Brighton played so well knocking off Spurs.
Mooy looked really good 90mins and Ryan most of the game didn't have much to do but late in the game pulled off 2-3 good saves and his distribution was better than usual imo.

Wow that young Maddison put a good one in against us.

Got to say RBSalzburg got my eye the way they came back against us this week.
Played some really good football with alot of skill/pace amongst them, avg age is 23.7, alot of future if they can hold onto them all for the next year or 2.

Look being in any of the additional comps such as CL/Europa etc puts strain on every club from top flight and those qualifying 4th - 6th/7th into Europa.
Add in Everton/Foxs and Pool over the years.
Obviously the Clubs that have kept qualifying are used to it, money and depth both major keys and we keep seeing many of the regulars But the ones who finally do break their ice making it it sure is a struggle.
Wolves problem is no diff to when Leicester won the league and thrown in CL.
I don't think its too much football effecting your league form per say its having depth/virtually 2 squads to handle it.

what's your view on the new uefa comp? i think playing in europe makes it harder for middle placed teams to perform in the epl. we have seen it with burnley, newcastle now wolves. it seems like to many games is a step to far by fifa 

haha classic that.
Looking like one of those rare Liga seasons for a change, love to see Atleti take it this season.

OK thanks MFC, interesting lets see where they are by the turn of the round.

SHOUT out to granada 2nd in la liga at the moment 

It's only his second game in charge. He came in to replace Ortiz.

Stadiums often aren't full in Argentina. Away fans are still banned from attending at some stadiums. This match was in a 57,000 capacity stadium, hundreds of kilometres away from La Plata. 

Nothing like living of your past eh.......especially not having a win in 7games to date last on the league ladder.
Now I get why the stadium wasn't full.
LOL looking at their games played this season (incl Cup games) they have received 7 red cards to date haha.....
Maybe all the hand of god impersonations are being pinged.
Love to see Diego's footage over those happenings.
Shame he lets himself go.........

For fans of Diego. He just had his first away match as manager of Gimnasia.
Check out the recibimiento.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoVpJY7dAJc

yeah granada good shout they are the ftbl forum team of the week 

Young James Maddison is enjoyable to watch @ the Foxs.
Got all the technical skills/pace/and a shot......
Good game watching them play Spurs at home and then we had Sheffield United do the toffees away.
Great seeing a promoted club making noise.
talking promoted how is Granada after 5games in LaLiga top of the table having just beaten Barca 2nil !
Lovely to see.

haven't had that easy a run but 3 draws out of 5 games, a game played with 10.
Their 1st Europa game in I don't know how long - or when if they contested it the last 20yrs.
Not great but early days in the league and looks like all have stepped up a gear.
United struggled getting by Astana @ home.
That Juve Atletico CL was a rippa to the end.

wolves are not starting well this year. at the bottom of the epl and lost this morning 

Villians Hammers game was a cracker this morn.
Hammers playing with 10 from 67th min away.
Went to the wire players off their feet in the end.
Villians lack goal scorers.

yer he's a beast Bernado Silva.
Young Silva still to prove himself NT levels but potential is for all to see, he sure won't be at Ronaldo goal % returns imo.
Thats some games won on his back alone and more - can't see many players able to do that so often.

portugal won euros, euro nations, futsal and beach football 

they will be ok with João Silva and bernardo silva 

yer sure was.
Fancy poms down 1nil in 1minute.
would have been 4-3 without the OG.

Albania doing Iceland a surprise ? I guess so what the Icelanders have done in recent years.

Friggin Ronaldo scores 4, what will they do without him come the day he hangs up the boots.
This NT has a good chance going all the way as long as Ronaldo doesn't get injured.

well that was definley a match 

😉

yer true, black and white re clubs lol.......
I did like Moore's time on the other side, purely being an Aussie and was a rock for them but Dukes was a Legend and made his name with you guys.

No, I understand (I don't agree, but understand) where you are coming from with regards to Gerrard. The reason I asked was due to your comment on Viduka and Moore. 🙂

I've always kept my eye on SerieA as well.
I think this season the way transfers have gone for many clubs Juve will have some better prepared challengers this time.
Napoli
Roma
Inter
Milan

Mmmm, not sure about downfall yet of Lampards mob, sure losing Hazard was a huge loss but overall I can still see them compete with the rest barring Reds and City.
They got a midfield, not too bad defense but people wondered where the goals coming from, that young Abraham scored a few but we wait and see after more games.
United well what can you say, when you read recent articles from Michael Owen for eg, he quotes they are not too far of us in comparison IF they could "click" and have a manager similar to Pep/Klopp.
I don't know what to think, McGuire had become a expensive talking point in the steps of VVD ?, yer well they there's alot more to it yet.
Ole craps on about Youth but to date he's playing more of the older players to me.
Sure James stood up the other week but you got to do it week in week out like TAA did to make impact.
In saying that your right, united have been in a downfall longer than people like to accept.
Its ground hog day season for them imo, they will pluck out some good performances but will struggle in the end I feel.
Yep good for the mid table clubs that is for sure.

what makes the epl interesting is the downfall of chelsea and united but then there is the rise of wolves, leicester and maybe everton 

another club on the up it seems is Leicester,  Rogers has re structured the club some.
They face United away this weekend following week Spurs at home.

I can't help not supporting SG as you could understand BUT if push came to shove and fingers crossed he departs I would follow Hoops but I do like the underdog getting its pay back and one day they will I suppose.
More so due to Viduka's time and I loved him lol......

LOL.....wouldn't expect anything different.

I want to see him win absolutely NOTHING, while he is managing 'Them'.

If you had to pick one, who would you pick to follow??

BOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

What I found crazy, was there were no cards shown until the 89min. Quickly followed by another yellow and finished off with a red on the final whistle. Just before the first card was handed out I was hoping to see a match with no bookings - Just so I can see what sort of odds that would have paid out.  That said, there should have been a few booking early on in the match. How the ref allowed them was beyond belief IMO.