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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,616
    iaitch said:
    Hasn't he missed a few games when its his sisters birthday and he buggers off to Brazil for a week or so.
    Hasn’t played on her birthday for about 10 years either due to injury or suspension.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,225
    Tactical suspension, imaginary injury?
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,102
    14/15: Suspended
    15/16: Suspended
    16/17: Injury
    17/18: Injury
    18/19: Injury
    19/20: Played (and scored) vs Dortmund in Champions League
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    edited December 2020
    He got injured again last night.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    David James, Andy Johnson, James Beattie and Adam Lallana have all been nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award.
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,750
    soapboxsam said:
    Football fact:

    Football loyalty by players is a myth:

    Both Rooney and Gerrard were given massive pay rises to stay put.

    Aubamayang will be on 250k a week for 3 years at the Arsenal ! Not bad for a guy who is now 32 ! 

    Matt Le Tissier, may have been an exception and the Guernsey born player was the most naturally gifted footballer I have seen on the ball who have played for England (Paul Gascoigne was the main rival for that title)

    Matthew was loyal to Southampton where he played for 16 years but his work rate and stamina was problematical, he had no pace and knew that he wouldn't be given a free reign at any of the top clubs. Only 8 caps for England proves that unless you build a team around him, Matt wasn't going to chase back. 
    This is not a fact. What about Steve Bull?
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Peter Shilton and Frank Lampard (jr) played on the same team.

    Their careers span from 1966 to 2016.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    edited December 2020
    The referee blew for time too early in 3 out of the 4 halves (inc. Extra time) in the England v Germany 1990 WC semi final.
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    jimmymelrose said:
    soapboxsam said:
    Football fact:

    Football loyalty by players is a myth:

    Both Rooney and Gerrard were given massive pay rises to stay put.

    Aubamayang will be on 250k a week for 3 years at the Arsenal ! Not bad for a guy who is now 32 ! 

    Matt Le Tissier, may have been an exception and the Guernsey born player was the most naturally gifted footballer I have seen on the ball who have played for England (Paul Gascoigne was the main rival for that title)

    Matthew was loyal to Southampton where he played for 16 years but his work rate and stamina was problematical, he had no pace and knew that he wouldn't be given a free reign at any of the top clubs. Only 8 caps for England proves that unless you build a team around him, Matt wasn't going to chase back. 
    This is not a fact. What about Steve Bull?
    Not where near a fact, just an opinion. 

    Gerrard may have got a pay rise to stay at Liverpool, but I bet he could have earnt more at Chelsea. Yes it wasn't complete loyalty because he got an incentive to stay, but loyalty nonetheless. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Riviera said:
    David de Gea has never saved a penalty for Man Utd.
    Hard to save a penalty with your feet.
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  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Emerson, who played for Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final, is still playing.
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,881
    North Lower Neil said:
    Emerson, who played for Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final, is still playing.
    And he hasn’t realised the game ended? Where does he think everyone has gone
  • Valiantphil
    Valiantphil Posts: 6,410
    North Lower Neil said:
    Emerson, who played for Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final, is still playing.
    With Lake and Palmer ?
  • cafcfan1990
    cafcfan1990 Posts: 12,811
    North Lower Neil said:
    Emerson, who played for Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final, is still playing.
    Was reading something about him other day. Although he's technically still registered as a player, he's played about 8 games in the last 5 years and did retire for 6 years back in 09. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    The oldest officially registered professional player in the history of football was 90.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    The lowest ever scoring game finished -3 to -3.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    cafcfan1990 said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Emerson, who played for Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final, is still playing.
    Was reading something about him other day. Although he's technically still registered as a player, he's played about 8 games in the last 5 years and did retire for 6 years back in 09. 
    And players complain they are a bit rusty if they miss a few weeks.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    We are almost at christmas and Heung-Min Son has scored more premier league goals from open play at Old Trafford this season than Man United have.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Chris_from_Sidcup said:
    We are almost at christmas and Heung-Min Son has scored more premier league goals from open play at Old Trafford this season than Man United have.
    Did Paul Scholes score more goals at St James Park than Kieron Dyer? Or have I made that up. 
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,000
    North Lower Neil said:
    The lowest ever scoring game finished -3 to -3.
    How do you even get negative goals?!
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  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,847
    there was already an older defender playing for Brazil called Ronaldo so when Ronaldo (PSV /Barca/ Madrid) started in the team he was called Ronaldinho. Then when old Ronaldo retired Ronaldinho became Ronaldo and then another Ronaldo joined the team and was given the Ronaldinho name (the buck toothed lobber of David Seaman)
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,304
    Just seen this one on Twitter...

    Nottingham Forest and Notts County are separated by just 200 yards

    They both played at home tonight for the first time in 30-years
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,847
    edited December 2020
    Todds_right_hook said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Emerson, who played for Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final, is still playing.
    And he hasn’t realised the game ended? Where does he think everyone has gone
    Perhaps it's foggy there.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    thenewbie said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    The lowest ever scoring game finished -3 to -3.
    How do you even get negative goals?!
    Both teams fielded ineligible players and the normal punishment was a 3-0 loss, so they called it -3 to -3.
  • thenewbie
    thenewbie Posts: 11,000
    North Lower Neil said:
    thenewbie said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    The lowest ever scoring game finished -3 to -3.
    How do you even get negative goals?!
    Both teams fielded ineligible players and the normal punishment was a 3-0 loss, so they called it -3 to -3.
    That's... Weird. I mean, is that a draw? Do they both lose? Its just a really weird situation.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    thenewbie said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    thenewbie said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    The lowest ever scoring game finished -3 to -3.
    How do you even get negative goals?!
    Both teams fielded ineligible players and the normal punishment was a 3-0 loss, so they called it -3 to -3.
    That's... Weird. I mean, is that a draw? Do they both lose? Its just a really weird situation.
    Very odd, and not sure - just saw the stat!

    Guess you'd award them both no points bit the stats don't work on calling it a 3-0 loss to both?


  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 36,009
    Aubameyang has scored more goals against Arsenal at the Emirates this season than he has scored for them.
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    North Lower Neil said:
    David James, Andy Johnson, James Beattie and Adam Lallana have all been nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award.
    Not that weird, good but not world class players having the best season of their career plus one who sorted a lot of brown envelopes for referees. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    colthe3rd said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    David James, Andy Johnson, James Beattie and Adam Lallana have all been nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award.
    Not that weird, good but not world class players having the best season of their career plus one who sorted a lot of brown envelopes for referees. 
    Would you think they'd been amongst the 6 best players in a season though?
  • colthe3rd
    colthe3rd Posts: 8,486
    North Lower Neil said:
    colthe3rd said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    David James, Andy Johnson, James Beattie and Adam Lallana have all been nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award.
    Not that weird, good but not world class players having the best season of their career plus one who sorted a lot of brown envelopes for referees. 
    Would you think they'd been amongst the 6 best players in a season though?
    Yes.

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