but it’s a new team and set of fans enjoying the success .

Guess that attitude might change if they win everything for the next few seasons .

 

Mark Goldbridge ?!

 

People enjoy sport for the fact that it can be an unwritten drama. That the end is not certain. There is a frisson that the unexpected may happen. With the advent of the PL and the petrodollar clubs all that has disappeared. The sole excitement appears to be in who escapes the trapdoor. And even that is fairly predictable.

There's nothing to celebrate in seeing a club dominate football purely through the financial muscle it exerts often through illegal means. They have continually breached the rules to get to where they are. In the past their fans may have been the genuine sort but now ? The number of tourists and plastics is incredible. The sort that attach themselves to a club purely because it's successful. Yet have never been to a game or know a smidgeon about the history of the club. As sarcastically posted on Twitter there's is almost a fifteen year history.

Not to mention what they are doing around the globe with their 'partnerships'. Hoovering up talent before anyone else has a chance. They are not the only ones to blame in this regard with the hoarding of players but they are the worst example of it. They are in large part why many are turning away from football. Not just here but around Europe. What's the point of the league when you know by and large who will win it ? One only has to look at the winners of cups and leagues in the various top leagues in Europe to see that it is now a very small select band. This band is never satisfied with what it has. It's greed continues to grow demanding ever more concessions for themselves.

You look at the domestic situation. Whereas in the past clubs had a natural fall and rise in tandem with a top class manager you don't see the likes of a Derby, Ipswich, West Ham etc,etc even us bursting in on the bigger clubs and stealing away titles and cups. At the very least Manchester United and Liverpool's success was laid by two great managers not financial doping. When we played the final in 1984 there was a parity on the pitch despite the difference in fan base and historical achievement. It was not a foregone conclusion. Wind the clock forward to May 2019. One of the players sat on their bench cost more than our entire squad. What's impressive about trebles and doubles now ? Nothing at all.

 

Yes - unfortunately that probably means they will have to be taken over by states and shady characters.

 

While that is true, I cannot see any team at present in the PL who are capable of matching them stride for stride all season. Arsenal almost did it last season but became bottle jobs and lost it at the most crucial time, and the way Citee destroyed them was another factor they are still not quite their yet. Newcastle do look good though, and as much as I hate Lego Head Howe, I have to comend him for how he has got them playing. Man Utd are getting better, but still miles away from a serious challenge, Chelsea are meh and Liverpool are too inconsistent now. I think it will be Citee to take the title for a good few seasons yet. Unless they are massivly hit as punishment for their FFP issues.

 

I think the media and some non fans were more excited they won than this lot !

https://twitter.com/FBAwayDays/stat...ps://twitter.com/i/status/1667664643722997760

 

All a bit of "oh well we did expect to win - well done lads"

Or they hadn't been on the drink all day!

And the players looked more relived and drained if anything rather than ecstatic and emotional but I didn't see too much of the after match celebration.

No doubt someone did swear by accident and get a ticking off!

 

Another ex Watford manager winning promotion this season.

https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1667997859306692610

 

He's a prize prat. After thumping cradle Snatchers Munich I hope Leverkysen even if sponsored by Bayer at last snap the run of titles the Munich mafia have accumulated. And Jane misses out again as he reaches for his sinus medication.

Palacios although injured recently has shown what a superlative midfielder he is his trajectory hampered by injuries and yet another product of rhe endless River Plate academy.

Good to see fans protestng the DFB and 26 v 10 clubs acceptance of investment from those slimy venture capitalists in return for various commercial rights and no doubt attempts to turn it into another form of entertainment product.

It's grotesque the way these idiots people are getting their hands around the throats of the peoples game.

 

Damm .

Gino’s missed out on this one .

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68346321

 

Super performance from Alan Varela against Woolwich last night. I cam see several clubs making a move for the former Boxa defensive linchpin. But he's more than just a defensive midfielder.

Should be knocking on the door of the Argentina CA 24 squad. Certainly should be ahead of Paredes.

 

Guess there was a funeral like atmosphere at Anfield then ?