Football 17/18

[The Nal]

30 minutes ago, Comfy Bean said:

Should be a cracker. Don’t have sky but will see if I can “find it”.

Any suggestions on where to look greatly received :-)

Firstrow Sports or if you have a VPN you can watch it on the RTE (Irish broadcaster) player.

[eFestivals]

these are normally good(ish) streams, and have just about every high--ish level game...

http://livefootballvideo.com/streaming

http://streamshunter.tv/soccer

Edited October 9, 2017 by eFestivals

[jyoung]

http://atdhe.to/soccer

Been watching live football streams via these links for about 5 years. Lots of fake warnings and porn pop ups etc but once you close all of them you're fine - if you watch illegal streams, it's nothing you won't be used to.It automatically updates the list when there are games on.

Edited October 9, 2017 by jyoung

[Comfy Bean]

6 hours ago, pink_triangle said:

It's on s4c if you have access to that. Welsh language commentary, but names are same in Welsh and English!

 

6 hours ago, The Nal said:

Firstrow Sports or if you have a VPN you can watch it on the RTE (Irish broadcaster) player.

 

3 hours ago, eFestivals said:

these are normally good(ish) streams, and have just about every high--ish level game...

http://livefootballvideo.com/streaming

http://streamshunter.tv/soccer

 

2 hours ago, jyoung said:

http://atdhe.to/soccer

Been watching live football streams via these links for about 5 years. Lots of fake warnings and porn pop ups etc but once you close all of them you're fine - if you watch illegal streams, it's nothing you won't be used to.It automatically updates the list when there are games on.

Cheers guys, much appreciated 

Had previously used vipbox but haven`t got anywhere last couple of times I tried. 

Enjoy the game.

[pink_triangle]

Well that wasn't fun for a Wales fan. I think it was one of those 50/50 games that could have gone either way. Both sides are generally defensive solid and was always likely the first goal would win it. The Allen injury was a big blow as he has been our best player in qualification.

Ireland are a pretty drab team, but we'll organised and effective at what they do. I'm sure they will be tough opposition in the play offs. I will join my Scottish friends in watching the world cup without a horse in the race, it's something we are used to !

[Wooderson]

52 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

Well that wasn't fun for a Wales fan. I think it was one of those 50/50 games that could have gone either way. Both sides are generally defensive solid and was always likely the first goal would win it. The Allen injury was a big blow as he has been our best player in qualification.

Ireland are a pretty drab team, but we'll organised and effective at what they do. I'm sure they will be tough opposition in the play offs. I will join my Scottish friends in watching the world cup without a horse in the race, it's something we are used to !

"Pretty" drab is way too charitable. They're fucking ghastly.

[TheGayTent]

Ireland are a Martin O'Neill team. 

[Comfy Bean]

4 hours ago, TheGayTent said:

Ireland are a Martin O'Neill team. 

58 "aerial duals". The most in any of the qualifiers for the WC pretty much summed it up.

As Wooderson suggested, it wasn`t pretty but I felt watching it that O`Neil had done a number on Coleman and Wales had fell for it.

When Wales got that free kick with a few minutes to go and the boy punted it right over the top of everyone and out for a throw in I sensed

O`Neill chuckling.

Fair play to Ireland though, they played to their strengths and executed the plan to win the game 1-0.

 

[pink_triangle]

I feel I would like to see the Irish fans in the world cup, but not the Irish team! Could be interesting if there is an all Irish play off!

[The Nal]

11 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

I feel I would like to see the Irish fans in the world cup, but not the Irish team! Could be interesting if there is an all Irish play off!

Don't think we can get Northern Ireland. We're looking at Portugal/Switzerland, Croatia, Italy or Denmark. 

Huge celebrations last night but the toughest game is still to come. More than likely we won't be at the World Cup.

Edited October 10, 2017 by The Nal

[jyoung]

The Iceland magic continues! Smallest nation to ever qualify. What a story for them. Currently 2-2 on aggregate in the Australia - Syria play off game. That would be unimaginable surely?

Edited October 10, 2017 by jyoung

[thetime]

A few high profile players getting injured with hamstrings at the minute.

Mane the latest, up to 6 weeks out.

[jyoung]

5 minutes ago, thetime said:

A few high profile players getting injured with hamstrings at the minute.

Mane the latest, up to 6 weeks out.

There does seem to be a few doing the rounds.

That's the reds done and dusted. We've seen how far worse off they are without him this season and last. Big loss. 

[eFestivals]

8 minutes ago, jyoung said:

That's the reds done and dusted. We've seen how far worse off they are without him this season and last. Big loss. 

could be - most likely will be, but .... might not be. There's something better to be found from that squad than they've shown so far, and a forced swap-around might be what finds it.

Plus, it might force klopp to think in a bit more of a joined-up way about the players on the pitch. He's defaulted a bit too much to the best individuals rather than necessarily the best team.

(I don't have any specific suggestions for him  ... but the bench isn't shit with replacements for that front line).

[CRW5252]

7 hours ago, The Nal said:

Don't think we can get Northern Ireland. We're looking at Portugal/Switzerland, Croatia, Italy or Denmark. 

Huge celebrations last night but the toughest game is still to come. More than likely we won't be at the World Cup.

Why can't you get NI? Not saying your wrong just wondering why, seems odd

[thetime]

Just now, CRW5252 said:

Why can't you get NI? Not saying your wrong just wondering why, seems odd

One of NI and Republic won't be a seed.

Edited October 10, 2017 by thetime

[ThomThomDrum]

No Mane = No Points. Utd win this clash. Loosing Mane is an absolute killer

[mjsell]

6 hours ago, thetime said:

One of NI and Republic won't be a seed.

How WC playoffs can be seeded is beyond me

[pink_triangle]

6 hours ago, mjsell said:

How WC playoffs can be seeded is beyond me

I agree, I think seeding play offs is the biggest Injustice of interest international tournaments. I also think yellow cards should be wiped out.

[TheGayTent]

35 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

I agree, I think seeding play offs is the biggest Injustice of interest international tournaments. I also think yellow cards should be wiped out.

The rules are the rules are the rules. 

If they're not, then I suggest there's plenty of other things to question. For example, there is an argument that there shouldn't be teams that miss out that are far stronger than teams that qualify, solely because the countries in question happen to be from strong/weak 'continents'. 

[lost]

1 hour ago, TheGayTent said:

there shouldn't be teams that miss out that are far stronger than teams that qualify, solely because the countries in question happen to be from strong/weak 'continents'. 

Speaking of which its quite an achievement by the USA not to qualify

[pink_triangle]

1 hour ago, TheGayTent said:

The rules are the rules are the rules. 

If they're not, then I suggest there's plenty of other things to question. For example, there is an argument that there shouldn't be teams that miss out that are far stronger than teams that qualify, solely because the countries in question happen to be from strong/weak 'continents'. 

I have no issues with that, to me the variety makes the world cup group stages. If you replaced the 8 worst teams in the competition with 8 from Europe/south America you are still swapping 8 teams who are making up the numbers with another 8 making up the numbers. 

When it comes to play off seeding, the teams have already had the advantage of seeding and reached the same level in my view those sides should be treated the same. I know what the rules are, but do you think it's a good rule?

[pink_triangle]

18 minutes ago, lost said:

Speaking of which its quite an achievement by the USA not to qualify

Its the first world cup I remember without USA, from memory I think they had so pretty decent games in the last world cup.

[Comfy Bean]

20 minutes ago, lost said:

Speaking of which its quite an achievement by the USA not to qualify

Indeed. Would have been interesting seeing them in Russia.

Not that long ago they were being tipped as winners.

Pleased that Messi will be there.

[Comfy Bean]

20 minutes ago, pink_triangle said:

I have no issues with that, to me the variety makes the world cup group stages. If you replaced the 8 worst teams in the competition with 8 from Europe/south America you are still swapping 8 teams who are making up the numbers with another 8 making up the numbers. 

When it comes to play off seeding, the teams have already had the advantage of seeding and reached the same level in my view those sides should be treated the same. I know what the rules are, but do you think it's a good rule?

I agree on the play off seeding being shit. It’s rife across football now. Every advantage being handed out wherever possible.

Our playoffs up here plus the league cup have it in an attempt to protect the perceived big boys.