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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,789
    Stig said:
    ... except Carlo Ancelotti. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54045208

    [edit] Unless you make the fact: David Moyes is the first Everton manager to beat Spurs in the league in front of a full crowd, since David Moyes.
    Missed the "at home" in my original posting.
  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,799
    https://www.facebook.com/share/p/15mwh8iqFB/
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,643
    Newcastle have finally won something:


  • CoveredEnd1905
    CoveredEnd1905 Posts: 155
    Gassan Ahadme has scored two competitive goals at The Valley. They were both for Cambridge... 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,891
    CoveredEnd1905 said:
    Gassan Ahadme has scored two competitive goals at The Valley. They were both for Cambridge... 
    Someone is forgetting his bullet header for Blackpool
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,925
    Burnley have conceded 9 goals in 28 league games this season (no more than one in a match) so are on target to let in 15 goals for the season. It never quite works out like that but, to put that achievement to date in perspective, the record for the Championship is double that - 30 by Watford in 2020/21. Chelsea hold the all time record for the whole of the top four tiers of 15 (2004/05) so Burnley could, in theory, beat that too. 
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,111
    Addick Addict said:
    Burnley have conceded 9 goals in 28 league games this season (no more than one in a match) so are on target to let in 15 goals for the season. It never quite works out like that but, to put that achievement to date in perspective, the record for the Championship is double that - 30 by Watford in 2020/21. Chelsea hold the all time record for the whole of the top four tiers of 15 (2004/05) so Burnley could, in theory, beat that too. 
    And of course Burnley would be playing 8 games more than Chelsea did
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,708
    Deloitte's latest annual football review reveals that Real Madrid are the first club to generate over a billion euros in one season.

    Interesting to read that Barcelona women's revenue is 18.6 million dollars, Arsenal 17.9, Chelsea 13.9, Man U 11.1 and Real Madrid 10.9. 

  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 38,021
    FC Magdeburg sit top of 2.Bundesliga but are the only team in the league not to win a game at home this season.
  • Masterbrew
    Masterbrew Posts: 268
    ValleyGary said:
    FC Magdeburg sit top of 2.Bundesliga but are the only team in the league not to win a game at home this season.
    You beat me to it!

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  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,844
    JohnnyJoeyDeeDee said:
    In Derbyshire back in 1998 Mickleover Lighting Blue Sox beat Chellaston Boys 2-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Nothing unbelievable in that anyone would think. However the penalty shoot-out lasted for 66 penalties in total
    Never has “sudden death” been more wrongly named. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,925
    edited January 27
    Addick Addict said:
    Burnley have conceded 9 goals in 28 league games this season (no more than one in a match) so are on target to let in 15 goals for the season. It never quite works out like that but, to put that achievement to date in perspective, the record for the Championship is double that - 30 by Watford in 2020/21. Chelsea hold the all time record for the whole of the top four tiers of 15 (2004/05) so Burnley could, in theory, beat that too. 
    Probably one of the biggest certainties of the season was that tonight's Burnley match against Leeds would end up 0-0. With neither team having an appetite for risking a loss against one of their biggest rivals for promotion, it was always going to be a sterile affair and the fact that there was just one shot on target (a Leeds one at that) wasn't a surprise. It's now 16 league games since Burnley lost (on 3rd November to Millwall of all teams) during which time they've kept 13 clean sheets and this was also their ninth goalless draw (and sixth at home) of the season which in itself must be approaching some sort of record. 

    The added stat for this thread, so far as Burnley are concerned, is that they currently lie in 3rd place and are just three points off the top and yet they have only won six of their 14 home matches and no team has scored less than them at home (15) in the Championship. But only Middlesbrough have scored more than them away from home.  

     
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,859
    Addick Addict said:
    Burnley have conceded 9 goals in 28 league games this season (no more than one in a match) so are on target to let in 15 goals for the season. It never quite works out like that but, to put that achievement to date in perspective, the record for the Championship is double that - 30 by Watford in 2020/21. Chelsea hold the all time record for the whole of the top four tiers of 15 (2004/05) so Burnley could, in theory, beat that too. 
    Chelsea’s total, although pretty amazing in itself, is slightly skewed though, seeing as they only play 38 games in the prem.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,010
    Al-Hilal paid £77.7m for Neymar, he only managed 7 appearances before being released from his contract 7 months early.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,924
    North Lower Neil said:
    Al-Hilal paid £77.7m for Neymar, he only managed 7 appearances before being released from his contract 7 months early.
    And about 130m in wages 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,010
    MrOneLung said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Al-Hilal paid £77.7m for Neymar, he only managed 7 appearances before being released from his contract 7 months early.
    And about 130m in wages 
    Yeah feels a bit expensive for that one goal he scored, doesn't it?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,925
    So, yesterday, away to Portsmouth, Burnley "enjoyed" an unbelievable 10th 0-0 of the Championship season (their eighth clean sheet on the bounce) and have still conceded just 9 goals in 30 games. As mentioned previously, Chelsea hold the record of 15 (in the Premiership from 38 games) but, unlike Burnley, they did concede two goals in a match. 
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,789

  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,891
    Spurs are actually winning a game
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,891
    guinnessaddick said:

    I only count eleven in that picture?

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  • Ross
    Ross Posts: 4,414
    ForeverAddickted said:
    guinnessaddick said:

    I only count eleven in that picture?
    Please be joking
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,891
    edited February 2
    Ross said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    guinnessaddick said:

    I only count eleven in that picture?
    Please be joking
    Well Teknik ally I'm not wrong ;)

    Maybe they agreed to play rush Goalkeeper?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,121
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Ross said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    guinnessaddick said:

    I only count eleven in that picture?
    Please be joking
    Well Teknik ally I'm not wrong ;)

    Maybe they agreed to play rush Goalkeeper?
    Isn't rush keeper just normal football rules? Just because they generally choose not to rush out, there's nothing to stop them if they wanted (save for a bollicking off the gaffer).
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,891
    Stig said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Ross said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    guinnessaddick said:

    I only count eleven in that picture?
    Please be joking
    Well Teknik ally I'm not wrong ;)

    Maybe they agreed to play rush Goalkeeper?
    Isn't rush keeper just normal football rules? Just because they generally choose not to rush out, there's nothing to stop them if they wanted (save for a bollicking off the gaffer).
    I always thought rush Goalkeeper was anyone could drop back and play as the Goalkeeper. to stop a goal?
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,121
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Stig said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Ross said:
    ForeverAddickted said:
    guinnessaddick said:

    I only count eleven in that picture?
    Please be joking
    Well Teknik ally I'm not wrong ;)

    Maybe they agreed to play rush Goalkeeper?
    Isn't rush keeper just normal football rules? Just because they generally choose not to rush out, there's nothing to stop them if they wanted (save for a bollicking off the gaffer).
    I always thought rush Goalkeeper was anyone could drop back and play as the Goalkeeper. to stop a goal?
    We always called that 'Goalie When' or 'Goalie When Needed'.  Then there was 'Stick' goalie who was never allowed out.
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,337
    it was 'monkey rush' at my school when anyone could drop back and go in goal. then 'rush' was a nominated 'keeper who could also (and generally did) play outfield and stick was a 'keeper who couldn't leave the goal
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,913
    edited February 2
    guinnessaddick said:

    A little bit of artistic licence in that summary. They realised after 20 seconds and the additional player was removed - the last minute equaliser was after that short mishap with the  right number of players on both teams…
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,356
    Rush goalie - goalkeeper can leave his penalty area and play upfield 

    Monkey goalie - anyone can catch the ball in their own penalty area 

    Monkey rush - anyone can catch the ball in their own penalty area and leave the penalty area and play upfield 
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,117
    SporadicAddick said:
    guinnessaddick said:

    A little bit of artistic licence in that summary. They realised after 20 seconds and the additional player was removed - the last minute equaliser was after that short mishap with the  right number of players on both teams…
    What i'd like to know is how it took them 20 seconds (or whatever) to realise?

    A player runs off, a player runs on. How do the lino, ref, 4th official not notice this and allow play to restart?
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,913
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    SporadicAddick said:
    guinnessaddick said:

    A little bit of artistic licence in that summary. They realised after 20 seconds and the additional player was removed - the last minute equaliser was after that short mishap with the  right number of players on both teams…
    What i'd like to know is how it took them 20 seconds (or whatever) to realise?

    A player runs off, a player runs on. How do the lino, ref, 4th official not notice this and allow play to restart?
    The same way Graham Poll gave the same player 3 yellow cards in the World cup. Mistakes happen.

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