Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

When you are at a football match watching your team every attempt at goal that doesn't go over the bar or wide of the post feels like an attempt on target wether it hits the woodwork direct or is deflected, it is only in the stats after the game does someone put it down as a shot on or off target

Portugal just hit the inside of the post and the ball bounced out and not in during the penalty shootout

The thing about televised games is that million of plastic fans watch them without ever going to a football match of the team they "support" and think they are experts because every thing is now over analysed by pundits

Edit

France did go through without scoring a goal in open play

 

You lot all watch poncy football
I down at grassroots every week 4-6 games a weekend
That’s proper football

very rare any of their shots are on target lmao

 

You a groundsman?

 

This is another fine mess you have got me into Stanley

 

Reading this shot on target discussion has genuinely shortened my life a bit I reckon.

It's ridiculous as well. A shot bouncing off the post is clearly off target by definition.

 

What if it bounces down off the crossbar and only backspin takes it over the line? ... was the shot on target? .. or not?

 

Breaking news ... a player that missed the target has just scored a goal ...

 

I’ve absolutely no idea what you’re rambling on about but having seen thousands of awful shots go wide or over the bar live they didn’t “feel” on target. Even if they did they weren’t.

 

Exactly, I haven't read back but wtf is this about?

 

It’s the Fosse-Diego-Duggie triumvirate of doom. A rare but terrifying combination of alcohol, stupidity and early stage dementia.

But today is a new day and Garuff will be sending those Toblerone-shaggers back to their homes made of emmenthal and clocks crying. Bellingham to score the winner in off the post for a shot which people will debate being on or off target for the rest of time.

 

Clouds gathering now. Maybe with a bit of rain the pub won’t be full of shrieking women in new England shirts telling the players to shoot when we’re passing it on the halfway line but probably not.

 

Just checked the KO time, with it being the early one I'll watch that @Libby

 

The bandwagon is full mate. You aren’t wanted.

 

Didn't ask if I was wanted.

 

Look forward to you labelling everyone ****s by 7pn.

 

We’ll be eagerly anticipating penalties after a dour 0-0 at 7pm

 

Im Going for a dull nil nil then a dull extra time and a dull penalty loss for England

As reflected in my free bet

 

Nice, it's a lovely game with wonderful people enjoying it.

 

Germany's going home, from Germany to Germany?

Morons.