The General Football Thread

I'm going to keep stumping for us to sign Ismael Kone in the summer just in case someone at Saints does their scouting on this board.

 

Looks like the Bahrain centre back would fit in the way he ran out of position and missed the ball

 

I don't think they do as I was going on about Almiron & his strike partner Josef Martinez at Atlanta Utd for ages before Newcastle bought him. True it is has taken a couple of years to flourish, but maybe the Saints magic dust would have worked sooner. FWIW I think Martinez is still available.

 

This guy crashed into pitch side hoardings and needed neurosurgery. Hope he recovers.

 

Mentioned on Any Questions on Radio 4 this evening, which was hosted by Bath City.

All the best Alex.

 

One of Tom’s?

 

Nope! I'm not stupid enough to wear glasses when I ref. I love contact lenses.

 

From the Guardian fiver letters. Spot on.
“Re: the Cristiano Ronaldo interview given to Piers Morgan (yesterday’s Fiver). Yes, it was a great chance for ‘a narcissistic, self-serving egomaniac’ (to use Barney Ronay’s description) to make it all about himself and he took it with both hands, but I think Ronaldo is not entirely faultless either” – Admir Pajic.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63650914

Initial list of 14 grounds submitted for 2028 Euros bid. None from South of London unsurprisingly.

Can't see Dublin retaining 2 grounds if Scotland only have one. Be interesting to see the Casement Park redevelopment should it be successful though I'm kind of hoping it goes to Turkey.


Edit: no millennium stadium?!

 

Prinicpality Stadium is the Millennium Stadium.

 

Seems a little needless to have named 14 grounds (to be cut down to 10), given that they include two in Manchester and three in London. For a UK competition, there's no chance that 50% of the final 10 will come from those two cities alone. There's also no chance that Old Trafford or Wembley will miss out. So why bother to name the Etihad? I suppose the London Stadium might beat the Tottenham Stadium, but I would doubt it.

 

I disagree with Old Trafford not missing out - it may be a great stadium, but it is quite tired now. Though by 2028 it may be ok.

 

Mo Salisu has just scored the opening goal for Ghana against Switzerland.

 

2nd just gone in, it's streaming here https://crichd.tv/ghana-vs-switzerland-live-streaming

 

Tennis?

Edit:
Just seen time of post!

 

OS has announced the date of Saints v Lincoln in the Carabao Cup: It's on Wednesday 21st December, with tickets starting at £12.50 for STH. As we'll have been without a Saints match for several weeks, this may draw a large (ish) crowd. Or it may be too close to Christmas, or too soon after our World Cup victory (OK, probably not)

 

At those prices, I would think the crowd will be upwards of 20,000.

 

Though it is close to Xmas and we are all living in a COL crisis.....

 

Probably be similar to the Sheffield Wednesday tie which I'd guess was just under 20k.