The General Football Thread

Whats going on up there Scotland?

If this stays the same it'll have been a pretty decent international window for the Home Nations (aside from NI).

 

Lavia on for his international debut.

 

[QUOTE="Shandy_top_89, post: 16599628, member: 1034547"]Whats going on up there Scotland?

If this stays the same it'll have been a pretty decent international window for the Home Nations (aside from NI).[/QUOTE]


Well, the fashionable team must`ve been unlucky, and the unfashionable team fluked it. That`s how it works, right?!
Shout out to Angus Gunn - he didn`t have much to do, but he was coolness personified.

 

Just need to avoid the Georgia curse now, excellent start.

Early doors but could have all of GB at a tournament for a change, which would be nice.

I would say U.K. but NI have work to do.

 

FA’s new non-league contract will cut injured players’ wages. The new contract makes it easier for clubs to reduce a player’s wages if they are injured or terminate the contract of a player who suffers a long-term injury.
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...m_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=fiver_email

 

Tbf, there's not a lot of money in non-league football and for grassroots teams with crowds of a few hundred, paying the full wages of a player who's out long term and will need to be replaced with another player is gonna be a bit of a financial burden to clubs.

That article, however, is very one sided.

What should happen is that the FA sets up a fund to top up the wages of players who are injured for a long time, with the club only paying a certain percentage. I can't imagine there are many players that are injured for a long time at any one time (and those that are probably aren't on high pay) that it would be unaffordable for the FA

 

I take your point re the costs but I'm sure there are insurance options available similar to https://www.marshsport.co.uk/find-y...surance/professional/professional-footballers . I've had cover for "dangerous" sports, surfing, hang gliding, diving sadly now restricted to snorkeling due to COPD and of course supporting the Saints.

 

That's for individual players though. Presumably there's insurance for clubs but I can't imagine it would cover the long term salary of an injured player though. I understand players need that security but it's not like non-league football is awash with money

 

Have a look at the details and coverage available in the link it's wider than you think. There's more here https://sqaf.club/football-clubs-insurance-injured-player/
"Do Footballers Get Paid the Same When Injured?
Usually, yes. It would have to be an extremely long-term injury to prevent them being paid their full salary while sidelined.

All professional footballers in England are entitled to 18 months’ pay while injured before there is a chance that their salary will be cut, or even halved. If the injury or illness is picked up while not on ‘club duty’, the club may only pay their basic salary for up to a year."
This is the current situation which the proposal may change. It's different elsewhere
"Further afield, the rules vary. In Germany, if a player cannot play through injury or illness, the club is only obliged to pay their salary for six weeks, so Bundesliga players often buy additional insurance.

In France, the cut-off point is three months, while if the player suffers a potentially career-ending injury, the club can terminate his contract immediately, with a severance payment of 40 per cent of their monthly wage multiplied by the number of seasons the player has played for the club.

In Italy, an unavailable player can be paid their basic salary by their club for up to six months, after which point their salary can be halved until the player has recovered, or the contract terminated if their injury is career-ending."
Amateur or professional and across all sports and activities this highlights the need for selecting the best policy that suits the individual or organisation.

 

The South Coast Nightmare

How many of these will happen?

- Saints relegated
- Brighton qualify for Champions League
- Bompey stay up
- Pompey promoted through playoffs

 

All of Them .

 

Promoted through the play offs, that'll be the day.

Fun to be in the same league again though. This time we'll actually have an owner too. Though even without an owner you still couldn't beat us in the league

 

Remind me, wasn't that the season we got automatic promotion by two points and Pompey were relegated?

 

EFL final today

Still great memories of 13 years ago. Met some great Carlisle fans on the day, genuine football fans

A reminder that football is not all about the Premier league

 

Was there and very partially conflicted, having lived in and love the area etc, of Cumbria and Carlisle in particular. However Saints was my very firm choice on the day. Just remember the moment Marcus lifted that trophy

 

A proper footballing day. Kept in touch with a couple of Carlisle fans who have met up with again since when they came to watch their team against Gillingham, which is not that far from where I am.

True dedication, the amount of travelling they do to support their team.

 

And yet you still couldn't beat us

 

I'm not going to deny that beating our local rivals is always a pleasure as we did the last time we played each other (0-4 in your own back yard) but I don't think only drawing spoilt our season. Those two points helped us get back to back promotions while they didn't save you from relegation. In the circumstances, I can understand you clinging to any straw you can grab but really? Your fiercest rivals get promoted and you get relegated from the same division, in the same season and that's the best you can come up with for bragging rights?

 

Redders come on as sub for Besiktas against rivals Fenerbahce and has turned the match around with two assists despite them being down to ten men the bastard, he's ****ed up my acca!...

 

And now he's just scored a Worldie with a run from the halfway line and a shot similar to his goal against the Skates...vintage Redders.

Another assist (3) and a goal from Redders in a counter-attacking masterclass. He's only been on the pitch since H/T!

The Turkish commentator is creaming his pants over him!