Football Thread 2016 | September | Big S(h)am Allardyce Leaves National Team With 100% Win Rate

Monday lads. One more week to go. Let's do this!

By Phlebas Go To PostCan anyone recommend a Sci-Fi book series to read?(Completed preferably) I have some Barnes & Noble gift cards to use and would like to get paperbacks.

I've gone through the Culture, Enders Game series.

For the new page

By Elchele Go To Postdean?

Pls. Like I go on dates 🌛

Phlebas:

Night's Dawn trilogy: Peter Hamilton
Hyperion Cantos: Dan Simmons
Book of the New Sun: Gene Wolfe
Deathstalker: Simon Green
Dorsai: Gordon Dickson ... :( never completed, missing last book due to death :/

Odd, is it worth going for an onsen?

I'll echo Adam Blade. Can't go wrong with Night's Dawn and Hyperion.

I'll go ahead and assume you've already read William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy (Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive). Cyberpunk's been relegated to the anachronism drawer for a while now, but I still consider Gibson's work seminal. If you haven't you should at the very least read Neuromancer. I also recommend Burning Chrome, a sweet collection of short stories.

Richard K. Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs trilogy (Altered Carbon, Broken Angels and Woken Furies) is another good call.

Explain to me the PR upside of this Busby thing.

So many good vibes and the club goes and winds up the Busby family

By Bold 2 in One Go To PostWhat's your max budget?

£300

By S@l Go To PostExplain to me the PR upside of this Busby thing.

So many good vibes and the club goes and winds up the Busby family

What they've done isn't really as bad as the story and headline makes it out to be.

I can see why the family no longer have access to the directors box. How many generations do you allow that to go on for? And from what I understand they've provided season tickets for all of the grandchildren.

As for the plaque. They could and should have just left if there because it's harmless but I think it's just a sticker/badge on the seat with the name of the person who sits there. Busby's son sat on his seat after he passed. Bobby C and Fergie will have a similar one on theirs. Could have just left it there but the man does have a statue of himself in front of the ground I don't think he's being disrespected that much.

Thanks Adam and Zabo, I'll get into Nights Dawn first then.

By Vivalapizza Go To PostWhat they've done isn't really as bad as the story and headline makes it out to be..

Fair enough

#mollified

Can the international break be done yet?

By Linius Go To PostCan the international break be done yet?

5 more days !

Watched the derby that RVP (feat. Nasri) won for us.

Highlights: Rooney incessantly mouthing off at Valencia after spraying pass after pass out of play. Atkinson refusing to play advantage after Yaya stormed through three challenges and was essentially through on goal, albeit from an angle. And best of all, Yaya ferociously taking out Cleverley and then, moments later, collapsing to the ground whimpering about his knee. What an arse that man has always been.

Special mention for Tevez kicking Phil right in front of SAF as the seconds ticked away.

By S@l Go To PostWatched the derby that RVP (feat. Nasri) won for us.

Highlights: Rooney incessantly mouthing off at Valencia after spraying pass after pass out of play. Atkinson refusing to play advantage after Yaya stormed through three challenges and was essentially through on goal, albeit from an angle. And best of all, Yaya ferociously taking out Cleverley and then, moments later, collapsing to the ground whimpering about his knee. What an arse that man has always been.

Special mention for Tevez kicking Phil right in front of SAF as the seconds ticked away.

Living in the past as a Liverpool fan I see.

By batong Go To PostLiving in the past as a Liverpool fan I see.

pls. It was on tv. I don't own a VHS.

By S@l Go To PostI don't own a VHS.

List of players likely to be off for up to 5 weeks for the African Cup of Nations in January

AFC Bournemouth
Max Gradel (CIV)

Arsenal
Elneny (EGY)

Crystal Palace
Souare (SEN)

Everton
Bolasie (CON)
Gana Gueye (SEN)
Niasse (SEN)

Hull
Elmohamady (EGY)

Leicester
Amartey (GHA)
Schlupp (GHA)
Mahrez (ALG)
Slimani (ALG)

Liverpool
Mane (SEN)
(Matip is a possibilty but unlikely)

Manchester City
Yaya Toure (CIV)

Manchester United
Eric Bailly (CIV)

Southampton
Boufal (MOR)

Stoke
Sobhi (EGY)
Mame Diouf (SEN)
Bony (CIV)

Sunderland
Khazri (TUN)
Djilobodji (SEN)
Lamina Kone (CIV)

Watford
Amrabat (MOR)
Guedioura (ALG)
Dja Djedji (CIV)

West Brom
Nyom (CAM)

West Ham
Feghouli (ALG)
Ayew (GHA)
Kouyate (SEN)
Sakho (SEN)

Looks like Ajax will be missing Traore and Ziyech, two of our more important players most likely. Fuck the Africa Cup really.

Leicester and West Ham hit hard there

Lester are getting relegated.

:lol

#Merda'd

5 more days.

Barcelona are such crybabies.

Nonetheless, the deal was completed and the Spanish giants are weighing up a legal challenge in search of compensation from the Sao Paulo club.

Weigh up paying your taxes you trash club

Imagine bullying an ickle Brazilian club over a foetus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuu0901XB3E

^^^ Erect Bailly's got a bit of Rio. Those feints.

By Oddinho Go To PostHaven't played it myself so I can't make any comment towards the combat but people seem to think it's pretty good?

The combat was sluggish, unresponsive and lacking in any weight whatsoever in the platinum demo. I had hype for the game until that turd 😖

By Facism Go To PostThe combat was sluggish, unresponsive and lacking in any weight whatsoever in the platinum demo. I had hype for the game until that turd 😖

I like it. I have no worries with the combat. Problem is the sub-missions.

Just wanted to chime on yday convo, I do think Henderson is unfairly criticized, I mean he is a bit of a nothing player but has a good engine, can pass the ball about ok, and a good player to have in a midfield imo.

By Phlebas Go To PostThanks Adam and Zabo, I'll get into Nights Dawn first then.

Cixin Liu's Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest and the English translation of Death's End comes out this month.

By Baconsaurus Go To PostCixin Liu's Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy. The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest and the English translation of Death's End comes out this month.

I own this, but I am buried in mandatory reading. Annoyed that you're telling me it's good.

Gonna start on The Three Body Problem later. Thanks, Bacon.

Pele

These videos have made me teary-eyed

Please cryo-gen him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCZEyMW25ZU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaeEpKXHZ8o

Paulo Sousa about to leave Fiorentina according to Mediaset.

I, for one, am shocked. Nobody saw this coming.

I'm surprised he lasted this long. He and Fiorentina's owners clearly hate each other's guts.

Oh, this reminds me why I stay away from reading GAF threads on racial/cultural matters

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=215922811

Keeping hype in check, but Horizon looks quite good doesnt it, fluid as fuck.

It has come to my attention that Mario Melchiot signs off all his tweets with #mmlove and I don't quite know how to process this information.

Dillinger playing 3 times in Denmark, one time in Oslo next year. What a farewell that will be.

Also 8 shows in England in a weeks time. Hopefully I can get tickets to o2 forum.

By Kidjr Go To PostKeeping hype in check, but Horizon looks quite good doesnt it, fluid as fuck.

Should fill my "one open world game for the year" quota nicely.

Sounds like Allardyce is already putting Rooney on a pedestal.

By S@l Go To PostPele

These videos have made me teary-eyed

Please cryo-gen him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCZEyMW25ZU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaeEpKXHZ8o

What a player.

By FlutterPuffs Go To PostOh, this reminds me why I stay away from reading GAF threads on racial/cultural matters

http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=215922811

"You should be aware of racial profiling and it is therefore your responsibility to arrive early so you won't miss your flight if you're randomly selected for a security screening." is basically his point right? Must be nice to emigrate to the land of the free because your home country has been ravaged by war and terrorism and then you'd have to put up with crap like this.

I went to Belgium two weeks ago and this came up. We were on our way to the border and one of my mates asked if you needed your ID or passport when traveling abroad in Europe. Yes you idiot, you do. Well we couldn't turn back, so we just had to risk it. We would probably be fine because of the Schengen agreement anyway, and we're four white dudes and... oh no wait one of my friends was born in Baghdad and he looks like an Arab. If he had to travel to the US he'd be randomly selected too and I don't think the TSA would care much for the fact that his parents had to flee Iraq when he was a baby because they were Christian. It's a mess.

By Laboured Go To PostIt has come to my attention that Mario Melchiot signs off all his tweets with #mmlove and I don't quite know how to process this information.

Mate, Owen Coyle signs his name with a smiley face in the O.

In an extract from a new book, Paul Scholes talks about how he has fallen out of love with the Premier League and why he is not sure he will ever go into management

Least motivational man in cosmos inches toward correct decision

Yaya's agent is a hoot.

They will lose a lot of millions of supporters from Africa because of this decision from Guardiola.

Now they will support Manchester United. A lot of people in Africa say they will never see any more matches of City on TV.

He will have many offers from clubs. China and America of course they want him but we will have a lot of offers from England and Europe. He is in very good shape, very good condition, I think he lost seven kilograms.

Maybe that’s not good enough for Guardiola, but then Zlatan Ibrahimovic wasn’t good enough for him.

In January we will see. It is three months to wait — no problem. Yaya is a very professional guy.

Retire you fucking cunt.

By Francis Go To PostYaya is a very professional guy.

We saw that when he lost the player of the year trophy in Africa against Aubameyang.
He's a cunt.

He is in very good shape, very good condition, I think he lost seven kilograms.

2 kilograms soul, 5 kilograms resale value

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/sep/05/paul-scholes-non-league-football-premier-league?CMP=fb_gu#img-1

Even the idea of a Scholes book is


OptaJoe ‏@OptaJoe 2h2 hours ago
106 - Since Jurgen Klopp took over, Liverpool games have seen more PL goals than any other side (F60 A46). Entertainers.

I hadn't thought about a Klopp Keegan overlap. But I will.

Headlines "Copenhagen shops in Southampton"

Reads article and realize it's just some scout called Brian Fonseca.

I hate online newspapers.