Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup 2022/23 etc... Discussion Thread

[Chris]

What do you all think is going to happen with PSG and Lyon, since Ligue Un is cancelled but they're still in the CL? Given the PL, Serie A, BuLi and La Liga are all starting again this month, safe to assume the CL resumes.

I would assume they would still be competing in the CL regardless of their league being canceled or not as long as there aren't any government restrictions in France preventing it from happening, but even then they could do a neutral site for the game.

 

[TeaDrinkingLimey]

*Sigh*
The day is nearly upon us.
The day that Liverpool finally win the league, for the first time in 30 years.

 

[Chris]

Sources: Messi stuns Barcelona with exit request

Lionel Messi has told Barcelona that he wants to leave the club this summer, various sources have confirmed to ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Sky]

Helps that he's apparently got a clause in his contract that lets him fuck off whenever he wants

 

[Dale]

Aint happening. He's swinging his dick.

 

[Chris]

Aint happening. He's swinging his dick.

The Orton strategy?

 

[TeaDrinkingLimey]

The Orton strategy?

I thought that was shitting in people's bags?

 

[Dale]

Oh look Messi is staying at Barca, what a surprise..

 

[Dmac]

So this thread needs to be waaaayyy more active.

Maybe I can help with that.

Favourite signing of the window so far? Doesn't have to be top league just opinion.

 

[Chris]

Best of luck, I've been following even less than I normally do for an American too many sports going on at one time

 

[Dmac]

Best of luck, I've been following even less than I normally do for an American too many sports going on at one time

Exactly why I don't have an NFL team because I follow too many teams already.

Lads at work have tried.

 

[Dale]

I'll be honest, this transfer window has bored the actual living piss out of me.

Weeks and weeks of Auba is close to signing a new contract, Jadon Sancho circus, SSN actually buying into the fact Messi that Messi was going to leave Barcelona etc.

 

[Dmac]

Thiago? Jota?

City buying their 1030th defender since Pep took over?

Then you have smaller level signings like Villa signing Watkins, Traore, and then Barkely on loan. Also Matty Cash from Forest.

I think Villa have had the best window out of all Premier League teams so far.

 

[Dmac]

So we have our Champions League Draw and Player awards.

Goalkeeper of the Year:

Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)

Defender of the Year:

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

Midfielder of the Year:

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

Forward of the Year:

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

Coach of the Year:

Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich)

Player of the Year:

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

The awards absolutely dominated by Bayern this year.

UEFA Champions League Draw:

Group A:

Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow

Group B:

Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach

Group C:

Porto, Man City, Olympiakos, Marseille

Group D:

Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta, Midtjylland

Group E:

Sevilla, Chelsea, Krasnodar, Rennes

Group F:

Zenit St Petersburg, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, Club Bruges

Group G:

Juventus, Barcelona, Dynamo Kiev, Ferencvaros

Group H:

Paris St-Germain, Man Utd, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Basaksehir

...

I'm happy enough with Liverpool's draw. We avoided any long trips to Turkey, Russia or Ukraine.

Atalanta is a tough one but should, and I emphasise the word should get past the other two relatively easily.

City's draw is a joke. Just give them a bye into the Knockout rounds, you might as well.

 

[RDK]

So we have our Champions League Draw and Player awards.

Goalkeeper of the Year:

Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)

Defender of the Year:

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

Midfielder of the Year:

Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

Forward of the Year:

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

Coach of the Year:

Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich)

Player of the Year:

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

The awards absolutely dominated by Bayern this year.

UEFA Champions League Draw:

Group A:

Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg, Lokomotiv Moscow

Group B:

Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Inter Milan, Borussia Monchengladbach

Group C:

Porto, Man City, Olympiakos, Marseille

Group D:

Liverpool, Ajax, Atalanta, Midtjylland

Group E:

Sevilla, Chelsea, Krasnodar, Rennes

Group F:

Zenit St Petersburg, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, Club Bruges

Group G:

Juventus, Barcelona, Dynamo Kiev, Ferencvaros

Group H:

Paris St-Germain, Man Utd, RB Leipzig, Istanbul Basaksehir

...

I'm happy enough with Liverpool's draw. We avoided any long trips to Turkey, Russia or Ukraine.

Atalanta is a tough one but should, and I emphasise the word should get past the other two relatively easily.

City's draw is a joke. Just give them a bye into the Knockout rounds, you might as well.

Chelsea's group is far easier than City's