Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: November 30th, 2021, 9:23 am
by Truk_Kurt
For anyone who is interested in football documentaries, a new All or Nothing on Juventus has just been released on Amazon Prime and it's pretty good.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: December 3rd, 2021, 11:35 pm
by Cornelius_Smiff
'I Believe In Miracles' is on Netflix at the moment.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: December 4th, 2021, 8:31 am
by Angry_Kurt
Yeah, despite being a Derby fan I’ll give that a watch
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: January 16th, 2023, 11:15 am
by ratsoalbion
After 39 years and 600-700 matches, this was the greatest performance I have yet seen from a BHAFC side:
Even while acknowledging that this Liverpool side is suffering badly (by its lofty historical standards) at the moment, highlights don't really do justice to the level of the performance.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: February 1st, 2023, 9:30 am
by Simonsloth
Completely agree they played amazingly. Brighton are my favourite premier league team to watch this season and I’m rooting for them to get the European spot they deserve and finish above Chelsea.
Everything about Chelsea this season has been grating. I don’t necessarily begrudge them opting for Potter as a neutral as seemed a good choice but then cherry picking the Brighton players/staff followed by buying everyone available for exorbitant prices has been ridiculous.
Part of me thinks this whole thing is a farce to generate a story for a future smash hit film or something else equally silly. Here’s hoping they break financial FairPlay, get docked points for tax fraud. I suppose at least the football manager developers will have an easy time for the next few years with all the players on 8 year contracts haha.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: February 1st, 2023, 10:38 am
by ratsoalbion
Chelsea have real Leeds 2000s energy about them, albeit the numbers are 10-100x higher.
I hope it all comes back to bite them on the arse in a few years.
"Chelsea have spent twice as much as every team in the Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and La Liga COMBINED in this January transfer window."
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: February 1st, 2023, 4:04 pm
by RinseWashRepeat
I may be a biased Arsenal fan - but I really am hoping to see some of these clubs be held accountable for their behaviour in the transfer markets.
Not just Chelsea - there needs to be a day of reckoning for the likes of Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid too.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: February 2nd, 2023, 9:08 am
by Truk_Kurt
Chelsea have had their pants pulled down by some of the fees they're paying. Like I'm sure Fernandez is a good player but British transfer record good? Had anyone heard of him before the World cup? I hadn't and even then there were still better players at the World Cup. I was listening to a podcast which said he signed for Benfica a year or so ago for 10m euros and has since played 17 times for Benfica, scored 1 goal and 3 assists. Hardly earth shattering stats. Benfica must be laughing their heads off.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: February 2nd, 2023, 6:30 pm
by Alex79
The amount of Man Utd fans I've seen on Twitter gloating about Greenwood getting his charges dropped is a disgrace.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: June 20th, 2023, 11:18 am
by Alex79
I was going to let the kids stay up to watch the England game last night, knowing it would be an exciting one for them (ie. lots of goals) but they weren't overly interested. Always fun to see England bang a load in, even if it's against lower opposition.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: April 22nd, 2024, 8:54 am
by Alex79
One of the all time dramatic cup semis yesterday, gutted for Coventry, but pulling back to effectively win 4-3 from a 3-0 deficit with twenty minutes of the match remaining will be remembered for a long time. Shame about the shitty VAR decision. I think neutrals everywhere were jumping up out of their seats when Utd missed the first pen, too.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: April 22nd, 2024, 8:59 am
by Truk_Kurt
Yeah, such a shame. Though I think they might have got beaten in the final, so I'm just hoping Man Utd can make it an exciting final.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: April 22nd, 2024, 12:31 pm
by Alex79
Oh they'd have absolutely lost to City, but it would have been a fairytale end to the game if the goal stood. Incredible tenacity from them. Really amazing to watch, and I'm generally not interested in club football at all.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: May 20th, 2025, 5:43 pm
by Alabastermage
I caught that Juventus doc recently too, loved the behind-the-scenes stuff, especially seeing how players and coaches work under pressure. But honestly, I’ve been more into live matches lately than shows. Watching Brighton this season has been a real treat, and seeing underdog teams shake things up keeps me way more hooked than the inflated transfers at places like Chelsea or Madrid. If you're into seeing these clubs in action, it’s worth checking out where to get UEFA Europa League tickets. I really wanted to buy some and found them here for a good price, https://www.seatpin.com/uefa-europa-league-tickets. Some lesser-known teams have put on some proper battles in that comp.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: May 24th, 2025, 5:24 pm
by RinseWashRepeat
Can't believe Spurs won that cup. One of the most shocking finals I've seen in a long time...
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: May 24th, 2025, 6:18 pm
by ratsoalbion
Dismal stuff from two poor EPL teams.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: May 25th, 2025, 7:58 pm
by Alex79
The Villa v Utd game this evening wasn't much better, although Villa were absolutely robbed of a goal.
Looking forward to watching my home town in the League 2 playoffs final tomorrow.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: May 27th, 2025, 9:46 am
by Truk_Kurt
I think it's been a good season overall, what with there being different winners for the cups from what we normally see. Only downsides were the lack of a title race and relegation battle.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: May 27th, 2025, 1:02 pm
by ratsoalbion
Second-highest finish in BHAFC history despite the worst injury record. I am content, though a return to Europe would have been wonderful.
I attended a lot of games this season; 1 friendly, all 19 EPL home fixtures, 5 cup ties and I think 8 EPL aways.
Re: Association Football (aka 'Soccer' / "The Beautiful Game")
Posted: May 27th, 2025, 10:23 pm
by Alex79
Alex79 wrote: May 25th, 2025, 7:58 pm
The Villa v Utd game this evening wasn't much better, although Villa were absolutely robbed of a goal.
Looking forward to watching my home town in the League 2 playoffs final tomorrow.
Yeah we lost. Sums up Walsall's season to be honest. Incredible run untill Jan then losing Lowe back to Stoke absolutely fucked the team. Still, impressed by Simpkin, future England keeper I reckon. His performance in the playoff semis was first class.