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  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,606

  • southamptonaddick
    southamptonaddick Posts: 4,156
    Stig said:

    I know you shouldn't laugh as the assistant referee was injured 






    But 🤣
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,606
    Where's that pink kids bike, now I really need it?
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,687
    Portsmouth scored 9 away goals in 14 games that’s one goal every 140 minutes 
    in a 34 minute period tonight they scored 3 
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,230
    stackitsteve said:
    The last 11 games between Plymouth and Leyton Orient have all been on a Tuesday night.
    Last night made it 12.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,922
    Anthony Gordon has 10 goals in 9 champions league games this season.

    In his last 54 Premier league games, he has 9 goals.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,524
    Think I would have got a couple last night against Carrierbag.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,522
    oohaahmortimer said:
    Portsmouth scored 9 away goals in 14 games that’s one goal every 140 minutes 
    in a 34 minute period tonight they scored 3 
    I think the ref had a mighty assist in one of them
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,924
    Ed Still has won as many Championship games in 18 days at Watford as Will Still managed in 162 at Southampton.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,338
    DyerConsequences said:
    Ed Still has won as many Championship games in 18 days at Watford as Will Still managed in 162 at Southampton.
    Classic big brother move that, showing up your kid sibling.

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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,459
    Gillingham's league record so far this season is (unlike their ground) completely balanced:


  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 11,290
    Tottenham used to be quite good.
    I know - incredible isnt it?
  • Rufus is a dogs name
    Rufus is a dogs name Posts: 1,577
    Wolves have won as many home games this week, as Tottenham have won since April 2025.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,230
    From Opta

    Arsenal took 30 minutes and 51 seconds to restart play against Brighton last night, their highest total in a Premier League match this season.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,397
    Third bottom WBA have spent 14 days this season in the top two places.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,858
    Bosnia’s women tonked Liechtenstein 13-1 today. 11 different players got on the scoresheet, with a couple of non-scorers awarded assists.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,922
    edited March 9
    In last nights local derby between Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro, a huge last minute fight between players, subs and staff, resulted in the referee ending the game and issuing TWENTY THREE red cards.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,606
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    In last nights local derby between Cruzeiro and Atletico Mineiro, a huge last minute fight between players, subs and staff, resulted in the referee ending the game and issuing TWENTY THREE red cards.
    There's a video here. It just needs the Benny Hill music to finish it off. https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1rojrgv/brawl_breaks_out_between_cruzeiro_and_atletico/
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,459
    What was the keeper doing?!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 98,876
    Passionate bunch arent they

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  • Masterbrew
    Masterbrew Posts: 320
    A Barcelona fan flew to London, planning to go to St James's Park to watch his team play Newcastle last night. However, he ended up at St James's Park in Exeter instead and spent the evening watching their game against Lincoln 
  • Masterbrew
    Masterbrew Posts: 320
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c309478l04go
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,459
    At least there was a game on I guess!
  • rina
    rina Posts: 2,352
    Masterbrew said:
    A Barcelona fan flew to London, planning to go to St James's Park to watch his team play Newcastle last night. However, he ended up at St James's Park in Exeter instead and spent the evening watching their game against Lincoln 
    the fact that you haven't spelt the name of either of the grounds correctly in your post shows how confusing it must have been  for a non English speaker
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,897
    Only Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur in the four divisions have failed to win in 2026.
  • LittleAddick
    LittleAddick Posts: 687
    66.6 per cent of our second highest goalscorer's goals this season have come against just 2 teams.
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,919
    Raith_C_Chattonell said:
    Only Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur in the four divisions have failed to win in 2026.
    Which means that Macclesfield Town have beaten Premier League opposition more often in 2026 than Spurs have.
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,919
    The 4 clubs in positions 15-18 of the Premier League and fighting to avoid the final relegation slot, Leeds, Spurs, Forest and West Ham, have all won more than one European trophy. There are only 10 English clubs in total which have done that.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,606
    1965-66 was the last season where no manager was sacked by a top flight English team.
  • DyerConsequences
    DyerConsequences Posts: 2,924
    Stig said:
    1965-66 was the last season where no manager was sacked by a top flight English team.
    If we're waiting for that to happen again before England win another tournament we might as well give up now.

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