The on topic thread

[Zidane98]

Looks dodgy like his family but people give him a free pass for human growth hormones too so lol

You've got to be literally the only anti-Messi troll on the entire internet apart from Ronaldo himself.

 

[moomba]

Does anyone have any recommendations for books/videos/youtubes etc showing young kids about the game. Thinking rules, positions, tactics etc but not in too much detail.

My daughter (nearly 8) has been training with Alty Juniors for the past month or so. She's really good with the skills (dribbling, passing, tackling etc) but she's about to start playing tournaments and she doesn't have much of a clue about how games go. The club aren't too bothered about all that atm, which I don't have a problem with. But she's a bit nervous and I'd like to give her a bit of a basic idea before they start playing.

 

[moomba]

To be fair, the authorities would lose out on a fair bit of tax while Messi took a two year break from the game. Not totally fair, but it would have been a consideration I'm sure.

 

[Zidane98]

To be fair, the authorities would lose out on a fair bit of tax while Messi took a two year break from the game. Not totally fair, but it would have been a consideration I'm sure.

Can you imagine the prison football games though?

 

[moomba]

Can you imagine the prison football games though?

The guards are ****ed. Masch and Neymar on guest stints probably too.

 

[typeclub]

He would choke in all the finals unless they send Iniesta in too

 

[FAITH]

would make a great movie.

 

[Latro]

Looks dodgy like his family but people give him a free pass for human growth hormones too so lol

If someone looks like they have been using PEDs out of Messi and Ronaldo it is obviously Messi

 

[typeclub]

Yeah

If someone looks like they have been using PEDs out of Messi and Ronaldo it is obviously Messi

If Cr7 took HGH he would be way bigger and his ears would look like messi's

 

[moomba]

Format of the Johnston's Paint Trophy for this season

http://www.efl.com/news/article/201...d-for-201617-3170687.aspx#2t05dBdMeQXcummm.99

Competition format

Clubs:

- 48 clubs from League One & Two.

- 16 invited Category One Academy teams.

Eligibility Criteria:

- EFL Clubs – a minimum of 5 ‘First Team’ players in the starting 11 as defined under the competition’s existing rules.

- Invited Clubs – 6 of the starting 11 to be U21 (as at June 30).

Group Stage:

- 16 groups of 4 teams organised on a regionalised basis.

- Groups to include one invited club and at least one club from each of Leagues One & Two.

The invited clubs are:

The first 16 clubs with Category One Academies that have been invited to take part in the EFL Trophy 2016/17 are Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion and West Ham United.

So, the groups will be one academy/U21 team, one League 1 team, one league 2 team and one from either League 1 or 2.

 

[moomba]

Stoke have accepted the invitation. Apparently Man United have said no.

 

[jod23]

Interesting. I wonder if we will accept.

 

[moomba]

Interesting. I wonder if we will accept.

I did read that you probably wouldn't, but who knows if that was guesswork or not.

 

[moomba]

Stoke, West Brom and Swansea have confirmed so far. Believed that United, Chelsea, Liverpool won't participate.

 

[Doctor Bojan_]

Stoke, West Brom and Swansea have confirmed so far. Believed that United, Chelsea, Liverpool won't participate.

anyone given a reason?

 

[moomba]

anyone given a reason?

Don't think so yet. Surprised if anyone wouldnt take the opportunity tbh.

 

[Jatz]

I don't see why they wouldn't but I don't particularly like the idea. It's nice for the lower leagues to have a trophy only one of them can win (outside of the league of course).

Actually now I say that, I wonder how the academy teams would go compared to League1/2.

 

[moomba]

I don't see why they wouldn't but I don't particularly like the idea. It's nice for the lower leagues to have a trophy only one of them can win (outside of the league of course).

Actually now I say that, I wonder how the academy teams would go compared to League1/2.

I reckon it will be tough games for the academy teams. You can have all the skill in the world but mens football is mens football.

 

[Jatz]

I reckon it will be tough games for the academy teams. You can have all the skill in the world but mens football is mens football.

It mentions 6 of the starting 11 from the academy clubs have to be U/21. Any idea what the other 5 can be? As in like, fringe players from the senior 11?

 

[SM]

It mentions 6 of the starting 11 from the academy clubs have to be U/21. Any idea what the other 5 can be? As in like, fringe players from the senior 11?

I would assume so, just like in the standard U21 comp.

 

[Jatz]

I would assume so, just like in the standard U21 comp.

Yeah makes sense.

Disappointing if true, would be happier with it being all academy players or all U21 or younger etc.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

We've also declined in the last hour.

 

[moomba]

We've apparently got reservations but haven't committed one way or the other. Games apparently clash with youth international fixtures which could cause problems.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Yep that's our reason.

 

[Magma]

you would've thought that announcing the rule changes would've only come with promises from the clubs they 'benefit'. strange otherwise.