General football chat 2013-14 season, not affiliated to any particular club

[Onket]

1) Semi-finals should not be played at Wembley.
2) Penalty shoot-outs are not 'a lottery'.

 

[JTG]

Yes, penalty shoot outs are a test of a particular footballing skill (two actually - taking penalties and saving them). The fact that we seem to think they're a lottery in this country goes a long way to explaining why we're shit at them. Other countries recognise that practicing them may actually lead to improved performance when it comes to taking them

 

[JTG]

"Ooooh, but you can't replicate the pressure on the training ground"

Why bother turning up for training at all then eh

 

[Onket]

Why isn't today's semi-final on normal TV?

 

[Brixton Hatter]

CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Luton are back

 

[Brixton Hatter]

 

[JTG]

Congratulations

Fingers crossed we can welcome you back to BS7 next season...

 

[sleaterkinney]

"Ooooh, but you can't replicate the pressure on the training ground"

Why bother turning up for training at all then eh

A lot of it is mental strength though.

 

[sleaterkinney]

CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Luton are back

Just seen a stat: Luton Town's finish in the English Football pyramid gets higher for the first time in nine seasons. 30/43/68/92/94/95/97/99 this season 93rd

 

[JTG]

A lot of it is mental strength though.

...may as well make sure the skills are 100% first then

 

[sleaterkinney]

...may as well make sure the skills are 100% first then

If you're a pro footballer, surely you can score from 12 yards out.

 

[JTG]

With practice you should be able to do it every time

 

[Athos]

COYH
COYH COYH
COYH COYH COYH COYH COYH
COYH

 

[sleaterkinney]

Do you think that England players don't practice penalties enough?

 

[JTG]

I'm saying that the argument that you can't practice them is bollocks. I've heard it often enough, from 'top' managers too

 

[Brixton Hatter]

COYH
COYH COYH
COYH COYH COYH COYH COYH
COYH

greetings Athos, back where we belong!

kained&able

 

[Athos]

greetings Athos, back where we belong!

kained&able

Cool.

You going to Welling?

 

[Brixton Hatter]

Cool.

You going to Welling?

Yep. Should be there early for a few beers.

There's also this friend of a friend who's an ex taxi driver who opened up a real ale pub/micro brewery in this front room of a house on Welling High Street. It only holds 20 people. I'm hoping to get a few beers there with a few mates. But there might be 1000 Luton trying to get in!

http://www.thedoorhinge.co.uk

 

[Athos]

Yep. Should be there early for a few beers.

There's also this friend of a friend who's an ex taxi driver who opened up a real ale pub/micro brewery in this front room of a house on Welling High Street. It only holds 20 people. I'm hoping to get a few beers there with a few mates. But there might be 1000 Luton trying to get in!

http://www.thedoorhinge.co.uk

Shame it's such an early kick-off. We're heading down about 10, to arrive around 11.30, so might try to grab a couple of swift ones in that place, or the club next to the ground. Enjoy!

 

[editor]

Pitch invasion!

 

[strung out]

Kelsey Grammer was at Rovers on Monday:

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Frasie...port-Bristol/story-20993280-detail/story.html